Looking at the Non Conference Numbers One Last Time

[hoopsforever]

Non conference games come to a close and MAAC play begins. We have all heard many times, "... but they're a good team". So, by the numbers, who has played the toughest non-conference schedule, really?

MAAC Teams Ranked by the Number of Non Conference Foes Who Have Winning Records as of 12-30-16

1. Siena - has played 9 teams with winning records
2. Marist - has played 8 teams with winning records
3. Iona - has played 6 teams with winning records
3. Manhattan - has played 6 teams with winning records
5. Canisius - has played 5 teams with winning records
6. Monmouth - has played 4 teams with winning records
6. Fairfield - has played 4 teams with winning records
6. Niagara - has played 4 teams with winning records
6. Quinny - has played 4 teams with winning records
10. St. Peters - has played 3 teams with winning records
11. Rider - has played 2 teams with winning records

MAAC Teams Ranked by Winning Pct. of All Non Conference Foes Total

1. Iona - has played teams with overall winning pct. of .567
2. Marist - has played teams with overall winning pct. of .562
3. Siena - has played teams with overall winning pct. of .555
4. Fairfield - has played teams with overall winning pct. of .554
5. Manhattan - has played teams with overall winning pct. of .541
6. Monmouth - has played teams with overall winning pct. of .529
7. Niagara - has played teams with overall winning pct. of .517
8. Canisius - has played teams with overall winning pct. of .510
9. Fairfield - has played teams with overall winning pct. of .509
10. St. Peters - has played teams with overall winning pct. of .504
11. Rider - has played teams with overall winning pct. of .441

MAAC Teams Ranked by Number of Non Conference Wins vs. Teams with a Record Over .500

1. Canisius - 3 wins
2. Iona - 2 wins
3. Monmouth, Fairfield, Siena, Marist, and Manhattan - 1 win
8. Quinny, St. Peters, Rider, and Niagara - 0 wins

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But Rider beat us, I rest my case.

[OneIndian]

So what, all BS 4 - 9 tells it all, a team with 4 seniors (1k point scorers) one of the best MAAC sophomores going into this season are underachieving big-time.

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And if you remove our loss from the calculation our MAAC standing drops to 10 as we will have played against teams with an overall winning percentage of .500 - which rings a bell - something about our HC's record....

[th24]

www.lohud.com/story/sports/columnists/josh-thomson/2016/12/30/thomson-leadership-concern-sputtering-iona-resumes-maac-play/95974408/

[OneIndian]

Dec 30, 2016 14:58:54 GMT -5 th24 said:

www.lohud.com/story/sports/columnists/josh-thomson/2016/12/30/thomson-leadership-concern-sputtering-iona-resumes-maac-play/95974408/

If they're sputtering we're running in reverse

[greenblood]

Dec 30, 2016 14:58:54 GMT -5 th24 said:

www.lohud.com/story/sports/columnists/josh-thomson/2016/12/30/thomson-leadership-concern-sputtering-iona-resumes-maac-play/95974408/

If this is an attempt at deflection or saying we aren't the only ones experiencing this phenomenon I am not surprised considering the source, but quite frankly the only time I care about the woes of the other MAAC teams is when we are facing them on the floor for 40 minutes. That is when those woes should turn into weapons with good planning. We should be worried only about getting our own house in order. The rest will take care of itself.