woodchip2153

You already have a lucky win over Illinois, don't get greedy The other day in the cafeteria I over heard a conversation. This guy was going on and on about how Illinois has the second best record in the Big Ten and how Mizzou blew them out, which proves how much better the Big XII is than the Big Ten.

and I believe those 3 pts were the Bohannan 3 after two Illini dove after a loose ball.

The RPI is really ugly at 72 coming into today. Still think they'd need to creep into the top 50 to be "safe". That involves not losing out, for sure. Hold serve at home, and even if they lose at Purdue, OSU and Michigan, they go 12-6 in conference, sweep Wisconsin, and likely finish top 50. according to yetanotherbasketballblog.com the NCAA doesn't look at individual teams RPI, but look to see how teams have done against the top 50 and top 100. Right now they are 4-4 against the top 50 and two more wins in the Big Ten will help that record. I think as long as we don't lose out we should be fine and win a game in the BTT we should be fine.

wow going into the game I was hoping we would keep it within 10 and out perform kenpom. I never thought we'd win. wow.

It'd be nice if Illinois didn't turn the ball over every possession.

agreed McCamey is a beast.

officiating has been terrible, like always, today.

wow Illinois caught a break with that foul call

Griffey with the start over Davis.

And Seattle has a player that likely will be a first-round NBA draft pick. Apparently Seattle went into foul mode coming out of the half since they were so far behind. 6 players for Seattle fouled out and they had to finish the game with only 4 players.

An interesting list of the value of the minor league systems. http://www.minorleagueball.com/2010/1/16/1255063/johns-farm-system-rankings

via the CubReporter the Cubs likely to stay in Mesa

I think that's where you're wrong. I think defensive performance does vary from play to play and from game to game just like offensive performance varies from PA to PA and from game to game. I don't think there is any way a person can prove one way or the other until we get hit f/x and fielder f/x but there is no way you can convince me otherwise. I think your opinion is shared by almost all those that don't like UZR is because they don't believe that defenders go in slumps.

what makes it unreliable?

Illinois will have a little cushion after they beat MSU on Saturday. :pig:

I'm hoping this is our bad half. There's a lot of standing around on offense, and long rebounds leading to fast breaks for Penn State.

For better or worse, Pujols has been ranging far to his right long before Schumaker played 2nd base. Yes, like since he's moved there.....some people are apologists and will never see beyond stats, and fielding stats are a completely ridiculous means of judging a person in the field Like when you look at Derrek Lee's "fielding stats" you don't see his length or almost flawless scooping ability as well you dont see that he is a little slow to his right and doesn't stretch as well as some I'm sure someone will race in here saying UZR factors this and that or some other bogus stat but its all bs.....only way to judge a fielder is by watching on a daily basis in person.....and i come from a family that when stretched to 2nd cousins has 6 scouts in it, but im sure you dont think they know anything either you're right, probably the best way to judge a fielder is by watching him on a daily basis in person. Unfortunately this is impossible and that's why we need to use things like UZR and Dewey's +/- in conjunction with the scouting reports (when available) to determine a players value on defense. When things like hit f/x and fielder f/x are installed in every park defensive metrics will take a huge leap forward. 1B and Catcher are the positions UZR struggles with the most because it doesn't know how to handle "scoops" or balls blocked in the dirt.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Everything-you-always-wanted-to-know-about-UZR?urn=mlb,212311 I know some people have lots of questions about UZR. This is just a primer that helps explain how it's calculated and why there are large variances. There are links in the article if you want to go into more detail. This is a good series by Yahoo to help explain some of the new stats.

It works for me and I use /bridge.

How many starters does Iowa have returning? I thought I remembered reading earlier in the year that they are full of underclassmen.

or at least ran a fake that didn't rely on your fg kicker out runner a cb.

DMac and Richardson in 4 min. in. I'm guessing they weren't working as hard as Weber wanted in practice and since it is Iowa used the bench for motivation.

Brandon Paul has looked good on offense to start the game. Illinois is not making their shots but they're (especially Paul) are crashing the boards.

What? Bill Cole and Jordan started for Demetri and Richardson. I'm hoping for disciplinary reasons, otherwise it doesn't make much sense.

yes, especially the hook when they called a block of Davis.