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Posted on 6/9/22 at 7:32 am to SummerOfGeorge
Posted on 6/9/22 at 7:32 am to SummerOfGeorge
Exactly. Kessler just took us out of a big part of our offense which is going to the rim, and Oats despises midrange shots so he ate us alive.
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Posted on 6/9/22 at 9:26 am to antibarner
Kessler has very quick feet for someone his size. Quick feet are very important for defense. (or offense)
Posted on 6/9/22 at 9:43 am to IB4bama
Not to be that guy but actually his foot speed is not good, it hurts him on D.
glad he's gone
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“How Kessler stands out in the NBA in other facets of the game – even on defense just outside the paint – is a larger concern. His foot speed is slow. Getting him defending in space is a recipe for success. He blocks and affects shots even in some situations on the perimeter because of his closing speed and length, but how will his game translate to the NBA?”
glad he's gone
Posted on 6/9/22 at 9:45 am to McGregor
Kessler's best trait, other than his unicorn physical stature, was his ability to block shots and defend the rim without ever fouling. He didn't lean, didn't bite on fakes, etc.
Posted on 6/9/22 at 10:04 am to SummerOfGeorge
Yeah Kessler has very slow foot speed, will get targeted on high pick n rolls in the NBA. Dude was a legit 7 footer with mass and could camp the paint in college. Life will be difficult in the NBA.
Posted on 6/9/22 at 1:17 pm to SummerOfGeorge
quote:He always guards at the rim with his closest arm/hand. It makes his reach 3 to 6" longer and quicker at least, plus like Bill Russell, he doesn't try to swat the ball into the stands..he often rebounds his own block.
Kessler's best trait, other than his unicorn physical stature, was his ability to block shots and defend the rim without ever fouling. He didn't lean, didn't bite on fakes, etc.
Posted on 6/9/22 at 1:50 pm to IRobbedMyMom
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Yeah Kessler has very slow foot speed, will get targeted on high pick n rolls in the NBA. Dude was a legit 7 footer with mass and could camp the paint in college. Life will be difficult in the NBA.
pretty much. we tore kessler up the first game because of that. still lost but it had nothing to do with him. the second one not so much, though there were too many issues to count in that one. protecting the rim is one thing, but being an actual good defender is another. hassan whiteside comes to mind as an example of that. the kid does have talent though and can shoot so, maybe hell end up doing some things.
Posted on 6/9/22 at 2:02 pm to rushball
Kessler only played about 10 minutes in the first game, barely on the court.
Posted on 6/9/22 at 3:58 pm to McGregor
well yes, because we fouled him out.
Posted on 6/9/22 at 4:32 pm to rushball
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Dior Johnson, ESPN's No. 35 prospect in 2022, will decommit from Oregon and explore other college options, a source told ESPN. Oregon signed two veteran power-5 guards from the NCAA transfer portal and return starting PG Will Richardson, who entered the NBA draft.
Former target of ours.
Posted on 6/9/22 at 4:35 pm to Chadaristic
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Beginning next season, the NCAA will assess a Class B technical foul to players for flopping.
Players previously received a warning before being assessed a technical.
Posted on 6/9/22 at 6:36 pm to Chadaristic
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Alabama commit Sam Walters highlights from the Pangos All-American Camp!
Twitter - 48 seconds
Posted on 6/10/22 at 7:17 am to Chadaristic
Posted on 6/10/22 at 8:38 am to Bryant91092
That video was full of surprises:
1. It actually happened
2. It was actually a copperhead
3. She was reasonable about it
Not surprising:
1. The stock footage from the news station showed a timber rattlesnake for 90% of the video even though there was also a copperhead in it.
Glad to see there were no complications.
1. It actually happened
2. It was actually a copperhead
3. She was reasonable about it
Not surprising:
1. The stock footage from the news station showed a timber rattlesnake for 90% of the video even though there was also a copperhead in it.
Glad to see there were no complications.
Posted on 6/10/22 at 9:02 am to Bryant91092
Woah
Posted on 6/10/22 at 9:04 am to SummerOfGeorge
Obviously imperfect and tough to gauge transfer impacts and freshmen, but still interesting to look through. If you click the link and then click a team it will breakdown the roster and the projections by player.
Torvik 2023 SEC Projections (interactive)
New SEC coaches did a heck of a job in the portal.
General overview from 2016 when he put together this general model for projection based around his stat website and advanced metrics
Torvik 2023 SEC Projections (interactive)
New SEC coaches did a heck of a job in the portal.
General overview from 2016 when he put together this general model for projection based around his stat website and advanced metrics
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I've completely revamped the offensive projections, moving away from the prior "team based" model to an almost completely "player based" model. The old model, explained in detail below, was to look at past team performance, then adjust up or down based on the characteristics of the returning players. Now the model starts with projected player performance, and builds a team projection from that. One fun aspect of this is that I'm actually projecting core offensive player stats—offensive rating, usage, and minutes—and you can go look at those on the team pages at the T-Rank site.
Just a couple of team-based effects remain: (1) I've kept the "momentum" modifier for now, and (2) There is a coaching adjustment for teams who've hired a new coach in the last three years. Both of these are pretty ... stupid, I guess is the word—but I like them.
As with all of my T-Rank stuff, this is not to be taken seriously, and it's far from clear this is a "better" way to do things, given my fundamental incompetence. But I've always been convinced that this was the better way to project offensive performance, and Dan Hanner laid out the road map for this model long ago. This new model is basically my attempt to follow the steps he laid out then. Indeed, the compulsion mainly arose after realizing I now have the data and programming ability to do it.
So that's offense. As for defense, I think a team-based model is actually pretty good. In the blog post linked above, Dan Hanner says as much—though he links performance to coach rather than team. So for now I'm continuing with the exact same model as before, with one significant change: an effect based on the projected effective height (that is, height at the center and power forward positions), which is well-correlated with adjusted defensive efficiency.
Posted on 6/10/22 at 9:21 am to SummerOfGeorge
I try to remain as unbiased as I can when looking at projections/predictions, but I'd bet my house on us being better than Florida. I'd place another hefty bet on us being better than A&M.
Question: how do they take into account recruiting classes (non-transfers)?
Question: how do they take into account recruiting classes (non-transfers)?
Posted on 6/10/22 at 9:25 am to BigBird09
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Question: how do they take into account recruiting classes (non-transfers)?
If you click on the link and then click Alabama it's all broken out by player.
I think he gives them a conservative statline based on prior recruits that were ranked relatively close and the depth chart in front of them. Incoming freshmen are definitely the hardest to quantify, and since we will have 2 very good ones we are relying on it means we are probably a bit underrated (along with Arkansas).
This post was edited on 6/10/22 at 9:26 am
Posted on 6/10/22 at 9:59 am to SummerOfGeorge
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Former South Dakota head coach Todd Lee, who was terminated after winning 19 games last season, is headed to Arkansas to join Eric Musselman’s staff as a special assistant, source told @Stadium.
Posted on 6/10/22 at 11:16 am to SummerOfGeorge
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Torvik 2023 SEC Projections (interactive)
Have to think the reliance on freshmen is what has us lower. If we end up here, I'll see it as a disappointment. I think we have the roster to finish much better than this.
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