Can a 9-4 start be a realistic goal? Could they then win 5 B1G regular season games to be at 14-17,which would show huge improvement?
Last season RU went 6-7 OOC,what could this season bring?
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10-3 or even 11-2 is realistic if our talent level has truly risen and assuming the coaching is better. A key game will be Drexel, very early on. IIRC, they defeated us a couple of years ago and usually are respectable in their league. I haven't followed BE basketball for the past few years but when we were still in it, DePaul was one of the bottom feeders, as I recall. And that game should be a home game since we played at SJU in the BE-B1G challenge (or whatever it is called) last year and aren't getting a home game from them this season. Fordham has been a perennial bottom feeder in the A-10 and is a winnable game.
The one game that perplexes me is Miami. Why are we even playing them? The concept of the B1G-ACC challenge is to match teams from top to bottom with peers playing one another. Miami finished #3, IIRC, in the ACC last season while RU was last in the B1G. So how could this game be scheduled? We should be playing BC.
The one game that perplexes me is Miami. Why are we even playing them? The concept of the B1G-ACC challenge is to match teams from top to bottom with peers playing one another. Miami finished #3, IIRC, in the ACC last season while RU was last in the B1G. So how could this game be scheduled? We should be playing BC.
we won 7 games last year, "7". Be patient, don't expect miracles the first season.
Not sure if you're aware from the way you phrased it, but DePaul is indeed an away game for us. I believe this was discussed as unfair on this board when the game was announced.
However, some think DePaul will be terrible, so it is definitely winnable even on the road: bleacherreport.com/articles/2656412-predicting-the-2016-17-big-east-college-basketball-standings/page/2
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8.17 OOC wins
Date Rk Opponent Result Location Record Conf
Fri Nov 11 NR Molloy W 100% Home
Sun Nov 13 280 Drexel W, 75-66 72 79% Home
Thu Nov 17 177 DePaul L, 73-69 70 35% Away
Sun Nov 20 305 Niagara W, 73-63 69 83% Home
Wed Nov 23 247 North Texas W, 75-68 71 74% Home
Fri Nov 25 323 Hartford W, 77-64 70 87% Home
Wed Nov 30 24 Miami FL L, 77-60 67 7% Away
Sat Dec 3 337 Morgan St. W, 77-62 70 91% Home
Tue Dec 6 349 Central Connecticut W, 78-61 69 94% Home
Sat Dec 10 199 Stony Brook L, 70-67 69 39% Away
Wed Dec 14 263 Fairleigh Dickinson W, 78-70 72 77% Home
Sun Dec 18 145 Fordham L, 70-68 69 43% Neutral
Fri Dec 23 38 Seton Hall L, 78-62 71 8% Away
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8.17 OOC wins
Date Rk Opponent Result Location Record Conf
Fri Nov 11 NR Molloy W 100% Home
Sun Nov 13 280 Drexel W, 75-66 72 79% Home
Thu Nov 17 177 DePaul L, 73-69 70 35% Away
Sun Nov 20 305 Niagara W, 73-63 69 83% Home
Wed Nov 23 247 North Texas W, 75-68 71 74% Home
Fri Nov 25 323 Hartford W, 77-64 70 87% Home
Wed Nov 30 24 Miami FL L, 77-60 67 7% Away
Sat Dec 3 337 Morgan St. W, 77-62 70 91% Home
Tue Dec 6 349 Central Connecticut W, 78-61 69 94% Home
Sat Dec 10 199 Stony Brook L, 70-67 69 39% Away
Wed Dec 14 263 Fairleigh Dickinson W, 78-70 72 77% Home
Sun Dec 18 145 Fordham L, 70-68 69 43% Neutral
Fri Dec 23 38 Seton Hall L, 78-62 71 8% Away
We have a ABCD schedule
Automatics (4-0)...Molloy, Hartford, Morgan state, Ct ct
Better win (3-1 or 4-0)...Drexel, Niagara, North texas, FDU
Could and probably should (1-2 or 2-1) @DePaul @Stony Brook Fordham (MSG)
Dreaming (0-2) @Miami, @ SHU
I am locking up 7 wins.....8 if we sweep Bs.......9,10,11 depending on Cs........
Automatics (4-0)...Molloy, Hartford, Morgan state, Ct ct
Better win (3-1 or 4-0)...Drexel, Niagara, North texas, FDU
Could and probably should (1-2 or 2-1) @DePaul @Stony Brook Fordham (MSG)
Dreaming (0-2) @Miami, @ SHU
I am locking up 7 wins.....8 if we sweep Bs.......9,10,11 depending on Cs........
I agree with the ABCD brackets. I think we will be 10-3 OOC, with losses to SHU, Miami, and one of the C games.
Anything less than 9-4 and fans will start with the "nothing ever changes around here" complaints.
I think I need to get my eyes checked. I read "ken porn" at first and thought that it was very odd, even though #2 was clearly a joke.
Then expectations need to be lowered. My vocabulary is bad, can't find an adjective horrific enough to describe how bad we were last year. I think we finished the worst team in NJ....rider njit St. Peter's were all better.
9-4 is a good base to shoot for....Seton Hall and Miami are sure losses. Id love to be 10-3 but I think we screw up somewhere probably Fordham but it could be a WTF at the RAC
The most important event in this is not the numbers etc, it is that the university is finally putting its backing into the basketball program. New practice facilities, money to hire a top level coaching staff.
Be patient and give it time, but the program is now finally ready to be on an upswing.
Be patient and give it time, but the program is now finally ready to be on an upswing.
I just want to see our guys playing within the system. If we stay healthy We are a much bigger team this year. If we play tough defense we may be able to stay in some of the B1G games we didn't compete in last year. Lets not forget Laurent played CENTER in more than a few games last year
