A-10 Standings

[97spiderfan]

I agree with you, but in any of the last 7 years the best any of those teams would have done on this road trip is 1-1. Our youngsters will have show a lot of grit to get up after that exhausting win last night.

Agreed. I'm just saying winning one of these next 2 is a much better indicator to me of our team's potential for the rest of the year, than beating a really pedestrian VCU team last night. And that is not discounting the impact of the rivalry and how this plays locally, which is quite big.

 

[urmite]

I would expect to be a 10 point underdog in the next 2 games, then +/- 1 point in all of the last 5.

 

[fan2011]

I would expect to be a 10 point underdog in the next 2 games, then +/- 1 point in all of the last 5.

Next two games are very tough, SBU is a good team and URI is a top 25 team. Even though the A10 is down this year these are going to be very tough games. They compare to the toughest games on a normal A10 schedule. We have about an 80% chance of going 0-2, but we can lose both these games and still easily get a double bye. If we get at least 1 win it would put us in position for a 3rd place finish, which would be really helpful so we don't have to face URI in the semi-finals of the A10 tournament.

 

[urmite]

Next two games are very tough, SBU is a good team and URI is a top 25 team. Even though the A10 is down this year these are going to be very tough games. They compare to the toughest games on a normal A10 schedule. We have about an 80% chance of going 0-2, but we can lose both these games and still easily get a double bye. If we get at least 1 win it would put us in position for a 3rd place finish, which would be really helpful so we don't have to face URI in the semi-finals of the A10 tournament.

That is what I keep debating. How much better is the 4 seed over the 6 seed?

 

[Spider B]

At least Adams got his career night out of the way last night. 10 3s and 44 points is ridiculous.

 

[urmite]

At least Adams got his career night out of the way last night. 10 3s and 44 points is ridiculous.

And it was rumored before the game that he was a game time decision because of the flu.

 

[fatherspider]

That is what I keep debating. How much better is the 4 seed over the 6 seed?

Every UR season since I've been following comes down to this, what seed do we hope to get in the A10 tournament because we have to win it to dance. And every season has produced the same result. Yawn.

 

[urmite]

Davidson and RI now playing ESPN2

Is ESPN2 favored?

 

[spider23]

Is ESPN2 favored?

Possibly, I love the way URI plays defense. Hurley certainly has things rolling at Rhody. The little state of Rhode Island has two coaches that can really stack up recruiting classes.

 

[gospidersgo]

Rhode Island won, meaning a Spider win tomorrow would put us back in second.

 

[ChoppinBroccoli]

I like the way things are currently lined up. A 2nd or 3rd would be ideal (doesn't really matter which) especially if Davidson is the other 2/3. URI, SBU and VCU on the other side. Even though we've swept the VCU season series, I don't like our odds for a 3rd win (see 2015) and would rather not see them in the tourney. Davidson on the other hand....

 

[SpiderK]

Fordham up by 9 at Duquesne. 32-23 Half. Weird league

 

[SpiderK]

Fordham up 20 at Duquesne with 3 minutes left.

 

[SpiderK]

You guys thinking we play the last 7 games 4-3 or 5-2 maybe ?

 

[Stonewall D]

5-2, final record 14-16.

 

[fan2011]

You guys thinking we play the last 7 games 4-3 or 5-2 maybe ?

3-4, and we still get the 4 seed in the A10 tournament.

 

[SouthJerseySpiderFan]

but we can lose both these games and still easily get a double bye.

That's exactly how I see it (top 4 even with 11-7 record)) going over the remaining schedule for all teams involved. Lose to RI, win 3 home dates and beat GW or GM away. Only team that worries me is "those guys" only losing 1 game and ending up 12-6. Their 3 toughest opponents are at home.

 

[MolivaManiac]

I would not take SLU for granted. The Bills are on the come right now.

 

[urmite]

I would not take SLU for granted. The Bills are on the come right now.

Plus Goodwin played 6 minutes when we lost to them last time.

 

[spider23]

Plus Goodwin played 6 minutes when we lost to them last time.

This reminds me of Godwin.

#FreeQuis
NOW!!!!

 

[urmite]

I would not take SLU for granted. The Bills are on the come right now.

Just looking ahead to Saturday...

 

[gospidersgo]

Wow huge loss for them

 

[Eight Legger]

This would be an example of the type of player we should NOT recruit if we "lower" our standards. Standards in this realm cannot be lowered, which should go without saying. It's also not surprising that Ford recruited four guys who couldn't meet that standard and thought they could get away with sexual assault.

 

[spider23]

#FreeQuis

 

[gospidersgo]

Davidson 28-24 over VCU at half

 

[fan2011]

GMU up 9 over Dayton at the half. GMU might end up close to .500 in the A10, and Dayton might end up in the bottom 4.

 

[wr70beh]

Looks like the Siegel Center is about half cleared out with time left on the clock. Ha ha ha...

 

[urmite]

The revenge of the Georges...

 

[Gospiders06]

I guess George Mason isn't that bad after all. George Washington seems to be winning a lot more than I thought.

 

[gospidersgo]

URI and Bona in a great game on espn2 right now, Rams up 4 mid 2nd.

 

[gospidersgo]

Bonnies win 77-74, they are probably on the right side of the bubble now.

 

[spiderstudent17]

Bonnies winning is good for the league. URI is a lock unless they completely go unhinged and St. Bonnie's are a bubble team that's likely in right now.

Best thing for A10 is a third team to beat the Bonnie's in the finals. Then we might just sneak out 3 bids after all!

 

[wr70beh]

Hurley is a class act (?)

 

[ur2K]

Good win for the Bonnies. Announcer nailed it when he said they are a better team than some .500 big conference team and deserve to make the dance.

 

[SFspidur]

Bona's RPI now into the top 30. Wins over URI, Maryland, Syracuse, Buffalo, Vermont. 4-2 against Tier 1 teams under the new formula.

Aside from first game upset by Niagara in a rivalry game, only other real hiccups are Dayton and St. Joe's losses, but those were away games and won't kill their hopes.

 

[Eight Legger]

No way 3 teams from this league get in. If someone other than these two teams wins the tourney, Bona is outside looking in.

 

[SFspidur]

If Bona wins out until the A-10 final, they’ll be 26-7 with an RPI around the low 20s. No way they get left out with those stats, and they could even lose at least another one along the way.

 

[Eight Legger]

No way this conference gets three teams in. It's just not happening. There will barely be three teams with winning records in conference play. And Bona was omitted two years ago with an RPI of 19.

 

[SFspidur]

Bona no doubt was snubbed two years ago in one of the worst moves in committee history. The main thing missing from their resume though was quality OOC wins. They’ve got plenty of those this year, and they’ll go a long way with the committee.

 

[gcarter52]

With Bona win over URI, there is a chance that the A10 could possibly get three teams in if URI and Bona loses in the Semi and/or Finals of the Tourney...don't laugh!!!!