Well, we aren't dead yet. But we're basically on life support.
We need the OSU game.
We need the OSU game.
2019-2020 Computer Projections Thread
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Thanks, Sig, for your dependable update, as bleak as things are.
The percentage-likelihood numbers for at-large have begun to align more closely with reality.
The percentage-likelihood numbers for at-large have begun to align more closely with reality.
So you're telling me there's a chance?
If ISU had closed out TCU, standings would be:
Baylor 6-0
Kansas 5-1
West Virginia 4-2
Texas Tech 3-3
Iowa State 3-3
Oklahoma 3-3
TCU 3-3
Texas 2-4
Kansas State 1-5
Oklahoma State 0-6
But nooooo....
Baylor 6-0
Kansas 5-1
West Virginia 4-2
Texas Tech 3-3
Iowa State 3-3
Oklahoma 3-3
TCU 3-3
Texas 2-4
Kansas State 1-5
Oklahoma State 0-6
But nooooo....
I still find it hard to believe they rate ISU as 6th in the Big 12.
I'm finding it even harder to believe we have a 1 in 3 chance of winning vs. Baylor.
Although.....the way that team finished the game Saturday, I'm feeling a heckuva lot better going forward.
Say what you want about Prohm's coaching acumen, those guys aren't giving up on him. And to me that says a lot.
Although.....the way that team finished the game Saturday, I'm feeling a heckuva lot better going forward.
Say what you want about Prohm's coaching acumen, those guys aren't giving up on him. And to me that says a lot.
Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Texas are not good. Neither are we really, but somebody has to be #6 out of that set.
Our vision is clouded by how dominant Baylor, Kansas, and WVU are.
I second this. I will give the guys credit -- they are not the most talented, but they are fighting hard. I do not have any sense that Tyrese has checked out and already has his head in the NBA, too, when he has ever right to when he is a few months from being a lottery pick and a millionaire. Instead, he is working his butt off to get Caleb Grill another good look from the corner for an easy three that he's going to brick.
A few other guys had their feet way further out the door when they had far less to look forward to than Tyrese has. We should appreciate that about him.
6-4 isn't totally crazy. I'm expecting more like 5-5. But get an upset at home over Tech or WV, or win a road game or two against one of the other bottom feeders and its possible. Of course, lose to KSU at home or something could balance that out...
After the top 4, I think TCU and OU are the next 2. I think the ball will bounce well for one of those two the rest of the year, and they will get in the tourney.
ISU, KSU, Texas, and OSU bring up the rear.
Fun thing that I noticed --
Big 12 Team Efficiencies
We are the red dot at the bottom-center of the chart.
Which teams are which is easy enough to guess based on the colors.
Our offense is good. Very good, actually, despite all the complaints about it. Only Kansas and Baylor, legitimate national title contenders, are better. I think we might not all appreciate how moving the three-point line has slowed college basketball down and reduced total scoring because teams are missing more three-pointers and now the defenses can pack into the lane more to protect the rim and clean up on the defensive glass.
Our defense is just straight trash, though.
This season --
Offense = #41 nationally
Defense = #139 nationally
Two years ago --
Offense = #75 nationally
Defense = #111 nationally
If we had just a passable defense, we would be on the bubble.
KU, Baylor, and WVU are so much better than the rest of the conference it is kind of comical. Even TTU is not that much better than the pack. Their defense is legitimate, but they struggle to score. We might have a chance against them at home. After that, it is kind of a mess of mediocre teams without much of a case over one another.
That is our only shot -- get hot NOW and distinguish ourselves from that scrum.
Big 12 Team Efficiencies
We are the red dot at the bottom-center of the chart.
Which teams are which is easy enough to guess based on the colors.
Our offense is good. Very good, actually, despite all the complaints about it. Only Kansas and Baylor, legitimate national title contenders, are better. I think we might not all appreciate how moving the three-point line has slowed college basketball down and reduced total scoring because teams are missing more three-pointers and now the defenses can pack into the lane more to protect the rim and clean up on the defensive glass.
Our defense is just straight trash, though.
This season --
Offense = #41 nationally
Defense = #139 nationally
Two years ago --
Offense = #75 nationally
Defense = #111 nationally
If we had just a passable defense, we would be on the bubble.
KU, Baylor, and WVU are so much better than the rest of the conference it is kind of comical. Even TTU is not that much better than the pack. Their defense is legitimate, but they struggle to score. We might have a chance against them at home. After that, it is kind of a mess of mediocre teams without much of a case over one another.
That is our only shot -- get hot NOW and distinguish ourselves from that scrum.
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Last night was probably our last chance at a true marquee win. Tournament has been a lost cause for a while, but it’s becoming more firmly in the “no chance” category
Uhhh . . . I guess you mean it was the last realistic chance to actually get the W . . ?
@ Kansas for sure would be marquee.
@ West Virginia probably. And possibly even hosting WV.