The NET is more realistic. It's an efficiency metric. It's funny because the RPI puts a lot into SOS, so you get rewarded for playing good teams, even if you get your doors blown off--like we did. In past years, this years schedule makes us look better than we are, just because we played someone. Stupid then, stupid now. We don't play efficient basketball under Dantoni early in the season. Or at least we haven't since he's been coach. So our NET will probably be highest when we start conference play (in the 125-150 range) and then climb as the season progresses (75-125 range).
NET looks more at home vs road, & the margin of victory/loss. Those big losses, especially the Ohio one, kills our NET rating. You combine our poor showing early on with what we've done in the last few weeks since we've seemingly "found ourselves", I feel a rating in the top 1/4 of the 100s is about where/who we are right now. Keep winning and we could get over that 100 mark sooner than later, depending on the margin of victory. Loos a few here over the next 3-4 weeks and we'll stay right where we're at. Revert back to what we were in Nov-Dec, and we'll fall into the 150-200 range.
