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Post by ExcitableBoy on Feb 26, 2007 17:30:19 GMT -5
I will...
End my two day old grudge against organ donation.
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Post by ExcitableBoy on Feb 26, 2007 15:16:29 GMT -5
The main value of the RPI as far as I'm concerned is the ability to judge how teams have fared against top tier, second tier, third tier etc competition.
A ranking system that puts Kentucky above us at this point in the season clearly has some major issues. Where it is valuable is for getting a rough estimate of how teams have done versus top tier competition (record against RPI top 50 teams - we're 6-5, Kentucky is 3-8, Nevada is 0-1) and also exposing bad loses (BC is only 2-1 against RPI 201+ teams).
The actual number that a team is ranked is important, sure, but it's far more valuable to me to be able to assess relative strength of schedules and quantify good wins and bad losses.
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Post by ExcitableBoy on Feb 26, 2007 14:45:25 GMT -5
We're also perfect this year in ruining others' celebrations. So the excuse that SUcks will be especailly 'up' for this game doesn't really hold with this team.
Lets try to keep that streak alive as well.
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Post by ExcitableBoy on Feb 26, 2007 14:50:17 GMT -5
An Orange - 58 A Bulldog - 70
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Post by ExcitableBoy on Feb 23, 2007 11:34:10 GMT -5
I guess big roy got into foul trouble early in the game and didn't play much. He isn't on the list of top 3 rebounders No, the scorekeepers were brought in from Cincy. They are still trying to determine whether Roy had 4 or 5 rebounds.
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Post by ExcitableBoy on Feb 23, 2007 11:32:58 GMT -5
This is pretty cool...it's nice to see the Hoya Blue line streaking above all the rest in both categories. I don't quite understand the last graph though...what is this Pythagorean rating of which he speaks? I wasn't aware that Pythagoras was a basketball analyst as well. My one bone with the post is his claim that Georgetown's defensive efficiency will falter in the next few weeks...he's "betting" on this. He gives no rationale, so we're left believing that he thinks that since everyone else fell from their highest defensive level, then so will the Hoyas. What he doesn't mention, though, is that this is a completely different Hoyas team from the one we saw 12 games ago (at/near our defensive low), and this team shows no signs of reverting to that team. I say GO HOYAS, keep setting the bar high! Little known mathematical fact, Pythagoras WAS a basketball fan. Also, I'm guessing that the writer is a) somewhat biased against non-KU programs and b) using the time-tested formula that says the #1 ranked team in any given category will either remain ranked #1 or 'falter'. What s/he does not take into account, is that Jon Wallace CAN divide by zero so, for this team, the #1 ranking is no limit. I think we can easily get to #0 or beyond.
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Post by ExcitableBoy on Feb 22, 2007 20:01:56 GMT -5
"The emergent" Jessie Sapp, is doing just that in the national media. This nickname is gaining some traction. Much like "Senior Swingman" D.J. Owens last year. Was there one article that didn't call him that? P.S. I hate Seth Davis. Just wanted to throw that one out there. True, Seth Davis is no Luke Winn.
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Post by ExcitableBoy on Feb 22, 2007 20:09:47 GMT -5
what will hurt us is that the competition is stiff ;D
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Post by ExcitableBoy on Feb 22, 2007 20:06:57 GMT -5
With some other teams I'd think that a loss before the end of the year would be a good thing. However, I think JTIII's attitude of always working hard to improve regardless of results means that wake-up calls aren't as important for this team. If you look at what JTIII says after games, it's almost always a mix of "we aren't as good as we can be" and "we will get better". He said that sort of stuff on the day he was hired, he said it after the Duke game, he said it during the bad times earlier this year, he said it during this win streak, and he said it after last night's game. If that sort of attitude rubs off on the team (and I think it has to a large degree), they'll work just as hard in the middle of a 10 game winning streak as they'd work in the middle of a 10 game losing streak. I think that right now the momentum of the streak is helping us more than complacency is hurting us. Also, remember what happened last year when our late-season winning streak was snapped by West Virginia. We promptly went on a 3-game losing streak, and kept stuttering (USF and 'Cuse in the BET) until the NCAA's. Has JTIII even admitted that we are no longer "aiming to make the BET"?
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Post by ExcitableBoy on Mar 1, 2007 14:58:24 GMT -5
Seems fine. If we take care of business in the Big East we can get a #2. Probably a #3. No worries. Great position to be in. Let's just get our game focused and we can do some damage. Glockner can go to hell ;D At least Glockner admits that some of his colleagues like the Hoyas more than he does. But, his finishing move is the cowardly "won't be an easy out for anyone in the dance." Um, Glockner, it should go without saying that it's never easy to eliminate a top-4 seed in the tourney and just because you say that doesn't mean you can hop on the bandwagon down the road. Rant over. I think we should beat UConn.
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Post by ExcitableBoy on Mar 1, 2007 14:49:25 GMT -5
Too bad that Glockner, the only clown who still thinks we're a 4 seed, wrote the commentary for the main rankings. I'll take our offensive balance over most any other team's, thank you very much.
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Post by ExcitableBoy on Feb 22, 2007 11:38:34 GMT -5
On the plus side, we were one of the earlier college bball games shown on sports center today.
All in all, I wouldn't worry too much about having to click on one extra link in order to find out that the #12 ranked Hoyas won their tenth straight. I can guarantee that if we hadn't won our tenth straight, you could have found a link to our game much more easily. I much prefer the former over the latter.
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Post by ExcitableBoy on Feb 22, 2007 12:51:51 GMT -5
No way Jeff is even in talks about All American, any of the teams. He may get honorable mention though.....The first through 3rd teams should be these guys in some sort of order: durant, oden, tucker, nick f., noah, afflalo, law IV. Who is Jeff's main competitors for BE POY? If we beat Pitt, Jeff should have him. Maybe Nichols since he has good stats? SU sucks tho... How can you claim that Jeff is so far out of the running for All American when you can't even name fifteen players who will be named to the 1st - 3rd teams??
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Post by ExcitableBoy on Feb 22, 2007 11:36:11 GMT -5
Anytime you can legitimately talk about a guy's numbers in an offense like ours, you know he is playing out-of-his-mind good. Those numbers are pretty good in their own right, but considering the offense we run and the balance this team has, they're pretty unbelievable.
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Post by ExcitableBoy on Feb 22, 2007 11:48:24 GMT -5
Wallace is also do for a 'slump'-busting game. Come to think of it Roy is too.
Imagine if DaJuan, Wallace, & Roy all went off... it would get downright ugly.
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Post by ExcitableBoy on Feb 22, 2007 11:49:33 GMT -5
-I and Fiancee of YB yelled all night, part of a 10 person GU section. Notice Cinci's FT pct. I yelled at them every time they shot in a quiet arena. Their student section, quite lively, chanted "Richard" at us at the end. Nice. Wow - first YB got Esh fired, now he's tightening up our Free Throw Percentage Defense. Great. Someone get this man a uniform! YB, our free throw defense was superb yesterday. Many congratulations on a fine performance.
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Post by ExcitableBoy on Feb 21, 2007 13:38:01 GMT -5
Besides the fact that both teams are/were in last place, I don't really see the connection.
USF was a team that played us closely the first time around. Cincy is not. USF was the last game of the year, a game we absolutely needed to win if we wanted a first round BET bye. UC is not.
It does remind me, though, of the Notre Dame, Louisville, & Marquette games in that they could maybe be trap games if the team isn't focused that night. How did those games turn out for us?
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Post by ExcitableBoy on Feb 21, 2007 10:18:34 GMT -5
Want to know why I get to the game right at tip-off? Beers are cheaper at Clyde's, and my seats are reserved. Still no excuse for being late for the action, but no need to be there for warm-ups, anthem, introduction, etc. that is an acceptable reason... right at tip off isn't really a problem anyway... lateness is no good Pregame introductions can get kind of awkward when there are about 3,000 people getting on their feet to make some noise. It is far easier to cheer loudly and be a good fan if every noise you make isn't audible to your entire section. I know hardcore fans would disagree, but the majority of the arena are the kinds of folk who will clap loudly if they are excited unless everyone around them is yelling and screaming.
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Post by ExcitableBoy on Feb 21, 2007 9:44:23 GMT -5
There were two "fans" at the Verizon box office yesterday who were trying to buy tickets to the Pitt game (among other events). They stood in line at every window and every time the ticketmaster lady told them there were no tickets available. Sell out!
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Post by ExcitableBoy on Feb 21, 2007 10:15:23 GMT -5
Speaking from personal experience, 50% of the time, the 'whole arena silent, one fan yell something' thing works every time.
This works especially well in McDonough and at the end of blowout games, when everyone else in the arena is already quiet anyways. Even something simple like "Noonan!" can do the trick.
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