Week 10 - Jan 8 to 14

[GoChips20]

Speaking of guard play for LSU, they were 0-2 from outside. Can anyone remember a game where a top ten team failed to hit a three pointer, let alone one that only attempted it twice? Has to be one of the most bizarre stats I've seen in a while.

South Carolina went 0-2 from three in the 2017 national title game, I believe. (LSU is actually composed quite comparably to that team - a standalone anchor inside surrounded by athletic wings with limited perimeter shooting).

 

[Vowelguy]

Pretty dominating win by TAMU over the Vols. Maintained a double digit lead the entire 2nd half.

 

[Vowelguy]

Pretty dominating win by TAMU over the Vols. Maintained a double digit lead the entire 2nd half.

Vols are in some trouble. They’ve already played KY Aub Fla which are 3 of the worst In the league.
An 8-8 season is not out of the question.

Next 7 games are all tossups, 3 home/4 road. If they don’t go 5-2, calls for Harper’s head will spiral and the program will probably be engulfed in drama.

 

[triaddukefan]

entertaining game

 

[nwhoopfan]

Juju's FG% hasn't been great in some recent games, but she gets to the foul line plenty. Still scoring big even when she isn't hitting much from the floor.

 

[triaddukefan]

I would hate to be in the crowd for that USC game.... that in game announcer and all of that music is annoying

 

[Plebe]

I would hate to be in the crowd for that USC game.... that in game announcer and all of that music is annoying

He's not used to actually having a crowd to annoy

 

[triaddukefan]

He's not used to actually having a crowd to annoy

 

[maple]

UCLA goes down ...

Rankings should be interesting tomorrow!

 

[cancontent]

Michigan St. yet again played tough, but couldn't come up with the win. Ohio St. by 5 at home.

They won the turnover battle against Ohio St., but went cold late in the fourth. Still, keeping it within five even with their scoring challenges, they never seem to be out of a game.

 

[Centerstream]

Juju's FG% hasn't been great in some recent games, but she gets to the foul line plenty. Still scoring big even when she isn't hitting much from the floor.

16 for 16 ain't too shabby for FT% today

 

[Vowelguy]

My rankings

1. SC
2. Iowa
3. UCLA
4. NC St
5. Colorado
6. USC
7. Kan St
8. Stanford
9. LSU
10. Baylor
11. Texas
12. UConn
13. Va Tech
14. Louisville
15. Gonzaga
16. Ohio St

 

[cjdd]

South Carolina went 0-2 from three in the 2017 national title game, I believe. (LSU is actually composed quite comparably to that team - a standalone anchor inside surrounded by athletic wings with limited perimeter shooting).

South Carolina went 0-3 from three in that game, but they won by 12 and didn't really need threes. Kaela Davis (35 percent that season) and Allisha Gray (32 percent) were at least a notch above "limited" from long range. But your point about roster construction is a good one.

 

[Bone Dog]

My rankings

1. SC
2. Iowa
3. UCLA
4. NC St
5. Colorado
6. USC
7. Kan St
8. Stanford
9. LSU
10. Baylor
11. Texas
12. UConn
13. Va Tech
14. Louisville
15. Gonzaga
16. Ohio St

LSU loses to an unranked team and only drops 2 spaces? I think they belong below tOSU at least.

And really, Stanford, LSU, Baylor, Texas, Va Tech and UCLA all lose this weekend and other than Texas they have no excuses, like injuries, to mitigate it. At least some of them lost to ranked teams. And Stanford probably should have lost to Utah as well, but for some dubious officiating.

I'd approach re-ranking starting from this reality. Baylor Texas LSU all belong lower than UConn.

 

[Vowelguy]

LSU loses to an unranked team and only drops 2 spaces? I think they belong below tOSU at least.

There is no formula for how much a team should rise or drop based on a game outcome. I evaluate each team and decide who I think is next best.
I tend to underreact to any one game result.

 

[Bone Dog]

There is no formula for how much a team should rise or drop based on a game outcome. I evaluate each team and decide who I think is next best.
I tend to underreact to any one game result.

Fair enough. But I don't think this is really a one game result for LSU. This has been in the making for a couple weeks with uninspiring results against much weaker programs.

 

[LETTERL]

Do we need an A.P.B. for @triaddukefan ? It's been hours and he's not bragging about Duke's 84-46 beat down of Georgia Tech.

He probably overdosed on Cheerwine.

 

[triaddukefan]

 

[undersized]

The scheduling was a bit unkind to MSU in the sense that they play Iowa, Ohio State and Indiana each on the road, but OSU is the only one of those 3 that they get to play at home.

I mean they also only have to play Maryland at home as well, a game they already won. When the conference made the schedule I assume Maryland was expected to be squarely in that top tier like usual. Last year MSU only played Iowa and Indiana once each (and beat Indiana), and both were in East Lansing. It all evens out over the years.

 

[BRS24]

Well now. Five top 25 teams lost this week (Baylor x2). Three games left today, and another nine tomorrow. Should be an interesting AP poll on Monday, depending on what shakes out.

Adding on, IN yesterday, VA Tech, Stanford, LSU, UCLA

 

[militarydog]

Vols are in some trouble. They’ve already played KY Aub Fla which are 3 of the worst In the league.
An 8-8 season is not out of the question.

Next 7 games are all tossups, 3 home/4 road. If they don’t go 5-2, calls for Harper’s head will spiral and the program will probably be engulfed in drama.

Texas A&M has amassed some talent. The victory over Tennessee doesn’t surprise but that margin does.

 

[Vowelguy]

I'd approach re-ranking starting from this reality. Baylor Texas LSU all belong lower than UConn.

I could see that. The problem is that I'm not convinced any team outside of the top 7 is particularly good.

UConn's main weakness -- rebounding -- isn't going to cause big problems in the big east, but remains a longterm concern. Getting outrebounded by 17 to Georgetown is a major issue going forward.

 

[Vowelguy]

Texas A&M has amassed some talent.

Yeah, but they started out losing to Georgia. That did not inspire confidence.

 

[undersized]

UCLA goes down ...

Rankings should be interesting tomorrow!

I don't think UCLA should be penalized much for losing a somewhat close game to a great team that they already beat once. Betts was also sick (not even in the starting lineup) so I'm gonna give them the benefit of the doubt. I'd keep them at #2.

 

[nwhoopfan]

I don't think UCLA should be penalized much for losing a somewhat close game to a great team that they already beat once. Betts was also sick (not even in the starting lineup) so I'm gonna give them the benefit of the doubt. I'd keep them at #2.

Betts being sick but playing trumps Marshall not playing at all for USC, so there's that.