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auror said:
I think he's referring to them being ranked 308th or worse in turnover rate for the last 3 years, including 351st last year. This year, it's a little better. But I'm personally giving a lot of the credit for this year's improvement to transfer Kendric Davis for being a steady hand at PG who learned outside Penny's system. Davis has the highest TO rate over the last 3 season's of his career this season in Memphis, but it's still low enough to be acceptable. Landers Nolley, for example, has been at 3 schools over 4 years and his 2 worst TO rate years were his 2 years at Memphis. Penny likes to play up-tempo in transition (top 60 in offensive pace all 5 seasons) but his teams tend not to value the ball in transition.
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Bingo!
 
auror said:
I think he's referring to them being ranked 308th or worse in turnover rate for the last 3 years, including 351st last year. This year, it's a little better. But I'm personally giving a lot of the credit for this year's improvement to transfer Kendric Davis for being a steady hand at PG who learned outside Penny's system. Davis has the highest TO rate over the last 3 season's of his career this season in Memphis, but it's still low enough to be acceptable. Landers Nolley, for example, has been at 3 schools over 4 years and his 2 worst TO rate years were his 2 years at Memphis. Penny likes to play up-tempo in transition (top 60 in offensive pace all 5 seasons) but his teams tend not to value the ball in transition.
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Are we going to focus on a random deep stat as "the only stat that matters"? Is that the debate we are going to have?

Memphis' defensive turnover % has been excellent for 21, 22 and this season. Do those count or no? How about offensive rebounding? Is a consistently great offensive rebounding percentage mean the team is playing out of control?
 
nelsonmuntz said:
Penny is a bit too by-the-book analytics coach for my tastes. This results in some heaves at the end of the shot clock when they can't get the perfect analytics shot, but other than that it is hard to criticize him if people are being intellectually honest. He recruits well, his players get better and he beats good teams. 80% of the P6 coaches might be able to pull off a good season or two at Memphis, but they would quickly fade to mediocrity or worse trying to compete at the highest level out of a mid-major like Memphis. Hardaway has done a very good job there, and the constant criticism of him is just tedious Major Conference-bias.
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He does recruit well no doubt. Heck he earned the program a 3 year probation for his efforts. He’s so good he beat the NCAA to NIL.
 
Did nicely on a three leg boosted parlay today:

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With the season in full swing, better ideas of how teams are built and more experimental data for analytics, I might jump more into some cbb bets for games I don’t plan on watching (even though I caught the end of the Wagner game during intermission of the Rangers game).
 
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Will the students be on campus?

Will it be sold out? First home BE game this year.

Will Akok get a rousing applause? I will be cheering for him.
 
husky429 said:
I cannot begin to understand putting games at Gampel during winter break.
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It makes no sense. It's the perfect time to throw the games to XL, and not have anyone complain. If they would sync up the XL games with student breaks, 3 day weekends, etc... No one would complain, and it would actually make proper use of an arena closer to the middle of CT, but further from the students (who in this case are probably closer to XL during breaks anyways while staying with parents).
 
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ibleedhuskyblue said:
It makes no sense. It's the perfect time to throw the games to XL, and not have anyone complain. If they would sync up the XL games with student breaks, 3 day weekends, etc... No one would complain, and it would actually make proper use of an arena closer to the middle of CT, but further from the students (who in this case are probably closer to XL during breaks anyways while staying with parents).
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This. There’s a lot of things not to like about playing at the XL, most notably the reek of fryer grease and a lease cost that borders on usery, that said, it makes perfect sense to schedule games during the break in Hartford.
 
WhereistheDove? said:
I’d be shocked if Akok doesn’t get a lot of applause. No one can question what he went through and put in here. Can’t imagine anyone thinks negatively of him.
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pepband99 said:
Also a kid who is impossible not to like. I'll cheer from wherever i am.
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Heck, I’d give the kid a standing O during introductions. He played his heart out when he was here and his injury was absolutely heartbreaking. Nothing wrong with showing the kids that he’s still remembered and loved.
 
It makes zero sense the Georgetown game is at Gampel, especially when WBB plays at XL the next day.

Creighton I get why it's at Gampel (Disney on Ice has the venue for a couple days)

Similarly, I don't know why the Butler game is at XL when it should be on campus as the first game back of the semester.

Nonetheless, since the AD realized they will not have a sold out student section they are selling overflow student section to the public and is trending towards a sellout.

When the team is playing like this you can get away with whatever, but in an average season these decisions would have repercussions.
 
If UConn controlled the league's scheduling they would probably have few if any games at Gampel during the breaks, but aren't their hands tied in that respect?
 
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auror said:
Probably thought we'd sell even less for Georgetown at XL and lose money. 0-18 last year and all.
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That’s the thing. You pretty much have to sell out at the XL to have a shot at making any money.
 
During winter break schedule a game apiece in Bridgeport and Mohegan Sun to cover the two other fan bases of CT. Fan bases there are ignorantly ignored by the UCONN brass.

The XL Center is too big a venue to think all games will sell out, while Gampel is too remote when students are off-campus.
 
MuchoDogYears said:
During winter break schedule a game apiece in Bridgeport and Mohegan Sun to cover the two other fan bases of CT. Fan bases there are ignorantly ignored by the UCONN brass.

The XL Center is too big a venue to think all games will sell out, while Gampel is too remote when students are off-campus.
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Remote? Live in Southington and don’t consider Gampel even remotely remote.
 
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MuchoDogYears said:
During winter break schedule a game apiece in Bridgeport and Mohegan Sun to cover the two other fan bases of CT. Fan bases there are ignorantly ignored by the UCONN brass.

The XL Center is too big a venue to think all games will sell out, while Gampel is too remote when students are off-campus.
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Using remote for such a small state, where the longest you could possibly have to drive between any two places within said state is like 2.5 hours or 140 miles is kind of odd. It isn't THAT remote for anyone in the state.
 
What's amazing is as fans we can agree on all but one or two games a year on what is better venue.

And UConn and XL mix up about half of them.
 
Travelman32 said:
Using remote for such a small state, where the longest you could possibly have to drive between any two places within said state is like 2.5 hours or 140 miles is kind of odd. It isn't THAT remote for anyone in the state.
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Traffic is often a bigger impediment than distance.
 
UConnDad said:
Traffic is often a bigger impediment than distance.
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When I was younger several of my dates ended disappointedly due to this truth.
 
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