The finish

[mileskishnish72]

Got one tonight that we absolutely needed to have.

Prov is next. We lost to them at home, but that was the "old" lineup. I have been a critic of Wojo on his in-game coaching, but have to admit that his shaking up the lineup has worked, so good for him. If we could beat them in RI last year when they were #8, we can do it Saturday.

Will be at the Dunk for this one, so go Warriors!

[wadesworld]

Just focus on 1-0.

[GoldenDieners32]

Big game saturday at Providence, we need this one

[MU82]

Just focus on 1-0.

Well, I have focused on winning all of the games since the loss at Georgetown, and we're 2-0 since. So I guess that unequivocally proves that the absolute worst thing anybody can do is take 'em one at a time.

Although I do hope that's what the team does.

Scoopers? We can multi-task!

[MUBigDance]

Providence is a different animal than these two wins...friars like us are on the brink. They may lose to creighton away but I know they are thinking MU DEPAUL and STJ all winnable down the stretch and 9-9 gets them in.

For us we have eight wins but nothing easy about last 3.

We'll especially be in trouble if PV wins at Creighton. They will see daylight and be hungry.

[warriorstrack]

Providence is a different animal than these two wins...friars like us are on the brink. They may lose to creighton away but I know they are thinking MU DEPAUL and STJ all winnable down the stretch and 9-9 gets them in.

For us we have eight wins but nothing easy about last 3.

We'll especially be in trouble if PV wins at Creighton. They will see daylight and be hungry.

Maybe MU will be the shark, they are so close, time to lock this up

[PGsHeroes32]

Providence is a different animal than these two wins...friars like us are on the brink. They may lose to creighton away but I know they are thinking MU DEPAUL and STJ all winnable down the stretch and 9-9 gets them in.

For us we have eight wins but nothing easy about last 3.

We'll especially be in trouble if PV wins at Creighton. They will see daylight and be hungry.

9-9 ain't getting them in

[fjm]

9-9 ain't getting them in

Agreed. There is only one team with a resume that gets in at 9-9 and that is MU.

[warriorchick]

Heard this song on the radio while driving back to Chicagoland last night.  It's on my running playlist, but I thought it was especially appropriate for Wojo and the Warriors:

https://www.youtube.com/v/F_HoMkkRHv8

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

9-9 ain't getting them in

I bet it does.

[Clam Crowder]

PC crowd is tough...I think this their "PC Days"...equivalent of National Marquette Day. They do not like Marquette..Probably due to us never losing to them in the Bradley Center. Huge game...lots of adversity, but the new line up should change things for us.

X on the road...If we lose 1 that is the only 1 I think we can afford. Creighton at home-Last game of the year-Crowd should be good I have faith in winning that one

[warriorchick]

PC crowd is tough...I think this their "PC Days"...equivalent of National Marquette Day. They do not like Marquette..Probably due to us never losing to them in the Bradley Center.

Plus there's that one time when we hired a bat to attack Ed Cooley....

[PGsHeroes32]

I bet it does.
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Wins against DePaul and SJU ain't bumping them up high enough

[brewcity77]

I bet it does.

Providence is interesting. They would have the wins, quality enough wins, and good enough numbers, but also three really bad losses. Boston College, DePaul, and St John's at home are a pretty big trio of blemishes.

I think Marquette has the best chance at 9-9 thanks to the Nova, Creighton, and Xavier wins, but Seton Hall would also likely be in with wins over South Carolina, Creighton, and Butler/Xavier (need to beat one to get to 9). Providence would be interesting, and likely one of those hotly debated teams come Selection Sunday.

[Goose]

Saturday is a must win, IMO. Making the NCAA is obviously the goal and the win is needed. More importantly, it will show the character of the team Wojo has assembled. He was a tough player and we will see Saturday if that toughness carries over to his coaching career. Fingers crossed.

[cheebs09]

Saturday is a must win, IMO. Making the NCAA is obviously the goal and the win is needed. More importantly, it will show the character of the team Wojo has assembled. He was a tough player and we wil Saturday if that toughness carries over to his coaching career. Fingers crossed.

From a momentum perspective and giving us a cushion, I agree. However, I think we can still lose one and get in no problem now that we beat St. John's. 9-9 could still get us in. Winning at Providence would be huge though.

[PGsHeroes32]

From a momentum perspective and giving us a cushion, I agree. However, I think we can still lose one and get in no problem now that we beat St. John's. 9-9 could still get us in. Winning at Providence would be huge though.

You're definitely right in that it's not must win in the sense that we can still get in.

But 10-8 is what we need to feel really good. So lose to providence

And that means that we have to win at X as well as the Creighton game.

I'd rather snag this one for some breathing room.

[brewcity77]

On the upside, I think we are in very good position for a NIT berth. It's not what anyone wants, I realize, but it would still be marked improvement from a year ago despite losing a top-20 NBA pick.

[PGsHeroes32]

On the upside, I think we are in very good position for a NIT berth. It's not what anyone wants, I realize, but it would still be marked improvement from a year ago despite losing a top-20 NBA pick.

The NIT is gross.

I'm glad the gophers are finally done being a "make an NIT run" type of team.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

On the upside, I think we are in very good position for a NIT berth. It's not what anyone wants, I realize, but it would still be marked improvement from a year ago despite losing a top-20 NBA pick.

Lol, c'mon man. 

[Golden Avalanche]

Saturday is a must win, IMO. Making the NCAA is obviously the goal and the win is needed. More importantly, it will show the character of the team Wojo has assembled. He was a tough player and we wil Saturday if that toughness carries over to his coaching career. Fingers crossed.

Enthusiasm percolating?

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Wins against DePaul and SJU ain't bumping them up high enough

Meh.  I have a hard time seeing any .500 team in the ACC, BE, B10 (Nebraska and Iowa maybe, but they have an uphill climb to .500) and B12 not making the dance.  Too many hollow wins in the SEC and P12 for that to be the case there.

I suppose its possible if MU, SHU and PC all end up at .500 that one of them misses out, and in that case it would most likely be PC, but I don't see that as a likely scenario. 

[Coleman]

9-9 is super iffy. It might get us in, but I think it is less than 50/50. Will end up depending on the rest of the bubble and how conference tournaments play out. It would also depend on where Seton Hall and Providence finish. If we are 5th place at 9-9 I would feel much better about our chances then if we were 7th place at 9-9. The Big East is probably only getting 5 teams in...MAYBE 6. Definitely not 7. The bottom line is that finishing 9-9 and making the tournament would require some lucky breaks for us.

10-8 probably gets us in with about 90% confidence.

[BM1090]

9-9 is super iffy. It might get us in, but I think it is less than 50/50. Will end up depending on the rest of the bubble and how conference tournaments play out. Would require some lucky breaks for us.

10-8 probably gets us in with about 90% confidence.

99.9% at 10-8.

I'll go 80% at 9-9 with one win in the BET

40% at 9-9 with a first round BET loss.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

99.9% at 10-8.

I'll go 80% at 9-9 with one win in the BET

40% at 9-9 with a first round BET loss.

I agree with this analysis.