Will SLU make the tourney?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

The ENTIRE team is Freshmen and Sophomores? How does that happen? And why on earth would someone let that happen?

[Lesson]

The ENTIRE team is Freshmen and Sophomores? How does that happen? And why on earth would someone let that happen?

It's because SLU lost Lisch and other seniors.

And because Majerus is sad that he was at USC for only five days.




And he's not a big gay guy.
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[TimeForGuinness]

If they can finish in the top 4 in conference (gives them a bye in the first round of the A10) and have a strong A10 tourney showing (finish top 4), then they are on the bubble of the NCAA...and may get the nod for being the youngest team in NCAA basketball. That's a long road when you face Xavier, Temple, and Dayton in your last 4 games. Hopefully the students will show up because the last 3 out of 4 are at home.

Making the NIT or NCAA would be a great learning experience for this young team, especially since they were picked to finish 11th in the A10 this year.

This Wednesday should be interesting with SLU vs Xavier and Dayton vs Temple.

[slide_into_first]

Majerus needs to go.

[lukethedrifter]

Gonna have to win the rest and go deeeeeeep in the A10 Tourney to have a shot at an at large bid.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

They have to win the A10 tourney. They aren't getting an at large with this many losses and an RPI in the 80s.

[lukethedrifter]

They have to win the A10 tourney. They aren't getting an at large with this many losses and an RPI in the 80s.

I don't know how easy it is to move your rpi up 30 spots but, if they win out including a victory over Temple and at Dayton plus a couple good wins in the A10 tourney to get their rpi into the 50s they have a chance. I think. Again, they have been a different team since Ellis became eligible and have been playing really good ball lately. The selection committee used to give those things weight, plus the A10 has earned some good will this season and a third place finish in the conference might mean something.


But you're probably right.

[TimeForGuinness]

Free throws, free throws, free throws...Willie, if you had just shot 50% from the line, SLU would have won.

[phins]

They have to win the A10 tourney. They aren't getting an at large with this many losses and an RPI in the 80s.

I don't know how easy it is to move your rpi up 30 spots but, if they win out including a victory over Temple and at Dayton plus a couple good wins in the A10 tourney to get their rpi into the 50s they have a chance. I think. Again, they have been a different team since Ellis became eligible and have been playing really good ball lately. The selection committee used to give those things weight, plus the A10 has earned some good will this season and a third place finish in the conference might mean something.


But you're probably right.

At this point in the season, it's pretty much impossible to move your RPI up that much. Remember, only half of the equation is based on what you do. 1/4 is what your opponents do, and 1/4 is based on what your opponents opponents do.

SLU has had a great season, much better than I anticipated, but they aren't a tourney at-large worthy team this year. Just not enough wins away from home, and too many losses at home as well. The wins they do have, very few are over teams of actual quality. That's they their RPI is in the 80's.

It's pretty amazing to think how young they are though. Willie Reed, Kwamain Mitchell, and Cody Ellis has extremely bright futures, and I even kind of like the athleticism of Remekun. Another shooter on that team (Reid perhaps improves), and they are a tough out for any team. I'm looking forward to seeing SLU next year at the Q.

[TimeForGuinness]

They have to win the A10 tourney. They aren't getting an at large with this many losses and an RPI in the 80s.

I don't know how easy it is to move your rpi up 30 spots but, if they win out including a victory over Temple and at Dayton plus a couple good wins in the A10 tourney to get their rpi into the 50s they have a chance. I think. Again, they have been a different team since Ellis became eligible and have been playing really good ball lately. The selection committee used to give those things weight, plus the A10 has earned some good will this season and a third place finish in the conference might mean something.


But you're probably right.

At this point in the season, it's pretty much impossible to move your RPI up that much. Remember, only half of the equation is based on what you do. 1/4 is what your opponents do, and 1/4 is based on what your opponents opponents do.

SLU has had a great season, much better than I anticipated, but they aren't a tourney at-large worthy team this year. Just not enough wins away from home, and too many losses at home as well. The wins they do have, very few are over teams of actual quality. That's they their RPI is in the 80's.

It's pretty amazing to think how young they are though. Willie Reed, Kwamain Mitchell, and Cody Ellis has extremely bright futures, and I even kind of like the athleticism of Remekun. Another shooter on that team (Reid perhaps improves), and they are a tough out for any team. I'm looking forward to seeing SLU next year at the Q.

We're close...maybe if we had Ellis from the beginning of the season, instead of changing the dynamic halfway through the season. Maybe if Reid didn't sit out the whole season due to a concussion, we'd have another outside shooter (which we dearly need). Maybe if we practiced free throws, as evidence of last night. Maybe, maybe, maybe...

I was impressed with how they played Xavier and I am looking forward to the Temple game. SLU seems to be one of those teams that could put it together for a run in the tourney. If not, it was still a great season considering we were picked to finish towards the bottom.

It will be interesting how we play Temple, if we keep it close or beat them, then that will provide good momentum in the A10 tourney. Then we've played the top 4 teams close or beat them.

But if SLU wins the A10 tournament, don't they get an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament?