Marlin's Record

[ManAboutTown]

I got it. Here is the RPI history

Lee (last two years
2009 266
2010 246

Marlin:
2011 215
2012 197
2013 225
2014 85
2015 124
2016 145
2017 115
2018 69

CLEARY there’s a downward trend. CLEARLY this program is getting better.

Anyone can cherry pick a stat to support their argument. RPI means nothing, as A&M proved last night. It’s a flawed metric that needs to be changed. Quality wins are all that matter at this point.

[CajunRebel]

Anyone can cherry pick a stat to support their argument. RPI means nothing, as A&M proved last night. It’s a flawed metric that needs to be changed. Quality wins are all that matter at this point.

How can you bring up cherry picking in one breath but then immediately poo poo a comprehensive stat like the RPI and cherry pick a stat like quality wins.

RPI, BPI, ELO, Massey, Sagrin, etc. are all comprehensive statistical accounts of how good your team is. They are the opposite of cherry picking.

Our games against Clemson and Ole Miss don’t make a difference if we don’t take care of all the other games on the schedule.

[CharlieK]

How can you bring up cherry picking in one breath but then immediately poo poo a comprehensive stat like the RPI and cherry pick a stat like quality wins.

RPI, BPI, ELO, Massey, Sagrin, etc. are all comprehensive statistical accounts of how good your team is. They are the opposite of cherry picking.

Our games against Clemson and Ole Miss don’t make a difference if we don’t take care of all the other games on the schedule.

That RPI got us a road trip NIT game and an early spring break.

[CajunRebel]

CLEARLY the last 3 years have been much better, RPI -wise, than the first 3 years. But I see more of an up & down line the past 4-6 years than a true trend. Just my opinion.

Keep in mind that D1 college basketball has something like 340 teams. The pool of teams is so huge that there are always going to be big fluctuations. In college football the #90 team is much better than the #120 team. In college basketball when the #90 and #120 play its close to a tossup.

[CajunRebel]

That RPI got us a road trip NIT game and an early spring break.

So what?

It is a reasonably accurate way to measure a program’s success and that’s all I’m using it for right now.

[ManAboutTown]

How can you bring up cherry picking in one breath but then immediately poo poo a comprehensive stat like the RPI and cherry pick a stat like quality wins.

RPI, BPI, ELO, Massey, Sagrin, etc. are all comprehensive statistical accounts of how good your team is. They are the opposite of cherry picking.

Our games against Clemson and Ole Miss don’t make a difference if we don’t take care of all the other games on the schedule.

What in holy hell are you blathering about?

[CharlieK]

So what?

It is a reasonably accurate way to measure a program’s success and that’s all I’m using it for right now.

So IT'S NOT A REASONABLE METHOD.....the 61 just got beat by a team 30 spots lower. After being forced to go there IN SPITE of the RPI. So it got us ____ and all. So it means ____ and all.

[CajunRebel]

So IT'S NOT A REASONABLE METHOD.....the 61 just got beat by a team 30 spots lower. After being forced to go there IN SPITE of the RPI. So it got us ____ and all. So it means ____ and all.

Ok, then what is a reasonable method?

[CharlieK]

Ok, then what is a reasonable method?

RPI AND quality wins AND success in big games.

No doubt that’s subjective, but one objective measure doesn’t tell the story.

I like Marlin. I think he has improved the program. I think the improvement is very shallow, though and it is time to have more success against better teams. Simply pointing to RPI or total wins doesn’t tell the story. I like the wins, I like the RPI, but we need to win some games against good teams.

[Turbine]

Anyone can cherry pick a stat to support their argument. RPI means nothing, as A&M proved last night. It's a flawed metric that needs to be changed. Quality wins are all that matter at this point.

A&M didn't prove anything.

Last night proved that UL's RPI would be in the 200's with a hurt Stove and sickly Gant all year.

UL picked the worst time ever (4 games ago) to go lame.

[Turbine]

So IT'S NOT A REASONABLE METHOD.....the 61 just got beat by a team 30 spots lower. After being forced to go there IN SPITE of the RPI. So it got us ____ and all. So it means ____ and all.

RPI is very reasonable, last night was not the team that earned an RPI in the 60's

They haven't been "that team" for 4 games.

[ManAboutTown]

A&M didn't prove anything.

Last night proved that UL's RPI would be in the 200's with a hurt Stove and sickly Gant all year.

UL picked the worst time ever (4 games ago) to go lame.

Dude, if you actually believe that... wow.