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Im Nervous
DIR By: SaltySeawolf
Date: January 4, 2013, 4:59 pm
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Im not sure how to say this. The bar has risen so high for SB
that anything short of a Tournament Championship will appear to
be a massive disappointment.
Articles about how SB is now relevant. ESPN article on how we
are now the favorite to win it all. Every tv game has
announcing crews that gush over ever facet of SB basketball.
All of these massively high expectations after we just graduated
out most successful senior class ever. We are on the verge of
breaking into several mid major top 25 polls. Our RPI is
excellent. This team has had some relative success but hasn't
ever made the NCAA's which is really the only measuring point
that anyone looks at.
I hope the team is not reading the clippings and thinking,
"Yeah, we have arrived." This team needs to play desperate and
with a chip on its shoulders. Every team in the conference has
improved except maybe UMBC. We need to hold server at home and
go at least 4-4 on the road to win the regular season this year.
Again, im not totally sure what my point is except the
conference opener has me on edge lol.
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Re: Im Nervous
DIR By: ecasadoSBU
Date: January 4, 2013, 5:14 pm
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If we don't get to the NCAA this year I'm afraid the whole SBU
hype will die out... as it should. WE need to make the NCAA if
the program wants to back-uo the perception of being on the
rise. You could only be "on the rise" for so long before you
show real incremental success...and as of now we have yet to
show incremental success past regular season championship.
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Re: Im Nervous
DIR By: ry1nik
Date: January 4, 2013, 5:51 pm
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I'd be more confident if they didn't lose to Sacred Heart (now
rated around #280) at Pritchard. That tells me anything can
happen. I still think SBU is favored to win it all, but not
heavily favored yet in my book. If they win their next six or
seven games convincingly, I'll say differently.
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Re: Im Nervous
DIR By: jaghatai
Date: January 4, 2013, 7:28 pm
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I think that anything less than an NCAA tourney berth is a
disappointment (Albany and Vermont should say the same thing).
I figure that 13-3 is going to be necessary to win the
conference, but it all comes down to one weekend to make the
dance.
Regardless, if SBU finishes 21-8 and makes a postseason tourney,
that only helps us.
Something we all have to remember, 3 years ago we made the NIT.
It was easily the biggest game in our history, and lots of
people were saying that it would never happen again. Looking
back at how much ground we covered in 3 years, just think about
what could happen in the next 3. But there is no shame if our
growth slows down, as long as it doesn't stop.
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Re: Im Nervous
DIR By: Seawolf97
Date: January 4, 2013, 9:18 pm
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Our biggest problems this season will be Vermont and I suspect
Albany. The Great Danes are playing good basketball right now
and will be tough. But as mentioned it comes down to that one
weekend in March, we have to get that hump this year.
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Re: Im Nervous
DIR By: ry1nik
Date: January 5, 2013, 7:33 am
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If you're going to consider Albany and Vermont, you have to add
Boston U to the mix. By some measures (KenPom for one), BU is
rated way ahead of either Albany or Vermont. Unless SB can start
dominating like we expect them to dominate, it will be a
four-way race for the championship.
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Re: Im Nervous
DIR By: Hammertime
Date: January 5, 2013, 8:11 am
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Warney needs to step up to the plate today and start making
those easy lay-ups and foul shots if S/B wants to win this game
!!
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Re: Im Nervous
DIR By: ry1nik
Date: January 5, 2013, 8:32 am
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At this point we really shouldn't be saying "if" SB wins the
game against UNH. If they don't, it will be time to start
thinking ahead to next season.
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Re: Im Nervous
DIR By: captaindj21
Date: January 5, 2013, 9:14 am
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BU is ineligible for the conference tournament. It's going to
be a three team race - Vermont, Stony Brook and Albany
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Re: Im Nervous
DIR By: ry1nik
Date: January 5, 2013, 9:18 am
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Thanks cap...forgot all about BU's ineligibility.
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