2018-2019 Prediciton Thread

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Re: 2018-2019 Prediciton Thread

Post by capezona » Tue Oct 09, 2018 8:57 pm

Refuse2Lose83 wrote: Tue Oct 09, 2018 7:37 pm Total Wins 21-8
Conf Wins 10-6
There are 33 games overall and 18 conference games. Not sure how you got 21-8 and 10-6.

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Re: 2018-2019 Prediciton Thread

Post by InnervisionsUMASS » Wed Oct 10, 2018 7:31 am

capezona wrote: Tue Oct 09, 2018 8:57 pm
There are 33 games overall and 18 conference games. Not sure how you got 21-8 and 10-6.
I count 31 games on the official schedule: https://umassathletics.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=432
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Re: 2018-2019 Prediciton Thread

Post by capezona » Wed Oct 10, 2018 9:58 am

InnervisionsUMASS wrote: Wed Oct 10, 2018 7:31 am
capezona wrote: Tue Oct 09, 2018 8:57 pm
There are 33 games overall and 18 conference games. Not sure how you got 21-8 and 10-6.
I count 31 games on the official schedule: https://umassathletics.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=432
Oops! You're right. And I used to count things for a living. I still don't get Refuse2Lose's numbers.

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Re: 2018-2019 Prediciton Thread

Post by MJatUM » Wed Oct 10, 2018 10:13 am

InnervisionsUMASS wrote: Wed Oct 10, 2018 7:31 am
capezona wrote: Tue Oct 09, 2018 8:57 pm
There are 33 games overall and 18 conference games. Not sure how you got 21-8 and 10-6.
I count 31 games on the official schedule: https://umassathletics.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=432
He still missed the correct number of games... It is 31 games, 13 non-con, 18 conference... 10-6 gives him good wiggle room if they finish between 12-6 and 10-8 though :twisted:

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Re: 2018-2019 Prediciton Thread

Post by sldrums » Thu Oct 11, 2018 8:37 am

Total Wins 19
Conf Wins 10
Lead Scorer Pipkins
Lead Rebounder Laurent
# > 10ppg 4
Avg Home Att. 4890
Team PPG 77
Team PAPG 70
20+ pt wins 4
20+pt losses 2
High Scorer (Points) Single Game (#) 32
High (Player) Points one game (name) Pierre
High (team) points one game 94
High (team) Points allowed one game 84
Low (team) points one game 66
Low (team) points allowed one game57
Conference Finish 3

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Re: 2018-2019 Prediciton Thread

Post by Roadtrip » Thu Oct 11, 2018 10:21 am

I see some folks picking Laurent for leading rebounder: thought about picking him, but have no indication that he is a good rebounder. Any thoughts on this from someone who has seen him in practice etc?

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Re: 2018-2019 Prediciton Thread

Post by MJatUM » Thu Oct 11, 2018 10:25 am

sldrums wrote: Thu Oct 11, 2018 8:37 am Conf Wins 10
Conference Finish 3
I'm not certain here but I don't know if it is mathematically possible to finish third in the conference at 10-8... Unless 1&2 go 18-0 and 17-1 it might be. Where's McKinney I need to light the Stats-Signal

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Re: 2018-2019 Prediciton Thread

Post by Slapthefloor93 » Thu Oct 11, 2018 11:07 am

Yea 10-8 sounds a lot more like 5th territory to me

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Re: 2018-2019 Prediciton Thread

Post by Roadtrip » Thu Oct 11, 2018 2:01 pm

First 13-5
Second 12-6
4 way tie @ 10-8.... yep, it can be done

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Re: 2018-2019 Prediciton Thread

Post by InnervisionsUMASS » Thu Oct 11, 2018 2:05 pm

^

Oh boy... we know how people feel about conference ties here.
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Re: 2018-2019 Prediciton Thread

Post by Marty Peretz » Thu Oct 11, 2018 2:17 pm

Total Wins: 20
Conf Wins:11
Lead Scorer: Pip, 16.3
Lead Rebounder: Laurent 5.9
# > 10ppg 4
Avg Home Att. 4767
Team PPG 74.5
Team PAPG 69.1
20+ pt wins 3
20+pt losses 1
High Scorer (Points) Single Game (#) 36
High (Player) Points one game (name) Pip
High (team) points one game 94
High (team) Points allowed one game 90
Low (team) points one game 58
Low (team) points allowed one game 50
Conference Finish 4th

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Re: 2018-2019 Prediciton Thread

Post by Mark W » Fri Oct 12, 2018 6:35 am

Total Wins....21
Conf Wins....12
Lead Scorer...Pipkens
Lead Rebounder....Holloway
# > 10ppg.....4
Avg Home Att......4,350
Team PPG......72
Team PAPG......69
20+ pt wins.....2
20+pt losses.....0
High Scorer (Points) Single Game (#).....43
High (Player) Points one game (name)....Pipkens
High (team) points one game....101
High (team) Points allowed one game....89
Low (team) points one game.....58
Low (team) points allowed one game...56
Conference Finish....4th
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Re: 2018-2019 Prediciton Thread

Post by eldonabe » Fri Oct 12, 2018 7:55 am

UMass'96 wrote: Tue Oct 09, 2018 2:34 pm All of you are setting yourself up for failure and disappointing expectations.

Sure, it's fun to predict wins, but when the team doesn't meet them then the board will turn into a dumpster fire.

There is nothing in the recent past to expect success. If the football team has taught us anything about expectations based on previous seasons, we should really temper our expectations and just let it play out.

Rather than predictions, the better question should be (although defeatist in nature) what is the minimum that you will accept before ditching support for the coach / team.

If we get to 15 wins I'll be happy. less than 15 is cause for concern...

Yes, you are setting a bar for expectations I suppose, but this isn't supposed to be a pass fail exercise. This is along the lines of a wager proposition without the wager of course.

This predictions thing has been up for 4 or 5 years (at least) and it has never devolved into a shit-show like most other threads have when the team falls short of expectations (circa 08' - 17').

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Re: 2018-2019 Prediciton Thread

Post by Refuse2Lose83 » Fri Oct 12, 2018 9:56 pm

Roadtrip wrote: Thu Oct 11, 2018 10:21 am I see some folks picking Laurent for leading rebounder: thought about picking him, but have no indication that he is a good rebounder. Any thoughts on this from someone who has seen him in practice etc?
Probably going start at the 4. Don't see Holloway being healthy enough to be the leader
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Re: 2018-2019 Prediciton Thread

Post by Refuse2Lose83 » Fri Oct 12, 2018 9:56 pm

Refuse2Lose83 wrote: Tue Oct 09, 2018 7:37 pm Total Wins 23-8
Conf Wins 12-6
Lead Scorer Pipkins 21.8
Lead Rebounder Laurent 6.2
# > 10ppg 3 Pipkins Pierre Cobb
Avg Home Att. 5615
Team PPG 75.2
Team PAPG 69.8
20+ pt wins 4
20+pt losses 1
High Scorer (Points) Single Game (#) 33
High (Player) Points one game (name) Pipkins
High (team) points one game 95
High (team) Points allowed one game 82
Low (team) points one game 66
Low (team) points allowed one game 52
Conference Finish: Saint Joe's- George Mason- Davidson- UMass- St. Louis- Richmond- VCU- Dayton- Duquesne- La Salle- St. Bonnie- URI- GW- Fordham (Win A10 Tourney over GMU)
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