First NET-LSU #50

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84

Damn I thought they would've given us quad 1 win since we went to Kansas state and beat them

LSU #50 with two OOC Q2 games remaining vs 67 FSU & 64 SMU

Return of the MAC

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Damn I thought they would've given us quad 1 win since we went to Kansas state and beat them

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All numbers.



KSU net is 94

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The first quadrant, or Quad 1, is made of games where the team being evaluated is hosting an opponent in the top 30 of the NET, playing at a neutral site against a team in the top 50 of the NET, or playing a road game in the top 75. Quad 2 is hosting opponents from 31-75, neutral site opponents from 51-100, and visiting opponents ranked 76-135. Quad 3 is home games against 76-160, neutral site games against 101-200, and road games at teams ranked 135-240.

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The SEC will provide plenty of opportunities for quad 1 and 2 matchups

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SEC is going to be a gauntlet.
9-9 would be a great accomplishment

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I've mentioned a couple of times that this team will be better than last season but could end up with a worse overall conference record. At this point, I would say it's a coin flip between 10-8 or 8-10.

Good news: 50 is not awful (though not good) for a general starting point

Bad news: 50 is 11th in the SEC.

There doesn't look to be any "easy outs" in the SEC (at least at the moment), so stacking wins there will be tough. That means LSU has to stack wins in the non-conf. schedule. If you look at the predictive ratings (i.e. what the oddsmakers used to set lines) LSU is 14th of 16 SEC teams. Part of that is LSU hasn't been really great at anything thus far. A bigger part is the SEC looks to be really damn good. Maybe the strongest conference in the country.

LSU should be favored against FSU tomorrow and (likely) a slight favorite in the "neutral" site game vs. SMU. Every other team on LSU's remaining OOC schedule is just flat out bad which means LSU can't just beat them, they have to dominate those teams if they want a positive impact on the NET. LSU really needs to have a good December to put them in position to battle in SEC play for a spot in the NCAAT. If LSU can go 12-1 in OOC play, going 9-9 maybe even 8-10 (depending on who they beat) in the SEC schedule could be enough to get them in. For every loss LSU suffers this month the road in SEC play becomes much tougher.

EDT:

Quickest way to improve your NET rating:

1. Win games over good teams, especially away from home (road/neutral site games)

2. Win efficiently. That doesn't necessarily mean blowing out a team. It means playing well on both sides in a win.

Right now LSU's defense has been pretty efficient. They are 40th in Kenpom in that category. Mostly because they are top 20 nationally in opponent's FG% (teams aren't shooting it that well vs. LSU).

Offense has been the struggle. LSU isn't shooting it that well. Especially from three where they have been well below average. Combine that with yet another year of turning the ball over non stop and the efficiency numbers continue to drop...despite the wins.

If this team doesn't fix the turnover issues ASAP they are going to continue to dig themselves into first half holes they won't be able to dig out of once the level of competition increases significantly.

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Bad news: 50 is 11th in the SEC.

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There’s a group of about 7 or 8 that seems like it’s all very interchangeable right now.

You’ve got the 5 at the top & then the rest will sort itself out

27 UGA
28 Miss State
37 OU
43 A&M
46 Mizzou
50 LSU
51 Ark
55 Ole Miss
56 Texas

LSU plays 11 games vs that group

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There’s a group of about 7 or 8 that seems like it’s all very interchangeable right now.

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That was my point. There's very few, if any, "bad" teams in the SEC right now. That puts even more emphasis on LSU winning their remaining non-conf. games. You know the SEC will be a grind. Putting yourself in the best position possible before facing that grind will give you a larger margin for error