Don't let reality get in the way of bashing on the Krush.
We should make them wear shock collars that go off when they stop yelling
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We should make them wear shock collars that go off when they stop yelling
No clue. I still like the idea, even if it is show your ticket on your phone, and then immediately have it locked in one of those K-12 phone free school pouches. They would need a non-phone method to pay for concessions.
Krush is on camera enough that we can probably use a "we trust you" approach. If you are caught with your phone out, other than at halftime or during a timeout, you forfeit your Krush tickets for the rest of the season and are banned from every buying them again. No exceptions.
plenty of venues are now making you put your phone in locked pouch so you can't record or take video. they do this after you get in and you can keep the pouch but they won't unlock it until you are trying to leave. you could do the same for the Krush if you wanted.
I was super skeptical when î had to do it for a few comedy shows but it actually wasn't so bad
Totally agree, but it's so great to have Andy Katz around. He's the most Illini-friendly national media member I can ever remember. I'll take an Andy K interview and some orange Koolaid every day of the week and I'm convinced BU is going to win the next 10 nattys in a row.
Mandatory shot and a beer before they walk through the door, then a shot and a beer inside. That should do the trick.
Having Duke that low is silly. They have 6 players across C and PF that could start for many High D1 teams, Ngongba/JBB are better than anyone 4 spots ahead of them. Houston's center is a transfer out of Kent State.
I've heard bountje bountje can dunk on 20 ft rim
I heard he can shoot from 50 feet away like most people shoot layups
I heard he is taking Duke on the Golden path and can see the future
I heard he hangs out with Bill brasky in the weekends
but he still can't break the starting lineup at Duke? something isn't adding up.
I don't like it either. JBB will start, and hangs with Billy Brasky. If you watched 5 seconds of the kid you'd know why.
They have freight train potential.
I think they should all paint themselves blue and wear orange coveralls and act like the minions.
I agree. It will be tough. Duke doesn't lose home games.
Joel Goodson
- 9th man conundrum
math!
Splits from last season:
33.5% of shots were at the rim
16.7% of shots were mid range
49.7% of shots were threes
Its because people watch 3 minute hype/practice highlights and tell themselves he's going to slot right into where Cam Boozer left off. The Duke coaching staff, specifically associate head coach Emanual Dildy, has stated there have been a ton of ups and downs for JBB this summer and those level of expectations for him are misguided as he is a full year younger and not as mature.
Duke's frontcourt is Ngongba, a couple of raw but extremely talented freshmen and a guy who averaged 10 & 6 in the Horizon league, which is why it got ranked where you see it in the graphic. JBB will show flashes in practice videos but is a year away from being your Cam Boozer level player.
The advanced metrics ratings don't care how you stop an opponent from scoring, just that you stop them at a higher rate than their other opponents this year, it's simply points scored per possession you allowed your opponent vs. what they scored pp on other opponents, normalized to 100 possessions per game (to take tempo out of the equation) so it's weighted toward your strength of opponent not a pure ppp allowed.
Turnovers are powerful given they stop an opponent from even taking a shot on that possession, so teams high in turnovers created do have an advantage there, where as our philosophy of not forcing turnovers but force them into tough shots and don't foul is effective but it essentially lets the other team get a shot off every possession given how low we are in forcing turnovers. My sense is we will never be a top 5 defense if we aren't blocking shots at a high rate or forcing turnovers at a high rate which both equate to a 0 possession, but we can be a top 15 defense by defensive rebounding, not fouling nor allowing shots at the rim which are high %
It's also a function of our personnel, we haven't had the ultra quick guards that can get a lot of steals without fouling, so the defensive philosophy takes advantage of us being tall and a good rebounding team, which makes a lot of sense. What we did in the tournament last year hopefully carries over. I think Cam found his formula that works during the tournament, so getting everyone to buy in and being good and throwing in different looks, including zone, I think will be key for us - not being as predictable given we're intentionally not being disruptive to other offenses
Kylan was a good chunk of the mid range so I would expect that stat to only improve this year. Andrej is the only one that really takes them on a consistent basis on this team and he's good at them, so not a concern at all
RichardKeenesCousin
Richard Keene's Cousin
Had to do that for a Paul McCartney concert in Nashville last year. I only bring it up because I wanted to brag about it. I think it works for concerts or comedy shows, but not so much for basketball.
You don't necessarily need a high TO% or Steal% in advanced metrics to have a great defense. Michigan was ranked 272 and 317 in KP respectively in these two stats.
Michigan actually provided the blueprint (albeit very hard to replicate) for how to have an elite defense with a low turnover rate. If you look at our defensive stats side by side with theirs, areas where we were good defensively, they were great. Examples include:
- Effective FG%: Illinois ranked 26, Michigan ranked 1
- 3P%: Illinois ranked 37, Michigan ranked 18
- 2P%: Illinois ranked 39, Michigan ranked 2
- Block%: Illinois ranked 25, Michigan ranked 3
- Average 2PA Dist: Illinois ranked 10, Michigan ranked 4
- ALSO NOTE:
- Turnover %: Illinois ranked 365, Michigan ranked 272
- Steal %: Illinois ranked 365, Michigan ranked 317
RabidDawgClassic
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You do see that everywhere, even at Duke and especially in the student sections. But it certainly is a distraction. Just this week I’ve watched a dozen or so videos from different angles of the final Iowa/Michigan play. Those were people who, in my opinion, missed the raw emotion of the moment because they were busy viewing it on a tiny hand held screen.
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