I'm looking at the schedule for ISU and the rest of the Big XII, and I can't see the Cyclones finishing better than 4th in the conference before the tourney. Please tell me I'm wrong.
Make a case for ISU...
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I don't see us finishing worse than 4th. I think we have a great chance at 2nd.
So obvious..why are threads like these needed?
All this team team needs to do is play average and they have 8+ wins coming. The toughest conference games are behind them.
I think his point was even though we have easy games left the teams ahead of us don't have the brutal schedule we have had.
No doubt, but it's at home. Lets not kid ourselves we have one of the toughest home courts in the country. I EXPECT to win every home game.
We win out at home. Lose to OSU there. That is 5 loses. That means...
1. we beat UT for their 3rd loss. Plus they play at KU. That is 4. Drop @KSU or OSU/Baylor and that's 5.
2. WVU would have 2 loses to us, which gives them 6.
3. KSU would have a loss to us and still plays KU and @OU
4. OSU splits with us for their 5th. They still play OU and KU.
5. OU goes to KU and hosts UT. Drop both and that's 5.
Need to handle our business and for things to break right but 2nd could happen. Not likely but possible.
1. we beat UT for their 3rd loss. Plus they play at KU. That is 4. Drop @KSU or OSU/Baylor and that's 5.
2. WVU would have 2 loses to us, which gives them 6.
3. KSU would have a loss to us and still plays KU and @OU
4. OSU splits with us for their 5th. They still play OU and KU.
5. OU goes to KU and hosts UT. Drop both and that's 5.
Need to handle our business and for things to break right but 2nd could happen. Not likely but possible.
Exactly. There are no more #1 NBA picks coming to Hilton. I'm assuming this team does not lose another game at home, and they won't.
Coming into the season, I was hoping for 3rd. Stay away from playing the 4/5 game in KC and then facing 1 seed in 2nd round.
3rd is real possibility.
3rd is real possibility.
I think he was meaning that not everyone's big 12 schedule was as front heavy as ISU. After Monday we will be halfway through and we will have already played the toughest 5 games on our big 12 schedule.
Kansas will probably still win it.
Beyond that its wide open, though second is obviously less likely for any of the currently 4-loss teams. we've got a much easier schedule with having @UT and @OU and both kansas games already under our belt. Definitely opportunity to make up ground.
WVU, for example, right ahead of us in the standings right now is about to hit a real grind as they still have to play us, kansas, and oklahoma twice.
If we can get @OSU monday, we'll be sitting in a very good position.
Beyond that its wide open, though second is obviously less likely for any of the currently 4-loss teams. we've got a much easier schedule with having @UT and @OU and both kansas games already under our belt. Definitely opportunity to make up ground.
WVU, for example, right ahead of us in the standings right now is about to hit a real grind as they still have to play us, kansas, and oklahoma twice.
If we can get @OSU monday, we'll be sitting in a very good position.
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Teams and the # of ranked teams they still have to play. (currently in the top 25)
Listed in order of current standings.
Kansas - 3 (1 on the road)
Texas - 4 (3 on the road)*
Oklahoma - 3 (2 on the road)
Kansas St - 5 (2 on the road)**
West Virginia - 7 (4 on the road)
Iowa State - 3 (1 on the road)*
Okie State - 5 (2 on the road)
*still gets to play TCU twice.
**still has to play Baylor twice, as they certainly aren't a pushover.
Based on the difficulty of everybody's remaining schedule, I don't see us finishing worse than 4th. I easily see us passing WVU and KSU in the standings. And 2nd and 3rd certainly aren't out of reach either.
Listed in order of current standings.
Kansas - 3 (1 on the road)
Texas - 4 (3 on the road)*
Oklahoma - 3 (2 on the road)
Kansas St - 5 (2 on the road)**
West Virginia - 7 (4 on the road)
Iowa State - 3 (1 on the road)*
Okie State - 5 (2 on the road)
*still gets to play TCU twice.
**still has to play Baylor twice, as they certainly aren't a pushover.
Based on the difficulty of everybody's remaining schedule, I don't see us finishing worse than 4th. I easily see us passing WVU and KSU in the standings. And 2nd and 3rd certainly aren't out of reach either.
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