OT: Iowa

[NJCat]

That combination of Murray and Bohannon is pretty dang deadly. Giving UVA a whipping.

 

[CappyNU]

That combination of Murray and Bohannon is pretty dang deadly. Giving UVA a whipping.

Wow, they blew a 21-point lead before sneaking out a win...no early lead is ever safe anymore with the proliferation of 3's.

 

[Kat burglar]

Some kid who only made one shot all year went off. His name was Murray in addition to the 2 Murrays on Iowa.

It reminded me of our game against Providence where 20% shooters became 40% shooters.

Any given night...

 

[PurpleWhiteBoy]

Virginia beat Providence 58-40 the day after Providence beat us 77-72.

Providence made 14 of 29 from 3 against us. 11 of 24 from closer.

Against Virginia, Providence made 3 of 22 from 3 point land, 9 of 29 from closer.

Is this a case of "what a difference a day makes?"

or "what a difference a defense makes?"

 

[hdhntr1]

Virginia beat Providence 58-40 the day after Providence beat us 77-72.

Providence made 14 of 29 from 3 against us. 11 of 24 from closer.

Against Virginia, Providence made 3 of 22 from 3 point land, 9 of 29 from closer.

Is this a case of "what a difference a day makes?"

or "what a difference a defense makes?"

Maybe a combination of both. They were extremely hot against us. A lot of that is luck. But in addition, VA likely has a lot more talent than we do as a recent National Champion and perrenial NCAA team and Bennet has shown imself to be no average coach.

 

[PurpleWhiteBoy]

Maybe a combination of both. They were extremely hot against us. A lot of that is luck. But in addition, VA likely has a lot more talent than we do as a recent National Champion and perrenial NCAA team and Bennet has shown imself to be no average coach.

Any fair assessment would say its a combination of both, but you don't want to be on the receiving end of your opponents "best shooting night of the season."

Not sure about the relative talent levels. I think our team is fairly talented.

 

[GatoLouco]

Any fair assessment would say its a combination of both, but you don't want to be on the receiving end of your opponents "best shooting night of the season."

Not sure about the relative talent levels. I think our team is fairly talented.

Our team is not, overall, less talented than VA. FWIW:
VA - KP #48, BT #65
NU - KP #40, BT #50

IMO, the reasons we allowed PC a higher FG% than VA, in order of importance:
1) We played zone, VA didn't
2) VA is better than us on the defensive end
3) Luck

 

[Purple Pile Driver]

Our team is not, overall, less talented than VA. FWIW:
VA - KP #48, BT #65
NU - KP #40, BT #50

IMO, the reasons we allowed PC a higher FG% than VA, in order of importance:
1) We played zone, VA didn't
2) VA is better than us on the defensive end
3) Luck

Well VA does have 3 top 100 ranked in their class players on their roster. NU has 1. So there is that.

 

[GatoLouco]

Well VA does have 3 top 100 ranked in their class players on their roster. NU has 1. So there is that.

Heard Milwaukee has 1 top 10. So there's that

 

[PurpleWhiteBoy]

Well VA does have 3 top 100 ranked in their class players on their roster. NU has 1. So there is that.

Pretty sure Coach Collins says Casey Simmons is a top 100.
Maybe even Robbie Beran.

 

[Purple Pile Driver]

Pretty sure Coach Collins says Casey Simmons is a top 100.
Maybe even Robbie Beran.

Then he would be wrong.

 

[PurpleWhiteBoy]

Then he would be wrong.

Its right there on the nusports website

"Rated as the No. 1 prospect in Massachusetts, No. 92 player in the country and a four-star recruit according to 247sports.com and ESPN"

 

[Purple Pile Driver]

Its right there on the nusports website

"Rated as the No. 1 prospect in Massachusetts, No. 92 player in the country and a four-star recruit according to 247sports.com and ESPN"

Go to the 247 Website.

Its right there on the nusports website

"Rated as the No. 1 prospect in Massachusetts, No. 92 player in the country and a four-star recruit according to 247sports.com and ESPN"

110 in the nation and number 5 in Massachusetts on 247. I tend to go with the composite.

 

[GatoLouco]

At the half Syracuse is exposing Indiana’s mediocre defense

 

[hdhntr1]

Any fair assessment would say its a combination of both, but you don't want to be on the receiving end of your opponents "best shooting night of the season."

Not sure about the relative talent levels. I think our team is fairly talented.

Sorry but VA is more talented. Where it probably shows up more is on D where we need to play a fair amount of zone. Fine if they are not hitting over it but a problem if they are