SC is T20 in Offensive Rebounding. We could easily be cooked Game 1.
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You know I keep hearing here about how they shooting the 3.
They shot 34.9% on the season. That's slightly better than avg. That's 130th in the NCAAs.
They TAKE a lot of threes. But it's not like they are some shooting power here lmao.
If you want to be concerned about something it's that:
1) They are 19th in offensive rebounding %. Flashbacks to UF games are haunting me thinking about this
2) They force turnovers on defense (22nd overall). And our players (looks at Oweh) tends to do dumb **** like drive into the lane recklessly.
They shot 34.9% on the season. That's slightly better than avg. That's 130th in the NCAAs.
They TAKE a lot of threes. But it's not like they are some shooting power here lmao.
If you want to be concerned about something it's that:
1) They are 19th in offensive rebounding %. Flashbacks to UF games are haunting me thinking about this
2) They force turnovers on defense (22nd overall). And our players (looks at Oweh) tends to do dumb **** like drive into the lane recklessly.
UK hasn't exactly been immune from choke jobs themselves in recent years (Oakland & St. Peters).
I actually think this is a decent draw for UK. Very manageable up until the Elite 8 and if somehow Michigan gets knocked off prior to that point who knows what could happen...
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I am just mad they put TN in our way. We saw that play out last year when beat them twice in the season.
Yeah but this time I'd have to think it's an extremely unlikely rematch lol.
THAT is exactly what I’m worried about. That’s our two biggest weaknesses. Dunno man. Don’t uh…..don’t have a good feeling about this one. And every time I’ve had ilike this, something crappy happens to us.
But.......at the same rate........I have to tell myself ok..........that's what they did this season ..........that's their strengths and they are still behind us.
So yeah maybe they outrebound us or force a bunch of turnovers......but they are also not particularly good on defense and maybe we capitalize there
For example
As good as they are on the offensive boards, they aren't defensively. They rank 272nd. So ......they don't gain much difference there. Also they hardly ever get to the line and at the same time foul quite a bit on defense. So a game where if we drive the ball to the hoop, we oculd have a massive advantage in free throws.
As good as they are on the offensive boards, they aren't defensively. They rank 272nd. So ......they don't gain much difference there. Also they hardly ever get to the line and at the same time foul quite a bit on defense. So a game where if we drive the ball to the hoop, we oculd have a massive advantage in free throws.
Mark Pope cant get that lucky. I hope we all owe him a apology in a few week as we are in the E8. Reality is we are going home by Sunday night next weekend and the off season talk can begin.I actually think this is a decent draw for UK. Very manageable up until the Elite 8 and if somehow Michigan gets knocked off prior to that point who knows what could happen...
@Monday Nitro
Does our SEC toughness win us a few games and players step up? I want to believe because we are UK and that cake walk to final 4s are never been so far away it seems.
Yeh.. I don’t know if we even beat them to be honest
They look like they’ll give us fits..Yeah, that effing fanbase is more annoying than BBN (yeah, we are beyond annoying). Those corn fed mf’ers already have their Winnebagos pointed southeast. That will be anything but a home game.
Truth. They are tough, big, and physical. Not exactly the type of team Pope can beat. When’s the last time we beat a team built like that? Honest question. I don’t even know.
And then got absolutely boatraced when it mattered, huh?
An E8 doesn’t mean we owe him an apology or anything else. That just means he caught lightning in a bottle. Don’t lose 12-15 games a yr as the head coach at UK. Start there.
The bigger concern for me on their offensive rebounding is this, do they get away with pushing in the back like Florida does?
When you have lousy regular season a 7 seed is about as good as UK could've hoped for. Want a better seed win more games.
Houston is more talented and more physical. Houston goes to final 4's. Iowa State seems to always find a way to crap out early.
Iowa State will probably beat us. But there's a chance to steal that one. We're not keeping it within 15 of Houston.
That was under Cal, Pope wouldn't have lost to either of those teams with the talent on those teams, we know how Cal lost games with way more talent, Pope can coach, he just sucks at recruiting.
IDGAF if “Houston goes to final fours”. This years version of both teams (what we are taking about, and what actually matters) are extremely similar. Watch them play. Look at the metrics. Just not much difference. What Houston has done in past seasons makes zero difference.
He was starting to get some fair regions later in his tenure. If anything i think this is the NCAA giving us a favorable region for a team it knows isnt going anywhere lol.
Also, no matter the region, 3 of the 4 teams will be rooting against us. Its nice that game 1 is in our backyard more or less, and Santa Clara isnt gonna travel far, but fans of the other 2 teams will still root against us.
Iowa St will blow us completely out of the water, and then some.
Santa Clara hustles and shoots the three well. I love the Cats but, am not convinced that the guys are motivated to win a championship when there is so much money already secured in their bank accounts. Call me cynical, but this team’s inconsistent play and spotty coaching does not inspire much confidence in their ability to make it past the first game
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Yeah in my bracket I like them to get to elite 8 lose to bama who makes another run
A massive underdog vs Iowa St. ummm, no we won't
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You are looking at names of teams not the actual team
ISU beat Houston and Purdue
You are looking at names of teams not the actual team
I think it's a pretty bad draw myself. Going by the type of teams we struggle against. Tennessee would be out for blood. Virginia is definitely not a team we want to play right now either.
Iowa st is really good, but they are great at home. I've seen them look average on the road.
Santa Clara is red hot and will not be scared
Iowa st is really good, but they are great at home. I've seen them look average on the road.
Santa Clara is red hot and will not be scared
Santa Clara is beatable, have to play our best game against Iwa State. I actually think 2nd round is a much tougher matchup than 3rd. Virginia is a pretty good matchup for us. Michigan would bury us if we ever got there.
You don’t know ball. Otz is a phenomenal coach and someone who should be the next UK coach if the likes of Tommy Lloyd and Dusty May turn us down (they will).