Couple tough games coming up, but at least we have both at home. I think we split the next two, and for some reason I think we match up better with Illinois.
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Not too much.
I don’t know I guess I see us play MSU close on the road and think we can put together a performance like that in one of the next two games. And they’re at home so it may be enough to get us over the line.
I don’t know I guess I see us play MSU close on the road and think we can put together a performance like that in one of the next two games. And they’re at home so it may be enough to get us over the line.
Illinois is like a European pro team and they have a ton of scoring depth. Unless something happens I don’t see us beating them. Saw the play Iowa on the road yesterday. They are much better than us all around.
The Euro pro team is funny, but in reality I see the twin brothers get playing time but I think that’s it? A couple of the euros look like they aren’t getting any PT at all so they must not be any good.
Morkovic is a good player. Peja’s kid may not technically be Euro, but Eastern European descent, so 4 out of their top 7 are Eastern European’s.
Oh ya sorry I missed Morkovic. Too many Vics. I thought the State Department was supposed to be limiting student visas!
Im assuming little Peja has lived in the US his whole life so he’s definitely not a former Euro pro. He’s on his third university, however. So he’s a bit of a mercenary as well.
Looks like they’ve got a handful of returners from the previous year. I count 5? That seems on par with most teams in conference.
Seems like most schools are turning over half their roster annually. Everyone is a mercenary.
The experience of the players makes a huge difference. Our Freshman are going against players 3-4 years older than them. The results aren’t shocking.
Yup. Let’s dispel this idea that Illinois is unusual in really any way. Their roster is very normal, right down to pursuing Euro Pros.
In 2010, 322 teams returned at least 30% of their minutes from the previous season. In 2015, it was 317 teams. In 2020 it was 301 teams. This year? Just 134 teams.
Like to think that but Underwood has whole bunch of players he will put in till something works, We have to improve our D and rebound and have to hit our FTs to have a chance
Yet, folks expect CCC to pull a rabbit out of his hat and compete with 22 -24 year olds.
Put another way, there are just three major teams, and 20 overall, who returned at least 50% of last season's minutes - Purdue, UConn and...Marquette. The number of teams who had 50%+ returning in 2010, 2015 and 2020 is 200, 171, and 156 respectively. In the last 5 years, it's gone 167, 121, 99, 63, and now 20. It's absolutely insane.
Experience is a different situation though than returning minutes continuity, but it supports your statement here.
In 2010, 16 P6 teams were in the top-50 of Experience, and 9 of them made the tourney. In 2015, there were 15 P6 teams and 8 made the tourney. In 2020, it was also 15 and 7 were expected to make the tourney. This year, it's 32(!), though right now there's maybe 11 or so projected to make the tourney.
It doesn’t seem like a lot but unless you have played college sports before which I have the difference between 18/19 year old and 20/21 year olds is massive.
Absolutely, I competed against guys 5 years older than me plenty of times and international guys too. It’s not like being 25 and competing against 30 year olds.
It has nothing to do with talent. Yes there are very few exceptions but usually age prevails.
It's starts to matter again as you get older, though now, I worry about the guys who are 5 years younger than me.