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Post by BeantownHoya on Feb 23, 2019 14:10:09 GMT -5
Not a good start to the day in terms of the bubble...
Clemson, Temple, Oklahoma all win. Illinois about to lose to Penn St at home.
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Post by daveg023 on Feb 23, 2019 14:25:15 GMT -5
Not a good start to the day in terms of the bubble... Clemson, Temple, Oklahoma all win. Illinois about to lose to Penn St at home. While we’d rstger those teams lose, none are Q1 wins nor upsets. On the otherhand it’s early, but Nebraska is beating #15 Purdue.
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Post by Ranch Dressing on Feb 23, 2019 14:34:42 GMT -5
Within conference, we got what we wanted with Marquette pummeling Providence.
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Post by BeantownHoya on Feb 23, 2019 16:25:23 GMT -5
We can shut this one down until the BE tourney...
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Post by mdtd on Feb 23, 2019 16:25:29 GMT -5
The bubble is bursting. Need a great BET and a 3-1/4-0 finish or this bubble bursts. Would need to take one of Marquette/Nova/St. John's and go 3-1 to be on that bubble. Not good at all. This game would've been another q1 win that drastically improves the NET. Instead the opposite will happen. Not good at all.
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Post by Filo on Feb 23, 2019 16:29:33 GMT -5
As expected. And, another year with no NCAA. Just awful.
Ain't easy being a Hoya fan.
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Post by BeantownHoya on Feb 23, 2019 16:31:53 GMT -5
As expected. And, another year with no NCAA. Just awful. Ain't easy being a Hoya fan. Well if you expected this then you shouldn't be disappointed...I personally thought we would win today..
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Post by daveg023 on Feb 23, 2019 16:36:09 GMT -5
NIT bound (hopefully). Until we beat DePaul and then Seton Hall and then this thread will be full of optimism.
I maintain (even before today) 3 wins in 3 days at MSG is our only realistic chance at dancing. Just need to avoid Creighton in NYC.
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Post by prhoya on Feb 23, 2019 16:38:00 GMT -5
NIT bound (hopefully). Until we beat DePaul and then Seton Hall and then this thread will be full of optimism. I maintain (even before today) 3 wins in 3 days at MSG is our only realistic chance at dancing. Just need to avoid Creighton in NYC. It could happen, but When was the last time we won back-to-back-to-back BE wins?
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Post by daveg023 on Feb 23, 2019 16:38:32 GMT -5
NIT bound (hopefully). Until we beat DePaul and then Seton Hall and then this thread will be full of optimism. I maintain (even before today) 3 wins in 3 days at MSG is our only realistic chance at dancing. Just need to avoid Creighton in NYC. When was the last time we won back-to-back-to-back BE wins? My guess would be 2015?
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Post by mdtd on Feb 23, 2019 17:38:44 GMT -5
Next time hopefully will be 2019 when the Hoyas take down DePaul twice and Seton Hall on senior night. Need those for a good BET performance. I expect a sense of urgency in the next one.
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Post by mdtd on Feb 23, 2019 17:41:51 GMT -5
I want to see how the bubble lies before declaring this over. It's not likely by any means but hope is still there. Just need some luck and there's a chance. Need a good BET and the next 3 though.
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Post by FHillsNYHoya on Feb 23, 2019 17:48:55 GMT -5
I wont look at this thread again unless we win out pre BET or I'm at MSG on March 16th.
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Feb 23, 2019 20:17:46 GMT -5
Pat needs to recruit more of his players and let the others roll off. Maybe a couple of season away from being a ranked team and making the NCAAs.
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Post by Filo on Feb 23, 2019 23:41:14 GMT -5
As expected. And, another year with no NCAA. Just awful. Ain't easy being a Hoya fan. Well if you expected this then you shouldn't be disappointed...I personally thought we would win today.. Nah, I am disappointed. Part of being a fan is always holding out hope, even when you brain is telling you otherwise... More frustrated than anything, since we know what kind of potential this team has. They just can't keep it together on a consistent basis.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Feb 24, 2019 1:01:28 GMT -5
When was the last time we won back-to-back-to-back BE wins? My guess would be 2015? 2017 - beat Creighton, Butler, and DePaul in a row. 2015, we won 4 in a row in one sequence, and 3 in a row twice (if you include the BET).
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Post by daveg023 on Feb 24, 2019 7:48:24 GMT -5
www.bracketmatrix.com/Had moved to first 4 out prior to yesterday. I'd think if (and a big "if" with this team), if we did win 3 straight we could find ourselves back in that spot going into the Marquette game. I personally don't think we will, and am expecting at a minimum either a loss at DePaul or home against Seton Hall. But that's why they play the games. I think until we get to 13 losses, we still have to consider ourselves alive. 2 more losses probably seals the fate on this thread.
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Post by kettlehill on Feb 24, 2019 9:40:49 GMT -5
I have been maintaining all along that 10-8 BE with a win over either V or MU would get us in.. Well 10-8 now requires a win over both and a 4 game sweep of our final 4 games. Very improbable, but possible.
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Post by hoyazeke on Feb 24, 2019 19:32:03 GMT -5
I have been maintaining all along that 10-8 BE with a win over either V or MU would get us in.. Well 10-8 now requires a win over both and a 4 game sweep of our final 4 games. Very improbable, but possible. I think that we are in with 10-8 because that requires a win against SH and a win at Quette.....9-9 with 1 tourney win and decent showing in 2nd gm gets us in......a loss to SH or DePaul would leave us at best NIT bound....
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Post by tominsalem on Feb 25, 2019 15:28:40 GMT -5
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