I said no....BUT.......This team under Pikiell seems to get hot at a certain point in the season. If we can catch a hot streak where we rip off 4- 5 in a row, where Acuff, Jwill , Martini etc are draining 3s, that could be enough to get us in with 18-20 wins in total ( pre big 10 tournament).
Poll: 7-4, 11 games in. Does this team make the NCAA tournament?
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The thing is there are nba players everywhere..rutgers isnt special that everyone is targeting a team not even projected in the tourney right now
Anybody who has watched Rutgers games know the strength and weakness of the team which mirror what Politi stated in his article.Media analysts have made similar comments.
Where are all these NBA players at the college level? These are 2 of the top 3 out of perhaps 2000 freshman recruits and are over 5500 D1 basketball players. There are only 30 1st Round NBA Draft picks of which perhaps 20 from college ranks and the rest international. RU may not be a projected tourney team at the moment, but you're high if you don't believe that the opposition is not supercharged based on the constant hype of Dylan and Ace on the same team and to try and showcase themselves against these guys and in front of the hoard of scouts at each game. RU has really never had this level of attention. It's certainly part of the equation unless you think 18-22 year olds play like robots.
There is a site that analyzes this and they say:
19 wins: 96% chance for bid
18 wins: 77%
17 wins 18%
19 wins: 96% chance for bid
18 wins: 77%
17 wins 18%
Read the F’n thread before you get personal.
I’m the first response that VOTED YES we can definitely make it, and voted YES!!!
“Not A Chance” was in response to the poster who thought way may get special consideration because we have two lottery picks
Months of practice and you struggle defending the pick n roll and the curl, you still allow cutters to beat you across the middle from the weak side, you don't help on the baseline, and you don't get a body on someone when a shot goes up. Com'on.
I’m not at all sure NCAA is thrilled with Pitino. I can make a convincing argument that Pitino is closer to LSU on the list of naughty players.
RU probably on the list of nice players.
Harper’s great family story and a more compelling story.
Sorry. It was a thread about whether one thought we would make tournament or not. It read as if that was what you were answering. Sorry for not reading it right.
There aren't two top 3 projected picks on a team anywhere else
A lot of false comparisons going on
CBS and the selection committee may penalize us for pushing Simpson out the door
The D would have to pick up significantly for RU to get into tourney. Also rebounding will be a constant issue
Equally important is having a third scoring threat on the court with Bailey and Harper.The margin for error remains slim with the flaws on defense and the lack of 3 point scoring from Hayes,Martini and Acuff.
I think it's an open question whether we make the Big Ten tournament honestly. We were bottom 3 last year which would not have cut it. Given the level of parity, it's not clear that 7 or so wins will be enough. We will have to play very well in our conference home games.
If the goal is “20 wins” we should not have scheduled the Vegas games and road Kenn St. Next year, just schedule 10 RAC games against St. Whoever from PA.
The committee would keep us out at 18 wins after seeing the A&M and Alabama performances, great games and close losses against great teams who have beaten other great teams, but would have otherwise put us in at 20 wins if those 2 were against Texas State and Alabama A&M ?
The committee would keep us out at 18 wins after seeing the A&M and Alabama performances, great games and close losses against great teams who have beaten other great teams, but would have otherwise put us in at 20 wins if those 2 were against Texas State and Alabama A&M ?
This begs the question.... what is more valuable overall in tournament selection?
A. - 5 Point loss to top 10 Alabama Team
B. - 10 Point win against bottom level Merrimack (or Wagner/St. Pete/Monmouth)
Which holds more value in the eyes of the committee?
B.
Let me jog peoples memory....committee didn't even care when we had a W taking away from us in the OSU game. It was a L. Have we eveer heard the committee talking about close losses?
As Pike likes to say... enjoy the journey, folks!
Everyone wants to jump to the end of the book. Instead, take pleasure in each chapter. It's going to be a roller coaster ride that I think we'll be satisfied with after reading the final page.
Everyone wants to jump to the end of the book. Instead, take pleasure in each chapter. It's going to be a roller coaster ride that I think we'll be satisfied with after reading the final page.
The Kennesaw State loss hurt badly. RU will need get a big upset B1G win somewhere, preferably on the road, to make up for that debacle.
Agree with this; have to at least get close to force the committee to make a decision. I am definitely hesitant about our chances; win December though, and my confidence level rises.
