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REB1094 said:
Another interesting day for ranked teams

Arkansas was always going to lose at Tennessee but by 24?!

#15 UCLA goes down to Nebraska

Formerly good BYU gets dog walked by 30 against Houston

Baylor was also always going to lose at Iowa State, but lost by 19. Not good for us

#16 Cincinnati loses at home to 7-5 Arizona

#12 OU at #5 Bama and Texas at #13 Texas A&M later today, so still more chances for madness
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Another "xx was going to lose at xx but by that much?!" incoming

Alabama is up 28 against #12 Oklahoma with 13 minutes left
 
aceboon said:
4 secs left and he got all the way to the rim in a one point game, that's a great look
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A head down kamikaze drive at the strong side of the basket is one of the easiest contests at the rims a defender can get. As a defender, you know exactly where the ball handler is going and when he will get there.
 
nelsonmuntz said:
A head down kamikaze drive at the strong side of the basket is one of the easiest contests at the rims a defender can get. As a defender, you know exactly where the ball handler is going and when he will get there.
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"Head down kamikaze drive", please knock it off man. The guard has his head up and his eyes on the basket, fully aware of the time the entire play. His only other option was to dump it off to the guy who attempted the follow-up and 99.99% of college players are not making that play in that situation.

 
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I expect our metrics to take a hit tomorrow. Colorado, Dayton, Texas and DePaul all got blasted. Think they lost by a combined 100.
 
aceboon said:
"Head down kamikaze drive", please knock it off man. The guard has his head up and his eyes on the basket, fully aware of the time the entire play. His only other option was to dump it off to the guy who attempted the follow-up and 99.99% of college players are not making that play in that situation.

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It was a bad play, even against a defense as bad as UNC’s. He missed the shot badly, what more evidence do you need?
 
nelsonmuntz said:
It was a bad play, even against a defense as bad as UNC’s. He missed the shot badly, what more evidence do you need?
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We've seen Hass make that play, having to bank one high off the glass. It was contested for sure, shooter put too much on it. But at no time was his head down.

Couple of things about that play... first, they could've gotten over half court quicker going to guy on right side of the court. He had one guy to beat and probably could draw a foul. But once inbounds went to the PG, who took it to top of the arc, his only two options were to go to the hoop or dish to the left corner for a three. The other notable thing to me is that if they had SJ out there instead of the lead foot who threw the inbounds, SJ gets well into the paint for a possible jam or at least a foul.
 
gsmooth said:
yeah Duke's defense is a lockdown defense for sure.
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At the same time the team with the best ball movement they played was UK and they lost that game. They are very good though at stopping one-on-one play.
 
storrsroars said:
We've seen Hass make that play, having to bank one high off the glass. It was contested for sure, shooter put too much on it. But at no time was his head down.

Couple of things about that play... first, they could've gotten over half court quicker going to guy on right side of the court. He had one guy to beat and probably could draw a foul. But once inbounds went to the PG, who took it to top of the arc, his only two options were to go to the hoop or dish to the left corner for a three. The other notable thing to me is that if they had Samson Johnson out there instead of the lead foot who threw the inbounds, Samson Johnson gets well into the paint for a possible jam or at least a foul.
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Just because it is possible to make a play does not make it the best play. Basketball is generally won by the team that takes the most high percentage shots in a game. What constitutes high percentage will be somewhat different from team to team, but it will rarely be a full sprint diagonally to the strong hand block where a defender is waiting for the ball-handler while another defender has taken away the option of a cutback to the off hand block.

Defenders have been practicing the transition defense play at the block since their first practice in 3rd or 4th grade. They will know what to do. Burton's layup attempt was not an impossible shot, but I think he should have fired the ball up to a crosser in the middle just over the middle, who would either look to the opposite corner or to a cutter to the basket. I would even have Burton trail the first cutter in case the cutter pulls the defense to him and leaves Burton open behind the play. Instead, Burton dribbled 70+ feet with the entire defense looking at him and hoped to get a decent shot off.
 
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OSU just called a timeout as their 3 was going up, and in. 16 seconds left.
 
What's up with the college basketball TV schedule tonight? First Monday night with no NFL game in 4 months and the best games we get are Ohio State at Minnesota and TCU at Houston?
 
Wow, Rutgers losses again. 8-7 record not looking good. All that talent and they may not be getting an NIT bid at the rate they’re going.
 
MJ1 said:
Wow, Rutgers losses again. 8-7 record not looking good. All that talent and they may not be getting an NIT bid at the rate they’re going.
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Did Harper get hurt? Only 15 minutes and 0 points.

Ace Bailey 3-16 from the field, 9 points and fouled out.

You live by freshmen, sometimes you die by freshmen.
 
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HooperScooper said:
What's up with the college basketball TV schedule tonight? First Monday night with no NFL game in 4 months and the best games we get are Ohio State at Minnesota and TCU at Houston?
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Everyone was taking advantage of the No College Football Saturday, so nobody is ready to play on Monday 2 days later.
 
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auror said:
Everyone was taking advantage of the No College Football Saturday, so nobody is ready to play on Monday 2 days later.
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Lingering flu like symptoms limited him to 15 minutes.
 
auror said:
Everyone was taking advantage of the No College Football Saturday, so nobody is ready to play on Monday 2 days later.
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Wusses. Remember Big Monday on ESPN? Play games on Saturday and then 2 big time conference games on ESPN on Monday night.

Weren’t there 2 NFL games on Saturday? There was almost nothing on national TV tonight. I’m not counting the FCS national football championship.
 
MJ1 said:
Wow, Rutgers losses again. 8-7 record not looking good. All that talent and they may not be getting an NIT bid at the rate they’re going.
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They're getting Pikiell'd
 
HooperScooper said:
What's up with the college basketball TV schedule tonight? First Monday night with no NFL game in 4 months and the best games we get are Ohio State at Minnesota and TCU at Houston?
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I guess Big Monday is no longer a thing (shoulder shrug).

Edit: @HooperScooper - I didn't see your response in post #82 before I wrote this.
 
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The whole video is filthy but that pass at the 1:32 mark, he's adjusted to the college game better than Egor Demin

 
What on earth is going on?

#1 Tennessee getting absolutely rolled by Florida, down 19 at halftime

#6 Kentucky down 13 at halftime against Georgia

#21 West Virginia getting smoked by Arizona 43-28 early in the second half
 
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REB1094 said:
What on earth is going on?

#1 Tennessee getting absolutely rolled by Florida, down 19 at halftime

#6 Kentucky down 13 at halftime against Georgia

#21 West Virginia getting smoked by Arizona 43-28 early in the second half
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I suspect the road in the SEC is going to be a grinder for everyone. Pope usually great with HT adjustments - let’s see if it plays out here.
 
REB1094 said:
What on earth is going on?

#1 Tennessee getting absolutely rolled by Florida, down 19 at halftime

#6 Kentucky down 13 at halftime against Georgia

#21 West Virginia getting smoked by Arizona 43-28 early in the second half
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The SEC is incredible
 
We might not make tournament if we were in SEC. Who would we beat? We would be underdogs in 75% of games.
 
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