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RUPete

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I’ll never understand why he does this in the offseason. It’s like looking at long-range weather models like the snow weenies do or the Farmers Almanac
ColonelRutgers said:
Because he’s paid to do it.
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Okay, I’ll amend my statement: why does someone pay him for this garbage? And for the record, I didn’t click on the link.
 
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RUPete

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Scangg said:
People who seem to get angry over preseason predictions always amazes me especially when those people are interested enough in content that they frequent a message board
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Not angry, just commenting on how pointless something like this is. But you’re right, I’ll just ignore it next time.
 
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MADHAT1

MADHAT1

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Scangg said:
People who seem to get angry over preseason predictions always amazes me especially when those people are interested enough in content that they frequent a message board
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When preseason predictions look good for RU, find that I like seeing it.
When not so complementary towards RU, I'm not happy reading prediction but know it's too early to tell and take it with a grain of salt.
 
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RUEd

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I actually pondered whether it was even worth posting, but obviously curiosity killed the cat
 
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bac2therac

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giving a prediction about your final 4 or giving all the schools you thnk will make the NCAA is fine,

putting out a bracket is just click bait and wait he will probably change it before the season starts....and he will put a meaningless bracket out every week

There really isnt a need for any bracket before Feb 1
 
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RUPete

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bac2therac said:
giving a prediction about your final 4 or giving all the schools you thnk will make the NCAA is fine,

putting out a bracket is just click bait and wait he will probably change it before the season starts....and he will put a meaningless bracket out every week

There really isnt a need for any bracket before Feb 1
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I agree. If you want to go through the schedule and pick Ws and Ls based on who you know is gone and who is returning, I have no problem at all with that. But so many fluid variables go into bracketology that, as you say, it's pointless to throw anything out there before Feb. 1.
 
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rubigtimenow

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I mean, similarly, college football polls probably shouldn’t come out until November and basketball until at least January.
Polls coming out early, along with bracketology, is for generating interest, taking points, hype, etc. Is what it is.
 
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kcg88

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A bracket with no analysis is about the most empty form of content you can put out there. If Lunardi had even like 800 words explaining why he thinks a certain conference is strong, or a certain mid-major has a favorable roster and schedule to get a tournament bid, that would be good. Tell me why the ACC is going to be a 7 bid league this year. Give me something.
 
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NewJerseyHawk

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There are dozens of basketball only schools who hang on every tweet or post/magazine and use it as motivation or validation.....I don't get into Lunardi, but it is a great job to have, if someone is willing to pay you for it.

Keep in mind we have a TV network for major conferences (minus the Big 12) and plenty of places to get content on your favorite league or program. I don't think Lunardi has a clue on whether there is a difference between RU, SHU, Providence or Wake Forest.
 
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RUPete

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Mr Magoo said:
That 12/11 matchup at the RAC is HUGE if this is true.
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Others have posted this as well, but that whole stretch around that point in the schedule will be very big for the season. Either position yourself well, or dig another hole like last year.
 
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Scangg

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It's not about the specifics of the bracket. Just check to see what seed your team is and you get to see what that analyst's prediction for your season is.

Aggregate multiple analysts and you get an overall sense of expectations for the season

Same concept of preseason B1G standings predictions. It's just interesting to see what experts expect from the team. It gives a baseline to see if a team is over or underperforming expectations once we get in season results
 
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seels2662

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I love it and I'll tell you why. If they consider us a "bubble" team we will be under a microscope all year. They love talking about who is in and who is out even if it doesn't mean anything early. More coverage, more press, more exposure.
 
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Greene Rice FIG

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mikeyo said:
If Cliff lives up to the preseason hype, no way we don't qualify
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I don’t think there is a high (or any) correlation between Cliff’s numbers and our success.

if he scores 18 PPG on 48% shooting from the field our offensive efficiency goes down relative to last year.
 
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Scangg

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Greene Rice FIG said:
I don’t think there is a high (or any) correlation between Cliff’s numbers and our success.

if he scores 18 PPG on 48% shooting from the field our offensive efficiency goes down relative to last year.
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The team is going to be Cliff centered this year. Our success will definitely be correlated to his success.

If Cliff makes another jump forward in his development as many are expecting and is 1st team All B1G, it's hard to imagine we won't be a tournament team again
 
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Greene Rice FIG

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Scangg said:
The team is going to be Cliff centered this year. Our success will definitely be correlated to his success.

If Cliff makes another jump forward in his development as many are expecting and is 1st team All B1G, it's hard to imagine we won't be a tournament team again
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If Cliff is 18.5PPG and 9.5 RPG he is all B1G team. If he does that shooting 50% from the field we are doomed.
 
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Scangg

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Greene Rice FIG said:
If Cliff is 18.5PPG and 9.5 RPG he is all B1G team. If he does that shooting 50% from the field we are doomed.
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Doomed is a bit strong, but I don't think Cliff takes enough 3's to drop his overall FG% by 13 points

Some of the drop in FG% caused by taking some 3's could be offset by finishing better on the non dunks around the rim
 
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RUPete said:
I’ll never understand why he does this in the offseason. It’s like looking at long-range weather models like the snow weenies do or the Farmers Almanac.
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Snow Weenies 😂 I love it… we do have a few of them here and their attempts at throwing shade at each other is hilarious. It reminds me of kids in the chess club with thick glasses and pocket protectors having a slap fight. In all seriousness I appreciate the weather posts and I learn a thing or two. It’s just that some of them need to be heard … sort of why use a 5 word summary when an essay will do 😬.

As far as the OP, I’ll take it, I think Holloway struggles with bigger time responsibilities and bigger time spotlight at the start.
 
CranfordKnight

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His latest bracketology is out today. It's barely worth discussing, unless to point out how ridiculous it is. We didn't even make first 4 out, yet Creighton off a 6 game losing steak at 6-6 is last team in.

www.espn.com

Men's Bracketology: Texas is ahead of schedule

One reclassification has strengthened Texas' case to be a Final Four contender.
www.espn.com
 
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Mr. Magoo1

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CranfordKnight said:
His latest bracketology is out today. It's barely worth discussing, unless to point out how ridiculous it is. We didn't even make first 4 out, yet Creighton off a 6 game losing steak at 6-6 is last team in.

www.espn.com

Men's Bracketology: Texas is ahead of schedule

One reclassification has strengthened Texas' case to be a Final Four contender.
www.espn.com
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I didn’t look at this closely but we certainly don’t belong in the field right now. We have one quality win (at home) and Indiana was missing a starter and is proving not to be as good as previously billed. We lost to two average teams (Seton Hall at home and Temple), and an above average team in Miami. We choked in two of them and were out of the other one almost the entire game. We have zero wins away from the RAC. I think Creighton would beat us by 10+ right now. No problem with this.
 
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4theknights

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A complete waste of time doing this now but here's my early prediction, Joe's wrong and we are in the tourney for the 3rd straight year.
 
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