Can it get any worse for the Valley?

[ptownbraves]

Bradley had spurts of good basketball against Arizona, Virginia and Seton Hall, and I was hopeful. What's discouraging is they seem to be regressing as we get closer to conference play, which is especially discouraging with a roster full of freshmen that should be gaining experience and building on mistakes. Their games against Towson and New Orleans were winnable. The Ole Miss game gave me a little bit of hope, but then they got manhandled by Delaware. I wouldn't pick them to beat any Division 1 team right now. They are every bit the last place team everyone thought they would be at this point. Hopefully they right the ship tonight against North Dakota.

[squirrel]

Historically speaking, when there has been a dominant team in the league, the overall RPI has been down. When there are 2-3 realistic contenders, then the CRPI has been up.

[squirrel]

Bradley had spurts of good basketball against Arizona, Virginia and Seton Hall, and I was hopeful. What's discouraging is they seem to be regressing as we get closer to conference play, which is especially discouraging with a roster full of freshmen that should be gaining experience and building on mistakes. Their games against Towson and New Orleans were winnable. The Ole Miss game gave me a little bit of hope, but then they got manhandled by Delaware. I wouldn't pick them to beat any Division 1 team right now. They are every bit the last place team everyone thought they would be at this point. Hopefully they right the ship tonight against North Dakota.

Keep in mind that while Bradley did have a good first half against Arizona, the Wildcats were sleepwalking for the first 30 minutes of that game.

[glm38]

I hope u were not implying that with Grady, WSU had a shot at an Elite 8 or Final 4 ??

I would pick the Shockers as having a shot at both with a full roster.

I agree. I think it would take getting Grady back to make that possible though. The Shocker games I've seen the other post players have been pretty underwhelming (Morris, Nurger, Wamukota). Shockers will be good even without Grady but not final 4 good IMHO.

[Wufan]

I hope u were not implying that with Grady, WSU had a shot at an Elite 8 or Final 4 ??

I would pick the Shockers as having a shot at both with a full roster.

I agree. I think it would take getting Grady back to make that possible though. The Shocker games I've seen the other post players have been pretty underwhelming (Morris, Nurger, Wamukota). Shockers will be good even without Grady but not final 4 good IMHO.

Yep! Need to see a lot more from the WSU front court.

[shockalot]

Yep! Need to see a lot more from the WSU front court.[/quote]

We do and we will. GM develops guys better than any coach I have witnessed. The talent and athleticism is there, if the will is there, GM will get the results. I believe the will is there....

[Ricardo del Rio]

To answer Red's question, "I am afraid so."

As of 12/13/15, the RPIs per Warren Nolan are as follows:
45
86
95
170
181
187
222
233
261
270

I would bet that the trend line is down.

[Wufan]

To answer Red's question, "I am afraid so."

As of 12/13/15, the RPIs per Warren Nolan are as follows:
45
86
95
170
181
187
222
233
261
270

I would bet that the trend line is down.

I think WSU is 45 due to the top 10 SOS. I would have thought UNI and UE would be higher.