Thought about starting an Elias Harden thread but didn’t want to give my take on him that much exposure. Besides, the title of this thread seems appropriate.
The overwhelming perception is that he was recruited as an ELITE shooter. If that is the case, I hope Coach Steele was not the point man in getting him here because someone saw something he is not. His shot is WAY OFF. His release is unusual...it looks funky coming off his hand. He seems to struggle with timing the release at the top of his jump. He’s hit the side of the backboard multiple times from the corner and has a plethora of bricks from everywhere else. He is now 11 for 38. Take away Maui and it’s 4 of 29, just 3 of his last 24! Obviously after nearly 2 years, he is not a high D1 shooter. Some are now seeing him as a defense specialist but he is in no way a “lock down” defender.
Unfortunately, if he wants to salvage any kind of college career, it will have to be at a mid major because it’s not happening here. Steele will play his incoming guys next year for sure and I can’t see him wanting to ride the pine waiting for mop up minutes. He seems to be a nice kid with a great attitude and some physical tools but Transfer is inevitable.
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02-14-2019, 08:10 AM #241
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02-14-2019, 08:23 AM #242
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02-14-2019, 01:44 PM #246
Since the NCAA Tournament expanded to 64 teams (1-16 seeds x 4) in 1985, 18 teams missed the tournament the year after they got a 1 seed. Xavier appears poised to make that 19. UNLV was a 1 seed in 1991 but was ineligible for the following year so they were excluded despite going 26-2. Teams that missed: 1989 Purdue, 1989 Temple, 1991 Oklahoma, 1992 UNLV (ineligible), 1993 Ohio State, 1997 UConn, 1998 Minnesota, 2004 Oklahoma, 2005 St. Joe's, 2007 UConn, 2008 Florida, 2008 Ohio State, 2010 North Carolina, 2010 UConn, 2012 Pitt, 2013 Kentucky, 2014 Indiana, 2015 Florida. The year listed is the year they missed the tournament not the year they got a 1 seed.
Two teams have finished under .500 the year after getting a 1 seed:
1989 Purdue went 15-16 (.484)
2015 Florida went 16-17 (.485)
Most losses the year after getting a 1 seed:
2010 UNC - 17
2012 Pitt - 17
2015 Florida - 17
Fewest wins the year after getting a 1 seed:
1989 Purdue - 15
1993 Ohio State - 15
10 worst Kenpom finishes the year after getting a 1 seed:
2005 Stanford - 69
2012 Pitt - 64
2014 Indiana - 63
2010 UNC - 61
2004 Oklahoma - 56
2007 UConn - 56
2013 Kentucky - 55
2010 UConn - 51
2005 St. Joe's - 49
1998 Minnesota - 45
Only 4 coaches have changed teams the year after leading their squad to a 1 seed but only Chris Mack has achieved a 1 seed and then gone to another college program.
UMass got a 1 seed in 1996 and then John Calipari left to go coach the Nets.
Kentucky got a 1 seed in 1997 and then Rick Pitino left to coach the Celtics.
Stanford got a 1 seed in 2004 and then Mike Montgomery left to coach the Warriors.
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02-14-2019, 07:44 PM #247
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02-15-2019, 11:21 AM #248
Good stuff FiftyTu. You're an excellent twitter follow as well.
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02-15-2019, 03:29 PM #249
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02-15-2019, 03:51 PM #250
What’s wild about the 2010 UNC team missing the tournament is they won it in 2009.
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