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[jacobkdoyle]

Originally Posted by Bearcat_NTS

Predicting UC to be -11.

I saw -10 and -13.

[Bearcat_NTS]

Originally Posted by jacobkdoyle

I saw -10 and -13.

ESPN lists is as -14.5. Tempted to take Nebraska for the value. This year I'm tweaking with a modified model based on KenPom. So far, it has been under predicting point totals for us. This new shot clock has effected offense more positively than I thought.

[UCalum08]

Originally Posted by Bearcat_NTS

ESPN lists is as -14.5. Tempted to take Nebraska for the value. This year I'm tweaking with a modified model based on KenPom. So far, it has been under predicting point totals for us. This new shot clock has effected offense more positively than I thought.

-14.5 in favor of UC. I would be really inclined to take Nebreska. I am concerned of us just winning the game lol

[jacobkdoyle]

Originally Posted by UCalum08

-14.5 in favor of UC. I would be really inclined to take Nebreska. I am concerned of us just winning the game lol

I think we'll smoke them. Hopefully this weekend is like the Vegas thing a couple years back when we beat Iowa State and Oregon.

[UCalum08]

Originally Posted by jacobkdoyle

I think we'll smoke them. Hopefully this weekend is like the Vegas thing a couple years back when we beat Iowa State and Oregon.

That would be awesome. I loved watching that tourney. We were playing well those games. I hope your right about smoking Nebreska. I guess I am hesitant since we haven't played a real team yet this year...and I haven't seen Nebraska.

[Bearcat_NTS]

Originally Posted by UCalum08

That would be awesome. I loved watching that tourney. We were playing well those games. I hope your right about smoking Nebreska. I guess I am hesitant since we haven't played a real team yet this year...and I haven't seen Nebraska.

I'm with you. Here's the ranks of the defenses we've faced: 260th, 195th, 178th, 237th and 309th. Nebraska at the very least is a solid half court defensive team currently ranking 73rd defensively and were ranked 25th last year.

[justinhub2003]

Originally Posted by Bearcat_NTS

Game will be on channel 64 locally on Friday. Some things I saw tonight scared me a bit, particularly how weak Ellis has been in the post all season. If our guards don't make shots this is going to be a close game.

On post game radio show interview, Cronin and Mashok were talking about how Ellis gets really small in the post, Like he keeps his legs too close together and ends up feeling 6'2 in the post and not 6'10.

Doesn't bode well for an after college career. However I don't feel it was that bad of a problem this year so hopefully its something he can adjust to.

I'd had more faith in Deberry post play than ellis but Ellis provides D that can guard any position.

Im a little worried about the Nebraska game just because they seem to play UC well the last 2 years. Hope NEB shoots like they did against Ark Pine Bluff and we should win big.

[cincrulz11]

We need to force a lot of mistakes. Their 22% turnover rate is ranked 312. Their 2 starting guards have a 28.1% turnover rate and the other has an absurd 36.1% turnover rate.

[Bearcatboy]

Originally Posted by jacobkdoyle

I think we'll smoke them. Hopefully this weekend is like the Vegas thing a couple years back when we beat Iowa State and Oregon.

No way take Nebraska if over 10

[Bearcatboy]

Originally Posted by UCalum08

-14.5 in favor of UC. I would be really inclined to take Nebreska. I am concerned of us just winning the game lol

This I think we will get by Nebraska but it be close and GW or Tennessee is a 50-50 loss