NCAA Hoops Thread '21-22

[MuggsyB]

Duke might wanna find out why their star players keep cramping in big games

Very strange.  Nerves?

[MuggsyB]

Moronic foul by Timmie.

[PGsHeroes32]

Zags TOs are keeping Duke in this

[MuggsyB]

Zags TOs are keeping Duke in this

Gonzaga has  been kicking the ball away like crazy.  Moore has been really good as well. 

[PGsHeroes32]

These refs suck

[MuggsyB]

These refs suck

Agreed.  Way too many bad calls.  Nembhard should probably burn the tape after this one.

[PGsHeroes32]

Keels body is NBA ready

His shot is not

[PGsHeroes32]

Timme dumb

[MuggsyB]

Timme dumb

17 turns and the kind of turns the Zags had was the story of the game.  Timmie did s number of boneheaded things out there as well. 

[PGsHeroes32]

What in the hell was that final possession

[MuggsyB]

What in the hell was that final possession

Not good.  Nembhard quite frankly had an awful night.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

I guess I will "quibble" about 1.5 offensive rebs a game being "excellent".  Moses Malone he is not.

O rebs per game is a pretty inaccurate stat,  especially when looking at career numbers. That stat weights theos freshmen year more heavily than his junior or senior years because he played more games despite playing less than half the minutes. Oreb rate is much more accurate.

[Mutaman]

Theo is a good cheerleader.

[MuggsyB]

O rebs per game is a pretty inaccurate stat,  especially when looking at career numbers. That stat weights theos freshmen year more heavily than his junior or senior years because he played more games despite playing less than half the minutes. Oreb rate is much more accurate.

Then is every per game stat inaccurate because it's per game and not per minute? 

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Then is every per game stat inaccurate because it's per game and not per minute?

Compared to advanced stats? Yes. And it's not per minute, it's per possession. 10 minutes playing in a Shaka vs. Huggy Bear track meet is going to result in a lot more possessions (meaning more opportunities for accumulation stats such as offensive rebounds) than 10 minutes playing in a Greg Gard vs. Tony Bennett slosh fest.

[MuggsyB]

St.  Bonny down 6 at home to UNI with about 13 mins left in the 2nd half.

[rocky_warrior]

St.  Bonny down 6 at home to UNI with about 13 mins left in the 2nd half.

Bonnies lost 90-80.

Sigh, the teams we've played have really not done there part to help our computer efficiency numbers.  Back down under 100 in T-Rank.

[MUfan12]

St.  Bonny down 6 at home to UNI with about 13 mins left in the 2nd half.

Hopefully UNI called a timeout once the game was in hand.

[MuggsyB]

UNI takes out St. Bonny.  This is a team that was 1-3 and lost to Nichol's St.  So, when I and a number of other scoopers said last week, that SBU wasn't a great team, perhaps we should have been taken seriously?  Everyone has a dud game but we lost our composure to an average team.  Hopefully we bounce back tonight and get it in gear for a very challenging Dec.  Remember, St. Bonaventure is St. Bonaventure.

[MuggsyB]

Bonnies lost 90-80.

Sigh, the teams we've played have really not done there part to help our computer efficiency numbers.  Back down under 100 in T-Rank.

Rocky:  Remember, remember, we must take care of business in December.  And we have the opportunity.  But we cannot play like a dumpster fire and completely lose focus which absolutely happened against SBU.  Now you know why I was so upset and warned the SBU fans of the actual potential of that team.  They're good but nowhere near a threat in the NCAA tournament as I suspected .

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

UNI takes out St. Bonny.  This is a team that was 1-3 and lost to Nichol's St.  So, when I and a number of other scoopers said last week, that SBU wasn't a great team, perhaps we should have been taken seriously?  Everyone has a dud game but we lost our composure to an average team.  Hopefully we bounce back tonight and get it in gear for a very challenging Dec.  Remember, St. Bonaventure is St. Bonaventure.

It's also possible that teams don't play consistently, especially in the early part of the season, so one loss or win shouldn't be used to determine the quality of a team.

[tower912]

SBU, ah well.  Too bad for them.      Worry about MU.   

[wadesworld]

SBU, ah well.  Too bad for them.      Worry about MU.   

Agreed. The angst over what teams we played do here is crazy. We’ve done well so far. All that matters is us winning 14-15 more games.

[rocky_warrior]

Rocky:  Remember, remember, we must take care of business in December. 

You're far more optimistic than me on this MU team.  I just hope we don't get too embarrassed in Dec.  As much as you may be down on the Bonnies, they're a far better team than MU.  Sure teams have bad days (the bonnies just did),  but you don't get the doors blown off by 30 to a "crap" team (as MU was until the bonnies took a timeout and put their bench in).

[tower912]

Right.  With MU's schedule, 19 is probably enough.  If MU gets there, SBU-UNI won't matter.   If MU doesn't get there, SBU-UNI won't matter.