cu blujs wrote:I don't think its so much do or die for CU. I think we are already out of at-large contention after the three game skid. But lose tonight and we are still only two games out of third with still 6 to go. Teams ahead of us still have some tough games as well. Even if we drop this game to X, if we can win the games we are favored and sneak out one more, we could still have a great shot to finish 5 or 6 slot - and win a couple where we aren't favor could get us as high as 4th, which provides the opportunity still to get into the NIT. This is another great opportunity, but with the three game skid unfortunately, it really isn't a do or die game as far as finishing top half of the league and getting an NIT berth. With what we will have coming back and the additions for next year, getting these guys' feet wet in the NIT would be huge, IMO.
sciencejay wrote:I don't usually think in terms of "what's best for the conference" in terms of particular teams winning/losing specific games, but it might help everyone if the Jays beat X tomorrow night (other than a possible dent in X's resume for a #1 seed). A win here would put the Jays in the top 100 of both KP and RPI. So previous losses to the Jays aren't as bad (Seton Hall, Butler, G'Town if they make a run here late in the season), and wins are better as they are against a top 100 team rather than a 100-200 team. Just sayin'.
And in what world is Xavier only favored by a point with a 51% win chance? I know the game is at the CLink, but wow. What has Creighton done to impress those computers? Maybe we're that good if Cole Huff is healthy (hasn't been all conference season) and shooting confidently and aggressively like he did against DePaul the other day, but if he's not on fire, it's hard to imagine how we could score enough points to beat X. It's not like we play very good defense.
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