2022 BET

[Shooter McGavin]

Rather than worrying about who our opponent will be in the 4/5 game, I'm more interested in seeing what Shaka and his staff have done in rebooting the team over the past 6 days. Tomorrow (and the following two games) we should have a good idea whether or not some of our problems have been worked out. If they have, we should do well in the BET regardless of who we play, and maybe even win it.

Good take.  I agree.

[bilsu]

And yet if our coach fouls up 3 we win the first game, and if Lewis and O-Max make bunnies we win the second game. I'll take my chances with a Nembhard-less CU in meeting #3.

I did not realize Nembhard is out. That is a big blow to Creighton. However, I do not think it matters, because both Creighton and Uconn are just going to keep going inside to their centers, because MU cannot stop them.

[brewcity77]

And yet if our coach fouls up 3 we win the first game, and if Lewis and O-Max make bunnies we win the second game. I'll take my chances with a Nembhard-less CU in meeting #3.

I'll take our chances with whomever, but I'd still prefer the team we beat twice and is missing a far more important player in what they do with Aiken-less SHU.

[EasyDuzIt]

I'll take our chances with whomever, but I'd still prefer the team we beat twice and is missing a far more important player in what they do with Aiken-less SHU.

hard to beat a team 3 times and i think were due vs creighton especially without Nembhard
but i thought we were due last time and was wrong again so what do I know
Uconn is the team i least want to see....not a good matchup

[panda]

I'll take our chances with whomever, but I'd still prefer the team we beat twice and is missing a far more important player in what they do with Aiken-less SHU.

Seton hall with more overall talent and playing a pseudo home game. I'll take Creighton who, imo, we already should've beaten twice.

[Jay Bee]

hard to beat a team 3 times and i think were due vs creighton especially without Nembhard
but i thought we were due last time and was wrong again so what do I know
Uconn is the team i least want to see....not a good matchup

Why is it hard to beat a team three times? What does your data say?

[brewcity77]

hard to beat a team 3 times and i think were due vs creighton especially without Nembhard
but i thought we were due last time and was wrong again so what do I know
Uconn is the team i least want to see....not a good matchup

That is not true.

[Newsdreams]

Why is it hard to beat a team three times? What does your data say?

Because.....

[panda]

Why is it hard to beat a team three times? What does your data say?

"I majored in Business in undergrad...but I minored in 'snark'....I am right here ready to do battle...if you think it wise.
Here for the 2nd time. ...is the answer to your question... 'A losing coach should be seen and not heard. " I this this needs more explanation for you...if it is not clear...ask your daughters. A coach who has lost 2 games is going to be gracious in public...on social media....to the press....he wants sleeping dogs to stay asleep. Why would you do anything to motivate the winning team...'We will be ready this time!' 'If they think the can beat us again...they are nuts'.....I dont think you have ever heard this because...it does not happen.. and I have had the opportunity to talk to more coaches and I have never heard the losing team say something in public. Can the loser win game 3? Sure...that is why the winning team coaches are concerned . The object is to motivate your losing team....give them quiet confidence...and make adjustments if needed. Chances are that Team A is more talented...that is why they won games 1 and 2...if you can catch them with less motivation.... Just look at MU at Butler...vs MU vs Nova.... when MU has 40 min of hair on fire energy and can hit shots...MU is tough to beat....if MU sleep walks for 10min the 1H....they will make a nice comeback but fall short. That is what the coach from Team A is fearing....that is what Team B is hoping for...and if Team B is ready....they can win....hence the concern from the coaches...and coaches are by nature control freaks and paranoid...
Now...I hope you realize that I have just answered your question for the 2nd time...if there is still an issue...ask your daughters.."

[willie warrior]

Ideal case is getting the 4/5 game against Seton Hall without Aiken or a reeling Xavier. Now that Nembhard is done, Creighton is a little more appealing, though Rati and Alexander aren't terrible options.

That gives us a shot at a semi against either an overrated Providence team or the most likely bid thief in the Big East, which will be the 8/9 winner, probably either Butler or St John's.

It also puts UConn on the opposite side with Villanova & (ideally) Creighton so we'd only have to deal with one of those three in the final, at which point you take what you get.

Creighton is not appealing as McDermott owns Shaka.

[brewcity77]

Creighton is not appealing as McDermott owns Shaka.

More appealing without Nembhard than with. As I wrote in the first sentence, I prefer SHU or X.

[Newsdreams]

Creighton is not appealing as McDermott owns Shaka.

This sounds very racist. McDermott has a plantation.

[Uncle Rico]

Creighton is not appealing as McDermott owns Shaka.

Lol

[dgies9156]

I really don't care who we play — just win baby.

To be the best, you have the beat the best. When we get to the NCAAs, we are quickly going to confront a 2 or 3 seeded team. If we're praying and hoping for a bunny in our first game, either at the BET or the NCAA, well, folks, we'll be out quickly.

Here's to winning — whoever we play.

[bilsu]

One year under Buzz, I believe we beat Louisville three times.

[Newsdreams]

One year under Buzz, I believe we beat Louisville three times.

Not possible....

[EasyDuzIt]

Why is it hard to beat a team three times? What does your data say?

Just a personal opinion...hard to beat a good team 3 times in one season...wheres your data??

[Pakuni]

Slightly dated, but I doubt much has changed since 2018:

According to STATS LLC., there have been 981 similar matchups across Division I college basketball over the past 10 seasons. The teams entering the third game 2-0 are a combined 710-271 (.724 winning percentage) in the third meeting.
So over a 10-year period in college basketball including almost 1,000 games, the team that won the first 2 games won the third meeting 72.4% of the time. So it clearly doesn't follow that it is hard to beat a team 3 times. In fact, it's actually kind of easy.

https://coachbobwalsh.com/2018/03/02/its-hard-to-beat-a-team-three-times/

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

Back to BET. It seems to me that our win eliminated Xavier from a chance at the 5 spot. If SH or SJ lose one more game they are eliminated. And one more win clinches it for us.

[GoldenEagles03]

Back to BET. It seems to me that our win eliminated Xavier from a chance at the 5 spot. If SH or SJ lose one more game they are eliminated. And one more win clinches it for us.

I believe if we beat St. John's we clinch a Top 5 seed.  If St. John's wins out that would include a win against MU giving St. John's the tiebreaker there.  Beat St. John's.

[Scoop Snoop]

I believe if we beat St. John's we clinch a Top 5 seed.  If St. John's wins out that would include a win against MU giving St. John's the tiebreaker there.  Beat St. John's.

I believe a win vs. DePaul clinches the 5 seed as losing to St. Johns would result in 8 losses total vs. St. Johns' 9, even if they win their remaining games. We win a tiebreaker with Seton Hall.

[BM1090]

I believe a win vs. DePaul clinches the 5 seed as losing to St. Johns would result in 8 losses total vs. St. Johns' 9, even if they win their remaining games. We win a tiebreaker with Seton Hall.

Correct. One more win locks us into a top five seed.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Our magic number against both Hall and SJU is 1.

[Scoop Snoop]

Our magic number against both Hall and SJU is 1.

And if SH wins their remaining games and Creighton loses their remaining games, I think we are the 4 seed and SH the 5th, correct? I'm asking because it's easy to make a simple math error with the remaining scenarios.

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

Our magic number against both Hall and SJU is 1.

TY