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Post by happyhoya1979 on Mar 1, 2009 18:33:04 GMT -5
We are the only team to beat two top 5 teams this season. We got our confidence back at Villanova. Whenever you beat a BIG 5 team in Philadelphia, you have done something great. This team, if it is mentally focused, can beat anyone.
St. Johns's goes down March 3!
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Post by summersshowers on Mar 1, 2009 18:34:31 GMT -5
hopefully the selection committee is aware of this fact...
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austintex
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Post by austintex on Mar 1, 2009 18:38:45 GMT -5
If we win our next three games and don't make the tourney, I suspect we'll have the best RPI of any team left out -- by far.
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Post by happyhoya1979 on Mar 1, 2009 19:00:46 GMT -5
We should expect to be screwed and act accordingly. The Big East Champion goes to the Tournament automatically. So, lets get one or two early blowouts, and bring plenty of gatoraide and salt tablets to the other games. Lets let our mindset be victory and revenge. Lets not need the kindness of any committee.
Put Boeheim's comments on the black board. Don't let Coach K get into a touranament without us. Remember the ugly ovetime loss versus Cincy. Within Forty days from now we can shock the world!
At this point, it is all mental and execution.
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Post by happyhoya1979 on Mar 1, 2009 19:03:49 GMT -5
For Coach K, Boeheim, Huggins, Feinstein, and the rest, remember the great Eliot's words-
Let April be the cruelest month!
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guru
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Post by guru on Mar 1, 2009 19:09:01 GMT -5
Oh, come on. I'm hoping like heck for a winning streak that puts us into the tourney, but we had MANY chances to put ourselves in great position to make the tournament over the past month, and we've blown nearly every one of them.
We've given the committee just as many reasons to leave us out as we have to include us, so I don't see many scenarios, short of winning out and losing the BET finals, where it would be a screwjob if we don't get an invite. If we're not playing in the Big Dance, we have only ourselves to blame.
Here's to a seven game win streak to remove all doubt.
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Post by Fan Of The Game on Mar 2, 2009 14:46:30 GMT -5
Concur with guru. I'll settle for more than one win in a row.
Our biggest problem in getting into the NCAA tournament isn't our resume or what we may or may not have to do the rest of the way, it's that we just don't play that well this year. Every once in a while we do, but we haven't put two solid games together in more than six weeks.
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hoyaboy1
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Mar 2, 2009 14:49:04 GMT -5
The sad thing is that I think we are likely to end up 1 win away from a bid - that's gonna lead to a lot of what ifs.
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Post by Fan Of The Game on Mar 2, 2009 15:05:03 GMT -5
I'd like to see us get that close. Based on our recent play I'd say we're more likely to win one of our final two regular season games and bow out early in the BET, so more like 4-5 wins away from a bid.
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canissaxa
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Post by canissaxa on Mar 2, 2009 15:42:51 GMT -5
BC beat both UNC and Duke (#1 and #5 at the time). Wake beat UNC and Duke as well (#3 and #1 at the time). Wouldn't be surprised if they are not the only 2 to have done this, but they are the ones I remember.
As crushed as I was after the Louisville game about our NCAA hopes and very excited to hope again after the 'Nova win, I have to keep reminding myself that we have to keep winning before we can get too excited. After all, if we had beaten the Hall, we probably wouldn't be on the wrong side of the bubble now. (Or for that matter, if we had beaten Cincy either time or the second game against the 'Cuse).
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Mar 2, 2009 16:52:36 GMT -5
I'd like to see us get that close. Based on our recent play I'd say we're more likely to win one of our final two regular season games and bow out early in the BET, so more like 4-5 wins away from a bid. On the contrary, I feel that all we have needed is some reason for this young team to regain some confidence. As ugly as Saturday was, going into 'Nova's place and beating a top 15 teamwill give us that confidence. After everything we have been through this season, no way these guys get complacent and overlook the Johnnies or depaul; at the same time, the win will allow us not to play so tight. Not predicting 5 or 6 in a row, but we will win the next 2, the first round at the BET - then we will just be a couple away, will at least make it interesting(and a definite possibility) |
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Post by Fan Of The Game on Mar 2, 2009 17:34:49 GMT -5
I thought the same thing after our first Syracuse game. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for it. I would LOVE to see this team in the NCAA tournament. But the empirical evidence is we've won 3 of our last 12 games. DePaul is winless in the Big East, but so was Seton Hall when we played them. We've got a .375 Big East win percentage. I was excited as the next guy about beating Villanova (and drove up from DC to go in person), but it was one game.
Here's hoping it's the beginning of a streak, but having watched the Hoyas this season it seems like more of an aberration.
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Post by Fan Of The Game on Mar 4, 2009 11:37:07 GMT -5
I really do hate being right. I'm as sad as anyone right now.
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