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Since you mentioned lax testing... Players and staff are only being tested this season when already symptomatic. No more required regular testing like last season. So to me, it seems like it's essentially a statistical certainty that the virus has already been passed along between teams via asymptomatic carriers this season. It's a crapshoot of who ends up showing symptoms.
As an aside, I feel concerned about the lack of regular testing. Like, the current system seems to deter testing, even when personnel are symptomatic, because a positive test means cancelled games, which no one wants. So I hope that this all isn't leading to coaches telling players to shrug off symptoms as "just" a cold, or whatever, in hopes of sweeping everything under the rug.
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| Posted: 11/30/21 5:48 pm ::: |
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To follow up on the speculation about the state of the Iowa program, here's a tweet announcing that the full team practiced today.
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WE'RE BACK!
The #Hawkeyes are headed to Durham, N.C., on Thursday, taking on
@DukeWBB
in the #WB1GACC Challenge at 8 p.m. on
@espn.
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Undersized...you called Nebraska. Wow. They destroyed undefeated Wake Forest, 86-60 on the road. Granted they haven't played the most difficult schedule, but they are 8-0. They play at Minnesota next Monday and I'll be curious to see how that game goes. I am assuming they will beat them soundly.
Also tonight, Purdue got a buzzer beater victory over Georgia Tech. That makes their second straight win over the ACC. If I recall, GA Tech was a preseason Top 25 team and also picked to finish 3rd in the ACC. I truly did not see these 2 wins coming.
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| Posted: 12/02/21 12:04 am ::: |
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| To be fair to Georgia Tech they’ve been missing some key pieces due to injuries, but they really should beat Purdue.
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| Posted: 12/02/21 11:22 pm ::: |
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| It's sad to say, but the Big Ten will be lucky to have two top-16 seeds (first and second round NCAA tournament hosts) after this beat down.
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| Posted: 12/02/21 11:33 pm ::: |
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| The B10 is 6th in Conference RPI, right behind the American, coming in to tonight
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| Posted: 12/03/21 12:53 am ::: |
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| I feel like the tagline for this season is just gonna be "is the Big Ten okay?"
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| Posted: 12/03/21 4:54 am ::: |
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| The B10 is 6th in Conference RPI, right behind the American, coming in to tonight |
What makes their NET rating 3rd but RPI 6th? Net is more important now for tournament purposes but does anyone know what makes one rating much better for a league than another?
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| Posted: 12/03/21 8:46 am ::: |
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| The B10 is 6th in Conference RPI, right behind the American, coming in to tonight |
What makes their NET rating 3rd but RPI 6th? Net is more important now for tournament purposes but does anyone know what makes one rating much better for a league than another? |
NET rating is still last year's rating. They don't start releasing NET results until January. RPI has a public formula, anyone can calculate it. NET is a secret, only the NCAA knows what goes into it.
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| Posted: 12/03/21 11:09 am ::: |
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| The B10 is 6th in Conference RPI, right behind the American, coming in to tonight |
What would the American be if UCONN was still in it? Are we finally seeing the affects of UCONN in that conference now that we've left? Not to make this about UCONN and I'm sorry(I won't do it again), but this is funny to me.
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| Posted: 12/03/21 11:35 am ::: |
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| The B10 is 6th in Conference RPI, right behind the American, coming in to tonight |
What would the American be if UCONN was still in it? Are we finally seeing the affects of UCONN in that conference now that we've left? Not to make this about UCONN and I'm sorry(I won't do it again), but this is funny to me. |
My guess is they'd still be 5th. The gap between the P12 (the #4 conference) and the American is pretty wide. The Hussies rank highly on RPI but they've only played four games, which limits their impact. They've only dragged the BEast up to 8th.
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| Posted: 12/03/21 11:39 am ::: |
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| It's sad to say, but the Big Ten will be lucky to have two top-16 seeds (first and second round NCAA tournament hosts) after this beat down. |
You may be right. That was quite the slaughter on the ESPN networks last night. Iowa looked a little off, most likely from the time off due to covid. Indiana will be fine, I think. I expected a lot more from Michigan, not a win, but at least being somewhat competitive. I know Maryland won, but they didn't dominate Miami like you would think they would.
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| Posted: 12/03/21 1:03 pm ::: |
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| It's sad to say, but the Big Ten will be lucky to have two top-16 seeds (first and second round NCAA tournament hosts) after this beat down. |
You may be right. That was quite the slaughter on the ESPN networks last night. Iowa looked a little off, most likely from the time off due to covid. Indiana will be fine, I think. I expected a lot more from Michigan, not a win, but at least being somewhat competitive. I know Maryland won, but they didn't dominate Miami like you would think they would. |
Agree on all counts. Best chance for the conference at this point is either Maryland or Indiana as a 2-seed and the other at 3 or 4. Maybe each could snag a 2-seed if they don't drop any games in conference play except to each other. Michigan and Iowa still might have a chance at a 4 seed if they could beat either or Indiana or Maryland at least once and not suffer any terrible losses. I write all this knowing it's more about your draw than your seed anyway. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Iowa's last three non-conference games will be crucial for their resume and the conference as a whole:
12/8 @ Iowa State
12/18 vs UCF
12/21 vs IUPUI
These are three of biggest non-conference games left for Big Ten, as well as:
12/11 Northwestern vs Delaware
12/12 Maryland @ South Carolina
12/19 Nebraska vs Drake
12/19 Michigan vs Baylor (Hall of Fame Showcase)
12/19 Ohio State @ UCLA
12/20 Michigan State vs FGCU (West Palm Beach Invitational)
12/21 Michigan State vs West Virginia (West Palm Beach Invitational)
12/21 Northwestern vs Oregon
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| Posted: 12/05/21 5:58 pm ::: |
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| 800 wins for Lisa Bluder.
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Interesting thing about Iowa:
In all three of Iowa's losses, a foul discrepancy, leading to a disproportionate number of free throws for the other team, has played a key role. This makes me believe Iowa needs to get better at playing defense without fouling and go up stronger on offensive when trying to draw fouls. Simply put, it will be hard to win when you can't get to the line at the same rate as you put the other team at the line.
vs. Duke
Iowa fouls: 19
Duke fouls: 10
Iowa FTs: 9-10
Duke FTs: 13-19
vs. Iowa State
Iowa fouls: 20
Iowa State fouls: 12
Iowa FTs: 5-6
Iowa State FTs: 16-22
vs. IUPUI
Iowa fouls: 15
IUPUI fouls: 13
Iowa FTs: 11-14
IUPUI FTs: 14-20
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| I remember Michigan took some flak here for needing OT to beat IUPUI in Ann Arbor (this was the game where Amy Dilk was injured :45 in). I thought IUPUI was a tough team then, but today’s win over Iowa proved it. They’ve had some bad luck in the Covid area with two forfeits and two cancellations.
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| I remember Michigan took some flak here for needing OT to beat IUPUI in Ann Arbor (this was the game where Amy Dilk was injured :45 in). I thought IUPUI was a tough team then, but today’s win over Iowa proved it. They’ve had some bad luck in the Covid area with two forfeits and two cancellations. |
They are for sure a solid team. Well coached and executed everything near 100% in the fourth quarter. NCAA tournament caliber team for sure.
That said, Iowa utterly collapsed in the fourth quarter. We had a 17 point lead. I honestly don't think I've ever seen us play so poorly.
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| The B10 is 6th in Conference RPI, right behind the American, coming in to tonight |
What makes their NET rating 3rd but RPI 6th? Net is more important now for tournament purposes but does anyone know what makes one rating much better for a league than another? |
NET rating is still last year's rating. They don't start releasing NET results until January. RPI has a public formula, anyone can calculate it. NET is a secret, only the NCAA knows what goes into it. |
Nebraska hasn’t faced a top-25 opponent yet and is in the “others receiving votes” category in the polls. In the NET they are #6. How does that work? It is the current season’s NET, right? https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-women/d1/ncaa-womens-basketball-net-rankings
January 4th - 16th they play four top-25 games, Michigan, Indiana and Iowa x2. I’m curious to see how the Huskers stack up.
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| Posted: 12/23/21 3:54 pm ::: |
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| The B10 is 6th in Conference RPI, right behind the American, coming in to tonight |
What makes their NET rating 3rd but RPI 6th? Net is more important now for tournament purposes but does anyone know what makes one rating much better for a league than another? |
NET rating is still last year's rating. They don't start releasing NET results until January. RPI has a public formula, anyone can calculate it. NET is a secret, only the NCAA knows what goes into it. |
Nebraska hasn’t faced a top-25 opponent yet and is in the “others receiving votes” category in the polls. In the NET they are #6. How does that work? It is the current season’s NET, right? https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-women/d1/ncaa-womens-basketball-net-rankings
January 4th - 16th they play four top-25 games, Michigan, Indiana and Iowa x2. I’m curious to see how the Huskers stack up. |
They are winning by significant margins. They are in the top 10 in scoring margin, scoring offense. field goal percentage and field goal percentage defense. Obviously opponents go into a lot of the numbers stated above, which is why NET doesn't really become a significant number till conference play starts the teams that are racking up wins and numbers against "lessor" competition and the top teams within each conference start staking claim to their spots among the top.
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Ended the game with 23 turnovers. I'll take the win but I am desperate for this team to display a bit more discipline in pretty much every way.
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