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View Poll Results: Will we break 80 points per game? | |||
Yes | 8 | 24.24% | |
No | 25 | 75.76% | |
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07-11-2017, 06:10 PM | #11 |
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he also wasn't pushing the ball. A faster paced offense will lead to more TO's but how effective we are will determine how many we score.
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07-12-2017, 12:31 AM | #12 |
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I hope we average 80. Much was said about our improved offense (and it was), but even as we were finally getting close to averaging 75 PPG, the rest of college basketball was scoring more as well. We still finished 148th in points per game last year.
Assuming the numbers are similar in college basketball this season, averaging around 80 PPG would put us in the top 35-40. I just can't see a Mick Cronin coached team cracking the top 50 in points per game, so I am going to predict we average a little below 80 -- probably around 77-78, which I think we would all be thrilled with as long as the defense is comparable. |
07-12-2017, 12:33 AM | #13 |
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I will add that if we do average 80 PPG with the schedule we have, knowing our defense never suffers with the culture our coaching staff has built... watch out, college basketball.
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07-12-2017, 07:42 AM | #14 |
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Jenifer did a fantastic job of addressing turnovers last year. I would imagine Cane will understand the importance of taking care of the ball after watching for a year. If he doesn't understand yet...he will understand soon enough.
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07-12-2017, 07:54 AM | #15 | |
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I would imagine Cronin will have just as much trouble dialing these two PG's back at times as he had with getting Caupain to push the ball. |
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07-12-2017, 08:08 AM | #16 | |
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10-13-2017, 01:20 PM | #17 |
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I predict a top 2 finish in conference regular season with a win in either AAC regular season or AAC tourney. I also predict a second weekend appearance in the dance or beyond. We have the right kind of team to make it happen. I think we enter top 10 ranking (at least for a while) during the season and if we don't I will eat my words.
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10-13-2017, 01:27 PM | #18 |
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1 reason why we won't average above 80 points
1) Mick Cronin's offense |
10-13-2017, 04:37 PM | #19 |
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it would be tough even if we improve offensively with the way our defense is designed to run down the clock and force a bad shot with a second or 2 on the shot clock it creates so many less possessions for both teams then your average game. I would say the better statistic to figure out if this offense is better is points per possession more so then points per game. I do think this will be Cronins best offense so far though and I dont think it will even be close. Its gonna be interesting to see how our defense fairs tho with the new lineups I would assume KJ and Caupain are better defenders especially on the wing then Broome. I honestly cannot wait till the season starts though
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