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Post by 23won on Nov 22, 2017 7:51:37 GMT -5
I think the league gets one in this year and the path to dancing will be premised in winning the A10 tourney. The reasons are as follows:
1) there is not a clear elite top 4 teams
2) two of the preseason favorites have suffered big losses in Kimble and Adams
3) perennial powerhouses Dayton and VCu look to have down years ahead of them
4) have not seen Anyone pulling or being capable of pulling an upset against a ranked team
5) the no. 5 teams teamwide talent and depth in the Big 12 and BE look so athletic it makes the A10 team talent look like JV in comparison. We lose to NW by 20 and TT crushes NW. The talent and speed of play by TT, Baylor and Creighton (as just a few examples) are mind boggling
Sorry to say it looks like the rich are getting richer and the little guys are falling behind.
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Post by MisterD on Nov 22, 2017 9:28:38 GMT -5
Good to mix new traditions with old traditions.
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Post by JoeFedorowicz on Nov 22, 2017 9:32:21 GMT -5
Just eyeballing it, I'd guess they get two. Rhode Island winning the A10 tournament is probably the scenario to get one, maybe.
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Post by coachd on Nov 22, 2017 10:20:26 GMT -5
Way too soon to even think about this. Let's get through the Out of conference schedule first!
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Post by weston2 on Nov 22, 2017 10:40:22 GMT -5
Way too soon to even think about this. Let's get through the Out of conference schedule first! Bingo! Everybody wants to jump the gun. Are the brackets out for 2019 yet? Ghost of Scores Before. |
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Post by 23won on Nov 22, 2017 11:08:00 GMT -5
While we are being pessimistic might as well cover the whole conference. đ
But hey, thereâs a silver lining. If BJ and Pookie get hot and Saul and Shaggy can score the ball consistently in the tourney, we are in baby!
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Post by thelasallelunatic on Nov 22, 2017 14:10:40 GMT -5
Early indications are that this league is trash. What we need is a 20 game schedule. That ought to fix things.
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Post by fvp47 on Nov 22, 2017 22:12:15 GMT -5
Bad day for the A-10.
Not one team won.
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Post by thelasallelunatic on Nov 22, 2017 22:19:30 GMT -5
Bad day for the A-10. Not one team won. We are really missing X and Temple. Mason and Davidson do not come close to replacing those schools. Temple and X are good for 3-4 scalps a piece in the nonleague schedule. |
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Post by sweat83 on Nov 25, 2017 10:26:40 GMT -5
Bonnies may be that one team. Big win over Maryland last night, and URI loses by 15 to UVA. GW, Joe's, and UMASS...all losers last night. The A10 could be up for grabs by the time March rolls around...
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Nov 25, 2017 11:01:27 GMT -5
Thinking Bonnies and Rhode Island will be in. The rest is wide open. Conference RPI is 11 right now. Up from 16 earlier this week.
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Post by thereallunatic on Nov 25, 2017 21:40:41 GMT -5
This shit league went 1-4 today... against TCU, BYU, Georgetown, and the powerhouse App State. Not good.
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Post by explorerentourage on Nov 25, 2017 23:06:17 GMT -5
In all seriousness, what A10 teams donât have what would be considered a âbad lossâ yet?
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Post by blueandgold on Nov 26, 2017 0:12:42 GMT -5
In all seriousness, what A10 teams donât have what would be considered a âbad lossâ yet? La Salle (depending how you view BC) |
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Post by MisterD on Nov 26, 2017 10:12:08 GMT -5
If anyone defines a top 100 ACC team as a âbad lossâ, theyâre disqualified from determining which losses are bad.
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Post by JoeFedorowicz on Nov 26, 2017 11:43:56 GMT -5
If anyone defines a top 100 ACC team as a âbad lossâ, theyâre disqualified from determining which losses are bad. Top 100 as defined by their 6-game RPI? |
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Post by cpico on Nov 26, 2017 13:36:38 GMT -5
If anyone defines a top 100 ACC team as a âbad lossâ, theyâre disqualified from determining which losses are bad. Top 100 as defined by their 6-game RPI? Agree Joe. Boston College was picked 14th out of the 15 teams in the ACC pre season media poll. We were also favorites in the game if Iâm not mistaken on a neutral court. |
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Post by MisterD on Nov 26, 2017 14:33:06 GMT -5
That makes it a loss.
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Post by MisterD on Nov 26, 2017 14:33:59 GMT -5
Also, how is âsix games isnât enough of a sample, letâs hse zeroâ good support?
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Post by cpico on Nov 26, 2017 15:03:29 GMT -5
Also, how is âsix games isnât enough of a sample, letâs hse zeroâ good support? Ok, letâs look at the 7 game sample size then. On the website I saw BC is now down to 121 on the RPI after they were drubbed by 20 points yesterday by Providence. |
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Post by MisterD on Nov 26, 2017 16:32:57 GMT -5
I used Kenpom but sure, that's fine to use too. Its also still pretty impossible to call a top 1/3 team a "bad loss" for a team below them.
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Post by lasalle89 on Nov 26, 2017 16:58:41 GMT -5
BC is not a good team. They beat us. Draw your own conclusion.
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Post by JoeFedorowicz on Nov 26, 2017 18:07:56 GMT -5
BC is not a good team. They beat us. Draw your own conclusion. Exactly. Itâs probably not a bad loss for this team. It is bad for the expectations game. |
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Post by MisterD on Nov 26, 2017 19:21:07 GMT -5
Even worse loss for Temple, right???
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Post by JoeFedorowicz on Nov 26, 2017 19:55:18 GMT -5
Even worse loss for Temple, right??? Temple fans are irate. |
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Post by MisterD on Nov 26, 2017 21:01:31 GMT -5
Sounds familiar.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2017 21:57:58 GMT -5
Even worse loss for Temple, right??? As losses go, that was a doozy T for NIT |
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Post by coqui900 on Nov 27, 2017 9:42:48 GMT -5
Are we the best win for the A-10 so far?
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Post by JoeFedorowicz on Nov 27, 2017 10:01:55 GMT -5
Are we the best win for the A-10 so far? Rhody over Seton Hall |
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Post by postup on Nov 27, 2017 19:32:27 GMT -5
One bid? At this point, you'd have to think so. That of course could change over the course of the season (maybe some teams take longer to get it together), but right now, it seems accurate.
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