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Poll- How many games will Pitt win this year

How many games will Pitt bball win this year?

  • Under 20

    Votes: 10 18.9%
  • 21-22

    Votes: 16 30.2%
  • 23-24

    Votes: 13 24.5%
  • 25-26

    Votes: 8 15.1%
  • 27+....

    Votes: 3 5.7%
  • 30+ and NCAA Champs (lol)

    Votes: 3 5.7%

  • Total voters
    53
I voted 25-26 but I am including games in the ACC tourney and NCAAs in that total. I would say around 22-23 regular season wins (22-9 or 23-8). Your question's wording implies you are including the tourneys so I voted for 3 more wins to get to get to 25-26 (1-2 ACC tourney wins 1-2 NCAA tourney wins). Final record 25-10 or 26-9.
 
I voted 25-26 but I am including games in the ACC tourney and NCAAs in that total. I would say around 22-23 regular season wins (22-9 or 23-8). Your question's wording implies you are including the tourneys so I voted for 3 more wins to get to get to 25-26 (1-2 ACC tourney wins 1-2 NCAA tourney wins). Final record 25-10 or 26-9.

Thanks for the reply.
The team this year could gel and be pretty good or be just barely better than last year'a squad. We'll see how Jamie coaches them and see if uses everyone's talent wisely.
Go pitt.
 
Thanks for the reply.
The team this year could gel and be pretty good or be just barely better than last year'a squad. We'll see how Jamie coaches them and see if uses everyone's talent wisely.
Go pitt.
Probably , no certainly, Dixon's coaching is not the weakest part of this team.

The question will be if the returning players have made an adjustment to their games and worked to improve their understanding, ability and effort on the defensive end. There are several graduate transfers who must learn the defense and fit into the offense but each of them has shown some ability and apptitude on the defensive side. The backcourt is also deeper with additions of Wilson and Milligan. And, while Nix may be best served by taking a redshirt, he could have a role inside too.

Unlike last season, there is enough depth that if guys are lost on defense or don't work had at rotations etc, they will find themselves sitting and watching. That should provide motivation because playing time will not be automatic for a lot of guys this season. It will have to be earned this year. I don't expect an immediate rise to a top 50 or 60 defesive team, but I do expect an improvement back into the top 100.

Improving 100 slots on the defensive metric shoud get us back to the NCAAT. Whether that's enough to put us back ito the top 6 or so in te ACC depends upon who has improved and who hasn't- for many teams, not just Pitt.
 
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If we remember last season we finished 19-15 by losing our last 5 games consecutively. So, at one point we were 19-10. With what appears to be a better and deeper roster winning just 3-4 more regular season games to get to 22-23 wins shouldn't be a huge leap.
 
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If we remember last season we finished 19-15 by losing our last 5 games consecutively. So, at one point we were 19-10. With what appears to be a better and deeper roster winning just 3-4 more regular season games to get to 22-23 wins shouldn't be a huge leap.

Yea I agree. The team should definitely be improved and needs to be better down the stretch and not choke. If they do that, they'll be good and back to the Tourney.
 
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