Is this a .500 Big 12 conference team?

[Kat Kid]

How kenpom sees our conference games going:

Wed Jan 4   6   Kansas   L, 76-65   72   17%   Away       
Sat Jan 7   8   Missouri   L, 75-72   72   40%   Home       
Tue Jan 10   19   Baylor   W, 69-68   71   51%   Home       
Sat Jan 14   58   Oklahoma   L, 71-69   70   44%   Away       
Wed Jan 18   34   Texas   W, 70-68   69   60%   Home       
Sat Jan 21   48   Oklahoma St.   L, 69-66   70   40%   Away       
Wed Jan 25   200   Texas Tech   W, 74-65   71   78%   Away       
Sat Jan 28   58   Oklahoma   W, 73-67   70   71%   Home       
Tue Jan 31   79   Iowa St.   W, 74-73   71   51%   Away       
Sat Feb 4   53   Texas A&M   W, 63-59   66   69%   Home       
Tue Feb 7   200   Texas Tech   W, 78-62   71   92%   Home       
Sat Feb 11   34   Texas   L, 72-67   69   33%   Away       
Mon Feb 13   6   Kansas   L, 72-68   72   39%   Home       
Sat Feb 18   19   Baylor   L, 72-65   71   24%   Away       
Tue Feb 21   8   Missouri   L, 79-68   72   17%   Away       
Sat Feb 25   79   Iowa St.   W, 77-69   71   77%   Home       
Tue Feb 28   53   Texas A&M   L, 62-60   66   41%   Away       
Sat Mar 3   48   Oklahoma St.   W, 70-65   70   67%   Home

17-11 overall (9-9), with our best wins being:  Baylor, Texas and @V-Tech is suburbs of bubble city with plenty of work to do in the Big 12 tournament.

Is this team getting to .500 in conference?

[Stevesie60]

This team? No.

This team post our BIOQ game? Possibly. I'd even go as far as to say "probably".

[nicname]

How kenpom sees our conference games going:

Wed Jan 4   6   Kansas   L, 76-65   72   17%   Away       
Sat Jan 7   8   Missouri   L, 75-72   72   40%   Home       
Tue Jan 10   19   Baylor   W, 69-68   71   51%   Home       
Sat Jan 14   58   Oklahoma   L, 71-69   70   44%   Away       
Wed Jan 18   34   Texas   W, 70-68   69   60%   Home       
Sat Jan 21   48   Oklahoma St.   L, 69-66   70   40%   Away       
Wed Jan 25   200   Texas Tech   W, 74-65   71   78%   Away       
Sat Jan 28   58   Oklahoma   W, 73-67   70   71%   Home       
Tue Jan 31   79   Iowa St.   W, 74-73   71   51%   Away       
Sat Feb 4   53   Texas A&M   W, 63-59   66   69%   Home       
Tue Feb 7   200   Texas Tech   W, 78-62   71   92%   Home       
Sat Feb 11   34   Texas   L, 72-67   69   33%   Away       
Mon Feb 13   6   Kansas   L, 72-68   72   39%   Home       
Sat Feb 18   19   Baylor   L, 72-65   71   24%   Away       
Tue Feb 21   8   Missouri   L, 79-68   72   17%   Away       
Sat Feb 25   79   Iowa St.   W, 77-69   71   77%   Home       
Tue Feb 28   53   Texas A&M   L, 62-60   66   41%   Away       
Sat Mar 3   48   Oklahoma St.   W, 70-65   70   67%   Home

17-11 overall (9-9), with our best wins being:  Baylor, Texas and @V-Tech is suburbs of bubble city with plenty of work to do in the Big 12 tournament.

Is this team getting to .500 in conference?

Yeah.  Pretty much what thought watching KSU v WVU.  This is two bubble/ NCAA 7-10 seeds battling it out on a neutral court.  They split 10 games 5-5 every time.  KSU is most def. a .500 team inB12 give or take a win either way.

EDIT:  Sorry, KSU at IBA isn't neutral. Still a middling B!@ team is exactly what we are.  We aren't going to be great and we aren't going to suck either.  Just enjoy the ride fellas.  If the staff can add a few valuable pieces in the next year or two we should be pretty good.

[nicname]

Also, posted that before I saw the results of the KSU NOFLO game.  Doesn't change my opinion.

[kim carnes]

How kenpom sees our conference games going:

Wed Jan 4   6   Kansas   L, 76-65   72   17%   Away       
Sat Jan 7   8   Missouri   L, 75-72   72   40%   Home       
Tue Jan 10   19   Baylor   W, 69-68   71   51%   Home       
Sat Jan 14   58   Oklahoma   L, 71-69   70   44%   Away       
Wed Jan 18   34   Texas   W, 70-68   69   60%   Home       
Sat Jan 21   48   Oklahoma St.   L, 69-66   70   40%   Away       
Wed Jan 25   200   Texas Tech   W, 74-65   71   78%   Away       
Sat Jan 28   58   Oklahoma   W, 73-67   70   71%   Home       
Tue Jan 31   79   Iowa St.   W, 74-73   71   51%   Away       
Sat Feb 4   53   Texas A&M   W, 63-59   66   69%   Home       
Tue Feb 7   200   Texas Tech   W, 78-62   71   92%   Home       
Sat Feb 11   34   Texas   L, 72-67   69   33%   Away       
Mon Feb 13   6   Kansas   L, 72-68   72   39%   Home       
Sat Feb 18   19   Baylor   L, 72-65   71   24%   Away       
Tue Feb 21   8   Missouri   L, 79-68   72   17%   Away       
Sat Feb 25   79   Iowa St.   W, 77-69   71   77%   Home       
Tue Feb 28   53   Texas A&M   L, 62-60   66   41%   Away       
Sat Mar 3   48   Oklahoma St.   W, 70-65   70   67%   Home

17-11 overall (9-9), with our best wins being:  Baylor, Texas and @V-Tech is suburbs of bubble city with plenty of work to do in the Big 12 tournament.

Is this team getting to .500 in conference?

Quite possibly.

[michigancat]

I think .500 is very realistic expectation, and very attainable.

nicname said it well.

[jtksu]

No.  We'll be a top 4 team again.  10-6 or 9-7.

[gatoveintisiete]

No.  We'll be a top 4 team again.  10-6 or 9-7.

2 ties 

[kougar24]

No.  We'll be a top 4 team again.  10-6 or 9-7.

2 ties 

LOL.

[Stupid Fitz]

 I'll die if he is right about all of those games being that close. No way I'll make it through the season.

[wetwillie]

February

[kso_FAN]

February

Meh. The Cats will probably win 2 of those 4 games. And probably lose a couple they shouldn't.

I'm willing to be patient with this team. It is year 5, but with losing Pullen its clearly an evolving year for the program comparable to 08-09. This year's league is probably worse than that one as well (6 NCAA bids, 8 teams were .500 in the league or better).

[Pete]

February

Meh. The Cats will probably win 2 of those 4 games. And probably lose a couple they shouldn't.

I'm willing to be patient with this team. It is year 5, but with losing Pullen its clearly an evolving year for the program comparable to 08-09. This year's league is probably worse than that one as well (6 NCAA bids, 8 teams were .500 in the league or better).

He's saying don't get pissed when we aren't on the bubble for the NCAA. 

[kso_FAN]

February

Meh. The Cats will probably win 2 of those 4 games. And probably lose a couple they shouldn't.

I'm willing to be patient with this team. It is year 5, but with losing Pullen its clearly an evolving year for the program comparable to 08-09. This year's league is probably worse than that one as well (6 NCAA bids, 8 teams were .500 in the league or better).

He's saying don't get pissed when we aren't on the bubble for the NCAA. 

I think we'll be on the bubble. I'd put Frank losing all 4 of those games at less than 5%.

[yoga-like_abana]

1 away win 

[kso_FAN]

1 away win 

I'd guess we'll win 3 conference road games. We handled VT and there are several teams that are not better (and probably worse) than the Hokies.

[gatoveintisiete]

This year is bubble city, the two years following is when we make our run, sprads, angel, gip, southwell, diaz, incoming big dudes, and emape leading the way.

[theKSU]

I set the over/under at 10.5 wins.  In the bubble discussion on Sunday, but makes the tournament with a 9-10 seed. 

[kougar24]

1 away win 

I'd guess we'll win 3 conference road games. We handled VT and there are several teams that are not better (and probably worse) than the Hokies.

OU, Tech for sure. OSU looks pretty bad, but G-Iba is still more of a factor than whatever VaTech had (5K, maybe?). ISU is still an enigma to me. They should be better than this, right?

How is A&M looking so far?

[kso_FAN]

How is A&M looking so far?

63.1 possessions per game. Not quite Wisconsin numbers, but they are definitely trying for the slowest 40 minutes in Big 12 basketball. Of course they just got Middleton back, so that could change things.

[sonofdaxjones]

I can see .500 based almost exclusively on the fact that overall, the Big 12 is a slightly above average major conference at best. 

[Skipper44]

I am hoping that going to 18 conf games will help when on the bubble. I mean, a 11-7 team is not really any better than a 10-6 team in the past but it seems like 11-7 Big 10 and Pac 10 teams always made the tourney

[catzacker]

KU, MU, UT, A&M and Baylor are better than us.  The Big 12 is not getting 60% of its teams into the tourney.  NIT #3 seed.  8-10 in conf. 

[Skipper44]

KU, MU, UT, A&M and Baylor are better than us.  The Big 12 is not getting 60% of its teams into the tourney.  NIT #3 seed.  8-10 in conf. 

I think only KU and MU are close to proven commodities.  Baylor has undeniable talent but UT is way down and A&M is going to really miss Turgeon.

All we need is Rodney to play like one the top 15 players in this league (which I believe he truly is) and we will could split with everybody on this list but UT (who we sweep due to CTR)

[michigancat]

KU, MU, UT, A&M and Baylor are better than us.  The Big 12 is not getting 60% of its teams into the tourney.  NIT #3 seed.  8-10 in conf. 

LOTS of guesses