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Message: [QUOTE="bozophobe, post: 1219132, member: 2589"] I'm optimistic about SU hoops every year, and look forward to every game, but there's nothing unreasonable about suggesting SU possibly being NIT this year. I'd say the chances of them making the Big Dance are very, very roughly 50/50 this year. Remember, major conference teams don't get those tournament seeds up around 14, 15, 16, so some teams that finish around .500 in conference tend to be near the bubble. 10 or 11 losses for this team by ACC Tourney time isn't impossible. Or 12 or 13. It takes a lot of hard grinding, and a lot of luck, to come away victorious in more than half a season's nail-biters. To stay off the bubble, SU would have to win out in non-conference play, and maybe lose no more than 2 unexpected ACC games, along with the 5 or 6 or 7 they should lose against stronger ACC teams (although one hopes SU can steal at least one of those). [/QUOTE]