Rooting guide

[Washingtonian]

I think St Louis win over Duquesne officially took us out of the top 4 running.

Assuming Mason's beats GW, they will finish one game behind 4th place. The Duquesne game really stings.

They did.
https://twitter.com/liminutemen/status/1103678674010849280

https://twitter.com/Steven_Wright_/status/1103492145837719552

 

[gmubrian]

Let's "tank" (we're kinda already doing that) for 6th or 7th!!!

Do we get the first draft pick if we tank enough? I hear we need to start bringing in some more talented rookies.

 

[patriotchild]

This is going to end up pretty much how I expected and us losing out on tiebreakers at 11-7.

I think the 6th seed is the most advantageous for right now because we'd avoid the vcu side of the bracket. Getting it requires us winning @gw and either Duq or SLU losing saturday (they both can't lose, because then we'd jump to 5th). Also I am slated to get to brooklyn, but only in time only to see the 3-6 game on friday, I'd at least have a chance to see mason before we get bounced . Then we'd likely play dayton, who we were able to beat, and have at chance to sneak into the semis

I also like 7th because I really want to avoid the possibility of losing to a bottom four team on Thursday. I can rationalize that it is somewhat reasonable to lose to the 10th seed vs. 11 or 14. Then if we win we'd play a davidson team that we matched up pretty well early in the year and we could have a chance of sneaking into the semis.

5th is probably the worst seed for us. We'd have expectations to beat the 12-13 winner (likely umass or gw) for, hopefully, the third time this year and then would have to face the team that leaped us in the standings (Bona in this case). and if we are to prevail we have to go through vcu.

 

[Leesburg Chankenstank III]

This is going to end up pretty much how I expected and us losing out on tiebreakers at 11-7.

I think the 6th seed is the most advantageous for right now because we'd avoid the vcu side of the bracket. Getting it requires us winning @gw and either Duq or SLU losing saturday (they both can't lose, because then we'd jump to 5th). Also I am slated to get to brooklyn, but only in time only to see the 3-6 game on friday, I'd at least have a chance to see mason before we get bounced . Then we'd likely play dayton, who we were able to beat, and have at chance to sneak into the semis

I also like 7th because I really want to avoid the possibility of losing to a bottom four team on Thursday. I can rationalize that it is somewhat reasonable to lose to the 10th seed vs. 11 or 14. Then if we win we'd play a davidson team that we matched up pretty well early in the year and we could have a chance of sneaking into the semis.

5th is probably the worst seed for us. We'd have expectations to beat the 12-13 winner (likely umass or gw) for, hopefully, the third time this year and then would have to face the team that leaped us in the standings (Bona in this case). and if we are to prevail we have to go through vcu.

I don't want to avoid playing vcu. I want to see what we do after that debacle. It will be very telling.

 

[patriotchild]

I don't want to avoid playing vcu. I want to see what we do after that debacle. It will be very telling.

haha me too. maybe avoid is the wrong term. so we don't have to play them until we get tot the final?

 

[GMUSig03]

I don't want to avoid playing vcu. I want to see what we do after that debacle. It will be very telling.

That's an interesting take on the potential vcu matchup that I hadn't thought of. Unfortunately, after seeing them go 11 or so deep and every guy seemingly 6'6+ with crazy long arms, I think we match up terribly with them.

I agree though, would love to see how this group of players would respond after arguably the worst/most embarrassing home loss in school history, or at least the last 20 years I've been watching.

 

[sleeperpick]

That's an interesting take on the potential vcu matchup that I hadn't thought of. Unfortunately, after seeing them go 11 or so deep and every guy seemingly 6'6+ with crazy long arms, I think we match up terribly with them.

I agree though, would love to see how this group of players would respond after arguably the worst/most embarrassing home loss in school history, or at least the last 20 years I've been watching.

vcu game was worse than Duquesne?!? or losing at home to a glorified JUCO in the beginning of the year

 

[GMUgemini]

vcu game was worse than Duquesne?!? or losing at home to a glorified JUCO in the beginning of the year

Yes. Yes, it was.

 

[patriotchild]

Whichever 9-5 team can go 3-1 in the final stretch will get the 4th seed.

Given the schedules, I actually think we’ll all end up 2-2 and 11-7 overall and the standings will be sorted out by tiebreakers, leaving us out of the top 4 because of our loss to Duquesne.

Nailed it. Sort of

Bonnie’s go 3-1 in their last 4 to get to 12-6 and the 4th seed outright.

FYI they also finished the season 7-2 only losing to vcu and Davidson.

 

[GMUYoda]

So with a *three letter word*, are we the 6 seed?

 

[patriotchild]

So with a *three letter word*, are we the 6 seed?

At least. Could go up to 5. If Duquesne has a four letter word.

 

[FreeGunston12]

Not worried about the bracket in the slightest. I have no expectation for us to be competitive. Do y’all?

So I say win today and hopefully finish as high as possible (5th). Maybe we’ll get a shot at redemption against vcu? Beating them in the tourney or winning the whole thing is the only way I feel good about the end of the season. Otherwise, 5th is more respectable than 7th even if that’s due to other teams losing.

 

[GMUYoda]

So basically it's down to this with Mason's win over GW:

If Dusquene wins their game tonight against Dayton, Dusquene is the 5 seed and Mason 6 seed

If Dusquene loses their game tonight against Dayton, Mason is 5 seed and Dusquene is the 6 seed

 

[psyclone]

St. Joe's, who play the 7 seed, didn't look too bad against vcu Friday night. I think I'd rather play someone else in our first game.

 

[GMUgemini]

St. Joe's, who play the 7 seed, didn't look too bad against vcu Friday night. I think I'd rather play someone else in our first game.

Richmond did even better. I don’t think that single game has much to do with anything.

 

[GMUYoda]

Dayton leads Dusquene by 8 at the half

 

[GMUYoda]

Dusquene loses... Mason is the 5 seed again

 

[GMUSig03]

Dusquene loses... Mason is the 5 seed again

Play at 2:30pm Thursday and same on Friday with a win

 

[GMUgemini]

Play at 2:30pm Thursday and same on Friday with a win

So we play either UMass or GW? Is that right?

And if we win that game, we play SBU? SBU is playing really, really well right now...

 

[PoorManProfit]

Can’t even finish Top 4 in a bad A10...