College Bball Thread

[HoosierAloha 30,099]

Next week is my 2nd favorite week of college basketball. I’m off work until March 25th. You got to put in reservations well in advance my friend. I have some college buddies that take some vacation time during the next 2 weeks and come over and gain weight and overdose on basketball


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Put me down for next year if there are any openings.


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[HoosierAloha 30,099]

Notre Dame missed the back end of a 1 and 1 to tie it


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[HoosierAloha 30,099]

Clemson survives at Notre Dame


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[HoosierAloha 30,099]

Baylor goes down at home to OK State


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[Uspshoosier 50,841]

N.C. State goes down at home to Georgia Tech. Bad loss


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I’ve had them out for a couple weeks. Looks like a home loss will have more projected brackets having them out. They have the worst non-conference schedule. I mean the 353 out of 353 ranked non conf SOS
They now have 3 Quad 3 losses
Only Quad 1 wins are home against Auburn and neutral against Penn State. Big difference in the Rpi (112) and Net(31). In any metric there are always outliers in the system. They are definitely one in the NET rankings.


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[HoosierAloha 30,099]

I’ve had them out for a couple weeks. Looks like a home loss will have more projected brackets having them out. They have the worst non-conference schedule. I mean the 353 out of 353 ranked non conf SOS
They now have 3 Quad 3 losses
Only Quad 1 wins are home against Auburn and neutral against Penn State. Big difference in the Rpi (112) and Net(31). In any metric there are always outliers in the system. They are definitely one in the NET rankings.


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I mean 353 out of 353 is something. I saw them in most on the bracket matrix site. I think that loss has to have them out unless they go on a run in the ACC tourney.


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[Uspshoosier 50,841]

PAC 12 after dark just isn’t the same on FS1. Oregon up 6 on wash st


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[Uspshoosier 50,841]

But MWC on CBSSports just got interesting
back to back TO by San Diego St just gave Fresno St the lead with 20 sec to go


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[HoosierAloha 30,099]

But MWC on CBSSports just got interesting
back to back TO by San Diego St just gave Fresno St the lead with 20 sec to go


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Not sure how you call that foul


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[Uspshoosier 50,841]

Not sure how you call that foul


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Terrible call. Did you read the lips of the Fresno St coach. Called that ref a stupid mother ....... lol


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[Deserthoozier 1,102]

4 hours ago, TXHoosierDaddy said:

Exactly. They turn the ball over so much. Recipe for disaster. 

Old coaching habits die hard.

[Deserthoozier 1,102]

33 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Terrible call. Did you read the lips of the Fresno St coach. Called that ref a stupid mother ....... lol


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West Coast!

[LIHoosier 27,270]

8 hours ago, Uspshoosier said:

I’ve had them out for a couple weeks. Looks like a home loss will have more projected brackets having them out. They have the worst non-conference schedule. I mean the 353 out of 353 ranked non conf SOS
They now have 3 Quad 3 losses
Only Quad 1 wins are home against Auburn and neutral against Penn State. Big difference in the Rpi (112) and Net(31). In any metric there are always outliers in the system. They are definitely one in the NET rankings.


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When you play a lot of cupcakes, your off/def efficiencies tend to be really good; even when they're supposed to be weighted based on quality of opponent.

[Uspshoosier 50,841]

When you play a lot of cupcakes, your off/def efficiencies tend to be really good; even when they're supposed to be weighted based on quality of opponent.

Yep they will have to address that next year. They cap scoring margin at 10 for the scoring margin category of the NET but leave it uncapped in the offensive/defensive efficiency category. That has been the main concern for people who follow the numbers closely. Nc state played 8 home games against teams 214 and higher(6 of those against teams 300 or higher)


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[Brass Cannon 25,176]

I get why they capped it at 10. Often times closes games scores become less close as teams try desperation strategies at the end that change the score. And vice versa blowouts get closer as teams play walk ons. 

Almost wonder if the way to do that is to look at the score at 2 points in the game. Maybe 3 minutes before the end and the end. 

[Uspshoosier 50,841]

I get why they capped it at 10. Often times closes games scores become less close as teams try desperation strategies at the end that change the score. And vice versa blowouts get closer as teams play walk ons. 
Almost wonder if the way to do that is to look at the score at 2 points in the game. Maybe 3 minutes before the end and the end. 

I have no problem capping it at 10 as long as you cap the other categories at 10 as well. And since it’s not capped at 10 in off/def efficiency teams would be better to run up the score and be as efficient as possible even with it capped in scoring margin


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[HoosierAloha 30,099]

I get why they capped it at 10. Often times closes games scores become less close as teams try desperation strategies at the end that change the score. And vice versa blowouts get closer as teams play walk ons. 
Almost wonder if the way to do that is to look at the score at 2 points in the game. Maybe 3 minutes before the end and the end. 

Maybe try to bury it in one of their secret formulas!


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[yogisballin 2,410]

And Murray State is in the same conference as I think Belmont who is also really good. One gets in. Same with Furman. Lipscomb also really good and only one will get in there. St Mary's needs Gonzaga to break a leg. They dont' look like they are even close to the same level to be able to beat them on a neutral court in the conference tourney. 
 It would be great if Washington wins the Pac-12 tourney because no other team in that conference deserves a berth and that would take away from one team. If Buffalo or Wofford loses their conference tourney, they will like get two teams in from those conferences since both are considered to be at-large berths regardless of winning their tournaments. 
IU gets to the semi's of the BTT, would be feeling very good assuming they win these next two. 

I think Murray St will get in regardless. They’ll want Morant in the tourney for people to come see


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[Uspshoosier 50,841]

I think Murray St will get in regardless. They’ll want Morant in the tourney for people to come see


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I don’t see anyway Murray St gets in if they lose in their conference tournament
22 wins against teams 133 or lower
Best wins is at 133 Austin Peay
0 top 100 wins
SOS-258


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[LamarCheeks 20,940]

I'm curious if anybody knows the back story or has insight into our coaching search after Sampson was cut loose. I only know from what I've discovered on the internet. I've read that we made overtures to Tony Bennett, but according to what I've seen, he wasn't interested in coaching at a program that's as nuts as ours -- so to speak. He just wanted to coach and recruit, without having to put up with all the other B.S.(speaking engagements, over-the-top fan base, etc.)  But I have to think the fact that we fired his sister didn't help matters. ... Anyway, the reason I bring this up is I've seen some Bennett-to-UCLA speculation. And if he didn't want all the B.S. that goes with a program like IU, I cannot imagine he would be interested in Westwood.