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Losing to Lafayette and Umass will be difficult to overcome. Rutgers will have to go at least 12-8 against league rivals to have any chance for a NCAA bid.
One..its way too early for serious ncaa discussion
Two...we have one horrific loss plus 2 bad losses..yes De Paul will finish last or next to last in Big East
Two...we have one horrific loss plus 2 bad losses..yes De Paul will finish last or next to last in Big East
We can’t afford any more Wtf losses and we need some more Purdue type wins that open up eyes of people.
have to win a lot now, and win big 10 games on the road
we lost the chance of "holding serve", as MR Waters used to say
we lost the chance of "holding serve", as MR Waters used to say
I've let it go. I'd be pleased with 16-17 wins and a NIT bid after the disastrous start we had.
This entire season across the landscape is hit or miss.....teams are missing games so resumes are at best, going to be inconsistent, when comparing one to another.
There are teams with bad losses or multiple bad losses who dance and whether it was Lafayette this year or Nebraska last year, it is all the same.....RU is in the field if you add 12 B1G wins to their resume, 100% no questions asked.
The B1G has too many talented teams and quality wins will more than offset Lafayette.....
The injury factor also is a consideration, since Baker missed the final 8 minutes of Lafayette, missed UMass as well.
We have RU fans somehow parroting the notion that Michigan was shorthanded the other night. Sooooo let's give Michigan a free pass for missing players but not RU??
There are teams with bad losses or multiple bad losses who dance and whether it was Lafayette this year or Nebraska last year, it is all the same.....RU is in the field if you add 12 B1G wins to their resume, 100% no questions asked.
The B1G has too many talented teams and quality wins will more than offset Lafayette.....
The injury factor also is a consideration, since Baker missed the final 8 minutes of Lafayette, missed UMass as well.
We have RU fans somehow parroting the notion that Michigan was shorthanded the other night. Sooooo let's give Michigan a free pass for missing players but not RU??
Michigan had all 5 starters and 4 of the 5 played over 30 minutes against RU.
Just win, baby! If we finish in the top half of the league, we're in, imo.
Mag was basically out for us too. It seems to me that Pikiell sees him as our first sub but he just can't stay healthy. Hyatt had to play a lot against Michigan but his minutes have been way down. I am NOT giving up. If I wasn't an eternal optimist down deep how could I have followed this program for almost 40 years? There is talent there and they've shown what they're capable of when everyone is healthy. Going to take a LOT. Maybe even 13 league wins which would be a crazy achievement but we'll be 3-1 in league if we take care of Nebraska and 16 regular season games left to make a statement. Is it insane to think we could go 9-7 the rest of the way? That's two games over .500 for that stretch. We went 11-9 two years ago so is that much of a difference? If we can we're probably still on the bubble because of our early season screwups but there will be some impressive wins along the way too. Believe.
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That’s where it would LOOK like we are heading, but, just go out and either win the in season big ten title or come in second.
If we get 20-25 points per game consistently out of Baker and RHJ and consistent play from Cliff and the cast of Mag, MacDonald, et al we will be fine. I believe this team has started to jell. Twenty or more assists in last three games, bad game against SHU and 18 assists against Purdue.
RU is still digging out of a hole. We have multiple quad 3/4 losses. The NCAAs are still a possibility, and the B1G schedule will give us ample opportunity to dance in 2022. But it is still an uphill battle. RU needs to be better than average in conference play.
Yeah and way better than the 8-23 record that Kenpom's wacky prediction
program forecasted in November
Kenpom never projected that. Kyk misinterpreted the website.
It's also not Kenpom's fault that our terrible early play was pumping terrible data into the model. All those bad losses and even the wins weren't impressive
11-6 to finish the regular season and we are a lock to go dancing. Don't bother thinking about what happened in November.
10-7 and we are probably in.
10-7 and we are probably in.
Mike, I have to believe that 4 games over. 500 in the Big 10 is a lock. 6 games over is a 3 or 4 seed, especially when 2 losses are partially mitigated by an injury to Geo.
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this is an incredibly brutal stretch.....RU almost has to win all its home games, win 2 and then get one road win and yes they need a road win for the resume. The away games are tough, going 3-5 in that stretch would be a success. Can RU be 9-3 going into those games, we need to do alot of work in our first half slate to give us breathing room
Just saying using metrics from November basketball as a basis for predicting
future results in college seasons is an often faulty premise.
It is practically a must win today.. The early bad losses can be more than overcome with more wins like Purdue & thrashing of Michigan.
must think that committee, like in football, will pay less weight on those early losses, with more Q1 wins, especially those of a Jerry Palm eye opening road nature.
At the very least it should get us into the first four, which is still my prediction.
We also need not to be swept by any team in the Big Ten in home/home scenarios.
must think that committee, like in football, will pay less weight on those early losses, with more Q1 wins, especially those of a Jerry Palm eye opening road nature.
At the very least it should get us into the first four, which is still my prediction.
We also need not to be swept by any team in the Big Ten in home/home scenarios.
we need to finish in the top eight in BIg standings. That should be enough for an at large - 12-8 finish likely gets us in the top 25 and an excellent seed.
Yeah 12-8 would definitely include quality road wins and would be bubble-in at worst IMHO.
to me it is, people will argue its not but REALISTICALLY if you are not beating the last place team in the league at home and you already have 2 perhaps 3 really bad losses on your resume, you are not going to be making any kind of NCAA run
i would caution people downplaying OOC stuff, it does count and games in November are treated the same as games in February. RU needs Clemson to really do well because its our only non conference win worth anything
This is correct
19-11...even with a first round big ten loss...we are still in. N
And even 10-7, with a first round big ten win makes us almost a lock ...13-9 in 22 big games and a 19-13 record , is really good shape
I disagree with this. We lost at Illinois. Losing to them at home would not end our chances.