RU blowing out Michigan, good crowd
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Wow! Where has THIS team been all year???? This is a great win for our women, but too little, too late. If they played like this most of the year, we would be a shoo-in for the NCAA's. Sadly, they did not and we will be NIT bound. Copper and Scaife were terrific with Copper a monster on the boards. Hollivay and Canty contributed evenly and overall, our women took it to Michigan.
Now, let's see if THIS team shows up in the B1G tourney so we can go deep into it. Oh, what could have been for our graduating seniors. Let's have a deep run in the NIT.
Now, let's see if THIS team shows up in the B1G tourney so we can go deep into it. Oh, what could have been for our graduating seniors. Let's have a deep run in the NIT.
Last year Northwestern got an NCAA bid w a 15-14 record & 12th in Big 10 (huh?), Nebraska got an NCAA invite w only 17 wins, 11 losses and 8th in Big10. Also as of last night the WBB's RPI was 5th in Big 10. Looking at that info, RU has a pretty good chance with only 1 more win, let alone 2 . It's Bracketology time !
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Damm glad to see RU doing so good .
Might be a little too late, but gives me hope that the team might do far better than expected in the B1G tourney and possibly earn a ticket to the Dance.
That's my hope and this 22 point win is a step in the right direction for that. :cool2:[banana]
Might be a little too late, but gives me hope that the team might do far better than expected in the B1G tourney and possibly earn a ticket to the Dance.
That's my hope and this 22 point win is a step in the right direction for that. :cool2:[banana]
Nice see them play well in the final game for the seniors and perhaps CVS. They have certainly underachieved but the tournament represents an opportunity to change the assessment of their season.
Sorry, but they would have to go very deep in the B1G to get that chance. I would say the semis or more likely the finals. Impossible? No. Improbable? Yes. But I will be rooting hard for them.
Makes me feel good to see complements after a game and the crying ( hopefully) ended for a day.
Renewed hope because of this win is also a great feeling ( for me :D )
"Impossible? No" is what I'll go by and say there is always hope.
After as game like this, I'll remain on the positive side for RU's ability to be Dancing post season and not just looking at a spot in the NIT for this year's post season play..
I might be irrational, but it keeps me happy :p
One win and they are probably in. Very strong RPI (5th in big 10). Last year Northwestern got in w 17 wins and a strong RPI, Nebraska got in w 19.
I really hope that would happen, but it's not going to happen. Yes, we have a great strength of schedule, but our RPI is not as strong as you think and we've had some bad losses along the way. Let's say for argument sake you're right and we do get in to the dance. That means we would have to be good enough to get in as a 9 or 10 seed based on teams left after clinching conferences and top at-large teams taking the remaining spots. As a 9 or a 10 we are behind teams like Indiana, Seton Hall, St. Johns, USC, NC State, Iowa, Temple, Oregon etc.
In other words, we would have to get to the semifinals or better still the finals in the B1G tourney with a chance to go. Can we do it? Yes. I was hoping we would have won the last 3 out of 4, which would have made us a sure thing. But we imploded against MSU; and we played very poorly against Purdue. Those two losses were killers. And when the committee sees how we fared away from the RAC, that's pretty dismal. So let's root for them going deep in the B1G tourney and force the NCAA to put us in.
they will need two if not 3 Big 10 wins...one win gets us nothing...the 2nd is a big quality win over Ohio State but they may need a third in the semis which means making the Big 10 finals
18 wins and 4th or 5th RPI Big 10 ranking gives RU a pretty good shot and 1 more win gets them that. Just look at the Big 10 teams that got in last year , Northwestern w 17 wins and only 4 conference wins, and a weaker Nebraska as well. RU won't be a lock w 18 wins, but they will be in consideration. Strength of schedule means lot more than you may realize.
Getting back to the original topic: I believe this was possibly the best game of the year. I saw a lot of Rutgers basketball today, with a relentless defense without excessive fouling, sharing and support, and a confident focus. I like the effort of the seniors and all contributed in a way that best utilized their talents. This was a decent Michigan team and we never let the foot off the pedal. While there were severe mental lapses during one second half segment where we committed some uncharacteristic turnovers (one a questionable back court violation) that almost let Michigan back into the game, the team shook it off and went right back to dominant play. While the postseason opportunities may be in question, The players and coaches deserved this as their last home game of the season.
Good luck in the BIG tournament!
Good luck in the BIG tournament!
why do you keep posting wrong information. Northwestern finished 4th in the Big 10 at 12-6 and finished the season at 23-9.
RU finished TENTH in the Big 10....what are you missing about that. The rpi isn't so hot. Minnesota is going to go despite their poor rpi, they beat Ohio State and have a star player. Michigan isn't going and probably not Iowa but Nebby and Purdue have decent shots. One win in theBig 10 tourney over Nebraska does not move the needle given RU has 13 losses and one more makes 14....18-14 doesn't cut it. A win over Ohio State is MANDATORY.
Minnesota has that win over Ohio State and an RPI of 76. It's been a long time since an RPI 76 team made the tournament as an at large.
Nebraska has an RPI of 90. No team with an RPI of 90 has gotten an at large since at least 2000, which as far back as my records go.
Purdue has the best shot of those 3, as the win over Louisville looks pretty good right now, but the losses to BC and Wisconsin may hurt a lot.
All three of those teams have work to do, in my opinion. First round losses in the B1G would hurt them a lot.
Lots of 18-14 teams have made the tournament (and a bunch haven't, too). RU's case would look a lot better if the team had held on against Iowa or Michigan State or beaten Purdue, but it's not hopeless. And one thing worth mentioning is that RU has no losses against teams outside the RPI top 100. Minnesota (1), Nebraska (1), Purdue (2) and Iowa (3) all do.
I'll let others look for reasons RU won't be Dancing
But I prefer to feel that there is some hope and here's two reasons why
LSU 17-13 & Arkansas 17-13 were at large bids.
I'm sure there are those who prefer to put the chances of RU making the Tourney as close to impossible, but I'll stick with the notion it might just happen.
2015 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_NCAA_Women's_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament
But I prefer to feel that there is some hope and here's two reasons why
LSU 17-13 & Arkansas 17-13 were at large bids.
I'm sure there are those who prefer to put the chances of RU making the Tourney as close to impossible, but I'll stick with the notion it might just happen.
2015 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_NCAA_Women's_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament
There could have been a misunderstanding about Northwestern's record.
Northwestern St of the Southland Conference could have been confused
with the B1G's Northwestern.
NSU was 15-14 in the regular season then won all four of it's conference tourney games.
Giving it the conference tourney championship and the Automatic bid that goes with it.
Even though it was a mistake, I like to see fans looking for reasons why RU can make the tourney than trying to prove it probably won't happen.
But some look for the light, even though darkness is starting to set in and that's being pointed out by others.
It's all in the way you want to look at the program and what you feel you should share.
I'll share the light until it goes out or burns so bright everyone notices it.
NCAA here Rutgers comes :fistbump: and every team in the B1G Tourney will be pushed aside by RU on their way to the Dance
How about that win over Michigan, gives reason to hope :cool2:
Northwestern St of the Southland Conference could have been confused
with the B1G's Northwestern.
NSU was 15-14 in the regular season then won all four of it's conference tourney games.
Giving it the conference tourney championship and the Automatic bid that goes with it.
Even though it was a mistake, I like to see fans looking for reasons why RU can make the tourney than trying to prove it probably won't happen.
But some look for the light, even though darkness is starting to set in and that's being pointed out by others.
It's all in the way you want to look at the program and what you feel you should share.
I'll share the light until it goes out or burns so bright everyone notices it.
NCAA here Rutgers comes :fistbump: and every team in the B1G Tourney will be pushed aside by RU on their way to the Dance
How about that win over Michigan, gives reason to hope :cool2:
Didn't see the game but hopefully they can carry this into the tourney as noted above. Good luck! Now would be a great time to get hot.. :pray:
RU has got to be in the tourney! Who else will they match against Uconn in the 2nd round (or maybe even first this year) if not RU?
RU has got to be in the tourney! Who else will they match against Uconn in the 2nd round (or maybe even first this year) if not RU?
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