It's Winning Time

[GGGG]

Nine games left.  No more "yeah but" losses.

Hold serve at home (Butler, Providence, St. Johns, Creighton)

Win three on the road (Hall, St. Johns, Creighton, DePaul, Georgetown)

[MattyWarrior]

rots of ruck,season more than half over, lots of losses

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

This was a winnable game. Get even B- Markus we win. Couldn't get the arch he needed in his shot after the first 3. Missed and 1 critical. Ugh.

Not blaiming this game in the reffing, but definitely a couple calls late in that game that a team like Nova gets on their home court. Not sure it makes he difference, but definitely would have been nice to know. Unfortunate.

5-4 is needed. 6-3 to not be a little nervous. Gonna be tough.

[GGGG]

rots of ruck,season more than half over, lots of losses

Yeah but it's a tough schedule.  7-2 down the stretch and they are in no problem.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Just get 6.  4 at home and 2 on the road or 3 and 3. 

[GGGG]

Just get 6.  4 at home and 2 on the road or 3 and 3. 

Yeah that'll work too.  Really hard to do if you don't win the next two.

[MattyWarrior]

Hauser took 6 shots and MH took a lot more, he looked tired and had no lift to his shot

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Yeah that'll work too.  Really hard to do if you don't win the next two.

Agreed.  I'm driving up from Chicago for Providence so we really need a big effort against Butler. 

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

It's halfway through the  conference season. We are 4-5 and have six of our arguably seven toughest games out of the way (@Nova, @X, Nova, X @Providence, @Butler). I don't think any other Big East team has had to play X and Nova 4 times yet. Most difficult game left is @Seton Hall. Every other game is very winnable. Go 5-4 and we have a good shot at making the the dance. Go 6-3 and we are in. I like our odds.

[nyg]

Howard and Rowsey must stay out of foul trouble in order to get it done.  The two St. Johns games without Lovett should be wins, along with Depaul. The others at this point are toss ups.

[Marquette4life]

It's halfway through the  conference season. We are 4-5 and have six of our arguably seven toughest games out of the way (@Nova, @X, Nova, X @Providence, @Butler). I don't think any other Big East team has had to play X and Nova 4 times yet. Most difficult game left is @Seton Hall. Every other game is very winnable. Go 5-4 and we have a good shot at making the the dance. Go 6-3 and we are in. I like our odds.

6-3 gets you to 19. We need 20 I think to feel comfortable

[GGGG]

6-3 gets you to 19. We need 20 I think to feel comfortable

19-12 (with losses at Hall, Creighton, Georgetown and first round of BET v. Butler) gets MU to an RPI of 46.

That's much better than its RPI last year when they made it as an at large. (61)

[wadesworld]

Just win Wednesday.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

6-3 gets you to 19. We need 20 I think to feel comfortable

Total wins no matta. They never matta. All about computer numbers.

6-3: Definitely In
5-4: Good shot to get in. Need to avoid bad loss in BET and too many bracketbusters
4-5: Probably in. Would need to at least make it to BET semis and probably the championship game to feel safe

[nyg]

Total wins no matta. They never matta. All about computer numbers.

6-3: Definitely In
5-4: Good shot to get in. Need to avoid bad loss in BET and too many bracketbusters
4-5: Probably in. Would need to at least make it to BET semis and probably the championship game to feel safe

You think 8-10 in BE gets them in? 

[UNC Eagle]

Team did well against the number one team in the country. We just have to keep battling hard each possession the rest of the way.

[skianth16]

Still confident we will finish 3rd in the Big East and make it to second weekend of tournament. When the Big 3 are performing well we are hard to beat.

Team did well against the number one team in the country. We just have to keep battling hard each possession the rest of the way.

The problem with this, though, is that the big 3 have not been performing well together in conference play much. Sam disappears too often, and Howard and Rowsey seem to trade off playing poorly. We are far too inconsistent to have the outcome you're predicting.

[21rooster]

Play like they did today and they will beat anyone left on the schedule.  Next two games are key.  No reason to lose at home the rest of the way.  Then I have to think they can get a road win versus DePaul, St. John's or Georgetown.  Get two and they are relaxing on Selection Sunday. 

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

You think 8-10 in BE gets them in?

No. But 8-10 with wins over a team like St. John's and a team like Xavier in the tournament makes it possible but still not likely. Add in a win against a team like Seton Hall and a loss to Villanova in the championship and I think that will do it.

[fjm]

It's halfway through the  conference season. We are 4-5 and have six of our arguably seven toughest games out of the way (@Nova, @X, Nova, X @Providence, @Butler). I don't think any other Big East team has had to play X and Nova 4 times yet. Most difficult game left is @Seton Hall. Every other game is very winnable. Go 5-4 and we have a good shot at making the the dance. Go 6-3 and we are in. I like our odds.

What this guy said.

[tower912]

6-3 is dancing and the only question is the seed.   5-4 is nail biting time.   7-2 and MU ends up in the top half of the bracket. 

[We R Final Four]

Nine games left.  No more "yeah but" losses.

Hold serve at home (Butler, Providence, St. Johns, Creighton)

Win three on the road (Hall, St. Johns, Creighton, DePaul, Georgetown)

7-2? No way. Would love to see it, but IMO this team will not go 7-2.
5-4 more likely.

[g0lden3agle]

Just win Wednesday.

I love this time of year when Wades feels compelled to rain on every thread that's looking ahead to what it takes to make The Dance.

[wadesworld]

I love this time of year when Wades feels compelled to rain on every thread that's looking ahead to what it takes to make The Dance.

Me too.

Biggest game of the year Wednesday.

[MUDPT]

I love this time of year when Wades feels compelled to rain on every thread that's looking ahead to what it takes to make The Dance.

Went 4-5 against the hardest schedule so far in the Big East.  Go 6-3, the rest of the way and we are fine.