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<blockquote data-quote="champaignchris" data-source="post: 1247011" data-attributes="member: 26283"><p>The bottom line here is that pretty much everyone agrees that this team needs to make the NCAA tournament for Groce to keep his job. There are a finite number of losses a team can take and still make the tournament. With this team's schedule maybe 12 losses might be the maximum, give or take 1 depending on exactly who those losses are to. </p><p></p><p>Winthrop is a good mid-major, but will still likely have an RPI in the 100's and need to win their conference to make the tournament. This will be considered a "bad loss" when the tournament committee considers whether Illinois should be in the tournament. Illinois can't lose more than 2 more games in the non-conference schedule and then expect to get into the tournament with a 10-8 (or worse) record in conference play. </p><p></p><p>The point I'm making is that teams have little margin for error in making the tournament and Illinois just lost a good chunk of that margin last night. It was almost worth two losses in that respect. </p><p></p><p>The season is not over. Illinois can still make the tournament. Groce can still save his job. But last night was really, really a step in the wrong direction from those goals.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="champaignchris, post: 1247011, member: 26283"] The bottom line here is that pretty much everyone agrees that this team needs to make the NCAA tournament for Groce to keep his job. There are a finite number of losses a team can take and still make the tournament. With this team's schedule maybe 12 losses might be the maximum, give or take 1 depending on exactly who those losses are to. Winthrop is a good mid-major, but will still likely have an RPI in the 100's and need to win their conference to make the tournament. This will be considered a "bad loss" when the tournament committee considers whether Illinois should be in the tournament. Illinois can't lose more than 2 more games in the non-conference schedule and then expect to get into the tournament with a 10-8 (or worse) record in conference play. The point I'm making is that teams have little margin for error in making the tournament and Illinois just lost a good chunk of that margin last night. It was almost worth two losses in that respect. The season is not over. Illinois can still make the tournament. Groce can still save his job. But last night was really, really a step in the wrong direction from those goals. [/QUOTE]
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