This Team Will Win the AAC Tournament.

[ctchamps]

Ugh, I hate this misconception.

Before the BET in 2011, we were projected as a #6-7 seed. If we had lost to DePaul in the first round, we probably would have been a #7-8. Each win in the BET was worth about 1 seed line.

But there was no situation, heading into the BET, in which we would have missed the NCAAT.

I believe there was concern that we needed to win at least one game in the BE tournament because even with a very strong conference we were 9-9 during the regular season. But you are correct we didn't need to win every game to get into the tournament. It was about seeding after that first game.

Point still exists that crazy bad and good things happen so often it's interesting that people are surprised by surprises. And Paesono was excluding the 2011 season when he made his post.

 

[CTBasketball]

I thought of a few more reasons - I'll post them tonight.

None of you will like them, nor agree with my conclusions.

 

[intlzncster]

Ugh, I hate this misconception.

Before the BET in 2011, we were projected as a #6-7 seed. If we had lost to DePaul in the first round, we probably would have been a #7-8. Each win in the BET was worth about 1 seed line.

But there was no situation, heading into the BET, in which we would have missed the NCAAT.

Also, why don't they get credit for that 'miracle run'? It's like saying, if Kemba missed 7 more shots per game, he wouldn't have been as good. No sh~t. That tournament wasn't luck. They just outplayed everybody.

 

[Showballot]

Book it. We're gonna click at the right time.

Thanks

 

[Paesano]

I believe there was concern that we needed to win at least one game in the BE tournament because even with a very strong conference we were 9-9 during the regular season. But you are correct we didn't need to win every game to get into the tournament. It was about seeding after that first game.

Point still exists that crazy bad and good things happen so often it's interesting that people are surprised by surprises. And Paesono was excluding the 2011 season when he made his post.

It wasn't intentional. That regular season was pretty mediocre but the conference was very strong so I wouldn't put it at exactly the same level as 2014. It was somewhere between 2004 and 2014. But I like to play percentages and the higher your seed, the better the odds. These horrific regular seasons have to stop.

 

[ctchamps]

It wasn't intentional. That regular season was pretty mediocre but the conference was very strong so I wouldn't put it at exactly the same level as 2014. It was somewhere between 2004 and 2014. But I like to play percentages and the higher your seed, the better the odds. These horrific regular seasons have to stop.

The old BE was smoking that year.

I agree with you that the regular season has to improve dramatically. Everyone agrees with that. The disagreement is primarily as to whether factors that were in the coaches control are to blame or whether factors outside the coaches control were to blame.

 

[David 76]

And personally, I'm not trilled that they have put us in a position where the rest of the regular season has no meaning.

 

[Scoe]