Halfway Prediction

[1SE]

Half the BE season is in the books. Despite the rollercoaster and the disappointment that we were tantalizingly close to being 7-2, I think most people would have said 5-4 at the break is about where we thought we would be (most people probably switch the prov loss and X win and I guess I'd rather have the win on the road).

The back-half schedule seems favorable. Other than @V, every game seems like we should have a shot (and even @V, who knows!). Hold serve against the bottom at home and get 2 of Creighton, Butler or SH on our court and we're 9-9 and dancing. Seems very doable. Hold home across the board and/or steal another of the very gettable games on the road (@dep, @sju, @prov) and we're 10-8. Do both of those things and 11-7 isn't a complete stretch of the imagine.

It really seems this team could finish anywhere between 12-6 and 7-11 depending on how it all breaks. I'm slightly on the sunny side. 10-8.

Shudder, or we could collapse but that can't happen twice can it?

[Goose]

9-9 or 10-8.

[Galway Eagle]

10-8, could see 11-7 with some luck but we're pretty banged up

[Scoop Snoop]

Let's hope that last night was Marquette's turning point for the rest of the season. Seton Hall actually became a better team when they had to play without Powell for a while. As anxious as I am about Markus returning for the next game, our team became stronger and more confident for having to play without him.

I voted 11-7.

I think Creighton had 2 things going for them in the blowout vs. Marquette besides home court- A surprise game plan but most of all, the revenge factor from last year's OT loss in Omaha. Our home games vs. Creighton and Butler (both with revenge factors) should not scare us too much. A win vs. Seton Hall would really help us move up seed a line or 2. Doable, but really tough. I agree that beating Villanova on the road is a very tall order. I think that they have lost only 4 home conference games in the "new" Big East's 7 years. I'm nervous about our ice skating date with Providence.

[mu_hilltopper]

Well .. MU is a perfect 4-0 versus bottom half BE teams and have 4 games left: 2 home, 2 away.  Let's say MU wins 3 of those.


MU is 1-4 vs the top half.  5 left, 3 home, 2 away.  MU could win 2-3 of those remaining.


So .. 10-8 would be a realistic expectation.  11 is possible.

[fjm]

I could see 9-9 easily. And I think that's where we will end up.

I don't see it as a Meh moment though. I see it as this team is banged up, and we blew a few we should have gotten early. I do think we maybe surprise a team or Two in the NCAA tourney.

[tower912]

11-7.  I want to choose Mike Deane's new avatar.

[Ardmore Mug]

Im Standing by my previous prediction , 12-6 ! ! !   

[Scooter22]

I voted 10-8, by the looks of it, I'm a pessimist.

[The Sultan]

We have five home games - I say we go 4-1 with a loss to Hall

We have four road games - I say we go 1-3 with a win at SJU or DePaul.

10-8.

[1SE]

I voted 10-8, by the looks of it, I'm a pessimist.

Yeah I thought 10-8 was slightly optimistic. I don't think either 7-11 or 12-6 is likely, but:

W vs Depaul, L vs Butler, L @Nova, L vs Creighton, L @ Prov, W vs Gtown, L vs Hall, L @ DePaul, L @ SJU

Seems just as likely as

W vs Depaul, W vs Butler, L @Nova, W vs Creighton, W @ Prov, W vs Gtown, L vs Hall, W @ DePaul, W @ SJU 

or

W vs Depaul, W vs Butler, L @Nova, W vs Creighton, L @ Prov, W vs Gtown, W vs Hall, W @ DePaul, W @ SJU

But 0 votes for the former and 7 for the latter so far

Guess everyone feeling good after the W and the nojos staying away!

[Scoop Snoop]

We have five home games - I say we go 4-1 with a loss to Hall

We have four road games - I say we go 1-3 with a win at SJU or DePaul.

10-8.

Yeah.... I'm thinking we take both the SJ and DePaul road games but your caution is certainly justified. I'm not overly confident about winning both but believe our chances are fairly good.

[GoldenDieners32]

We can beat anyone we can lose to anyone

[Goose]

1SE

This Nojo voted 9-9.

[Elonsmusk]

10-8.  Better than I expected without the Hausers, and in a tougher Big East. 

[MU82]

Guess everyone feeling good after the W and the nojos staying away!

I'm "feeling good" after winning 4 out of 5 ... especially given that our 3-game losing streak near the start of the conference season theoretically meant that we would finish in last place because our coach sucks, our All-American sucks, all of his teammates suck, the incoming recruits will suck and there was no reason to live. At that point, 1-17 seemed a mortal lock.

[tower912]

MU has gotten smoked twice on the road in conference to two very good teams.   Will probably lose to Villanova, too.   Of the other 8 games, 5 are at home and the three road games are SJU, PU, and DePaul.    MU wins 6 out of those 8 and gets to 11-7.

[WellsstreetWanderer]

Tower, I like how you think

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

I said 10-8.  But when I go game by game I have a hard time choosing 4 more losses. 

Should be be Losses: @ Nova

Should be wins: vs. Depaul, vs, Creighton, vs. Gtown

Toss-ups but lean MU: vs. Butler, @Depaul, @SJU, @PC

True toss-ups: vs. Seton Hall


I think we lose one of @Depaul, @SJU, @ PC.  I think we lose @Nova.  Maybe Hall takes us again.  But that's still 11-7.  Sticking with 10-8 to be safe, but 11-7 should be very much possible. 

[PGsHeroes32]

DePaul Saturday with Markus status in limbo is the huge one

Win that and we are 6-4 and I struggle to see how we don't find a way to at least finish 3-5 from there.

Beat DePaul. Get rested and play Butler at home and get that revenge and it's 7-4.

House money vs Nova and then a road game with providence. Even if we lose both that's 7-6 with a final 5 games that sets up really solid to go 3-2.

Get these next  two at home and we are set up real well

[RushmoreAcademy]

We can beat anyone we can lose to anyone

What form of devilry is this!?!?!

[Loose Cannon]

Aren't most of the above expectations much higher than what was predicted when the H-boys left.

I'm in at 10-8.

[WhoaJoe2020]

The OP knows this team is short handed and beat up. Talk about setting people up for failure.

A poll like this is pointless unless we know the status of Markus and Greg.

Of course we're not allowed to consider those factors because they would be excuses.

I'll vote when I have all the relevant information to make an informed guess.

[Scoop Snoop]

The OP knows this team is short handed and beat up. Talk about setting people up for failure.

A poll like this is pointless unless we know the status of Markus and Greg.

Of course we're not allowed to consider those factors because they would be excuses.

I'll vote when I have all the relevant information to make an informed guess.

So the 142 people who voted as of this reply are all fools and you are the only one here intelligent enough to withhold your precious vote. Got it!

[tower912]

If Markus has a long term absence, obviously all predictions are out the window.