Lets predict the Big East basketball standing 2024-25

MHettel · 11-24-2024, 06:31 PM

Originally Posted by Xville

Not an either or situation for me. I want the conference to do as well as possible every single year and root for all of them (except maybe butler) in the non-con. I also want Xavier to do as well as possible and get to a final four at some point. Better the conference does every year, the better for x in the areas I mentioned previously.

So I presented you with an either or scenario. One that could be realistic or plausible. And you respond but dont answer.

The point of the question is to get your answer.

If you answer with the first option, you support my point of view.

If you answer with the second option, it aligns to your flippant initial response to my original post, but yet nobody would believe that’s a genuine answer.

And failing to answer by declaring that it’s not an “either / or situation” (which it most certainly is) is the same as answering in favor of option 1, without having to say so.

Is that a fair answer on your behalf, or would you like to clarify?

Xville · 11-24-2024, 07:02 PM

Originally Posted by MHettel

So I presented you with an either or scenario. One that could be realistic or plausible. And you respond but dont answer.

The point of the question is to get your answer.

If you answer with the first option, you support my point of view.

If you answer with the second option, it aligns to your flippant initial response to my original post, but yet nobody would believe that’s a genuine answer.

And failing to answer by declaring that it’s not an “either / or situation” (which it most certainly is) is the same as answering in favor of option 1, without having to say so.

Is that a fair answer on your behalf, or would you like to clarify?

Not sure what climbed up your ass. Your initial response to what I had said about other teams in the big East was “ who cares what other teams have done up to that point.” I stated why it matters in the next post, at least to me and apparently dash as well.

Then, you went on a tangent. So, I’m gonna move on.

MHettel · 11-24-2024, 07:27 PM

Originally Posted by Xville

Not sure what climbed up your ass. Your initial response to what I had said about other teams in the big East was “ who cares what other teams have done up to that point.” I stated why it matters in the next post, at least to me and apparently dash as well.

Then, you went on a tangent. So, I’m gonna move on.

Yeah. I expected nothing more from you.

I provided context for my answer, which you omitted from your critique of my position of “who cares”.

The reality is that I often care. But sometimes I don’t. But it’s ALWAYS in the interest of X.

And sometimes you don’t too. Just answer my question. There are only 2 options.

Do you acknowledge the context of my original comment? It’s not some riddle. I provided the context in that post.

Xavier · 11-24-2024, 08:09 PM

Having the conference do well OOC helps give some leeway in conference. Look at when we were in the A-10. Having the conference do well OOC was nice so we didn’t have to completely dominate to get an at large. In the case for this year, where the tournament seems inevitable, it helps with seeding.

Outside of that, I don’t care. I think it’s obvious X doing well is more important to all Xavier fans. And I think it’s obvious the better the conference is the more slip ups X will be granted. It really hurts when you are right on the bubble. If the overall conference was a little better last year- SH would’ve made the dance.

If you don’t think the conference doing well has an impact on Xavier then why would we have left the A10?

MHettel · 11-24-2024, 09:23 PM

Originally Posted by Xavier

Having the conference do well OOC helps give some leeway in conference. Look at when we were in the A-10. Having the conference do well OOC was nice so we didn’t have to completely dominate to get an at large. In the case for this year, where the tournament seems inevitable, it helps with seeding.

Outside of that, I don’t care. I think it’s obvious X doing well is more important to all Xavier fans. And I think it’s obvious the better the conference is the more slip ups X will be granted. It really hurts when you are right on the bubble. If the overall conference was a little better last year- SH would’ve made the dance.

If you don’t think the conference doing well has an impact on Xavier then why would we have left the A10?

At some point slip ups don’t matter.

I don’t want to Cinderella our way into the FF. I want to MARCH there. To get where we want to go, you have to face the best. Win the non-con. Compete for the top of the Big East. Then play the best in the NCAAs and win.

You can get to that last step in several ways, but the quality of the team will always shine through

Xavier · 11-24-2024, 09:49 PM

Were we on the bubble at all when we were an 11 seed and marched to an elite 8? Did you feel like that was less of a run because we were an 11 and wasn’t as good as when we went as a 3 seed?

I couldn’t care less how we get to the final four. If it’s by winning the play in and going like UCLA, sign me up. But had UCLA lost one more game that year, maybe they miss the play in game.