What happens now?
#1
Posted 16 February 2013 - 08:56 PM
With the win, they are now 18-7 overall, 6-6 in the ACC with 6 regular season games remaining:
2/19 @ BC
2/23 Clemson
2/27 @ Georgia Tech
3/2 @ Wake Forest
3/6 UNC
3/10 @ UVA
What happens now? What do you expect Maryland to do in these 6 games?
I think MD would be in pretty decent shape for the Tournament if they can go 4-2 in this stretch. I would expect them to make the dance with a 4-2 stretch, and 1 win in the ACCT. Anything less than that probably has them sweating.
The UVA home loss still hurts with 4 road games looming. Getting that home win vs. UNC, and a road win at UVA would be huge.
Will be interesting to see just how much MD jumps in RPI and SOS with the Duke win.
The goal should not be just backing into the dance though. MD showed they do have the capability of playing with very good teams. They didn't play excellent today against Duke, but they played hard. They battled on every possession. Would be great to see them go on a real run over the remaining regular season and ACCT games, and eliminate any doubt about them being selected.
#3
Posted 16 February 2013 - 09:10 PM
I'm already sweating the BC game.
Absolutely. Maryland can win and lose each of these 6 games. The turnovers are a negative equalizer in the games where they have the talent advantage. Also having 4 of these 6 games on the road will be difficult.
My hope is that the win today gives them the mindset that they could achieve more.
It could just as easily be easy for them to mentally let down after raising their intensity today. That would be disappointing, but understandable.
#4
Posted 16 February 2013 - 11:03 PM
They have to win road games now though.
#5
Posted 17 February 2013 - 01:12 AM
NO. 1 SEEDS
Midwest: Indiana
East: Miami
South: Florida
West: Duke
(No. 5 on the S-curve: Gonzaga)
LAST FOUR IN
Virginia
Arizona State
Villanova
California
FIRST FOUR OUT
Kentucky
Temple
Indiana State
Maryland
http://espn.go.com/b... ... y-update-8
#6
Posted 17 February 2013 - 01:28 AM
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#7
Posted 17 February 2013 - 01:34 AM
I think 10-8 and two ACC wins gives us a good chance to get in. A lot will depend on the bubble and how much it gets squeezed.
#8
Posted 17 February 2013 - 08:13 AM
#9
Posted 17 February 2013 - 09:33 AM
Don't get me wrong, I'm always happy to beat Duke, and it definitively DOES help our resume significantly. MD will still need to play a lot better than they did last night if they plan to dance though, IMHO.
#10
Posted 17 February 2013 - 11:36 AM
. Anything else would be icing on the cake. Great win over Duke as Lunardi's latest rankings illustrate a single win or loss will only help or hurt you by one seed. The win meant a lot sentimentally but they can build on it.
#11
Posted 17 February 2013 - 09:24 PM
#12
Posted 18 February 2013 - 10:13 AM
#13
Posted 18 February 2013 - 10:21 AM
SOS goes from 113th to 90th.
61st to 56th in the KenPom Ratings.
#14
Posted 18 February 2013 - 10:38 AM
I think if Miami wins the regular season game, but then Duke wins the ACC tournament over Miami, that both could get #1 seeds. The Big 10 teams keep beating each other up, which could prevent them from grabbing two #1s depending on how they end up finishing.Like I said earlier, the upcoming Miami dook game is likely for a #1 seed. I doubt both Miami and dook take one.
#15
Posted 18 February 2013 - 10:40 AM
I must say I'm pretty surprised by those jumps. I'd like to argue that many other games were played involving different teams, but I won't -- I'm really shocked.Looks the RPI has jumped from 75th to 62nd.
SOS goes from 113th to 90th.
61st to 56th in the KenPom Ratings.
#16
Posted 19 February 2013 - 03:42 PM
I don't think they beat UNC and I very highly doubt they win at UVA on their Senior night (though I think UNC is a winnable game).
I think that gets UM dancing, but just barely. 1 win the ACC Tourney should seal it up.
#17
Posted 19 February 2013 - 03:46 PM
I think they'll have to get to 11-7 to be considered in heading to Greensboro. At 10-8, they'll still have work left to do, and it may take more than just one win.
#18
Posted 19 February 2013 - 03:47 PM
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