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Topic: What Would A Top 25 Team Do? (v2.0)

Topic: What Would A Top 25 Team Do? (v2.0)

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Ozcat
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What Would A Top 25 Team Do? (v2.0)

Posted: 1/2/2012 10:04:12 PM

1.) Not lose at home to a team named Bob.
2.) Not lose at home to a team who has 31 turnovers.
3.) Never be outrebonded on the defensive glass 32-13, ever.
4.) Never shoot 32 three pointers when it's clearly not your night from downtown.

All in all, I think we were way too excited over our record, because we thought we had beat teams who really aren't that good. UNI has lost 3 in a row, Marshall just was smoked by Akron (in Huntington), and Louisville was never as good as their #4 ranking.

I suppose it's better to lose now, than to backdoor into the top 25, only to likely lose to Akron. It's unfortunate though because there was some serious hype around this team and the students just came back, only to witness tonight's debacle. It seems as though every single time we have a chance to bring in the bandwagon crowd and convert them to loyalists, we blow it.

It was already mentioned, but if we could rattle off 6 or 7 wins in a row, maybe we'll get back to the 'receiving votes' portion of the poll. But our RPI (which I already consider a useless number) was already headed south thanks to Marshall and UNI, and it's about to keep heading that same direction, win or lose, thanks to the MAC.

While we probably won't shoot 11.5% from the arc again this year, I'm still concerned as we enter MAC play. 11-5 would be a success, at this point. Like DecidiousForestCat already said, get ready for Cleveland. The goal now is a top 2 seed.

Go Bobcats

perimeterpost
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RE: What Would A Top 25 Team Do? (v2.0)

Posted: 1/2/2012 11:25:03 PM

oh look, its Ozcat right on schedule to gloat and tell us that any success we've had comes with a caveat and every set back is just more justification for his Jim Crow approach to being a fan. Thanks for putting us in our place before we got too uppity. Can you direct me to the Bobcats only water fountain?

MY STATE. MY TEAM.

Ozcat
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RE: What Would A Top 25 Team Do? (v2.0)

Posted: 1/2/2012 11:56:32 PM

What exactly am I gloating about? I'm sorry if a rational look at our accomplishments is too tough for you to handle.

HeHateMiami
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RE: What Would A Top 25 Team Do? (v2.0)

Posted: 1/2/2012 11:58:21 PM

Ozcat wrote:

What exactly am I gloating about? I'm sorry if a rational look at our accomplishments is too tough for you to handle.

I responded to this in full in another thread but I don't think your look at our accomplishments is as rational as it is misinformed.

Ozcat
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RE: What Would A Top 25 Team Do? (v2.0)

Posted: 1/3/2012 12:33:19 AM

HeHateMiami wrote:

I responded to this in full in another thread but I don't think your look at our accomplishments is as rational as it is misinformed.

Did we hang with a team on the road in November that we probably thought was much better than they appear to be now? Yes. Still fairly impressive, though.

Did we beat two teams, also on the road, that have since not looked as nearly as impressive? Sure did. Do we discount the wins completely? No, but I think you have to look at them and adjust your current opinion.

Did we lose to a pretty decent team tonight in our house, that IF we were as good as some on this board thought, we should have handled? Yes. Dissapointing, but not the end of the world.

Maybe I am misinformed, but I feel as I have a pretty level view of our accomplishments to this point.

Ohio69
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RE: What Would A Top 25 Team Do? (v2.0)

Posted: 1/3/2012 8:50:33 AM

Hey Ozcat. Put a sock in it Potsie.

The Bobcats are 12-2 on January 3 and flirted with a top 25 ranking. And, we beat a lot of very solid and respected teams. This is good stuff. And unexpected. And fun.

Last Edited: 1/3/2012 8:52:21 AM by Ohio69

Can somebody hit a pull up jumper for me?.....

OU_Country
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RE: What Would A Top 25 Team Do? (v2.0)

Posted: 1/3/2012 10:58:25 AM

Ohio69 wrote:

The Bobcats are 12-2 on January 3 and flirted with a top 25 ranking. And, we beat a lot of very solid and respected teams. This is good stuff. And unexpected. And fun.

Agreed. I'm disappointed about last night's performance as well. Let's just not forget that the season isn't made in one game - at least not until March.

Ozcat
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RE: What Would A Top 25 Team Do? (v2.0)

Posted: 1/3/2012 11:49:18 AM

Ohio69 wrote:

The Bobcats are 12-2 on January 3 and flirted with a top 25 ranking. And, we beat a lot of very solid and respected teams. This is good stuff. And unexpected. And fun.

I don't recall disputing anything in your above statement. It has been very fun, and great (not good) stuff.

However, I keep my emotions in check, and have felt for 2 weeks that our record and rise to #27 in the rankings was unjustified. You said 'we beat a lot of very solid and respected teams'. No argument. But some on this board were talking like an at-large was a possibility. This is the MAC. When they put up the resume screen for us on ESPN in March, and it reads 'Good Wins: N. Iowa and Marshall', that will hardly compete with what other teams 'on the bubble' will feature.

We're down to 63 in the RPI (again, worthless in January). We could keep winning, and this number is likely to drop. As in the case almost every single year in the MAC, the goal is to hit our stride in early March. Winning in Cleveland is all that matters.

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RE: What Would A Top 25 Team Do? (v2.0)

Posted: 1/3/2012 12:01:18 PM

One game does not make a season (until March) and it is only January 3rd. Anyone who says/feels last night validates anything then must also feel that the final four is set with Syr/KY/Duke and UNC. OSU, Baylor and others simply do not belong in the final four discussion. The loss to Indiana proves that so for OSU. In essence, translate "good-bye at-large" with "good-bye final four." Yet folks are not so quick to abandon other teams they cheer for. Well, I'm not so quick to quip, "see, I knew..." with respect to this team.

If we are to define the season to date, we would all agree it has been a success and a team with limited college experience is primed to continue to improve. Shake it off Cats. You were a top 30 team before last night and a stumble does not make you a "less quality" team. The ranking may drop, but the quality and the danger you pose every time you take the court is still there. As Borna stated, learn from last night, become better, and move forward. The ranking at the end of the year will take care of itself.

Last Edited: 1/3/2012 12:13:55 PM by cc-cat

Monroe Slavin
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RE: What Would A Top 25 Team Do? (v2.0)

Posted: 1/7/2012 1:22:07 PM

ozcat's defining traits: enjoys Bobcat setbacks; roots for the jr institution in columbus.

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