We are NOT an 8 seed

[SportsFan88]

If Bouk doesn't go down we are a top 10 team in the nation.

Show me a team that wants to play us in the tourney. I'll wait.

Nobody-Keith sweat voice

 

[NJHusky]

Can a top 3 conf team in the BE win the BET and only be a 6 seed? Would that be the lowest seed ever for the BE champ?

 

[Dutch Boyd]

How about the team you saw in the second half?

I know what you mean, giving up 58 points in one half is a bit shocking. Georgetown got hot and we were doing enough scoring of our own to maintain a wide margin. I'm simply not going to get too concerned about our defense at this point.

It's called being on cruise control. It happens sometimes.

 

[Rocktheworld]

It's called being on cruise control. It happens sometimes.

And I wonder if we gassed ourselves a little in the first half; it doesn’t get much better than that first half

 

[Chin Diesel]

It's called being on cruise control. It happens sometimes.

Second half was all about keeping lead around 20 and finishing game without any injuries.

 

[OkaForPrez]

If Bouk doesn't go down we are a top 10 team in the nation.

Show me a team that wants to play us in the tourney. I'll wait.

I read this a future projection and clutched my pearls

 

[pepband99]

No chance we get above an 8, because we didn’t add games against Fairfield or QU late in the year. What a missed opportunity.

 

[XLCenterFan]

No chance we get above an 8, because we didn’t add games against Fairfield or QU late in the year. What a missed opportunity.

By above do you mean lower, as in 7/6/5? If we win the BE we absolutely can be lower than an 8.

 

[g_smith]

We won it all in 2014 as a 7 seed. Think we were the first team to do that?

 

[g_smith]

If Bouk doesn't go down we are a top 10 team in the nation.

Show me a team that wants to play us in the tourney. I'll wait.

But because he went down, our record doesn’t show how good we are now 😉

 

[Dutch Boyd]

By above do you mean lower, as in 7/6/5? If we win the BE we absolutely can be lower than an 8.

I think that was sarcasm to a certain poster.

 

[XLCenterFan]

I think that was sarcasm to a certain poster.

Whoops. I have a terrible time sensing sarcasm. Especially on internet threads. I just assume everyone is dumb.

 

[BlueDogs]

Let’s make the hype not buy it. Fine line between confidence and believing all you need to do is show up. They need keep the pedal to the metal. No let up. No complacency. Play like they have something to prove.

 

[willie99]

Shhhh....

So let‘s win the BET and be a six.

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[Milo65]

Just win...

 

[alphasigko]

Bring on MSG!

 

[Jimdish255]

Shhhh....

So let‘s win the BET and be a six.

No let's win it and be a 4 or 5.

 

[Ricker]

I'll take a 6 or 7 seed over being a 4/5. We can stand toe to toe with any of the 2s or 3s. Give the 1 seed a couple chances to trip and open a path for us. Elite 8 is very possible for us from the 2/3 side of the bracket, then you dig deep for the mojo and just maybe ......

 

[Kolumbo]

By above do you mean lower, as in 7/6/5? If we win the BE we absolutely can be lower than an 8.

It was sarcasm, but at the same time, 7/6/5 is "higher" than an 8. 1 is the highest seed.

 

[tzznandrew]

We won it all in 2014 as a 7 seed. Think we were the first team to do that?

Yes. We were. The first and only.

There was 1 8 seed before us and 1 six seed before us. And both were in the 1980s in the first 4 years of the seedings.

That's rare. To win a title, you want to be a 1-3 seed, as they've won 31 of the 35 post expansion titles.

 

[AtlantaHusky]

We won it all in 2014 as a 7 seed. Think we were the first team to do that?

 

[Rocktheworld]

Bring on MSG!

Home away from home

 

[Chin Diesel]

Bring on MSG!

Home away from home

 

[Rocktheworld]

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

How about the team you saw in the second half?

Did you think we were going to out score them by 27 again and win by 50? Yeah they outscored us by 11 but also hit a bunch of circus threes and we clearly let up. Despite their scoring we kept it in the 20-24 point range until the last like minute