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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Nov 9, 2023 14:01:52 GMT -5
Does the MTE on 11/18 and 19 have a name, theme or anything tying it together? Or is it just two games in two days? Our official schedule press release simply called it the "Georgetown MTE" and a few other sites refer to the same way. The reason to call it an MTE is that it allows you under the rules to play more games. Men’s basketball teams can play 28 games plus three in a non-conference tournament or 29 games plus two games in a non-conference tournament or just play 29 games. So MTEs allow 31 games versus 29 total.
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Post by hoyaboya on Nov 27, 2023 14:02:23 GMT -5
As of right now, our strength of schedule in KenPom is #356 nationally. There are 362 Division I basketball teams. kenpom.com
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Nov 27, 2023 18:36:54 GMT -5
As of right now, our strength of schedule in KenPom is #356 nationally. There are 362 Division I basketball teams. kenpom.comWe knew going into this year our OOC strength of schedule would be horrible. This isn't new news. Once we play the Big East schedule, the strength of schedule will likely be top 100ish, even better. Last year our OOC schedule strength was ranked 314, and ended at 37 because of the strong Big East. And the Big East is possibly even stronger this season. That said, scheduling tough schedules has never been Cooley's forte. But he's definitely scheduled much better ones than this at Providence. Going into the season, I really did not like all the 300 level teams. I still don't, but given the time needed for our guys to get used to one another and gel, it wasn't crazy this year. Now, if we start making NCAA tournaments and schedule this way, then I'll be pretty displeased.
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Post by daveg023 on Nov 27, 2023 19:36:13 GMT -5
As of right now, our strength of schedule in KenPom is #356 nationally. There are 362 Division I basketball teams. kenpom.comWe knew going into this year our OOC strength of schedule would be horrible. This isn't new news. Once we play the Big East schedule, the strength of schedule will likely be top 100ish, even better. Last year our OOC schedule strength was ranked 314, and ended at 37 because of the strong Big East. And the Big East is possibly even stronger this season. That said, scheduling tough schedules has never been Cooley's forte. But he's definitely scheduled much better ones than this at Providence. Going into the season, I really did not like all the 300 level teams. I still don't, but given the time needed for our guys to get used to one another and gel, it wasn't crazy this year. Now, if we start making NCAA tournaments and schedule this way, then I'll be pretty displeased. Gavitt (Rutgers) and B12 (TCU) were out of our control. If we are better, we’d get stronger opponents there. So say that becomes Maryland and Baylor, with a better MTE, coupled with home and home games with Syracuse and ND and that’s a perfectly fine schedule on par with anyone else. I’d be careful with replacing too many 250+ teams with 100-150 type teams as those games are a no win. Much easier to lose and no real benefit for winning them. To me the “barbell” approach of Top 40 games and 250+ games is the right strategy. Look at UConn’s schedule this year, it’s exactly that.
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Post by seaweed on Nov 27, 2023 20:36:13 GMT -5
We knew going into this year our OOC strength of schedule would be horrible. This isn't new news. Once we play the Big East schedule, the strength of schedule will likely be top 100ish, even better. Last year our OOC schedule strength was ranked 314, and ended at 37 because of the strong Big East. And the Big East is possibly even stronger this season. That said, scheduling tough schedules has never been Cooley's forte. But he's definitely scheduled much better ones than this at Providence. Going into the season, I really did not like all the 300 level teams. I still don't, but given the time needed for our guys to get used to one another and gel, it wasn't crazy this year. Now, if we start making NCAA tournaments and schedule this way, then I'll be pretty displeased. Gavitt (Rutgers) and B12 (TCU) were out of our control. If we are better, we’d get stronger opponents there. So say that becomes Maryland and Baylor, with a better MTE, coupled with home and home games with Syracuse and ND and that’s a perfectly fine schedule on par with anyone else. I’d be careful with replacing too many 250+ teams with 100-150 type teams as those games are a no win. Much easier to lose and no real benefit for winning them. To me the “barbell” approach of Top 40 games and 250+ games is the right strategy. Look at UConn’s schedule this year, it’s exactly that. X doing its best to prove you’re right on 100-150 games v. Oakland
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Post by daveg023 on Nov 27, 2023 20:57:15 GMT -5
Gavitt (Rutgers) and B12 (TCU) were out of our control. If we are better, we’d get stronger opponents there. So say that becomes Maryland and Baylor, with a better MTE, coupled with home and home games with Syracuse and ND and that’s a perfectly fine schedule on par with anyone else. I’d be careful with replacing too many 250+ teams with 100-150 type teams as those games are a no win. Much easier to lose and no real benefit for winning them. To me the “barbell” approach of Top 40 games and 250+ games is the right strategy. Look at UConn’s schedule this year, it’s exactly that. X doing its best to prove you’re right on 100-150 games v. Oakland Ha beat me to it. Exactly the type of no win game I think better avoid.
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Post by hoyaboya on Nov 30, 2023 22:49:52 GMT -5
#358 nationally as of today, out of 362 Division I teams. It’s really, really hard to build a schedule as bad as ours. kenpom.com/
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Post by TrueHoyaBlue on Dec 1, 2023 21:15:55 GMT -5
#358 nationally as of today, out of 362 Division I teams. It’s really, really hard to build a schedule as bad as ours. kenpom.com/Solid work getting that statistic in under the wire, the day before we play KenPom #30, followed by #99. If I thought you were making a good faith argument, I’d engage further. But nobody is arguing that Georgetown is playing a tough schedule this year. And given how this team has played against a light schedule, I’m finding it may have more merit than I originally thought. Like many others, I remain confused at what motivates you to continue to spend your time posting and trashing Georgetown, repeatedly and frequently, on this board.
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Post by guru on Dec 1, 2023 22:13:34 GMT -5
#358 nationally as of today, out of 362 Division I teams. It’s really, really hard to build a schedule as bad as ours. kenpom.com/Solid work getting that statistic in under the wire, the day before we play KenPom #30, followed by #99. If I thought you were making a good faith argument, I’d engage further. But nobody is arguing that Georgetown is playing a tough schedule this year. And given how this team has played against a light schedule, I’m finding it may have more merit than I originally thought. Like many others, I remain confused at what motivates you to continue to spend your time posting and trashing Georgetown, repeatedly and frequently, on this board. He should stop posting
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Post by guru on Dec 1, 2023 22:16:00 GMT -5
#358 nationally as of today, out of 362 Division I teams. It’s really, really hard to build a schedule as bad as ours. kenpom.com/You should stop posting.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Dec 1, 2023 22:47:59 GMT -5
While I advocate for strong OOC schedules normally, we will not end up with a total strength of schedule that low because the Big East is strong.
Last year, our OOC was 314, and we ended at 37 because of the Big East. In 2018, when Ewing scheduled a really horrible OOC, it was 351, but our total was 66 because of the Big East. And the Big East is much stronger this year.
I would care if we had a shot at making the NCAA tournament, but it's extremely likely that will not happen unless we have another miracle BET run.
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Post by hoyarooter on Dec 3, 2023 4:05:18 GMT -5
#358 nationally as of today, out of 362 Division I teams. It’s really, really hard to build a schedule as bad as ours. kenpom.com/BLAH BLAH BLAH, BLAH BLAH BLAH, BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH. And yes, I'm yelling. Stop the idiocy.
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