Comments on: Basketball: How Thursday altered the RPI

By: milo

milo — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 07:15:39 +0000

I think the Bears finish above .500 (11-7) in conference but miss the NCAAs, a good but not great season but beyond expectations.

If the Bears win 20 games altogether (conference + the tourney), they make it to the dance, maybe sneak in at 19 but unlikely unless the field is weak. Monty gets lots of respect and that could factor in it’s close but you still need 20 wins.

All things considered, the NIT isn’t bad but the goal is higher. The future looks good however. At the least good, strong progress is being made.

By: K1W

K1W — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 04:32:25 +0000

We can make the NCAA field. If the Bears beat Arizona tomorrow, Cal will be just one game out of first place. And maybe we can catch Washington (the next game) when they are in a bit of a slide. This team seems to play BETTER when they are in a hostile environment; I think it makes them stay focused. In Berkeley, they get too comfortable, I guess…

By: ondal

ondal — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 02:49:22 +0000

If we do make the tourney will you change your name again?

By: Uh Huh!

Uh Huh! — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 22:55:55 +0000

Great review, JF.
I’ll be more than happy with a .500 record in League and a trip to the NIT.
I’m a bit dumbfounded that we can still even be talking about the NCAA’s at this point in the season.

By: joey

joey — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 22:32:49 +0000

As long as we can finish above .500 and get to the NIT, I’ll be happy.

By: rollonubears

rollonubears — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 21:35:05 +0000

are we really 1-8 vs. top 50 rpi teams? that’s pretty bad. gotta turn that around starting tomorrow.