Ongoing opponent watch
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I could argue BOTH sides and probably convince myself each way.
I suspect at the end of the day Minnesota will end up better than us, but I have little conviction right now.
kenpom and bartovik slowly throw out preseason predictions and replace them with current real #s. I think we need to be in this boat. As every game goes by we need to use more what we see over what we think should be.
We are only 3 games in so we are early in the process. So far the new players aren't far away of what MY expectations are, but again we are only 3 games in.
I'll be honest, I'm 6 pages deep (back to August) on the Iowa hoops Rivals free forum and there is not a single positive post about Minnesota in any of the conference threads. It would also be hard to find a fanbase more skeptical of Minnesota in any sport than the Badgers fans. There isn't a single thread mentioning Minnesota in the Buckyville hoops forum going back to April except for a single unreplied to post mentioning Eric Curry's ACL injury.
Some of the sites are not rivals. Here's the link to some of the sites I visited:
https://huskerhoopscentral.com/forums/topic/12077-behind-enemy-lines-other-big-10-boards/
Teams are what their record says they are.Fans will spin comments to make their favorite team look better than they are.Rutgers fans need to focus on how the team is performing against out of conference opponents because that will give a indicator as to B1G performance.
Big Ten wins the Gavitt Games 5-3. Definitely a nice little boost for the conference.
B1G will finish no worse than the 4th best conference in the country. Likely 3rd or possibly even 2nd. B1G in '19-'20 is a 6/7 bid league at a minimum. As (just about) always.
Some data on conference strength and bids, here:
https://forum.pennstatehoops.com/t/big-10-basketball-2019-20/6037/25?u=tjb
Follow-up post about .500 and losing-record Big 10 teams and bids.
UMass now 4-0 with today's blowout win C. Conn St 89-43. NJIT 2-2 with W over Wagner 88-69. Lafayette 2-1 down 39-45 early 2nd half to 4-0 Delaware
Tonight, Lafayette @home to Penn.
Maryland -26 @home to Fairfield(Jay Young)
One non opponent interesting matchup...
4-0 Vermont vs 4-0 Virginia
Maryland -26 @home to Fairfield(Jay Young)
One non opponent interesting matchup...
4-0 Vermont vs 4-0 Virginia
Bryant beat Niagara on the road last night, they've now risen 50 spots in KenPom since the pre-season rankings.
That only gets them to 275, but still. They play Drexel tomorrow to complete the rest of the round-robin challenge with these five teams (Rutgers and SFA being the other two).
That only gets them to 275, but still. They play Drexel tomorrow to complete the rest of the round-robin challenge with these five teams (Rutgers and SFA being the other two).
Tangentially related: 2020 preseason tournaments for Big Ten teams...
Illinois - Emerald Coast Classic
Indiana - Maui Invitational
Michigan - 2K Classic
Minnesota - Hall of Fame Tipoff (Mohegan Sun)
Nebraska - Myrtle Beach Invitational
Northwestern - CBE Classic
Ohio State - Battle 4 Atlantis
Penn State - Charleston Classic
Purdue - Cancun Challenge
TBD:
Iowa
Maryland
Michigan State
Rutgers
Wisconsin
Illinois - Emerald Coast Classic
Indiana - Maui Invitational
Michigan - 2K Classic
Minnesota - Hall of Fame Tipoff (Mohegan Sun)
Nebraska - Myrtle Beach Invitational
Northwestern - CBE Classic
Ohio State - Battle 4 Atlantis
Penn State - Charleston Classic
Purdue - Cancun Challenge
TBD:
Iowa
Maryland
Michigan State
Rutgers
Wisconsin
Barthag is % of winning a game vs. average D1 team
1. B12 .8731
2. P12 .8655
3. BE .8592
4. B1G .8248
5. ACC .8200
6. SEC .8106
7. WCC .6642
Why is there a Big 12 with 10 teams AND
a Big 10 with 14 teams
Trade offer
B10 should send it's name PLUS Northwestern FOR Big 12 name PLUS West Virginia
1. B12 .8731
2. P12 .8655
3. BE .8592
4. B1G .8248
5. ACC .8200
6. SEC .8106
7. WCC .6642
Why is there a Big 12 with 10 teams AND
a Big 10 with 14 teams
Trade offer
B10 should send it's name PLUS Northwestern FOR Big 12 name PLUS West Virginia
Who is going to guard the fish. He went for 29 points. Major matchup problem. Myles? Ron? Yeboah?
He never has overwhelmed us. Anybody up front can guard him . I do not see anyone on their team that scares me. Will be disappointed if we do not beat them twice.
UMass is taking part in the Air Force Reserve Tipoff at Mohegan Sun this weekend. They're 5-0 on the year but have to take on Virginia in their first game, and then either Arizona State or St. John's in the second game.
Let’s hope there are no half-time demonstrations at the game. Does Marcus Camby have eligibility remaining?
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NJIT got smoked by Brown after losing to Binghamton. Zero excuses for us to handle them Tuesday.