The Next Six

[HoyaSinceBirth]

I never said any of the games are gimmes, just that the 3 i list are must wins if we want to maintain a good seed/finish top 4 of BE and that they're easier than the other 3 I list.

The last 3 are 2 should wins at home and 1 tough game on the road.

Not sure why people seem to be afraid of providence though. Their best win is Uconn who they always play tight and their best out of conference win is NorthEastern. Greedy is a good rebounder who could give us trouble, but providence as a team doesn't scare me in the least. South Florida with out gilchrist? Please they're pretty much same team as seton hall. I'm not saying we can't lose these games. But it'll take us not showing up to lose them. These teams are much worse than us. We should win. If we don't they're bad losses.

[prhoya]

You've got to give it to Coach K. He knows how to manipulate the rankings/ratings to his benefit. Then, uses it with the media, recruits, etc... It works wonders for seeding purposes when the NCAA Committee gathers in March. I liked this article using our blow-out to lift the veil on Duke:
sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/stewart_mandel/01/30/gtown.duke/index.html

[Coast2CoastHoya]

4-2 is pretty awesome given that the losses came @cuse and @nova (and Nova was within reach). Good prediction to start the thread, Big Dog. These threads are fun on the back end when the journey goes well!

Jan 19, 2010 18:51:20 GMT -5 happyhoya1979 said:

I would be flabbergasted if Greg Monroe gets to play more than 20 minutes total against Duke.

I was worried about this too, but Greg played all 40 mins yesterday. The only foul out was Kyle Singler. Good stuff.

[DanMcQ]

Jan 31, 2010 20:52:44 GMT -5 Coast2CoastHoya said:

The only foul out was Kyle Singler.

When was the last time that happened? Has Singler ever been DQd? I would think that would be verboten in the refereeing handbook.

Answering my own question:

First time this year. Twice last year (@ St. Johns and against Texas NCAA first round). Illinois, @ Wake, @umcp the year before.

[Coast2CoastHoya]

Jan 31, 2010 21:56:29 GMT -5 DanMcQ said:

Jan 31, 2010 20:52:44 GMT -5 Coast2CoastHoya said:

The only foul out was Kyle Singler.

When was the last time that happened? Has Singler ever been DQd? I would think that would be verboten in the refereeing handbook.

Answering my own question:

First time this year. Twice last year (@ St. Johns and against Texas NCAA first round). Illinois, @ Wake, @umcp the year before.

Was just going to answer, but you beat me to it!