Week of 12/18 Games Thread

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Why has Alabama jumped Us in the rankings on Kenpom we're now #9
 
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sacraig

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FAU went from 13 to 11 and we didn't change at all from 9 (after Alabama jumped us).

Why did Bama jump us (and why does KenPom like them so much)? I don't really know. 3 of their 5 losses were to top 10 teams, but one of them was Arizona, who just lost. It's not clear what just happened to bump them up in the model despite them not playing and the only team that they have played losing just now.

EDIT: They did just play, and destroyed a cupcake to boot. But still, our quality win against FAU apparently carries less positive weight than their quality loss to Arizona. Kind of odd.
 
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sacraig said:
FAU went from 13 to 11 and we didn't change at all from 9 (after Alabama jumped us).

Why did Bama jump us (and why does KenPom like them so much)? I don't really know. 3 of their 5 losses were to top 10 teams, but one of them was Arizona, who just lost. It's not clear what just happened to bump them up in the model despite them not playing and the only team that they have played losing just now.
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That quality loss loss is strong
 
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pruman91

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FloridaMan said:
Considering it was Casey Jocebsen, likely not. It would be the first positive thing he's had to say about the Illini in the last few years that I can remember.
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Casey Jacobsen is still
and will forever be just an " idiot out walking around "......nothing he has ever said would add up to an intelligent coherent sentence....

Our win over FAU will carry weight with the appropriate people, and casey Jacobsen isn't in that crowd...
JMHO
 
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sacraig

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IllinialuminAZ said:
And you've just proven my point. Look up Barrett Honors College.
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I am familiar with Barrett. I am not sure what TV shows making jokes has to do with Barrett or your point, whatever it happens to be. Are jokes not allowed anymore?
 
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LarryGotFouled said:
Caleb Love is a good player, but that is why you don't want him on your team. Down by one, FAU has five guards on the floor and he takes an off balance 28 foot 3 pointer. All they had to do was get it inside at all and good things would have happed for them.
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In Caleb’s defense, Boswell dribbled around and gave the ball to him with only a few seconds remaining. Love’s heroics toward the end of the game are also why UA was able to make it to overtime. However, I acknowledge that CL shoots a lot of low percentage shots, which harmed UNC last year. Missed shots without rebounds are like turnovers.
 
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IndyILL said:
Why has Alabama jumped Us in the rankings on Kenpom we're now #9
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U have to look at what Kenpom looks at and what it doesn’t. W/L don’t matter it looks how efficient you are. So blowing out a team gets a lot of weight losing doesn’t matter if u do it with style
 
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sacraig

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Navy_illini said:
U have to look at what Kenpom looks at and what it doesn’t. W/L don’t matter it looks how efficient you are. So blowing out a team gets a lot of weight losing doesn’t matter if u do it with style
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But who you blow out also matters.
 
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sacraig said:
FAU went from 13 to 11 and we didn't change at all from 9 (after Alabama jumped us).

Why did Bama jump us (and why does KenPom like them so much)? I don't really know. 3 of their 5 losses were to top 10 teams, but one of them was Arizona, who just lost. It's not clear what just happened to bump them up in the model despite them not playing and the only team that they have played losing just now.

EDIT: They did just play, and destroyed a cupcake to boot. But still, our quality win against FAU apparently carries less positive weight than their quality loss to Arizona. Kind of odd.
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Yea. Their offensive efficiency is off the charts. Their defense is meh.
 
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Fighter of the Nightman

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mattcoldagelli said:
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I’ll take the Tennessee loss on the road in stride, but … MAN, I’d like another shot at Marquette! FAU just showed us how good they really are - and how good WE really are.
 
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