Week 10 - Jan 6 to 12

[WBBTakeover]

Why the beat down on UVA? I actually think Mo is a very good point guard who can also shoot. And I think Coach Mox has done a decent job, given what she inherited from Tina (a mess) and has had zero nil $$. The win on the road against Clemson was a good one too.

Kymora is a good guard--not a good PG. Her decision making is terrible and she does not see the whole floor well. She's a very right-hand dominant scoring guard. There are plenty of those in the ACC--and most are better than she is. But it's not all on her--Coach Mox is a substandard ACC coach.

Mox is clearly better than Tina Thompson, but she has not elevated the program to the acceptable standard (double-digit ACC wins and NCAA tournament). She let her mouth get in the way of realistic expectations. Neither she nor her staff knew anything about the ACC coming in (she brought a MVC staff with her, which was the epitome of arrogant), and it showed. She's still showing that she's not an ACC-level coach. She's also struggling to bring in ACC-caliber post talent. Her best post players since she's been the UVA coach were recruited/brought in originally by Tina.

Clemson is not a good team. A win over them doesn't matter for a third-year ACC head coach who is supposed to have her team in the NCAA tournament mix. Instead, her team has a NET rating in/near the 100s.

Why give NIL money to a team that hasn't proven to be much better than 0.500? What Alexis is doing is foolish, IMO. You're going to end up with a bunch of overpaid players who still won't compete for championships. He should've given the money to Tony Bennett's team last year.

 

[Darwin]

It's impressive they were able to get so many O-boards and force so many turnovers against SC, but at some point you have to put the ball through the hoop for any of that to matter.

SC also shot extremely well, over 50%, and 12-15 from the FT line. I think in the first half they were over 70% FG, then cooled off in the second half but Texas couldn't capitalize.

Sometimes the better team just wins, in spite of the “stats”, and sometimes convincingly, like today Plebe.

 

[Darwin]

It's one game, on the road, against a really good team.

As I recall, SC took a similar spanking at UCLA. I guess Staley chose not to "bring it" that day.

Weak sauce against a coach who is with only 3 losses the past 3 1/2 seasons, playing in one of the top conferences in the nation. But hey, you do you.

 

[Plebe]

Sometimes the better team just wins, in spite of the “stats”, and sometimes convincingly, like today Plebe.

No, not in spite of the stats. They won thanks to a massive differential in shooting percentage, as I pointed out, which overcame their deficit in turnovers and offensive rebounding. The stats don't lie; you just have to know how to analyze them.

 

[cancontent]

Welp. Iowa on a 3 game losing streak and 4 losses in conference play. A drop off was expected, but I didn't see these types of struggles happening.

 

[Plebe]

Welp. Iowa on a 3 game losing streak and 4 losses in conference play. A drop off was expected, but I didn't see these types of struggles happening.

None of these losses are terribly surprising. They're not losing to bad teams. I'll be surprised if they lose to the likes of Wisconsin, Rutgers and Purdue.

 

[cancontent]

None of these losses are terribly surprising. They're not losing to bad teams. I'll be surprised if they lose to the likes of Wisconsin, Rutgers and Purdue.

Yes and no to me. The Ilinois game, with their 2 key guards out for the season was a win they should have had. The stats for Stuelke and Affolter have been up and down, including being a combined 2-7 today. I get BIG10 conference play would be a grind, but something doesn't seem right with the team.

 

[Plebe]

Yes and no to me. The Ilinois game, with their 2 key guards out for the season was a win they should have had. The stats for Stuelke and Affolter have been up and down, including being a combined 2-7 today. I get BIG10 conference play would be a grind, but something doesn't seem right with the team.

Just how good was the team supposed to be without Clark? Borderline top 35 or top 40 sounds about right to me.

 

[sivad40]

Pitt trailed SMU by 31 points at halftime but just outscored them 28-0 (yes, 28 to zero) in 3Q to cut the lead to 3.

Not sure I've ever seen anything quite like that.

Pitt won 72-59. Pitt outscored SMU 54-10 in the 2nd half.

 

[cancontent]

Just how good was the team supposed to be without Clark? Borderline top 35 or top 40 sounds about right to me.

I get where you're coming from but something still seems off. The up and down season Stuelke and Affolter seem to be having is perplexing. There are other programs, who also have gone through roster turnovers and they're managing okay (e.g. Maryland, Michigan State).

 

[nwhoopfan]

Okay, who had a worse week--Georgia Tech, Iowa or Florida St. (getting a little ahead of myself on that last one, but they ain't coming back from 57-27!)? None of them had much fun.

 

[Darwin]

No, not in spite of the stats. They won thanks to a massive differential in shooting percentage, as I pointed out, which overcame their deficit in turnovers and offensive rebounding. The stats don't lie; you just have to know how to analyze them.

Forgive me, but isn’t shooting % one of the recorded stats? Or should we throw that one out? You tell me plebo, you are the expert on analyzing, so analyze yourself out of this one, you know, where shooting isn’t part of the game but boards and turnovers are……#smh

 

[nwhoopfan]

UNLV ran away from New Mexico in the 4th quarter. Like I said a week ago or so, they own the Mountain West until someone proves otherwise.

 

[JellyBean]

Big game just started in The Pit, New Mexico and UNLV battling for the Mountain West lead.

That was an intense game. New Mexico made a game of it in the 3rd but UNLV was too much in that 4th quarter.

 

[triaddukefan]

Any of yall know of some good liquors that will calm your nerves??? Canadian Mist? Evan Williams?? My team is finna make me fall off the wagon

 

[cancontent]

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Any of yall know of some good liquors that will calm your nerves??? Canadian Mist? Evan Williams?? My team is finna make me fall off the wagon

Hey, they came back to win today so, that's a positive. Not familiar with Canadian Mist, but I'm going to bet it goes well with Cheerwine.

 

[LwrcasefaN]

Pitt won 72-59. Pitt outscored SMU 54-10 in the 2nd half.

SMU should qualify for mandatory mental health counseling. That was traumatic.

 

[triaddukefan]

He's the reverse @nwhoopfan - if he's not proclaiming how "his" [fill in the blank] will dominate, their shooting totally disappears. Help them, @triaddukefan, you are their only hope!

Still my Blue Devils...... but watching them lately hasn't been good for my health. Had to eat a Grilled Cheese Birria Sandwich and 10 Buffalo wings just to settle me down this afternoon. I just hope we can recover in time to qualify for the ACC tournament.

 

[packwrap]

None of these losses are terribly surprising. They're not losing to bad teams. I'll be surprised if they lose to the likes of Wisconsin, Rutgers and Purdue.

Wow, they are frustrating to root for. They get behind early, claw their way back and then can't close.

Coach Jensen is also giving big minutes to the freshmen, which is great for their development, but there might not be a tourney to develop them for....

Today both Olson and Stuelke also had off games.

They still have not played the top of the league, so it's going to be a real challenge.

 

[triaddukefan]

Apparently they left their offense on the bus.

Had to bring this out of storage

 

[triaddukefan]

Hey, they came back to win today so, that's a positive. Not familiar with Canadian Mist, but I'm going to bet it goes well with Cheerwine.

Ain't you from Canada?? They might revoke your citizenship if the government officials reads this board

 

[Vowelguy]

, but something doesn't seem right with the team.

Rarely does a coaching change go seamlessly after a HOF coach. It’s an adjustment.

 

[Vowelguy]

Had to bring this out of storage

The classics never die.

 

[LwrcasefaN]

Ain't you from Canada?? They might revoke your citizenship if the government officials reads this board

Canadian Mist is probably made in Nebraska somewhere.

 

[sivad40]

SMU should qualify for mandatory mental health counseling. That was traumatic.

Ohio St.went on 27-0 run against Oregon in the 2 quarter but they ended up only winning by 9 (69-60).