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Posted on 3/3/21 at 11:03 am to Chadaristic
Posted on 3/3/21 at 11:03 am to Chadaristic
Watch this explanation from Vance Walberg about his offense and everyone will understand why we take some wild shots around the basket on the drive.
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It's over an hour but explains a lot about why we do some of the things we do on offense.
Vance is who Nate got his offensive system from.
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It's over an hour but explains a lot about why we do some of the things we do on offense.
Vance is who Nate got his offensive system from.
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Posted on 3/3/21 at 11:07 am to Lemonpuppy
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I think if we sweep the tourney we MAY* pull a 1 seed.
If we win out and end up SEC regular season and tournament champs, it is possible but I won’t really care.
I’ll be too busy basking in the sunshine - and in the end it won’t matter. If everyone holds serve other than bragging rights the only difference between a 1 and 2 is which color jersey you wear in the Elite 8.
Posted on 3/3/21 at 11:11 am to JustGetItRight
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I’ll be too busy basking in the sunshine - and in the end it won’t matter. If everyone holds serve other than bragging rights the only difference between a 1 and 2 is which color jersey you wear in the Elite 8.
I think Bradshaw said it best last night about the 8/9 game - that usually those are teams that have talent but just haven't put it together. Playing the winner of the 7/10 matchup doesn't seem to be any worse.
Im sure there is a statistic that shows that the #1 advances past the 2nd round far more than the #2, but I choose to believe what sounds better for this year.
Posted on 3/3/21 at 11:11 am to Glorious
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This season, 39.4% of all shots have been 3-point attempts, on pace to be the highest percentage in NBA history.
Not only is volume up again this season, so is efficiency. Teams are shooting 36.8% on 3-pointers, also on pace to be the highest in a season in NBA history.
Just as a reference that doesn't really mean anything. 47.6% of all of our shots have been 3PA and we are making 35.2%.
Posted on 3/3/21 at 11:14 am to SummerOfGeorge
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If Jax St moves into Q3, that stat about Q1/Q2 wins + playing ZERO Q4 opponents is damned impressive.
Yep and we are already the only team in the top ten of NET that has only played 1 Q4 game as it is.
Posted on 3/3/21 at 11:18 am to McGregor
Little off-subject, but after the Bama game last night I turned on the radio and listened to the UK game for a bit while I worked through a honey do list.
Tom Leach is a great play-by-play guy, but he sounded so defeated. He was trying to hold back his frustration, but the fact that the Wildcats couldn't seem to finish around the rim and kept missing half their free throws was just killing him. Mike Pratt was trying to see the good in everything but failing miserably. It's such a weird thing, watching a fairly easy Bama win in March followed by a frustrating Kentucky loss.
Tom Leach is a great play-by-play guy, but he sounded so defeated. He was trying to hold back his frustration, but the fact that the Wildcats couldn't seem to finish around the rim and kept missing half their free throws was just killing him. Mike Pratt was trying to see the good in everything but failing miserably. It's such a weird thing, watching a fairly easy Bama win in March followed by a frustrating Kentucky loss.
Posted on 3/3/21 at 11:19 am to Lemonpuppy
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I think if we sweep the tourney we MAY* pull a 1 seed.
I think that isn't possible after our Arkansas loss and Illinois beating Michigan.
If OSU beats Illi they will just move them to 4th and Illi to 5th.
Even if we win out SEC tourney, Illi has a big win over Mich and we already know they like OSU over us.
Posted on 3/3/21 at 11:26 am to Goombaw
Cal finally recruited a bad class and it's biting him in the arse. Boston and Askew suck and Clarke and Fletcher are just a pair of titty babies who will never make it in pro basketball in a million years. I don't even know how you give those two losers an opportunity to come back next year.
Posted on 3/3/21 at 11:29 am to Robot Santa
Breaking down NCAA tournament 1-seed scenarios for men's basketball teams outside the top four
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Following Baylor's bounce-back win over West Virginia and considering the fact Illinois was going to be without Ayo Dosunmu heading into its game at Michigan, it looked like we would exit Tuesday night with a pretty good idea of the first three 1-seeds and a wide-open race for the fourth spot in the NCAA men's basketball tournament.
Illinois had different ideas.
The Fighting Illini had one of the more surprisingly impressive performances of the season, going into Ann Arbor and hammering Michigan by 23 points despite Dosunmu missing his third straight game with a facial injury. Andre Curbelo was terrific in Dosunmu's place, while Trent Frazier led the way with 22 points. The Fighting Illini held Michigan to its fewest points in a half (22 in the first half) and limited the Wolverines to two 3-pointers and five offensive rebounds.
Illinois entered the night as the theoretical fourth 1-seed, so the Fighting Illini should feel like they're solidly on the top line right now. Michigan was the second 1-seed before the loss, but it's unlikely the Wolverines dropped enough to fall off the line completely. Baylor bounced back after its first loss of the season to beat West Virginia in overtime in Morgantown, solidifying its 1-seed and likely moving it back right behind No. 1 Gonzaga. And, of course, the undefeated Zags aren't going anywhere.
So, with 12 days remaining until Selection Sunday, are the 1-seeds locked in? For now, yes, but that doesn't mean there aren't gate-crashers ready to pounce if things go awry.
Let's play out some scenarios.
The most likely candidate is Ohio State, which entered the week atop the 2-line after three straight losses. The Buckeyes face Illinois in Columbus on Saturday, and they've already beaten the Fighting Illini once this season. If Ohio State wins on Saturday, earns a 4- or 5-seed in the Big Ten tournament and then knocks off top-seeded Michigan in the conference tournament semifinals, are the Buckeyes not playing for a 1-seed in the Big Ten title game next weekend?
Ohio State has seven Quadrant 1 wins and zero losses lower than Quadrant 2. The Buckeyes are ranked in the top eight in ESPN's strength of record, BPI, KenPom and Sagarin -- and they would own a sweep of Illinois and wins over Iowa (beat the Hawkeyes on Feb. 4) and Michigan if the above scenario played out.
Speaking of the Hawkeyes, can Iowa get to the top line? They've won five of their past six and finish the regular season with home games against Nebraska and Wisconsin. Wins there would secure the 3-seed in the Big Ten tournament, meaning they could get a shot at Illinois in the semifinals.
Their marquee wins aren't as strong as Ohio State's, but they do own a win over the Buckeyes and would also have a couple of big chances in the Big Ten tournament. Iowa also has top-five rankings in the BPI, KenPom and Sagarin. The metrics love the Hawkeyes.
Don't count out Alabama, either. The Crimson Tide already clinched the SEC regular-season title, and we've seen the selection committee look fondly upon teams that win both the regular-season and conference tournament titles. Alabama is tied with Illinois for the most combined Quadrant 1 and 2 wins of any team in college basketball, and the Crimson Tide are fifth in ESPN's strength of record, which measures resume.
The last potential option to get to the top line might be Houston. It's a long shot, but the Cougars are No. 3 in BPI, No. 4 in KenPom and No. 6 in Sagarin. The Cougars don't have the top-tier wins that the rest of the candidates have, but they are No. 4 in the NET and would have a gaudy record entering Selection Sunday.
If there's chaos in the other conference tournaments -- we're talking Purdue vs. Wisconsin in the Big Ten title game, an early Baylor exit in the Big 12 tournament and Alabama getting bounced early in the SEC -- Houston cruising to a conference tournament title win would make things interesting.
I agree that the four 1-seeds look pretty solid after Tuesday night's action, but I don't think we're at a point to say it's set in stone just yet. Baylor answered some questions with Tuesday's win, but are the Bears officially back to their pre-pause selves? It wouldn't be a shock to see them lose to Oklahoma State or Texas Tech this week.
And what about what we saw in Ann Arbor on Tuesday night. How do Michigan and Illinois move forward this weekend?
There are still questions to be answered over the final week and a half of the season -- and teams are ready to jump to the top line if any openings emerge.
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Posted on 3/3/21 at 11:30 am to YStar
I think Mich State beats Michigan too and moves them below us
Posted on 3/3/21 at 11:31 am to Chadaristic
Posted on 3/3/21 at 11:34 am to Chadaristic
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Auburn HC Bruce Pearl: "We're not happy with the loss. We're not happy with getting swept. We're not happy. ... But our guys battled to shave 24 points off of (what Alabama scored in the first matchup)."
Point shaving.
Posted on 3/3/21 at 11:35 am to Chadaristic
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Toronto/Tampa Raptors have recalled Donta Hall, and he'll be in uniform for the NBA Raptors for today's game.
Posted on 3/3/21 at 11:58 am to Lemonpuppy
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I think Mich State beats Michigan too and moves them below us
Yeah Michigan isn't moving below us.
Posted on 3/3/21 at 12:13 pm to Chadaristic
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Raptors have recalled Donta Hall
Awesome! I love that dude.
Posted on 3/3/21 at 12:26 pm to Chadaristic
Only way Alabama gets a 1 seed is Ohio State and Illinois losing in the first round of the B1G tournament, and Alabama running the table, winning the SEC
Posted on 3/3/21 at 12:28 pm to East Coast Band
Ohio State lost again the other day, they will be below us.
Posted on 3/3/21 at 12:29 pm to Lemonpuppy
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Ohio State lost again the other day, they will be below us.
There is nothing to suggest that any of Michigan, Illinois, or Ohio State will fall below us for a 1 seed.
This post was edited on 3/3/21 at 12:31 pm
Posted on 3/3/21 at 12:32 pm to Lemonpuppy
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Ohio State lost again the other day, they will be below us.
They lost three games straight, but we annulled that by losing to Mizzou then blowout by R-Kansas.
Even if OSU loses to Illi, Illi are cemented as the fourth 1 seed.
If OSU beats Illi, they are cemented as the fourth 1 seed.
If Michigan losses a third game they are still in front of us.
We really needed to beat R-Kansas to get that one seed.
Posted on 3/3/21 at 12:42 pm to ss4bama12
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But I think that is what is good about this team. One guy may go in the tank for a while but we have so many others that can step up and take over. When and if we ever have them all clicking
Yep. We have a large collection of very good players, but nobody that's elite (1st round pick in the immediately upcoming draft). You never really know who's going to be on. But there's enough good players, that someone is almost always on. And if everybody is on, there's nobody they can't beat.
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