Basketball is peaking

[Bulldog1]

We are playing our best ball of the year right now. Our offense has improved DRASTICALLY in the last few games. We play USCe Saturday at home at 2:30. The chance to go to the tourney is here, just win the next 3 and we?re in.

[smootness]

We are playing our best ball of the year right now. Our offense has improved DRASTICALLY in the last few games. We play USCe Saturday at home at 2:30. The chance to go to the tourney is here, just win the next 3 and we?re in.

We definitely do not know that.

[Bulldog1]

We definitely do not know that.

99% we do. 11-7 in conference. 4th best team in the deepest conference, they’re not leaving us out in a 7-8 bid league.

[boot]

Winning the next 3 would put us at 23-8 (11-7), and probably tied for 2nd in a conference that all the experts are clamoring about. Our RPI would probably be high 40s.. we would most certainly be in.

[ShotgunDawg]

We are playing the best basketball right now that we've played in 7 or 8 years.

This program is on the cusp of big things. At some point this season, Howland's defensive, tough culture began to take root.

It took a little longer than most here wanted, but with the signing class we have coming in & the way we are currently playing, the sky is the limit

[smootness]

99% we do. 11-7 in conference. 4th best team in the deepest conference, they?re not leaving us out in a 7-8 bid league.

We just do not know that. At all.

We can say we think we should be in all we want, but we don't know anything. The committee does not like major conference teams who schedule as weakly as we did in the OOC. That's a fact. We are going to have to get ourselves off the bubble entirely, and that will be difficult.

Lunardi doesn't have us in the first 8 teams out right now. Beating SC and LSU will do little. Obviously Tennessee would be a big win. But there is no way for us to know that winning those 3, then losing our first game of the SECT, would get us in. Maybe, sure. Probably? Perhaps. But not definitely.

[msstate7]

We just do not know that. At all.

We can say we think we should be in all we want, but we don't know anything. The committee does not like major conference teams who schedule as weakly as we did in the OOC. That's a fact. We are going to have to get ourselves off the bubble entirely, and that will be difficult.

Lunardi doesn't have us in the first 8 teams out right now. Beating SC and LSU will do little. Obviously Tennessee would be a big win. But there is no way for us to know that winning those 3, then losing our first game of the SECT, would get us in. Maybe, sure. Probably? Perhaps. But not definitely.

LSU has a chance to be a Q1 road win. We need South Carolina to win all games but ours to make that a Q1 road win

[Roy Munson]

We just do not know that. At all.

We can say we think we should be in all we want, but we don't know anything. The committee does not like major conference teams who schedule as weakly as we did in the OOC. That's a fact. We are going to have to get ourselves off the bubble entirely, and that will be difficult.

Lunardi doesn't have us in the first 8 teams out right now. Beating SC and LSU will do little. Obviously Tennessee would be a big win. But there is no way for us to know that winning those 3, then losing our first game of the SECT, would get us in. Maybe, sure. Probably? Perhaps. But not definitely.

Yes he does

[smootness]

Yes he does

Huh?

[yjnkdawg]

LSU has a chance to be a Q1 road win. We need South Carolina to win all games but ours to make that a Q1 road win

We play SC at the Hump. Only road game we have remaining is LSU.

[Bulldog1]

Huh?
Lunardi has us as 8th team out

[Bulldog1]

We play SC at the Hump. Only road game we have remaining is LSU.

He’s talking about our recorded win

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

It took a little longer than most here wanted, but with the signing class we have coming in & the way we are currently playing, the sky is the limit
It took 2.5 years. Considering where we were when he came in and the fact that his team in year 1 was basically all seniors, that's quite fast. Hence why there was a contingency of us on here telling y'all to chill out when y'all were melting and calling for his head at the beginning of the season.

[Dawgology]

Lunardi has us as 8th team out

Was about to say the same thing. He has us as 8th. They talked about it last night on SEC Network.

[msstate7]

He’s talking about our recorded win

Correct.

[smootness]

Lunardi has us as 8th team out

He does not, not right now. He has UGA in that spot.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology/_/iteration/237

[Bulldog1]

He does not, not right now. He has UGA in that spot.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology/_/iteration/237
They said it last night on sec network

[smootness]

They said it last night on sec network

Maybe they did, but he updated it today and we are not on there.

[Bulldog1]

Maybe they did, but he updated it today and we are not on there.

We win out and we’re in. No doubt

[smootness]

We win out and we’re in. No doubt

I just don't think winning the next 3 and then losing our first game in the SECT definitely gets us in. You disagree and that's fine, but there is no way to say there is no doubt that we would get in under that scenario. None of the information out there (and there is a lot of it) confirms that. Only State fans are saying this.

[Ifyouonlyknew]

Truth is we just have to keep winning. Keep winning keep rising. Where we're at right now will look totally different than where we'll be with these next 3 wins. These teams flip & flop so much this time of year. Keep winning & the desired results will come.

[Ifyouonlyknew]

I just don't think winning the next 3 and then losing our first game in the SECT definitely gets us in. You disagree and that's fine, but there is no way to say there is no doubt that we would get in under that scenario. None of the information out there (and there is a lot of it) confirms that. Only State fans are saying this.

I agree. Have to win at least 1 in St. Louis to feel pretty comfortable. Win 2 & I don't think there's any sweat on our brow on selection Sunday.

[Bulldog1]

I just don't think winning the next 3 and then losing our first game in the SECT definitely gets us in. You disagree and that's fine, but there is no way to say there is no doubt that we would get in under that scenario. None of the information out there (and there is a lot of it) confirms that. Only State fans are saying this.

I just don’t think it will take 5 more wins like that moron woman was saying on the brodcast the other night. That was just ridiculous.

[Bulldog1]

She said 5 to get on the bubble!

[smootness]

She said 5 to get on the bubble!

3 to get on the bubble, but we don't want to be on the bubble. I think 4 gets us into 'almost certainly' territory, and 5 removes all doubt.

[Ifyouonlyknew]

I just don’t think it will take 5 more wins like that moron woman was saying on the brodcast the other night. That was just ridiculous.

It's not ridiculous. She may be 1 win too many but 5 wins would guarantee it. 4 would probably be enough but if you want to kick the door in & not worry at all on selection Sunday 5 is that safe #.

[Bulldog1]

Yea, if I heard her right, she said we have to win 5 more JUST TO GET ON THE BUBBLE.

[shannondawg]

Hell , lets just win em all and enjoy that, and if we get in more enjoyment.