Yikes.

Quote from: tower912 on December 10, 2024, 07:30:39 PMButler quit doing what got them the lead and the Bison made them pay.

Not good at all. 

Quote from: MuggsyB on December 10, 2024, 07:36:59 PMNot good at all. 

Losing multiple buy games is unacceptable.

Excellent news

Buy games can go either way.

Quote from: tower912 on December 10, 2024, 07:45:08 PMBuy games can go either way.

10-0 run for Butler to take a 5 point lead, misses multiple bunnies, and NDSU finishes on a 8-0 run. NDSU's first win over a BE opponent since beating us in 2006.

Xavier with 116 points with 46.1 seconds left

Wintrust still a ghost town, even with a decent team.

On an unrelated note:  I had no idea that Bryce Hopkins is a Fenwick grad.

Quote from: warriorchick on December 10, 2024, 08:02:55 PMWintrust still a ghost town, even with a decent team.

On an unrelated note:  I had no idea that Bryce Hopkins is a Fenwick grad.

MU fans need to buy up Wintrust tickets to maintain our traditional home court advantage in Chicago.

Quote from: Herman Cain on December 10, 2024, 08:35:20 PMMU fans need to buy up Wintrust tickets to maintain our traditional home court advantage in Chicago.

We do it every year and we will again, this time on a Tuesday night

Quote from: warriorchick on December 10, 2024, 08:02:55 PMWintrust still a ghost town, even with a decent team.

When fans walk away, they just don't come back that fast.

Is Bryce Hopkins mid

DePaul OT Loss to PV. Tough.

This is gonna be a classic Providence start to the year

Lose bad non con games.

Start hot in league play. And of course we get them early at their place again in what will probably wind up being a joke of a game.

Quote from: DFW HOYA on December 10, 2024, 09:41:58 PMWhen fans walk away, they just don't come back that fast.

I will hold judgement on if Depaul is a "decent team".

How did UConn already catch up to us on Kenpom??

St. Thomas is 9 spots ahead of Seton Hall currently.

Quote from: 4 Falling Turds on December 10, 2024, 10:14:38 PMHow did UConn already catch up to us on Kenpom??

St. Thomas is 9 spots ahead of Seton Hall currently.

They did better on their finals. (Wait, there's no teal on the new platform?!)

Quote from: 4 Falling Turds on December 10, 2024, 10:14:38 PMHow did UConn already catch up to us on Kenpom??

St. Thomas is 9 spots ahead of Seton Hall currently.

They beat Maryland Eastern Shore by 54 points and won at Texas by 11, in a game they were underdogs in.

Hurley has also beaten
Sacred Heart by 36
New Hampshire by 39
Le Moyne by 41
East Texas AM by 35

If you're going to ask if those margins really matter the answer is yes.

They get a pass of sorts because they are b2b champs, but it's a loophole in the system when you demolish really bad teams and never take your foot off the gas

Quote from: 4 Falling Turds on December 10, 2024, 10:14:38 PMHow did UConn already catch up to us on Kenpom??

St. Thomas is 9 spots ahead of Seton Hall currently.

Big East audition.

Quote from: 4 Falling Turds on December 10, 2024, 10:14:38 PMHow did UConn already catch up to us on Kenpom??

St. Thomas is 9 spots ahead of Seton Hall currently.

That's if you only look at ranking. Net rating still shows a sizeable gap.

10. Marquette +24.95
12. UConn +21.96 (2.99 behind Marquette)
32. Dayton +19.21 (2.75 behind UConn)

UConn is closer to Dayton than Marquette.

Quote from: warriorchick on December 10, 2024, 08:02:55 PMWintrust still a ghost town, even with a decent team.

On an unrelated note:  I had no idea that Bryce Hopkins is a Fenwick grad.

That was part of why Holtmann tried to poach him in the summer, using Chicago connections to try to bring him home. Kim got pretty salty about that.

Quote from: Juan Anderson's Mixtape on December 11, 2024, 06:54:32 AMThat's if you only look at ranking. Net rating still shows a sizeable gap.

10. Marquette +24.95
12. UConn +21.96 (2.99 behind Marquette)
32. Dayton +19.21 (2.75 behind UConn)

UConn is closer to Dayton than Marquette.

Correct. KenPom always seperates itself into tiers near the top of the rankings.

Tier 1:
1. Auburn 32.16

Tier 2:
2. Tennessee 30.96
3. Duke 30.77
4. Gonzaga 29.95
5. Houston 29.83
6. Iowa State 28.30

Tier 3:
7. Alabama 25.53
8. Florida 25.29
9. Kentucky 24.99
10. Marquette 24.95
11. Kansas 23.51

Tier 4
12. UConn 21.96
20 other teams before the next gap

UConn climbed to the top of their tier, which is good,  but its a big jump from Tier 4 to Tier 3. We have an even bigher jump if we want to go from Tier 3 to Tier 2

Quote from: DoctorV on December 10, 2024, 08:45:43 PMWe do it every year and we will again, this time on a Tuesday night

Just bought mine.  Great seats still available direct from DU.

Quote from: Herman Cain on December 10, 2024, 08:35:20 PMMU fans need to buy up Wintrust tickets to maintain our traditional home court advantage in Chicago.

MU has the traditional home crowd advantage, but still loses there more than they should.

Thank you for those ball knowers smarter than me explaining in detail the Kenpom breakout. Santa has you on his nice list.