If we move to a 10 seed that may be best for us, keep us from playing a 1 seed if we win next weekend. Remember our gift from FDU taking out Purdue, the fortunes of this team may have been very different otherwise.

Temple won the second half and game because of uncontested threes. Hofman or which ever big they ran out to the point gave their guards space to launch at will. The inability to make a defensive adjustment on the switch lost the game. Running Goldin back into the paint rather than flashing to the ball handler kept happening over and over. We did not deserve to win and we are vulnerable going into the tournament.  Temple was mostly cooked otherwise and UAB unlikely to allow these same lapses today. 

axaltaracing24 said

Honestly, more forum posts in these last 2 days about Ohio state rumors rather than Temple, and Dusty getting questions about it from media, shows that the focus within this program is in the incorrect areas. This is turning into Providence Ed Cooley 2.0 the longer this season goes tbh. 

Posted On: Mar 16th 2024, 10:31 PM #422533

Didn't really want to go there and pure speculation, but just seemed to me for most of the season the pressure of the new expectations coupled with whatever "chatter" probably took a toll on the team. From my observation the focus has not been there consistently as evidenced by some of these frankly baffling losses that really hurt when playing in a perceived weak conference with less room for error.

I was talking to one of my buddies and told him to tune into the game last night.  He mentioned that FAU isn’t not good and every game he turned on they lost to lesser teams. He said Nohnell took matters into his own hands when in theory we only needed 1 pt. 

Tbh we were all hype this year, once again Greenlee was with 0 points, Martin was a non factor and we shot soo many careless 3 pointers. We beat some good programs and to get picked apart by a temple team is shameful.  I saw a post OSU will remove the interim tag for their coach, and tbh Dusty may lose other job offers because that’s a red flag losing to crappy teams. 

We are at the mercy of the committee.  I don’t expect much this tournament if we get in, say we beat a team in the first round maybe we need a Houston to beat us down to reality. We don’t deserve this spotlight, we need to figure things out. We don’t know what we have and tbh we may have lost it.

DeltAlumnus said

d-owl said

All these upsets and bid stealers in other conference tourneys (Oregon, NC State...) have me a bit uneasy. Right now Lunardi still has us in but now on the bubble as one of the last 4 byes.

Posted On: Mar 16th 2024, 11:53 PM #422535

Agreed. I think we’re still in, but I wouldn’t be surprised if we’re left out. We picked a really bad time to have a terrible loss. 

Posted On: Mar 17th 2024, 7:27 AM #422537

And honestly if we are left out I don't feel we have too much to complain about. If we get in as most still seem to expect, I'd expect a national narrative we were less deserving than some other teams that didn't.

I’m seeing. a lot of First Four projections. We suck again.

Owl Ranger said

I’m seeing. a lot of First Four projections. We suck again.

Posted On: Mar 17th 2024, 1:31 PM #422556

I haven’t seen any that were out. Mostly play in and some last 4 bye

Play is would be a serious slap in the face. Let Stetson and other 15, 16 seeds do that.

d-owl said

And honestly if we are left out…

Posted On: Mar 17th 2024, 12:39 PM #422552

We are a LOCK.

They scheduled a media event at the Arena.

You don't do that when you aren't going to the tournament.

Rick said

d-owl said

And honestly if we are left out…

Posted On: Mar 17th 2024, 12:39 PM #422552

We are a LOCK.

They scheduled a media event at the Arena.

You don't do that when you aren't going to the tournament.

Posted On: Mar 17th 2024, 2:09 PM #422559

Are fans able to go?  Is it similar to last year?

No, media event.