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Post by kiyoat on Nov 15, 2019 15:23:52 GMT -6
Beating Drake was a massive challenge and accomplishment. But, with that having been said... beating a Power 5 team will get more attention. It's hard to gauge the odds on this game with so little data on the season. The elevation is a factor in basketball, so they will be battling that.
TimberCoyote nailed the OT prediction for the Drake game. I think he should take a stab at this one!
Massey has us as underdogs, with a 68-74 finish. Massey is notoriously bad this early in the season, though. Basically using last year's data.
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Post by kiyoat on Nov 15, 2019 15:28:35 GMT -6
Interesting fact: Sophomore Utah Guard, #10 Dru Gylten, will be a familiar foe to Ciara Duffy, and possibly Sjerven and McKeever. Gylten was a former teammate of Duffy's at St Thomas More HS, and played club ball with North Tartan.
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Post by elcoyote on Nov 15, 2019 15:43:52 GMT -6
Elevation really isn't much of a factor in basketball unless you're playing at Tibet State, but they're not very good anyway.
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Post by kiyoat on Nov 15, 2019 15:55:37 GMT -6
Utah is limping into the game after dropping two tough road games in the state of Ohio, but have had a week and a half to rest up before their first home game vs. the Yotes.
@ Cincinnati: L 62-68
@ Xavier: ----L 63-70
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Post by kiyoat on Nov 15, 2019 16:07:07 GMT -6
Offense: not good.
62.5 ppg
37/30/68 shooting. woof.
ball control: not good.
-4 rebound margin
-7 turnover margin
defense: good.
69.0 opponent ppg
39/32/61 shooting
when their opponents are shooting 61% FT i wonder how good of offenses they are playing, .... but I'll be conservative and say the Utes's defense is good.
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Post by kiyoat on Nov 15, 2019 16:24:39 GMT -6
Most of the players getting the most minutes and points are all Freshmen and Sophomores. There are only three upper-classmen on this team. Wow. I'll guess they have a transfer problem?
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Post by Men's League Waterboy on Nov 15, 2019 16:44:39 GMT -6
I count five upperclassmen and a redshirt sophomore on the roster. Gylten is also in her third year in the program but isn't listed as a redshirt sophomore. They'll get a lot better when Provo returns sometime this season from a knee injury she suffered last year. They did lose the conference freshman of the year (Dre'una Edwards) to a transfer to Kentucky, though.
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Post by kiyoat on Nov 15, 2019 16:57:45 GMT -6
I count five upperclassmen and a redshirt sophomore on the roster. Gylten is also in her third year in the program but isn't listed as a redshirt sophomore. They'll get a lot better when Provo returns sometime this season from a knee injury she suffered last year. They did lose the conference freshman of the year (Dre'una Edwards) to a transfer to Kentucky, though. True, but I was looking at who is actually getting minutes. Provo is injured, and #1 Puc is sitting this season. That leaves three upper classmen, and two of them (#25 and #35) aren't getting meaningful minutes. So just #00 Kiana Moore. That's a young team. Gylten is a good player, and in her third year. Based on stats I assume she is the starting PG, so that can be a calming influence. She doesn't shoot much, though. So what's your prognostication? I'll go with Yotes winning 72-58 |
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Post by Men's League Waterboy on Nov 15, 2019 17:04:48 GMT -6
I'm not too good at prognostications and this team seems to like playing close games. But I think they finally come out and get an easy win. 77-60.
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Post by kiyoat on Nov 15, 2019 17:24:43 GMT -6
Looks like the game will be free admission, and the Utes don't really have an attendance problem, at least by WBB standards (last year averaged 2,500+). So it could be a nice crowd of 2k to 3k or more. Big arena, though.
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Post by gopheryote on Nov 15, 2019 19:55:40 GMT -6
Elevation really isn't much of a factor in basketball unless you're playing at Tibet State, but they're not very good anyway. This. This is how humor is done. |
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Post by hoopsmom on Nov 15, 2019 20:03:54 GMT -6
Hannah did play with Dru Gylten during Hannah‘s final year of North Tartan. Maddie was on a different team (Fury) that year.
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Post by kiyoat on Nov 15, 2019 23:08:18 GMT -6
Elevation really isn't much of a factor in basketball unless you're playing at Tibet State, but they're not very good anyway. This. This is how humor is done. Went right over my head. For some reason I was reading “not very good” as about Utah.... think I’m getting a little slower in my middle age. SMDH |
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Post by elcoyote on Nov 15, 2019 23:38:54 GMT -6
This. This is how humor is done. Went right over my head. For some reason I was reading “not very good” as about Utah.... think I’m getting a little slower in my middle age. SMDH I can see how it could be read that way. Should have more specific that I was referring to the Fighting Yetis as not being very tough. Go Yets! |
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Post by kiyoat on Nov 16, 2019 4:58:17 GMT -6
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