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Post by greengold4ever on Feb 21, 2016 9:56:23 GMT -5
with the Saints playing well down the stretch, they are now positioning themselves nicely for being in "consideration" for post season events.........................NOW, we know for sure that the NCAA is the GOAL (as it always should be), and Siena is without a doubt a legit contender to have a chance to cut down the nets in Albany, won't be easy of course, but the fact that they are playing their best basketball at the right time of the year, have their best player back from injury (Wright) and get to play on their home court has them feeling very good & confident in March..................that being said, with their rpi hovering under the 100 range because of their overall schedule, it has also put them into major consideration for other events, like the NIT....................some websites for NIT bracketology have Siena in the field, and the fact that many of these sites also have Albany, Bona & Hofstra listed (3 teams that the Saints beat) is a good indication for them as well....................CIT & CBI are easily within reach under their current formats, plus there is a new post season event called the Vegas 16 (played at Mandalay Bay)!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Papi on Feb 21, 2016 10:19:44 GMT -5
Tomorrows game is important to win not only for race for 2nd but it will also have them at 4-1 in their last 5 games looks better than a mediocre 3-2 if they are looking for any post season invites.
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Post by gorvy on Feb 21, 2016 11:33:39 GMT -5
Wow a trip to Vegas I did not know that. I think the nit is a stretch unless they can get the rpi under 80. Any word if we are going to buy home games if it's the cit/cbi? I know the ncaa is the goal so hopefully it's a moot point. It's been a great season so far with every possibility still in front of them. www.gazellegroup.com/main/cbi/ |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2016 12:08:11 GMT -5
I suggest we take it one day at a time here. Fairfield has won 5 in a row and if we lose to Iona, the game at FF on a short turnaround is now a game for 4th place.
The Rider game was too easy. Heads in the clouds. Saints need be ready to play.
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Post by OneIndian on Feb 21, 2016 12:22:29 GMT -5
I suggest we take it one day at a time here. Fairfield has won 5 in a row and if we lose to Iona, the game at FF on a short turnaround is now a game for 4th place. The Rider game was too easy. Heads in the clouds. Saints need be ready to play. Exactly team needs to stay grounded and cant believe their own hype. This is what happened at Marist. Take no one lightly and take them all with same ferocity one at a time. |
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Post by MTS on Feb 21, 2016 12:22:43 GMT -5
I suggest we take it one day at a time here. Fairfield has won 5 in a row and if we lose to Iona, the game at FF on a short turnaround is now a game for 4th place. The Rider game was too easy. Heads in the clouds. Saints need be ready to play. Already did the math if Siena wins one more game they can't finish worse than third even if FF finishes at 13-7 Siena wins any tiebreaker (going down the list). Check that one more win and FF can't catch us for third - SPU theoretically could but they'd have to beat Monmouth today. But I agree one at a time. Any team with AJ English is dangerous and we have to be ready for Iona to have a chance at the #2 seed. |
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Post by greengold4ever on Feb 21, 2016 12:29:36 GMT -5
I suggest we take it one day at a time here. Fairfield has won 5 in a row and if we lose to Iona, the game at FF on a short turnaround is now a game for 4th place. The Rider game was too easy. Heads in the clouds. Saints need be ready to play. no doubt, really there are no games left that Siena can just mail it in..........................I like the fact that all the remaining games are super important, none other than tomorrow night vs. Iona........yet no matter what happens in that game, they then go on the road and have to play a much improved Stag team who has been playing really well at home................Saints had 4/5 games this year where they truly disappointed ending up in losses, otherwise they would have a stellar won/lost record................but at least they know that everything they want is still right in front of them and is there for the taking IF they can continue playing well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2016 12:30:17 GMT -5
I suggest we take it one day at a time here. Fairfield has won 5 in a row and if we lose to Iona, the game at FF on a short turnaround is now a game for 4th place. The Rider game was too easy. Heads in the clouds. Saints need be ready to play. Already did the math if Siena wins one more game they can't finish worse than third even if FF finishes at 13-7 Siena wins any tiebreaker (going down the list). Check that one more win and FF can't catch us for third - SPU theoretically could but they'd have to beat Monmouth today. But I agree one at a time. Any team with AJ English is dangerous and we have to be ready for Iona to have a chance at the #2 seed. Wait, if Siena ties at 13 wins with FF who wins? I haven't gone thru all the tiebreakers. They beat Iona too...and SPU... If they beat SPU in their final game, would that not be the tiebreaker for FF to take 3rd? |
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Post by MTS on Feb 21, 2016 12:38:20 GMT -5
They added another tournament?
So now you have NCAA (68) NIT (32) CBI (16) CIT (32) Vegas (16) - 164 teams out of 351 get to postseason (47%) I think it's starting to get too watered down. It's like the bowl system in college football now.
Really it's the NCAA and everyone else. The NIT is not the same deal as it was in the 90's. Other than better TV coverage I'd almost rather play in the other tournaments for a realistic chance to advance and play at home (NIT now sends mid-majors on the road to BCS teams heavily favored to get to NYC)
Anyway our #1 goal is well within reach - need to finish strong hopefully get the #2 seed and make a big run at the MAAC championship!
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Post by MTS on Feb 21, 2016 12:40:45 GMT -5
Already did the math if Siena wins one more game they can't finish worse than third even if FF finishes at 13-7 Siena wins any tiebreaker (going down the list). Check that one more win and FF can't catch us for third - SPU theoretically could but they'd have to beat Monmouth today. But I agree one at a time. Any team with AJ English is dangerous and we have to be ready for Iona to have a chance at the #2 seed. Wait, if Siena ties at 13 wins with FF who wins? I haven't gone thru all the tiebreakers. They beat Iona too...and SPU... If they beat SPU in their final game, would that not be the tiebreaker for FF to take 3rd? If Siena and FF both finished 13-7 - would have split with each other and Iona - swept by Monmouth - FF lost first game vs SPU - both split with Manhattan swept both Canisius Rider - FF split with Quinnipiac - Siena would've swept Q if they were tied at 13-7 with FF. SPU could still win a tiebreaker vs Siena if they beat Monmouth otherwise we get it. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2016 12:49:53 GMT -5
Wait, if Siena ties at 13 wins with FF who wins? I haven't gone thru all the tiebreakers. They beat Iona too...and SPU... If they beat SPU in their final game, would that not be the tiebreaker for FF to take 3rd? If Siena and FF both finished 13-7 - would have split with each other and Iona - swept by Monmouth - FF lost first game vs SPU - both split with Manhattan, Canisius and swept Rider - FF split with Quinnipiac - Siena would've swept Q if they get to 13 wins. SPU could still win a tiebreaker vs Siena if they beat Monmouth otherwise we get it. Ok fair enough, we just need to beat Quinny for 3rd most likely. |
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Post by Papi on Feb 21, 2016 12:57:30 GMT -5
KK said it and I'm going to say it tomorrow is a "must win" Iona has owned Siena and a sweep is a start in the right direction. Barring a total collapse next week and in the tournament Siena has done enough to play in the post season.
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Post by MTS on Feb 21, 2016 13:02:54 GMT -5
KK said it and I'm going to say it tomorrow is a "must win" Iona has owned Siena and a sweep is a start in the right direction. Barring a total collapse next week and in the tournament Siena has done enough to play in the post season. It's a "must win" if we want to finish 2nd. The real "must win" vs Iona will be on March 6th in the same building should that match-up occur. The winner tomorrow likely gets the advantage of more rest should there be a third meeting. |
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Post by OneIndian on Feb 21, 2016 13:39:57 GMT -5
Win them all and set the tone ... Siena is BACK!
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Post by gorvy on Feb 21, 2016 14:43:51 GMT -5
They added another tournament? So now you have NCAA (68) NIT (32) CBI (16) CIT (32) Vegas (16) - 164 teams out of 351 get to postseason (47%) I think it's starting to get too watered down. It's like the bowl system in college football now. Really it's the NCAA and everyone else. The NIT is not the same deal as it was in the 90's. Other than better TV coverage I'd almost rather play in the other tournaments for a realistic chance to advance and play at home (NIT now sends mid-majors on the road to BCS teams heavily favored to get to NYC) Anyway our #1 goal is well within reach - need to finish strong hopefully get the #2 seed and make a big run at the MAAC championship! I disagree it is still less than 50% and gives us a chance to play against interesting teams. Really as longv as Siena finishes in the top half of the ncaa ( should be every season) i would enjoy seeing them play extra games. Get more practice in, do some free recruiting it's a cant lose situation. |
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