Week of 1/26 Games Thread

[RollChief]

Two ranked matchups tonight, and all it really showed was the gap between the best Big 12/ACC teams and the also-rans.

Same can be said for B1G. Shaping up to be a pretty scratch NCAA tournament…

 

[PleaseMakeABowlGame]

BYU is so dysfunctional offensively.

It's hideous. Literally AJ iso ball every single time down. No sets, no movement, no cutting.

Insane people genuinely like to believe "anybody can run our offense" and act like those efficiency numbers have nothing to do with coaching / guys being put in positions to succeed.

 

[lstewart53x3]

Same can be said for B1G. Shaping up to be a pretty scratch NCAA tournament…

The top 10 teams compared to their peers are just light years better than previous years.

This year, the 10th ranked team in KenPom is +28.93 (UConn, who’s on pace for a 1 seed).

The 10th ranked team in previous years:

26: +28.93
25: +27.07
24: +24.53 (Illinois!)
23: +22.38
22: +24.36
21: +24.32 (Loyola!)
20: +21.26

 

[mysterio2525]

Jayden Bradley plays so in control and poised. Arizona looks unphased and business like in this dismantling. they know who they are and just execute. impressive

 

[azillini1]

Jayden Bradley plays so in control and poised. Arizona looks unphased and business like in this dismantling. they know who they are and just execute. impressive

Bradley was the player who took BAM’s starting job the last year he was at U of A

 

[GBR]

The top 10 teams compared to their peers are just light years better than previous years.

This year, the 10th ranked team in KenPom is +28.93 (UConn, who’s on pace for a 1 seed).

The 10th ranked team in previous years:

26: +28.93
25: +27.07
24: +24.53 (Illinois!)
23: +22.38
22: +24.36
21: +24.32 (Loyola!)
20: +21.26

More to that point:

https://twitter.com/x/status/2015957658231001238

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

Jayden Bradley plays so in control and poised. Arizona looks unphased and business like in this dismantling. they know who they are and just execute. impressive

Their offense is one of the most unique. They simply do not take threes -- one of the lowest 3pt attempts per game in the country.

Certainly works for them.

 

[Second place is 1st loser]

They are far and away #1 and the team to beat. I don't care what stadium you put them in, they're super talented and incredibly poised.

 

[GBR]

Hopefully you guys don't mind my intrusion...I try to be mostly invisible and respectful....but you guys have better basketball talk than most boards

Plus it's fun to see when or if other teams respect your team.

 

[drsmitty74]

BYU not going away

 

[mysterio2525]

Their offense is one of the most unique. They simply do not take threes -- one of the lowest 3pt attempts per game in the country.

Certainly works for them.

kinda like MSU last year and MSU this year. they look more efficient scoring though

 

[azillini1]

U of A making mistakes down the stretch… if only there was a couple minutes left!

Dybantsa only 1 of 8 from 3 and 6 of 24 from the floor.

U of A folding down the stretch

 

[mysterio2525]

BYU not going away

you ain't lying

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

OH MY GOODNESS

 

[Iloveorangekoolaid]

This game got crazy

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

AZ led by 11 with 1:22.

BYU WILL HAVE A SHOT TO WIN IT.

 

[derrick6]

This ending…ref is bold

 

[GoodePodzMelendez]

Both these teams are over rated. Arizona is the king of choking leads.

 

[Chillinini]

Refs obviously want their Fan Duel accounts get bigger with a BYU win.

 

[drsmitty74]

Wow....12-2 RUN LAST 50 SECONDS!

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

AZ escapes.

Burries is phenomenal. This freshman class is something else.

 

[Rebounding Dog]

Dumb… give it to AJ???

 

[WhereDoWeStandWithStorr?]

This board if we did what AZ just did... Lol.

 

[PleaseMakeABowlGame]

It's hideous. Literally AJ iso ball every single time down. No sets, no movement, no cutting.

Insane people genuinely like to believe "anybody can run our offense" and act like those efficiency numbers have nothing to do with coaching / guys being put in positions to succeed.

This just happened way too many times:

https://twitter.com/x/status/2016034110951817324

24pts on 6-24 FG.

 

[FreshlySqueezed]

The top 10 teams compared to their peers are just light years better than previous years.

This year, the 10th ranked team in KenPom is +28.93 (UConn, who’s on pace for a 1 seed).

The 10th ranked team in previous years:

26: +28.93
25: +27.07
24: +24.53 (Illinois!)
23: +22.38
22: +24.36
21: +24.32 (Loyola!)
20: +21.26

Not the best metric, but more data to support your point.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2015957658231001238