Parity in Orlando

[HeRKeYHoPeFuL]

Just noticed this phenomenon - Kenpom's 20th- 23rd ranked teams are all in the field. Notre Dame, Iowa, Xavier, and Wichita State. Seems like a great opportunity to build a resume against good, not great, competition.

Also goes to show how big the Dayton game is, as losing means we likely wouldn't get a true quality game if we lose (Dayton is currently 46, count it as quality if you want)

 

[StatisticsLie]

Any top 50 win is considered quality as it's a solid foundation to a tournament resume... If we can notch up a top 25 win to go with it, that's a good start to getting back to the tourney.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Xavier is a solid team. Notre Dame is a solid team. I saw an ESPN talking head say he had Wichita State as a dark horse to win the national title......

 

[StormHawk42]

Van vleet from WSU has been hurt lately. They have very little depth behind their starters.

 

[hawk-i bob]

Xavier is a solid team. Notre Dame is a solid team. I saw an ESPN talking head say he had Wichita State as a dark horse to win the national title......

If we play Xavier at some point better bring the hard hat. Reynolds.

 

[HawkAttackDial911]

Xavier beat Michigan by 16. Both Xavier and WSU play a tough brand of defense.

 

[HeRKeYHoPeFuL]

My point is if we lose, we are unlikely to play any of those teams, so we would have a top 50 loss and 2 games likely against not top 50 teams.

Win and we get games that we won't be punished for losing, and will build a resume with wins.

 

[CanadaHawk]

Well, Dayton's best player is probably their PG. We've got 2 solid senior PGs. So in that respect, I like the matchup.

 

[DanL53]

Great Tournament. And we'll have plenty of RPI and SOS and WTF else we need to have this season. Dayton is a game to beat Dayton.