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01-24-2020, 09:05 AM | #113 | |
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In Cronin's years, we were top 16 in efficiency only once. We went to the Sweet Sixteen once. We lost to a less efficient team three times (Harvard, St Joes, Nevada). We beat one more efficient team (Florida St). We also won two tossup games against a team ranked immediately below us (Texas, Purdue). Nine years is a tiny sample size. No real conclusions can be drawn from that. For every anecdote like Cincinnati you find to support your point, you can find one to support a different point (like Creighton). There is a ton of random variation in basketball, which is what makes it so exciting. If just a couple games swing the other way, the narrative changes completely. |
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I also think you have to be able to score when playing good teams. They are going to score no matter how good your defense is. |
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But overall, Vogt is barely better than average as a big man. Elite finisher at the rim, terrible defense and at best average rebounding. If you can take him out and the offense drops off by 5%, but the defense and rebounding increase by 10% it is a good trade. As Diarra improves on offense (especially if he can start hitting some more threes), that trade off becomes more and more possible as reality. In real game to game terms, it's about finding and exploiting matchups and preventing the other team from doing the same. In many games, Vogt creates mismatches on offense, but he is also a defensive mismatch the other team looks to exploit. It's up to Brannen to determine which side is winning that battle and to adjust accordingly. |
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