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Post by breaztec on Dec 17, 2014 21:21:15 GMT -8
I predicted out of the top 25. Probably the best thing to happen. Overrated for sure.
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Post by kaztec on Dec 17, 2014 21:24:39 GMT -8
I think so, and it will probably cost us a seed line or two in the tournament. But we are who we are this year. Maybe we make some noise from the 6 or 7 seed?
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Post by sd5tate on Dec 17, 2014 21:37:41 GMT -8
I wouldnt go far as costing us a seed or two, maybe NIT but this year MWC is a one bid team and it is whomever wins the MWC tourney unless someone gets ranked and stay there for the duration of the season. I hope its not us or we will lose that ranking the very next game.
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Post by rednblk on Dec 17, 2014 21:44:58 GMT -8
Mann, we take losses hard
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Post by azzfan on Dec 17, 2014 22:34:19 GMT -8
Of course. Expectations are thru the roof. |
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Post by aztecnation76 on Dec 17, 2014 22:41:14 GMT -8
No question out of the top 25. Can't beat 2 unranked, middle of the pack teams like Washington and Cincinnati.
Probably not a bad thing though. Unlike the teams over the past 5 years, this team apparently can't handle the pressure of playing with a number next to their name....
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Post by rednblk on Dec 17, 2014 22:42:41 GMT -8
Of course. Expectations are thru the roof. True. Still plenty of games left. If it was February I would understand |
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Post by breaztec on Dec 17, 2014 22:56:50 GMT -8
until,this,team recruits a top point guard or settles on one to,do it. This team has no identity or leader. AQ can be that person I thinl. I think all the returning players have regressed. Polee shrigs and Spencer. Shepherd is no where near the talent he was supposed to be.
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Post by mnolt08 on Dec 17, 2014 23:12:05 GMT -8
Arizona recruited a top PG and he barely plays. We have a PG in Zabo. The problem is is that he is only barely 18, and a true PG is supposed to facilitate to others to make shots. No shooters and no PG is why we suck on O right now.
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Post by AztecWilliam on Dec 17, 2014 23:13:19 GMT -8
A number of things worry me. One, of course, is that we can't shoot very well, and certainly not 3s, at least not consistently. But the team's reaction to the press in the last minutes of the first half was really worrisome. Lots of turnover.
I'm thinking of something else, something that some may call making excuses. Why were we playing in Cincinnati in late December? Or for that matter, why ever? Playing at Colorado or Tulsa or UTEP I can see. But with Washington on our schedule, plus Maui, why make the guys fly almost all the way across the country? Cincy is usually pretty good, so a win against them would be important. But I think it was just too much. In any case, did we really need to play this game? Wasn't our non-conference schedule tough enough without the long trip? And to make things worse, I understand that there was no direct flight. Shades of Laramie.
Looks as if this may be our worst team in half a decade. . . or more. Not a bad team, but certainly one with lots of good players who so far are not living up to expectations. I no longer think winning the MWC is a foregone conclusion. Maybe even the NCAA tournament is in doubt. So many rough edges at this time.
Maybe the team will jell with a few more games played. I am not panicking, not by any means. But at this point I'd say it's a work in progress . . . very slow progress.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2014 23:35:44 GMT -8
A number of things worry me. One, of course, is that we can't shoot very well, and certainly not 3s, at least not consistently. But the team's reaction to the press in the last minutes of the first half was really worrisome. Lots of turnover. I'm thinking of something else, something that some may call making excuses. Why were we playing in Cincinnati in late December? Or for that matter, why ever? Playing at Colorado or Tulsa or UTEP I can see. But with Washington on our schedule, plus Maui, why make the guys fly almost all the way across the country? Cincy is usually pretty good, so a win against them would be important. But I think it was just too much. In any case, did we really need to play this game? Wasn't our non-conference schedule tough enough without the long trip? And to make things worse, I understand that there was no direct flight. Shades of Laramie. Looks as if this may be our worst team in half a decade. . . or more. Not a bad team, but certainly one with lots of good players who so far are not living up to expectations. I no longer think winning the MWC is a foregone conclusion. Maybe even the NCAA tournament is in doubt. So many rough edges at this time. Maybe the team will jell with a few more games played. I am not panicking, not by any means. But at this point I'd say it's a work in progress . . . very slow progress. AzWm We will know if Cincy is good Saturday. They play 7-3 VCU at home. VCU's three losses are to #5 9-0 Virginia, #36 8-1 Old Dominion and #7 10-0 Villanova. VCU has wins over Tennessee, Oregon and Northern Iowa. If Cincy wins big it will help SDSU but if VCU beats them up it will be a very bad loss come Tourney time. |
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Post by alohaboarder on Dec 17, 2014 23:43:45 GMT -8
Vcu will roll Cincy
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Post by Xolotl on Dec 17, 2014 23:45:50 GMT -8
It's a bad loss regardless
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Post by rebar619 on Dec 18, 2014 0:05:33 GMT -8
Terrible loss. Kell was badly exposed. Made some clutch shots at the end, but couldn't keep the ball all game.
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Post by rebar619 on Dec 18, 2014 0:10:17 GMT -8
They don't deserve to be ranked. If they can get their ish together then maybe, but wow, there is no team right now. Just a group of individuals hacking at the ball on offense.
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Post by aztech on Dec 18, 2014 0:15:34 GMT -8
Somewhat like our football this year. All D, little O.
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Post by NCAztec82 on Dec 18, 2014 6:30:12 GMT -8
It was a bad game, not necessarily a bad loss.
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Post by therealoracle on Dec 18, 2014 7:42:22 GMT -8
I think so, and it will probably cost us a seed line or two in the tournament. But we are who we are this year. Maybe we make some noise from the 6 or 7 seed? UConn won it all last year as a 7 seed  The Real Oracle Out |
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Post by AlwaysAnAztec on Dec 18, 2014 9:14:08 GMT -8
A number of things worry me. One, of course, is that we can't shoot very well, and certainly not 3s, at least not consistently. But the team's reaction to the press in the last minutes of the first half was really worrisome. Lots of turnover. I'm thinking of something else, something that some may call making excuses. Why were we playing in Cincinnati in late December? Or for that matter, why ever? Playing at Colorado or Tulsa or UTEP I can see. But with Washington on our schedule, plus Maui, why make the guys fly almost all the way across the country? Cincy is usually pretty good, so a win against them would be important. But I think it was just too much. In any case, did we really need to play this game? Wasn't our non-conference schedule tough enough without the long trip? And to make things worse, I understand that there was no direct flight. Shades of Laramie. Looks as if this may be our worst team in half a decade. . . or more. Not a bad team, but certainly one with lots of good players who so far are not living up to expectations. I no longer think winning the MWC is a foregone conclusion. Maybe even the NCAA tournament is in doubt. So many rough edges at this time. Maybe the team will jell with a few more games played. I am not panicking, not by any means. But at this point I'd say it's a work in progress . . . very slow progress. AzWm We played this game because the football team backed out on the home and home that had been scheduled. >> Link << |
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Post by uncledougy on Dec 18, 2014 9:33:55 GMT -8
No way this team drops out of the top 25. This team may have been over-hyped to begin the season (which I believe to be true) with so much uncertainty in leadership, but they are still the best defensive team in the nation. Like the announcers said, the game wasn't pretty, but you have to respect the level of defense the Aztecs play. A lot of media folks mistake a good defensive team because everyone seems to love scoring. There is 2 sides to the game and the Aztecs play the flip side better than anyone.
Once this team figures out some of the roles & leadership this team will be a hot commodity. Think about it, given all the question marks this early, they still only lost to AZ by a bucket and lost to Cincy in overtime at their place. The only true loss was the pitiful shooting performance in Washington, and if they shot their average of 38%~40%, they would/could have won that also.
I think everyone that believed the media hype just got a dose of reality. This team is very capable of going on a 15 game win streak right now and I think they will do that and more. This team could very well be 26-4 come March, that will be a 3/4 seed for sure.
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