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Tonyank;1668480; said:
Not a chance. This race is over.
Is Ohio State's Evan Turner running away with the player of the year award? - USATODAY.com
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Turner moved to the favorite's spot for POY at all the books a few days ago.
Those guys are in the habit of being right more often than not last I checked.
Those guys are in the habit of being right more often than not last I checked.
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matcar
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Jaxbuck;1668516; said:
Yes, Turner seems to be running away with POY. As for the #1 seed, I think someone on here already posted our RPI. I agree with that post that I don't see how we can jump far enough to overcome that as RPI factors pretty heavily. Having said that, I just don't understand how our RPI is so low...
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75% of a teams' RPI is weighted in how their opponents fared. North Carolina tanking, only playing Michigan State once, and the fact the Big Ten is top heavy with a stinky bottom-half all drag OSU's RPI down. A lot.matcar;1668535; said:
FSU and Cal were pretty good wins, but OSU would be in better shape if they had won one of either the Butler or WVU games, or the New Years Eve road trip to Wisconsin. By RPI, road wins are crucial, since they carry twice the weight as home wins (1.4x away, 1.0x neutral, 0.7x home).
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MaxBuck
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RPI is a lot less highly regarded these days since the Missouri Valley Conference figured out how to game the system. Knowledgeable folks will always look first at kenpom.com for Ken Pomeroy's team ratings, which are far better predictors of who will win or lose. (We're currently 5th nationally according to Pomeroy.) RPI is pretty much a joke nowadays, and the tournament committee knows it.gracelhink;1668466; said:
By the way, New Mexico's RPI is the absolute proof that RPI is jokey. New Mexico as good as the Buckeyes? GMAFB.
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Butler was sans ET so I don't even think about that one but UNC and WVU are the ones that stick out to me. Win those and I think we have a legit argument for a #1. As it is I think we are a solid #2 and fairly so.
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I guess this thread can be used to talk about Ohio State's possible seed and where Bracketologists have them. For some inexplicable reason, Lunardi has Ohio State as a 3 seed playing in Providence, while Purdue is still hanging on to a 2 seed.
I don't get the Purdue love to begin with.....but without Hummel that team is a 5 seed. Some 15 seed or more likely a good 7/10 seed is begging to be put in Purdue's bracket if they get a 2 seed. I sure hope that's Syracuse's 2 seed.
I don't get the Purdue love to begin with.....but without Hummel that team is a 5 seed. Some 15 seed or more likely a good 7/10 seed is begging to be put in Purdue's bracket if they get a 2 seed. I sure hope that's Syracuse's 2 seed.
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PtownBuckeye
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BuckeyeNation27;1668595; said:
And then on First and Ten he just listed them as the second most likely team (after Kansas State) to get the last one seed.
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I'm pretty certain what Lunardi publishes as his bracket on ESPN is 'if the season ended today and we slotted everyone strictly on the S-Curve,' which is why he updates it practically in real-time as games finish every day.
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I don't normally put much stock in posts on Bleacher Report, but since this one comes courtesy of Barking Carnival I'm giving it a pass.
March Madness: Evan Turner, Ohio State Buckeyes Look For No. 1 Seed | Bleacher Report
March Madness: Evan Turner, Ohio State Buckeyes Look For No. 1 Seed | Bleacher Report
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That was a good argument except for Buford being the closest thing to a real point guard this team has. I see PJ Hill really stepping up in the tourney and getting more playing time. Buford is a smooth shooting athlete not a ball handler. I want him picking and popping all day long and not really doing much of the penetration unless teams are really opening up the middle on us. Lighty needs to be in attack mode with ET and let Diebs and Buford burn down the nets. Thats the formula for us to win in the tourneys. That and Swatterdale staying out of foul trouble with some quality minutes from Maddog.
Overall I like the sentiment though. I wasnt sure how this team would come together at the beginning of the year but they really have gelled.
Overall I like the sentiment though. I wasnt sure how this team would come together at the beginning of the year but they really have gelled.
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