22-23 Opponent Tracking Thread

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urmite said:
mason is one, the other is loyola...
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I stated before the Arizona State game that I thought VCU needed to go a minimum of 4-2 through the Temple game. Currently, VCU is 2-2 during that stretch. I think VCU needs to win the next 7 games to have any shot at an at-large, and then it's still a long shot. The A-10, outside of possibly SLU, has done nothing to help each other's NET rating once conference play begins. Regarding remaining OOC games, probably the only two that could really boost the A-10 are Dayton @ VA Tech and Davidson @ Purdue. The A-10 has three shots at Temple (including VCU), but that could be a double edged sword. If Temple goes 1-2 in those games, then those three A-10 schools are not going to get a bump in their NET rating. Temple needs to go 2-1 with the one loss being to VCU.

And, if I had to pick an wild card going forward, it would have to be UMass. If UMass wins their next two games against @South Florida and @Harvard, they could very well enter A-10 play at 11-1. Don't sleep on Frank Martin.
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Out of Conference Opponents
Manhattan (2-3)... Lost to VCU 73-56
Morgan State (3-5).... Lost to VCU 69-54
Arizona St.* (6-1).... Beat VCU 63-59
Pittsburgh* (4-3).... Lost to VCU 71-67
@ Memphis (4-2).... Beat VCU 62-47
Kennesaw State (4-3).... Lost to VCU 64-61
Vanderbilt (3-3)
@ Temple (3-4)
Jacksonville (3-1)
Howard (4-5)
Radford (4-3)
Northern Illinois (2-5)
Navy (5-1)


Conference Opponents
La Salle (3-3) (0-0 in A-10)
Duquesne (6-1) (0-0 in A-10)
Davidson x2 (6-2) (0-0 in A-10)
Loyola-Chicago (2-4) (0-0 in A-10)
Dayton x2 (3-3) (0-0 in A-10)
UMass (5-1) (0-0 in A-10)
Richmond x2 (3-3) (0-0 in A-10)
George Mason (3-4) (0-0 in A-10)
St. Bonaventure (4-2) (0-0 in A-10)
Saint Louis x2 (5-2) (0-0 in A-10)
Rhode Island (2-5) (0-0 in A-10)
Fordham (6-1) (0-0 in A-10)
Saint Joseph's (2-3) (0-0 in A-10)
George Washington (4-2) (0-0 in A-10)

Non Conference Opponent Record: 47-39
Conference Opponent Record: 54-36 (0-0 in conference play)
Combined Overall Record: 101-75
 
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Tuesday November 29th
Morgan State defeats VU of Lynchburg- 123-59
UMass defeats South Florida- 73-67
Duquesne defeats UC Santa Barbara- 72-61
Charlotte defeats Davidson- 68-66 in OT
 
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ramluvr99 said:
A10 teams in top 100
st louis 42
dayton 55
richmond 81
(vcu 96)

we have 2 shots at all of those teams. 4-2 through those 6 is my guess for what we will need. kenpom is off though it has Davidson low at 113 and mason at a ridiculously high 130. time will tell I guess.
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I would also not sleep on UMass. Fortunately, VCU only plays them once and its at the Stu.
 
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Wolfpack Ram said:
I would also not sleep on UMass. Fortunately, VCU only plays them once and its at the Stu.
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I agree on the first part absolutely.

As far as the second part goes... the fact we only play them once can be good or bad. It can be good because if we beat them, obviously that would give us the tie breaker over them if it were to come to that scenario come A-10 Tournament seeding time.... However, on the flip side.... what if we lose that game?

I'd rather have a 2nd shot at them.... especially if they kick our butts the first time and not have to wait & hope to play them in the A10 Tournament when our season could be on the line.
 
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RowdyPkunk said:
I agree on the first part absolutely.

As far as the second part goes... the fact we only play them once can be good or bad. It can be good because if we beat them, obviously that would give us the tie breaker over them if it were to come to that scenario come A-10 Tournament seeding time.... However, on the flip side.... what if we lose that game?

I'd rather have a 2nd shot at them.... especially if they kick our butts the first time and not have to wait & hope to play them in the A10 Tournament when our season could be on the line.
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My point is the one game VCU plays them is at the Stu. Since joining the A-10, VCU is 2-3 at UMass.
 
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RowdyPkunk said:
I agree on the first part absolutely.

As far as the second part goes... the fact we only play them once can be good or bad. It can be good because if we beat them, obviously that would give us the tie breaker over them if it were to come to that scenario come A-10 Tournament seeding time.... However, on the flip side.... what if we lose that game?

I'd rather have a 2nd shot at them.... especially if they kick our butts the first time and not have to wait & hope to play them in the A10 Tournament when our season could be on the line.
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Well, luckily VCU gets UMass at the Stu this season. The Mullins Center has not been kind to VCU. For some reason VCU has trouble getting out of Amherst with wins. They do have some recently but UMass was bad the last couple of years.
 
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urmite said:
For some reason, every time I see that picture, I imagine that head on top of a toga yelling at a gladiator...
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Let me know if you would like for me to change it up. Plenty to choose from but his older photos are classics.


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