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JustaCatsFan
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rbarney
Joined: 29 Dec 2007 Posts: 4908 Location: Upstate New York
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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 7:34 pm Post subject: Mid-Major |
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He could learn to spell Aldridge and find out something about Dusan. |
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MrMac
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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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11-2 in non-conference play seems a lofty goal. |
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BDL
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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 11:29 pm Post subject: |
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MrMac wrote: | 11-2 in non-conference play seems a lofty goal. |
If we are as good as we think and we want to be in the discussion for an at-large bid then we need to go 11-2 or at least 10-3. |
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MrMac
Joined: 10 Jul 2010 Posts: 8254 Location: Greenwood, SC
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2018 6:29 am Post subject: |
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BDL wrote: | MrMac wrote: | 11-2 in non-conference play seems a lofty goal. |
If we are as good as we think and we want to be in the discussion for an at-large bid then we need to go 11-2 or at least 10-3. |
Hold on, let me mix up a batch of this brightly colored soft drink.... 😋 |
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BDF
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2018 6:42 am Post subject: |
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10-3 could arguably be better than 11-2 if 10-3 included losses to Purdue and VT/Alabama while 11-2 included a lost to Wichita St. That first tournament game is huge.
In either scenario, we need to beat a top 75 team (Temple) on a neutral floor, win at an ACC school (Wake) and avoid the kind of early season slip ups that young teams are prone to commit.
That's doable, but its's a rough road.
If we beat Wichita St and walk into the Dean Dome at 11-1, we probably do so as a top 25 team.
Overall, I think the math is the same it's been since we joined the A-10. 22 wins isn't enough, 23 is a nail biter, 24 is in. _________________ This is a post by BDF, not BDL. |
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stan

Joined: 19 Nov 2006 Posts: 14222 Location: Knoxville
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Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2018 9:38 am Post subject: |
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It's a lot about the OOC performance of our A-10 brethren. _________________ "Then they started making 3s. A lot of 3s. We're talking more 3s than a bad dating site." |
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Steve Rodgers

Joined: 11 Mar 2006 Posts: 4683 Location: Columbus, Ohio
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Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2018 10:00 am Post subject: |
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We tend to start slow and improve as the season goes on, so I'm not anticipating great success early in the season. Of course I hope I'm wrong. |
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