2018-2019 computer projections thread
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The more I think about it the more I agree with this. While this season's team is better defensively, they still pretty much live and die on their shooting.
I was at the game in Brooklyn against South Carolina. Took a train up.
We went 1-18 from three -- I did not know that was possible.
The only make was with around 2:00 left as Naz finally woke up a little.
Even then, we still only lost by four... 60-64 to be precise.
We just clunked open look after open look. It was maddening.
That was the most frustrating college basketball game I have ever seen live.
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When I think back to that team, there did seem to be an element of "playing with fire" or "tempting fate" with all those comeback wins. ... Was that same season with the 22-point rally at home vs. OU?
Thing about it is, majority of those comebacks were vs. tournament-level teams. Living dangerously to dig big holes too often, eventually things won't go your way. Puzzling to me was the UAB loss wasn't a case of falling way behind to an underdog and having the luck run out. We simply looked stiff and stagnant.
An example and reminder that pecking-order doesn't occur in a vacuum. Our position obviously would be better if we had closed at BU/vs. KSU or hadn't laid an egg vs. TCU. But other teams can lose games, too.
Think about parallels with a team near our seed territory: LSU. Last week, won at UK, this week, lost at home to UF.
Dropped one spot in the NET rankings (14 to 15). I think it’s likely we will finish the season somewhere between 12 and 19. When you look at our resume compared to others in the 4 to 6 range, I would put us right on the 4/5 line (probably still a 4 right now).
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Stopped the slide a little bit here...
Barttovik gave us a 98 for the game last night.
I know many of us are down on Oklahoma, but that is still a good team.
Barttovik gave us a 98 for the game last night.
I know many of us are down on Oklahoma, but that is still a good team.
Yeah, OU has talent, and had two good wins in a row and looked to be gaining some confidence.
James is really good. They have pieces around him. They are basically a discount K-State/K-State without a functioning Dean Wade -- they play good defense, but they lack a versatile big man/hybrid guy to facilitate their offense and struggle to score.
Given there are only 90 wins to go around in the Big 12 slate, with the conference this good, there are going to be good teams that are the "odd man out." WVU and OSU are deservedly bad, but Oklahoma has a good squad on the short end of that stick.
I could see a case for James for first-team AC and, if not that, certainly second-team. He is basically their Barry Brown who, again, does not have a Wade to run with him.
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As frustrating as the recent memory has been on the year, we are still going to make the NCAA tournament with a high seed and a chance to advance to the second weekend. I would have signed up for 21-10 (10-8 in conference) at the beginning of the year for sure.
Something I dont understand about his site, he has us as a 5 seed in both the Tourneycast and T-Ranketology. I dont get why they think we are a 7 seed then.
I think the image is from teamrankings and you are referring to Barttorvik. With that being said, on teamrankings, they have a disclaimer that they are still using RPI logic.
Ah, gotcha, for some reason I was thinking all of them were taken from Barttorvick.
Prepare yourselves for ISU to be everyone’s first round upset pick.
ISU will be a popular pick with the writers for both scenarios.Or to catch a little fire and go deep.
