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Genuine question. 3 games in 5 days right after a tough road sweep is not the smartest move in my opinion. Squeaking out wins against inferior teams and not covering the spread would also potentially hurt our KenPom/NET rankings. Why take the risk?
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Should they not have played Santa Clara and UCI which helped the KenPom significantly?Comment
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If it came against a mentally and physically draining road trip 3 days previously, absolutely not.Originally posted by trojan2016 View PostComment
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They had two days off and aren’t playing well, it happensOriginally posted by NYtrojan View PostComment
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They shouldn't be in this position in the first place.Originally posted by trojan2016 View PostComment
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Personally, I’m fine with this. Who the heck knows how the rest of our schedule will play out with Stanford and OSU possibly being made up, the pac-12 tournament being non stop if we make it to the finals, and the NCAA tournament probably in a modified schedule as well in their Indy bubble. Good prep for the challenges ahead.Comment
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Exactly this. You can’t just not play games. Look at Duke, Coach K cancelled games and they have no quality wins and might not make the tourneyOriginally posted by PxPxTrojan View PostComment
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LOL. Duke could go 7-8. Not play half their games, not finish over .500 and still be a 6 seed.Originally posted by trojan2016 View PostComment
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Serious question: in terms of rankings/seeding, is it better to have an extra W (albeit close), or have one fewer game?Comment
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Terrible decision to schedule this game. Thought that before the game and still think that even after a win. Absolutely nothing to gain and everything to lose. I understand if AE was trying to get Waters & Morgan some run but if your going to do that make sure it's an absolute cream puff. You come off two big road wins, still have two make-up games in conference (one which Norlander said is scheduled next Tuesday), and haven't had much practice time because of Covid. That's now 3 halves and 4 minutes (ASU end of 1st half) of terrible basketball. Not only that our Kenpom & Net Rankings took a hit.Comment
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Kenpom is great indicator of how good a team is. It uses offense & defensive efficiency numbers among other things. For example our Kenpom numbers in the 4 years of AE winning teams has been right around 50. So not great considering the talent but this year it was 16. Going into tonight we're 39th(offense) & 11th(defense). After tonight numbers went up to 43rd & 13th. So as Sketch has pointed out we should be better offensively.Comment
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I agree with the point that playing games are important. But similarly, losing bad games (like tonight) will prohibit you from playing the tournament. Look at UCLA last year - they dominated in P12 play but their horrible non conference losses projected them as a fringe team. Risk to reward just doesn't add up here.Originally posted by trojan2016 View PostComment
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I hear you, It’s a risk, but you have the upside of a KenPom climb if you smoke them (see UCI). I do think the problem with today was more execution than schedulingOriginally posted by NYtrojan View PostComment
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