jdub27 Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 I guess they don't think much of Sac State, or is it because EWU beat Indiana and Sac hasn't beaten a big named team. Its because Sac St's RPI is 141 and Eastern Washington's is 71. Sac St is currently 16-8 and EWU is 17-7. The main difference is their SOS is 295 vs 185. That's what happens when you schedule easy teams to get to your magical 20 wins. Playing and likely losing to a few highly ranked teams is usually better than playing and beating some cupcakes. Though not only playing Indiana but beating them at Assembly Hall definitely bumps their RPI even more with the win adjustment placed on road wins. Quote
darell1976 Posted February 24, 2015 Author Posted February 24, 2015 Its because Sac St's RPI is 141 and Eastern Washington's is 71. Sac St is currently 16-8 and EWU is 17-7. The main difference is their SOS is 295 vs 185. That's what happens when you schedule easy teams to get to your magical 20 wins. Playing and likely losing to a few highly ranked teams is usually better than playing and beating some cupcakes. Though not only playing Indiana but beating them at Assembly Hall definitely bumps their RPI even more with the win adjustment placed on road wins. UND's SOS is the toughest in the conference with a 154, Sac State's SOS is the 4th easiest in the conference, EWU is #2 in toughest SOS. Quote
jdub27 Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 UND's SOS is the toughest in the conference with a 154, Sac State's SOS is the 4th easiest in the conference, EWU is #2 in toughest SOS. Actually EWU is #1. And I'm confused about what your point is? Are you trying to say that it doesn't matter who's on the schedule? I didn't say there wasn't a tradeoff, you still need to win the games you're supposed to at minimum and you can't lose at home, especially to bad teams. My point was, your 20 wins bar doesn't really mean anything, you can be better off in the grand scheme of things playing a tougher schedule and winning fewer games. You also give yourself a change for a much bigger bump if you can pull off an upset. Shooting for 20 wins every year is a pointless goal other than its a nice round number. Setting a benchmark at an arbitrary number doesn't do anything. 1 Quote
darell1976 Posted February 24, 2015 Author Posted February 24, 2015 Actually EWU is #1. And I'm confused about what your point is? Are you trying to say that it doesn't matter who's on the schedule? I didn't say there wasn't a tradeoff, you still need to win the games you're supposed to at minimum and you can't lose at home, especially to bad teams. My point was, your 20 wins bar doesn't really mean anything, you can be better off in the grand scheme of things playing a tougher schedule and winning fewer games. You also give yourself a change for a much bigger bump if you can pull off an upset. Shooting for 20 wins every year is a pointless goal other than its a nice round number. Setting a benchmark at an arbitrary number doesn't do anything. ESPN has UND #1. I didn't have a point just saying where UND ranked on SOS compared to the top two teams in the conference. Quote
jdub27 Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 ESPN has UND #1. I didn't have a point just saying where UND ranked on SOS compared to the top two teams in the conference. Fair enough, the rest of the RPI sites have EWU above UND. Quote
darell1976 Posted February 24, 2015 Author Posted February 24, 2015 Fair enough, the rest of the RPI sites have EWU above UND. There are so many RPI sites I don't know which one is most accurate. Quote
darell1976 Posted February 24, 2015 Author Posted February 24, 2015 Pretty Normal How about instead of insulting everyone you actually contribute to the thread. Quote
petey23 Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 How about instead of insulting everyone you actually contribute to the thread. Quote
sioux2013 Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 With Idaho's win in overtime last night over Montana we are now mathematically out of the tournament. Quote
sioux2013 Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 These last 3 games its time to insert Shields, Coleman into major minutes over Nash and Antwi and get them more experience as this season is officially over. ( Been over for awhile but now official). Quote
UND92,96 Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 These last 3 games its time to insert Shields, Coleman into major minutes over Nash and Antwi and get them more experience as this season is officially over. ( Been over for awhile but now official). I too would like to see more playing time for Shields and possibly Coleman, but Antwi is actually playing the best basketball of his career right now, and I would hate to see him play any less than what he has been. 1 Quote
sioux2013 Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 I too would like to see more playing time for Shields and possibly Coleman, but Antwi is actually playing the best basketball of his career right now, and I would hate to see him play any less than what he has been. I agree Antwi is playing very well and I'm sure it won't happen but now is the time to get these other guys minutes and Nash and Antwi are the only seniors playing major minutes. Not sure who else you take minutes from in order for Shields and Coleman to get more playing time. Quote
darell1976 Posted March 4, 2015 Author Posted March 4, 2015 Sac State 13-3* Montana 13-4* EWU 12-4* NAU 11-5* UNC 9-8* PSU 8-8 Idaho 8-8 WSU 7-9 ------------- SUU 6-10 UND 4-13 MSU 4-13 ISU 3-13 * clinched tournament berth Quote
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