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UC wins by 8+ 7 25.93%
UC wins by 4-7 11 40.74%
UC wins by 1-3 4 14.81%
UCF wins 5 18.52%
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Old 01-13-2018, 10:37 PM   #1
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Game is Tuesday at 7 on CBS Sports...
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Old 01-14-2018, 12:03 AM   #2
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Game is Tuesday at 7 on CBS Sports...
Let's make there big guys guard the three and run taco to death. They have some meaty players, this is the game cane goes for big numbers. I don't think they have anyone who can stay in front of him. Have Kyle pull taco out on perimeter and do work. Gary one on one rebounding in post is unfair to say the least. Let's put another top 75 road win on our resume. Go bearcats. prediction 67 to 55
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Old 01-14-2018, 01:24 AM   #3
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UCF is very similar, statistically, to Mississippi State. Both have top-20 defenses on Kenpom (UCF #4, MSU #19). They are also the two worst offenses, and the two worst teams, amongst the top-20 defensive squads (UCF #277 offense, #74 overall; MSU #183 offense, #81 overall).

Both teams have a great shot blocker in the middle, around a +5 rebounding margin, a negative Ast/TO ratio, and struggle from beyond the arc (UCF 30.4%, MSU 29.7%). They both get to the line a lot but struggle to convert there (UCF 64.1%, MSU 65.8%). Both are tough to hit shots against (UCF 37.7%; MSU 38.9%)


MSU plays a bit faster and is less careless with the ball; UCF is better overall defensively. Still, they are probably as similar as two opponents are likely to be.

The good news is we handled MSU pretty decisively, and I think the team is playing much better now. The bad news is we struggled to score against them, save for Evans & Washington, who carried the team offensively.

UCF might struggle to reach 50 on Tuesday. As long as 2 or 3 guys are hitting their shots I think UC can pull away - it is just a question of figuring out who has the hot hand and getting them their shots.
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Old 01-14-2018, 08:37 AM   #4
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BJ Taylor scorched us for 27 in Orlando last season and it looks like he'll still be out with a foot injury when we come into town. UCF is a little bit deeper in the backcourt this season but has no scorers as prolific as Taylor or Williams were last season.

UCF was only up by 5 on Memphis at home with 4 minutes to go in their game before winning by 9.

I think the gap between our two squads has widened a bit this year and I trust Cronin to help us overcome the same problems that plagued us last year with their size.

Bearcats 62
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Old 01-14-2018, 01:34 PM   #5
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This game is the whole reason for this road trip. And we have ECU at home after, so let's put it all into this one. They simply do not have the talent or skill to keep up with us. We have to apply pressure on their defense non stop.
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Old 01-14-2018, 01:45 PM   #6
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i bet the total for this game comes out short of 120.
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Old 01-15-2018, 12:47 PM   #7
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Jake I really hope we see about the same breakdown of minutes between JJ and Cane. That will mean we probably played pretty well against them and JJ and the wings played well.
For this game I think we need to do everything we can to speed things up. If we are going to press, I hope it's to get steals and cause havoc rather than forcing them to take longer. They'll do that on their own. We must get down the floor quickly after defensive rebounds. Even if we dedicate ourselves to pushing things, it'll still be pretty low possessions. We can't fall into that trap and just accept the slowest game on earth. We are too high level for that. We want to squeeze every last possession out of this game. This is the wrong game to walk it up the court. If Jenifer is in, he needs to zoom down the floor in the traffic rather than waiting for things to clear. Broome is very good at that.
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Old 01-15-2018, 01:04 PM   #8
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For this game I think we need to do everything we can to speed things up. If we are going to press, I hope it's to get steals and cause havoc rather than forcing them to take longer. They'll do that on their own. We must get down the floor quickly after defensive rebounds. Even if we dedicate ourselves to pushing things, it'll still be pretty low possessions. We can't fall into that trap and just accept the slowest game on earth. We are too high level for that. We want to squeeze every last possession out of this game. This is the wrong game to walk it up the court. If Jenifer is in, he needs to zoom down the floor in the traffic rather than waiting for things to clear. Broome is very good at that.
As part of the game plan I think you'll see JJ run the ball up the floor. Lot will depend on how we hit the glass. Either way I think like last game you'll see us trying to force pace and get in our offense quickly. If we are able to set up our press often it usually means we have hit a high percentage of our shots.
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Old 01-15-2018, 01:12 PM   #9
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If we do end up in a half court game I hope we aren't just settling for jump shots. Need to challenge the big guy and see if we can get some fouls on him. If we can't get him in foul trouble It Would also help if Washington has his jumper working. But in the end we need to run run run
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Old 01-15-2018, 02:02 PM   #10
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My prediction: Jarron & Jacob each hit a couple early 3’s.
UCF scores under 30 in first half - Cats win by 12
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