Re: Not as bad is it seems

[Aaron Laflin]

Randy,

I can't disagree with anything you said, I just was stating there is a chance they still get in but I don't think the Cats want to take their chances on losing the last four games of the year.  More than likely the cats will play SH or SYR in the 1st round of the Big East Tourney which once again would be a must win game, if they don't find a way to beat  WV this Saturday.  

I'm still not sure why Syracuse's spot is secure in the tournament and the Cats are a bubble team according to so called experts.  UC still has a better resume than Syracuse,  Cuse has only 2 top 50 wins and 6 top 100 wins.  Syr lost to SH by 7pts on their home court, split w/ UC, and they just lost to Georgetown by 15pts and moved only 1 spot or stayed the same on the RPI.  UC lost to a team on the road (granted they should have beat them by 8 - 10 pts) but it was still on the road and they dropped 7 spots.

Aaron 96
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Shinkle, Randy 
  To: address@hidden 
  Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 10:02 AM
  Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] Not as bad is it seems


  I disagree.  UC has now let 2 "golden opportunities" slip by, and Saturday will be a third straight chance unless West Virginia comes out hot and blows them out.  Don't think the selection committee won't notice, RPI and SOS notwithstanding.

  Since UC beat Marquette to go 13-2 (and, yes, since Kirkland's injury), they are 5-9, 1-7 away from 5th/3rd Arena.  IMO, that's not good enough.  Losses in their next 2 leaves them 18-13 overall, 4-6 in their last 10.  Again, not good enough.  I guess there's a slim chance they'd still make it in, with so many other bubble teams that could flounder, but they wouldn't deserve it.

  Of course, I didn't think they deserved it in '03 either, when they finished 4-8 (0-6 away from home) after starting 13-3.  The difference is those 4 wins included #11 Oklahoma State and #4 Louisville.

  They have to win Saturday.

  Randy '78




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  From: Aaron Laflin [mailto:address@hidden 
  Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 9:40 AM
  To: address@hidden
  Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Not as bad is it seems


  Agree.  One more win will definitely get them in, they let a golden oppurtunity slip by but another win will help them get in.  There is a still a chance they get in if they lose the next two but they'll be sweating out Selection Sunday with all of us UC fans.

  Go Cats

  Aaron 96
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Al Uhrig 
    To: address@hidden 
    Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 8:20 AM
    Subject: [UC Basketball] Not as bad is it seems


    While last night's loss was discouraging, the Bearcats NCAA tourney hopes are very much alive and well. After the loss the Bearcats RPI is # 33, SOS is # 4, still NCAA tourney material. The Bearcats have clinched a spot in the Big East Tourney, Rutgers plays St. John's so one of them must lose their 10th Conference game. A win vs West Virginia or a first round Big East tourney win clinches a spot in the NCAA tourney, and the RPI will probably be in the 30's even if they should lose the next two games.