1/3rd of the way through the season are you...
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Well we are around. Most dislike coming to national boards because P5 fans are pretty disrespectful when it comes to how they treat Gonzaga and their fans.
But they have a pretty big fan base for a private school in Eastern Washington. Their Forum can be found here. It is pretty big actually.
http://guboards.spokesmanreview.com/forumdisplay.php?2-Men-s-Basketball
Dude is still making money based on his 2011 Elite Eight fluke win vs Kansas
I am way late in posting to this, but my UK Cats have lost three games.
My response is Number 1: The team can't shoot, so my expectations are a lot lower than they were preseason.
This is where I am but I have been surprised at the caliber of defense they have played. The defense they played on a to that point hot Michigan squad was otherworldly. McMahon's no longer a defensive liability which is another pleasant surprise that makes the overall caliber of defense better. My frustrations are on the set end and how poor this team is in transition; bad shot selection is this team's albatross and it seems like they don't recognize mismatches...when Enoch is isolated on the low block and they are four out--which is the base for Mack's halfcourt sets--they seemingly ignore it for a challenged shot early in the shotclock, especially Nwora and Perry. Beyond that, they are terrible at post entries when they do make them; to the wrong or lane hand instead of the baseline hand or bad angles from the top of the key which showed in spades against TX Tech.
Perry's not on the floor for his offense and he seems to be the only person in Louisville who doesn't know it. Kimball has been nondescript; more Kwan Fore than certainly Christen Cunningham or Trey Lewis.
Besides an atrocious defensive performance against a team that Duke was favored by a million to beat at home, I think Duke is better than I expected at this point. I thought perimeter shooting could be a major concern for this team if Joey Baker was not playing. Well Joey is playing and shooting close to 50% from three. Heck, even Jordan Goldwire has knocked down a few threes.
A few stats about our offensive woes this season
The Cavaliers have finished among the nation’s top 20 in turnover rate five seasons running, and no Bennett team has completed a year lower than 85th. They were No. 12 a year ago at 14.7%. This season Virginia ranks 264th, turning the ball over on 21.2% of its possessions, according to Ken Pomeroy’s analytics. Sunday’s percentage — a season-high 19 giveaways on 63 possessions — was an untenable 30.2. With Jerome a rock at point guard last season, Clark committed a meager 39 turnovers in 1,018 minutes. This season he has 35 in 389 minutes.
Virginia (9-2, 2-0 ACC) is shooting 39.8% overall, 26.1% from beyond the 3-point arc. The last Cavaliers team to finish a season below 40% was 1993-94, and no Virginia squad has finished below 29% from long range. The Cavaliers shot 47.4% overall last season, 39.5% from deep, and ranked second nationally in adjusted offensive efficiency. This season, shooting poorly and turning the ball over, they’re 180th at 1.00 points per possession. Bennett’s worst offensive team, Virginia 2010-11, averaged 1.04 points per possession.
It feels like more shots are coming off a guy, usually Clark or Mamadi Diakite, just deciding at the end of a shot clock to try to do something one-on-one, and the numbers actually indicate that. A tick under 56 percent of Virginia’s baskets in 2018-2019 were assisted; we’re down to 49.3 percent there this season. And those late shots haven’t been nearly as effective. According to Hoops-Math.com, Virginia had an effective field-goal percentage of 47.9 percent on late-offense shots, defined as coming within five seconds of the end of a shot clock. This season: 33.9 percent.
The Cavaliers have finished among the nation’s top 20 in turnover rate five seasons running, and no Bennett team has completed a year lower than 85th. They were No. 12 a year ago at 14.7%. This season Virginia ranks 264th, turning the ball over on 21.2% of its possessions, according to Ken Pomeroy’s analytics. Sunday’s percentage — a season-high 19 giveaways on 63 possessions — was an untenable 30.2. With Jerome a rock at point guard last season, Clark committed a meager 39 turnovers in 1,018 minutes. This season he has 35 in 389 minutes.
Virginia (9-2, 2-0 ACC) is shooting 39.8% overall, 26.1% from beyond the 3-point arc. The last Cavaliers team to finish a season below 40% was 1993-94, and no Virginia squad has finished below 29% from long range. The Cavaliers shot 47.4% overall last season, 39.5% from deep, and ranked second nationally in adjusted offensive efficiency. This season, shooting poorly and turning the ball over, they’re 180th at 1.00 points per possession. Bennett’s worst offensive team, Virginia 2010-11, averaged 1.04 points per possession.
It feels like more shots are coming off a guy, usually Clark or Mamadi Diakite, just deciding at the end of a shot clock to try to do something one-on-one, and the numbers actually indicate that. A tick under 56 percent of Virginia’s baskets in 2018-2019 were assisted; we’re down to 49.3 percent there this season. And those late shots haven’t been nearly as effective. According to Hoops-Math.com, Virginia had an effective field-goal percentage of 47.9 percent on late-offense shots, defined as coming within five seconds of the end of a shot clock. This season: 33.9 percent.
The Louisville win has to be encouraging? That might be the turning point. Maxey has to be the go to guy.
I’d say slightly disappointed. 5 tough games and went 2-3. Not awful, but was hoping for 3 wins. Didn’t slip up in any of the gimmes, which is good.
The problem is the 2 medium difficulty games (tx and @neb), lost both. Win those two and I would be happy with the season so far
The problem is the 2 medium difficulty games (tx and @neb), lost both. Win those two and I would be happy with the season so far
It did not do much in the rankings. UK went from 19 to 17 and UL went from 3 to 7 in the AP poll. The pollsters must like the ACC.
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