02-16-2017, 01:28 PM | #1 |
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Trending the wrong way?
Have to say after the second half of the Xavier game, I was as optimistic as I've been probably since the win over #2 Syracuse. Cincinnati, made jump shots, crashed the glass and answered every Xavier late run. The fact that the game wasn't really even close at the end considering the horrible FT shooting and having an opponent go off, gave me hope that this might actually be the year. They scored an incredible 1.30 PPP and held Xavier to around 1.00 PPP in the second half. Sounds great.
Since then? Not so good. Particularly TERRIBLE away from home. 2/01 Tulsa: 0.97 PPP, 44.4 2PT%, 25.0 3PT% 2/08 UCF: 0.98 PPP, 38.9 2PT%, 31.0 3PT% 2/12 SMU: 0.94 PPP, 35.3 2PT%, 34.4 3PT% 2/15 USF: 1.08 PPP, 46.3 2PT%, 33.3 3PT% Looks familiar?? Here are the numbers from the 2013-14 down the stretch of the season: 2/02 USF: 0.94 PPP, 38.2 2PT%, 23.5 3PT% 2/06 UConn: 1.01 PPP, 50.0 2PT%, 37.5 3PT% 2/08 SMU: 0.86 PPP, 54.2 2PT%, 16.7 3PT% 2/22 UofL: 0.90 PPP, 30.6 2PT%, 25.0 3PT% 3/01 UConn: 0.70 PPP, 25.0 2PT%, 30.0 3PT% Hopefully the season doesn't end the same way... |
02-16-2017, 01:40 PM | #2 | |
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I'm not exactly thrilled with our offense away from home right now, but this all looks very misleading where you simply ignore the good games. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe after the Shootout, our AdjO skyrocketed from somewhere in the 50s to 39. Since then, it has gone from 39th in the country to 47th. Despite a little regress, that's really not too much of a drop-off, and it's still Top 50, which is better than where we were right before the Shootout. I guess my point here is that although we're not necessarily red-hot anymore, we're not getting worse either. I definitely would like to see a few blowouts in our final 5 games though, as our #23 KenPom is hurting us a little. Back into the teens before Selection Sunday would be ideal. |
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02-16-2017, 03:11 PM | #6 |
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23-3. Lost to a very good SMU team, we aren't lighting it up offensively right now, but we are still winning. That's all that matters. Hustle is there, effort is there, shots will start to fall again.
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02-16-2017, 03:33 PM | #8 |
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Honestly the only games that matter are the conference tourney and the NCAA. That's what everyone will remember.
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02-16-2017, 03:51 PM | #10 |
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I agree. SMU was trending in the right direction until this last game which is not a trend in itself. We have been dropping because we aren't playing as well...Let alone better which we should all hope.
I don't know why people get upset with fans who want to see progress. |
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