Just Bc it's a better schedule than last year doesn't mean it's a strong one, it's still weak and prob what's best for this team.

(06-19-2017 09:37 PM)EricSigEpTNBeta183 Wrote:  Just Bc it's a better schedule than last year doesn't mean it's a strong one, it's still weak and prob what's best for this team.

I think it is a nice step up from last season. At the same time, those RPI's are based on last season, not sure how they will be at the end of this coming up season.

(06-19-2017 09:24 PM)Hernando Hills Tiger Wrote:  

(06-19-2017 08:34 PM)TG4 Wrote:  

(05-17-2017 08:55 AM)airric2255 Wrote:  With all the question marks surrounding on the on court performance next season as there is no way to know, this is probably the right schedule. Not a good schedule, but the right schedule. It is not a schedule that will excite the fans. It would have been nice if maybe there was one additional home marquee game.

I will take GP's opinion out of it as I know how many on this board feel about GP. However, his colleague Jon Rothstein, who has no stake in the game, was asked by GP to rank the AAC for next season - Rothstein came back with 8th knowing what we know today. Last year's AAC 8th place team finished 7-11, and that was with no Wichita State in the league. For the record, GP went through the exercise before hand and did not advise Rothstein of his results. They came out the same: 8th and both has the same 7 in front of Mempis (Wichita State, UConn, Cincinnati, SMU, Houston, Temple, Central Florida).

If Memphis can go 9-4 against this schedule and then finishes in the league around the 8 spot, you can realistically see a 16-15season. Honestly, this is about what I expect. Overachieve and maybe we can eek our way to 18 or 19 regular season wins.

Smart move.

I have those same shoes.

Hoop City babee!

I have the socks.

(05-18-2017 10:11 AM)FlyingTiger2016 Wrote:  

(05-16-2017 09:44 PM)Dylan Wrote:  

(05-16-2017 06:41 PM)FlyingTiger2016 Wrote:  

(05-16-2017 05:52 PM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  

(05-16-2017 04:56 PM)FlyingTiger2016 Wrote:  That article is so bad.

It's like Calkins doesn't even read the board anymore. We eliminated most of the teams we shouldn't play, the 250+ RPI. This schedule is simply much better than last year, by all metrics.

RPI, Kenpom, etc.

Embarrassing really. I hope people don't take him seriously for awhile after this.

With all sincerity, I believe there are people on this board (not me) who could write - for free - more interesting and informative articles than Calkins. He is a poor writer and I seldom click to read his columns.

His thesis is that since we are rebuilding Smith has decided to water down the schedule. [1]

It's not true.

[1] Can be easily disproved by simply looking at RPI or KenPom between the opponents during the 2016, and 2017 years.

2016

UT Rio Grande Valley - 300
Milwaukee - 259
Savannah State - 317
McNeese - 316
Providence - 60
Iowa - 71
Jackson State - 329
Ole Miss - 74
UAB - 196
Monmouth - 81
Oklahoma - 65
Incarnate Word - 304
South Carolina - 24

2017
Alabama - 56
Arkansas-Little Rock - 245
New Orleans - 178
Northern Kentucky - 138
UAB - 196
Mercer- 145
Louisville - 9
LSU - 172
Albany - 129
Bryant - 281
Siena - 170
Loyola (Md.) - 227
Samford - 166

We went from 6 games that were against 250+ KenPom teams to 1.

You are not even factoring what these teams are returning. Just like we can't base what we will be this year on what happened last year because the team is entirely different.

I agree it's a projection. But I suspect the issues with schools in the 300s are structural. I assume the variance between seasons won't be that large.

2016: avg 184
2017: avg 162

(06-19-2017 08:34 PM)TG4 Wrote:  

(05-17-2017 08:55 AM)airric2255 Wrote:  With all the question marks surrounding on the on court performance next season as there is no way to know, this is probably the right schedule. Not a good schedule, but the right schedule. It is not a schedule that will excite the fans. It would have been nice if maybe there was one additional home marquee game.

I will take GP's opinion out of it as I know how many on this board feel about GP. However, his colleague Jon Rothstein, who has no stake in the game, was asked by GP to rank the AAC for next season - Rothstein came back with 8th knowing what we know today. Last year's AAC 8th place team finished 7-11, and that was with no Wichita State in the league. For the record, GP went through the exercise before hand and did not advise Rothstein of his results. They came out the same: 8th and both has the same 7 in front of Mempis (Wichita State, UConn, Cincinnati, SMU, Houston, Temple, Central Florida).

If Memphis can go 9-4 against this schedule and then finishes in the league around the 8 spot, you can realistically see a 16-15season. Honestly, this is about what I expect. Overachieve and maybe we can eek our way to 18 or 19 regular season wins.

Smart move.

Boy that Gary Parrish is one fine looking athlete!

(06-19-2017 09:24 PM)Hernando Hills Tiger Wrote:  

(06-19-2017 08:34 PM)TG4 Wrote:  

(05-17-2017 08:55 AM)airric2255 Wrote:  With all the question marks surrounding on the on court performance next season as there is no way to know, this is probably the right schedule. Not a good schedule, but the right schedule. It is not a schedule that will excite the fans. It would have been nice if maybe there was one additional home marquee game.

I will take GP's opinion out of it as I know how many on this board feel about GP. However, his colleague Jon Rothstein, who has no stake in the game, was asked by GP to rank the AAC for next season - Rothstein came back with 8th knowing what we know today. Last year's AAC 8th place team finished 7-11, and that was with no Wichita State in the league. For the record, GP went through the exercise before hand and did not advise Rothstein of his results. They came out the same: 8th and both has the same 7 in front of Mempis (Wichita State, UConn, Cincinnati, SMU, Houston, Temple, Central Florida).

If Memphis can go 9-4 against this schedule and then finishes in the league around the 8 spot, you can realistically see a 16-15season. Honestly, this is about what I expect. Overachieve and maybe we can eek our way to 18 or 19 regular season wins.

Smart move.

I have those same shoes.

Do you use them to both paint houses and hoop in like GP evidently does?

This will pack the fans in at FedEx