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NCAA Tournament - What's your favorite Wisky?
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@Tailback U's correct spelling and grammar percentage is worse than the free throw percentages he is bitching about. Jesus.
Tailback U
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I'm on my phone sorry grammar nazi.
btw just heard on the Warriors broadcast that college basketball is on pace for the lowest scoring since 1952.
Lowest scoring in 60 years...crazy.
DeadMan
aka spiker or DeadMong
More because of the pace of the game than offenses being worse.
Tailback U
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that explains the lowest scoring in 60 years?
So youre saying it's because teams are averaging the least amount of possessions per game in 60 years? Do you have a stat to back that up?
Two seasons ago, pace of play was the slowest it had ever been, with just 65.9 possessions per 40 minutes, according to KenPom.com. Scoring was the lowest it had been in more than 60 years, with teams each scoring an average of 67.5 points per game.
This is what I found so far with a quick google but I'm too lazy to look for more.
I want to say I agree with @Tailback U on this, but i really don't have the stats to back it up. I feel like fouls are being called more often which affects the pace of the game...but again, i don't have the stats.
I will say that there are definitely less posessions in todays game. I just looked back at 2005 and compared it to this seasons stats in the ACC. On average, teams are attempting 4-5 less shots per game from top to bottom. Comparing FG%, they are pretty similar...maybe down a little bit across the board, but not drastically.
If anyone wants to do their own compare and contrast research, THIS is what i've been using to compare seasons...goes all the way back to 2002.
I will say that there are definitely less posessions in todays game. I just looked back at 2005 and compared it to this seasons stats in the ACC. On average, teams are attempting 4-5 less shots per game from top to bottom. Comparing FG%, they are pretty similar...maybe down a little bit across the board, but not drastically.
If anyone wants to do their own compare and contrast research, THIS is what i've been using to compare seasons...goes all the way back to 2002.
DeadMan
aka spiker or DeadMong
These numbers only go back to 2002 - because kenpom only goes back to then - but here you go: http://mgoblog.com/content/there-no-college-basketball-scoring-crisis
The first table is the important one. Offensive efficiency is marginally better than it was in 2002, but there's nearly 5 fewer possessions per game.
Here's how I'd fix it: 30 second shot clock, each coach only gets 2 timeouts per game.
Lloyd Carr
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I cant get into March Madness anymore due to commercials.
Having to sit through 10+ commercials in the final 1-2 minutes of a game is unbareable. Ive already shut a few games off due to the commercials.
Having to sit through 10+ commercials in the final 1-2 minutes of a game is unbareable. Ive already shut a few games off due to the commercials.
DeadMan
aka spiker or DeadMong
I know, and coaches don't want to give up that much control. But a man can dream, can't he?
They already have timeouts every 4 min without going into their stack of 10 or whatever they have. But still that doesnt matter just make more 20 seconds and charge companies more the be the one ad they fit in there.
The shot clock has to go, it is the thing that creates all these problems anyway
The shot clock has to go, it is the thing that creates all these problems anyway
jdlikewhoa
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Why is OJ Simpson your avatar now?
We are coming up on the 20th anniversary of the murder of nicole brown simpson. I thought I would begin the celebrations early.
MSUFanatic
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Wow what a game. Nothing easy the whole way through. UVA is a hell of a team.
ZeekLTK
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That's what you get for picking against Izzo in March. :P
Agreed. I knew it was wrong but virgina was really good this yearThat's what you get for picking against Izzo in March.
Fwiw, the ncaa actually wants scoring up hence all the emphasis placed on hand checking. The problems lie where the defenders are dumb and continue to put hands on the ball handler as they drive by and once the hand checking stops because the defender has picked up 2 quick fouls, the offensive player can't shoot a barely contested jumper
I blame aau tbh
I blame aau tbh
ZeekLTK
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The scoring is fine, for every team who shoots 30% there are teams that shoot over 50%. Looking at this season's stats - Golden State has the highest field goal percentage in the NBA (47.8%)... they would be #23 in the NCAA. There are plenty of teams who can shoot the ball, but it's also interesting to see teams win other ways too (with defense).
*Edit: And the bottom of the NBA isn't much better than the bottom of NCAA as far as FG percentage. The Sixers (40.9%) would be #292 in the NCAA, out of 351 total teams.
*Edit: And the bottom of the NBA isn't much better than the bottom of NCAA as far as FG percentage. The Sixers (40.9%) would be #292 in the NCAA, out of 351 total teams.
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He don't give a shit. You coulda picked a chinaman for all he cares.
DeadMan
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Stop @ing me with some fuck shit.
My dad just now :
"Think West Virginia will beat Maryland"
Me: "I don't know much about maryland but they are the higher seed and probably favored"
Dad: "well Marylands in the what? Acc?"
Me:"yea"
Dad: "well they got florida state, Virginia tech."
Fuck. Yea they sure do. Those are the teams that would toughen maryland up in basketball.
"Think West Virginia will beat Maryland"
Me: "I don't know much about maryland but they are the higher seed and probably favored"
Dad: "well Marylands in the what? Acc?"
Me:"yea"
Dad: "well they got florida state, Virginia tech."
Fuck. Yea they sure do. Those are the teams that would toughen maryland up in basketball.