For such a supposedly horrible conference this year the first net ranking has 30% of the conference in the top 10 and 20% in the top 5.
For such a supposedly horrible conference this year the first net ranking has 30% of the conference in the top 10 and 20% in the top 5.
When you are perennially the best league in the nation it is pretty easy to be down and still be a solid league.Yeah, I don't know how many posts I've read recently saying the Big 12 is way-down this season. It does appear unusually top-heavy, but right now there are three that'd be on top-3 seed lines, one ranging somewhere 4 to 6. The bottom half looks mushy, but still has computer numbers that balance eye-testing.
I can't believe people are still talking NCAA tournament and 10-8 at this point.
Yeah, I don't know how many posts I've read recently saying the Big 12 is way-down this season. It does appear unusually top-heavy, but right now there are three that'd be on top-3 seed lines, one ranging somewhere 4 to 6. The bottom half looks mushy, but still has computer numbers that balance eye-testing.
I think the 3 point line move has affected the game greater than they ever thought it would.Without looking at the analytics, a lot of college basketball feels kind of 'mushy' all over.
I think the 3 point line move has affected the game greater than they ever thought it would.
I'm not sure if this was serious or just joking about the poor percentage we have shot from 3.I am an Iowa State fan and I can't tell the difference.
I'm not sure if this was serious or just joking about the poor percentage we have shot from 3.
But just to give you a small sample of what I am talking about. Right now, Gonzaga leads the country in AdjO at 116.0.
Last year they would be 18th with that number. 2018 they would be tied for 23rd. In 2017 they would be 29th.
Last years Iowa State team finished 9th in the country in AdjO with 118.9. That would put them almost 3 full points above 1st this year.
The longer 3s are making it harder to score and since guys aren't hitting them at a higher clip, teams are able to pack the paint more making it harder to get easy 2s. Jared had a tweet a few days ago and the scoring average is down and the worst it has been in a few years.
So you're saying right now we're in the NIT? Or if we aren't what number are we looking at to get there?Another thing that I noticed --
We are #42 on the "out" list of the bubble right now on Bart Torvik.
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There are 32 teams in the NIT. Some of the slots are going to go to auto-bids for regular season champions who got their NCAA tournament bid sniped by somebody in their conference tournament. So that puts us...
Roughly 10th to 15th on the NIT bubble right now, right?
32 slots, minus a couple for teams as I described, then low bubble teams that make it into the NIT at least to salvage something for the season?
So you're saying right now we're in the NIT? Or if we aren't what number are we looking at to get there?
69 Iowa State 8-8 (1-3 Big 12)