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I question the 3 versus taking the ball in…

At end of the day, it you going to take only 1 shot with no time for a rebound, a contested 3 is not high % shot.
 
Whats interesting now is the weekend in the big east i think we actually root for the johnies vs Creighton for the slim hope of a big east share. Creighton will be a solid favorite the rest of the way if they win whereas st johns has us at the garden and finishes at Marquette
 
Creighton’s schedule is soft rest of the way - starting next week after the St John’s matchup.

Probably want the Johnnies to give the bluejays their 4th loss, and see if UConn and Marquette can give the storm the 3rd and 4th loss.
 
Blue Blood said:
Whats interesting now is the weekend in the big east i think we actually root for the johnies vs Creighton for the slim hope of a big east share. Creighton will be a solid favorite the rest of the way if they win whereas st johns has us at the garden and finishes at Marquette
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Either outcome helps us. I’d prefer getting St John’s to 3 losses and hope Creighton loses on more game to close it out
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
I'm not a math guy but I was struggling to figure out why that loss is bad for Connecticut. Glad someone else said it.
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There is a contingent that likes to hit the spreadsheets to see how decimals move for our NET, then there is another that favors the more traditional opportunity to win our league. Pick your poison.
 
Finally Dante Maddox Jr is on fire against someone else besides UConn. Xavier has taken the AMP crowd out of the game. It's like a library.
 
AntG168 said:
It isn’t really a hard decision. They don’t hang NET banners.
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You don’t have to convince me that.

The StJ/Creighton presents an interesting on who to pull for.

StJ up one in standings over Creighton.

StJ has 3 loseable games in Creighton, UConn and @ Marquette.

Creighton really only has 1 in StJ, but then also @Xavier.

Thinking the best outcome may be StJ winning that game, then we beat and they lose at Marquette.

We want a share of BE we are gonna have to win out.
 
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Teams like Villanova are so annoying. Not good enough to make the tournament, but just good enough to steal a few games and hurt everyone else’s resume

But it closes the gap in the standings, so I’ll take it!
 
RuffRuff said:
You don’t have to convince me that.

The StJ/Creighton presents an interesting on who to pull for.

StJ up one in standings over Creighton.

StJ has 3 loseable games in Creighton, UConn and @ Marquette.

Creighton really only has 1 in StJ, but then also @Xavier.

Thinking the best outcome may be StJ winning that game, then we beat and they lose at Marquette.

We want a share of BE we are gonna have to win out.
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Yea I agree. I think Creighton is due for a WTF game though. I can see GTown, Xavier or maybe even Butler clipping them. So I think I’d rather them beat St Johns. Especially with how Marquette is looking. If my scenario plays out we control our destiny at MSG. Either scenario we have to win out to have a chance.
 
AntG168 said:
Either outcome helps us. I’d prefer getting St John’s to 3 losses and hope Creighton loses on more game to close it out
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That doesnt really check out mathematically for us to have any chance at a share we'd have to beat st johns meaning they theoretically already have their third loss so then it becomes who with a win this weekend has a higher probability of another loss and that is certainly st johns at marquette over creighton at xavier
 
I assume the national media will spend the next 5 days analyzing Kim English and his treatment of the refs just like they do with Dan Hurley
 
I like this Mela kid on Providence. Plays HARD every possession and pretty crafty getting to the rim. Looks to be around 6’5 and can play PG

He’s deathly afraid of taking a jumpshot, but he could be a really dangerous player if he develops a shot over the next few years
 
Blue Blood said:
That doesnt really check out mathematically for us to have any chance at a share we'd have to beat st johns meaning they theoretically already have their third loss so then it becomes who with a win this weekend has a higher probability of another loss and that is certainly st johns at marquette over creighton at xavier
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Yes Creighton beats St John’s they have 3 losses. We’d give them their 4th. I don’t think Creighton is winning out after St Johns
 
REB1094 said:
I like this Mela kid on Providence. Plays HARD every possession and pretty crafty getting to the rim. Looks to be around 6’5 and can play PG

He’s deathly afraid of taking a jumpshot, but he could be a really dangerous player if he develops a shot over the next few years
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Same, clever and crafty for a frosh. Liked him when I saw him against us. He’ll develop well. Local kid.
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
I'm not a math guy but I was struggling to figure out why that loss is bad for Connecticut. Glad someone else said it.
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Because there are 3 high quality opponents in league, so it shouldn't be that controversial to want to keep them all as high quality opponents for Selection Sunday.
 
nelsonmuntz said:
Because there are 3 high quality opponents in league, so it shouldn't be that controversial to want to keep them all as high quality opponents for Selection Sunday.
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Above winning the league? Quite the take.

Even so a loss on the road at Villanova doesn’t do much to hurt this endeavor
 
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