Is NCAA tourn in reach?

Gotta win the next 2.  In addition, if we are in a favorable spot at the end of the season, this is the type of team with the depth and talent to be able to win the BET if we get a bye somehow.  Let's just beat Seton Hall and see what happens.

Does top 8 or with only 15 teams a top 7 get a bye. Trying to figure if a top half finish and 2 BET wins gets ya to the semi's. Does top 4 still get the double bye?

Quote from: MCNPA on January 24, 2013, 06:22:32 PM

Gotta win the next 2.  In addition, if we are in a favorable spot at the end of the season, this is the type of team with the depth and talent to be able to win the BET if we get a bye somehow.  Let's just beat Seton Hall and see what happens.

Does top 8 or with only 15 teams a top 7 get a bye. Trying to figure if a top half finish and 2 BET wins gets ya to the semi's. Does top 4 still get the double bye?

It's only 14 because UCONN isn't participating. I believe it's the same setup with the top 8 getting byes and just 3 games being on Tuesday instead of 4.

http://www.bigeast.org/portals/5/fls/19400/ChampionshipCentral/Big%20East%20Men%27s%20Basketball/2013/2013_MBB-Bracket.pdf

Top 4 get double bye.  11-14 have play-in games

http://www.bigeast.org/portals/5/fls/19400/ChampionshipCentral/Big%20East%20Men%27s%20Basketball/2013/2013_MBB-Bracket.pdf

Top 4 get double bye.  11-14 have play-in games

Yeah, that makes more sense. 

Gotta win the next 2.  In addition, if we are in a favorable spot at the end of the season, this is the type of team with the depth and talent to be able to win the BET if we get a bye somehow.  Let's just beat Seton Hall and see what happens.

Yeah and after we win the BET we can pull a Uconn and win 6 more and be National Champions. Simple enough.

I think to get in we will need minimum 11-7 in Big East regular season and 2 wins in BET to offset some bad losses on our resume to end season at 21-12 with no more bad losses and a win against a team like GTOWN on road or Marquette. 

The play is ugly.
But the future is bright.
And the faithful will be rewarded.

Quote from: MCNPA on January 24, 2013, 06:22:32 PM

Gotta win the next 2.  In addition, if we are in a favorable spot at the end of the season, this is the type of team with the depth and talent to be able to win the BET if we get a bye somehow.  Let's just beat Seton Hall and see what happens.

Yeah and after we win the BET we can pull a Uconn and win 6 more and be National Champions. Simple enough.

You think it's impossible to win the big east tournament?  I don't.  This year is wide open.  We have more depth than ever and are getting better all the time.  Uconn did something that seasons that was unprecedented.  I don't think that will happen.  I think we might be able to make the BET finals though if we keep moving st this pace.

We were ranked 66th on Joe Lunardi's S curve going into the week.  Several teams ahead of us on the S Curve have already lost this week.  A win against Seton Hall and we will probably appear on his list of first 4 out or next 4 out next week!

If Branch & Dom continue their solid contribution I think we can win 18 and be an NCAA team.

The play is ugly.
But the future is bright.
And the faithful will be rewarded.

Choz, using your phrase, "Much Wisdom" my friend!

 this is the type of team with the depth and talent to be able to win the BET if we get a bye somehow.  -Mrs Lavin


Wow!
Besides the obvious craziness of the statement, she is not really been paying attention to the fact her husband has shortened the rotation.

this is the type of team with the depth and talent to be able to win the BET if we get a bye somehow.  -Mrs Lavin


Wow!
Besides the obvious craziness of the statement, she is not really been paying attention to the fact her husband has shortened the rotation.

She obviously has more faith in Steve than you do.

We should focus on seton hall and then DePaul.  These are pretty much must wins.   I think 19-20 total wins puts us on the bubble one way or the other.  21 def in, 18 probably not in. 

She obviously has more faith in Steve than you do.

She is also bff with Lennay Kekua

We are a top 6 team in the big east as it stands.  If we win the next 2, we'll probably be in the top 4.  Only 2 teams in the big east that I think are really that good are Cuse and Louisville.  Why is advancing in the BET to the finals so ridiculous?

I resent the "mrs Lavin" comments as well.  I must think we should give the guy a chance. Guy deserves at least a few years and I haven't seen any of the "warning signs" that many of the fair weather fans on this site do every time we lose a game.    I just think this team can be better than many give credit for.  I said before the season we'd be top 6 in the big east.  It is where we stand right right now.  We can be even better. 

Again, I have us winning 18 heading into BET which is a pretty aggressive prediction. As far as the BET I don't see us being a team that could go on a run becuase we don't shoot threes and are a terrible free throw shooting team. Those are generally the traits on teams that make runs in tournaments. Our margin of error is just to small.

Again, I have us winning 18 heading into BET which is a pretty aggressive prediction. As far as the BET I don't see us being a team that could go on a run becuase we don't shoot threes and are a terrible free throw shooting team. Those are generally the traits on teams that make runs in tournaments. Our margin of error is just to small.

Before the season I had us at 20 wins. WE can easily get bounced in first round of BET or make it to final 4. You never know.
We need to hit free throws better (at least at a 70%) clip but I disagree about the 3 point shot. They make you or break you. It is a bit of a trick and pony offense. Teams that just execute their offense like we did in 2010 can make the dance. If you rely solely on 3 point shots you are dead if they don't fall one night.

Surprise teams that go on runs in tourney generally get hot from three and carries them for 3 or 4 days.

Again, I have us winning 18 heading into BET which is a pretty aggressive prediction. As far as the BET I don't see us being a team that could go on a run becuase we don't shoot threes and are a terrible free throw shooting team. Those are generally the traits on teams that make runs in tournaments. Our margin of error is just to small.

Fwiw, Syracuse and Marquette don't shoot threes either.  Statistically they aren't far off from us.  Why are they ranked and winning?  I agree our FT shooting has been poor, but we also have time to improve there.  There aren't huge gaps n 3pt shooting percentage in much of the big east.  On the other side of the coin, our defense has developed and become quite good.  Our shotblocking is unparalleled.   Defense wins ball games.