There isn't usually a lot of good to come from this, but I am doing it because my bold prediction has a real shot of hitting.
Before the season, my bold prediction was that Mo Gueye would average two blocks per game - something that has only happened 11 times at Pitt and not since Steven Adams 9 years ago. Right now, with 6 regular-season games to play, Gueye has 55 blocks in 25 games. Granted, getting 8 blocks the other night helped boost those numbers and probably isn't something to count on, but that performance put him on the right side of the ledger for averaging 2 per game.
As for win totals, Matt, Jim, Houston, Steve and I are all still in the mix. Steve picked Pitt to win 9, so he needs a lose-out to be right. Houston picked 10, so he's on the verge. Jim and I picked 12 wins and Matt, ever the optimist, went with 13.
But mostly I'm reposting this for the Gueye prediction.
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Before the season, my bold prediction was that Mo Gueye would average two blocks per game - something that has only happened 11 times at Pitt and not since Steven Adams 9 years ago. Right now, with 6 regular-season games to play, Gueye has 55 blocks in 25 games. Granted, getting 8 blocks the other night helped boost those numbers and probably isn't something to count on, but that performance put him on the right side of the ledger for averaging 2 per game.
As for win totals, Matt, Jim, Houston, Steve and I are all still in the mix. Steve picked Pitt to win 9, so he needs a lose-out to be right. Houston picked 10, so he's on the verge. Jim and I picked 12 wins and Matt, ever the optimist, went with 13.
But mostly I'm reposting this for the Gueye prediction.
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The Panther-Lair.com staff predicts the 2021-22 season for Pitt basketball.
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