The Wiz Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Finally, the finale. So is this a totally meaningless game. Not quite. This game is about momentum. ...momentum for the tourney. While it is a long shot that the Bills ( D+ )could win it ...during the season they have shown the ability to play with anyone in the A-10. A good effort in the St. B (beating the spread) game would show they have some fight left in them to try and make a run in NY. A poor showing means that they will just go through the motions at the tourney and fade away. St. B ( B ) is currently on track for an NIT game. Their target is a Dance card. A loss to the Bills would derail that train. This will be a tough game for the Bills. The Bonnies are a good shooting team....2nd in the nation in FT shooting and a top 50 3pt team. There is not a " go to guy" to stop on this team. The Bills will have to play good D especially on the perimeter. On the other side of the coin, St. B is also a top 50 3pt defender. And while the Bills looked good from 3 against LaS...3 has been a weak spot all season. Another sub Prairie View A&M showing (25.8% from 3) and we lose. Here is what we need to do to win........ St. B Posley pts.................14 Wright pts.................12 ...........Reb.................6 Adams pts.................13 ............3pt%...............40 Players w/10pts..........3 Bills Slash..................43/33/72....No holes in this line...do all 3 Pts / half....................34 Players w/10pts.........3 TO..............................12 DZ...............................0 Bottomline......Do we go out with a whimper or a bang? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 -I predict/project/prognosticate a whimper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David King Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 This game is about momentum. ... Yeah, momentum for the #FIRE JIM CREWS movement, and good riddance to the worst Billikens' coach in the modern era! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Pelican Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 I predict much whimpering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM28 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 I predict much whimpering. Is that before, during, or after the incontinence? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBFan Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Just never can tell with this team, I figure they will play hard but not smart and if Reggie can stay out of foul trouble and 12 or less turnovers they will compete on Ash's last home game. As Wiz says tick tick tick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soderball Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Yeah, momentum for the #FIRE JIM CREWS movement, and good riddance to the worst Billikens' coach in the modern era! Yes!!!! Time to get psyched. New coach on the way. Let your FIRE JIM CREWS!! be heard all the way into Indiana. Oh and Ash deserves our thanks and condolences. This is the big time, boys. Crews must go soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kmbilliken Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Does a win keep us out of a playin game? Then we only need a 5 game winning streak to make the dance and Jimbo can retire on a high note. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taj79 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 A win is required to stay out of a PIG game. That plus a Umass loss in one of their final two (they play at Rhodey tonight with Rhodey - 10 but they host La Salle on Saturday) and a loss by Duquesne at the Joeys on Saturday as well. I think the others will take care of business; Umass should lose tonight and the Dukes on Saturday. The real problem is us and the fact that a Bonnie win gives them a share of the A10 title. No matter what happens Saturday, the top four seeds are all locked for Brooklyn. VCU, Dayton, the Bonnies and the Joeys are top four; seeding is all that remains to be seen. Geedubya cannot catch anyone and they cannot be caught. Geedubya is the 5 seed, Everythign else is too close to call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taj79 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 A change in plans for Senior Night? Does that mean someone with a brain exits in the AD? Ho-boy, hoo-boy, hoo-boy. Th establishment of the existence of a brain would appear to signify that there is a chance for decisive action, yes? Tick, tick, tick ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownwolves Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Thought I would post this. The Bonnies realize the importance of this game and the small contingent of fans will do their best to cheer them on. http://bonabandwagon.proboards.com/thread/14082/st-louis-matchup Go Bonnies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bay Area Billiken Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Thought I would post this. The Bonnies realize the importance of this game and the small contingent of fans will do their best to cheer them on. http://bonabandwagon.proboards.com/thread/14082/st-louis-matchup Go Bonnies FWIW, I think the Bonnies, with an RPI of 27, are in the NCAA Tournament, even if SLU pulls off the upset Saturday night. The A10, the 7th ranked conference per the RPI, has 4 NCAA teams (with RPI's listed): 21 Dayton, 26 St. Joe's, 27 St. Bona, and 45 VCU. GW, the likely 5th Seed is on the wrong side of the NCAA bubble at RPI 60, and probably must win the A10 Tournament to give the A10 a 5th NCAA Tournament team. Now I've read that SLU has loaned its outstanding SLU Pep Band to you Bonnies in the past. So how about throwing a little Bonnie bone SLU's way, to help SLU avoid the Wednesday night PIG? This sounds like a very fair deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 Thought I would post this. The Bonnies realize the importance of this game and the small contingent of fans will do their best to cheer them on. http://bonabandwagon.proboards.com/thread/14082/st-louis-matchup Go Bonnies Don't want to burst the Bonnie bubble but this game can only hurt the Bonnies. If they lose ...no Dance...If they win....still no Dance UNLESS (I learned about the CAP key from the above Bonnie link...evidentally an important part of Bonnie basketball) they make a deep run in to the A-10 Tourney...ie get to the Championship game. My metrics at this time,show Day, St. J & VCU dancing with GW on the bubble. RI, Rich, & St. B headed to NIT with Davidson on the bubble. If any of these teams (with the exception of Davidson) makes it to the final game that should put them on the Dance bubble. The next 2 games will be important for 8 teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownwolves Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Billikens write up in review. See what you think and see if you agree http://thebonablog.com/2016/03/04/recon-st-louis-saturday-8-pm/ Go Bonnies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbizzle09 Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Don't want to burst the Bonnie bubble but this game can only hurt the Bonnies. If they lose ...no Dance...If they win....still no Dance UNLESS (I learned about the CAP key from the above Bonnie link...evidentally an important part of Bonnie basketball) they make a deep run in to the A-10 Tourney...ie get to the Championship game. My metrics at this time,show Day, St. J & VCU dancing with GW on the bubble. RI, Rich, & St. B headed to NIT with Davidson on the bubble. If any of these teams (with the exception of Davidson) makes it to the final game that should put them on the Dance bubble. The next 2 games will be important for 8 teams. I 5tink you're off on this one, Wiz. Big fan if your metrics for their predictive quality, but they aren't what the committee uses to pick the field. Right now, St. B will likely finish with an RPI in the high 20s to low 30s to go with a 14-4 conference record. With a win against SLU, they will have won 10 of their last 11 games. They've swept St Joe's, a team almost certainly in the tourney. It would be very tough for a committee to justify excluding them as long as they don't lose today and the A-10 tournament opener. I'd say the A-10 should comfortably have 4 teams in, with GW needing an appearance in the conference tourney final to push their way into the Big Dance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted March 6, 2016 Author Share Posted March 6, 2016 Finally, the finale. So is this a totally meaningless game. Not quite. This game is about momentum. ...momentum for the tourney. While it is a long shot that the Bills ( D+ )could win it ...during the season they have shown the ability to play with anyone in the A-10. A good effort in the St. B (beating the spread) game would show they have some fight left in them to try and make a run in NY. A poor showing means that they will just go through the motions at the tourney and fade away. St. B ( B ) is currently on track for an NIT game. Their target is a Dance card. A loss to the Bills would derail that train. This will be a tough game for the Bills. The Bonnies are a good shooting team....2nd in the nation in FT shooting and a top 50 3pt team. There is not a " go to guy" to stop on this team. The Bills will have to play good D especially on the perimeter. On the other side of the coin, St. B is also a top 50 3pt defender. And while the Bills looked good from 3 against LaS...3 has been a weak spot all season. Another sub Prairie View A&M showing (25.8% from 3) and we lose. Here is what we need to do to win........ St. B Posley pts.................14 Wright pts.................12 ...........Reb.................6 Adams pts.................13 ............3pt%...............40 Players w/10pts..........3 Bills Slash..................43/33/72....No holes in this line...do all 3 Pts / half....................34 Players w/10pts.........3 TO..............................12 DZ...............................0 Bottomline......Do we go out with a whimper or a bang? To show how bad things are going ...The Bills foul with seconds left in the game to ruin the spread. Oh wait ..., after Jolly gets flatten by a St. B player the refs let the Bonnies keep the basket after the offensive foul...nevermind. Well, we let another game slip away. Even though the Bonnies had one of their best games of the year, The Bills could have won this game.....by having very ordinary numbers. Let's look at the slashlines...For the Bonnies....45/ 50 /79...very impressive(exceeding their top 50 3pt shooting and 2nd in the nation FT averages)...tough numbers to beat for any team...much less the Bills. The Bills come in at 43/ 23.5 / 50...In order for the Bills to make their plain vanilla slash they would need ....2 more 3's (6pts) and 4 more FTs(4pts)...totaling 10pts.. good enough for a win against a great Bonnie effort. In the 2 times we have played them, the Bonnies don't look so hot...Struggling against us when we are having bad games (Our other slash against them ...40/ 21/73 and losing by 3)... This doesn't bode well for them in post season. With them being a B and us being a D+...either we are under rated or they are over rated. Let's look at all the numbers....btw, I forgot to add the St. B slash projected...I will put it in now ...not that it matters St. B........................projected...................actual Slash......................40/33........................45/ 50 ......fail/ triple fail Posley pts................14...............................18.........fail Wright pts.................12...............................16.........fail ...........reb..................6..................................8.........fail Adams pts.................13...............................23........triple fail ............3pt%..............40...............................50........double fail Players w/10pts..........3.................................3..........pass The Bills slash.......................43/33/72....................43//23.5/ 50...pass/ double fail/ double fail...Another Prairie View A&M night..... shooting worse than the worst Pts/half.......................34...............................33/34..........fail/ pass Players w/10pts...........3..................................4..............pass TO...............................12................................8...............double pass DZ................................0..................................0..............pass...though close to one in 2nd half So basically another breakdown in 3pt shooting & FTs Bottomline.....Tick...Tick....1 and ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 On the telecast Highmark said he much preferred the Senior Night festivities to be after the game rather than before. But what does he know? He should refer to this board before he makes further comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soderball Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 On the telecast Highmark said he much preferred the Senior Night festivities to be after the game rather than before. But what does he know? He should refer to this board before he makes further comments. I wouldn't have been there if it was after the game. That on-court performance was vile from your homie Crews. As it stood I got to stand, cheer and clap for Achraf before the game and during his walk off the court. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufan13 Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Well glad we know Highmark's take Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 I wouldn't have been there if it was after the game. That on-court performance was vile from your homie Crews. As it stood I got to stand, cheer and clap for Achraf before the game and during his walk off the court. I agree. Your preference trumps the player's preference. It should be Fan Appreciation Night rather than Senior Night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Pelican Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 HoosierPal, on 06 Mar 2016 - 08:31 AM, said:On the telecast Highmark said he much preferred the Senior Night festivities to be after the game rather than before. But what does he know? He should refer to this board before he makes further comments. HoosierPal, on 06 Mar 2016 - 10:15 AM, said:I agree. Your preference trumps the player's preference. It should be Fan Appreciation Night rather than Senior Night. I'm almost positive Scott's Senior Night was before the game. SLU didn't make it afterward until Rickma got here. So has Scott been silently seething about this for lo these many years? As far as your "Fan Appreciation Night" comment, they're lucky they have fans with the product they've been putting out there the last two years. For chrissakes man, you're butthurt cuz some of us prefer to have Senior Night before the game. The rest of us FANS are trying to figure out how they let this program regress so badly in two short seasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufan13 Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 I wonder what Ash preferred. Common sense would say pregame since that's what they did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soderball Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 I agree. Your preference trumps the player's preference. It should be Fan Appreciation Night rather than Senior Night. Scott Highmark played last night? What? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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