Recent content by Tenspro2002

Yeah, but lightning striking twice? I mean, of the top 8 guys in 2023, we lost 5 of them, including multiple NBA players. It's not like Florida 2006 to 2007 or Duke 1991 to 1992 who basically ran back the same lineup. Newton, Karaban, and Clingan (in a much bigger role) were the main holdovers...

It was a bad game. Period. We got up 28-15 and then basically played them even for over 20 minutes until 70-55 and then we closed on a 9-0 run. Against a team making their DI debut. But let's see how we've done in our first cupcake game the last several years and how it boded: 2025: 92-56 over...

Pretty sensible, balanced take in all honesty.

Eh, there were some who won huge. There were some who won unimpressively. We were definitely in the latter category and shouldn't sugarcoat it, but we weren't the only ones.

I picked UNH to cover +42.5 once the line shifted that high and Reed was out. Covered wire to wire and never threatened. Ugh.

I don't know the spreads, but the margins were generally around 40. 92-51 type scores.

If you're worried about the final total, but certain our main guys will blow them out for the bulk, you can bet on Largest Margin 26+ at -1200. Some people poo-poo betting near-sure-things at short odds (i.e. risking a lot to win a little) but it can be very lucrative if you avoid pitfalls.

I hate touching 40-point spreads. Last year's cupcake games were: 92-56 92-53 90-49 81-46 99-45 So low 90's to 50-ish feels about right. That said, New Haven is new to DI so who knows how much fight they put up.

I see the theory, but how the hell do you score against a zone defense?

I'm going: El-Amin (2) Castle (3) Butler (4) Karaban (1) Okafor (5) I know you don't have to pick exactly one guy at each dollar value, just worked out that way. We have toughness, leadership, unbelievable basketball IQ, stout interior and perimeter defense, and enough offense/spacing to...

Eh, I kind of get the argument that seeding isn't as important as it used to be, we romped in 2023 as a #4 seed, etc. That said, we also got to avoid the #1 seed, and I wouldn't count on that every time. The resume-building parts of our schedule are severely front-loaded this year, and if we go...

This is about as close to a perfect storm as you get in the Atlantic, literally near the mathematical limit for storm intensity on Earth. If it weren't going to absolutely devastate a population that can little afford it, you could appreciate its beauty.

McNeeley never fully got (re)integrated after his injury and you worry about the same here. With Castle, the rest of the team was extremely well-established and he could work his way in. We're counting on more from Mullins. This could really stifle how this team comes together.

Yeahhhh that's pretty damning. If you just know what the spread is, that's a bit of a chuckle and a shrug. Payton's reaction is only when you have a bit more at stake (source: me in my living room following NBA scores live on the Draftkings app).

Funny, when I play poker it feels like everyone else has x-ray vision.