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Well put. And Clemson, Xavier, Oregon St, Vanderbilt, and Rutgers are on the outside looking in at this point. Butler and the Johnnies appear to be on the bubble (as are Syracuse and San Francisco). If Buffalo loses one or two more before the MAC tourney, which seems probable, they will have to win it all in Cleveland. Having said that, they have the best team in the MAC and should be able to get to the dance.

FWIW - Bulls dropped one spot in kenpom after this fiasco.

The refs might be bad. OK, they are bad - they suck. But Buffalo did nothing tonight to make anyone think or say, “This team is a team that is good. This team belongs in the dance.” They flat out stunk! Couldn’t get stops. Gave the ball away repeatedly throughout the game (17 TOS!). We’re outrebounded. Shot like crap. All that against a mediocre team. This game can serve as a catalyst to turn it around, or as a harbinger of more to come. I think it’s a fifty fifty proposition.

We’re the Bulls intimidated by the raucous crowd?

Yeah the MAC refs suck. But today illustrates many of the Bulls’ weaknesses: Foul shooting, rebounding, failure to contain pure scorers...compound that with a bad day shooting and TOS - how many more times will this happen? Kent St? Toledo? The Bulls are going to have to win the MAC tournament to dance.

Better get back to the basics. No way does this team belong in the top 25.

It’ll take a miracle to win now down 4 them on the line with 3:46 to go. Foul shooting, TOS, rebounding, poor shooting, foul situation...say goodnight.

Refs not going to let this one slip away.

Can’t get stops against potent Huskies. Nothing going well.

Who will step up?

At least make it close.

Answer: A, B, and C

Quiz time The Bulls are A. The tenth ranked team B. The fourteenth ranked team C. The twentieth ranked team D. Playing good ball

Agreed that theBulls should ignore the noise from the other conferences. However, it rankles that kenpom has 7 Big Ten teams still ahead of the Bulls. He’s got the Bulls 20th. I don’t see how they can possibly advance in his poll until the tournament.

Do the votes have to occur every 8 hours? I just voted. Tried to vote again. No go. If anyone deserves this, it’s got to be Oats. Thank God for the medical practitioners that provide the care for the patients and their families stricken by this scourge.

UB is currently ranked 10th! in the NET basketball rankings! Oh man!

Gonzaga has won 518 games since the 2001-2002 season. They have danced every year. It’s my opinion that they have been over-rated in many of those seasons as evidenced by their early bails in the NCAAs. Still, that is a model of consistent standing. Oats is doing a fabulous job at UB and I’m not alone in hoping that he stays and continues to bolster the program. Let’s wait a few years before we compare UB to Gonzaga.

How can we compare UB to Gonzaga? It’s absurd. Look at next year. I don’t care who is coaching the team, UB is losing Perkins, Massinburg, Harris, Caruthers, and McRae: 62 points per game. Plus the defense that they give. And the leadership. Who will pick up the slack? I like Graves - he’s athletic and can shoot from three and get to the rim. I love Jordan - he’s a defensive stud and a real team player, but not a real scorer. Now we get to the current freshmen: Segu, Williams, and Fagan. Segu is quick but short and light. Not much to go on so far from his body of work, but like his hustle and looking for the open man. Williams is a rangy and raw talent. He’s got to be reigned in though. He’s a shoot first guy and when you’re 2 / 31 from three that’s bad. Too early to see what type of defense he’ll provide, but I haven’t been impressed. Fagan - just have no idea. The transfers and JCs: ? Does anyone really think that the Bulls will dominate the MAC next year? If Oats remains to coach next year, they have a slim chance of returning to the dance. If Oats gets hired by one of the big boys for big bucks, God help his successor.

Let’s go UB. Let’s make some noise! Get on your feet UB! Ad nauseum...who can resist?

The Mountaineers beat Kansas today. That’s another feather in Buffalo’s cap.

Very nice improvement thus far. Jayvon Graves 3 · Malvern, OH · 12-29-98 Ht Wt Yr G %Min ORtg %Poss %Shots eFG% TS% OR% DR% ARate TORate Blk% Stl% FC/40 FD/40 FTRate FTM-A Pct 2PM-A Pct 3PM-A Pct 2019 SG 19 Buffalo National Rank 6-3 193 So 16 61.4 118.9 205 16.8 18.4 57.4 234 59.2 306 3.3 10.7 11.1 13.1 331 3.5 341 1.8 3.1 2.9 21.5 19-26 .731 32-57 .561 460 25-64 .391 363 Conference-only Conference Rank 4 59.4 126.2 11 15.8 18.1 60.3 62.1 4.2 14.7 8.1 10.7 16 2.6 19 1.1 4.2 2.5 17.2 4-5 .800 7-14 .500 7-15 .467 8 vs. Tier A+B* 5 62.0 82.5 19.5 18.4 33.3 39.8 5.0 11.2 9.4 22.0 2.6 3.9 1.3 3.7 33.3 10-13 .769 10-22 .455 2-17 .118 vs. Tier A* 4 60.0 81.3 21.2 19.6 34.8 40.5 5.5 11.9 10.1 22.7 2.2 3.8 1.2 3.9 33.3 8-11 .727 10-20 .500 1-13 .077 Age: 20.0 (-0.4) Similar: Mamadi Diane '07 (936), James Dews '08 (928), Terry Henderson '14 (928), Prince Ali '18 (926), Antonio Barton '12 (925) 2018 SG·SF 67 Buffalo 13 R2 6-3 193 Fr 35 39.7 101.0 16.8 18.0 46.3 47.8 5.2 9.8 8.5 14.4 5.2 1.4 3.8 2.9 24.7 23-40 .575 36-82 .439 26-80 .325 Conference-only 18 39.9 117.8 15.8 17.1 59.0 60.2 4.8 8.7 6.7 12.9 5.4 1.9 3.6 3.0 29.5 15-23 .652 19-37 .514 18-41 .439 vs. Tier A+B* 6 31.2 66.1 17.8 18.2 30.4 29.6 5.2 13.9 6.6 20.3 2.5 0.7 6.4 3.0 21.7 1-5 .200 4-11 .364 2-12 .167 vs. Tier A* 5 34.5 68.3 16.5 15.7 33.3 31.9 5.6 12.6 7.2 23.9 2.6 0.8 5.2 3.0 27.8 1-5 .200 3-7 .429 2-11 .182 Age: 19.0 (-0.4) Similar: Bryce Peters '17 (924), Keith Hornsby '12 (919), Isaiah Moss '17 (918), Lonnie Boga '10 (918), Chris Baez '09 (918)

Two or three years ago UB played Canisius at KBC or whatever it was called for a few years running in some doubleheaders. If I remember correctly, UB season ticket holders had to fork over $20, which may be due to the fact that it was considered a Griff home game (I can’t remember). Twenty bucks isn’t outlandish by any means, but it is roughly double what the price of a season ticket at AA is per game (Don’t know what a ticket costs for non season ticket holder). The GA slots at AA may be good for youths, but I wouldn’t sit there. A friend of mine and his wife and family sat there for the Miami game - they weren’t exactly thrilled. If, in the future, the Bulls decide to hold some games at KBC, the tickets, parking, food and beverages are going to cost more. If they can attract a minimum of 12,000 fans, go for it. Otherwise, I don’t like the idea.

When the refs dictate the show...when they become the show, that’s when anything can happen. This game is exhibit #1.

Bull shit fouls. Bull shit fouls. Bull shit fouls. Bull shit fouls. Bull shit fouls. Bull shit fouls. Bull shit fouls. Bull shit fouls. Bull shit fouls. Bull shit fouls. Bull shit fouls. Bull shit fouls. Bull shit fouls. Bull shit fouls. Bull shit fouls. Bull shit fouls. Bull shit fouls. Bull shit fouls. Bull shit fouls. Bull shit fouls. Bull shit fouls. Bull shit fouls. Bull shit fouls. Bull shit fouls.

Was that the 3 that McRae sank? The MAC refs keeping things close.