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Trentonjoe
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So it's year 4 of my 4 year plan at Princeton.  It's my first foray into DI so I have no idea what I am doing.
Years 1-3 were a debacle.  

Anyway, I start season 15-2 and after a successful OOC schedule and  big win at Yale last night we crack the top 25.   I have a little # next my name, I am very excited.  Being quite proud and convinced I am smarter than I am, I check the other teams in the top 25.  They are like 150 POINTS BETTER THAN US!   

Do I have a chance of making the NT if I don't win out?  and if so, would I really have a chance of winning a game?  Am I going to get slaughtered when I play an "elite" team?
1/31/2011 3:07 PM
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my first reaction from looking at your team is that my D II Shaw squad could take them, and maybe they could: but then I looked at your schedule and you have a number of quality (RPI <100) wins there... I don't think a loss to Columbia or Harvard hurts you, I'd avoid losing to the mid to bottom teams. I'm guessing that you are a decent to good gameplannner based on your record vs a number of decent to good human teams, so I'd say you've got a chance to advance a round or 2...but my D I experience is limited at best. GL...

ETA: OP's team record vs RPI:
1-50         3-0
51-100    4-2
101-150  1-0
151-200  2-0
201 +       5-0
1/31/2011 3:20 PM
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The elite teams will tend to have much more athletic bigs than you.  You also have suspect defensive ratings, particularly for the press.  That said, you have a very solid offense for a low-level D1 team so good gameplanning can probably help you a lot.
1/31/2011 3:31 PM
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Have your team watch the 1996 Tournament game against UCLA for motivation. 

1/31/2011 3:35 PM
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Posted by dahsdebater on 1/31/2011 3:31:00 PM (view original):
The elite teams will tend to have much more athletic bigs than you.  You also have suspect defensive ratings, particularly for the press.  That said, you have a very solid offense for a low-level D1 team so good gameplanning can probably help you a lot.
i agree with dahs the bigs need better ath ratings. fields is a beast. if you get  more players like fields then you'd be in great shape. i also agree with dahs that you must know your stuff with game planning, so that is a plus.
1/31/2011 4:18 PM
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What exactly does "game planning" mean? Because I can assure you, I don't know my stuff. 

I run the press so I can't double team.

All I do is adjust the shot distribution a little bit every ten games or so.

2/1/2011 1:54 PM
Trentonjoe
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Posted by dahsdebater on 1/31/2011 3:31:00 PM (view original):
The elite teams will tend to have much more athletic bigs than you.  You also have suspect defensive ratings, particularly for the press.  That said, you have a very solid offense for a low-level D1 team so good gameplanning can probably help you a lot.
What's good DEF ratings?  70?
2/1/2011 1:55 PM
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Posted by Trentonjoe on 2/1/2011 1:54:00 PM (view original):
What exactly does "game planning" mean? Because I can assure you, I don't know my stuff. 

I run the press so I can't double team.

All I do is adjust the shot distribution a little bit every ten games or so.

This made me chuckle.  Not at you Trentonjoe - but it's probably the 3rd or 4th time I've read posts here from coaches who say they were winning a lot of games before they started playing with gameplanning :)

Simply stated, Gameplanning is where the coach has the opportunity to turn a sure-fire win into an OT loss with his meddling :)  (Trust me, I've done it many times)

Seriously - here's the FAQ on Gameplanning.  It's how you can adjust your approach to each game in order to minimize your opponent's strengths and maximize your own:  HD Gameplanning FAQ
2/1/2011 2:36 PM
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