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aceboon said:
I think its 3 losses, but one was without Bazz, and the other with Daniels, and both came down to the final minute on Cincy's home floor.
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You're right, I had forgotten about the return game in 2013. We were real thin in that game, IIRC.
 
johnhuskies95 said:
Also, Napier was out for the game against them in 2013 and Daniels was out in the game against them in 2014. Maybe Cincy still would've won, but who knows.

That said, I don't agree with Fishy about Cronin's X's and O's. You don't have 5 straight top 15 defenses if you aren't good in that area.
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Definitely agree with you in regards to Cronin. He's one of the best in the business at recruiting raw athletes and converting them into great defensive players - very similar to Pitino in that regard.
 
champs99and04 said:
You're right, I had forgotten about the return game in 2013. We were real thin in that game, IIRC.
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Correct, Niels also broke his finger in that game, missed all of the 2nd half.
 
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Huskyforlife said:
Can you make a thread where you list all the things you don't like and why? You're a very positive person... Which is a good thing here.
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It would have one and only one thing in the list and that is he doesn't like negativity!
 
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It's premature because Gibbs to UConn isn't official. But I strongly believe that UConn will have a heck of a team next season if he indeed does arrive. It will be the 2014 team all over again for KO with multiple good line up options. Last season there were no options available for even one good line up. And even with that UConn was four or five winnable games away from having a successful albeit unpleasant season.

The Cinci vs. UConn debate ignored something that I feel is important. The "dreaded" AAC should be a lot stronger next season. I believe SMU and maybe Temple take a step back. But Cinci, Tulsa, UConn and Memphis and the dregs other than USF should be significantly improved over this season. I'm still ten toes in for the B!G. I have been from the get go. But before I get my mansion on the ocean I'm going to see the beauty of my current neighborhood.
 
Matrim55 said:
I think they'll be better than the first two for sure, and on par with UNC and Maryland. UNC will be a top 2 team, though I'd have more confidence in that if Tokoto hadn't declared, and if they didn't have the ban hanging over their heads.

Duke lost their 4 most important players, and while the guys they have coming in are good, they're not top 5 material right off the bat - especially because they have only one real ball handler (Thornton) who's not close to being the kind of floor general Jones was, and lacks consistent range beyond the arc. They do have some shooters and scorers on the wing, but their lack of rim protection is going to be killer - just like it was in 2013/14. I think they're a top 20ish team.

Kentucky, despite their recent recruiting misses, has a good, balanced team and a very good point guard in Ulis. But Lee and Willis haven't developed, Poythress is all athleticism and is coming off an ACL tear, and nobody can shoot. I also don't think Ulis and Briscoe will co-exist comfortably. They'll beat cupcakes, but struggle against good teams.
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Agree to disagree, but if you think they will be so good Cincy 100/1 is available and that is incredible value. IMO they lack that very top level talent.
 
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We will be dancing in March with Gibbs. How far is the only question. Elite eight or final four is my opinion. Curious on predictions from the rest of the yard. A year too ealr for the final four based on contribution from our guards (damn you tsam!!!!) based on looking at our final four teams from the last 15 years (sadly we won't get that extra year from Gibbs)
 
OkaForPrez said:
Gibbs vs. Boat stat comparison for those interested:

http://statsheet.com/mcb/players/compare?add=sterling-gibbs&i=1&p1=ryan-boatright
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I had checked them out yesterday and was impressed with how similar the two players stats appeared. Of course the composition of the two teams was different as well as the conferences so not apples to apples. For instance Sterling did not have as many rebounds per games as Ryan. Is this an indicator that Ryan is a better rebounder? Hard to know. Seton Hall was 76th in the nation in rebounds per vs. UConn at 192. So it is possible Sterling isn't as good or he wasn't needed for rebounding because his team was composed of better rebounders than UConn.

FT percentage is the one thing that is different. Sterling is good at 71% and Ryan was outstanding at 85%.
 
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We've hit a few bumps on the road recently so getting Gibbs would make up for all that.
 
Nigel Williams Goss just committed to Gonzaga which I think helps us. Heard rumors that they couldve been interested in Gibbs, but getting another star PG eliminates that possibility
 
i wonder if there is an issue getting into a grad program, which is holding up the official announcement?
 
fleudslipcon said:
It's premature because Gibbs to UConn isn't official. But I strongly believe that UConn will have a heck of a team next season if he indeed does arrive. It will be the 2014 team all over again for KO with multiple good line up options. Last season there were no options available for even one good line up. And even with that UConn was four or five winnable games away from having a successful albeit unpleasant season.

The Cinci vs. UConn debate ignored something that I feel is important. The "dreaded" AAC should be a lot stronger next season. I believe SMU and maybe Temple take a step back. But Cinci, Tulsa, UConn and Memphis and the dregs other than USF should be significantly improved over this season. I'm still ten toes in for the B!G. I have been from the get go. But before I get my mansion on the ocean I'm going to see the beauty of my current neighborhood.
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Agree with your post but I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for SMU to take a step back. They'll return their two best players and the AAC POY.
 
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No, we are not replacing Boat, but we are lowering the drop-off at pg and greatly increasing the ability of our first guard off the bench. I feel confident Purvis & DHam will improve (Purvis just needs to play like he did at the end of the year). Our power forward position will see a big improvement as will our first big(s) off the bench. Amida will continue to learn basics and be a freak as a rim protector.

Looks good! Our 2016 graduating seniors won't be a big problem to replace, but we will need to replace our grad student(s) plus whoever jumps. We will leave strong replacements for each grad student (Adams, Enoch, Facey) SF and , I believe center, may need replacements after next year. Leave or stay, SF & C seem our next recruiting needs.
 
fleudslipcon said:
I had checked them out yesterday and was impressed with how similar the two players stats appeared. Of course the composition of the two teams was different as well as the conferences so not apples to apples. For instance Sterling did not have as many rebounds per games as Ryan. Is this an indicator that Ryan is a better rebounder? Hard to know. Seton Hall was 76th in the nation in rebounds per vs. UConn at 192. So it is possible Sterling isn't as good or he wasn't needed for rebounding because his team was composed of better rebounders than UConn.
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Rebounds per is so dependent upon pace. It's often a misleading stat.

There are two other mitigating factors. First is that our main center (Brimah) sells out to block almost everything, and that's shown in our block % (which was once again among the country's best). Teams that play like - that put a premium on rim protection - need their guards to rebound.

The other is that Seton Hall's starting center (Delgado) was a rebounding machine, like a bigger version of Adrien.
 
champs99and04 said:
Agree with your post but I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for SMU to take a step back. They'll return their two best players and the AAC POY.
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Yeah, but they lost ALL of their interior defense. Teams are going to feast on them in the paint.

1) Cincinnati
2) UConn
3) Memphis
4) Tulsa
5) SMU
 
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