Semis or Bust
by CasualHoya on Mar 9, 2009 4:53 PM EDT
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From today's Bubble Watch:
Three other teams -- No. 9 seed Cincinnati, No. 10 seed Notre Dame and No. 12 seed Georgetown -- would probably have to make an unlikely run to the tournament's championship game to have even a remote chance on Selection Sunday.
I don't agree with that. Yes, Georgetown has looked awful down the stretch, going 3-10 in last 13 games and not winning consecutive Big East games in two months.
BUT, Tourney bids are based on numbers, and should the Hoyas reach the semifinals of the BET it will be difficult to ignore them on Selection Sunday. With wins over Marquette and Villanova, Georgetown will have 19 wins, 6 wins over top 25 opponents, an RPI in the 30's, and the 3rd SOS in the nation.
We all know that the Hoyas are not good, but could they make the Dance by reaching the semis in NYC this week? I say undoubtedly yes. And they better, because lurking in the NIT is a potential rematch with Mr. Curry.
Casually.
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Ridiculous!
This is simply outrageous for two reasons. The first is that three tournament wins leading up to an absolute BEAT DOWN on Thursday at the hands of whom, Louisville(?), will in no way overome the previous two months of the season in the eyes of the selection committee. If the commitee just looked at raw numbers then Kenpom would be chair of the Committee and Georgetown would be an inexplicable #1 seed because apparently SoS or “Tempo” is more important than NOT BLOWING GAMES AGAINST CRAPPY TEAMS.
But more importantly, it is beyond lunacy to posit that a team that has not won consecutive games since the George W. Bush administration will suddenly reel off three-in-a-row on consecutive days to turn the entire season around. NOT EVEN IF JEFF GREEN COMES TO THE GARDEN TO CASH IN A REMAINING YEAR OF ELIGIBILTY WOULD THIS EVEN BE REMOTELY POSSIBLE.
Casualhoya is a deluded fool.
It was over a long, long time ago for G'town
The only thing G’town proved this year was they lose to good teams… and St. Johns….
by TheSaltineWarrior on Mar 10, 2009 11:43 PM EDT reply actions
It was the losses to
Cincy, Cincy, Seton Hall, West VA, and St. John’s (and now, St. John’s again) that did this team in….
Seton Hall? Cincy twice? Come on. That’s about heart.
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