Oso planning to go pro
Kentucky is still our bitch.
Especially considering we could have drawn K-State, I will take MU's chances against UK. UK is without their best player, Patterson, who by the way, was a post player, and they have trouble handling the ball and scoring. Lack of strong post presence and turnover prone plays right into MU's hands.Stanford will be a very tough matchup. But guess what folks, that is the second round of the tournament. You have to sack up, quit crying, and play whomever you draw. Yes, we will struggle with their bigs. However, we can run with them.Also, Knight and Bilas like us to play well in that match-up, and they know what they are talking about.First things first, let's take care of Kentucky.
please explain, they have just as spaz of a coach then us (he just told his player to SWAT a FT, WHAT!) ....
just quickly looking at the brackets, i think MU got one of the better placements for making it to the Sweet 16. they're matched up against the weakest of the #3 seeds (Xavier, Wisc, & Louisville being the others). Kentucky is strong, but i just have a feeling the push they had was to just make the tournament. Stanford is a team that you just need to make them run, and not set up a half court game; the Lopez twins are a force down low. Stanford will have a following, but that's still UCLA and USC county.the only placement that i think is better for making it to the Sweet 16 is the Notre Dame v. Geoge Mason & Wash St v. Winthrop bracket.
I'm going! Already got tix confirm from mu. Second year in a row playing at venue nearest me. Ucla will probably get the primerime slot, so I expect our pods to be day games(along with the Stanford game.
Quote from: ecompt on March 16, 2008, 05:52:50 PMIsn't Stanford a lot like Notre Dame? But let's worry about Kentucky first.They have 2 Harangodys...
Isn't Stanford a lot like Notre Dame? But let's worry about Kentucky first.
Quote from: muPARTY on March 16, 2008, 06:29:07 PMjust quickly looking at the brackets, i think MU got one of the better placements for making it to the Sweet 16. they're matched up against the weakest of the #3 seeds (Xavier, Wisc, & Louisville being the others). Kentucky is strong, but i just have a feeling the push they had was to just make the tournament. Stanford is a team that you just need to make them run, and not set up a half court game; the Lopez twins are a force down low. Stanford will have a following, but that's still UCLA and USC county.the only placement that i think is better for making it to the Sweet 16 is the Notre Dame v. Geoge Mason & Wash St v. Winthrop bracket.Is Xavier a weaker 3 seed than Stanford??
Quote from: MarquetteFan94 on March 16, 2008, 06:03:37 PMCan everyone PLEASE stop talking about Stanford! Why?
Can everyone PLEASE stop talking about Stanford!
Quote from: NavinRJohnson on March 16, 2008, 06:05:53 PMQuote from: MarquetteFan94 on March 16, 2008, 06:03:37 PMCan everyone PLEASE stop talking about Stanford! Why?Well.....it seems as if there's another opponent to beat first....just bad karma IMO.
I don't like the Kentucky matchup. They have a lot of the same strengths as UConn, Louisville, and Georgetown.
One more thing ... Kentucky ranked 7th in the 12-team SEC in free throw attempts. In fact, on the season, they shot 63 fewer free throws than their opponents. I'm not sure I'd consider that getting to the line "a lot"
Quote from: Pakuni on March 16, 2008, 08:04:09 PMOne more thing ... Kentucky ranked 7th in the 12-team SEC in free throw attempts. In fact, on the season, they shot 63 fewer free throws than their opponents. I'm not sure I'd consider that getting to the line "a lot"Kentucky also plays one of the slowest paces in D1 (64 possessions / game), which is 281st. They have a Free Throw Rate (FTA / FGA) of 30%, which is #25 in the country.On a per-possession view of Free Throws, they do get to the line a lot. Thank you for allowing me to demonstrate why traditional statistics are limited.
Quote from: Henry Sugar on March 16, 2008, 08:35:51 PMQuote from: Pakuni on March 16, 2008, 08:04:09 PMOne more thing ... Kentucky ranked 7th in the 12-team SEC in free throw attempts. In fact, on the season, they shot 63 fewer free throws than their opponents. I'm not sure I'd consider that getting to the line "a lot"Kentucky also plays one of the slowest paces in D1 (64 possessions / game), which is 281st. They have a Free Throw Rate (FTA / FGA) of 30%, which is #25 in the country.On a per-possession view of Free Throws, they do get to the line a lot. Thank you for allowing me to demonstrate why traditional statistics are limited.Getting to the free throw line "a lot" and having a high rate of free throws attempted per field goal attempted is not the same thing.It's akin to saying a batter with .300 average "gets a lot of hits", ignoring the fact he has only 30 hits in 100 at bats.
A simply fact trumps the statisics:Patrick Patterson and his 16.4 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks/gm, are all gone. The same is true about his 119 free throw attempts and Kentucky's ability to throw it into the post and eat up time.