fluoxetine said:

Calling a clean program that is towards the bottom but not at the bottom of its conference a "disgrace" is way over the top.

Disgrace is scandal.

To a lesser extent, disgrace is like #250+ kenpom ratings.

What we are watching is just standard issue bad.

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Quickly AI described disgrace as “Being a disgrace" means to be so unacceptable or bad that it causes people to lose respect for you or your actions. Certainly subjective. If you think it’s overreacting you’re ok thinking that. But if you find not being able to inbounds the ball v Iowa disgraceful, or giggling during the alma mater after Iowa, or goofing off in warmups, or quitting on the floor you’re also right. It’s personal opinion.

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RIP Fandiego: may all that knew and cared for you be comforted remembering the good times had and friendship shared.

goru7 said:

You are certainly entitled to your 1% opinion for what it’s worth. If you do not know how the committee works , they decided we were out and come out with reasons to try and justify which contradicts what they did the year before and what they claimed were the criteria. If 99% of the people say you were wrong but you think you were right , then maybe you evaluate your opinion. Common sense.

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darkcheck said:

Did we make the ncaas or not?

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See here's the thing:
The fact that ~all of the bracketologists had us in speaks to a problem with the committee and their criteria; essentially they do not consistently follow it. So from that standpoint I agree with @goru7 ; if 95%+ of independent analysts, using the criteria published by committee, predict Rutgers should be in then they really probably should be in (under their criteria).

Where I agree with @darkcheck is that I don't fully agree with the committee criteria and under my own criteria I wouldn't have included Rutgers in 22/23.

goru7 said:

Pike v Williard coaching is pretty even and I think Pike has a slight edge. If you do not think Williard knows he stepped in shit , then you are naive.

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He may have stepped in shit with his current transfers and they do have Under Armor money but I’d still take him over Pike any day.

retired711 said:

The form does ask for 2023 and 2024 income, so presumably benefits are based on that income.

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2024

(owner)You are eligible if:

• You were a New Jersey resident; and
• You owned and occupied a home in New Jersey that was your principal residence (main home) on October 1, 2024; and
• Your home was subject to property taxes; and
• Your 2024 New Jersey gross income was not more than $250,000.

(renter)
You are eligible if:

• You were a New Jersey resident; and
• You rented and occupied a residence in New Jersey that was your principal residence (main home) on October 1, 2024; and
• Your name was on the lease or rental agreement; and
• You paid rent; and
• The rental property was subject to local property taxes, (see Qualified and Non-Qualified Rental Properties); and
• Your 2024 New Jersey gross income was not more than $150,000.

The payments for 2022 and 2023 that Christie postponed for budget balancing reasons have now been eliminated.

rutgersguy1 said:

NKE a little bump off this news. Wouldnt think much of it myself but 4-5% gain.

Nike teams up with Kim Kardashian shapewear brand Skims as it looks to reach more women

Nike's decision to partner with Skims comes as it looks to claw back market share and return to growth under new CEO Elliott Hill.

www.cnbc.com

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This move screams desperation.

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It also speaks to emotional overreaction; you won't find people in here calling Minnesota a "disgrace" despite being bad for 5 straight years now (and really, really bad one of those years).

iReC89 said:

The Articles of Confederation was a constitution of the United States, just not what we refer to as THE constitution. We divided from Britain as the United States of America as of the declaration of Independence. Can't confirm the first DD.

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Agree, The Articles of Confederation was the way the US was bring run before the Constitution came to be. And though the President under it was mainly a ceremonial position without executive power , the holder of the office was President of the Country , just not considered one now that the USA has the Office as a separate branch of government as specified in the US Constitution that replaced The Articles of Confederation as how the Government operated
>The Articles of Confederation served as the written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain. It established a weak central government that mostly, but not entirely, prevented the individual states from conducting their own foreign diplomacy.<

Calling a clean program that is towards the bottom but not at the bottom of its conference a "disgrace" is way over the top.

Disgrace is scandal.

To a lesser extent, disgrace is like #250+ kenpom ratings.

What we are watching is just standard issue bad.

NickRU714 said:

How do you already know we need to retain the 4 incoming freshman for their sophomore year?

What if it turns out they aren't Big Ten caliber players?
Im a broken record but did we need to retain Jalen Miller and Chol until they were seniors?

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Sorry if it get's mentioned further along in thread, but who knows? Chol was a top 5 JUCO this year, averaging 20+ and rebounding well. Could he have given us a longer, better shooting option than Derkack? Could he have given what Hayes has? A team won't have 13 stars. The portal doesn't guarantee you Big Ten players either.

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Last year AG field day absolutely sucked at cook. The amount of vendors and food stands shrunk by 60 to 70%. Lines for food and drinks were 50 to 100 deep for the limited sites. The entire Wood Lawn Mansion field that used to be packed with vendors and food stands had not a one.

bac2therac said:

Stats? What does that even mean. His points this year generally meaningless in terms of producing wins

His decision making awful along with his defense

He takes step back 3s

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He's taken 8 threes this season. I don't remember all of them but I am confident that the majority of them were not stepbacks. The kid shoots 82% from the line it isn't that absurd to believe he could hit a wide open three.

The 8 threes taken by Lathan are honestly less concerning than the 36 taken by JWill (25% career) and the 40 taken by Derkack (26% career).

Hell, Grant, who everyone is in love with (and for the avoidance of doubt I want to keep him too) is 8/34 from beyond the arc.

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Local Shill said:

There wouldn’t even be words for the level of embarrassing if both basketball teams miss the Big Ten tournament. It’s not at all out of the realm of possibility.

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More likely than not

It's not a disgrace or a mistake. It's the price of raking in the big bucks as a member of a coast-to-coast conference. Every team will have an occasional tipoff time that isn't optimal for the fans at home, especially the west coast teams. Should Washington fans have to endure a pre-dinner tipoff to accommodate us on the East Coast?

The networks are always going to put the most desirable matchups in prime time for the largest viewing audience. This isn't such a matchup...

2/18

Purdue at Michigan State.....MICHIGAN STATE
Illinois at Wisconsin.....WISCONSIN
Minnesota at UCLA.....UCLA

2/19

Nebraska at Penn State.....PENN STATE
Oregon at Iowa.....IOWA
Rutgers at Washington.....WASHINGTON

2/20

Northwestern at Ohio State.....OHIO STATE
USC at Maryland.....MARYLAND


Fri/Sat/Sun: 3-6
Season to Date: 90-42

RUChoppin said:

At this point, it'll really depend on how they look in the first half whether I stay up. There's very little chance that I'll watch it on delay Thursday, it will probably just check the box score in the morning.

This was a scheduling flub by the Big Ten, imo.

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There are 2 other games at 6:30, 8:30 and our game. All on BTN that's the reason.

RUsojo said:

Agree that basically should be trying to retain everyone (basically. As many as possible realistically) with the goal of adding guys that will play ahead of most of them.

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Yeah, of course, you always want to be upgrading and there will be guys you can't keep because they don't want their new role, ect. I also target guys w multiple years remaining unless filling a big hole.

SBP said:

It was for a show he does

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so he's posing for the camera for all to see .
Even if posing Slick Rick knows how to motivate and make that motivation turn into wins

goru7 said:

So essentially you found no one other than lottery picks to compare him to ?

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“I found” lol.

No, you said to “go look at the stats” and this is simply a list of freshman centers (in big ten and sec, playing more than 5mins or 5 games)

rbled said:

We have to run an offense that schemes guys open and creates mismatches.

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100%, otherwise it is just lazy, low IQ lacrosse. When I say lazy I am not referring to the players, I am targeting our coach's analysis and use of the offensive portion of the roster.

I wonder if he gave the same speech to the Louisville team equipment manager after he shagged his wife?

"Dig in and get tougher! Your whole life is going to be adversity!"