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Post by SaintsFan on Sept 28, 2014 6:07:38 GMT -5
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Post by SaintMisbehavin on Sept 28, 2014 8:40:09 GMT -5
Not only could the #121 ranking be accurate, but I think the summary and projection were pretty spot-on.
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Post by MTS on Sept 28, 2014 9:47:35 GMT -5
Not only could the #121 ranking be accurate, but I think the summary and projection were pretty spot-on. I think we'll be better than that. Siena has the capabilities to be a top 75-80 team this season. It will depend on how much better the sophomores are and what we get out of Patrick Cole. What could hurt our RPI is the weak non-conference schedule on paper. |
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Post by mjs72 on Sept 28, 2014 10:00:20 GMT -5
Mike, I think we would have to run the OOC schedule to get to that level. Maybe one loss but no more than that. The weak teams in the MAAC don't help our RPI and a loss to one of them would drop us like a stone.
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Post by Sienafan on Sept 28, 2014 12:47:07 GMT -5
Siena has two get its 3 point shooting and overall shooting percentage up or that 121 prediction will prove overly optimistic. A team that can't shoot from the perimeter is one dimensional and easy to defend. Opponents can just sit in a zone all day and watch Siena's offense bog down.
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Post by Papi on Sept 28, 2014 12:55:28 GMT -5
Siena has two get its 3 point shooting and overall shooting percentage up or that 121 prediction will prove overly optimistic. A team that can't shoot from the perimeter is one dimensional and easy to defend. Opponents can just sit in a zone all day and watch Siena's offense bog down. Very true. Shooters open up everything. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2014 13:59:13 GMT -5
If Brandwijk starts and Lavon shoots a bit more, there shouldn't be much of a problem. Everyone would be a threat to hit at least a midrange jumper. Our high post game would be even tougher to defend than last year.
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Post by SaintMisbehavin on Sept 28, 2014 18:02:59 GMT -5
If Brandwijk starts gets minutes and Lavon shoots a bit more, there shouldn't be much of a problem. Everyone would be a threat to hit at least a midrange jumper. Our high post game would be even tougher to defend than last year. Fixed. Lots made of being in the starting five lately. Patsos has made it clear that he has no problem yanking a starter one minute into the game. I fully expect him to play a "5" that is in to win the tip-off, and then he has to earn every other minute of PT he gets from there. I really do hope WB delivers on what people hope he can provide as early as this year. If he can, I'm absolutely enamored with our depth. As I believe Tony said in another post, there won't be much difference between our 5th-10th player. |
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Post by MTS on Sept 28, 2014 19:09:02 GMT -5
Siena has two get its 3 point shooting and overall shooting percentage up or that 121 prediction will prove overly optimistic. A team that can't shoot from the perimeter is one dimensional and easy to defend. Opponents can just sit in a zone all day and watch Siena's offense bog down. To win the MAAC championship (and finish in the top 75-80) I would agree. But considering they finished with an RPI of 163 with a lot of youth and inexperience leaping up to 121 even without those improvements will not prove to be "overly optimistic". It is still very likely. If Siena ever does shoot well from the outside with the OOC we have this could be a 25 win team with the talent and depth that is on the roster. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2014 19:21:26 GMT -5
Siena has two get its 3 point shooting and overall shooting percentage up or that 121 prediction will prove overly optimistic. A team that can't shoot from the perimeter is one dimensional and easy to defend. Opponents can just sit in a zone all day and watch Siena's offense bog down. To win the MAAC championship (and finish in the top 75-80) I would agree. But considering they finished with an RPI of 163 with a lot of youth and inexperience leaping up to 121 even without those improvements will not prove to be "overly optimistic". It is still very likely. If Siena ever does shoot well from the outside with the OOC we have this could be a 25 win team with the talent and depth that is on the roster. MTS, there are mathematical obstacles to getting a top 100 rpi with this schedule. Most of the wins will be 200+ rpi. |
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Post by Tony on Sept 28, 2014 19:31:17 GMT -5
To win the MAAC championship (and finish in the top 75-80) I would agree. But considering they finished with an RPI of 163 with a lot of youth and inexperience leaping up to 121 even without those improvements will not prove to be "overly optimistic". It is still very likely. If Siena ever does shoot well from the outside with the OOC we have this could be a 25 win team with the talent and depth that is on the roster. MTS, there are mathematical obstacles to getting a top 100 rpi with this schedule. Most of the wins will be 200+ rpi. agreed this team could win 25 games and still not be in top 100-- not going to rehash schedule- we all know its weak |
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Post by bigsaintg on Sept 28, 2014 19:48:17 GMT -5
Given the vertical on WB I would think he could win most tip offs
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2014 19:56:30 GMT -5
Given the vertical on WB I would think he could win most tip offs tru dat. He has a lot on his side. He can go up for oops. He can drive. He can shoot. All he has to do is prove he can rebound and defend. He has the athleticism and bulk to do both. And I think he even has the motor. We'll see. |
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Post by MTS on Sept 28, 2014 20:50:04 GMT -5
To win the MAAC championship (and finish in the top 75-80) I would agree. But considering they finished with an RPI of 163 with a lot of youth and inexperience leaping up to 121 even without those improvements will not prove to be "overly optimistic". It is still very likely. If Siena ever does shoot well from the outside with the OOC we have this could be a 25 win team with the talent and depth that is on the roster. MTS, there are mathematical obstacles to getting a top 100 rpi with this schedule. Most of the wins will be 200+ rpi. We don't know until teams start playing games. By Christmas we will get an idea how weak or strong the teams are. Yes Cornell and Loyola look weak but how weak? How strong will UMass be? Vermont and UA will potentially win a lot of games simply because of the weakness of their conference. Maybe Radford wins a lot of games and Bucknell bounces back under Paulsen and wins a lot. How about Fordham and St. Bonaventure do they do OK in the A10? How strong will the MAAC be? The top and middle looks pretty good. Can the bottom at least hold their own? There are a lot of variables to consider. |
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Post by Papi on Sept 29, 2014 14:27:07 GMT -5
The most important thing to do is win the games. Who gives a shit what conference or how many wins or losses these teams have. Just win the dam games.
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