Official Season Predictions Thread

[justinhub2003]

Here are my predictions for the season. I think I came pretty damn close last year.


Savannah State : W
Western Carolina : W
Coppin State : W
Buffalo* : W
Richmond or UAB* : W
Iowa, Louisiana, South Dakota State or Wyoming* :W
Alabama State: W
@Xavier: W
Florida* : L
Missisippi State : W
@UCLA: L
Arkansas-Pine Bluff: W
Cleveland State : W
Memphis : W
@Temple : W
SMU : W
@USF : W
@UCF : L
ECU : W
Temple : W
@Memphis : L
Houston : W
@UCONN : L
UCF : W
@SMU : L
@Houston: W
Wichita State : W
UCONN : W
Tulsa : W
@Tulane : W
@Wichita State : L


24-7


Summary: 24-7 feels like a drop off from last year but our conference is so much better. Even playing at NKU, I expect UC to protect home court and continue its 26 game win streak.

I'm boldly predicting a victory at Cintas center. Cronin has never entered Cintas with this much offensive fire power. Lets punk them on the glass and face guard Blueitt all the way to victory.

I expect UCF to hand us our first conference loss of the season. We just seem to play bad in Orlando. However if we hit some 3's, we can easily beat them. Were better. Just need to shoot well and get tacko in foul trouble. I'll also predict one upset loss and its to memphis, who we just can't seem to beat in Fedex forum. Another game where we massively out talent them but need to shoot well in that large NBA arena.

I do think we split the series with UCONN. They will have a fire their belly to beat us and finally the talent to do it.

I really wanted to pick UC to finish 26-5 but we have some tough stretches that just seem really tough to walk away with out some bruises.

 

[indydoug]

Here are my predictions for the season. I think I came pretty damn close last year.


Savannah State : W
Western Carolina : W
Coppin State : W
Buffalo* : W
Richmond or UAB* : W
Iowa, Louisiana, South Dakota State or Wyoming* :W
Alabama State: W
@Xavier: W
Florida* : L
Missisippi State : W
@UCLA: L
Arkansas-Pine Bluff: W
Cleveland State : W
Memphis : W
@Temple : W
SMU : W
@USF : W
@UCF : L
ECU : W
Temple : W
@Memphis : L
Houston : W
@UCONN : L
UCF : W
@SMU : L
@Houston: W
Wichita State : W
UCONN : W
Tulsa : W
@Tulane : W
@Wichita State : L


24-7


Summary: 24-7 feels like a drop off from last year but our conference is so much better. Even playing at NKU, I expect UC to protect home court and continue its 26 game win streak.

I'm boldly predicting a victory at Cintas center. Cronin has never entered Cintas with this much offensive fire power. Lets punk them on the glass and face guard Blueitt all the way to victory.

I expect UCF to hand us our first conference loss of the season. We just seem to play bad in Orlando. However if we hit some 3's, we can easily beat them. Were better. Just need to shoot well and get tacko in foul trouble. I'll also predict one upset loss and its to memphis, who we just can't seem to beat in Fedex forum. Another game where we massively out talent them but need to shoot well in that large NBA arena.

I do think we split the series with UCONN. They will have a fire their belly to beat us and finally the talent to do it.

I really wanted to pick UC to finish 26-5 but we have some tough stretches that just seem really tough to walk away with out some bruises.

I'll go 26-5 with win over Florida and one of the road conf.games (UCF or UConn). It's tough when you add 2 games with top 10 WSU and UCF, UConn, Temple, Hou., among others, are arguably improved

 

[Bearcatboy]

Here are my predictions for the season. I think I came pretty damn close last year.


Savannah State : W
Western Carolina : W
Coppin State : W
Buffalo* : W
Richmond or UAB* : W
Iowa, Louisiana, South Dakota State or Wyoming* :W
Alabama State: W
@Xavier: W
Florida* : L
Missisippi State : W
@UCLA: L
Arkansas-Pine Bluff: W
Cleveland State : W
Memphis : W
@Temple : W
SMU : W
@USF : W
@UCF : L
ECU : W
Temple : W
@Memphis : L
Houston : W
@UCONN : L
UCF : W
@SMU : L
@Houston: W
Wichita State : W
UCONN : W
Tulsa : W
@Tulane : W
@Wichita State : L


24-7


Summary: 24-7 feels like a drop off from last year but our conference is so much better. Even playing at NKU, I expect UC to protect home court and continue its 26 game win streak.

I'm boldly predicting a victory at Cintas center. Cronin has never entered Cintas with this much offensive fire power. Lets punk them on the glass and face guard Blueitt all the way to victory.

I expect UCF to hand us our first conference loss of the season. We just seem to play bad in Orlando. However if we hit some 3's, we can easily beat them. Were better. Just need to shoot well and get tacko in foul trouble. I'll also predict one upset loss and its to memphis, who we just can't seem to beat in Fedex forum. Another game where we massively out talent them but need to shoot well in that large NBA arena.

I do think we split the series with UCONN. They will have a fire their belly to beat us and finally the talent to do it.

I really wanted to pick UC to finish 26-5 but we have some tough stretches that just seem really tough to walk away with out some bruises.

Losses

Xavier
Florida
Ucla
At uconn
At Smu
Wichita st
At Wichita st

 

[UCalum08]

Losses

Xavier
Florida
Ucla
At uconn
At Smu
Wichita st
At Wichita st

LoL...

 

[jacobkdoyle]

No bleeping way are we losing at Memhphis.

 

[cincyguy13]

Losses

Xavier
Florida
Ucla
At uconn
At Smu
Wichita st
At Wichita st

Honest question. How good do you think we are this year? You Have us losing pretty much every hard game. Not saying we will win every one but if we are a top 15-20 team we should win a couple.

 

[cincyguy13]

No bleeping way are we losing at Memhphis.

Agree, Memphis might be the worst team in the league.

 

[waterhead]

Here are my predictions for the season. I think I came pretty damn close last year.


Savannah State : W
Western Carolina : W
Coppin State : W
Buffalo* : W
Richmond or UAB* : W
Iowa, Louisiana, South Dakota State or Wyoming* :W
Alabama State: W
@Xavier: W
Florida* : L
Missisippi State : W
@UCLA: L
Arkansas-Pine Bluff: W
Cleveland State : W
Memphis : W
@Temple : W
SMU : W
@USF : W
@UCF : L
ECU : W
Temple : W
@Memphis : L
Houston : W
@UCONN : L
UCF : W
@SMU : L
@Houston: W
Wichita State : W
UCONN : W
Tulsa : W
@Tulane : W
@Wichita State : L


24-7


Summary: 24-7 feels like a drop off from last year but our conference is so much better. Even playing at NKU, I expect UC to protect home court and continue its 26 game win streak.

I'm boldly predicting a victory at Cintas center. Cronin has never entered Cintas with this much offensive fire power. Lets punk them on the glass and face guard Blueitt all the way to victory.

I expect UCF to hand us our first conference loss of the season. We just seem to play bad in Orlando. However if we hit some 3's, we can easily beat them. Were better. Just need to shoot well and get tacko in foul trouble. I'll also predict one upset loss and its to memphis, who we just can't seem to beat in Fedex forum. Another game where we massively out talent them but need to shoot well in that large NBA arena.

I do think we split the series with UCONN. They will have a fire their belly to beat us and finally the talent to do it.

I really wanted to pick UC to finish 26-5 but we have some tough stretches that just seem really tough to walk away with out some bruises.

I will say 1 home loss. 2 OOC losses. 3 road AAC road losses. 25-6.

I predict a couple of bumps with a new PG and playing off campus but we will be in the title game in conference and win it this year. I predict we will make the sweet 16 or beyond.

This team is one of the most versatile in the country. We can beat you inside or out. No real weakness that I can see if we can keep up our tradition on D which I fully expect.

Bring em on!!

 

[cincyguy13]

I would guess anywhere from 25-27 wins. I think we will beat either Florida or ucla. Will probably lose a game we shouldn't. Like the Tulsa/ Marshall games last year but we won't pull them out. I think this team will be better but have a slightly worse record.

 

[cincyguy13]

If cane is 70% of what everyone is claiming he is, I think we are a top 5-10 team and win 30 games again but I have no idea what he is

 

[jacobkdoyle]

27-4
Losses at X, at UCLA, one of the Wichita State, and one other random one.

 

[Bearcatboy]

Honest question. How good do you think we are this year? You Have us losing pretty much every hard game. Not saying we will win every one but if we are a top 15-20 team we should win a couple.

I think we are the best we've been under Cronin but we will not beat good teams away from home and some of the games I have us winning against easy teams away from home will not be easy wins. We do NOT play good on the road and you can not do that against ranked teams....

 

[waterhead]

I would guess anywhere from 25-27 wins. I think we will beat either Florida or ucla. Will probably lose a game we shouldn't. Like the Tulsa/ Marshall games last year but we won't pull them out. I think this team will be better but have a slightly worse record.

I kinda think we will actually. We have more players who can get the job done I think. We will literally have 5 options to score in crunch time and 2 new players in the starting lineup who can create for themselves. We can call almost any play depending on the situation. We won't be forced to have Caupain make a bull rush to the bucket this year. We have more/better options.

Broome seems to be a guy who can sneak into a crease and he was good at drawing fouls going to the hoop at SH. Watching replays of Cumberland last year he can play the straight line bull rush to the bucket if we need it and he drew fouls pretty well and he also finished his 2's at 65%. That is not a number we are used to seeing ever at UC from a wing...or even a big for that matter. Not to mention he can make a 3, a step back J, or a pull up J, or his deadly floater.

 

[cincyguy13]

I think we are the best we've been under Cronin but we will not beat good teams away from home and some of the games I have us winning against easy teams away from home will not be easy wins. We do NOT play good on the road and you can not do that against ranked teams....

A top 15-20 team will at least win 1 game against a good team you would think. Odds are they will atleast luck in to one. I mean the teams they are playing aren't going undefeated but ok

 

[waterhead]

I think we are the best we've been under Cronin but we will not beat good teams away from home and some of the games I have us winning against easy teams away from home will not be easy wins. We do NOT play good on the road and you can not do that against ranked teams....

The only reason I may disagree here is that we have more scoring options.

We played bad on the road last year...but I expect that to change in a significant way this year. It may happen that we can't score on the road but the odds go down when you have as many options to score as we do.

If it weren't for Blueitt going off for 40 last year we absolutely CRUSH X. We could see a similar effect this year (to a different degree). Not all of our guys will be playing like shyte on the road...somebody will score out of our 5 starters.

 

[cincyguy13]

The only reason I may disagree here is that we have more scoring options.

We played bad on the road last year...but I expect that to change in a significant way this year. It may happen that we can't score on the road but the odds go down when you have as many options to score as we do.

If it weren't for Blueitt going off for 40 last year we absolutely CRUSH X. We could see a similar effect this year (to a different degree). Not all of our guys will be playing like shyte on the road...somebody will score out of our 5 starters.

If we don't face guard blueitt this year, I will lose all faith in the coaching staff.

 

[Bearcatboy]

The only reason I may disagree here is that we have more scoring options.

We played bad on the road last year...but I expect that to change in a significant way this year. It may happen that we can't score on the road but the odds go down when you have as many options to score as we do.

If it weren't for Blueitt going off for 40 last year we absolutely CRUSH X. We could see a similar effect this year (to a different degree). Not all of our guys will be playing like shyte on the road...somebody will score out of our 5 starters.

I think the problem with the road games isnt the players it's the coaching and how we start the game you need to come out be aggressive and set the tone for the game and all we worry about is the defense of end you can't play like that on the road against ranked teams

 

[Bearcatboy]

A top 15-20 team will at least win 1 game against a good team you would think. Odds are they will atleast luck in to one. I mean the teams they are playing aren't going undefeated but ok

I have us beating SMU at home and uconn and miss.state

 

[Queens_NYC]

26-5.

Losses
@Xavier
@UCLA
@UCF
@SMU
@Wichita State

 

[ZCat]

27-4
Losses at X, at UCLA, one of the Wichita State, and one other random one.

We better win one of eggz or UCLA. I want 2-1 record vs them and UF. We have a stacked team. Main issue is no rim protector and Washington's D.