What gets us in the tournament? 10-8 or 11-7?

[420seriouscat69]

Either way, let's name the losses. Worst case scenario we're swept by KU, Baylor, and West Virginia, but that won't happen. We'll steal 1-2 games at home from those guys.

My projections:

-2 losses to KU
-Split with WVU
-2 losses to BU

2-3 bull crap losses on the road to shittier competition.


Do we get there?

[ChiComCat]

10-8 only has a shot to get us there if we get 2 against KU and Baylor.

[420seriouscat69]

10-8 only has a shot to get us there if we get 2 against KU and Baylor.

That's fair. I bet 10-8 gives you a shot with a win over KU and WVU tho. I honestly think Baylor is better than KU this year.

[Tobias]

how many road games against shittier competition are we even going to have?  2-3 of those losses seems like it's counting about all of them

[TownieCat]

Either way, let's name the losses. Worst case scenario we're swept by KU, Baylor, and West Virginia, but that won't happen. We'll steal 1-2 games at home from those guys.

My projections:

-2 losses to KU
-Split with WVU
-2 losses to BU

2-3 bull crap losses on the road to shittier competition.


Do we get there?

Are you really conceding a home game to Baylor? Take that crap to the shame thread.

[420seriouscat69]

This is a different Baylor team vs years past, but I wouldn't be opposed to beating them.

[TownieCat]

This is a different Baylor team vs years past, but I wouldn't be opposed to beating them.

Their noncon resume is impressive, but you can poke plenty of holes in it:
-Beat Oregon without their best player
-Haven't played a road game
-Michigan State sucks this year
-Are we sure VCU is good? (Lost to GA Tech and to Illinois by 18)

Baylor is good, but they are not so good that I'm penciling in two L's when we play them. Especially in Bramlage.

[420seriouscat69]

I'll take another W.  That gets us closer!

[kso_FAN]

We have to get some quality wins, probably at least 5 of them. It will be interesting to see where we can find those, since despite being the #1 kenpom league with all teams rated in the Top 70, the RPI picture isn't quite as good. Baylor and KU are top 10, TCU is somehow top 25, OSU is top 50, then West Virginia is 58. After that we are the next best at 73. Texas, ISU, and OU are all 100+. Granted, that will change some in the league and the SEC challenge, but the OOC RPI is pretty set. It might take 11 wins with the way the league has performed in the OOC.

I'd say from BU/ISU/WVU we must win at least 2 games, then go 8-4 (maybe 9-3) against the rest. Its a tough challenge, we'll see if this team can makes shots and defend on a consistent basis.

[renocat]

I think 10.  We can beat KU.  OSU will torture us.  Possibly beat Baylor.once.  WV big questions how we do - new rules.help, but our thin bench concerns me here.  Wv keeps coming at you like a herd of man eating rats.

[Powercat Posse]

1) At 11-7, our chances would be pretty darn good to make it.
2) 10-8 with a KC win (meaning we probably beat the 4 seed as a 5, or beat 3 as a 6), I think our chances are more toward "Yes" than "No" on making it.
3) With a 10-8 + KC loss, it will probably come down to how strong the resumes are of the last spots (last 3-4 teams that make it as At large)


Isu, OKSt, Ou, Texas, Tech, Tcu ..... To get 9 wins here what be pretty nice. 6-0 home with 3-3 on the road (possibly 5-1 home 4-2 road). Then take 2 of the 3 at home vs Ku/Baylor/WV (Or 1 home win plus upset at WV/Baylor)

If we only go 8-4 vs the first group of 6 teams, then we need 3-3 vs Top 3 teams (that will be tough)to get to 11 wins.

** I'm hoping for 11-7 season. Then depending on what we do in Kc, I think we will be a 10 seed, or maybe even play ourselves into the 8 vs 9 matchup

[#LIFE]

Some of you are forgetting how awful oscar is on the road. 4-23 in conference last 3 years

[420seriouscat69]

This is an interesting site to follow along with

http://bracketmatrix.com/

[420seriouscat69]

There's at least 4 sites out there right now that have the cats projected as an 11 seed and most of those are play in games.

[kslim]

ive only watched a handful of games this year (because eff oscar) but in all honesty i think we can go 12-6 obviously a few things need to happen there:

ou sucks so i think we can sweep
osu is decent so i say split
isu is meh possible sweep
wvu is good but if you can beat a press you can win
as posted above we at least split with baylor they are overrated
ku for whatever reason loses to oscar at the fOOD
texas (still some ownage there)

thats all incumbent on who gets randolphed dean growing a real sack of balls and if DJamer stays healthy


worst case is 10-8

[420seriouscat69]

Confidence rising

[Clevey 2 Times]

Worst case is 8-10. Does that get oscar canned?

[420seriouscat69]

Worst case is 8-10. Does that get oscar canned?

Not when he makes it to NYC in the NIT.

[cfbandyman]

If we go 10-8, we'll need one of those wins to be ku or baylor. If we don't, we'll probably need to win at least 1 game in the conference tourny, maybe 2. IF we're 11-7 I don't see them keeping us out. But, just my opinion.

[#LIFE]

Best case for entertainment value is being on the bubble to hear oscar whine to the media about getting in/being left out

[Dr Rick Daris]

Talk of 12-6 and 11-7? You guys have lost your god damned minds.

[420seriouscat69]

Have you been watching the games, Rick? We're not bad. DJamer has gone full beast mode, Our guards are shooting well, Sneed's a legit 6th man, and we're moving the ball really really well.

Texas and Oklahoma are a bunch of bums
Iowa State isn't as good as everyone thought they'd be.
Tech and TCU are improved, but beatable.

[420seriouscat69]

http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=18333960

[Trim]

Talk of 12-6 and 11-7? You guys have lost your god damned minds.

Is it so crazy to think that the university whose football team is already penciled in for the national championship game next season would also have a basketball team capable of coasting to double-digit conference wins and be a lock for the tourney?

[GregKSU1027]

http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=18333960

Strength of schedule is an obvious issue. 

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