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Posted on 1/18/21 at 8:12 am to Lemonpuppy
Posted on 1/18/21 at 8:12 am to Lemonpuppy
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At what point is it safe for us to say that we are actually a good team?
You dont completely fake what we've done so far. We'll have a cold shooting stretch and everyone will act like the sky is falling but we do look top-20 caliber
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Posted on 1/18/21 at 8:13 am to Lemonpuppy
After the sec championship tournament.
I honestly really don't care about the NCAA tournament - obviously a magical final four run would be incredible but that is asking a lot. But I want to win the SEC tournament really, really bad and it seems that if we show up ready to play there, we have the team that can make a good run at it.
I honestly really don't care about the NCAA tournament - obviously a magical final four run would be incredible but that is asking a lot. But I want to win the SEC tournament really, really bad and it seems that if we show up ready to play there, we have the team that can make a good run at it.
This post was edited on 1/18/21 at 8:14 am
Posted on 1/18/21 at 8:19 am to CrimsonFever
quote:This is probably the only reason that CNO plays him in the rotation. If we're talking about true basketball talent, the kid's got very little. Coach is smart enough to realize that a guy like Rojas brings some intangibles to the team.
I think the toughness that Rojas brings has been contagious to the rest of the team.
Besides, if they ever need a hatchet man on the floor, he's the guy!
PS- Who remembers Tommy Heinsohn when he played for the Celtics?
This post was edited on 1/18/21 at 8:22 am
Posted on 1/18/21 at 8:39 am to coachcrisp
TeamRankings Predictive Rankings for Last 5 Games. Who are those handsome devils at #1?
Also #9 in Last 10 Games Ranking and #16 Overall
Also #9 in Last 10 Games Ranking and #16 Overall
This post was edited on 1/18/21 at 8:40 am
Posted on 1/18/21 at 8:59 am to Glorious
you guys follow the team closer than i do. but in the games ive seen, it seems the refs start looking for something anything they can call on rojas, the second he steps on the floor.
Posted on 1/18/21 at 9:09 am to crimsontater
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you guys follow the team closer than i do. but in the games ive seen, it seems the refs start looking for something anything they can call on rojas, the second he steps on the floor.
Rojas plays basketball like a fullback. He's looking for someone to run into. Refs have picked up on it and he never gets the benefit of the doubt. There have been a handful of times this season when he got called for a foul on contact that he didn't even initiate.
Posted on 1/18/21 at 9:29 am to Robot Santa
NET Top 25 + All the SEC teams
The WKU loss seemed to spark things, so I won't complain too much, but without it we're probably a Top 10 team in NET.
The WKU loss seemed to spark things, so I won't complain too much, but without it we're probably a Top 10 team in NET.
Posted on 1/18/21 at 9:35 am to mistaken4193
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Now #18 in NET.
Posted on 1/18/21 at 9:49 am to Chadaristic
Posted on 1/18/21 at 9:58 am to SummerOfGeorge
That chart just shows how sad our collapses are every season.
Posted on 1/18/21 at 9:59 am to Lemonpuppy
Well, to be fair, I found the absolute best point for each team during their season. While we have had collapses, almost all teams are gonna have falls from their peak. It's just the way it works. But yea, most of the peaks are at the same times (early February) and then we do our thing.
It also shows that right now, metrics wise, this is the best team we've had in a decade.
It also shows that right now, metrics wise, this is the best team we've had in a decade.
This post was edited on 1/18/21 at 10:01 am
Posted on 1/18/21 at 10:08 am to SummerOfGeorge
From Haslammetrics
We've played 10 of our 14 games against teams in his Top 100
# of Top 100 Games
1. Illinois (11) (6-5)
2. Alabama (10) (8-2)
2. Wisconsin (10) (7-3)
4. Iowa (9) (7-2)
4. Kansas (9) (6-3)
4. Ohio State (9) (6-3)
7. Gonzaga (8) (8-0)
7. Michigan (8) (7-1)
7. Houston (8) (7-1)
7. Texas (8) (6-2)
7. Creighton (8) (6-2)
12. USC (7) (5-2)
12. Colorado (7) (4-3)
12. Texas Tech (7) (3-4)
12. Oklahoma (7) (3-4)
16. Virginia (6) (4-2)
16. Oregon (6) (4-2)
18. Tennessee (5) (4-1)
18. LSU (5) (3-2)
18. UConn (5) (4-1)
21. Villanova (4) (3-1)
21. Baylor (4) (4-0)
23. Saint Louis (3) (2-1)
23. Loyola Chicago (3) (1-2)
25. Drake (0) (0-0)
We've played 10 of our 14 games against teams in his Top 100
# of Top 100 Games
1. Illinois (11) (6-5)
2. Alabama (10) (8-2)
2. Wisconsin (10) (7-3)
4. Iowa (9) (7-2)
4. Kansas (9) (6-3)
4. Ohio State (9) (6-3)
7. Gonzaga (8) (8-0)
7. Michigan (8) (7-1)
7. Houston (8) (7-1)
7. Texas (8) (6-2)
7. Creighton (8) (6-2)
12. USC (7) (5-2)
12. Colorado (7) (4-3)
12. Texas Tech (7) (3-4)
12. Oklahoma (7) (3-4)
16. Virginia (6) (4-2)
16. Oregon (6) (4-2)
18. Tennessee (5) (4-1)
18. LSU (5) (3-2)
18. UConn (5) (4-1)
21. Villanova (4) (3-1)
21. Baylor (4) (4-0)
23. Saint Louis (3) (2-1)
23. Loyola Chicago (3) (1-2)
25. Drake (0) (0-0)
This post was edited on 1/18/21 at 10:15 am
Posted on 1/18/21 at 10:09 am to Lemonpuppy
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That chart just shows how sad our collapses are every season
I would say it shows that we have had a long run of fielding mediocre teams that have an odd tendency to go on an annual hot streak towards the beginning/middle of conference play and then regress back to the mean by the end.
Posted on 1/18/21 at 10:10 am to Robot Santa
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I would say it shows that we have had a long run of fielding mediocre teams that have an odd tendency to go on an annual hot streak towards the beginning/middle of conference play and then regress back to the mean by the end.
Yep - and I don't think it is a coincidence that our best teams have been very limited depth wise, either, and a lot of them either had injuries that caused missed games or wore down our guys who we relied on heavily.
Posted on 1/18/21 at 10:18 am to SummerOfGeorge
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Yep - and I don't think it is a coincidence that our best teams have been very limited depth wise, either, and a lot of them either had injuries that caused missed games or wore down our guys who we relied on heavily.
Yeah I mean like I pointed out previously, there was a time not so long ago that we had Avery Jr. and Daniel Giddens on the floor, together, sometimes for 4-5 minutes at a time. You're basically playing with one hand tied behind your back if 2-3 of the top 7 or 8 minutes guys on your roster should be bench players at lower tier mid-major programs. You can't overcome injuries, you can't overcome early foul trouble, you can't overcome a couple of your starters just having off nights for one reason or another. It just puts so much pressure on your best players both mentally and physically to have to carry a team for an entire season with no help from the bench.
Posted on 1/18/21 at 10:23 am to Robot Santa
Yeah I think some of the talk about our “collapses” (and I’m obviously aware that we have fallen apart at the end of seasons) is basically revisionist history.
Our main problem in every one of those years was we weren’t very good. We had no room to collapse. Honestly, we were ever even a projected 8 seed in any of those years (I’m not talking about Grant’s good year)? A 9 seed?
We lived in the last four in/ last four out.
Our main problem in every one of those years was we weren’t very good. We had no room to collapse. Honestly, we were ever even a projected 8 seed in any of those years (I’m not talking about Grant’s good year)? A 9 seed?
We lived in the last four in/ last four out.
Posted on 1/18/21 at 10:30 am to Crede15
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We lived in the last four in/ last four out.
Some folks just like to live dangerously.
Posted on 1/18/21 at 10:58 am to Lemonpuppy
quote:
At what point is it safe for us to say that we are actually a good team?
I’m scared still lol
EOY
Posted on 1/18/21 at 11:32 am to UASports23
Came in at number 18 in the AP pole
This post was edited on 1/18/21 at 11:33 am
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