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The Last 4 games are no cakewalk

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The last 4 games on the schedule are no cakewalk. All four teams pose match-up issues for the Spiders. The away game at George Washington would be a tough win. UMass has shown signs of life. Davidson is really surging. And the game at Duquesne promises to be very challenging.
If the schedule has demonstrated, there are no easy wins for the Spiders this year.
 
The last 4 games on the schedule are no cakewalk. All four teams pose match-up issues for the Spiders. The away game at George Washington would be a tough win. UMass has shown signs of life. Davidson is really surging. And the game at Duquesne promises to be very challenging.
If the schedule has demonstrated, there are no easy wins for the Spiders this year.
And I know you wont like hearing this but with CM coaching, we can lose to anyone. Most bracket experts think a 24-7 Spider team will be in but its hard to be confident that will happen with the guy at the helm. I hope I am wrong because this fanbase and university deserve some success.
 
Would agree that there are no easy games but we absolutely should beat GW and UMass, those are games you have to win home or away. We have historically owned Duquesne although it’s a new era there and on the road will be challenging.

Davidson is the most concerning to me. But it’s do or die time.
 
Would agree that there are no easy games but we absolutely should beat GW and UMass, those are games you have to win home or away. We have historically owned Duquesne although it’s a new era there and on the road will be challenging.

Davidson is the most concerning to me. But it’s do or die time.
If UR loses these games, will Mooney get the ax?
 
Would agree that there are no easy games but we absolutely should beat GW and UMass, those are games you have to win home or away. We have historically owned Duquesne although it’s a new era there and on the road will be challenging.

Davidson is the most concerning to me. But it’s do or die time.
GW does have their PG back so may not be a beatdown tonight.
UMass has a great player but hasn't been much of a road team.
Davidson is different at home vs away despite their SBU game.
And I still don't know what to make of Duquesne...
 
Would agree that there are no easy games but we absolutely should beat GW and UMass, those are games you have to win home or away. We have historically owned Duquesne although it’s a new era there and on the road will be challenging.

Davidson is the most concerning to me. But it’s do or die time.

‘Absolutely beat’ seems I heard the same thing about Bonnies
 
Most bracket experts think a 24-7 Spider team will be in
They do? We will be the favorite in each of the last 4 games, so for those that do "projected" brackets, wouldn't they already have us in?
I think 24-7 leaves us in need of a quality win in the A10 tourney. Can't get bounced in the QFs, and hope that we don't land a Quad 4 scrub that made it from Wednesday.
 
They do? We will be the favorite in each of the last 4 games, so for those that do "projected" brackets, wouldn't they already have us in?
I think 24-7 leaves us in need of a quality win in the A10 tourney. Can't get bounced in the QFs, and hope that we don't land a Quad 4 scrub that made it from Wednesday.
Each prediction site only gives you partial credit for games a team is favored. Your ranking does go up if you actually win the game or win by a greater margin.
 
Each prediction site only gives you partial credit for games a team is favored. Your ranking does go up if you actually win the game or win by a greater margin.
I was referring to bracket experts. I haven't seen any - let alone "most" - say a 24-7 Spider team is "in."
 
They do? We will be the favorite in each of the last 4 games, so for those that do "projected" brackets, wouldn't they already have us in?
I think 24-7 leaves us in need of a quality win in the A10 tourney. Can't get bounced in the QFs, and hope that we don't land a Quad 4 scrub that made it from Wednesday.
Many do already have us in and most others have us last couple out. They are considering that other bubble teams will have letdowns and if we win out it will be hard to keep us out with a 24-7 record or 25-8. I do agree we wouldnt survive a quad 4 loss in first round of tourney even if we sweep next 4.
 
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Many do already have us in and most others have us last couple out. They are considering that other bubble teams will have letdowns and if we win out it will be hard to keep us out with a 24-7 record or 25-8.
48 of 126 have us in. But I think a vast majority of brackets are as if no more games are going to be played before Selection Sunday.
So it won't be difficult to move up or down 3 spots...
 
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Oh gosh, I wasn't even considering a Quad 4 loss in the tourney. I was saying our 25th win will need to be against a decent team to feel confident. But our opponents are out of our control.
 
I was referring to bracket experts. I haven't seen any - let alone "most" - say a 24-7 Spider team is "in."
Ive read it in a couple bubble watch breakdowns that a 24-7 richmond team would be hard not to put in and am assuming that those others who have us as in or last few out at 20-7 would consider us even more in or last few in at 24-7.
 
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48 of 126 have us in. But I think a vast majority of brackets are as if no more games are going to be played before Selection Sunday.
So it won't be difficult to move up or down 3 spots...

And 95 of them had NC State in. Most as an 11 or 12 seed. So, most of them will probably have them out after last night's loss to UNC.
 
And 95 of them had NC State in. Most as an 11 or 12 seed. So, most of them will probably have them out after last night's loss to UNC.
Yes, the composite of the group of brackets seems to take 3 or 4 days, so often one game behind.

I mainly want to point out that you don't want to oversimplify the situation or to laminate any predictions...yet.
 
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Ive read it in a couple bubble watch breakdowns that a 24-7 richmond team would be hard not to put in and am assuming that those others who have us as in or last few out at 20-7 would consider us even more in or last few in at 24-7.

Maybe we're saying the same thing, but I still believe a 24-7 team would need to perform in the A10 tourney. I wouldn't have a lot of confidence if we win our last 4 regular season games, then lose in the quarter-final (regardless of opponent). That's all I mean by "is a 24-7 team (24-8 on Selection Sunday) really in?"
 
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Look at ACC and see how bottom teams can beat the top teams, same thing with the A10. Parity is
there, and if just one or two players have career games and the other team struggles, anything can happen.
Right now I think Davidson is playing at a much higher level and that game scares me the most, even with it being at home
 
There is nothing new under the sun. Before any game or games this season one could say - it will not be a cakewalk. The team has risen to the occasion 20 times this season. Without going through all the analytics often this season we have followed a terrible 3 point shooting game with a really good one. Games will be challenging but the Spiders can do it! Go Spiders!
 
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We need to finish ahead of or tied with Rhode Island and then either beat them or make it farther than them in the a10s to feel really good about things.
 
I'd venture to say that the odds of us winning out for the regular season are less than 40% since every team we play except GW has beaten a team that previously this season beat us at home, and we play 2 of those games on the road.
That said before the season started, I predicted that we would not win 20 games this season so I should be happy with the team's progress. And I am, but I'd love to see us make the dance this year. Just saying that the odds are against us.
 
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I'd venture to say that the odds of us winning out for the regular season are less than 40% since every team we play except GW has beaten a team that previously this season beat us at home, and we play 2 of those games on the road.
That said before the season started, I predicted that we would not win 20 games this season so I should be happy with the team's progress. And I am, but I'd love to see us make the dance this year. Just saying that the odds are against us.
Unfortunately, I fear that you are correct. However, the next step is more important than the last. Things are looking up. The future is the best thing ahead of this team. The future is bright.
 
I'd venture to say that the odds of us winning out for the regular season are less than 40% since every team we play except GW has beaten a team that previously this season beat us at home, and we play 2 of those games on the road.
That said before the season started, I predicted that we would not win 20 games this season so I should be happy with the team's progress. And I am, but I'd love to see us make the dance this year. Just saying that the odds are against us.
I am not disputing your odds, however I would like to add that while UMass, Davidson & Duquesne all beat SLU and we loss to them, UMass, Davidson & Duquesne all loss to GW. So I am not certain what any individual game actually means...

But as to tonight, I hope Francis neutralizes Potter...
 
Man, some of you truthers are quite the pessimists. We have the greatest class ever being led by the brilliant slightly over .500 coaching mind of Chris Mooney leading them. How could we not win all 4 of these games?
 
Man, some of you truthers are quite the pessimists. We have the greatest class ever being led by the brilliant slightly over .500 coaching mind of Chris Mooney leading them. How could we not win all 4 of these games?
Easy.
 
Look at ACC and see how bottom teams can beat the top teams, same thing with the A10. Parity is
there, and if just one or two players have career games and the other team struggles, anything can happen.
Right now I think Davidson is playing at a much higher level and that game scares me the most, even with it being at home
After tonights performance, they should all scare us.
 
Maybe we're saying the same thing, but I still believe a 24-7 team would need to perform in the A10 tourney. I wouldn't have a lot of confidence if we win our last 4 regular season games, then lose in the quarter-final (regardless of opponent). That's all I mean by "is a 24-7 team (24-8 on Selection Sunday) really in?"
Agree cant bomb out in Brooklyn
 
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