Games of Interest (2.9.21) Work has me busy edition

[loca2874]

Wasn't able to post yesterday due to work. There was only one game and the SMOO took care of that one.

Today there are no postponements or cancellations. There are also no AAC games. South Carolina does host Alabama tonight. That could be a good win for South Carolina if they can pull it out against a good Alabama team.

TU does play tomorrow.

Todays Games

Iowa St. 224 at TCU 96 8:00 p.m. ESPNU
Arkansas 28 at Kentucky 81 6:00 p.m. ESPN
Alabama 9 at South Carolina 108 5:30 p.m. SEC Network

NET Rankings Through February 8
Houston 5 - No Change
SMU 57 - Up 2
Memphis 60 - Up 1
Wichita St. 77 - Down 1
Tulsa 103 - No Change
UCF 109 - Down 1
Cincinnati 118 - Up 2
South Fla. 125 - No Change
East Carolina 144 - Down 5
Temple 157 - Up 5
Tulane 176 - Up 1

Quadrant Tracker

Q1

Win
Houston H W 5
Memphis A W 60

Loss
Houston A L 5

Q2

Win
Cincinnati A W 118
Memphis H W 60
South Fla. A W 125

Loss
SMU H L 57
TCU N L 96
Wichita St. A L 77

Q3

Win
East Carolina A W 144

Loss
South Carolina N L 108
Temple A L 157
UCF H L 109
Wichita St. H L 77

Q4

Wins
Northwestern St. H W 316
UT Arlington H W 233

Loss

 

[TU_BLA]

So real question...do we really have any more games of interest IF the only path to success this season is to win the conference championship?

 

[loca2874]

So real question...do we really have any more games of interest IF the only path to success this season is to win the conference championship?

I guess that depends on your point of view of the situation. I believe there are.

 

[libertychamp]

I guess that depends on your point of view of the situation. I believe there are.

South Carolina against Alabama only down 3 with 9 minutes to go at home

 

[libertychamp]

Alabama beat South Carolina by 3 good game

 

[loca2874]

Arkansas over Kentucky by 1

 

[loca2874]

Iowa state and TCU tied at half. Iowa state is in the 200’s. This would be bad for TCU and us

 

[TU_BLA]

Arkansas over Kentucky by 1

Kentucky is now 8 games below .500. Duke is below .500. When was the last time neither Duke or Kentucky made the NCAA tournament field?

 

[I.I.]

TU plays today and is a big favorite to beat probably the worst AAC team (Tulane)at the Reynolds Center at 4:00 pm. Here's hoping to get off to a much better start with some great shooting early.

 

[seniorgolfer]

Kentucky is now 8 games below .500. Duke is below .500. When was the last time
neither Duke or Kentucky made the NCAA tournament field?

The whole concept of the "one and dones" vs. the rest of those in the top 150 is an
interesting question within itself......Are the "rest", especially those with a couple of
year's experience, catching up to the freshmen/sophomore "one and dones"? Maybe
a little, but I notice that "the usual suspects", such as Ks, Duke, and Kentucky still
prosper when they have a super rim protector.....I know Ks doesn't this year, and are
paying the price.....I don't know about Duke and Ky....The one thing that has really
improved over the last several years is shooting.....If you don't stay in the face of the
shooters these days, and contest every shot, you are in for a long night...

Why has shooting improved? I heard a Chicago HS coach say he thought it might
be the fact that young players mostly develop their games in inside gyms now as
opposed to the outdoor windy courts in the past.....Also of course, for the better
prospects, there is no off season....It's year around...

Personally, I prefer watching really well coached teams, as opposed to the super
talented individual players.....Houston and Gonzaga (I have seen only snippets of
Baylor) are the kind of teams that are fun for me.....

 

[loca2874]

Kentucky is now 8 games below .500. Duke is below .500. When was the last time neither Duke or Kentucky made the NCAA tournament field?

Exactly. When was the last time one of either Duke, Kentucky and Kansas were not in the top 25