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stevelee
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I predict fewer instances of the 4 or 5 playing the point.
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BDL
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| When this guy had us in the top 50 (45 if I recall correctly) we finished 17-15 and missed the NIT, when he had us lower last year we went 21-12 and made the tournament... Yeah, these rankings hold very little actual merit. |
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stevelee
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| Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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But can be entertaining.
We have a lot of known unknowns, but still unknown unknowns about the upcoming season. That's part of the fun.
Half time of the St. Louis game would have been a great time to make bets about the conference record and the tournament results.
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JustaCatsFan
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| stevelee wrote: | But can be entertaining.
We have a lot of known unknowns, but still unknown unknowns about the upcoming season. That's part of the fun.
Half time of the St. Louis game would have been a great time to make bets about the conference record and the tournament results. |
I think this year's STL game may again prove pivital... |
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stevelee
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| Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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They're supposedly much better this year, so it could easily be.
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BDL
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| Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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| stevelee wrote: | | They're supposedly much better this year, so it could easily be. |
I think it will be pivotal in the conference title race. I also think it'll be a matchup of two NCAA tournament teams. |
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i77cat
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SLU checks in at #53.
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stevelee
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A 12 seed in NCAA, with UNCG a 13.
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stevelee
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Also for bragging rights in Iceland.
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i77cat
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Early opponent Wichita State is #46. Ten new players eligible, including two JUCO guys.
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cat44
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| Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2018 8:47 am Post subject: |
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| I believe Joel mixedup his 46 and 57 picks. |
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stan
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| wildcat12546 wrote: | Did a little research. Since the field expanded in 1985, the Atlantic 10 has been a one-bid conference four times in 34 seasons. The last two of those were the 2001-02 and 2004-05 seasons. Here are the rest of the numbers:
Two bids (6 times)
Three bids (16 times)
Four bids (4 times)
5 bids (3 times)
Six bids (once).
Obviously, the league could have a down year, but, over the last 34 seasons the A10 has averaged 3 bids each year.
I just don't buy the "beat each other up" theory. If that were true, then it would have been a problem in years past. Having a bunch of Top 100 teams means a lot of opportunities for quality wins, particularly on the road. I believe the new quadrant system weighs home vs. road wins differently so a quality conference should help the league even more as we'll be able to get more road opportunities than schools in weaker conferences. |
All comes down to the OOC results. Last year the A10 was just putrid in way too many OOC games. If the league generally wins the ones we ought to, gets a good share of the tossups in neutral court tournaments, and steals a decent upset or two or three in the power 5 matchups, all the RPIs go up. Perhaps way up.
The beat each other up scenario is a real thing. Bids are maximized in a barbell league. A good OOC performance and a barbell league sets up for 4 or 5 possible bids. A poor OOC performance and some bad upsets in league play and you get a one or two bid scenario.
BTW -- I think reputation makes more of a difference for our conference than for teams in the P5 leagues. Dayton and VCU have earned a lot of NCAA worthy respect. St Bona, before last season, not so much. If the Flyers or Rams had the same resume the Bonnies had a season end, I don't think anyone would have been nervous about them on selection sunday. Probably true for the AAC teams, too. UConn, Temple, Wichita, Cinn all have names. UCF, Tulane, USF wouldn't get the same benefit of the doubt. At least, I don't think so.
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i77cat
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Potential Charleston opponent Purdue is #30.
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