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Message: [QUOTE="jncuse, post: 5263021, member: 1969"] There is a number of things I agree with this post (we both agree with the NET issues and the cupcake impact), a few I don't. The biggest point of disagreement I have is the assumption you make about a 13-7 record in the ACC being enough. Our biggest obstacle isn't Individual NET which theoretically can always be overcome by the quality of your record and quality of wins, especially since we thankfully avoided those bad losses -- the biggest obstacle is that our conference mates really stink NET wise (and that won't change drastically before conference play). And that will limit our quality wins opportunities and make it harder to miss those Q3 bombs along the way -- and that more than anything is what we need. I certainly agree with most of your points about the NET 1) In my other tracking thread, I noted that about 50% of team's games across all conferences are Q4 games. So when a team or conference as a whole is measured for OOC play, half the possessions are against garbage teams. So it's very important they dominate those games. Which is the reality, but its also very flawed. Last year I proposed NET being calculated as half the current NET way / and half the RPI. I think it help some of the BS, because the flaws of each sort of hedge each other. 2) UConn's NET is boosted by high margin victories (its 5 wins are by an average of 41 points). Its certainly not the 39th best team-- it has a meaningless tournament resume as now. Same as us basically - with nothing good, and nothing that bad. I I'm sure that 41 point margin will help there season ending NET a fair but, but they will need to get quality just like us, and like us its not going to be that easy in the BE. Its way down like the ACC. In terms of disagreement 1) I'll disagree on the MWC gaming the system via Q4 margin. That's not how they did it - its a little more complex for them. The B12 on the other hand...The B12 they have found a way to pound teams better than their peers in 2023 and 2024, and its certainly taking advantage of the bottom level Q4 teams. 2) I'm not sure I disagree with us that much at #177. We were in battles with some really bad teams. As a team, we are mediocre, that sometimes don't have the ability to really game anything. [/QUOTE]

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