CuseIn282xx
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But OZ is right. Maybe scoring can win games, but a lack of fundamentals definitely LOSES games.
NET rankings coming Dec 1
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But we didn’t score, so it’s a moot point on what our record could’ve been
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"If ifs ands and buts were candy and nuts, everyday would be Christmas." - a wise man named Mac who was a pretty damn good football coach at some school in Central New York state.
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There’s a lot of casual thoughts on here… sorry mine triggered anyone.
Nice. Clemson is up to Q1 Loss, Hofstra holding steady but still Q3. Tennessee lost some steam on their beat down but is still a Q1 win. That's about 20 spots in 2 games I think.
Just gotta keep stacking wins though. A loss against FSU or BC will send us right back to where we were.
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Yep smack both of them by double figures, winning being most important though and we might jump near the low 50s at worst mid 50s. Then comes the real opportunities vs VT and Miami at home. You win those and then comes the chance to be on the bubble or even project as safely in should we not lose before NC State and win there.
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sure is, in the 90s prior to game, keep winning, gotta be in low 40s to be in bubble contention
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It was 78 before last nights game.
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Yup it was 90s before Ga Tech. Road wins by double digits against conference peers help. Really need to win big In next two.
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It's worse than that. "Make our free throws" implies we needed to be good to turn those losses into wins.
Those losses are wins if we're merely the 20th worst free-throw shooting in the country instead of the absolute worst during those losses.
It was pretty, well, mindnumbing.
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Just 3 more FT makes and we could have won both those games.
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Up to 65 this morning.
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If we smoke BC, and I expect there to be some heat on the defense after last night , paired with the usual pro Cuse crowd we should be mid 50s before the beginning of the key stretch of games against decent conference foes.
Weak in conference away games that we win by 10 or more add a ton of analytics value.
Agree, the road wins are where it's going to be at. If we steal one of those big ones we may pop 10 spots just like that.
ND/Cal I think become must wins at Home because those 2 teams look like they're due to freefall down the ACC. Then 1 more Pitt game in the finale is must win
This is a year where if we beat who we're favored to beat and just take down 1-2 teams out of like the 8 other ACC teams making the tourney we'll be in.
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I hope so. I will say BC is a decent defensive team, per KenPom, but atrocious on offense. Kind of the opposite of Florida State. It’s an away game (but lots of us Cuse fans will be there) but I’d love to see us win by 15-20+. That would help our metrics.
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In that case, we'll need to rebound misses and get out and run so the defense doesn't set. Hoping to blow them out.
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We need to get to 40 or better with 4 Q1 wins to be safely in the NCAAT.
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that's the formula right there
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I am looking at it this way
1) win next 2 (BC VT)
2) win at least two of the Miami/SMU/@Wake games
4) Don’t screw up against ND, CAL and Pitt at home
3) go 3-3 in the NC st, UVA, Duke, UNC, Lville road games and UNC at home part of schedule
To be comfortable in the tournament before ACC tournament
I think we have a realistic shot at 12 ACC wins. If those 12 wins only include 1 of the 6 in part 3 I listed, it will be on the bubble and then need some work in ACC tournament
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If Hofstra wins the CAA, they have to be the most likely low-mid major upset favorite in the past couple years to make a run. As well as maybe the year that Claxton decides to take a bigger job.
Up to 60 nice.
There’s a handful of mid majors floating around the 40’s-50’s that are 1 loss in conference away from dropping 10 spots. Also a handful of P5 teams a loss away from dropping big. Crazy how the net can prop up a handful of 10-7 teams still this far into the season.
if we just keep stacking wins against the ACC bubble and finish up the run through the scrubs then our net will take care of the rest.
There’s a handful of mid majors floating around the 40’s-50’s that are 1 loss in conference away from dropping 10 spots. Also a handful of P5 teams a loss away from dropping big. Crazy how the net can prop up a handful of 10-7 teams still this far into the season.
if we just keep stacking wins against the ACC bubble and finish up the run through the scrubs then our net will take care of the rest.
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