SMU (AAC Tourney Game 1)

[cincyguy13]

We can lose to anyone, we can beat anyone.nothing would surprise me.

[waterhead]

Originally Posted by cincyguy13

We can lose to anyone, we can beat anyone.nothing would surprise me.

I would be surprised as a MFer if we won the conference tourney!

It’s a long ass shot and I don’t even care if Houston is in the finals when we get there. That game was so embarrassing that I can’t see it happening again

[cincyguy13]

Originally Posted by waterhead

I would be surprised as a MFer if we won the conference tourney!

It’s a long ass shot and I don’t even care if Houston is in the finals when we get there. That game was so embarrassing that I can’t see it happening again

Wichita just won the league, they are definitely beatable. Houston is beatable. I think any team in the top half of the league can win the conference. These teams aren’t good.

We’ll need Keith to be a star and tari to stay on the floor. If those two guys can simply stay of the floor, we are a completely different team. I’m not sure they both can do that though. Especially 3 games in a row

[Queens_NYC]

6-point underdogs as of this morning.

Honestly thought the line would be smaller.

[cincyguy13]

Originally Posted by Queens_NYC

6-point underdogs as of this morning.

Honestly thought the line would be smaller.

Seems like a lot

[Queens_NYC]

Looking at some of the key stats that attributed to our first victory over SMU:

-Shot 10/23 from 3 (43.5%) - our best performance of the season

-Held SMU to 5/21 from 3 (23.8%) - our 3rd best performance defending the 3 all season

-Won the rebounding battle 38 to 31 (+7)

-Didn't commit a lot of fouls (17) and didn't draw a lot of fouls (15). Free throws didn't win or lose the game for either team.

-Balanced scoring: 5 players scored between 13 and 18 points (Keith, MAW, Davenport, Eason, and Harvey)

-Keith didn't get into foul trouble and played 33 minutes.

[waterhead]

Originally Posted by TheLivingLegend

Sounds like Dejulius might be back

DD has been out for 4 games and our AdjO has seen the 1st, 2nd, and 4th highest ratings all year. Not a tough slate of teams but Memphis was in there and their D has been excellent all year. I am not pointing any fingers here but I found that interesting. DD should only be taking open 3's or if he gets caught late clock with the ball.

[TheRealMick]

Eason, Mason, and Saunders either gone win it or lose it for us today! From here on out until they leave UC this group have play like upperclassman.

[cincrulz11]

Originally Posted by waterhead

DD has been out for 4 games and our AdjO has seen the 1st, 2nd, and 4th highest ratings all year. Not a tough slate of teams but Memphis was in there and their D has been excellent all year. I am not pointing any fingers here but I found that interesting. DD should only be taking open 3's or if he gets caught late clock with the ball.

He really just shouldn't be taking them. They are tanking his ORTG and the teams.

But if he just sets others up and lets them shoot (38% as a team from 3 the 4 games he was out) then he can be very valuable. He can have an assist rate over 30 if we let the other guys shoot. And he's one of the few guys that has a good pull up game, so I don't cringe when he pump fakes a 3 and shoots a runner (46.9% from the midrange vs 19.2% from 3.)

[waterhead]

Originally Posted by cincrulz11

He really just shouldn't be taking them. They are tanking his ORTG and the teams.

But if he just sets others up and lets them shoot (38% as a team from 3 the 4 games he was out) then he can be very valuable. He can have an assist rate over 30 if we let the other guys shoot. And he's one of the few guys that has a good pull up game, so I don't cringe when he pump fakes a 3 and shoots a runner (46.9% from the midrange vs 19.2% from 3.)

For the time being I would agree here. But once his mindset/confidence gets right (probably next season) I am assuming he can make over 30% on low volume like he did at Mich. For now we need to let Davenport and Mason get the volume.