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<blockquote data-quote="mattcoldagelli" data-source="post: 1357997" data-attributes="member: 11524"><p>Just so everyone has it, here's current KenPom for the B1G:</p><p></p><p>2. MSU</p><p>8. Purdue</p><p>35. Minnesota</p><p>38. Maryland</p><p>40. Penn St.</p><p>41. Michigan</p><p>51. Ohio St.</p><p>58. Northwestern</p><p>60. Wisconsin</p><p>80. Iowa</p><p>82. Indiana</p><p>90. Nebraska</p><p>100. Illinois</p><p>104. Rutgers</p><p></p><p>My answer? I think yes, we're better than that, but I honestly don't know. Partially because I don't know how good we are, maybe even more so because I don't know what the rest of the B1G is aside from the top 3. Are we <em>that</em> much worse than Northwestern at 58? My inclination is no.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That is currently my expectation. As I said, there have been some coinflip games that were frustrating losses. That happens a) when you're young, b) when you're putting in a whole new system and c) in November and December and all three apply to us. In hindsight, we should've won the Maryland game but for an uncommon sequence of events on that inbound at the end. Frankly, this thread looks very different if we get that W, and I'm not comfortable giving :04 of game time such outsize importance that it determines whether this program is on track or not.</p><p></p><p>But if you're looking for a concrete moment in time to bust out the measuring stick? I'll submit the month between our two games with Michigan State. That stretch is: IU, RU, @OSU, WIS, PSU, @IU, @NEB. I can conceive a lot of possible outcomes for that span, from 7-0 to like 2-5.</p><p></p><p>Big picture, in the Great Jimmies and Joes vs. X's and O's debate for college basketball, I think I'm more on your side (the coaching) than on Obelix's (the talent). Yes, it's obviously not as simple as an either/or, but haven't we seen enough bad coaching around these parts to know the near-insurmountable disadvantage it puts you at in CBB?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mattcoldagelli, post: 1357997, member: 11524"] Just so everyone has it, here's current KenPom for the B1G: 2. MSU 8. Purdue 35. Minnesota 38. Maryland 40. Penn St. 41. Michigan 51. Ohio St. 58. Northwestern 60. Wisconsin 80. Iowa 82. Indiana 90. Nebraska 100. Illinois 104. Rutgers My answer? I think yes, we're better than that, but I honestly don't know. Partially because I don't know how good we are, maybe even more so because I don't know what the rest of the B1G is aside from the top 3. Are we [I]that[/I] much worse than Northwestern at 58? My inclination is no. That is currently my expectation. As I said, there have been some coinflip games that were frustrating losses. That happens a) when you're young, b) when you're putting in a whole new system and c) in November and December and all three apply to us. In hindsight, we should've won the Maryland game but for an uncommon sequence of events on that inbound at the end. Frankly, this thread looks very different if we get that W, and I'm not comfortable giving :04 of game time such outsize importance that it determines whether this program is on track or not. But if you're looking for a concrete moment in time to bust out the measuring stick? I'll submit the month between our two games with Michigan State. That stretch is: IU, RU, @OSU, WIS, PSU, @IU, @NEB. I can conceive a lot of possible outcomes for that span, from 7-0 to like 2-5. Big picture, in the Great Jimmies and Joes vs. X's and O's debate for college basketball, I think I'm more on your side (the coaching) than on Obelix's (the talent). Yes, it's obviously not as simple as an either/or, but haven't we seen enough bad coaching around these parts to know the near-insurmountable disadvantage it puts you at in CBB? [/QUOTE]
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