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BUCANDOIT82 said:
We just put three players on the All Big XII First Team Defense. That's 3 out of 5 starters representing 10 teams, seven of which are ranked in the AP Top 25. And this guy wants to talk about Kenpom adjusted defensive rankings.
Kenpom has BYU ranked ahead of West Virginia, Texas, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State. I have seen BYU play this year and I don't trust the Kenpom rankings vs the eyeball test.
Johnny Bear said:BUCANDOIT82 said:
We just put three players on the All Big XII First Team Defense. That's 3 out of 5 starters representing 10 teams, seven of which are ranked in the AP Top 25. And this guy wants to talk about Kenpom adjusted defensive rankings.
Kenpom has BYU ranked ahead of West Virginia, Texas, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State. I have seen BYU play this year and I don't trust the Kenpom rankings vs the eyeball test.
Kenpom is overrated as a measure of team strength.
It's been said already in this thread, but we can win any way we need to. Win a low-scoring rockfight against an outstanding defense? We can do that (@Tech). Win a "blow your hair back" offensive explosion? We can do that, too (@WVU).EvilTroyAndAbed said:
I can't trust Baylor because I've been a fan for 50 years, and they always break my heart ... except for Mulk.
But this team feels different.
The John Wall Kentucky team was so very good, but during their Elite Eight game against WVA, they couldn't hit an outside shot to save their life. It's something that can be a problem, but I think we concentrate so much on defense that we can win in other ways.
Mitch Henessey said:
Bottom line: defense travels, and as long as we're back to defending like we did pre-COVID, we're gonna be in every game. With the amount of weapons we have at our disposal, it's only a matter of time before we overwhelm you on the offensive end as well.
EvilTroyAndAbed said:
Big 10 is top heavy, but Michigan, Illinois and Iowa could easily win it all.
Everyone has a chance. George Mason got to a Final Four.BUCANDOIT82 said:EvilTroyAndAbed said:
Big 10 is top heavy, but Michigan, Illinois and Iowa could easily win it all.
Only Illinois has a chance to get to a Final Four. A very overrated conference.
AND that No. 1 seed with virtually the same team intact WON the National Championship the very next year. Crazy stuff happens in the tourney.IowaBear said:
Bingo, this I agree on. Everyone acts like the F4 teams are already locked in. We literally just saw a 16 seed beat a 1 seed. ANYTHING is possible come tournament time.
chorne68 said:
I am a super Baylor fan but this guy was spot on. We have a great team but if the shots are not falling we could lose. Our defense was great but the past few games were not great. In basketball anything can happen. If we play like we are capable of, no team should beat us. I sure hope we do. I just remember the football bowl game against UCF that we should have won easily but lost.
Anything?IowaBear said:
Bingo, this I agree on. Everyone acts like the F4 teams are already locked in. We literally just saw a 16 seed beat a 1 seed. ANYTHING is possible come tournament time.