RhodyRam86 wrote:ramster wrote:RhodyRam86 wrote:
ok...well Live-RPI.com also has PC at 34 as of this morning. i'm sure it was "expected" that PC would lose that game last night. regardless, a win by PC stood to benefit URI.
and a win by Seton Hall over PC benefits URI more since we played Seton Hall and beat them. We also beat PC but the wins over these High RPI Teams is more powerful, more impactful
The higher Seton Hall gets in the Rankings the better for URI
We want these teams as high as they can get. Their current expected RPI's
#2 Virginia
#13 Rhode Island
#14 Nevada
#19 Seton Hall
#43 Alabama
#45 St Bonaventure
PC is a distant 51 - Even 3 weeks from now URI will benefit more from a Seton Hall win vs a PC win. Pretty straightforward stuff
Couldn't disagree with you more. As Superfly stated above, a win last night coupled with 4 very winnable games down the stretch would have had PC at 32 entering the BE tourney. I would rather have two quadrant 1 wins (say SH at 25 and PC at 29) than 1 quadrant 1 win (say SH at 19). Pretty straightforward stuff.
and I couldn't disagree with you more
Fact is PC could have with a win last night but they didn't..that was a big IF that failed to materialize - and failed miserably
Cartwright and Lindsey were horrible going 0-13 and both scoring zero points. Only the Sophomore Diallo showed up who I really like. But the Seniors who should be stepping up were MIA. This is a time they should be stepping up but their last two games have been blow outs.
PC RPI is now 51 and dropping
Seton Hall is 19 and rising
PC is 14-8 (5-4)
Seton Hall is 17-5 (6-3)
Seton Hall is predicted to go 6-3 the rest of the way to end up 23-8
2-4 Villanova (1.8) BE A 0-0 13% -12.2
2-7 Marquette (65.4) BE H 0-0 72% 6.5
2-10 Georgetown (154.5) BE A 0-0 69% 5.5
2-14 Xavier (5.3) BE A 0-0 29% -6.1
2-18 DePaul (177.9) BE H 0-0 89% 13.7
2-21 Providence (51.1) BE A 0-0 54% 1.0
2-24 St. John's (115.6) BE A 0-0 62% 3.2
2-28 Villanova (1.8) BE H 0-0 30% -5.9
3-3 Butler (29.1) BE H 0-0 62% 3.3
PC is predicted to go 5-4 the rest of the way to end up 19-12
2-3 Marquette (65.4) BE A 0-0 36% -4.0
2-6 Georgetown (154.5) BE H 0-0 76% 7.7
2-10 DePaul (177.9) BE H 0-0 81% 9.6
2-14 Villanova (1.8) BE H 0-0 18% -10.0
2-17 Butler (29.1) BE A 0-0 25% -7.2
2-21 Seton Hall (21.1) BE H 0-0 46% -1.0
2-24 Georgetown (154.5) BE A 0-0 55% 1.3
2-28 Xavier (5.3) BE A 0-0 17% -10.3
3-3 St. John's (115.6) BE H 0-0 69% 5.4
RPIForecast Predicts Seton Hall finishing 21.1, PC 51.1
I want to see, for URI's sake, Seton Hall going better than 6-3. The higher they finish the better.
If you want Seton Hall at 25 and PC at 29 then they are just about out of the Top 25.
Last year URI got a ton of positive publicity for their Win against Cincinnati. That was huge for URI, along with winning the A10 Championship. Cincinnati ranked #12 or thereabouts for most of the year was great for us
Same with Seton Hall this year, exactly the same. I want Seton Hall Top 10. Not Nevada or Alabama or Virginia who we lost to but Seton Hall who we BEAT.
Seton Hall is a better team than PC - don't take my word for it - look at the numbers.
Seton Hall at 15, PC at 50 is better for URI than PC and Seton Hall both at 28 in my opinion. I want Seton Hall Ranked Top 15 or higher. I'll be rooting them like crazy the rest of the way. But if PC can put together a streak then fine, but the money ball to play is Seton Hall.