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CBS picks us 321
10-27-2017 02:38 PM
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(10-27-2017 02:38 PM)MICHAELSPAPPY Wrote:  https://www.cbssports.com/college-basket...abama-a-m/

Last in the Belt. I like it- No place to go but up, so we can be the "surprise" team. Last year's expectations were unrealistic after losing Josh, Mariek, Roger, etc. I honestly have no clue how we will do this season. The league is getting better and better, moving up to 13th in the RPI last year (take that WKU and MTSU). I think (hope) we will be competitive. I think every game will be a battle.
10-27-2017 02:52 PM
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UCA is 29 spots above us. I guess we'll find out pretty quickly how accurate this rating is. Of course, UCA probably should have beat us in Conway last year.
10-27-2017 02:55 PM
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Memphis at 133. If they are right about Memphis, but wrong about us, this could be a winnable game which would really be a shot in the arm for our program. Even if down, beating Memphis and Tubby Smith would catch a lot of folks attention early in the season.
10-27-2017 03:01 PM
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(10-27-2017 03:01 PM)mjs Wrote:  Memphis at 133. If they are right about Memphis, but wrong about us, this could be a winnable game which would really be a shot in the arm for our program. Even if down, beating Memphis and Tubby Smith would catch a lot of folks attention early in the season.

well probably loose that game by 20
10-27-2017 08:11 PM
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KenPom has us at 290 which is also last in the belt. I like being last honestly because we can take that to advantage if we’re surprisingly good. It also puts less pressure on the coaching staff. I don’t know what’s going to happen this year but I have a really good feeling about the team.
10-28-2017 10:27 AM
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(10-28-2017 10:27 AM)TrojanTeen2 Wrote:  KenPom has us at 290 which is also last in the belt. I like being last honestly because we can take that to advantage if we’re surprisingly good. It also puts less pressure on the coaching staff. I don’t know what’s going to happen this year but I have a really good feeling about the team.

MJS's evaluation of why the team so under performed expectations last year is probably an accurate one. And sure being picked last in the SBC means there is only one way to go. But whether being picked 290 out of 351 by Kenpom, and 321 out of 351 by CBS puts less pressure on the coaching staff is very debatable!
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10-28-2017 11:03 AM
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(10-28-2017 11:03 AM)PTJR Wrote:  
(10-28-2017 10:27 AM)TrojanTeen2 Wrote:  KenPom has us at 290 which is also last in the belt. I like being last honestly because we can take that to advantage if we’re surprisingly good. It also puts less pressure on the coaching staff. I don’t know what’s going to happen this year but I have a really good feeling about the team.

MJS's evaluation of why the team so under performed expectations last year is probably an accurate one. And sure being picked last in the SBC means there is only one way to go. But whether being picked 290 out of 351 by Kenpom, and 321 out of 351 by CBS puts less pressure on the coaching staff is very debatable!

It is debatable. I doubt folks will be thrilled with a 10th place finish even if we were picked last. On the other hand, I would think most fans would be thrilled with a 4th place finish, which wouldn't be the case if we were picked near the top like last year.
I'm hoping for 4th, so we don't play in New Orleans until Friday. That was my hope last year, but it is probably not really realistic this year.
10-28-2017 04:08 PM
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(10-28-2017 04:08 PM)mjs Wrote:  
(10-28-2017 11:03 AM)PTJR Wrote:  
(10-28-2017 10:27 AM)TrojanTeen2 Wrote:  KenPom has us at 290 which is also last in the belt. I like being last honestly because we can take that to advantage if we’re surprisingly good. It also puts less pressure on the coaching staff. I don’t know what’s going to happen this year but I have a really good feeling about the team.

MJS's evaluation of why the team so under performed expectations last year is probably an accurate one. And sure being picked last in the SBC means there is only one way to go. But whether being picked 290 out of 351 by Kenpom, and 321 out of 351 by CBS puts less pressure on the coaching staff is very debatable!

It is debatable. I doubt folks will be thrilled with a 10th place finish even if we were picked last. On the other hand, I would think most fans would be thrilled with a 4th place finish, which wouldn't be the case if we were picked near the top like last year.
I'm hoping for 4th, so we don't play in New Orleans until Friday. That was my hope last year, but it is probably not really realistic this year.

if we finish 4rth i will plant a big ole kiss on wes mouth its not gonna happen
10-28-2017 07:00 PM
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In all honesty, virtually no one has any idea how we will do. We lost most of the team, and none of our recruits is high-profile. So, they just pick us last and wait and see. Logical - but not necessarily correct.
10-29-2017 08:48 AM
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I will be very surprised if they win more games than they lose. I am hoping for something for the fans to get excited about besides videos of a lot of playground slam dunks that mean nothing in real games.....
10-29-2017 12:30 PM
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(10-29-2017 12:30 PM)UALR92 Wrote:  I will be very surprised if they win more games than they lose. I am hoping for something for the fans to get excited about besides videos of a lot of playground slam dunks that mean nothing in real games.....

I won't be "very surprised" if they are over .500. On the other hand, I won't be surprised if they are not. I really don't have a clue. Can't recall going into a season with so many unknowns.
10-29-2017 04:16 PM
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(10-29-2017 04:16 PM)mjs Wrote:  Can't recall going into a season with so many unknowns.

Not in my tenure as a fan. Almost totally in the dark.
10-29-2017 04:22 PM
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Mjs I’m beginning to think your hope for 4th place every year is your way of needling those of us who hope for better than average!
11-01-2017 07:37 PM
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We got beat by a lot of athletic teams last year. That was the intangible we did not have. I have seen the team only once couple of weeks ago. We look more athletic. How that translates in wins and losses...we'll see.
11-02-2017 09:40 AM
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(11-01-2017 07:37 PM)eh9198 Wrote:  Mjs I’m beginning to think your hope for 4th place every year is your way of needling those of us who hope for better than average!

You may be on to something. On the other hand, like last year, I have hotel rooms booked from Thursday through Sunday in New Orleans. Last year I missed the only men's game on Wednesday. It could happen again, if we don't finish 4th or better. Or we need to win on Wednesday. If we play Wednesday, again this year, I'll probably take the same view I took last year "I really don't want to be there if we lose, anyway, so I'll just see what happens. I teach class Thursday and I'd have to leave LR on Tuesday if we play during the day Wednesday. Just can't justify taking almost a whole week off work for the tourney. That's why the tourney in Hot Springs, with 2 courts, was so great (in addition to other things).
11-02-2017 09:51 AM
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I don't know how good we will be, but it will be better than 321.
11-04-2017 07:51 PM
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