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GTech is 10-2 and 8-0 at home

SOS: 267 or .5310
RPI: 68

http://www.warrennolan.com/basketball/2012/sos
http://www.teamrankings.com/ncaa-basketball/ranking/strength-of-schedule-by-team
http://realtimerpi.com/ncaab/Men.html

Weird team, good record but haven't beat anyone that exciting

- 4 Teams they beat have winning records
- St. Marys is a quality win

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My thoughts on ACC play (without RJ)

Anything that happened in the past, happened in the past. Each game in the ACC is worth at least 1 point and the magic number 10 should be the goal (10-8), some games like beating Duke maybe worth 1.5 (.5 for a **** win) but every game is an opportunity to hit the magic number. Winning games without one of our best players and our real low post presence will be difficult. A game like this Saturday is one of them we have to walk out with a W. It will be hard to bang with the better teams in the conference without RJ but there are a bunch of winnable games (like GT).

If we play like the first half of La Salle or Indiana State, we will win about 3 games without RJ. If we play like we did in the second half of La Salle or Hawaii we will hit 5 games without RJ.

If RJ Returns in 6 weeks (from December 30th) that is roughly February 11th. On February 13th we play FSU at home and in total that will mean we get 8 games with RJ (assuming it is 6 weeks).

Without him we play (La Salle, @GT, @UNC, Maryland, @BC, Duke, FSU, @VT, @NCST, BC and UNC). If we can somehow win tonight and win 5 against the ACC teams we are in great shape. 4 would be decent shape and 3 would be rough shape. One game at a time and hope for a speedy recovery.

Something We Remember (even though the NCAA may not): Each loss we had this year came while one of our best players (Scott or RJ) was out
 
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The NCAA didn't seem to care that we were 5-4 without RJ last year in non conference play, so I'm not holding my breathe that they'll cut us some slack.

The most frustrating part is that we're not a bubble team with RJ. We're solidly in and playing for seeding. Without him we're a bubble team and going to have to swear it out
 
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The NCAA didn't seem to care that we were 5-4 without RJ last year in non conference play, so I'm not holding my breathe that they'll cut us some slack.

The most frustrating part is that we're not a bubble team with RJ. We're solidly in and playing for seeding. Without him we're a bubble team and going to have to swear it out

That is why I wrote "Something We Remember (even though the NCAA may not)."

I agree with everything though.
 
The NCAA didn't seem to care that we were 5-4 without RJ last year in non conference play, so I'm not holding my breathe that they'll cut us some slack.

The most frustrating part is that we're not a bubble team with RJ. We're solidly in and playing for seeding. Without him we're a bubble team and going to have to swear it out

That is why I wrote "Something We Remember (even though the NCAA may not)."

I agree with everything though.

I know, I wasn't really talking to you, just *****ing out loud
 
Great post. GT is a weak team from what I have seen. Their record is better than what they are if you ask me. Starting to think if we can win over 70 percent of our games throughout Reggie's injury it could actually benefit us come tournament time.
 
Great post. GT is a weak team from what I have seen. Their record is better than what they are if you ask me. Starting to think if we can win over 70 percent of our games throughout Reggie's injury it could actually benefit us come tournament time.

70%...I would take 50%.
 
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I've see Tech play once this year, against Tulane. They broke open a close game in the second half to win. Tulane is decent, best Alabama in Tuscaloosa last week, but it was tech's first game at their new arena and they weren't losing that night

We are better, but we were better than Indiana State and FGCU too. Leaving here in about an hour to drive down...Go Canes!!
 
I've see Tech play once this year, against Tulane. They broke open a close game in the second half to win. Tulane is decent, best Alabama in Tuscaloosa last week, but it was tech's first game at their new arena and they weren't losing that night

We are better, but we were better than Indiana State and FGCU too. Leaving here in about an hour to drive down...Go Canes!!

Cool. Have fun man and take lots of pictures.

COACH L GETTING 500 TODAY
 
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