Hokie Basketball What If Scenario

By: vtgreg on March 6, 2016, 6:04 AM | 7 comments

I'm pumped about the way this team finished the regular season. They had a tough stretch in the middle of the year but considering how many roads were played and the level of competition it was completely expected. I can't help but think back to the few games that got away this season and say, "What if" while continuing to think just far ahead of schedule this program is in the rebuild.

If they had gotten over the hump in the opener, Seth Allen had nailed the open look against ND and made a few free throws down the stretch at Syracuse this team is squarely on the NCAA, not the NIT bubble. They would be 21-10, probably have an RPI in the mid 40's or 50's and would look very much like Syracuse from a resume perspective, who was I believe is projected in the field. Now the what if's could certainly go the other way with the GT game but this team is very close to being back at the same level it was in the late 2000's.

I'm looking forward to a few more games and seeing this team continue its momentum into the NIT.

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RealDiehl's picture RealDiehl | 10 years 4 months #

Been discussed: Here

I just sit on my couch and b*tch. - HokieChemE2016

Pokiehokie85's picture Pokiehokie85 | 10 years 4 months #

Screw the NIT, we're looking NCAA with a good or great ACC tournament showing. Think about it - both Pitt and Cuse are on the slide down, and Clemson is in a similar situation as us, but without the momentum we have going into the tournament. Plus, if we win the ACC tournament, isn't there an automatic NCAA bid associated with that? Let's win it then, and eliminate all doubt. And if the NCAA selection committee is anything like the football playoff committee, aren't they also supposed to take into consideration how a team is trending? Maybe I'm dreaming, but hey, at least we're able to ponder the scenarios now that Buzz has our team flying high.

"That man was violating a city ordinance, and I was just doing my duty to enforce it." - Mike Curtis

RealDiehl's picture RealDiehl | 10 years 4 months # ^

Alabama State weighs more than one might think

I just sit on my couch and b*tch. - HokieChemE2016

The Fighting Gobbler's picture The Fighting Gobbler
| 10 years 4 months # ^

Northwestern too

@Fightin_Gobbler

Go Hokies

Go Falcons

RealDiehl's picture RealDiehl | 10 years 4 months # ^

Yeah but at least they're a B1G school

I just sit on my couch and b*tch. - HokieChemE2016

HokieMacGruber26's picture HokieMacGruber26 | 10 years 4 months #

Here's my question: does the committee like and respect Buzz enough to get over their blatant disrespect and dislike of our program?

Hokierick's picture Hokierick | 10 years 4 months #

We would have to get to the ACC finals to even think of having bubble talk. And beat 3 good teams in the process