Hate stuff like this
Very much where I’m at too. As I mentioned in earlier post, there is no one in their rotation that is under 6-3. Plummer better be rocking it from 3, cuz I think he’s going to be a liability on D. Them having two legitimate 7-0 centers to toss up against Kofi has to help them some too. Hopefully Illini get some home court advantage with officiating (unfortunately that’s not a given), because if not I fear some foul trouble with our perimeter players. I wouldn’t be surprised if Goode, RJ and Hutch have to see more meaningful minutes than they’ve seen of late.Got a bad feeling about this one.
They are long and athletic across the board. If Coleman gets in foul trouble, not sure we have anyone else to match up with Tubelis. And not sure Damonte is quick enough or Trent is long enough to really bother Mathurin.
Only spot 1-5 I think we have a clear edge is with Kofi, but we’ve struggled to feed him and I can see their length on the perimeter really disrupting our post entries.
I’m sensing a Baylor like game. We maybe hit some shots to hang around but at some point in the second half we turn it over and they make us pay with a bunch of transition points and we go from down 6 to down 18 in a span of 2-3 minutes, putting the game out of reach.
They let off the gas a little and we make a little run to keep it respectable but wind up losing by 8-12.
I’ve watched Gonzaga, Duke, and Purdue and I don’t think any of them have more talent than AZ. JMHO. Hope I’m wrong.
So, if we played them 1,000,000 times, we would win 510,000 of them.Torvik gives us a 51% chance of winning. It predicts a 77-76 final score and calculates we have a 0.2 point advantage on average.
So, at least according to them, it's a true toss-up.
I’m with ya… Dude‘s really ask in for it..Talk that noise, see what happens, Tommy Boy.
Hutch will not play any minutes that are meaningful. He is double digits on the depth chartVery much where I’m at too. As I mentioned in earlier post, there is no one in their rotation that is under 6-3. Plummer better be rocking it from 3, cuz I think he’s going to be a liability on D. Them having two legitimate 7-0 centers to toss up against Kofi has to help them some too. Hopefully Illini get some home court advantage with officiating (unfortunately that’s not a given), because if not I fear some foul trouble with our perimeter players. I wouldn’t be surprised if Goode, RJ and Hutch have to see more meaningful minutes than they’ve seen of late.
Illini can win it and that would be huge. Have a feeling this will end up being biggest game (quality of opponent wise) other than the Purdue games.
I have double checked it and you are correctSo, if we played them 1,000,000 times, we would win 510,000 of them.
Source: Fading memory of Statistics 101
I do seem to recall something something standard deviations, but nevermind.
Talk that noise, see what happens, Tommy Boy.
It’s really too bad he’s been hurt/sick. Games like this are where we could really use his length and athleticism. But he’s too far behind right now to just throw into Zona. I’m still holding out hope he can get somewhat caught up in the 3 games after Zona but before conference season.Hutch will not play any minutes that are meaningful. He is double digits on the depth chart
Does he give an edge for the home team? Or is it as if it was played on a neutral court?Torvik gives us a 51% chance of winning. It predicts a 77-76 final score and calculates we have a 0.2 point advantage on average.
So, at least according to them, it's a true toss-up.
64-52 OT win, Rayvonte went off in OTI was there...it happened. Was at the Michigan bball game the last time we had it too
I am too, was very excited when I saw video 2 years ago. The kid has had some TERRIBLE luck! Hopefully the next 3 we can get some solid tick for him and see what happens. He started a few games ago I think, which tells you what he has shown in practice, but games are just different.It’s really too bad he’s been hurt/sick. Games like this are where we could really use his length and athleticism. But he’s too far behind right now to just throw into Zona. I’m still holding out hope he can get somewhat caught up in the 3 games after Zona but before conference season.
I don't think we will see that big of uptick in the high ball screen when/if Belo comes back. We don't move hardly at all offensively when we run the high ball screen compared to the sets we are running now. You say we are regulated to shooting 3s like its a bad thing and we are settling for them, these are designs BU and staff call throughout the game to get our shooters good looks or to get Kofi the ball down low with less help from the defense cause they have to worry about our shooters on the wings/corners. Most of what BU calls throughout the game are counters to how the other team have defended certain sets previously in the game or on film. Also look at the ball movement in the half court without Belo and running the high ball screen.....it's much improved and very efficient.I don't think we win this one. But I also don't think a loss will hurt us. Those losses have already come and gone.
Without a healthy Belo operating the PnR, we're relegated to shooting threes and making basic post entry passes to Kof.. which has been a good formula of late but I dont think it gets it done against AZ.
What I would like to see regardless of outcome, is our team impose its style of play onto another team. Going back to the LUC loss we really struggle against teams who play intense pressure D. We get sped up and make poor decisions and seem unable to play the style of game we want to play. AZ is going to be the same kind of game unless we're able to dictate the tempo more. I'm not advocating for Bo Ryan ball, but being decisive and moving the ball with purpose will go a long way.
Oh, I totally agree with everything you said. I think having the pick and roll in our bag of tricks makes us harder to guard and more drought resistant though. Even if it's a tertiary option.I don't think we will see that big of uptick in the high ball screen when/if Belo comes back. We don't move hardly at all offensively when we run the high ball screen compared to the sets we are running now. You say we are regulated to shooting 3s like its a bad thing and we are settling for them, these are designs BU and staff call throughout the game to get our shooters good looks or to get Kofi the ball down low with less help from the defense cause they have to worry about our shooters on the wings/corners. Most of what BU calls throughout the game are counters to how the other team have defended certain sets previously in the game or on film. Also look at the ball movement in the half court without Belo and running the high ball screen.....it's much improved and very efficient.
I don't think we will see that big of uptick in the high ball screen when/if Belo comes back. We don't move hardly at all offensively when we run the high ball screen compared to the sets we are running now. You say we are regulated to shooting 3s like its a bad thing and we are settling for them, these are designs BU and staff call throughout the game to get our shooters good looks or to get Kofi the ball down low with less help from the defense cause they have to worry about our shooters on the wings/corners. Most of what BU calls throughout the game are counters to how the other team have defended certain sets previously in the game or on film. Also look at the ball movement in the half court without Belo and running the high ball screen.....it's much improved and very efficient.
Oh, I totally agree with everything you said. I think having the pick and roll in our bag of tricks makes us harder to guard and more drought resistant though. Even if it's a tertiary option.