@Temple

[justinhub2003]

Scouting Temple:
KenPom: #72
Kp Off rank: #50
Kp Def Rank: #133

This is a Tier A Kenpom game and winning on Thurs would be a chance to go 2-2 in our Tier A games. In my opinion it won't be easy. Temple is coming off 3 straight losses including a home loss to Tulane. Temple has a lot of talent that just seems to have trouble putting it together night in and night out. I never want to play a team with talent at home who is on a 3 game losing streak. Its a must win for UC. If we lose, I don't expect us to be ranked for a good while after. They played Houston really tough in Houston but UH out rebounded them 42-27. If we do anything close to that and make some shots, we should walk away with a win

Keys to win:
Execute good offense on the road
Take advantage of Temples bad rebounding
Force Temple to Turn the ball over
Defend the 3 point line
Shut down Quinton Rose

[WAITE HOYT 2]

If we guard and don't turn the ball over I like our chances. We have enough weapons on offense to score enough to beat them if we don't help them by giving the ball away.

[GarradJ21]

If we lose to Temple. We have major issues.

[juckerrules]

They are still the only team to beat Auburn & top 25 Clemson

They have played 8 games against top 100 teams (5-3)

They have played only 5 home games (strangely enough, lost one of them to Tulane....the other was Villanova)

Taking them for granted is a huge mistake

[jacobkdoyle]

They've lost 3 straight and at home against Tulane bc they suck. Showing the nation that they suck again isn't s reason for me to be afraid of losing to them.

[coachpipe]

Originally Posted by AZ BEARCAT

meant to put it in the aac thread. Worried about the program, to much talent to not be winning.

? too much talent?

[jacobkdoyle]

https://youtu.be/SRRf4u9jGQA

[justinhub2003]

Originally Posted by GarradJ21

If we lose to Temple. We have major issues.

I wouldn’t freak out if we lost to temple in terms of what it means about UC.

We never play well in philly. They always seem to make it a grinder and until we prove we can win a grinder without Troy Caupain, I have some concern.

But I won’t be worried about the actual team. Losing in philly to desperate team who has talent isn’t the worst thing in the world.

[justinhub2003]

Temple lead at the half @Houston. Both teams took the no defense approach in the first half.

Im watching it now.

Temple can score. Josh brown has nice floater. Quinton rose is showing he is a good shooter but Obi is just blah. He is a senior who makes rookie mistakes all game and is a softy inside.


UC needs to attack the basket and also feed clark and Washington. They can't stop us down there

[waterhead]

Originally Posted by justinhub2003

I wouldn’t freak out if we lost to temple in terms of what it means about UC.

We never play well in philly. They always seem to make it a grinder and until we prove we can win a grinder without Troy Caupain, I have some concern.

But I won’t be worried about the actual team. Losing in philly to desperate team who has talent isn’t the worst thing in the world.

I think end of a close game is still something we have to see but overall we win if we play our game. I think if this team controls turnovers we are hard to stop. We are generally going to rebound and play D. Even on a cold shooting night we can beat most teams like temple with effort related stats and keeping turnovers to 12 or less.