Do we really need/want to be in the top 4 going into the SEC tournament?

[bleedingTNorange]

Originally Posted by calban

Games today that influence our progress:
TN over SC of course
KY over Vandy
Ole Miss over LSU
Miss St over Alabama
Things will begin to get very interesting if these happen.

So far 2-2 let's hope miss at pulls out the W as well.

Also Florida got killed by uga...wtf?

[calban]

Originally Posted by bleedingTNorange

So far 2-2 let's hope miss at pulls out the W as well.

Also Florida got killed by uga...wtf?

Sure didn't see that one coming.
Come on M St.

[GatorsGators]

I'm telling you, Yeguete is our toughest player and him going down for the season could have been the nail in the coffin. Hope I'm wrong.

[calban]

Originally Posted by GatorsGators

I'm telling you, Yeguete is our toughest player and him going down for the season could have been the nail in the coffin. Hope I'm wrong.

sorry to hear that. Didn't know he was gone.

[fall2hb86]

Originally Posted by sdowell

sorry fellas, but i don't think we will win at l s u. this would put us in the nit. that's really where we need to be going, anyway. that tourney would give this team more chances to win a few games and get some valuable experience for next year. just my

I don't think we really have a chance to make the NCAA tournament unless we win the entire conference tourney and get that automatic bid...I think it would be best for this team to go to the NIT and maybe make a run to the final 4 in NY...Going to the big dance would be very short-lived, and an NIT run would give the kids a taste and CMM could use that as good motivation for next season

[bleedingTNorange]

Originally Posted by fall2hb86

I don't think we really have a chance to make the NCAA tournament unless we win the entire conference tourney and get that automatic bid...I think it would be best for this team to go to the NIT and maybe make a run to the final 4 in NY...Going to the big dance would be very short-lived, and an NIT run would give the kids a taste and CMM could use that as good motivation for next season

This team isn't guaranteed a first round nit win.

We will e playing a road game in the first round of nit.

If we play NCAA its neutral court. You never I repeat NEVER take nit over ncaa

[zansdad]

SoCar game is almost over and UT is at An RPI of 102. See what kind of jump we get

Edit: Right before end of game they dropped to 103.

[zansdad]

First update after the game UT at 92. So a 11 point jump for beating SoCar on the road.

[fall2hb86]

Originally Posted by bleedingTNorange

This team isn't guaranteed a first round nit win.

We will e playing a road game in the first round of nit.

If we play NCAA its neutral court. You never I repeat NEVER take nit over ncaa

NEVER said i would take a NIT BID OVER NCAA...just said i thought it was better for this team..With our attendance we might get a home game, but not sure how that works, but sure u are the expert, so i will take your word for it

[bleedingTNorange]

Originally Posted by zansdad

First update after the game UT at 92. So a 11 point jump for beating SoCar on the road.

thats big.

win at lsu has to be +15

and win vs vandy has to be +10

thatd put us at 67 heading into sec t

[bleedingTNorange]

Originally Posted by fall2hb86

NEVER said i would take a NIT BID OVER NCAA...just said i thought it was better for this team..With our attendance we might get a home game, but not sure how that works, but sure u are the expert, so i will take your word for it

it goes by seeding, not how many fans you draw.

[calban]

Originally Posted by bleedingTNorange

thats big.

win at lsu has to be +15

and win vs vandy has to be +10

thatd put us at 67 heading into sec t

Probably be more like a +15 +15 which would put us at 60.
I'm hoping we do it , but i think we'll split at best.

[bleedingTNorange]

Originally Posted by calban

Probably be more like a +15 +15 which would put us at 60.
I'm hoping we do it , but i think we'll split at best.

Zans said that Vandy would be +8 max...

Your the RPI expert though calban, your thoughts?

[calban]

Originally Posted by bleedingTNorange

Zans said that Vandy would be +8 max...

Your the RPI expert though calban, your thoughts?

A Vandy win at home would move the needle from 12-15 positions.
Since the last 2 teams we play are above us in RPI (significantly) the more the needle moves on a win.
Look at the results from yesterday, Home wins for Ole Miss and Georgia.
Our results would be similar.
Incidently, we're currently 5th SEC on Ken Pom.

[bleedingTNorange]

Originally Posted by calban

A Vandy win at home would move the needle from 12-15 positions.
Since the last 2 teams we play are above us in RPI (significantly) the more the needle moves on a win.
Look at the results from yesterday, Home wins for Ole Miss and Georgia.
Our results would be similar.
Incidently, we're currently 5th SEC on Ken Pom.

That was my thought process. Heading into the sec tourney at 60-65RPI and the 2/3 seed things get very real very quick.