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RE: ESPN Way Too Early NCAA Bracket
(05-29-2019 04:28 PM)newtiger Wrote: (05-29-2019 03:35 PM)UofMemphis Wrote: 23-8 regular season (there will be early season 'bumps in the road')
2-1 AAC Tourney
2-1 NCAA Tourney
27-10 Sweet 16
that's my guess.
I see no way that we loose 8 games in the regular season
OOC is OM, UT, Oregon, Jackson St, NC State, Geogia...I only see us losing two of those at max....
low expectations makes me happy more often...
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BartlettTigerFan
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RE: ESPN Way Too Early NCAA Bracket
When I quote a job I always add 25%. If I quote 50 and it takes 40 the customer is happy. If I quote 30 and it takes 40 the customer is pizzed. It’s all perspective.
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05-30-2019 03:19 PM |
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RE: ESPN Way Too Early NCAA Bracket
Call me optimistic, I think we will be first seed in a region.
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RE: ESPN Way Too Early NCAA Bracket
(05-30-2019 03:25 PM)rc0213 Wrote: Call me optimistic, I think we will be first seed in a region.
First seed in the whole tourney!
I will not be out-optimisticated.
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RE: ESPN Way Too Early NCAA Bracket
(05-30-2019 09:12 AM)BartlettTigerFan Wrote: Duke lost 6 games and the 6th was in the Elite 8. Are there Memphis fans that would be disappointed with a season like that, seriously?
I would be happy with that! But would love more!
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RE: ESPN Way Too Early NCAA Bracket
(05-30-2019 08:37 PM)uskjtc02 Wrote: (05-30-2019 09:12 AM)BartlettTigerFan Wrote: Duke lost 6 games and the 6th was in the Elite 8. Are there Memphis fans that would be disappointed with a season like that, seriously?
I would be happy with that! But would love more!
I'd be thrilled with a season like that.
Still, looking at what's known to be on the schedule, I'm going with 3-5 losses. If all of these kids are everything advertised and gel quickly, then there aren't that many real "threats" lurking as far as known opponents. NC State, UT, Oregon, Houston, Cincy? Maybe I'm forgetting someone. I feel like we will drop a game of two that we shouldn't, but guessing we will be favored in all of those games.
As far as NCAA runs, I think you almost have to set the floor at a advancing to the 2nd weekend. Tournaments are a crapshoot, a bad matchup or off night and you go home. However, after Josh and Tubby I'd be thrilled with a Sweet 16 run even if it was seen as a disappointment by national media because of the #1 class.
(This post was last modified: 05-30-2019 10:13 PM by SpiderMan79x.)
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RE: ESPN Way Too Early NCAA Bracket
It's at least a four-team league next year.
Probably not more than that though.
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RE: ESPN Way Too Early NCAA Bracket
(05-30-2019 09:29 AM)BartlettTigerFan Wrote: (05-30-2019 09:18 AM)mairving Wrote: (05-30-2019 09:12 AM)BartlettTigerFan Wrote: Duke lost 6 games and the 6th was in the Elite 8. Are there Memphis fans that would be disappointed with a season like that, seriously?
C'mon that's an apples to oranges comparison. Duke plays in the ACC not the AAC. Duke lost 3 games when their best player and No. 1 pick in the draft was out. Those losses were to top 10 North Carolina, twice and eventual national champion Virginia. The other regular season losses were to Gonzaga who was top 5 most of the year and the outlier Syracuse.
I agree it's apples to oranges. And that said, then how could a Duke-like season be disappointing for Memphis? I know the AAC isn't the ACC, but I hope no one seriously thinks the AAC is going to be CUSA 2.0 next year.
I think some Tiger fans are putting way too much on Penny. We have a great team, but a VERY young team. I think we'll have a few inexplicable losses. JMO.
Agreed...I think some have some unrealistic expectations...
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RE: ESPN Way Too Early NCAA Bracket
(05-29-2019 03:35 PM)UofMemphis Wrote: 23-8 regular season (there will be early season 'bumps in the road')
2-1 AAC Tourney
2-1 NCAA Tourney
27-10 Sweet 16
that's my guess.
No offense to you, but I don’t see us losing 8 games prior to the ncaa tournament. I think the max is five losses, but my guess is four. 2-5 losses should be doable.
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05-31-2019 10:03 AM |
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Joe1
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RE: ESPN Way Too Early NCAA Bracket
(05-31-2019 07:59 AM)macgar32 Wrote: (05-30-2019 09:29 AM)BartlettTigerFan Wrote: (05-30-2019 09:18 AM)mairving Wrote: (05-30-2019 09:12 AM)BartlettTigerFan Wrote: Duke lost 6 games and the 6th was in the Elite 8. Are there Memphis fans that would be disappointed with a season like that, seriously?
C'mon that's an apples to oranges comparison. Duke plays in the ACC not the AAC. Duke lost 3 games when their best player and No. 1 pick in the draft was out. Those losses were to top 10 North Carolina, twice and eventual national champion Virginia. The other regular season losses were to Gonzaga who was top 5 most of the year and the outlier Syracuse.
I agree it's apples to oranges. And that said, then how could a Duke-like season be disappointing for Memphis? I know the AAC isn't the ACC, but I hope no one seriously thinks the AAC is going to be CUSA 2.0 next year.
I think some Tiger fans are putting way too much on Penny. We have a great team, but a VERY young team. I think we'll have a few inexplicable losses. JMO.
Agreed...I think some have some unrealistic expectations...
Define unrealistic. If someone is saying we should go 39-1 or 40-0. The key word should. Then yes, that’s unrealistic. But if someone is predicting five losses in the regular season, winning conference championship, winning conference tournament, and going to the elite 8 or final four. I don’t view that as unrealistic.
I think it’s unrealistic to predict us losing close to 10 regular season games. All while calling it “bumps in the road”.
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RE: ESPN Way Too Early NCAA Bracket
(05-31-2019 10:16 AM)Joe1 Wrote: Define unrealistic. If someone is saying we should go 39-1 or 40-0. The key word should. Then yes, that’s unrealistic. But if someone is predicting five losses in the regular season, winning conference championship, winning conference tournament, and going to the elite 8 or final four. I don’t view that as unrealistic.
I think it’s unrealistic to predict us losing close to 10 regular season games. All while calling it “bumps in the road”.
I agree 10 regular season losses is pretty unlikely.
Like I already posted, I think 5-8 total losses is very realistic. That said, Tiger fans predicting a 3 loss season are just not being realistic. I hope I'm wrong and we do have a 3 or 4 loss season, but I sure wouldn't beat my paycheck on it.
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RE: ESPN Way Too Early NCAA Bracket
Well if we are defining realistic and unrealistic, we are on the verge of an existential crisis.
But if each person is discussing his/her own realistic and unrealistic expectations, then we're down the rabbit hole...where everyone. knows. anything goes.
Put plainly. Everybody's right nobody's wrong. lol
(This post was last modified: 05-31-2019 11:05 AM by snowtiger.)
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RE: ESPN Way Too Early NCAA Bracket
Penny doesn’t go for lowering the bar. I’m confident that his goals are very high.
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05-31-2019 11:21 AM |
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RE: ESPN Way Too Early NCAA Bracket
(05-31-2019 11:21 AM)Joe1 Wrote: Penny doesn’t go for lowering the bar. I’m confident that his goals are very high.
He wants all the smoke. :)
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RE: ESPN Way Too Early NCAA Bracket
Freshmen ... Hmmmm
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RE: ESPN Way Too Early NCAA Bracket
(05-31-2019 11:25 AM)steves Wrote: Freshmen ... Hmmmm
Really really good freshmen
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RE: ESPN Way Too Early NCAA Bracket
(05-31-2019 11:45 AM)Joe1 Wrote: (05-31-2019 11:25 AM)steves Wrote: Freshmen ... Hmmmm
Really really good freshmen
REALLY REALLY good freshmen.
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05-31-2019 11:46 AM |
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RE: ESPN Way Too Early NCAA Bracket
(05-31-2019 11:46 AM)BartlettTigerFan Wrote: (05-31-2019 11:45 AM)Joe1 Wrote: (05-31-2019 11:25 AM)steves Wrote: Freshmen ... Hmmmm
Really really good freshmen
REALLY REALLY good freshmen.
REALLY REALLY good freshMEN.
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05-31-2019 11:48 AM |
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RE: ESPN Way Too Early NCAA Bracket
Amazing how high the ceiling is in 1.5 years time. Our floor is very high as well. It's a good time to be a Tiger!
I will say that having so many young players on the floor creates a large standard deviation of probability. Our range of COULD HAPPEN is HUGE. It's a range I'm ahhpy with tho. Floor is higher than Tubby's ceiling. Ceiling can't get higher. Life is good!
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RE: ESPN Way Too Early NCAA Bracket
(05-31-2019 01:01 PM)gusrob Wrote: Amazing how high the ceiling is in 1.5 years time. Our floor is very high as well. It's a good time to be a Tiger!
I will say that having so many young players on the floor creates a large standard deviation of probability. Our range of COULD HAPPEN is HUGE. It's a range I'm ahhpy with tho. Floor is higher than Tubby's ceiling. Ceiling can't get higher. Life is good!
If you're ahhpy, I'm ahhpy.
Memphis got it going!
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