quinnerfromiowa
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Does this help the Hawks cause at all if they can win two at the tourney? Minnesota went on a major slide the end of the year.
Minnesota LOSES!
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SpiderRico
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As I said in a different thread....Minnesota is 5-11 in their last 16 games. Their avg loss in those 16 games was by double digits. They avg'd 59 ppg in those 11 losses to close the season. Anyone who is a college basketball fan can see that this is simply a BAD, BAD team.
TritonHawkeye
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If Iowa wins their next two, then I think we bump MN. I believe the B10 gets 7 in this year.
WindsorHawk
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They lost by 2 so they are probably still in or on the top end of the bubble...shouldn't be IMO. They actually caught a break getting Illinois because there is no shame in that loss on a neutral floor...per RPI, If they had played Purdue and lost it might have made more of a difference. Again, I don't think they should make the tournament but I suspect they will.
Section136
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SpiderRico
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Nah....think I'll pass. Thanks for the suggestion though!
Ha, ha, ha, ha.....pathetic Goofers. Another loss and failed to score 50 pts. Where do I begin, where do I begin......
Here is a team
1) That can barely score 50 points/gm as of late
2) Have lost their last three games in a row, two to mediocre teams, and one to a bad team.
3) Their record last 10-12 games is pathetic.
4) Losing record in the Big Ten
5) Absolutely trashed by fellow bubbler Iowa.
Where should a team like this end up? None other than the ol N I T.
If Iowa can put together a 2-3 game run, I think the Goofs are history and Iowa gets the 7th spot.
The committee simply cannot reward a team with a tourney bid, who basically stopped playing basketball in February, and has as many negatives going for it as this Goofer team. What a joke.
That said, Iowa has some work to do, so lets do it.
Here is a team
1) That can barely score 50 points/gm as of late
2) Have lost their last three games in a row, two to mediocre teams, and one to a bad team.
3) Their record last 10-12 games is pathetic.
4) Losing record in the Big Ten
5) Absolutely trashed by fellow bubbler Iowa.
Where should a team like this end up? None other than the ol N I T.
If Iowa can put together a 2-3 game run, I think the Goofs are history and Iowa gets the 7th spot.
The committee simply cannot reward a team with a tourney bid, who basically stopped playing basketball in February, and has as many negatives going for it as this Goofer team. What a joke.
That said, Iowa has some work to do, so lets do it.
SpiderRico
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They stopped playing long before February. It all ended for them Jan 9th. After that, with the exception of a desperation win over Indiana, they stunk up the joint!
hawkforlife9
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I think it hurts. Hard to believe they have a RPI that much higher than ours, but it is what it is. We need to go out strong and beat MI State. And then see where it goes from there.
HawkPrdatr40
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Show me team that has ever been left out of the NCAA Tourny with a Sub 30 RPI and a SOS of 2. You wont' find one.
I would be shocked if they are left out, shocked!
I would be shocked if they are left out, shocked!
HawkPrdatr40
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It isn't happening especially with how tough the Big Ten is.
SpiderRico
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In 2006, Missouri State finished 2nd in the Mo Valley, which was considered the best mid-major conference in the country that year. They had an RPI of 21. So there's certainly precedence for leaving out a sub 30 RPI team.
1977Hawkeye
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You may be correct sir, but we are going to get the answer to this question on Sunday.
Seems like there's going to be (or at least should be) a lot of controversy around Minnesota regardless of which way this goes. If they get in, alot of us will be screaming "WHY???" and if they don't, the "body of work" people will be up in arms.
