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Could have been higher if they just went with the script jerseys. To be fair some of teams are basketball royalty, its going to be hard to top some of these Iconic basketball programs.
I hate how seemingly every year Arizona can lose almost any game it wants and still get a great seed.
Losses to Stanford, Oregon State, and Washington State on its resume. The first two won't be anywhere near the field and the third is a bubble team at best.
Arizona has 19 wins and only six of them are against teams that should make the field of 68. Two of them are against Utah, who might fall out.
Losses to Stanford, Oregon State, and Washington State on its resume. The first two won't be anywhere near the field and the third is a bubble team at best.
Arizona has 19 wins and only six of them are against teams that should make the field of 68. Two of them are against Utah, who might fall out.
That's why you put that in back of your mind come filling out brackets. Zona an early exit
7 Quad 1 wins. 10-4 quad 1/2. Good early non con wins but gotta be low quad1/2 games as pac 12 isnt good
As if the BIG ( PRE) TEN somehow deserves 3 in Top 16 -- ???? Wisconsin????
Six of their seven Q1 wins are road or neutral wins. Among them are Alabama (5), Duke (17), Michigan State (20). They also have a 25-point home win over Wisconsin (22).
Three of their five losses are Q1 -- Purdue (2), FAU (27) and Washington State (31). All are road or neutral games.
They went out and scheduled to counteract the relative weakness of the Pac-12. They have 10 Q3/4 wins. Of the seven Q3 wins, five are Pac-12 games.
Lose 5 of last 6 with only 1 game against quality competition and drop 8 spots.
Why play the games?
It's very sad to hear the experts just using "the metrics" aka KenPom to justify seeding and whose in their brackets. Teams that grind out wins get penalized (see South Carolina) while those that blow out their weak opponents get big boosts.
Those that say Kenpom isn't used for anything more than metrics are just off based. Almost everything to do with college BB has a quote somewhere referring Kenpom's analytics.
It's info is both entertaining and useful but it is not and never will be gospell despite the way it is treated by the majority.
It's info is both entertaining and useful but it is not and never will be gospell despite the way it is treated by the majority.
Wisconsin has built a strong resume to date which is able to withstand a rough stretch. Remember, as they are losing games, so are many of the teams they are fighting for position with.
As it is, four of the five losses are to top 100 teams and four of the five losses were on the road. We've lost to two of the teams they've lost to during this stretch but we don't have the cushion to protect us that Wisconsin does. We burned through all of that in November and December.
The bottom line: Wisconsin is 6-6 against Q1 and 5-3 against Q2. They've beaten Marquette, swept Michigan State and routed Virginia (all top 40 NET teams). Like Arizona, they went out and challenged themselves in the OOC and this is the payoff for that.
South Carolina has 13 Q3 and Q4 wins. They also have two Q3 losses after falling at home to LSU yesterday. They played a very soft OOC (10 Q3/4 games) and that is holding them back.
They are 3-3 in Q1 but two of the losses are to Alabama and Auburn by 27 and 40 points respectively. They are 5-0 against Q2 which helps pump up the cause.
This is a Rutgers resume of recent years. Load up on easy OOC wins and hope to win 10 league games to get a bid. That SC has done well in the SEC to date is the difference between being a top half of the field seed and a team barely in or heading to Dayton.
Imo, it is a waste. I never read that kenpom stuff. I only know that anything that encourages coaches to run up the score and not play your bench is bad. Anything that gives shu credit for the recent ru wins is foolish.
I imagine betters use these tools and yet gambling has never been stronger.
We lost the early games. We stunk. Then something happened and we were good. While one cannot ignore te early losses and one must recoggnize that we are a different team now and the team of the ooc isnt playing anymore.
Kenpom. Sos. That stuff has been around. But nothing was ever given the credence given to net. And it isnt good regardless if we are underrared or overrated.
You win, you lose. Those are the stats.
South Carolina is 8-3 Q1/Q2 games. That's one of the best records against Q1/Q2 in the country. Their Net is 57.
Iowa State is 11-0 vs Q3/Q4, scheduled cupcakes non-conference. They blew them out, hence the Net of 8.
SoutH Carolina non conference SOS is 337. Iowa State is 347.
There is no difference in these resumes except Iowa St blows out their cupcakes.
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Is this worthy of dropping only 8 spots? Not exactly a murderer's row.
The Big 10 always rates well in KenPom. It must be something about their style of play. I'm guessing the slow paces limit turnovers which plays well into the ratings.
As an aside to last night's game, you would think Pitino is going to spend big in the off season. Good guy, bad guy he's not stupid.
From a Seton Hall standpoint I'm really looking forward to seeing what Sha does about the roster. We know Felton and Godswill will be here. SHU are going to need a major impact player or two. Sha continues to elevate his stature, is young and has a good deal of fire in his belly. Also, on a local level you would think he is dialed in. One thing the team needs is a wing that is excellent from the perimeter. Those type of players can demoralize the opponent and stem the tide when things aren't going well. Hard to find but not impossible. Sha can look West again.
From a Seton Hall standpoint I'm really looking forward to seeing what Sha does about the roster. We know Felton and Godswill will be here. SHU are going to need a major impact player or two. Sha continues to elevate his stature, is young and has a good deal of fire in his belly. Also, on a local level you would think he is dialed in. One thing the team needs is a wing that is excellent from the perimeter. Those type of players can demoralize the opponent and stem the tide when things aren't going well. Hard to find but not impossible. Sha can look West again.
If this guy were to become available, and be interested in a program like Seton Hall, he would be a perfect fit for Coach Sha (although he probably can have his pick of schools if he wants to transfer) - https://tulsahurricane.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/pj-haggerty/11252
Look at his stats for a redshirt freshman.
Look at his stats for a redshirt freshman.
