Postseason Chances?

[RamblinRed]

http://www.cbssports.com/college-ba...turday-shakes-up-the-ncaa-tournament-bracket/

Good discussion of how games today affected various bubble teams and their chances.

It was an amazing day for B12 bubble teams. Three went into road games at the top 3 B12 teams and all the road teams won.

Bad day for SEC bubble teams. ACC will be a week to week thing imo. GT is mentioned in this writeup.

 

[jeffgt14]

Also, Syracuse has likely played itself into the bracket or the first 4 off with 3 straight wins over Top 15 teams.

Syracuse is just like us. Can play against anyone at home but struggles on the road. We can beat them at home. We just need to steal one win in the road. I think Miami is our best shot. We have to win 4 in a row.

 

[Peacone36]

Syracuse is just like us. Can play against anyone at home but struggles on the road. We can beat them at home. We just need to steal one win in the road. I think Miami is our best shot. We have to win 4 in a row.

Syracuse is nothing like us. They have firepower to hang with/beat anyone in the country. Talent wise they are a top 25 team but trying to make Gillon a PG is like calling a Zebra a Pinto.

 

[McCamish Maniacs]

This week shows that last week was fools' gold. Just enough to raise expectations, then fall back down.


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Because losing to two top 35 teams on the road with half of the roster sick/injured is something to be ashamed of?

Think people sometimes forget how much of a gauntlet the ACC is. Even great teams go through winless stretches. Just the way the conference is. Personally, I don't think this week showed anything about last week being "fools gold".

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Last week was certainly not fool's gold. It is what this team is capable of with a healthy roster, and especially at home. This week is what we expected the entire season to look like.

 

[Buzzgolf14]

Because losing to two top 35 teams on the road with half of the roster sick/injured is something to be ashamed of?

Think people sometimes forget how much of a gauntlet the ACC is. Even great teams go through winless stretches. Just the way the conference is. Personally, I don't think this week showed anything about last week being "fools gold".

Maybe a poor choice of words, but I think it did raise expectations higher than what is realistic. In December, 5 ACC wins seemed unattainable. Now, these losses are disappointing. Time will tell which end of the spectrum we end up on.


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[Peacone36]

I think the most disappointing thing about yesterday was the fact that @TheSteamWhistle tginks Tim Duncan was overrated.

 

[RamblinRed]

Here is Jerry Palm's Latest bracketology.

http://www.cbssports.com/college-ba...tucky-fading-at-4-seed-syracuse-last-team-in/

He has Syracuse as his last team in (if you look at GT's and Syracuse's profile you can make arguements for which team should be considered higher. - I suspect the final factor for Palm at this point was Syracuse's higher win count - we just have alot of losses for a team with still 7 to play).

Wake and GT are both in his first four out. GT one spot in front of Wake in his.
The link for the bracket is in a box to the right.

 

[BigDaddyBuzz]

Need FSU and UNC to win today.

 

[CuseJacket]

I maintain our @VCU win will come in realllllly handy if we can stay in the NCAA picture. And we can thank St. Bonaventure's students for making sure our VCU win continues to look nice and shiny.

St. Bonaventure's would-be game-winner ruined by technical for premature court storm

Agree with @RamblinRed that GT and Syracuse's resumes are basically the same. I think our one good road win is a differentiator right now and will be if we stay on the bubble. Better than ND at home imo.

 

[CuseJacket]

Also, Syracuse has likely played itself into the bracket or the first 4 off with 3 straight wins over Top 15 teams.

Only beaten two top 15 in FSU and UVA.

 

[Techster]

That VT road game we let slip out of our hands still looming large. Would be 6-5 in the conference instead of vice versa.

 

[lover1971]

You know in all honesty, being a "true die hard jacket fan", I'm happy with what "there is to come". We obviously can see better coaching brings better results. Now all we need is talent, which all the top notch programs have. Tech basketball is back, and Atlanta (especially our Falcons) is back on the map. Go Tech and Go Falcons!

 

[orientalnc]

Need FSU and UNC to win today.

You got your wish. The FSU-Clemson game was ugly.

 

[Techster]

I think the most disappointing thing about yesterday was the fact that @TheSteamWhistle tginks Tim Duncan was overrated.

Ask Rick Pitino how overrated Tim Duncan is. He bet his NBA coaching career on landing Duncan.

http://nesn.com/2013/02/rick-pitino...-celtics-because-boston-didnt-get-tim-duncan/

 

[RamblinRed]

FWIW, ESPN has GT first 4 out this morning (as expected). Both Clemson and Wake are among the last in.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology

 

[orientalnc]

FWIW, ESPN has GT first 4 out this morning (as expected). Both Clemson and Wake are among the last in.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology

The discussion at ESPN that resulted in Clemson being in their bracket two days after losing by 48 must have been interesting.

 

[CuseJacket]

The easiest thing to remember is, with 1 month to go until the tournament, everything is within GT's control. Doesn't matter what other teams do between now and Selection Sunday. If we take care of business, we're in.

Easier said than done, but I digress.

 

[BleedingGold]

The easiest thing to remember is, with 1 month to go until the tournament, everything is within GT's control. Doesn't matter what other teams do between now and Selection Sunday. If we take care of business, we're in.

Easier said than done, but I digress.

It's a good point though. Around this point last season, the only good win we had was Notre Dame. Even with the win streak we went on, the only chance we had before the ACC tournament was beating Louisville on the road. Didn't matter how we did against everyone else. Right now, we have the quality wins. At this point, we don't have to rely on going on a run in the ACC tournament. We can wrap everything up in the regular season. As you said, "easier said than done."

 

[AE 87]

It's a good point though. Around this point last season, the only good win we had was Notre Dame. Even with the win streak we went on, the only chance we had before the ACC tournament was beating Louisville on the road. Didn't matter how we did against everyone else. Right now, we have the quality wins. At this point, we don't have to rely on going on a run in the ACC tournament. We can wrap everything up in the regular season. As you said, "easier said than done."

FWIW, we beat #4 UVA last year on January 9. The ND win wasn't till near the end of February so your point still stands.

We finished the regular season last year 19-14 (8-10). With 7 real games left, we're 13-10 (5-6). It is unlikely that we'll get to 19 wins, but we can have a better conference record by winning our remaining 4 home games (BC, Syr, NC St, Pitt: tough ask but not unreasonable). It's also possible for us to get a W from @Mia, @ND, and @Syr. I think we should win at least 3 of our 4 home games giving us the same conf record as we had last year.