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After what I saw last night, and losing 3 of 4 I would take your not best case scenario of bottom of the top 25 . That would put us in play for a 5 or 6 seed and play our first tourney game in 30 years . I would take that deal right now . Where do I sign ?I mean, "at best we're a bubble team again" is still wrong, especially without using expansive definitions of bubble.
If rankings came out today we would still probably be in the bottom of the top 25, which I don't think anyone considers a bubble team, and there's also no reason to believe that this is best case scenario.
If we perform at the same average level over the rest of the season as we did the first 10 games, we are comfortably in.
Haha nice bump. I made this post opening night. I said three things in the OP I still firmly believe. They were as follows (copied and pasted from OP)
1) we dont run an offense and wont be able to just run vs more athletic teams (hello michigan state last night)
2) we cant bit free throws and this will lose us close games (hello all season)
3) its alot easier to play balls to the wall defense in front of 8500 peoples energy youre feeding off. (Granted we were pretty high in defensive efficiency last year but weve dropped from #6 in 2019-2020 to #26 in 2020-2021)
We are #33 on kenpom which is a 9 seed, I consider anything really 8-12 seeds to be bubble teams. Meaning going into the last week of the season you cant just go on vacation and know youll be in no matter what happens in the final 2-3 games
So bubble teams are only last 4 in last 4 out? Another freezing cold take from you haha. Youve been brutal dude18 to 33 in one game doesn't make sense if that is your metric....so based on 1 game, what is a team in January that is 18th in Kenpom (which isn't a seeding metric but fair to use, once you get to mid February, not early January).
My question is where is Michigan State after winning last night's game.....Duke is 12th in Kenpom at 3-2....they lost at home to Michigan State which is at 39 and at home to Illinois which is currently at 7 in Kenpom......you do realize that RU beat "7th" in Kenpom Illinois, yet RU is a bubble team....and "12th" Duke, doesn't have a quality win yet on their schedule....let me guess, you would have Duke seeded higher than RU.....LOL.....
There's a time and place for hot takes....a team starting the week at 15th in the AP Poll as a bubble team, sounds as far fetched as anything I've seen yet....
Cuse is also on Kenpom as well at 32, one spot ahead of RU at 33....no one would seed Cuse ahead of RU today, with RU owning a head to head win over Cuse.
If you don't like Pike or want to say things from a basketball perspective when RU has been in the Top 25 for 3 straight weeks, at least saying the game was horrific is one thing....no team in the low 30s on Kenpom is a bubble team. A bubble team is a team that lands on the last 4 in or 1st four out lists.....
Add Kansas to this list this year lost 84-59 to Texas. These nights happen, it's about how you respond in the next one. With this fan base win one game and everyone recenters.
Blowouts happen. Unfortunately, it was our turn last night.
When Michigan State and Iowa played at Purdue last season and lost by scores of 71-42 and 104-68, respectively, did you think they were bubble teams, too?
This is true.Calling us a bubble team is unreasonably optimistic at this time.
No it’s not come on
🤷♂️. Since people bumped this in an effort to dunk on me weve lost 4/5. I hold my same position as november. Bubble team at bestI always admit when im wrong. I have no problem with that. This one is trending wrong thus far and im happy about that. But regardless the fact remains we havent done a whole lot yet. The test lies ahead in the next couple weeks to see where were at
🤷♂️. Since people bumped this in an effort to dunk on me weve lost 4/5. I hold my same position as november. Bubble team at best
Weve dropped to kenpom #40. Which is a 10/11 seed range. In other words bubble team range
I don’t think they’re dunking on you . It’s giving you credit . Hey, I was the second post in this thread agreeing with you .🤷♂️. Since people bumped this in an effort to dunk on me weve lost 4/5. I hold my same position as november. Bubble team at best
Haha a few weeks ago after the illinois win? People bumped thisI don’t think they’re dunking on you . It’s giving you credit . Hey, I was the second post in this thread agreeing with you .
Well, they’re eating crow . Or should be .Haha a few weeks ago after the illinois win? People bumped this
The same issue that has haunted Pike throughout time at Rutgers. No shooters.What is unlikeable about tonight besides the L? Honestly team hustled, out rebounded Wisconsin. It wasn't because a lack of effort tonight
What is unlikeable about tonight besides the L? Honestly team hustled, out rebounded Wisconsin. It wasn't because a lack of effort tonight
We aren’t a bubble team right now. We stink. From a long time fan perspective, one of the more disappointing and unlikeable rutgers teams in school history
Not going to be one if we can’t win gamesWe're still a bubble team.
Not going to be one if we can’t win games
Im just not sure how this wasnt evident to most people. I think we are right about where most sensible fans expected us.
while we may be “old” our players are extremely immature, we lack depth, our ID which has been defense is hard to keep up
With in front of no fans and face it, the book is out on pike and its easy to beat
“I dont worry about that stuff. What i care about is that we share the game and play defense. If we play defense we win games. It doesnt go down in the stat sheet but when you hold (name a player) to X points, it is the same as scoring Y more points. I mean this is the best conference in the country”Our coach openly boasts about not worrying about the offensive inefficiency...
No shit haha as i said in my OP, its alot different playing defense in a sold out arena vs in front of nobodyI mean he's not wrong but our defense has regressed.