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Post by dmac80 on Dec 6, 2015 1:04:24 GMT -5
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Post by connfriar on Dec 6, 2015 6:29:53 GMT -5
So, we're in?
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Post by dmac80 on Dec 13, 2015 17:49:25 GMT -5
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Post by dmac80 on Dec 13, 2015 17:53:36 GMT -5
SOS is only 98. Playing Bryant hurts win or lose, same with Rider. Well a loss is a killer, but even a win drops us.
That said the BIg East with our home and home round robin is setting up beautifully once again. I'm rethinking expansion, this model seems to be the way to go based on last year's template: as a league, crush OOC, finish top 3 RPI and then beat up on each other and you're RPI stays locked in, even if everyone finishes around .500 that should put 5 in every year.
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Post by connfriar on Dec 14, 2015 10:41:34 GMT -5
Wins against Xavier and Nova will be huge this year...
As for playing Bryant, I guess that falls under the "doing the right thing isn't always easy" category...obviously, the game hurts us with the RPI but Ed Cooley is one loyal guy...
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Post by friara on Dec 14, 2015 10:48:20 GMT -5
RPI weakness is a function of our scheduled teams having lousy years...Harvard, Illinois, BC, UMASS, and Bryant are all way below what they have been in recent years.
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Post by dex on Dec 14, 2015 11:30:57 GMT -5
NEBRASKA 70, URI 67
Up by nine late, Rams come unglued
On the road, Rhody fails to execute at end
By Lincoln Arneal Special to The Journal
LINCOLN, Neb. — In the middle of trying to pull out a win in its first road game of the season, Rhode Island ran into a little bit of turbulence.
The Rams led by nine points with eight minutes to go, but Nebraska strung together a couple of baskets, which in turn fired up the crowd and rattled the URI players.
Rhode Island (6-4) committed five turnovers down the stretch and missed its only two free-throw attempts. The miscues allowed Nebraska to close with a 20-8 run and earn a 70-67 victory on Sunday afternoon at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
“We’ve been in close games several times this year where we have executed pretty well, but this was the first time where we felt the impact of that type of crowd and became unsettled,” URI coach Dan Hurley said. “The crowd was really good here tonight.”
Rhode Island’s lead in the second half grew to as large as nine points three times, including 59-50 with 8:35 left, but in each instance the Huskers (7-4) responded. The final run was powered by NU freshman point guard Glynn Watson, who scored 13 of his 17 points in the second half.
Despite the offensive woes, URI still clung to a 65-64 lead with 1:32 remaining. Jarvis Garrett drew a foul but missed the front end of a one-and-one. The Rams attempted only eight free throws in the game and made just four. The Huskers went 20-for-24 from the charity stripe.
“We didn’t take many free throws, but the ones you take you have to make,” Hurley said. “Up one late, you can’t miss the front end of a one-and-one on the road and expect to win.”
Nebraska senior Benny Parker took advantage with a 3-pointer, his only field goal of the game, on the next possession to gave NU the lead for good. On the ensuing possession, Four McGlynn was set up for a shot on the perimeter, but the pass was low and went through his legs and out of bounds.
“They made shots, but we certainly did some things that fueled their run,” Hurley said. “You can’t win on the road against a Big Ten team turning the ball over like that and not understanding what you’re supposed to do out of a timeout.”
URI had one final chance to send the game into overtime, but Jared Terrell’s 3-pointer at the buzzer bounced off the front of the rim. Garrett finished with 15 points, including three 3-pointers. Four Rams players made two 3-pointers, as they finished shooting 45 percent from deep.
After a slow start, the Rams took control with a 12-0 run in the first half that lasted five minutes. The Huskers trimmed their deficit from 11 to 2, but Garrett banked in a 3 just before the halftime buzzer to stop NU’s momentum.
Kuran Iverson attacked the rim in the first half to power the Rams’ offense early. He scored 12 of his 15 points in the first half on 6-for-10 shooting. Iverson also added eight rebounds and two blocks.
Iverson said he saw NU senior Shavon Shields was playing a step off and he drove to the rim. Rhode Island finished with a 32-18 advantage in points in the paint.
“I know Shavon Shields didn’t want to get in foul trouble, so he backed off me a little and I saw I had a gap to go to the basket, so I just attacked it,” Iverson said.
Iverson said the Rams can learn from this loss, especially to be more patient and calm down the stretch.
“This was my biggest game in college basketball,” Iver-son said. “I didn’t play much on the court when I was with Memphis so this game helped me become more aggressive on the court. When I first got out there, I was a little shaky, but it’s basketball so you just have to play.”
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Post by dmac80 on Dec 14, 2015 11:46:28 GMT -5
Man Harvard is awful. Perhaps a run through their league will help, assuming they are able. They've dominated that league over recent years.
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Post by friara on Dec 14, 2015 11:48:46 GMT -5
Not this year...Columbia and Yale will be better.
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Post by dmac80 on Dec 14, 2015 11:59:08 GMT -5
I know it has its detractors. But I personally really like RPI. It gives us something concrete to grab on to, and on the surface at least is a simple concept to understand. Come late February it becomes fairly easy (and fun) to plug into the wizard and get a good lock on where things will end up. Watching other teams and rooting for them because it impacts our RPI is also fun and interesting.
Historically we can look at RPI and where the committee usually does and does not go in terms of at large bids. There are obviously occasional exceptions or 'snubs'. I think its a fairer system then strictly "gut feel" where the bigger brands will get the nod over others that may be more deserving. I realize RPI is only considered a 'guideline' in the scheme of things but I believe its a good one.
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Post by drairf on Dec 14, 2015 12:31:12 GMT -5
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Post by Cteve on Dec 14, 2015 13:16:10 GMT -5
" I'm rethinking expansion, "
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I don't see anything that really stands out (market/rpi) among the usual suspects. They are good teams
but nothing really different that says you have to have them if they're available. I'd say Dayton is
unlucky to be too close to X, Richmond not really strong enough, USL too far west.
As for Bryant I wouldn't schedule them on a yearly basis. Brown is different.
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Post by thewalk on Dec 14, 2015 17:44:03 GMT -5
RPI forecast doing the friars no favors in the prediction dept. First time I looked this year but they've got us going 8-10 in conf with an out of conf SOS over 100.
Think they project based on sagarin but didn't confirm.
wow - bc, Illinois and even umass turning into rpi killers. How many games did bc lose b/c of the stomach bug? they're projected 243.
If the BE's current OOC SOS is #3 and there's only a couple games left for most teams, how can the conference projected SOS be 15?
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Post by connfriar on Dec 14, 2015 20:23:59 GMT -5
There was no way to predict that Illinois and UMass would struggle...
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Post by charl on Dec 14, 2015 22:03:57 GMT -5
RPI forecast doing the friars no favors in the prediction dept. First time I looked this year but they've got us going 8-10 in conf with an out of conf SOS over 100. Think they project based on sagarin but didn't confirm. wow - bc, Illinois and even umass turning into rpi killers. How many games did bc lose b/c of the stomach bug? they're projected 243. If the BE's current OOC SOS is #3 and there's only a couple games left for most teams, how can the conference projected SOS be 15? I know there's more then one version of RPI out there, but that one, Realtime RPI, always puzzles me. This year, they predict we will not win one league road game all year. Our road record will be 0-9. They pretty much predicted the same last year. Then, after our first league road win, they simply gave us one more W and said we would lose the remaining road games, etc, until we ended up with several road wins. So there forcast never varies. If we start to buck their predicted trend, they assume we'll still fall flat on our face. So this Realtime RPI decides we will suck and finish under .500 in league play, until we prove otherwise. |
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