Clowns on offense did a lot of pushing off and zero calls

[clicheusername3]

Barring any ISU key player injuries, this won't be a bad loss. Especially considering the weaker conference they are in. Except for maybe Oklahoma State, and Kansas if they every grow up, teh clowns can probably hold their own at home, and snag a few on the road at least.

I guess by weaker you mean not the #1 RPI conference then?

NCAA College Basketball Conference RPI - CBSSports.com

 

[DaBears]

What about Georges' ol' soccer mom pillow butt?? Juvenile would love him in his rap videos.

Btw, how chilly was it in Hilton on Friday? Boy Niang had some diamond cutters...turn the heat up for the poor guy..

So making fun of the kid who dominated every player that attempted to guard him, made the go-ahead layup and put up 25, makes you feel better about yourself?

Or was that just your lame attempt at humor?

 

[DaBears]

I guess by weaker you mean not the #1 RPI conference then?

NCAA College Basketball Conference RPI - CBSSports.com

Please, stop bringing facts into this argument.

 

[HawkMD2007]

Thoughts?

My thought...The 7' 1" Woody looks far more athletic than the 6'6" Hogue...just kidding.

PS: I am sure glad you didn't use the picture of Kane bouncing the ball off Adam's back on the inbounds play in the second half. The resulting bucket and one started a lot of bad stuff to follow. Adam is improving but he has a long way to go....

 

[Cydkar]

I guess by weaker you mean not the #1 RPI conference then?

NCAA College Basketball Conference RPI - CBSSports.com

Facts will get you nowhere on here.

 

[DaBears]

Please stop whining about missed calls...

 

[metahawk]

Originally Posted by clicheusername3
I guess by weaker you mean not the #1 RPI conference then?

NCAA College Basketball Conference RPI - CBSSports.com

Facts will get you nowhere on here.

Crap you are correct!

I forgot how important RPI is this time of the year.

I take it back, teh Clownies might turn out to be a bad loss after all.

BTW - looks like Harvard is catching up to you - look out. Although since you are Harvard on I-35 I guess you are in good company.

CBSSports.com RPI
Rank School W L RPI SOS Rank SOS
1 Massachusetts 9 0 0.7259 8 0.6346
2 Wisconsin 12 0 0.7242 10 0.6322
3 Baylor 6 1 0.7227 2 0.6919
4 Kansas 7 3 0.7083 1 0.7027
5 Syracuse 10 0 0.7051 17 0.6068
6 Oregon 9 0 0.6856 32 0.5809
7 Villanova 10 0 0.6854 34 0.5806
8 Arizona 11 0 0.6846 36 0.5795
9 Colorado 10 1 0.6808 14 0.6132
10 Oklahoma State 9 1 0.6752 18 0.6066
11 St. Mary's 8 0 0.6730 56 0.5640
12 Wichita State 9 0 0.6717 60 0.5622
13 Connecticut 9 0 0.6639 75 0.5519
14 Ohio State 10 0 0.6573 88 0.5431
15 North Carolina 7 2 0.6567 11 0.6277
16 Gonzaga 9 1 0.6556 31 0.5825
17 San Diego State 6 1 0.6493 22 0.5991
18 Iowa State 7 0 0.6435 124 0.5247
19 Harvard 8 1 0.6396 90 0.5427
20 Missouri 10 0 0.6375 137 0.5167
21 Brigham Young 7 4 0.6325 6 0.6460
22 Memphis 7 1 0.6317 92 0.5422
22 Pittsburgh 10 0 0.6317 147 0.5089
24 Santa Barbara 4 3 0.6315 7 0.6400
25 Pacific 7 1 0.6289 108 0.5329

 

[Stanzi]

You have to watch out for powerhouses like UMass, Harvard, Santa Barbara, and Pacific! RPI isn't a great indicator as it gives more weight to record without taking strength of schedule into account as much.

 

[dave3912]

So players should be allowed to foul since it's at the start of the game? Hahahahahaha smart group of people on this board.

Same with the point the original argument was made on. Saying that White being "weak" makes Ejim's push off less of a foul. Sure the ref didn't call either one but it appears both should have been called.

In turn, both sides sound completely stupid.

 

[clicheusername3]

Originally Posted by clicheusername3
I guess by weaker you mean not the #1 RPI conference then?

NCAA College Basketball Conference RPI - CBSSports.com




Crap you are correct!

I forgot how important RPI is this time of the year.

I take it back, teh Clownies might turn out to be a bad loss after all.

BTW - looks like Harvard is catching up to you - look out. Although since you are Harvard on I-35 I guess you are in good company.

CBSSports.com RPI
Rank School W L RPI SOS Rank SOS
1 Massachusetts 9 0 0.7259 8 0.6346
2 Wisconsin 12 0 0.7242 10 0.6322
3 Baylor 6 1 0.7227 2 0.6919
4 Kansas 7 3 0.7083 1 0.7027
5 Syracuse 10 0 0.7051 17 0.6068
6 Oregon 9 0 0.6856 32 0.5809
7 Villanova 10 0 0.6854 34 0.5806
8 Arizona 11 0 0.6846 36 0.5795
9 Colorado 10 1 0.6808 14 0.6132
10 Oklahoma State 9 1 0.6752 18 0.6066
11 St. Mary's 8 0 0.6730 56 0.5640
12 Wichita State 9 0 0.6717 60 0.5622
13 Connecticut 9 0 0.6639 75 0.5519
14 Ohio State 10 0 0.6573 88 0.5431
15 North Carolina 7 2 0.6567 11 0.6277
16 Gonzaga 9 1 0.6556 31 0.5825
17 San Diego State 6 1 0.6493 22 0.5991
18 Iowa State 7 0 0.6435 124 0.5247
19 Harvard 8 1 0.6396 90 0.5427
20 Missouri 10 0 0.6375 137 0.5167
21 Brigham Young 7 4 0.6325 6 0.6460
22 Memphis 7 1 0.6317 92 0.5422
22 Pittsburgh 10 0 0.6317 147 0.5089
24 Santa Barbara 4 3 0.6315 7 0.6400
25 Pacific 7 1 0.6289 108 0.5329

Ya that is the team by team RPI. We're talking about the conference RPI here, which probably has over 100 games to sample from for each conference. Just let this one go.

 

[CWooD4]

So now RPI is a bad thing. I love it here, one week RPI is amazing, next week it means nothing.

 

[AdamHawk]

Ya that is the team by team RPI. We're talking about the conference RPI here, which probably has over 100 games to sample from for each conference. Just let this one go.

So now RPI is a bad thing. I love it here, one week RPI is amazing, next week it means nothing.

First of all, most people on this board will agree that the RPI is a joke. If someone said the 'RPI is amazing', I'd love to hear it. Do you have a link or a quote or something?

Serious question; do you guys honestly think the B12 is the best conference in basketball this year?

 

[CWooD4]

First of all, most people on this board will agree that the RPI is a joke. If someone said the 'RPI is amazing', I'd love to hear it. Do you have a link or a quote or something?

Serious question; do you guys honestly think the B12 is the best conference in basketball this year?

I read plenty of threads talking up RPI last week, never said you guys were saying it was the best indicator. And I never said the Big 12 was the best conference, so that question is irrelevant.

 

[AdamHawk]

I read plenty of threads talking up RPI last week, never said you guys were saying it was the best indicator. And I never said the Big 12 was the best conference, so that question is irrelevant.

Link? I don't recall anyone on here stating that the RPI is amazing. Granted I probably don't spend as much time here as you do so you're more likely to catch something like that.

And that's fine if you don't answer the question. I think most objective fans agree it's not the best conference.

 

[OakRaiders]

First of all, most people on this board will agree that the RPI is a joke. If someone said the 'RPI is amazing', I'd love to hear it. Do you have a link or a quote or something?

Serious question; do you guys honestly think the B12 is the best conference in basketball this year?

I can't say as they are the best confrence. The top 4 schools over there are pretty tough though (BU, KU, ISU, OSU). The rest of the confrence is kind of a wash but there are only 10 teams so 40% of the league is in the top 20. Think its is more a math trick than real stat. They have an SEC football thing going in basketball. Top is pretty good while bottom is really really soft.

 

[Clowns]

NCAA College Basketball RPI Rankings - ESPN

 

[BryceC]

I think the big 12 has 6 teams capable of making the tourney. No shot with the other four but the top is pretty decent.

 

[slickwillard]

I can't say as they are the best confrence. The top 4 schools over there are pretty tough though (BU, KU, ISU, OSU). The rest of the confrence is kind of a wash but there are only 10 teams so 40% of the league is in the top 20. Think its is more a math trick than real stat. They have an SEC football thing going in basketball. Top is pretty good while bottom is really really soft.

I thought this too, however Texas has surprised me quite a bit. I guess we will see how it comes out in the end, but they really shocked me winning at UNC.

 

[nationalchamps]

I thought this too, however Texas has surprised me quite a bit. I guess we will see how it comes out in the end, but they really shocked me winning at UNC.

The same Texas team that just got drilled at home by Michigan State? That one? UNC sucks.

 

[ibahawkeye]

The same Texas team that just got drilled at home by Michigan State? That one? UNC sucks.

You realize UNC is ranked #19 with wins over #3 ranked Louisville, #1 Michigan State and #11 Kentucky? (rankings based on at the time the game was played)

They don't suck... they are just inconsistent and it shows with losses to Belmont, UAB and Texas.

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