Rex Hudler

Women's basketball? Really??

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 5, 2013 -> 02:33 PM) Well, this is a road game I have to watch since its win or the crown is officially gone. Since we give up 3 pointers like its nobody's business I expect to be blown out by 15. I hope you are as accurate as you are with your expectations of OSU - Northwestern.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Mar 4, 2013 -> 09:13 PM) I've never understood the point of it considering that's what he uses to judge it. OK, Illinois beats Indiana, they are clearly #1 that day. Big deal. He should just say "this is my power rankings...not necessarily based on standings, but how good I think these teams are and how well I could see them doing in the tournament." Or something to that effect. I've heard him say several times that his index is based on how teams are playing now. Maybe you gotta listen a little better! The fact it changes every week and sometimes drastically, should tell you something! ;-)

QUOTE (Brian @ Mar 3, 2013 -> 12:31 PM) So Dan Dakitch should go way after running off his top 5 teams in the B1G. 1. Indiana...fine 2. Wisconsin...huh 3. Ohio St...top 5 but not 3 4. Michigan St...should be 2 IMO 5. Minnesota...WTF Two tweets from Dakich after the game the same day you posted this... At least he admits it! Dan Dakich ‏@dandakich My Big 10 Index stinks.. Dan Dakich ‏@dandakich Gonna go in back room do some serious thinking ..the Big 10 index has to be better play harder represent

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Mar 4, 2013 -> 10:02 AM) Doesn't the committee make every effort to separate teams from the same conference until the sweet 16? I wouldn't see us as the 8/9 against Indiana considering they'll likely be the only #1 seed from the Big Ten. I know that's not what he was referring to, but you are correct. Except that it is not a make every effort situation, it is a must per the bracketing rules. The only exception could be if a conference gets 9 bids as happened with the Big East recently. If a team is on the 8 seed line, and the S curve lines them up against a conference #1, the committee can either move them up or down one seed or move them to another region, or both. Bumping them up or down a seed could automatically move them based on the S Curve. Moving them along the S curve at the same seed would simply move them. Teams' seeding position can be moved to avoid conference match ups, preferential geographical placement over a higher seed (for example, as is now, if Indiana fell to the #2 seed line, they would not be placed in the Midwest, lining them up to play the #1 in Indianapolis), etc. I believe certain adjustments can even be made to avoid rematches in earlier rounds, if it fits the rest of the bracket criteria.

How about this for a statistical oddity... FG's 3ptFG's 1-3 0-2 Away 2010 1-6 0-5 Home 2010 1-8 1-5 Away 2011 10-17 4-9 Home 2011 1-5 0-2 Away 2012 3-4 0-1 Home 2012 0-10 0-4 Away 2013 0-7 0-4 Home 2013 17-60 5-32 Totals 28.3% 15.6% % Jordan Hulls career stats against Iowa. Hulls is a career 47% FG and 45% 3ptFG shooter. He has been 49% on both the past two seasons. Yet, he's been that bad against Iowa, sans one game in 2011. Take out 8 games against Iowa and his career 3pt% jumps 2%. To me that's just crazy.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Mar 3, 2013 -> 07:47 PM) The bubble sucks every year. Yes, but the bubble really sucks this year. It is worse. Lunardi went so far as to comment on ESPN Radio last night that he is rooting for conference tournament upsets (which makes it harder for him to be right) because right now he is putting teams into the field by default. When asked how Tennessee is now in after losing to Georgia, he couldn't give an answer. I get the sense he flipped a coin or something close to that. The SEC is terrible this year. I mean, really terrible. They barely deserve 2 teams and one could argue their lack of road wins makes their resume very shaky. But neutral site wins over VCU and Illinois will be enough to get them in, the seeding will take care of the rest. Tennessee is still a possibility with a couple of wins this week, including a home win over Missouri. Iowa's problem is to get in they are going to have to beat Indiana in the B1G quarterfinals Friday morning. I just don't see that happening at this point. They might not even beat Purdue Thursday (assuming that is how the seeds finalize).

Where is the word coming from that Creighton is joining the Big East? I can see it making sense on some level, but I have only heard Butler and Xavier mentioned on a national level.

Let's see, a Michigan win would mean an outright Big Ten title with one win in their last two games. Michigan's uniforms rank right at the top of WORST UNIFORMS EVER. Having trouble deciding who to root for.....

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Mar 3, 2013 -> 02:04 PM) DJ Byrd strikes again. f*** that guy. We'll agree on that one! Can't stand him!

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Mar 3, 2013 -> 01:50 PM) Wisconsin got up by 13, then decided to play joke basketball where they missed 15 straight 3s? Just stupid. It looked like they gave their unis to the intramural champs or something. Not sure I've ever seen Wisky play so bad!

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Mar 3, 2013 -> 01:37 PM) Wisconsin really screwing themselves today. What the hell is going on in Madison??

Watched VCU - Butler yesterday. Watched IU's win over VCU in the NCAA Tourney last year, the other night. Damn, I'm glad Shaka Smart didn't take the Illinois job. I'd be happy to never see a team I like play against his system again. His defense reminds me of the defense employed by Shaquille O'Neal's 5-6 yr old team... The "raahhhhrr" defense!

I'm in. When can I start picking teams??

QUOTE (Brian @ Mar 3, 2013 -> 12:31 PM) So Dan Dakitch should go way after running off his top 5 teams in the B1G. 1. Indiana...fine 2. Wisconsin...huh 3. Ohio St...top 5 but not 3 4. Michigan St...should be 2 IMO 5. Minnesota...WTF The Dakich Index is his opinion of how teams are playing now and it changes weekly. It doesn't reflect season accomplishments. It's basically a floating list of the last 3-5 games.

I looked at Evansville's "resume" and it is much better than I thought. 2-5 vs. RPI Top 50 5-6 vs. RPI Top 100 (includes ND, Butler & Colorado State, all on the road) But here is the killer..... Losses (RPI 150+) RPI DATE OPPONENT SCORE 221 Nov. 15 Buffalo* 50-56 211 Feb. 2 @ Missouri State 61-62 181 Feb. 5 @ Bradley 70-76 177 Feb. 13 @ Southern Illinois 56-65 If Evansville wins all 4, they would be 22 - 9 and likely a bubble team. Their struggles on the road have really, really hurt them. They have won their last two road games @ Wichita and @ Wright St, however. Not sure how I like their chances in Arch Madness. I know they gave Creighton a tough time last year (win @ home, 1 pt loss in OT on the road). But I don't like having to play IN state back to back games. For whatever reason, playing against Jake Odum isn't comfortable. He finds ways to beat you. A semifinal game vs. Creighton is FAR from a given. Sadly, this is a senior laden team so it may take a couple of years before they are even back to this point.

Went to Pacqiao - Marquez IV in Vegas by myself. It was awesome!

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 26, 2013 -> 07:29 PM) And suddenly tied. It's called rebounding and 2nd chances. Minny has been very aggressive on the boards and on loose balls tonight.

Minnesota can't hit the broad side of the arena they play in.

I have a problem... What the hell am I supposed to do this weekend with no game??

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 19, 2013 -> 09:27 PM) In all seriousness, the Big Ten tourney is just going to be awesome this year. Heck, depending on where teams get sent, you could see 2-3 teams in the Final Four too. Agreed. Seeding will big to see how things play out. One team that scares me for some reason is Syracuse. Florida should scare me, but doesn't really. Maybe even Pitt.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 19, 2013 -> 09:21 PM) What a great game. You couldn't ask for anything more. Personally, I'd have preferred a 10-12 pt win. But I'll take it!

It won't be long before Zeller starts shooting and making 3's too. He's slowly expanded his range all year, something I was looking forward to at the beginning of the season. There is no doubt that IU has all the pieces to win it all. We'll know soon enough if they can get it done.

HUGE win..... HUGE

I totally missed the last FT and rebound. Searching for Satellite Signal for 2 seconds! ugh