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<blockquote data-quote="bke1984" data-source="post: 133647" data-attributes="member: 932"><p>So I'll preface this by saying that wins and losses are really what define a team, and this year we have not been very good in that regard. Our offense has been extremely frustrating to watch at times, and I'd be lying if I said I was happy with the season...</p><p></p><p>...but we're probably < 10 points away from being a bubble team for the NCAA tournament, and instead we're probably not even going to the NIT. All of these games could have easily gone the other direction (I'm not even mentioning the game on 12/6, because I'm trying to erase that from my memory):</p><p></p><p>11/27 - Marquette</p><p>1/3 - Notre Dame</p><p>1/7 - Syracuse</p><p>1/14 - Notre Dame</p><p>1/17 - Pitt</p><p>1/25 - BC</p><p>1/31 - NC State</p><p>2/4 - Duke</p><p></p><p><strong>Pipe dream scenario:</strong></p><p>We win all of those and we're 19-4 (9-2, ACC) and we're a shoe-in for the NCAA tournament right now. This was never going to happen though...very rare that you win every close game</p><p></p><p><strong>Not so unrealistic scenario:</strong></p><p>We beat Marquette, beat ND once, beat Syracuse, BC, and NC State, but still fall in close games to Pitt, ND second time, and Duke. Now we'd be 16-7 (6-5 ACC) with three upcoming winnable games against FSU, VT, and Clemson (twice). Under this scenario it's not that unfeasible that we could have finished at 19-11 (9-9 ACC) and been an NCAA bubble team and guaranteed in the NIT.</p><p></p><p>All that being said, we need to win more games. But I don't think it's that far fetched that we could be a 20-win team as soon as next year if we can just figure out a way to win a few close ones. This typically comes down to kids making plays rather than coaches drawing them up.</p><p></p><p>Again, not saying I'm happy with what's going on, but maybe it's a little too soon to start paying three basketball coaches as the same time...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bke1984, post: 133647, member: 932"] So I'll preface this by saying that wins and losses are really what define a team, and this year we have not been very good in that regard. Our offense has been extremely frustrating to watch at times, and I'd be lying if I said I was happy with the season... ...but we're probably < 10 points away from being a bubble team for the NCAA tournament, and instead we're probably not even going to the NIT. All of these games could have easily gone the other direction (I'm not even mentioning the game on 12/6, because I'm trying to erase that from my memory): 11/27 - Marquette 1/3 - Notre Dame 1/7 - Syracuse 1/14 - Notre Dame 1/17 - Pitt 1/25 - BC 1/31 - NC State 2/4 - Duke [B]Pipe dream scenario:[/B] We win all of those and we're 19-4 (9-2, ACC) and we're a shoe-in for the NCAA tournament right now. This was never going to happen though...very rare that you win every close game [B]Not so unrealistic scenario:[/B] We beat Marquette, beat ND once, beat Syracuse, BC, and NC State, but still fall in close games to Pitt, ND second time, and Duke. Now we'd be 16-7 (6-5 ACC) with three upcoming winnable games against FSU, VT, and Clemson (twice). Under this scenario it's not that unfeasible that we could have finished at 19-11 (9-9 ACC) and been an NCAA bubble team and guaranteed in the NIT. All that being said, we need to win more games. But I don't think it's that far fetched that we could be a 20-win team as soon as next year if we can just figure out a way to win a few close ones. This typically comes down to kids making plays rather than coaches drawing them up. Again, not saying I'm happy with what's going on, but maybe it's a little too soon to start paying three basketball coaches as the same time... [/QUOTE]
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