Lunardi - Gophers are One of First Four Out

[VarmintKong]

Watching ESPN and Lunardi had us listed as one of the first four out of the tourney. Looks like we are back on the bubble.

 

[stocker08]

We were not even on his bubble before the Purdue game. This team is proving that they are pretty talented and deserve to be in the tournament (based on recent play). I am sure he is taking into consideration all of our close losses. I think that with 21 wins we will be in with an outside shot of getting in with 20.

 

[gopherbadgerman]

Need to raise our RPI some...IMO..but Lunardi knows a lot more that me.

 

[betterdeadthanred]

but does a 1st round BTT bye hurt us?

 

[Rosemountian]

but does a 1st round BTT bye hurt us?

Losses to good teams in conference tournaments do not hurt you. Win against good teams can help you. So getting a bye and losing to Wisconsin would not hurt us.

Wins against bad teams in conference tournaments do not help you. Losses against bad teams can hurt you. So not getting a bye, and beating Penn State and losing in the second round to the 3 seed does not help us.


All other things being equal, in terms of helping or hurting a resume.

Winning the 6-11 game and then losing the 3-6 game = losing the 4-5 game

 

[rcpratt]

but does a 1st round BTT bye hurt us?

No, it helps you. Winning a game against IU or PSU won't help your resume at all. You'll be fresher for the next game and will have no chance of suffering an embarrassing upset loss.

 

[station19]

No, it helps you. Winning a game against IU or PSU won't help your resume at all. You'll be fresher for the next game and will have no chance of suffering an embarrassing upset loss.

I was kind of wondering the same but this makes the most sense.

 

[Friend Of Tubby]

W Help More Than L Do

Gophers need to W as many games as they can. 22 W on March 14 = NCAA bid.

Anything less = bubble.

 

[Section201]

gbm

Need to raise our RPI some...IMO..but Lunardi knows a lot more that me.

Raising our RPI will not be easy by beating Michigan (150) and Iowa (193). We need a meaningful win or two in the BTT to improve our RPI much.

Lunardi knows more than me too.