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Armadillo's Write-Up
Saturday, November 29
UMass is 5-1 and hasn't played anyone outside the top 150; only loss was by 13 on neutral floor to Notre Dame- they've beaten BC, Florida State- two of three vs ACC teams ain't bad. Harvard waxed Houston by 21 last game; they're 3-1 despite turning ball over 23.9% of time while play slow (#268) tempo. Crimson is #6 foul shooting team in country.
George Washington won three of first four games but lost to Virginia by 17, only good team they've played. Colonials are making just 29.7% of 3-pointers. Young Seton Hall is 4-0, beating Mercer/Illinois State, couple of decent teams. Pirates are making 46.7% of 3's this month, #5 in country. GW does have road win, at Rutgers, as well as the loss at Virginia.
VCU won its last four games vs former CAA rival Old Dominion, with wins by 21-13 points over Monarchs since teams went separate ways. First true road game for Rams, who split pair in Brooklyn, losing badly to Villanova (forced only 9 turnovers), beating Oregon. OSU is 4-1 with wins over LSU/Richmond; their only loss was by 19 to Illinois State.
Cal-Irvine is 2-2 but lost at Arizona/St Mary's; they were leading at half in Tucson. Anteaters have 7-6 center, forcing you to make outside shots to score. LMU is 2-2 vs D-I teams, losing at home to Boise State- they turned ball over 22.6% of time, are making just 27.8% of 3's as they learn coach Dunlap's system. Anteaters haven't played since Sunday.
Washington State is 2-3 after nipping Rice by hoop Friday; they've made only 39.5% inside arc, 29.8% outside it. four Coogs played 30+ minutes Friday. Missouri State lost last two D-I games by 12-15 points to Texas Tech/Colorado State; Bears only beat D-II Anchorage by 4 yesterday- they're shooting 40.4% from arc, only 43% inside it.
Veteran Colorado State (#6 in experience) is 5-0, winning first two games in Alaska by 15-11 points; Rams had already beaten Mercer, probably are happy they're not playing Bears again. UCSB hit trey at buzzer to force OT last night, then beat Mercer by 5; four Gaucho starters played 35+ minutes in game where they were -10 (19-9) in turnovers.
Drake lost four of first five games despite making 43% from arc, turning ball over 24.1% of time;; foes are shooting 56.8% against them inside arc. Only two Bulldogs played more than 20:00 Friday. Portland is 4-0 after beating Murray State by 3 Friday; only seven Pilots played, four of them played 30:00+. Unusual for team to only play seven guys in a game.
Ohio U beat couple teams ranked outside top 300, lost to Florida Gulf Coast by 17, hard to tell much from that. Bobcats have new coach from North Dakota State, are learning new system. Belmont won last five games after opening loss at Wright State, with wins at rival Lipscomb, Western Kentucky. Bruins shoot lot of #'s, are making 37.8% of them.
St Bonaventure won last three games with Niagara by total of 9 points; Bonnies are 3-1 with all four games at home- teams are shooting 36.4% inside arc against them, #8 in country. Niagara lost two of its first three games, with last two decided by total of two points; Eagles are making just 23.9% of its 3's- they're one of 10 least experienced teams in US.
Buffalo is 3-1 and was leading Kentucky at half in game they lost; none of Bulls' three wins stand out, but two of them were on road. Canisius beat Bulls by 7-14 points last two years, but they lost last two games by 6-7 points to Bonnies/Cornell, with Cornell loss a bad one. Griffs made just 35% of shots inside the arc in their first four games.
William & Mary is 4-1 against lame schedule; none of victims are ranked in top 280- best team they've beaten is #281 Western Illinois, Wofford won last five games after opening loss at Stanford; their win over Iona is best so far, but three others were at road/neutral sites. Terriers are making 44.9% behind arc, Tribe is making just 29.8%.
Manhattan is 1-3 but teams they lost to are all in top 90; Jaspers force turnovers 28.7% of time, but if they don't force turnovers, they're fouling too much (bottom 5 in US putting foes on line). George Mason lost last three games, is scoring just 61.2 ppg so far; Patriots' only win was over Princeton at home-- they also lost at home to another Ivy team (Cornell).
TCU is 6-0 against 6th-easiest schedule in country, but they're making 40.4% of 3's so far; Frogs only played two guys more than 26:00 last night vs Bradley, in game they trailed with under 9:00 left. Mississippi State is 5-0 against almost as bad a schedule; their wins over Utah State, Saint Louis are misleading- neither team has a returning starter.
Armadillo's Write-Up
Saturday, November 29
UMass is 5-1 and hasn't played anyone outside the top 150; only loss was by 13 on neutral floor to Notre Dame- they've beaten BC, Florida State- two of three vs ACC teams ain't bad. Harvard waxed Houston by 21 last game; they're 3-1 despite turning ball over 23.9% of time while play slow (#268) tempo. Crimson is #6 foul shooting team in country.
George Washington won three of first four games but lost to Virginia by 17, only good team they've played. Colonials are making just 29.7% of 3-pointers. Young Seton Hall is 4-0, beating Mercer/Illinois State, couple of decent teams. Pirates are making 46.7% of 3's this month, #5 in country. GW does have road win, at Rutgers, as well as the loss at Virginia.
VCU won its last four games vs former CAA rival Old Dominion, with wins by 21-13 points over Monarchs since teams went separate ways. First true road game for Rams, who split pair in Brooklyn, losing badly to Villanova (forced only 9 turnovers), beating Oregon. OSU is 4-1 with wins over LSU/Richmond; their only loss was by 19 to Illinois State.
Cal-Irvine is 2-2 but lost at Arizona/St Mary's; they were leading at half in Tucson. Anteaters have 7-6 center, forcing you to make outside shots to score. LMU is 2-2 vs D-I teams, losing at home to Boise State- they turned ball over 22.6% of time, are making just 27.8% of 3's as they learn coach Dunlap's system. Anteaters haven't played since Sunday.
Washington State is 2-3 after nipping Rice by hoop Friday; they've made only 39.5% inside arc, 29.8% outside it. four Coogs played 30+ minutes Friday. Missouri State lost last two D-I games by 12-15 points to Texas Tech/Colorado State; Bears only beat D-II Anchorage by 4 yesterday- they're shooting 40.4% from arc, only 43% inside it.
Veteran Colorado State (#6 in experience) is 5-0, winning first two games in Alaska by 15-11 points; Rams had already beaten Mercer, probably are happy they're not playing Bears again. UCSB hit trey at buzzer to force OT last night, then beat Mercer by 5; four Gaucho starters played 35+ minutes in game where they were -10 (19-9) in turnovers.
Drake lost four of first five games despite making 43% from arc, turning ball over 24.1% of time;; foes are shooting 56.8% against them inside arc. Only two Bulldogs played more than 20:00 Friday. Portland is 4-0 after beating Murray State by 3 Friday; only seven Pilots played, four of them played 30:00+. Unusual for team to only play seven guys in a game.
Ohio U beat couple teams ranked outside top 300, lost to Florida Gulf Coast by 17, hard to tell much from that. Bobcats have new coach from North Dakota State, are learning new system. Belmont won last five games after opening loss at Wright State, with wins at rival Lipscomb, Western Kentucky. Bruins shoot lot of #'s, are making 37.8% of them.
St Bonaventure won last three games with Niagara by total of 9 points; Bonnies are 3-1 with all four games at home- teams are shooting 36.4% inside arc against them, #8 in country. Niagara lost two of its first three games, with last two decided by total of two points; Eagles are making just 23.9% of its 3's- they're one of 10 least experienced teams in US.
Buffalo is 3-1 and was leading Kentucky at half in game they lost; none of Bulls' three wins stand out, but two of them were on road. Canisius beat Bulls by 7-14 points last two years, but they lost last two games by 6-7 points to Bonnies/Cornell, with Cornell loss a bad one. Griffs made just 35% of shots inside the arc in their first four games.
William & Mary is 4-1 against lame schedule; none of victims are ranked in top 280- best team they've beaten is #281 Western Illinois, Wofford won last five games after opening loss at Stanford; their win over Iona is best so far, but three others were at road/neutral sites. Terriers are making 44.9% behind arc, Tribe is making just 29.8%.
Manhattan is 1-3 but teams they lost to are all in top 90; Jaspers force turnovers 28.7% of time, but if they don't force turnovers, they're fouling too much (bottom 5 in US putting foes on line). George Mason lost last three games, is scoring just 61.2 ppg so far; Patriots' only win was over Princeton at home-- they also lost at home to another Ivy team (Cornell).
TCU is 6-0 against 6th-easiest schedule in country, but they're making 40.4% of 3's so far; Frogs only played two guys more than 26:00 last night vs Bradley, in game they trailed with under 9:00 left. Mississippi State is 5-0 against almost as bad a schedule; their wins over Utah State, Saint Louis are misleading- neither team has a returning starter.
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