Big difference is that UVA is both a great offensive & a great defensive team (per Kenpom anyway).
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NCAA 2014-15 Men's Basketball |OT| It's Cal's World, We're Just Living In It
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Big difference is that UVA is both a great offensive & a great defensive team (per Kenpom anyway).
Grover Cleveland
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That's why I only have Kentucky scoring 54.
It'll be another ugly game where I see UK just bludgeoning the opponents with their size.
My main concern with UVA is that their defense is designed to bait teams into taking threes, and if UK takes the bait and has one of those 1-16 nights. The slow pace(if we can't figure out a way to speed the pace up by then) will also always make for a close game, so all it takes is for us to do something silly like settle for chucking threes to get beat.
If we are patient and get the ball inside, we should be able to grind them out with our defense given the size advantage.
Hasphat'sAnts
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Back in the day he wouldn't have gone to college at all.
Randolph Freelander
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Back in my day, young one.
ErasureAcer
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Still not sure how the Gophers lost to Purdue. Fucking Purdue. They were owning the game in the first half and then the Gophers started getting out of control in the second but they still had a 10 point lead with 10 minutes left before I had to go somewhere....just pathetic coaching if you're blowing a 10 point game under 10 minutes to play.
Hopefully they get back on track against Maryland tomorrow...they still have no great victories on the season so a ranked team on the road would be stellar.
Hopefully they get back on track against Maryland tomorrow...they still have no great victories on the season so a ranked team on the road would be stellar.
Frustrated_Grunt
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I could watch us get decimated by UNC tomorrow, or I could go downtown with friends. The latter seems more enjoyable.
Cornballer
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Cal had to get that win tonight. Wallace wasn't shooting well, but he hit enough free throws at the end to ice it.
Grover Cleveland
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Nova may be the first undefeated to fall victim to conference play.
Currently only up 2 on unranked Seton Hall with 3:30 left.
Currently only up 2 on unranked Seton Hall with 3:30 left.
ErasureAcer
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Gophers better win a game soon. Horrible defense today...not much better offense. Totally uninspired play.
Grover Cleveland
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And that's that.
Seton Hall takes #6 Nova out
Seton Hall takes #6 Nova out
Randolph Freelander
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Duke opens its ACC schedule with Boston College in a few minutes. It's on Fox Sports South locally, but also on ESPN3.
I want 1000 touches for Okafor and near as many shots.
I want 1000 touches for Okafor and near as many shots.
Grover Cleveland
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Hanlan's still in college?
Isn't he like 33 years old?
Isn't he like 33 years old?
Randolph Freelander
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Maybe there's several Hanlans, like how Duke is on their ninth Plumlee.
The Outsider
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I'm not even confident Florida is good enough to make it into the NIT at this point.
Elfforkusu
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Illini D is just flat not good enough right now for them to win on the road against B1G refs. Can't have constant mental miscues to go on top of the typical ref fuckery.
(currently down by 5 to OSU, going to lose by 5-10 I'd say)
(currently down by 5 to OSU, going to lose by 5-10 I'd say)
Elfforkusu
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or 15
Grover Cleveland
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So I take it Duke won comfortably.
I was too busy watching the Panthers be meatheads on national TV
I was too busy watching the Panthers be meatheads on national TV
Randolph Freelander
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28 for Okafor, and he drew near as many fouls on BC's front line.
Why would you waste a perfectly good day by watching the Panthers.
Why would you waste a perfectly good day by watching the Panthers.
perfectchaos007
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So glad Isaiah Taylor is finally back for Texas. He looked about 75% today, but I'm glad he got meaningful playing time going into our game against Oklahoma Monday
Grover Cleveland
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Look Virginia is blowing another team out.
I have a sneaky suspicion that we end up losing the ACC to them...again
I'm asking myself the same thing.
I have a sneaky suspicion that we end up losing the ACC to them...again
I'm asking myself the same thing.
Yep, the collapse was complete with yet another loss for the Gators. Guess it's NIT or bust now for the Gators and the way things are going maybe it'll be no post-season play at all. Frustrating but it is what it is. At least the Gator football managed to hold on and beat ECU to brighten the day. The Gator baseball team should be good this year so I might just spend some time following that to try to distract myself from what will probably be a painful SEC schedule for the Gator basketball team *sigh*
Grover Cleveland
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How did Miami come back?
perfectchaos007
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Miami should have called a timeout. Players had no clock awareness on that last play
Grover Cleveland
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Virginia's about to sneak this one out.
A game that's been choked away twice now, once by Virginia and once by Miami.
Just goes to show the pitfalls of playing conference ball on the road I guess.
A game that's been choked away twice now, once by Virginia and once by Miami.
Just goes to show the pitfalls of playing conference ball on the road I guess.
Randolph Freelander
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Can Clemson just once pretend like they think they belong is the same conference as North Carolina in basketball.
North Carolina is doubling them up midway through the second half. In Clemson.
North Carolina is doubling them up midway through the second half. In Clemson.
Grover Cleveland
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Pretty sure it's in the contract for head coaches at Clemson to pad UNC's win total
Frustrated_Grunt
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Checking game score. Looks like I made the right choice going out tonight.
Randolph Freelander
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They should probably go ahead and take orange out of the school colors.
Frustrated_Grunt
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Randolph Freelander
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It's the color of the basketball, which Clemson doesn't play.
Secondary benefit: imagine this flag running across the basketball court when Clemson plays Carolina.
Now imagine it without the orange, which matches their level of play in these games.
Frustrated_Grunt
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It's the color of the basketball, which Clemson doesn't play.
Secondary benefit: imagine this flag running across the basketball court when Clemson plays Carolina.
Now imagine it without the orange, which matches their level of play in these games.
Oh okay. I thought you were going somewhere else with that.
It's pretty much par for the course. Under Brownell the best we can hope for is an NIT spot(not going to happen) unless he gets super lucky with the recruiting.
Randolph Freelander
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ESPN College BBall ‏@ESPNCBB 3m3 minutes ago
With only 3 remaining unbeatens in college hoops, Kentucky has the clear best % chance to run the table
Someone might be giving the SEC a bit too much credit.
Randolph Freelander
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Meanwhile, in the state of Kentucky but not in Lexington...
Say what
Say what
Grover Cleveland
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Too bad the loss at State is already assured. All those people being played like suckers
Randolph Freelander
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I wonder if that game will beat Duke-Syracuse from last year for ESPN. If K is going for 1000, it probably will.
Randolph Freelander
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What year is this? UNC recently got a 2017 commitment from Ray Ray's nephew Pookie.
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/r...a-tar-heels-land-jalek-felton-class-2017-no-7
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/r...a-tar-heels-land-jalek-felton-class-2017-no-7
Grover Cleveland
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Louisville's playing their first ACC game ever against the Demon Deacons.
Only up by 1 early in the second half
Only up by 1 early in the second half
Randolph Freelander
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The same 8-6 Wake Forest Demon Deacons being coached by Danny Manning that has lost to the likes of Iona, Delaware State, and (worst of all) Florida? The same university that will be hosting the Duke Okafors this coming Wednesday evening at 9 PM?
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