The lady Dukes face off against Elon tonight at the Convo. Wife and I will be heading out after lunch to head to the Burg for the game. Who else is going? The Lady Dukes beat Elon by 17 at Elon earlier this month.

Team has been playing very well as of late, looking forward to continuing their winning ways.

Go Dukes!!

Brian

Really want to be there but have to work. I believe my dad will be there

Dukes need to keep bringing it. The score of the game at Elon was a bit deceptive. I went to that one and Elon defended JMU very well and they have a big girl inside that was at least a nuisance for Okafor. They couldn't score against us that well, but you could tell our team was frustrated they couldn't put them away until the second half. Seems like the ladies have been playing even better lately though!

Planning to leave the office about 4 which should let me roll into the Convo right about "Start Wearing Purple" time. Hoping for a good game. The ladies head out on a tough three game road trip after this game so it would be nice to send them off with a strong home court win.

Elon keeps hanging in there we are up 2 with 8:43 in the half

JMU 21 - Elon 17 with 7:48

Just that quick we go on a 20 - 0 run, everything going in for us and nothing for them.

44 - 22 at the half

69 - 40 inside of 10 minutes

Final JMU 89 - Elon 60. Not much to say other than GO DUKES!

Remember that edge-of-your-seat one point win over Towson? Feels like forever ago. Ho hum 20 point wins are just what the doctor ordered.

This is a very good team in a bad conference.


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At this point, i'd be very surprised if we don't go undefeated in conference play.

(01-30-2015 10:29 PM)JMU85 Wrote:  This is a very good team in a bad conference.


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Your comment strikes me as self-loathing.

The CAA is not a "bad conference" for WBB. Power indices from a variety of trackers place CAA WBB at around 11 or 12 this year, and in very recent years the league has been as high as 8. Bottom line, CAA WBB has some street cred.

Also, JMU boasts an excellent WBB team this year (not just a "very good team"...a label that damns by faint praise). JMU WBB plays in a slightly above avg. conference with about 3 other sub 100 ranked teams (which makes wins over them "good wins"...and that includes the victories over Elon. The bottom half of the CAA WBB are RPI killers, but that fact doesn't exactly make the CAA "bad"

(01-31-2015 04:25 AM)Longhorn Wrote:  

(01-30-2015 10:29 PM)JMU85 Wrote:  This is a very good team in a bad conference.


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Your comment strikes me as self-loathing.

The CAA is not a "bad conference" for WBB. Power indices from a variety of trackers place CAA WBB at around 11 or 12 this year, and in very recent years the league has been as high as 8. Bottom line, CAA WBB has some street cred.

Also, JMU boasts an excellent WBB team this year (not just a "very good team"...a label that damns by faint praise). JMU WBB plays in a slightly above avg. conference with about 3 other sub 100 ranked teams (which makes wins over them "good wins"...and that includes the victories over Elon. The bottom half of the CAA WBB are RPI killers, but that fact doesn't exactly make the CAA "bad"

As always Longhorn you are correct with your personal attacks. I was wrong in my comment. The Ladies just beat the 4th place team by 29 points. All other teams below that 4th place team in the powerful CAA are below .500.

Ok, now I will go back to hating myself.

(01-31-2015 09:36 AM)JMU85 Wrote:  

(01-31-2015 04:25 AM)Longhorn Wrote:  

(01-30-2015 10:29 PM)JMU85 Wrote:  This is a very good team in a bad conference.


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Your comment strikes me as self-loathing.

The CAA is not a "bad conference" for WBB. Power indices from a variety of trackers place CAA WBB at around 11 or 12 this year, and in very recent years the league has been as high as 8. Bottom line, CAA WBB has some street cred.

Also, JMU boasts an excellent WBB team this year (not just a "very good team"...a label that damns by faint praise). JMU WBB plays in a slightly above avg. conference with about 3 other sub 100 ranked teams (which makes wins over them "good wins"...and that includes the victories over Elon. The bottom half of the CAA WBB are RPI killers, but that fact doesn't exactly make the CAA "bad"

As always Longhorn you are correct with your personal attacks. I was wrong in my comment. The Ladies just beat the 4th place team by 29 points. All other teams below that 4th place team in the powerful CAA are below .500.

Ok, now I will go back to hating myself.

Thank you for reinforcing my point. An EXCELLENT team (not a "very good team") blew out a good team (one that floats in and around the top 100) by 29.

So, yeah, you may crawl back into your man cave now and continue to piss on the Dukes by damning by faint praise and dissing the CAA.

And just for the record, calling you out for posting nonsense isn't a personal attack. Grow a pair.

(01-31-2015 11:02 AM)Longhorn Wrote:  

(01-31-2015 09:36 AM)JMU85 Wrote:  

(01-31-2015 04:25 AM)Longhorn Wrote:  

(01-30-2015 10:29 PM)JMU85 Wrote:  This is a very good team in a bad conference.


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Your comment strikes me as self-loathing.

The CAA is not a "bad conference" for WBB. Power indices from a variety of trackers place CAA WBB at around 11 or 12 this year, and in very recent years the league has been as high as 8. Bottom line, CAA WBB has some street cred.

Also, JMU boasts an excellent WBB team this year (not just a "very good team"...a label that damns by faint praise). JMU WBB plays in a slightly above avg. conference with about 3 other sub 100 ranked teams (which makes wins over them "good wins"...and that includes the victories over Elon. The bottom half of the CAA WBB are RPI killers, but that fact doesn't exactly make the CAA "bad"

As always Longhorn you are correct with your personal attacks. I was wrong in my comment. The Ladies just beat the 4th place team by 29 points. All other teams below that 4th place team in the powerful CAA are below .500.

Ok, now I will go back to hating myself.

Thank you for reinforcing my point. An EXCELLENT team (not a "very good team") blew out a good team (one that floats in and around the top 100) by 29.

So, yeah, you may crawl back into your man cave now and continue to piss on the Dukes by damning by faint praise and dissing the CAA.

And just for the record, calling you out for posting nonsense isn't a personal attack. Grow a pair.

You can never disagree with a post without prefacing your point with a personal attack. I disagree with about 80% of what you spew on here and have never once called you a Pompous Prick. Well until now.


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(01-31-2015 11:19 AM)JMU85 Wrote:  

(01-31-2015 11:02 AM)Longhorn Wrote:  

(01-31-2015 09:36 AM)JMU85 Wrote:  

(01-31-2015 04:25 AM)Longhorn Wrote:  

(01-30-2015 10:29 PM)JMU85 Wrote:  This is a very good team in a bad conference.


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Your comment strikes me as self-loathing.

The CAA is not a "bad conference" for WBB. Power indices from a variety of trackers place CAA WBB at around 11 or 12 this year, and in very recent years the league has been as high as 8. Bottom line, CAA WBB has some street cred.

Also, JMU boasts an excellent WBB team this year (not just a "very good team"...a label that damns by faint praise). JMU WBB plays in a slightly above avg. conference with about 3 other sub 100 ranked teams (which makes wins over them "good wins"...and that includes the victories over Elon. The bottom half of the CAA WBB are RPI killers, but that fact doesn't exactly make the CAA "bad"

As always Longhorn you are correct with your personal attacks. I was wrong in my comment. The Ladies just beat the 4th place team by 29 points. All other teams below that 4th place team in the powerful CAA are below .500.

Ok, now I will go back to hating myself.

Thank you for reinforcing my point. An EXCELLENT team (not a "very good team") blew out a good team (one that floats in and around the top 100) by 29.

So, yeah, you may crawl back into your man cave now and continue to piss on the Dukes by damning by faint praise and dissing the CAA.

And just for the record, calling you out for posting nonsense isn't a personal attack. Grow a pair.

You can never disagree with a post without prefacing your point with a personal attack. I disagree with about 80% of what you spew on here and have never once called you a Pompous Prick. Well until now.


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Fine with me, please do yourself a favor and block my posts.

You're apparently unable to distinguish reality, and your inflamed mangina isn't going to be missed by me.

(01-31-2015 09:36 AM)JMU85 Wrote:  

(01-31-2015 04:25 AM)Longhorn Wrote:  

(01-30-2015 10:29 PM)JMU85 Wrote:  This is a very good team in a bad conference.


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Your comment strikes me as self-loathing.

The CAA is not a "bad conference" for WBB. Power indices from a variety of trackers place CAA WBB at around 11 or 12 this year, and in very recent years the league has been as high as 8. Bottom line, CAA WBB has some street cred.

Also, JMU boasts an excellent WBB team this year (not just a "very good team"...a label that damns by faint praise). JMU WBB plays in a slightly above avg. conference with about 3 other sub 100 ranked teams (which makes wins over them "good wins"...and that includes the victories over Elon. The bottom half of the CAA WBB are RPI killers, but that fact doesn't exactly make the CAA "bad"

As always Longhorn you are correct with your personal attacks. I was wrong in my comment. The Ladies just beat the 4th place team by 29 points. All other teams below that 4th place team in the powerful CAA are below .500.

Ok, now I will go back to hating myself.

View Conf. Power Ratings View Real Time Conf. RPIsvip


Rank Conference Avg. RPI Avg. SOS SOS Rank Teams
1 Big 12 0.5933 0.5724 3 10
2 Southeastern 0.5881 0.5644 5 14
3 Atlantic Coast 0.5874 0.5721 4 15
4 Big Ten 0.5839 0.5768 1 14
5 Pacific-12 0.5793 0.5739 2 12
6 Atlantic 10 0.5362 0.5218 8 14
7 American Athletic 0.5210 0.5253 7 11
8 Big East 0.5198 0.5261 6 10
9 West Coast 0.5194 0.5181 9 10
10 Ivy League 0.5180 0.4953 13 8
11 Atlantic Sun 0.5032 0.4824 19 8
12 Horizon League 0.5002 0.4878 17 9
13 Colonial Athletic 0.4971 0.5082 10 10
14 Big West 0.4947 0.4999 12 9
15 Conference USA 0.4931 0.4938 14 14
16 Mid-American 0.4926 0.4861 18 12
17 Missouri Valley 0.4892 0.5021 11 10
18 Southern 0.4890 0.4805 21 10
19 Sun Belt 0.4881 0.4908 15 11
20 Patriot League 0.4862 0.4813 20 10


Gong FBS would not appear to strengthen the level of competition for womens basketball.

(01-31-2015 01:10 PM)Bogey Wrote:  Rank Conference Avg. RPI Avg. SOS SOS Rank Teams
1 Big 12 0.5933 0.5724 3 10
2 Southeastern 0.5881 0.5644 5 14
3 Atlantic Coast 0.5874 0.5721 4 15
4 Big Ten 0.5839 0.5768 1 14
5 Pacific-12 0.5793 0.5739 2 12
6 Atlantic 10 0.5362 0.5218 8 14
7 American Athletic 0.5210 0.5253 7 11
8 Big East 0.5198 0.5261 6 10
9 West Coast 0.5194 0.5181 9 10
10 Ivy League 0.5180 0.4953 13 8
11 Atlantic Sun 0.5032 0.4824 19 8
12 Horizon League 0.5002 0.4878 17 9
13 Colonial Athletic 0.4971 0.5082 10 10
14 Big West 0.4947 0.4999 12 9
15 Conference USA 0.4931 0.4938 14 14
16 Mid-American 0.4926 0.4861 18 12
17 Missouri Valley 0.4892 0.5021 11 10
18 Southern 0.4890 0.4805 21 10
19 Sun Belt 0.4881 0.4908 15 11
20 Patriot League 0.4862 0.4813 20 10


Gong FBS would not appear to strengthen the level of competition for womens basketball.

This point has been generally dispelled before. If JMU goes to MAC, MAC gains ground in this list by adding what would immediately become their best team, and CAA loses ground by subtracting their best team. Someone can probably do the math to make this fact, but it's not hard to fathom.