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rsaxoniii

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As of the current rankings we could possibly play 12 more ranked teams.

#3 Kansas (if we win 1st 2 games of tournament)
#1 Gonzaga
#15 Houston
#11 Memphis
( Those 4 games would be consecutive)
#17 Tennessee
#24 Florida
#21 Auburn
#9 Baylor
#21 Auburn
#13 Kentucky
#16 Arkansas
#13 Kentucky

Should be a Cake Walk... We need to Win and be 100% prepared and ready after these next 3 games.
 
My observation...

Overall defense is not ready yet. A little concerned about our interior defense and staying out of foul trouble.

Quinerly is not shooting as well as last year.
Shackleford needs to be even better than he has as far as shooting.
Gurley and Davison are not ready yet.
Ellis needs to continue what he's doing.
Bediako and others must stay out of foul trouble.
It's no longer a matter of hoping Miles performs well, he has to perform well.

This team has a lot of potential but I even thought in the game we scored over 100 we could've done much better. I'd score our first 3 games at 65ish % of playing to our full potential.
 
My observation...

Overall defense is not ready yet. A little concerned about our interior defense and staying out of foul trouble.

Quinerly is not shooting as well as last year.
Shackleford needs to be even better than he has as far as shooting.
Gurley and Davison are not ready yet.
Ellis needs to continue what he's doing.
Bediako and others must stay out of foul trouble.
It's no longer a matter of hoping Miles performs well, he has to perform well.

This team has a lot of potential but I even thought in the game we scored over 100 we could've done much better. I'd score our first 3 games at 65ish % of playing to our full potential.

IMO, much like last year, if Bama shoots well then they are a tough match for anyone, but Bama is 191st in 3pt % and really only has 3 guys shooting well (Ellis, Shack, Miles) with 2 of them possibly due for some reversion to the mean (Miles, Shack), so it’s not the most comfortable forecast.

Q and Gurley are the two that seem most likely to step up and help balance the load since they both have historically been much better shooters than they have shown so far. If Davison can get above 30% it would help him a lot because right now there is no reason to guard him outside so teams can just sag and wait.
 
One thing for certain, the team will definitely be battle tested come SEC play. Gary plays much bigger than he is. Over all, the team needs to intensify their defensive efforts regardless of scoring.
 
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As of the current rankings we could possibly play 12 more ranked teams.

#3 Kansas (if we win 1st 2 games of tournament)
#1 Gonzaga
#15 Houston
#11 Memphis
( Those 4 games would be consecutive)
#17 Tennessee
#24 Florida
#21 Auburn
#9 Baylor
#21 Auburn
#13 Kentucky
#16 Arkansas
#13 Kentucky

Should be a Cake Walk... We need to Win and be 100% prepared and ready after these next 3 games.
Tomorrow's game against Oakland is no gimme either. They've already beaten Oklahoma State this season, and took West Virginia to the wire.
 
IMO, much like last year, if Bama shoots well then they are a tough match for anyone, but Bama is 191st in 3pt % and really only has 3 guys shooting well (Ellis, Shack, Miles) with 2 of them possibly due for some reversion to the mean (Miles, Shack), so it’s not the most comfortable forecast.

Q and Gurley are the two that seem most likely to step up and help balance the load since they both have historically been much better shooters than they have shown so far. If Davison can get above 30% it would help him a lot because right now there is no reason to guard him outside so teams can just sag and wait.
This ^^^.
 
I think we’ve played pretty well early in the season. This is the best an Oats team has looked early and it’s not bc we have a team full of guys returning. For the most part it seems like we’ve gotten after it on D. We just have a lot to learn, over rotating, rotating late and such. And the offense is coming. They are still trying to figure out how they fit into the offense individually and how their teammates fit also. We have played 2 good teams and they’ll keep getting better. We will lose some games we shouldn’t, we just have to get a couple of these big ones coming soon. I think this group has a much higher ceiling that last years group. When Gurley and JD get settled in, guarding this group could be a nightmare.
 
My observation...

Overall defense is not ready yet. A little concerned about our interior defense and staying out of foul trouble.

Quinerly is not shooting as well as last year.
Shackleford needs to be even better than he has as far as shooting.
Gurley and Davison are not ready yet.
Ellis needs to continue what he's doing.
Bediako and others must stay out of foul trouble.
It's no longer a matter of hoping Miles performs well, he has to perform well.

This team has a lot of potential but I even thought in the game we scored over 100 we could've done much better. I'd score our first 3 games at 65ish % of playing to our full potential.
I think the good news this year is that we are soo much more deeper than last year. Should be less likely that all of our shooters will struggle in the same game. Last year if Petty, Shack, Primo and Q were all struggling from deep it was a problem. Now it seems like virtually every guy we play, short of Bediako and Gary are a threat to hit the 3.

My biggest gripe so far this year is defensive rebounding.
 
I know it's extremely early in the season, but as of today RealTimeRPI projects us to finish with one loss, have the #1 SOS, and #1 RPI ranking at the end of the season. In no way is that how I see this playing out, but it does speak to the strength of our schedule and how good of a team we have.

http://www.realtimerpi.com/rpi_352_Men.html

Umm, that's kinda crazy
 
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Players are made in the summer; teams are made in the fall! Just as long as we are ready to get after it in Conference play we should be OK. I think we are going to do fine. A tough early schedule is always good1
 
I love the schedule. But it will only be fun if we win at least 75% of them.
Yes and no. Barring injury this team will be what they will be. Never a joy to lose games so yes I agree with you. However, even if this team only wins 17 games, having played against 10 of the top 15 teams in the nation multiple times and competing against 12-15 tournament teams, no chance the committee keeps them out. Not many teams would want to play a healthy team that has been through the fire like that either. Just make the tournament baby.
 
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I know it's extremely early in the season, but as of today RealTimeRPI projects us to finish with one loss, have the #1 SOS, and #1 RPI ranking at the end of the season. In no way is that how I see this playing out, but it does speak to the strength of our schedule and how good of a team we have.

http://www.realtimerpi.com/rpi_352_Men.html
RealTimeRPI means not very much actually.
 
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