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It is tough but that is to be suspected with 20 BIG games. Once again we got 2 tough games to open the BIG season at home with Michigan State on Nov 30 and at Wisconsin on 12/3. I like that 3 of our first 4 BIG games are at home. I see we have 5 away games on a Saturday and only 2 Home Saturday games in league. We only have 2 Sunday home games vs Drexel on Nov 11 and Minnesota on Feb 24 when the NFL should be over.
As bad as this will sound there is a chance we don’t win a single road game all season
How can you say that in August ?
You haven't seen any of the new guys on the court yet.
They were 0-9 on the road, 1 competitive road losses(Michigan St.) where they shot 40%, most of the other losses they shot 30-35% as a team.
Our top 3 departing players on the road shot:
@Minn. 9/37 1/8 from 3
@Purdue 11/35 1/7 from 3
@Mich St. 18/39 1/9 from 3(close loss)
@Mich 7/22 0/1 from 3(no M.Williams)
@Penn St. 2/14 0/3 from 3(no M.Williams)
@Ill. 6/17 0/3 from 3(no M.Williams)
@Nebraska 12/35 0/6 from 3
@Maryland 7/27 0/9 from 3
@Ohio St 10/27 1/4 from 3
Totals 82/253 32.4% --->4/50 8% from 3<---
With all the new players coming in, I think we shoot better than that on our worst day. People are overrating how important these guys were to the team. Yes, they delivered some good wins and loved those players but stats don't lie. We will be much more competitive this year than last on the road or home and much more competitive than 3-15. More team-oriented positionless ball and less iso ball.
Our top 3 departing players on the road shot:
@Minn. 9/37 1/8 from 3
@Purdue 11/35 1/7 from 3
@Mich St. 18/39 1/9 from 3(close loss)
@Mich 7/22 0/1 from 3(no M.Williams)
@Penn St. 2/14 0/3 from 3(no M.Williams)
@Ill. 6/17 0/3 from 3(no M.Williams)
@Nebraska 12/35 0/6 from 3
@Maryland 7/27 0/9 from 3
@Ohio St 10/27 1/4 from 3
Totals 82/253 32.4% --->4/50 8% from 3<---
With all the new players coming in, I think we shoot better than that on our worst day. People are overrating how important these guys were to the team. Yes, they delivered some good wins and loved those players but stats don't lie. We will be much more competitive this year than last on the road or home and much more competitive than 3-15. More team-oriented positionless ball and less iso ball.
I don't know how I'll adjust to this, given that we've won just 6 road games over the last five seasons... and just 1 conference road game in that span.
Repeat conference opponents by last year's kenpom, with 2017-18 results (including tournament):
6 - MSU (0-2)
16 - OSU (0-2)
19 - PA St (0-1)
71 - Indiana (1-1)
85 - Northwestern (1-0)
88 - Iowa (1-0)
117 - Minnesota (1-1)
Overall: 4-7
Conference opponents we face once by last year's kenpom, with 2017-18 result:
5 - @Purdue (0-3)
7 - Michigan (0-1)
39 - Maryland (0-1)
55 - Nebraska (0-2)
70 - @Wisconsin (1-0)
102 - @Illinois (0-2)
Overall: 1-9
If anything, we get to face four schools twice that we beat last year - along with MSU, who we were competitive with both times. Not bad.
6 - MSU (0-2)
16 - OSU (0-2)
19 - PA St (0-1)
71 - Indiana (1-1)
85 - Northwestern (1-0)
88 - Iowa (1-0)
117 - Minnesota (1-1)
Overall: 4-7
Conference opponents we face once by last year's kenpom, with 2017-18 result:
5 - @Purdue (0-3)
7 - Michigan (0-1)
39 - Maryland (0-1)
55 - Nebraska (0-2)
70 - @Wisconsin (1-0)
102 - @Illinois (0-2)
Overall: 1-9
If anything, we get to face four schools twice that we beat last year - along with MSU, who we were competitive with both times. Not bad.
And yet preseason rankings exist...don't think he stated it as fact, but as a possibility...which it is.
I expect the lack of a true point guard / another ball handler to hurt us big time this year.
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Hard to argue. I’d be disappointed with anything less than 6-14 but even that’s going to be a very tall order.
THIS! great job in the stats, Scarlet Blind!
8% from 3? That is beyond bad and as a former 3 point sniper it hurts my soul