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Paths to the postseason for VT hoops
Basketball officially entered do or die mode after losing to GT, meaning any loss before the ACCT semifinals officially ends any chance of an at large bid.
The NIT remains a possibility, but close out with 3 losses and a round 1 exit in Greensboro and that likely goes away. We’re sitting at the cutoff for seeded NIT teams and conference champs will shave off at large spots.
From an ACCT perspective, we have to go unbeaten and get some help to avoid playing on day 1. If we do go unbeaten that would likely place us directly on the bubble. We probably won’t fare well there with our computer metrics and having 4 bad losses (remarkable that they’re all in conference).
Avoiding day 1 means an extra day of rest, but it also likely means we end up playing Boston College which at this point is as close to a guaranteed L as we have. Ironically it’s not the top ACC teams that scare me as we can beat anyone, it’s the bottom teams that we really struggle with.
At the end of the day, we can still get in by winning the next 6 in a row. If we lose a regular season game is repeat as champs or bust
** Edited by soflahokie at 2/20/2023, 10:34:26 AM
Posted: 02/20/2023 at 10:30 AM ET
Thread Replies (25)
Paths to the postseason for VT hoops
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-- soflahokie
Feb 20, 2023 at 10:30 AM ET
soflahokie
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02/20/23 10:30 AM ET
Our chances ended with the second loss to BC. We need to win the ACCT now.**
-- Hokie Trainer
Feb 20, 2023 at 11:34 PM ET
Hokie Trainer
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02/20/23 11:34 PM ET
No they ended with GT if anything
-- soflahokie
Feb 21, 2023 at 09:45 AM ET
soflahokie
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02/21/23 09:45 AM ET
Winning out would give us 4 Q1 wins. Miami is not Q1 and if we beat them...
-- Hokie Trainer
Feb 21, 2023 at 03:47 PM ET
Hokie Trainer
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02/21/23 03:47 PM ET
it's a good time of the year to go on a winning streak**
-- kingofcassell
Feb 20, 2023 at 12:40 PM ET
kingofcassell
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02/20/23 12:40 PM ET
Tend to agree. Possible that wins home against UM and @ Duke put us...
-- CampLawHokie
Feb 20, 2023 at 11:38 AM ET
CampLawHokie
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02/20/23 11:38 AM ET
Tough asks. Miami is playing lights out and Duke @Cameron Indoor is Duke**
-- BackInTheBurg
Feb 20, 2023 at 03:52 PM ET
BackInTheBurg
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02/20/23 03:52 PM ET
Louisville away is no gimme. Just beat Clemson at home **
-- Durham Hokie
Feb 20, 2023 at 04:53 PM ET
Durham Hokie
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02/20/23 04:53 PM ET
Yeah, a real far-fetched scenario at this point. Hope is a dangerous drug**
-- CampLawHokie
Feb 20, 2023 at 04:10 PM ET
CampLawHokie
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02/20/23 04:10 PM ET
Hope is fine; expectation is the real danger.**
-- Pylons
Feb 20, 2023 at 05:12 PM ET
Pylons
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02/20/23 05:12 PM ET
There’s no place for it inside these walls.**
-- Hokie535
Feb 20, 2023 at 04:35 PM ET
Hokie535
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02/20/23 04:35 PM ET
Yep; if we get somehow get to 10-10
-- hokiepro
Feb 20, 2023 at 01:27 PM ET
hokiepro
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02/20/23 01:27 PM ET
Miami is the key game, if we win tomorrow I like our chances
-- soflahokie
Feb 20, 2023 at 03:14 PM ET
soflahokie
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02/20/23 03:14 PM ET
This is possible if we don’t play acc cellar dwellers.Those are auto losses**
-- 3TechFanz
Feb 20, 2023 at 02:52 PM ET
3TechFanz
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02/20/23 02:52 PM ET
We have by far the most polarizing win/loss metrics
-- soflahokie
Feb 20, 2023 at 12:51 PM ET
soflahokie
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02/20/23 12:51 PM ET
what is our current NET ranking after Saturday's win? **
-- whatIpostlike
Feb 20, 2023 at 10:59 AM ET
whatIpostlike
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02/20/23 10:59 AM ET
interesting... I think we were 66 going in **
-- whatIpostlike
Feb 20, 2023 at 11:02 AM ET
whatIpostlike
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02/20/23 11:02 AM ET
Seems to me playing BC is actually pretty unlikely if we avoid day 1
-- Pylons
Feb 20, 2023 at 10:59 AM ET
Pylons
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02/20/23 10:59 AM ET
If we get to 10-10 and Cuse is 10-10 we’d have the tiebreaker I THINK
-- hokiepro
Feb 20, 2023 at 01:30 PM ET
hokiepro
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02/20/23 01:30 PM ET
Only way to avoid day 1 is to win out and hope UNC loses 2 or Cuse gets to
-- hokiepro
Feb 20, 2023 at 01:28 PM ET
hokiepro
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02/20/23 01:28 PM ET
Hope BC ends up with less than 10 W's too; likely, but not given
-- Pylons
Feb 20, 2023 at 01:49 PM ET
Pylons
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02/20/23 01:49 PM ET
Yeah. I guess it’s possible but very unlikely
-- hokiepro
Feb 20, 2023 at 01:53 PM ET
hokiepro
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02/20/23 01:53 PM ET
Well, if we're considering VT winning out...**
-- Pylons
Feb 20, 2023 at 02:24 PM ET
Pylons
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02/20/23 02:24 PM ET