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[QUOTE="jncuse, post: 4992125, member: 1969"]
If we lose to Clemson, NET is not really the factor keeping us out of the tournament.   Let's hope we win to see what happens.   At that point it could hold us back.

I have seen you state this rebounding items a number of times and I think you are misinterpreting it

When they say offensive rebounds is part of the efficiency calculation all it means is that offensive rebounds (and turnovers and a few other items) are part of the calculation of # of possessions.

I'll give you the following example to demonstrate my point

1.  Team A has the ball 5 times -- attempts 8 shots as it had 3 offensive rebounds.  It shoots 4/8 (50%), gets 8 points, but still had just 5 possessions.   It has an offensive efficiency of 160/100 possessions.

2.   Team B has the ball 5 times - attempts 5 shots and gets 0 offensive rebounds.   It shoots 3/5 (60%), score 6 points and has 5 possessions.   It has an offensive efficiency of 120/100 possessions.

Despite Team B shooting the ball better than Team A, Team A is deemed to have better efficiency.   Which makes sense -- it scored more in its 5 possessions.

You have to factor in offensive rebounds, # of turnovers, free throws to accurately calculate the # of possessions a team had.  At the end of a game each team will have the same # of possessions (or within one).
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