shhhh

[Doctor V]

cant get any worse than this. remember the really bad days. MU still only loses 4 in conference play

[NavinRJohnson]

I agree. (pending DJ's injury status). I might go as high as 5 losses, but we'll be fine. Its a shame we only play UL once because this one could be big in the standings at the end of the year.

[QPSS70]

I agree. (pending DJ's injury status). Its a shame we only play UL once because this one could be big in the standings at the end of the year.

We get them at home in a couple weeks.  We play better then, for sure.

[chapman]

I said before we would be fortunate to go 4-5 on the road and I'm sticking with that.  

[NavinRJohnson]

I agree. (pending DJ's injury status). Its a shame we only play UL once because this one could be big in the standings at the end of the year.

We get them at home in a couple weeks.  We play better then, for sure.

My mistake. I thought we only played them once this year. That's good news.

[79Warrior]

cant get any worse than this. remember the really bad days. MU still only loses 4 in conference play

Highly, highly unlikely.

[Eye]

I said before we would be fortunate to go 4-5 on the road and I'm sticking with that.  

Seven road games remaining ... 6-1 in remaining home games and 4-3 in remaining road games certainly seems possible at this point. But 7-0 and 3-4 certainly possible, too, with the road wins at Cincy, St. John's and Seton Hall, which would leave a tinge of doubt in my mind about their legitimacy entering the NC2A's with no road wins over a good team since Dec. 8.

[Marquette84]

I said before we would be fortunate to go 4-5 on the road and I'm sticking with that.  

Seven road games remaining ... 6-1 in remaining home games and 4-3 in remaining road games certainly seems possible at this point. But 7-0 and 3-4 certainly possible, too, with the road wins at Cincy, St. John's and Seton Hall, which would leave a tinge of doubt in my mind about their legitimacy entering the NC2A's with no road wins over a good team since Dec. 8.

I think 5-2 is a strong possiblity in remaining roadgames.  If we win tomorrow, 7-0 isn't out of the question.

What nobody seems to be acknowledging is that we've already played our two toughest road games.  Say what you want about WVU, with a 14-2 home record over the past two seasons, nobody has been better.  And now that UL is at full strength, they are clearly the toughest team in the league--and yes, I believe they are vastly superior to Georgetown. 

UConn:  Beatable at home, as proven by Providence.  Neutral court, MU is absolutely a better team--UConn has lost to the two conference foes we absolutely destroyed--and unlike WVU we've won there before.
Cincy:  Cincinnati shouldn't be overlooked, but they don't match up well with MU's speed.  We will be expected to win that one. 
ND:  We already beat this team by 26.  They'll play better at home, but 27 points better?  Doubtful. 
Seton Hall:  Again, MU is clearly a better team, and has the motivation to prove that the close game earlier in the year was an aberration.
St. Johns:  MU is clearly better than SJU, who will struggle to get into the BET.
Villanova:  This game is very winnable for MU--Villanova has not dominated anyone, and showed weakness against DePaul.
Syracuse:  Syracuse simply isn't a good team--their only 3 conference wins are over teams unlikely to qualify for the BET. 

[79Warrior]

I said before we would be fortunate to go 4-5 on the road and I'm sticking with that.  

Seven road games remaining ... 6-1 in remaining home games and 4-3 in remaining road games certainly seems possible at this point. But 7-0 and 3-4 certainly possible, too, with the road wins at Cincy, St. John's and Seton Hall, which would leave a tinge of doubt in my mind about their legitimacy entering the NC2A's with no road wins over a good team since Dec. 8.

I think 5-2 is a strong possiblity in remaining roadgames.  If we win tomorrow, 7-0 isn't out of the question.

What nobody seems to be acknowledging is that we've already played our two toughest road games.  Say what you want about WVU, with a 14-2 home record over the past two seasons, nobody has been better.  And now that UL is at full strength, they are clearly the toughest team in the league--and yes, I believe they are vastly superior to Georgetown. 

UConn:  Beatable at home, as proven by Providence.  Neutral court, MU is absolutely a better team--UConn has lost to the two conference foes we absolutely destroyed--and unlike WVU we've won there before.
Cincy:  Cincinnati shouldn't be overlooked, but they don't match up well with MU's speed.  We will be expected to win that one. 
ND:  We already beat this team by 26.  They'll play better at home, but 27 points better?  Doubtful. 
Seton Hall:  Again, MU is clearly a better team, and has the motivation to prove that the close game earlier in the year was an aberration.
St. Johns:  MU is clearly better than SJU, who will struggle to get into the BET.
Villanova:  This game is very winnable for MU--Villanova has not dominated anyone, and showed weakness against DePaul.
Syracuse:  Syracuse simply isn't a good team--their only 3 conference wins are over teams unlikely to qualify for the BET. 

Wow, are you optimistic. I think 4 road wins would be outstanding. The only easier are SJU and the Hall. The others can go either way. I still say we lose tomorrow and drop to 3-3, our shot at Top 4 finish will really be tough.

[NavinRJohnson]

I still say we lose tomorrow and drop to 3-3, our shot at Top 4 finish will really be tough.

Why would you say that? Even if you conceed the top spot to Georgetown (which I am not prepared to do), we would be no more than a game behind everybody else. They still have to play their schedules as well, you know. Difference is, we would already have @WVU, @UL, and @UConn behind us. Win or lose tomorrow, the BE is still very much up for grabs.

[Eye]

Fair points SJS. A lot of toss-ups still on the docket. An optimist (you, me normally) would go with the better record, a pessimist (me after MU's below-average performances at WVU and UL) would go with the poorer record. I guess I need to see MU play well against somebody in their building before the optimist in me will peek its way back of out the hole it's currently residing in.

[bilsu]

Pitt lost a Cincinnatti today. We have no easy road games and will be doing well if we win 3 on the road. The first place team in the league will have 3 probably 4 losses.