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This isn't even a basketball discussion for me. Goddammit Cordell, your team needs you. Time to grow up and make better decisions. And yes, I've done some dumb things in my life too, bit I've also never been a part of a D1 college basketball program either, where I have an entire team...

You're probably right, but I'm certainly not one of those. I'm just used to seeing it happen, so it's my fear. But trust me, I want the team to succeed and roll into the NCAA Tournament with a good seed.

Yeah the old Big East. John Thompson, Rollie Massimino, Lou Carnesecca, PJ Carlesimo, etc. Good stuff. I remember for a while they allowed 6 fouls instead of 5.

Yep this is what I recall at least when I was a kid in the late 80's onward. Didn't seem to really change until the Big Ten Network came long. A weekend game was always Saturday except for the occasional Sunday afternoon nationally televised game. Saturday - good old Raycom! The weekday...

I guess we'll see. The game the other night didn't inspire a lot of confidence but it's just one game. The remaining schedule isn't easy so I DO expect some losses, but I still think 4-5 of our remaining games are winnable. I picked 5-4 to close it out (including a loss @Purdue), but 4-5...

Last second hurts far more but I'd always rather be competitive than be embarrassed, I think.

Well, it is February after all... :confused: Ok, ok.. MSU did get destroyed there, too. But good grief. What a turd. Purdue has been making us their bitch in recent years. Not just losing to them, but going down in flames, in epic fashion.

I went 5-4. Splitting the roadies @IU and @minny, dropping the other road games. Winning out at home. It may not shake out that way (maybe win tonight and drop IU/Minny instead), but that's my best guess. And I can live with that. I hope for better, of course.

I don't see it happening - our second half schedule seems a little more difficult than the first half. Not complaining though - to be just a game back at this point is better than I expected. I'd be pretty thrilled to finish in the Top 4-5, maybe get a double bye in the BTT...

This team seems clearly "tougher" than many of the years past.. So it makes me hopeful that this year, the team can stay strong through the end of the year and not back slide too much, or at all. The one thing that concerns me, though, is the short bench due to injury and playing some...

Agreed. If they had called off the dogs, then don't throw down court for the dunk and just run out the clock, but that wasn't the case.

Nice to see isn't it? Been a log time since we've been "clutch".

If it was about the dunk, I'd say it was fair game. Illinois called a TO after the 3 and were pressing, so it was clear they hadn't stopped trying. They weren't going to just let us run out the clock, so why should Iowa stop playing? Can't have it both ways, fuckos. Illinois being Illinois...

I'll preface this by saying I don't pay much attention to high school basketball and it's literally been decades since I've attended a high school game... But in the year of our Lord A.D. 2020, I honestly didn't realize there were still places where basketball was being played without a shot...

Well, they did play for the national title a couple years ago (although they lost). I used to feel the same about Utah under Rick Majerus until they made a run to the title game as well (lost to UK). I'm sure UNLV didn't have a very tough schedule under Jerry T back in the day, either. Yeah I...

Interesting, but I'm not going there. Get through the dreaded Feb/March part of the schedule reasonably well and that would be a good start. Then, get us to the 2nd weekend of the NCAA Tournament and see how things are looking, then I MIGHT start to entertain the idea. I do enjoy the...

Yeah I was just thinking that actually. Hawks keep winning and the seed could get pretty high. Personally I think they'll end up in the 6-7 range barring a meltdown or an incredible run. Lot of tough games down the stretch so there will be some L's but hopefully those won't hurt our seeding...

I refuse to try to predict what our NCAA Tournament ceiling is. When you can get teams like George Mason, VCU, Butler, etc. make the FF or title game, I'd say most anything could happen. Or you could lose in a first round upset. It's such a crap shoot. It's really gonna depend IMO on how...

I think I would have to shoot myself. And then Evansville would make the Sweet 16, and we get to spend the next five years arguing with a certain few people that Lickliter really IS a good coach after all, and we just didn't give him enough time. "The Evansville Way".

Agreed and that is the real question. I want to see what our roster next year looks like first before talking much about this sort of thing. IF everyone does indeed return, expectations will be sky high, as they should be. I really want to see everyone back so we can find out!