DudeSlade
Golden Hoya (over 1000 posts)
I got through the Esherick years. I can get through anything.
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Post by DudeSlade on Mar 14, 2019 19:13:08 GMT -5
For what it's worth, going into tonight, Lunardi still has NC State in the field (last team in). The other last 3 are Florida, Texas, and TCU. Indiana, Clemson, Belmont, and Bama are first four out. We're the only team in the 'next four out' still playing. So...only us and Bama can move up realistically. It's just a question of how many teams we can jump with each win. (And, of course, we need the other teams still playing to lose....) TCU lost. Florida won. Bama down by 8 in 2nd half. These games are generally breaking our way. We just have to deliver and we got a chance. Also won’t rule out the BET title. We’ve beaten every team in our path before. Could happen.
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seaweed
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Post by seaweed on Mar 14, 2019 19:50:19 GMT -5
Can SJU get bumped if they loose horrendously? Asking for a friend
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Post by RockawayHoya on Mar 14, 2019 19:57:45 GMT -5
Man, Marquette playing tonight like they know how NET really works.
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madgesiq92
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Post by madgesiq92 on Mar 14, 2019 20:03:19 GMT -5
Alabama won.
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Post by trillesthoya on Mar 14, 2019 20:11:36 GMT -5
Can SJU get bumped if they loose horrendously? Asking for a friend I don’t see how if both Georgetown and St. John’s finish 21-12 they let them in over us. Especially if how a team finishes the season is still important as a consideration.
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gunny
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Post by gunny on Mar 14, 2019 21:32:24 GMT -5
On life support now. 43-19. Ouch!!!
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mdtd
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Post by mdtd on Mar 14, 2019 21:44:26 GMT -5
Close the thread. I want no evidence that I ever actually had hope.
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Post by hoyaatheart55 on Mar 14, 2019 22:45:39 GMT -5
It was fun while it lasted.
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gunny
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Post by gunny on Mar 14, 2019 22:50:10 GMT -5
Change the name to post season chances or NIT chances???
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hoyainla
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Post by hoyainla on Mar 14, 2019 22:54:16 GMT -5
Congrats to the owner for getting 46 pages out of this. If you wonder why some bracketologist put the Hoyas in when it seems improbable remember this thread.
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mdtd
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Post by mdtd on Mar 14, 2019 22:57:58 GMT -5
Change the name to post season chances or NIT chances??? Create another one. I don't want to see any hope I had.
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Nevada Hoya
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Post by Nevada Hoya on Mar 14, 2019 23:26:27 GMT -5
Zero!
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daveg023
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Post by daveg023 on Mar 15, 2019 6:11:23 GMT -5
Frustrating thing is virtually how every other bubble lost. We truly had a shot if we had won 2 games, much more than I would have thought when the week started. Oh well, this team was not good enough to warrant a bid and last night proved that.
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GUJook97
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Post by GUJook97 on Mar 15, 2019 7:37:11 GMT -5
The numbers didn’t lie. We were in the 70-80s In KenPom for a reason. Like I said, what worked in our favor was that the bubble and frankly, the Big East was pretty awful this year. That’s the only thing that’s disappointing to me. I think this is a year we could have stole a bid and snuck in. Oh well.
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GUJook97
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Post by GUJook97 on Mar 15, 2019 7:41:05 GMT -5
Congrats to the owner for getting 46 pages out of this. If you wonder why some bracketologist put the Hoyas in when it seems improbable remember this thread. Lol. What a miserable person. Imagine feeling the need to post this.
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Post by franklinhoya on Mar 15, 2019 10:46:21 GMT -5
Not that it matters any more, but our NET fell 4 spots because of our pretty much blowout loss to a good team. Poor St. John's - their NET fell 8 spots because of a true blowout loss to a better team. This new system is broken.
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Post by tribeninerhoya on Mar 15, 2019 11:01:02 GMT -5
Not that it matters any more, but our NET fell 4 spots because of our pretty much blowout loss to a good team. Poor St. John's - their NET fell 8 spots because of a true blowout loss to a better team. This new system is broken. For clarity, does this count as a home game for SJU (while a “neutral” game for us)? That might be part of it, if so.
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lda05816
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Post by lda05816 on Mar 15, 2019 11:58:00 GMT -5
Congrats to the owner for getting 46 pages out of this. If you wonder why some bracketologist put the Hoyas in when it seems improbable remember this thread. I started the thread and if you go back to the original article I posted you would understand the point wasn't whether we had a realistic shot. Being on the periphery of the bubble is progress for this program and I for one enjoyed being able to discuss the tournament even though it was always a long shot.
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mdtd
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Post by mdtd on Mar 15, 2019 12:01:11 GMT -5
Not that it matters any more, but our NET fell 4 spots because of our pretty much blowout loss to a good team. Poor St. John's - their NET fell 8 spots because of a true blowout loss to a better team. This new system is broken. For clarity, does this count as a home game for SJU (while a “neutral” game for us)? That might be part of it, if so. Warrennolan team sheet has it listed as a neutral game. Edit: As hoyasaxa2003 pointed out, the official NCAA sheets listed it as a home game.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Mar 15, 2019 12:08:15 GMT -5
If you look at the official NCAA team sheets on NCAA.org, the Marquette-St. John's game is treated as a home game for St. John's and away for Marquette. Link to Official NCAA Team Sheets
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