The ESPN strength of record index doesn't reflect margins of victory. IU is 51, ahead of OSU and MD, and 5 spots begins MSU. Imo, it fits the eye-test at this point in the season. Here's a link:
Yep, refs beliefs about players greatly impact how they get called. Edey and Baldwin don't foul and Xavier and Malik do.
I think we've only beaten one team by more than 15 all yr and that was one of the December cupcakes. We'll be lucky to beat either by 3. But 30? pass that one hitter over here when you're done
Baldwin got called for what, 2? 3 fouls. last night...and probably committed at least 8.
To have any semblance of an at large chance, we're gonna have to figure out how to beat both Nebraska and Illinois comfortably. Doesn't have to be 30, but a couple of double digit wins is probably the only thing that gets us in to any serious discussions in the room.
JFC I never said IU was going to beat either team, let alone by 30 points. I was responding to a poster who claimed beating both Nebraska and Illinois by 30 points doesn't mean much in the grand scheme of things. Read much?
Edey really shouldn't be that hard to ref: the biggest, strongest and most physical player on the floor in every game, with the other team piling up multiple players with 4 & 5 fouls, and again today: 1 PF! It defies all logic. If I were Painter, I'd be imploring him to be more physical to where he was getting at least 3 PF a game. If nothing else, hack a couple layup/shot attempts and make them earn it from the line. But, I think MP is quite happy with where he now has the refs calling ZE's game. 27 FT attempts for PU to 12 for MSU in a 5 pt game.
Not sure if this is a widespread college problem or not, but if there's gonna be that painted circle, might want to use it.
I'm not sure if I posted that it wouldn't mean much...it probably would...I meant that even if they did win both games by 30, it still wouldn't be enough. And this late in the season, I'm not as sure it would soar. We've won 5 games in a row, 2 of them on the road, 2 of them Quad 1 home games, and a neutral site game...and we've moved up what, 10 spots? It might open some eyes in the committee room, but we're not jumping 20 spots no matter how we win these next 2 games.
We've beaten two tournament teams at home by the slimmest of margins and beat 3 non-tournament teams, only 1 comfortably.
chill dude, no reason to bring Jesus into this. This season has sucked, I really don't care that much either way.
Is asking for a little reading comprehension before inferring that I'm on drugs too much to ask?
This team and coach need the powers of Jesus: the administration needs it more than anybody.
my apologies. I responded to your response apparently, not the original post. Mia culpa.
You’re probably right and it may not matter anyway if we lose tonight. I would put our odds at making the tournament somewhere between ain’t happening and zero chance.
