Root against Nebraska and Michigan every game they play, especially Nebraska. It will probably come down to 1 or 2 of those 3 when all said and done.
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I'm a realist. There is a reason PSU is not on anyone's bubble, yet. Its because of those losses. I'm a realist. They won't be getting much credit for beating OSU at home. They will get more credit for winning a road game at Nebraska and obviously Purdue if that happens. Then they can pair impressive road wins with each other.
Do you not understand how the committee works? I have faith and yes they are a better team today than they were in December but its a resume for a reason. They had chances early in the year and losses AT HOME to horrible teams will probably do them in. It doesn't help that they could not beat A&M earlier this year. They also had an opportunity against another bubble team and lost in NC St.
The weight of road game wins is huge to the committee and I agree, winning on the road is really hard in college hoops. They lost at NW, at IU, at MSU, at Maryland. They won at Iowa and Illinois who are terrible, so they get no credit. They won at OSU which is only reason they have a pulse to get in.
Can they get another big road win? Can they beat both Michigan and OSU at home? They need to finish at least 3-1, get a lot of luck in other bubble teams losing and win at least 3 conf tourney games (the first one will count for nothing because the team they will play will be horrible)
They dug this hole by losing to Rider, Minnesota and Wiscy at home. So lets hope they dig out.
Was this lazy?
Root against Nebraska and Michigan every game they play, especially Nebraska.
Home video?If we might go to the Big Dance, I'd better practice. It's been a while.
We have a great shooter coming in next year in Miles Dread.Agree. Need a perimeter shooter to replace Shep though.
MylesWe have a great shooter coming in next year in Miles Dread.
We have a great shooter coming in next year in Miles Dread.
We have a great shooter coming in next year in Miles Dread.
Myles
That's what I hear and hope for.We have a great shooter coming in next year in Miles Dread.
I disagree. Perimeter shooters are very important to stretch the defense. That opens a lot of things up inside.
http://www.bracketmatrix.com/rankings.html
He's been doing it for three years now and Jerry Palm ranks 82nd in accuracy.
Can we stop citing this clown as some kind of authority?
There's one bracket (Haslametrics) that has us in right now out of 101. They are one of the few brackets that use recency in their formula and it did pretty decent last season. The number of brackets that have us in will jump up significantly if we beat Ohio State and finish 11-7. Palm is fooking clueless.
Jerry Palm is anything but clueless. He's shown for 15+ years that he understands the bracketing/selection process as much as (or more than) anyone in the country, including those at the NCAA.
Then again, I see in post after post that anyone that doesn't agree with you is "clueless", "a moron", or "stupid".
For someone that preaches so much about power ratings, I'm surprised that you don't have a better grasp of things like small sample size and variance.Yes, he knows so much, that's why he's ranked 82nd out of 113 when doing this stuff.
Results matter. Palm is wrong more than others. This stuff is tracked and he's below average. He misses teams getting in and he misses seeding, sometimes badly.
But yes, let's just keep referring to him as some oracle of Bracketology. With the way the committee is evolving with its methodology, everybody is in the dark about what they might do this year.
But go ahead, keep appealing to the higher authority. Most of us know he's just another guy throwing darts.
For someone that preaches so much about power ratings, I'm surprised that you don't have a better grasp of things like small sample size and variance.
And ask anyone that's ever sat in on the media's mock selection events if Jerry Palm is "just another guy throwing darts".
Myles Dread should be able to hit that mark nearly right a way and do a ton of other things for us. Dread has an elite shooting stroke, a fantastic base (strength), great hands, and phenomenal basketball IQ.
Here's a fact for you to gobble on: If we beat Ohio State on Thursday, we will be on almost every "First Four Out" list in the country, with quality opponents still remaining on the schedule. Win over Michigan and @ Nebraska, and we are in. Period. End of story.
We need to pump the breaks on Myles Dread a bit. He's shot the ball well this season for Gonzaga but his EYBL shooting numbers over two years in AAU circuits are not good. I do not expect him to come in right away and be a great shooter overnight.
So wins over Ohio St, Michigan, and Nebraska and then the Iowa/Minnesota/Iowa 5-12 or 6-11 game doesn't matter? If you think that a resume that we have with an RPI in the 60's ends with "we are in, period", then you need to ask Joey Brackets for his money back.
Shooters are not a dime a dozen as Mrs Chambers stated earlier either. If that was the case why are most of the top shooters from the smaller conferences?
This is where it would be great to know how influential non-RPI measures like KenPom are to the committee.
This is where it would be great to know how influential non-RPI measures like KenPom are to the committee. We could very well end this season something like 22-12 (10-8) and have a KenPom rating in the top 40 but an RPI over 55. Is that going to be in or out? I am an optimist by nature, so I want to say yes, but it's impossible to know today.
Based on the committee's top 16 from Sunday, they put an ice-cold Oklahoma team in there that Pomeroy's numbers don't like, while leaving out Gonzaga who is rated a lot higher in Ken's numbers. Also seem to have under-seeded Texas Tech.
Wrong. This shows you how clueless you really are....
We NEED Nebraska and Michigan to win any game over a team we didn't beat twice....
In Terms Of Getting An At Large bid, You Are Right. However, if you think psu's best (or only) chance is to win the auto bid, then you want Michigan and Nebraska to crash so the lions can get the 4th place double - bye in the B1G tourney.
Penn Staters will drive miles to see Myles drive to the hoop and hit 3s from miles out. Opponents' athletic supporters will not drive miles to see Myles, as they will dread going up against him.
Wrong. This shows you how clueless you really are. We need a STRONG Nebraska. Finish in the Big Ten Standings doesn't mean dick. The committee routinely jumps over teams with higher conference records and takes other teams. In our NIT run we were 10-8 in the B1G and they took two 9-9 teams. Another year they skipped the 5th team and took the 6th team.
We NEED Nebraska and Michigan to win any game over a team we didn't beat twice. There's nothing to fear from Nebraska, we hold their last good game in the palm of their hands. They aren't getting in over us if they lose to us in Lincoln. Michigan are IN. They could go 1-3 and are still safely in.
Maryland is the team we should be rooting against. If they win 3 of 4, they probably have a better resume than us. Nebraska hosts Maryland TONIGHT. We WANT Nebraska to win this.
Would you please quit pretending that you know what you're talking about? You're making an ass out of yourself in this thread. You're an idiotologist, not a bracketologist.
More total horse poo.
PSU went 4-5 over their last 9 going into the BTT and won 1 over a garbage Indiana team that was outside the Top 150. Oh yeah, that's a real hot streak. They finished with an RPI of 70.
If PSU goes 3-1 and wins 1 in BTT, they will have an RPI around 55, and 8-2 over their last 10. Easily in with the supporting metrics.
In my opinion,Jerry Palm Today
PENN ST.
After losing to Northwestern on Jan. 20, Penn State looked like it was headed for a season that would leave it short of the NCAA tournament again. Then, Tony Carr hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to win at Ohio State . That sparked a run in which the Nittany Lions have won five of six. They are trying to make up for a poor non-conference schedule and are still lacking quality wins, but the remaining schedule has nothing but opportunities for those. If PSU can defend its home court and steal one on the road, it can give the committee something to talk about in a few weeks.
Lol I thought this said it’s a face-sitting comment."Something to think about" can go either way. It's a fence-sitting comment
Jerry Palm Today
PENN ST.
After losing to Northwestern on Jan. 20, Penn State looked like it was headed for a season that would leave it short of the NCAA tournament again. Then, Tony Carr hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to win at Ohio State . That sparked a run in which the Nittany Lions have won five of six. They are trying to make up for a poor non-conference schedule and are still lacking quality wins, but the remaining schedule has nothing but opportunities for those. If PSU can defend its home court and steal one on the road, it can give the committee something to talk about in a few weeks.
Key words
"if"
"something to think about"
he's still indicating we're out