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New Mexico State 74, Illinois 69 POSTGAME
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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 631370" data-source="post: 1359460"><p>At the end of the day, the W-L column is really what we care about. So in that sense, we have to learn how to finish games.</p><p></p><p>But yes, I agree to a large extent. Anytime you're evaluating a young team -- especially a young team implementing a brand new system with a brand new coach -- progress isn't measured solely in W-L. Frankly, I don't think this season is nearly old enough to really measure progress from the start of the season to now. </p><p></p><p>To measure progress, you need a baseline. Beating a bunch of really, really bad cupcakes early isn't much of a baseline. Our stretch over the past few weeks is probably our initial baseline -- this gives us a sense for what we're dealing with. Now, we'll need to measure our performance over the next few months against that baseline. </p><p></p><p>Suggesting that we're getting worse or we're not showing improvement is an extremely premature thing to say. Perhaps we're regressing if one uses our 100+ point game against Southern as our baseline, but that's a pretty poor move.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted member 631370, post: 1359460"] At the end of the day, the W-L column is really what we care about. So in that sense, we have to learn how to finish games. But yes, I agree to a large extent. Anytime you're evaluating a young team -- especially a young team implementing a brand new system with a brand new coach -- progress isn't measured solely in W-L. Frankly, I don't think this season is nearly old enough to really measure progress from the start of the season to now. To measure progress, you need a baseline. Beating a bunch of really, really bad cupcakes early isn't much of a baseline. Our stretch over the past few weeks is probably our initial baseline -- this gives us a sense for what we're dealing with. Now, we'll need to measure our performance over the next few months against that baseline. Suggesting that we're getting worse or we're not showing improvement is an extremely premature thing to say. Perhaps we're regressing if one uses our 100+ point game against Southern as our baseline, but that's a pretty poor move. [/QUOTE]
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