×
Rock Chalk Talk: Basketball
Anything pertaining to basketball: college, pro, HS, recruiting, TV coverage
Anything pertaining to basketball: college, pro, HS, recruiting, TV coverage
Lose season finale, move up to overall #1 in Lunardi Bracketology
- HawkErrant
-
Topic Author
- Offline
- Moderator
-
- b82, g84 Lift the chorus...
Less
More
- Posts: 7058
- Thank you received: 5545
1 year 8 months ago #30550
by HawkErrant
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." - Mark Twain "Innocents Abroad"
ESPN 2023 NCAA TOURNAMENT BRACKETOLOGY BY JOE LUNARDI UPDATED: 3/5/2023 AT 9 P.M. ET
KU's 15-6 Quadrant 1 record gets KANSAS the nod in Joe's book.
KU's 15-6 Quadrant 1 record gets KANSAS the nod in Joe's book.
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." - Mark Twain "Innocents Abroad"
The following user(s) said Thank You: Bayhawk, boulderhawk, murphyslaw, newtonhawk
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
Share this page:
- USAF Jayhawk
-
- Offline
- Elite Member
-
Less
More
- Posts: 291
- Thank you received: 314
1 year 8 months ago #30551
by USAF Jayhawk
...and strength of schedule
The following user(s) said Thank You: HawkErrant, murphyslaw
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
- HawkErrant
-
Topic Author
- Offline
- Moderator
-
- b82, g84 Lift the chorus...
Less
More
- Posts: 7058
- Thank you received: 5545
1 year 8 months ago #30552
by HawkErrant
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." - Mark Twain "Innocents Abroad"
Oh, yeah, USAF, most definitely.
Really pretty amazing to follow.
I know CorpusJayhawk has a SoS analysis (current and historical) that delves into KU's SoS. Something to be quite proud of, to play such a hard schedule year in and year out and still end up with the winningest program in the last 20 years. Maybe he can repost it?
Really pretty amazing to follow.
I know CorpusJayhawk has a SoS analysis (current and historical) that delves into KU's SoS. Something to be quite proud of, to play such a hard schedule year in and year out and still end up with the winningest program in the last 20 years. Maybe he can repost it?
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." - Mark Twain "Innocents Abroad"
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
- NotOstertag
-
- Offline
- Platinum Member
-
Less
More
- Posts: 1957
- Thank you received: 2162
1 year 8 months ago #30553
by NotOstertag
"When I was a freshman, I remember Coach Naismith telling us how important it was to play good defense." - Mitch Lightfoot
Obviously SOS and Quad 1 wins are intertwined. Nevertheless, if you play in the Big 12 this year, you played a tough schdedule.
Looking at Sagarin, the WORST team in the Big 12 (OU) is ranked #51 in the country. Compare that to the ACC (9 of 14 teams ranked 52 or higher), SEC (7 of 14), Big 10 (4 or 14 teams), Big East (5 of 11 teams), or Pac 10 (8 of 12 teams...eat it Bill Walton you moron).
And to USAF's point the worst SOS in the Big 12 goes to Tech at #25. Meanwhile the Big 12 holds 7 of the top 10 SOS's in the country and the entire top 5.
Top 10 SOS (Sagarin)
1.) Kansas
2.) OU
3.) ISU
4.) Baylor
5.) WVU
6.) Michigan State
7.) OSU
8.) Nebraska
9.) Wisconsin
10.) Texas
In Sagarin's top 10 overall you've got Houston at #1 oveall but with #94 SOS and Gonzaga at #6 with a #73 SOS which always drive me crazy since their conference has half of the teams ranked over 100 overall.
Looking at Sagarin, the WORST team in the Big 12 (OU) is ranked #51 in the country. Compare that to the ACC (9 of 14 teams ranked 52 or higher), SEC (7 of 14), Big 10 (4 or 14 teams), Big East (5 of 11 teams), or Pac 10 (8 of 12 teams...eat it Bill Walton you moron).
And to USAF's point the worst SOS in the Big 12 goes to Tech at #25. Meanwhile the Big 12 holds 7 of the top 10 SOS's in the country and the entire top 5.
Top 10 SOS (Sagarin)
1.) Kansas
2.) OU
3.) ISU
4.) Baylor
5.) WVU
6.) Michigan State
7.) OSU
8.) Nebraska
9.) Wisconsin
10.) Texas
In Sagarin's top 10 overall you've got Houston at #1 oveall but with #94 SOS and Gonzaga at #6 with a #73 SOS which always drive me crazy since their conference has half of the teams ranked over 100 overall.
"When I was a freshman, I remember Coach Naismith telling us how important it was to play good defense." - Mitch Lightfoot
The following user(s) said Thank You: HawkErrant, Bayhawk, wchawk, boulderhawk, porthawk, murphyslaw, replayloungehawk, newtonhawk
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
- replayloungehawk
-
- Offline
- Platinum Member
-
Less
More
- Posts: 411
- Thank you received: 420
1 year 8 months ago #30560
by replayloungehawk
Great info @NotOstertag! It's amazing how strong the conference was this year and we will were able to win it. Very impressive.
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
- NotOstertag
-
- Offline
- Platinum Member
-
Less
More
- Posts: 1957
- Thank you received: 2162
1 year 8 months ago #30569
by NotOstertag
"When I was a freshman, I remember Coach Naismith telling us how important it was to play good defense." - Mitch Lightfoot
Thanks Replay.
Oddly enough, I just checked the Big 12 tourney schedule and found myself looking at the bracket repeatedly thinking, "wow! THAT's going to be a good game!" All 9 games (scheduled and potential matchups) have great potential to be barn burners.
Oddly enough, I just checked the Big 12 tourney schedule and found myself looking at the bracket repeatedly thinking, "wow! THAT's going to be a good game!" All 9 games (scheduled and potential matchups) have great potential to be barn burners.
"When I was a freshman, I remember Coach Naismith telling us how important it was to play good defense." - Mitch Lightfoot
The following user(s) said Thank You: HawkErrant, murphyslaw
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.