One reason is at the end of games, teams have been beating us so why foul to stop the clock. Same with DePaul. I only imagine Hoyas are close too. Look at only the wins and you will see it is not as bad discrepancy as the losses in BE games.
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Thread: Disturbing trend under Steele
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02-06-2020, 07:13 PM #121
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02-06-2020, 07:21 PM #122
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Looked up every game in non conference.
X made more free throws than opposition on 10 / 13 games or X was 2-3 free throws short compared to 3 opponents. .
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02-06-2020, 08:04 PM #123
When you play in the MCC and A10 you can bully people. Not as easy in the BE.
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02-18-2022, 10:37 AM #124
Some of the stuff covered in this thread has improved this year. More FTA at a decent %....TO's down also.
However, the one trend that is the most disturbing and most likely will not improve.....playing your best ball down the stretch. If it turns out like it looks, the "Fire Steele" crowd doesn't need more justification than that.President of the Eddie Johnson Fan Club
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02-18-2022, 10:48 AM #125
Hmmmm.
I’ve only got 2 benign posts on this whole thread.
Guess I’d better step my game up to be the incessant basher that *some* think I am!! ;-)
(Maybe I just wait for more info before “bashing”?)"I Got CHAMPIONS in that Lockerroom!" -Stanley Burrell
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02-18-2022, 05:06 PM #126
Good teams get better going into the end of year tournaments.
Nuf saidI don't always drink beer, but when I do, I drink 2XS.
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02-18-2022, 05:15 PM #127
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Kind of funny looking at this thread. Mr Pollyanna is complaining, and I’m actually defending the team in one post. Never dismissing Steele at any point in this thread. There was a time where I actually defended Steele, I guess it takes me a few years of mediocrity to bash him, contrary to what some on here believe.
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02-19-2022, 01:00 AM #128
I’m too lazy to look up the stats, but I feel like I remember X get to the line like 8-10 more time than their opponents when Tre, JP and Myles Davis were on the roster. I remember looking at the box score after some victories and thinking, “Damn, we won that game simply because we got to the line way more than the other team did.”
If this X team can play more like they did against UConn, they could be in virtually every game. They got to the line a bit more than their opponent. They had less bad shooters launch 3s. They made fewer bad passes which then didn’t become extra turnovers. They pressed a bit more throughout the game, making is it harder for the other team to get comfortable on offense. They also hustled their ass off on defense for 40 minutes.
It would seem like a rather simple thing for this X team to repeat, but apparently it is not.Last edited by IM4X; 02-19-2022 at 01:10 AM.
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02-19-2022, 05:31 AM #129
The standard for a long time was to make more FFs than the other team attempts.
That requires two things:
1. Get to the line.
2. Make the shots.I don't always drink beer, but when I do, I drink 2XS.
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