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8 minutes left, Temple up 11.

This would be huge for Temple, who fell out of the top 100 in Kenpom and are on the fringes of the top 100 in RPI. We need them to climb as high as possible so that our loss to them doesn't become a "bad" loss.
 
Matrim55 said:
8 minutes left, Temple up 11.

This would be huge for Temple, who fell out of the top 100 in Kenpom and are on the fringes of the top 100 in RPI. We need them to climb as high as possible so that our loss to them doesn't become a "bad" loss.
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Wonder what happens with their season if SMU loses. Could see them just nosediving with the possibility of a perfect season gone.
 
Watching ticker on smart phone. Looks like Temple is hot from three. Slipping away from SMU.
 
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SMU 69 TU 78 with about 3 left
 
Hopefully Temple can hold on. They are turning it over a lot trying to run the shot clock down.
 
Well it looks like SMU is going down. Makes our loss to Temple even at home not look as bad. Still bad but not as bad. LOL!
 
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UCONN, Cincy, Tulsa and Temple. If we don't get 4 this is going to get crazy, and Memphis is out there.
 
jibsey said:
UCONN, Cincy, Tulsa and Temple. If we don't get 4 this is going to get crazy, and Memphis is out there.
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Yes all those teams are legit even though I think Tulsa is a notch below since they really only have guards and not much else.
 
jibsey said:
UCONN, Cincy, Tulsa and Temple. If we don't get 4 this is going to get crazy, and Memphis is out there.
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I would think only Cincy and UConn have realistic chances.

Temple is going to need to beat Villanova, win out, and get a lot of luck, including Memphis and Houston finding their way into the RPI Top 100.
 
Lol - guy on broadcast says that UCF is off to a great start in the conference and we'll find out today if they are for real. They're 4-1 in conference with 4 wins coming against USF and ECU. They lost to SMU by 15. I think it's safe to say UCF is not "for real".
 
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jibsey said:
UCONN, Cincy, Tulsa and Temple. If we don't get 4 this is going to get crazy, and Memphis is out there.
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the problem is Temple and Tulsa did nothing non-conference other than Wichita St which has appeared more questionable. SMU and Cincinnati haven't done much either. This loss is going to bounce SMU down a bit as their schedule has been light. It lessens our chance of beating a top 10 team as so many other teams have done this year.
 
Even more impressive when you consider Bond didn't play. Temple played out of their minds...especially from 3.

Temple is in good shape to potentially be the No. 1 seed in the American (because SMU is ineligible). They have already swept Cincy, beat us on our home floor, and beat SMU, and they don't have to play at SMU.

They are 5-2, and their tough games left are at Tulsa/at Houston, Memphis, Tulsa and UConn at home. Still not sure how they lost by nearly 30 at home to Houston. If they could ever beat Villanova next month they could be considered a fringe tournament team.
 
tcf15 said:
Wonder what happens with their season if SMU loses. Could see them just nosediving with the possibility of a perfect season gone.
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I agree tcf15. Will be interesting to see how they respond.
 
BFieldHusky said:
Even more impressive when you consider Bond didn't play. Temple played out of their minds...especially from 3. Temple is in good shape to potentially be the No. 1 seed in the American (because SMU is ineligible). They have already swept Cincy, beat us on our home floor, and beat SMU, and they don't have to play at SMU. They are 5-2, and their tough games left are at Tulsa/at Houston, Memphis, Tulsa and UConn at home. Still not sure how they lost by nearly 30 at home to Houston. If they could ever beat Villanova next month they could be considered a fringe tournament team.
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Yeah. Temple winning is not good for us.
 
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Start of the season I had said Temple is going to be a pain in the arse. I think they were playing Cincy. They reminded me of Georgetown in the beginning. A Team that will surprise you. You never know who is coming to play. Think Temple will match today's game? Throwing down threes left and right. Can Coleman duplicate today's performance? Last year Temple had this guard that tore us up. Drove to the basket like it was practice.
 
What's sad about Temple, is that if Nova hadn't blocked them from becoming a full BE member back in the 90's, Temple, under John Chaney, would likely have become one of UConn's biggest rivals, giving the Huskies a real rival in this league. Temple had some great teams (made the Elite 8 five times between 1988, and 2001), and Chaney was the type that would have gotten the UConn fanbase into a frenzy when he came to Storrs.
 
A10 fan said:
What's sad about Temple, is that if Nova hadn't blocked them from becoming a full BE member back in the 90's, Temple, under John Chaney, would likely have become one of UConn's biggest rivals, giving the Huskies a real rival in this league. Temple had some great teams (made the Elite 8 five times between 1988, and 2001), and Chaney was the type that would have gotten the UConn fanbase into a frenzy when he came to Storrs.
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And Chaney hated Calipari, so we were mutual in that respect.
 
Hankster said:
Start of the season I had said Temple is going to be a pain in the arse. I think they were playing Cincy. They reminded me of Georgetown in the beginning. A Team that will surprise you. You never know who is coming to play. Think Temple will match today's game? Throwing down threes left and right. Can Coleman duplicate today's performance? Last year Temple had this guard that tore us up. Drove to the basket like it was practice.
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The chances a guy comes off the bench again and shoots 7 for 7 including 5 for 5 3's is so remote.
After seeing SMU a few times this season, the only way you are going to beat them is to shoot lights out from the outside and hope they have a ho/hum game.
This is what happened
Hats off to Temple
UConn needs to, at the least, beat Temple and beat Cici and SMU at least once each while avoiding one of the WTF games.
 
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