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One Loss become Two Losses (the Hangover Effect).
The Miami and Clemson losses hurt. We got blown out in both. It is understandable following the devestating losses to Cuse and UNC. Had we won one of those (Cuse or UNC) I think we are in. Sucks.
Yes a marquee win is worth much more than a hangover loss when it comes to the bubble. If State doesn’t lose to NCCU, WF, and Miami then they are sweating it tomorrow but they’ll be sweating. If State won either the first SU or UNC then then they would be sweating but feeling better than the previous example.
Our RPI ought to go UP with a quality loss (8pts) to a legitimate Top Ten team…. shouldn’t it ??
You’re confusing RPI with KenPom. Points don’t matter in RPI, just wins, losses, location, and winning percentages. So State’s SOS will improve but it’s only a small portion of the equation. Losing is losing and doing it on a neutral court to a Top 10 team late in the season pretty much is zero effect at best. If State’s RPI ranking does go up it’s because those ranked ahead of us are really close and they drop just enough to allow State’s RPI ranking to improve. Remember RPI is a value and then they rank each team by that value so there could be a slight difference between 50/51 or there could be a large difference between 50/51, you just don’t know by looking at only rankings.
The Pack simply didn’t do enough during the season to warrant getting in when compared against the other teams on the bubble and that’s what you’re really comparing at this point, who else is on the bubble and what are their resumes.
Maybe this will impact the younger guys in realizing that every game in the season is important, even against teams like NCCU, and you can’t afford to let One Loss become Two Losses (the Hangover Effect).
NCAA thoughts? ESPN had us in a second 4 out. I think we’re good enough, barely.
We’re clearly out. The best projection was 2nd out by the Dance Card and losing doesn’t improve your stats.
Something about the color Red set Duke off into Championship Mode.
Even with the bad second half shooting by State they still played great minus the lack of defensive rebounding as usual.
Defensive Rebounding…a lack of it is a killer.
I’m hoping someone, somewhere can get that through to Gottfried and soon.
3:44 left down by 10 and still have a 44% chance of winning.
HOPES AND DREAMS!!! HOPES AND DREAMS!!!
Turn it off then.
How about you worry about yourself. Mmm-kaayyy
Why the need to declare “game over”?
1st Half
Duke 39 State 38Duke 50% FG (5 – 3ptr)
State 67% FG (1 – 3ptr)2nd Half
Duke 26 State 16Duke 67% FG (2 – 3ptr)
State 28% FG (1 – 3ptr)Yeah, that’s why it’s game over.
Plus NINE is a very bad number in basketball…
11 is worse
At least the refs aren’t deciding it. Props to that.
I thought they’d do it to start the half but held off until it wasn’t necessary.
Duke played it’s A game today, and our best just wasn’t good enough. Sad panda.
It’s one thing to not maintain 67% shooting but it’s another to revert to 25%. Bump that back up to 45-50% and we have a chance but TO’s and fast breaks are killing us.
I stand by my asserion that MG is a very good tourney coach. He seems to understand the psychology.
Now if he could just learn Defense then he’d be great.
anybody agree that if Woo was here this year, we’d be top 3?
Uhhh, No.
Now if we had Howell for another year then yes because he could rebound on defense.
Duke fouls: Thornton-3, Hood-2, Plumlee-2, Parker-1
State fouls: nothing to worry about
The whistle’s will fly and quickly against the Pack after halftime.
