Anyways... Ok, so a little more than half of readers say they hate losing to G'town more than to any other team. Kudos, that was my choice as well. Brian from Orange:44 did a wonderful breakdown of the debate and theres no way I could have done it better myself.
Some good things, and some bad things happened for the 'Cuse on Sunday.
Positives:
*Virginia beat BC... not really a big deal, but any boost in RPI, even a single point will be helpful at this point.
*Rutgers showed us how to beat ND. They went at Harangoonie (got 4 fouls on him) and kept him off the glass. Hibbert did it earlier this year, and AO and Rick Jackson just made Hibbert look like.. well... this
Negatives:
*Miami won- Now, Miami is 2 games under .500 in the ACC, and they don't really have a quality W since conference play has started. But, the Canes are arguably in the same boat as the Orange. They were ranked early, they've played a decent schedule, and the have a chance to win games down the road that would put them in. Orange fans don't need that.
*West Virginia won- They're on the bubble too. We can't have it come down to WVU or SU in? Which will the committee go for? Probably the team that waxed the other... advantage WVU.
Gotta root for UCLA against USC tonight. If the Trojans beat the Bruins AGAIN, barring catastrophy, they're probably in. Think about it, the committee will see a good team in a tough conference that beat a team that's been to the last 2 final fours TWICE. And they have OJ Mayo. I know it's not supposed to matter, but let's be honest, it probably does bode well for teams to have star power as a footnote on a Tourney Resume.
As for L'ville on Monday night: I think it's another team the Orange match up well against. It would be another great step toward an at-large bid. The team looks like it's found a rythm, but who knows which team will show up? We either NEED this one, or the one @ND.
MELO for ALL-STAR MVP!
GO ORANGE! Beat the Cards!
Last thing: Props to Nick from Nicks 2 Cents for pointing out Florida was missing from my Bubble teams to watch. They're probably one of the biggest threats to the Orange.
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The Louisville game tonight really worries me. They are going to press and zone us all day. That means we're going to need to hit shots and we're probably going to be very tired at the end. Donte' coming out of his slump tonight would really help our cause.
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