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[elmcityboy]

I don't have an opinion on the seeding really either way, just that it wouldn't be shocking if the committee did something that didn't make sense.

I'm not sure that it does answer my question though. I think we're looking at this from opposite ends of the spectrum. Your contention being a weak sos can't or won't hurt us, where as I'm saying a slight adjustment to some opponents could potentially help.

And again that all only speaks to the sos metrics.. And not the fact we're gauging ticket holders for these games.

goodman just posted this re: the NET. iowa state has one of the worst strength of schedules in the entire country -- they are #314 on kenpom vs our #251.



i think the real way we could have improved our metrics this season would have been to cover the spread in all of our cupcake games.

on your other points re: the ncaa and the season ticket holders -- there i definitely agree, haha!

 

[AZHuskiePop]

You are spitting only facts. I believe, in a clinical way, we will be the BE regular season Champs. The BE tourney, anything can happen. But aside from Shakas team. I do not see how we lose. I know that was said last year, but our five starters are ridiculous. It’ll be different in the BE this year. Our guys want to have that trophy.

Last years team looked unbeatable going into Big East play and certainly was deeper.
I predicted 3-4 losses and 1st or 2nd place , but I was pretty far off. League play defies logic.

 

[auror]

goodman just posted this re: the NET. iowa state has one of the worst strength of schedules in the entire country -- they are #314 on kenpom vs our #251.



i think the real way we could have improved our metrics this season would have been to cover the spread in all of our cupcake games.

Yup. Scoring margin relative to expectations > everything else.

But what buffoons like Goodman don't realize is that that's easier said than done. Only really good teams are able to consistently blow out bad teams by the margins required to move the needle for the metrics.

Our opponents and especially cupcakes shot really well from 3 against us. Both contested and unguarded. Makes it tough to cover when cupcakes are hitting >40% from 3 and we're missing wide open shots. As discussed elsewhere on the board, 3pt% is only a little bit controllable by the defense (and it mostly comes from shutting off the paint and allowing tougher quality 3pt looks as a result).

 

[JohnnyJr]

The schedule was well thought out. The buy on games allowed hurley to work in the freshman and work on rotation issues. It was also a god send with all the injuries. UConn proved itself against top competition and now needs to take care of business in conference. I expect 17-18 wins and no down periods. I think hurley is a much better coach than he was 12 months ago. I think he is more confident and the team reflects that confidence as well.

If the point of these games is to get the freshman a ton of experience that didn’t really happen either. If the margin of victory is important in these games we can’t get freshman in for 20 minutes regardless. I get we have to play a few of these but we literally played the worst team on Kenpom.

 

[Travelman6]

Last years team looked unbeatable going into Big East play and certainly was deeper.
I predicted 3-4 losses and 1st or 2nd place , but I was pretty far off. League play defies logic.

It did in 2011 too. 9-9...

 

[jibsey]

Well as long as we are on that, how many losses? We are pretty much the game of the season for every school, it’s max effort for them every game.

 

[navery12]

 

[AZHuskiePop]

It did in 2011 too. 9-9...

That might have been the best and deepest basketball league in history:
11 NCAA team‘s
25 tourney units
That was 100% Big East officiating .
Big East teams were allowed to get away with mugging Kemba
if you stopped Kemba you stopped that team
.

 

[Waquoit]

Love the shade

 

[auror]

If the Gavitt games go away, I'd love a home and home with Purdue. The UConn/Purdue fans have had a great rivalry online this and last year.

 

[Hi-Low]

Maybe we should have played more than 5 real opponents in the last 6 weeks running up to BE play. The 5 real games were very good scheduling, the other 6 were exhibitions less competitive than practice. Could have used 2 more semi-challenges and 2 less cupcakes to toughen up more. We look very soft for late Dec.

 

[jibsey]

Maybe we should have played more than 5 real opponents in the last 6 weeks running up to BE play. The 5 real games were very good scheduling, the other 6 were exhibitions less competitive than practice. Could have used 2 more semi-challenges and 2 less cupcakes to toughen up more. We look very soft for late Dec.

Don’t agree. SH had amazing defense both out and in. Of course we got no foul calls and they did, but they drove inside and made almost every crazy shot. How they lose 4 games?

 

[storrsroars]

Don’t agree. SH had amazing defense both out and in. Of course we got no foul calls and they did, but they drove inside and made almost every crazy shot. How they lose 4 games?

They probably still win, but yeah, they had a very favorable rim in 2nd half. Probably 8-10 pts off shots that maybe had a 50% chance of going in. I'm still not entirely sure what I saw. Other than AK's chucks from 30 feet, pretty much all our 3 attempts were well defended. And they were solid inside. I'm still not sure what I saw. At least with KU, we could still run our stuff even with KU being really good at switching. Tonight, coaches didn't dial up an answer. Zero fast break points to 18 for them speaks volumes. Question is, how many other teams can do that to our guys?

 

[jibsey]

They probably still win, but yeah, they had a very favorable rim in 2nd half. Probably 8-10 pts off shots that maybe had a 50% chance of going in. I'm still not entirely sure what I saw. Other than AK's chucks from 30 feet, pretty much all our 3 attempts were well defended. And they were solid inside. I'm still not sure what I saw. At least with KU, we could still run our stuff even with KU being really good at switching. Tonight, coaches didn't dial up an answer. Zero fast break points to 18 for them speaks volumes. Question is, how many other teams can do that to our guys?

If SH defends and drives like that every game they will be tough to beat.

 

[McLovin]

I think the bigger issue, IMO, is the weaker than expected Big East outside the top 3. It could end up being a 4 bid league after people thought it could be as much as a 7 bid league before the start of the season.

Called it.

 

[Ha Who]

Called it.

Wrong 3 bid league