in some ways the toughest stretch of the season. only gimme is not truly a gimme as Utah is visiting. I expect it to be a win if nothing else because of the difference between rice and Marriott floors.
Arizona and Iowa State on their floors…if KY can figure out how to use his talent and depth either one could be a dance card punch that could make the difference. Will AZ be cooling by that point? Will ISU be back to their early conference peak performances?
ASU is probably the next hardest…revenge on their part and it is on their floor.
Though Kansas visiting may be harder? This should be an interesting game.,
That leaves Kansas State and West Virginia visiting.
most of the season I expected KSU to be a cakewalk…but they appear to have figured out how to roll. Cougs will be favored but mostly because it is a home game. Saturday the crowd may make a difference. Given the possibility of 4 losses on the schedule this is as close to a must win as the team will face until the conference tournament.
West Virginia like BYU is on the bubble. Unlike BYU they were not expected to be…they are playing well above expectations especially with the season ending injury to the coach’s son…
When KState and WVU are your easiest games on the schedule you know the team has a bunch of work to do…
it feels like WCC years again…bubble and more bubble…
The team needs to do better than the expected 4-3 to have a chance to tie for a 5th seed in the conference tournament…which would still mean a necessity of a strong conference tournament run to seal the deal.
Only with luck, meaning basically Kansas losing more than expected, can BYU really move up the seed line.
Iowa State is 3 games ahead and Tech is 2 games ahead of the fifth place teams currently. Iowa State would have to resume its swoon for them to be caught. Tech doesn’t look to go to a negative record for its last 7 either…
It is always sad at this time of the year to look up and see the conference title so far out of reach.
Especially as this year’s team looked like they could have gotten so many more wins…
Who thought at this point we would go on the road to a giant killer like WVU and win with a 12 man rotation? Stewart’s line drive 3’s. Boskovich playing the 5 man. Baker on the bench? (Sick or injured?) Catchings hitting 3’s on the road. Saunders bricking everything. Hall close behind Saunders. And Demin scoring 16 with many turnovers. I’m sure KY is scratching his head.
We have a chance at 5-2 over the next 7 games. We simply need to be in 7th, maybe 8th place in league to make the NCAA Tournament. We are in the Big12 and not the WCC.
I’m in agreement. I think Saunders will get out of his slump. Also, Demin will have a big game scoring and passing. Catchings will catch fire along with the other subs. We will put enormous pressure and attempt to wear them down in Provo. They only go 6 or 7 deep.
I think BYU wins today. I believe they will win the rest of their home games including Kansas. The last two years Kansas has been getting a lot of love based on their history. They have proven to be very beatable Central Florida nearly beat them in Lawrence and they blew a 21 point lead and lost to Baylor.
If they can win out at home they should make the NCAA. The biggest question is whether thy can win any of their remaining road games. ASU seems to be the only one they have a realistic shot at winning.
I agree, if they win out at home they will go 4-3 down the stretch and that should be sufficient for a tourney invite. I think they can also win at ASU. What would be really special is if they can pick up either a win at Arizona or Iowa State. If they just win their four home games I don’t expect much in the tournament. Probably a one and done.