College Hoops Around The Country [TN opponents, RPI, others]

[TheMookieMonster]

The way this season/week has being going we may be third.

UCLA still has to get past ASU tonight and @ Arizona on Saturday.

Bama goes to Mizzou on Saturday

Kansas has to play TCU on Saturday.

Definitely a huge opportunity for us this week.

 

[cardvolfan]

LMU WINS!!!!! WOO!!!!!

The Zags 75-game home winning streak is OVER!

Think about it. A 75-game home winning streak. Unbelievable, but then you look at their schedule and it becomes believable.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Think about it. A 75-game home winning streak. Unbelievable, but then you look at their schedule and it becomes believable.

I’m not impressed. There was a lot of talk about how impressive it was last night, but if Tennessee played their conference schedule I wouldn’t be shocked if ours was 50/60+ as well.

 

[cardvolfan]

I’m not impressed. There was a lot of talk about how impressive it was last night, but if Tennessee played their conference schedule I wouldn’t be shocked if ours was 50/60+ as well.

Really good program, and they have an impressive OOC schedule always, but I have to wonder what their players might wonder about playing in an upper-tier conference. The atmosphere in these big game conference matchups are unlike anything they’ve seen on a regular basis.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

College basketball is truly on crack this year. No game can be taken lightly. Not one. We gotta bring it on Saturday against a bad LSU team if we want to win.

I'm hoping and praying that this is the year that we're that team that turns it on come March, in a year where it seems it's pretty wide open.

 

[cncchris33]

Really good program, and they have an impressive OOC schedule always, but I have to wonder what their players might wonder about playing in an upper-tier conference. The atmosphere in these big game conference matchups are unlike anything they’ve seen on a regular basis.

Seeing Gonzaga join the Pac-12 for basketball would be great for the sport.

 

[cardvolfan]

Seeing Gonzaga join the Pac-12 for basketball would be great for the sport.

Oh, absolutely!

 

[VolArmy74]

That makes our winning streak ending vs UK even worse. We would have been #1 or #2 in the country in home wins in a row had it not ended, wouldn't we?

 

[cardvolfan]

That makes our winning streak ending vs UK even worse. We would have been #1 or #2 in the country in home wins in a row had it not ended, wouldn't we?

#2, I think.

 

[Hoosier_Vol]

Scores of Note from Thursday:

#3 Purdue-61
Minnesota-39

#5 UCLA-74
Arizona State-62

Loyola Marymount-68
#6 Gonzaga-67

USC-66
#11 Arizona-81

#23 Rutgers-57
Michigan State-70

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Scores of Note from Thursday:

#3 Purdue-61
Minnesota-39

#5 UCLA-74
Arizona State-62

Loyola Marymount-68
#6 Gonzaga-67

USC-66
#11 Arizona-81

#23 Rutgers-57
Michigan State-70

So Lincoln Memorial University wasn’t the LMU that shocked the world versus the Zags last night.

 

[Volprofch05]

So Lincoln Memorial University wasn’t the LMU that shocked the world versus the Zags last night.

Loyola Marymount was only good when they had Hank Gathers and Bo Kimble

 

[TheMookieMonster]

“Explosive”

 

[cardvolfan]

“Explosive”

That’s pretty fascinating.

 

[Volprofch05]

“Explosive”

Any analysis that says Vandy is suspect checks out

 

[Lukusw]

Mizzou also seems accurate.

 

[Dallasbowlin]

“Explosive”

But what about all of the idiots who say our offense sucks? You mean they’re wrong? How could that be.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

But what about all of the idiots who say our offense sucks? You mean they’re wrong? How could that be.

This isn’t necessarily saying our offense is great. It just means we do a great job of preventing scoring runs and we go on a few ourselves. We’re still barely Top 50 in AdjO. We’re a solid offense, but it needs to improve if we want to make a Final Four.

 

[cardvolfan]

This isn’t necessarily saying our offense is great. It just means we do a great job of preventing scoring runs and we go on a few ourselves. We’re still barely Top 50 in AdjO. We’re a solid offense, but it needs to improve if we want to make a Final Four.

Yeah, but when Evan describes us as an “explosive” team, I have to sit back and smile. One of 3 in his book. I’ll take all the compliments we can get.

 

[Dallasbowlin]

This isn’t necessarily saying our offense is great. It just means we do a great job of preventing scoring runs and we go on a few ourselves. We’re still barely Top 50 in AdjO. We’re a solid offense, but it needs to improve if we want to make a Final Four.

I feel like a top 50 offense is good enough to make it. What was Virginia’s when they won the title? I’ll check it.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

I feel like a top 50 offense is good enough to make it. What was Virginia’s when they won the title? I’ll check it.

Pretty sure Virginia was Top 30 in both AdjO and AdjD. I think most of the last decade the national champion had both of those.

 

[kckempf]

I feel like a top 50 offense is good enough to make it. What was Virginia’s when they won the title? I’ll check it.

It was #2 in offensive efficiency.

 

[VolGee4]

Pretty sure Virginia was Top 30 in both AdjO and AdjD. I think most of the last decade the national champion had both of those.

This is correct. I think top 20 is the magic number for both. Looks like Baylor was 22nd in defense the year they won, but every other champion was top 20 in both.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

This is correct. I think top 20 is the magic number for both. Looks like Baylor was 22nd in defense the year they won, but every other champion was top 20 in both.

It’s skewed because people see post tournament numbers, it’s something like Top 35/35 pre tourney, but post tourney it ends up Top 20/20

 

[hUTch2002]

So Lincoln Memorial University wasn’t the LMU that shocked the world versus the Zags last night.

Ha! Lincoln plays some good ball but nope, not them.