The Amazing Kreskin Prediction...

[Donniex3Era]

I actually saw him at UD in 1969. The guy was amazing... the place was packed.
Anyway, here is my prediction:
Overall record: 15-15
A-10 record: 9-9
A-10 Tourney: We can beat anyone and we can lose to anyone. You pays your money, you takes your chance on this season.

[Smitty10]

Originally Posted by Donniex3Era I actually saw him at UD in 1969. The guy was amazing... the place was packed. Anyway, here is my prediction: Overall record: 15-15 A-10 record: 9-9 A-10 Tourney: We can beat anyone and we can lose to anyone. You pays your money, you takes your chance on this season.

Here's my prediction. We don't win enough in conference to get an at-large bid nor an NIT and in the A10 tournament, we might beat one of anyone but we will for certain lose one game to one of anyone and no post season.

[OSU Flyer]

CBI bound
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[Donniex3Era]

Originally Posted by Smitty10 Here's my prediction. We don't win enough in conference to get an at-large bid nor an NIT and in the A10 tournament, we might beat one of anyone but we will for certain lose one game to one of anyone and no post season.

I believe that is what I have been saying along..no bid period

[Donniex3Era]

Originally Posted by OSU Flyer CBI bound Posted via Mobile Device

don't want that.. terrible tourney and you HAVE TO PAY to get in..no thanks

[Rick Scaia]

I'm willing to revisit the discussion in mid-March, and possibly change my opinion based on actual immediate context (mostly re: health/injuries).... but with our program in the place it is in, I see no reason to go getting all superiority-complex-y about the opportunity to play more games against top 150 teams.

I'm happy to set my ego aside, if it happens to be beneficial to the future prospects of a young team, to play a few extra games. And it is only ego that you have to sit aside; the dollar figures involved are a pittance, even if UD only gets one extra home game out of it.

And if it works out that we truly stand to gain nothing by having those extra games? Well, I'm fine packing up my ball and calling it a season, too. But with 7 weeks to go, I honestly can't say that already feels like stone cold lock, or anything.

[frisco flyer]

Let’s see how the team plays the rest of the season. There has been notable player improvements. This is especially true for Landers, The Davises, Cunningham and Crutcher. I feel that we have players that can compete with anyone, but as a team we are not quite where we need to be. If we keep making progress toward playing better as a team, we can make a nice run to end the season and go to the conference tournament on a high.

I am not going to give up on these guys just yet.

[OSU Flyer]

More games and more practice time is only gonna help out the younger players

[BeckysTXA]

Originally Posted by frisco flyer Let’s see how the team plays the rest of the season. There has been notable player improvements. This is especially true for Landers, The Davises, Cunningham and Crutcher. I feel that we have players that can compete with anyone, but as a team we are not quite where we need to be. If we keep making progress toward playing better as a team, we can make a nice run to end the season and go to the conference tournament on a high. I am not going to give up on these guys just yet.

This is my take too. If these 5 players can take one more step forward somewhere in their development plus if Kostas and X can take two steps forward before the conference tourney, I think we would be sitting in great shape to make a run. Find a way to improve something in your game. However, I think it’s important for someone to get better at getting the ball into JC on a more consistant basis and overall everyone needs to continue to get better at playing man 2 man defense.

[Canonball]

10 games left. 3 against the top of the league, but 6 of them on the road. I just don't see this team being able to put it together on the road. I think 6-4 over that stretch is optimistic unless something dramatic happens. Been a tough year.

[steve]

Originally Posted by Canonball 10 games left. 3 against the top of the league, but 6 of them on the road. I just don't see this team being able to put it together on the road. I think 6-4 over that stretch is optimistic unless something dramatic happens. Been a tough year.

We're going to still see upcoming games on the road that look no different than the game a week ago against St. Joe's..

[UD62]

Agree that 6-4 would be about the best outcome. hold serve at home, likely losses to URI and VCU, leaves little margin for error. Lightening could strike, but more that likely 16-14 will be about top end.

	Rhode Island RHODE ISLAND The University of Rhode Island was chartered as the state's agricultural school in 1888. The school became the Rhode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in 1892. Located in southern Rhode Island, URI is a quintessential New England campus - rural in feeling yet close to the city of Providence, the state's capital. Linked to the city, the beaches, and nearly every corner of the state by both rail and public transit, the campus is easily accessible from Boston and New York URI currently offers 100 majors in seven degree-granting colleges. There are more than 12,000 students on the Kingston campus, about 3,000 in Providence, and a complement of about 700 faculty. Fellow members of the A10 Conference. Nickname is the Rams.

[N2663R]

Not a prediction, but a hope that we finish at least one game above .500, somewhere around .5000000001

[ud2]

The Flyers are not included in these NIT bracketology sites.


Bonnies a 4 seed in the NIT, 1 NCAAT bid for the A10.

https://www.dratings.com/predictor/bracketology/


Bonnies a 1 seed, Davidson a 7 seed. 1 A10 NCAAT bid.

http://www.nycbuckets.com/current-nit-bracketology/

	St Bonaventure SAINT BONAVENTURE Founded in 1858, St. Bonaventure University is a liberal arts college located on 500 acres in southwestern New York state. SBU offers 43 undergraduate majors, the most popular of which are elementary education, journalism, psychology, accounting, marketing, finance, and management. Total undergraduate enrollment is 2,000. Virtually all freshmen and most undergraduates live on campus. A founding member of the A10 Conference. Famous athletes include Bob Lanier. Historical nickname was the Brown Indians, but later changed to the Bonnies. Their mascot is a wolf.

[Flyer69ers]

NIT - it will be great experience to build on for next year

[OSU Flyer]

We have no hope of an NIT bid. Since the NCAA took it over we can't get in on attendance anymore not to mention the auto bids for the mid & low major conference champs

CBI is the only postseason short of winning the A10 tourney. Yes, we have to pay to play in it & its 0 prestige

I look at it like bowl practice for a college football team. The games are a push for me but I defy anyone to tell me that 2+ weeks of extra practice aren't going to help Kosta & the freshman for next year
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[longtimefan]

Originally Posted by OSU Flyer More games and more practice time is only gonna help out the younger players

Agree. Teams like Penn State, Texas A&M, Texas, Purdue, Washington State, Pittsburgh, Butler, Oregon State, Creighton, Rhode Island, Oregon, VCU, St Louis, and St John's have played in the CBI. I certainly wouldn't say the CBI is beneath us. Depending on how the rest of the season plays out, it would be a good experience for the younger players if it is our only alternative.

	Rhode Island RHODE ISLAND The University of Rhode Island was chartered as the state's agricultural school in 1888. The school became the Rhode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in 1892. Located in southern Rhode Island, URI is a quintessential New England campus - rural in feeling yet close to the city of Providence, the state's capital. Linked to the city, the beaches, and nearly every corner of the state by both rail and public transit, the campus is easily accessible from Boston and New York URI currently offers 100 majors in seven degree-granting colleges. There are more than 12,000 students on the Kingston campus, about 3,000 in Providence, and a complement of about 700 faculty. Fellow members of the A10 Conference. Nickname is the Rams.

	Saint Louis SAINT LOUIS Saint Louis University is a Jesuit, Catholic university ranked among the top research institutions in the nation. The University fosters the intellectual and character development of more than 12,700 students. Founded in 1818, it is the oldest university west of the Mississippi and the second oldest Jesuit university in the United States. Located in St. Louis, MO, and just five minutes from the Gateway Arch, SLU offers 85 undergraduate programs and over 50 graduate study tracks. Over 99% of the SLU faculty hold the highest degree in their respective fields. Fellow member of the A10 Conference. Nickname is the Billikens, but also commonly known as "Sloo", the phonetic pronunciation of the school's initials. Athletic claims to fame include multiple national titles in men's soccer and men's basketball star Larry Hughes.

[AZFlyer85]

I agree on the 15-15, and think a CBI type tournament would be great to get our frosh more experience. A tournament like that would jump at the chance to have a sold out crowd at a UD home game.

As for the A10 tournament, we can beat anybody except Rhody. It's ridiculous how much better they are than every other team in this league. I will be stunned if they have more than 1 league loss.

	Rhode Island RHODE ISLAND The University of Rhode Island was chartered as the state's agricultural school in 1888. The school became the Rhode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in 1892. Located in southern Rhode Island, URI is a quintessential New England campus - rural in feeling yet close to the city of Providence, the state's capital. Linked to the city, the beaches, and nearly every corner of the state by both rail and public transit, the campus is easily accessible from Boston and New York URI currently offers 100 majors in seven degree-granting colleges. There are more than 12,000 students on the Kingston campus, about 3,000 in Providence, and a complement of about 700 faculty. Fellow members of the A10 Conference. Nickname is the Rams.

[Radar]

Originally Posted by OCFlyer85 A tournament like that would jump at the chance to have a sold out crowd at a UD home game.

I would bet Rollo's mortgage against a sellout. Flyer Faithfuldom has its limits. Fanny's will be in seats that were paid for the previous June. The turnstiles don't spin quite as often for home NIT games, let alone CBI games. The scenario is compounded by the fact that we're coming off 4 trips to the dance and, right or wrong, expectations were not realized.

[rollo]

Originally Posted by OCFlyer85 A tournament like that would jump at the chance to have a sold out crowd at a UD home game.

[FlyingArrow]

Originally Posted by N2663R Not a prediction, but a hope that we finish at least one game above .500, somewhere around .5000000001

Yeah, even in a down year Dayton should be above .500

[Runnin' Rebel]

Originally Posted by OSU Flyer More games and more practice time is only gonna help out the younger players

This is key... and my hope is Kostas gets more playing time as the season winds down.

A lot of folks concentrate on individual players or the head coach, but the reality is it is about these guys learning how to play with each other.

The only guys who actually played together on this team prior to this year are Williams, D Davis, and Crosby (Josh to a smaller extent).

With Williams and Crosby getting little playing time, that equals a bunch of guys who can't really anticipate what the others will do on the floor at any given time.

It's not like Scoochie, Kyle, and Kendall - who could anticipate what the other was doing before it even happened.

I think back to when I was playing in my prime, and I knew that if I had 2 of my hoops buddies playing with me... it didn't really matter who else was on our team - we were going to win regardless.

And that was mostly due to the fact that we knew each others games inside and out.

Maybe this team is finally starting to gel, and will go on a 10 game win streak... but I'm guessing they still are not quite there yet, and we will all have to wait for it to happen next year.

[Gazoo]

Some talent is there, but it's still too raw. We're just starting to see potential come out in a few players. The best thing about this year is that it's almost over so the guys can spend the offseason building team unity and working on their games.

If we're fighting for 0.500 at this time next year, I will be making a contribution to the "fire AG fund." I don't expect that to happen.