Do you see Rutgers Basketball heading to the NCAA tournament, the NIT, or one of the other tournaments/no tournament this season ?
14 wins would be a disaster. We should hit that by February.I think this team is capable of 14-19 wins. I voted NIT and I think they do it but they need to get more big wins. There are plenty of chances in the Big Ten but they need to beat Seton Hall (H) or Pitt (A) if not both to have a shot at the post season.
I would go as far as to say that over .500 is required for Pikiell to remain on track, rather than on a downward tilt toward not getting it done.14 wins would be a disaster. We should hit that by February.
People saying .500 as a goal this season are setting the bar wayyy too low. That's the most minor of improvements and is expected this season.
The primary goal should be NCAA with NIT still being an accomplishment and a run at that title a secondary goal
I think some people don't realize how difficult it is to get into the NIT. It is a 32 team tournament Tournament and it has automatic qualifiers.
Indiana got in this year with a losing B1G record but Indiana's OOC had Marquette, Duke, Butler, Arkansas & Louisville. They beat Marquette and Louisville and those 2 were NCAAT teams.
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I think some people don't realize how difficult it is to get into the NIT. It is a 32 team tournament Tournament and it has automatic qualifiers.
Indiana got in this year with a losing B1G record but Indiana's OOC had Marquette, Duke, Butler, Arkansas & Louisville. They beat Marquette and Louisville and those 2 were NCAAT teams.
14 is probably too low but the difference between 14-19 wins could be 5 makes or 5 misses. I would hope .500 is the minimum for next year.14 wins would be a disaster. We should hit that by February.
People saying .500 as a goal this season are setting the bar wayyy too low. That's the most minor of improvements and is expected this season.
The primary goal should be NCAA with NIT still being an accomplishment and a run at that title a secondary goal
I like this team a lot!
I say we SHOCK the experts and go to NCAA with high expectations and a few major upsets along the way! And I dare to say, Pike gets coach of the year! And Yes, I’m having a few glasses of wine and I have my rose colored glasses on, so take it easy on the rebuttals..
If RU doesnt win AT LEAST 17 the season is a disaster.
Personally I see us at 20-11 (10-10)
If RU doesnt win AT LEAST 17 the season is a disaster.
Personally I see us at 20-11 (10-10)
Low target should be .500 in the B1G and no more than one loss non conference. That should be more than enough to get us in to the NIT. High target should be undefeated OOC and 12 BIG wins. That should be enough to get us into the tourney.
interior defense will be better without EO. I don't know why alot of people think EO was a good interior defender because he really wasnt, he got tossed around like a rag doll down there and he knew it hence why he tried to take charges so much. Yeboah will be an upgrade on both ends of the floor imo. EO is better around the rim on O than yeboah but everything else yeboah is better atI think 10-1 OOC, 10-10 B1G, 20-11 overall is the GOAL. I don’t know if we can say it’s the most likely, but certainly a realistic aspiration.
There are questions that need to be answered in a positive way in order to reach this goal, e.g.,
— how will our interior defense be without Doorson and EO?
— will somebody else(s) step up as a leading scorer and leading rebounder without EO? Such as Jacob Young, Yeboah, Harper?
— will our Fab Four improve enough to put us in position to ascend to the top half of the conference?
— will our 3-pt shooting percentage improve to at least 35-36%
Unlike past years, I think this team has the answers on the roster.
See our OOC schedule. Also the B1G is not supposed to be nearly as strong as last year.10-10 in Big Ten play basically means you are a borderline top 25 team and depending on the strength of the conference that particular season, probably a deserving NCAA tourney team. I have a hard time calling that the low target for this season for Rutgers.
(last season, 10-10, 9-11, and 8-12 conference records all made the NCAA tourney)
I think this team is capable of 14-19 wins. I voted NIT and I think they do it but they need to get more big wins. There are plenty of chances in the Big Ten but they need to beat Seton Hall (H) or Pitt (A) if not both to have a shot at the post season.
People still think it is ESPN driving the selection process when in reality there are few at large bids to the NIT because of upsets in conference tournaments (regular season conference champs get automatic bid if they fail to win there respective conference tournament). Then of the teams that are chosen it is truly the last teams that missed out on the NCAA. Reality is if we are in the NIT it probably means we are 2-3 good wins away from the true dance so they are almost one in the same at this point of projections.
The reality is that we did this analysis back in March. The past three years there have been 22, 20, and 22 at large bids to the NIT. So there are more than a "few" at large bids.
If a team is in the top 30 on this list of "first teams out," they have a chance at making the NIT as an at large. That was based on an analysis of the 2016, 2017, and 2018 NIT fields. In the top 20, most teams make it, and anything better than that is a near lock for the NIT.
In 2019, since we didn't go through that analysis before, there were 22 NIT at-large bids, and they included Butler (#31), San Diego (#28), and Wichita State (#23). From the Big Ten, Penn State was #29 and did not make it.
http://barttorvik.com/tranketology.php
They update this list after every game I believe, so it will be pretty easy to track how Rutgers is doing with respect to the NIT.
Also, I don’t know if 17-14 would be considered a “disaster.” That would likely mean 9-2 OOC, 8-12 B1G.
Sure, that’s only incremental improvement, but I think “disaster” is a bit strong. I would label it more as a “disappointment” since it’s only a one game improvement in the B1G.
I think some people don't realize how difficult it is to get into the NIT. It is a 32 team tournament Tournament and it has automatic qualifiers.
Indiana got in this year with a losing B1G record but Indiana's OOC had Marquette, Duke, Butler, Arkansas & Louisville. They beat Marquette and Louisville and those 2 were NCAAT teams.
Because of their strong OOC and the strength of the B1G. We have neither of those going for us this coming year.Indiana did more than "got in." They were a #1 seed in the NIT.
Well when you haven't had a winning season in 14yrs., it's a pretty big accomplishment.14 wins would be a disaster. We should hit that by February.
People saying .500 as a goal this season are setting the bar wayyy too low. That's the most minor of improvements and is expected this season.
The primary goal should be NCAA with NIT still being an accomplishment and a run at that title a secondary goal
Because of their strong OOC and the strength of the B1G. We have neither of those going for us this coming year.