2019-20 Games of Interest

[Cdizzle]

I'd say Memphis is in serious disarray -- and honestly, they are right now -- but then I think back to the Shocks' Final Four season that was interrupted by a three game Valley losing streak that included a thumping by IndSt, a loss in beautiful Cedar Falls, and then that weird debacle at a bad SIU team where the Shocks jumped way ahead early, blew the lead, and then lost on a questionable goaltend in the closing seconds; and I hesitate to start assuming the demise of Memphis's season just yet.

They do have plenty of talent, but can they get organized and refocused? The Shocks' coaching staff that year was a big plus vs. what Memphis has going this season.

Ron Baker ain't walking through that door...

[Stickboy46]

Pretty solid overall day. WSU win.. OU, OSU, West Virginia, VCU, South Carolina all win.

And of course ISUr losing

[ShockerFever]

Arizona just choked to Arizona State. Might be enough for us to jump 'em on Monday.

[Dan]

Arizona just choked to Arizona State. Might be enough for us to jump 'em on Monday.

Arizona and Memphis will drop out and we’ll slide in at 24 or 25.

[WeWillShockU]

flipped over to the Tennessee game. DeSouza is at the end of the cockgobblers bench, but as part of his probation, he must bring his own chair

That’s funny!

[pinstripers]

Temple is 1 and 6 in their last 7 games - how did we lose to them?

too stubborn to play zone

[Dan]

too stubborn to play zone

exactly. There’s an obvious blueprint and 3G thinks we can “out athlete” them.

[shoxlax]

All you need to know about Tulsa and why they are leading the conference is because of their defense they don’t foul. They are averaging 12 fouls per game and their conference opponents nearly 19 fouls per game. UCONN is already in foul trouble trailing by five at halftime. They have shot way more free throws that their opponents as well.

[shoxlax]

too stubborn to play zone

I’m not saying I disagree with you but it’s the team rebounding void he fears while playing zone. Accounting for your man, sealing him in under the basket so the guards can pick off the longer rebounds are just things that are hard to do with a zone if you don’t practice them regularly. If we practice them regularly then his entire defensive identity changes which has won him about 80% of his games. There are variations of our defense that plays off of people that I would like to see more.

[capnkirk]

This team does not need to play zone defense for extended periods. But if they would throw it in for a couple of possessions or after a timeout it could alter the play the other team called in the timeout. Sometimes it’s more about getting in the other teams heads...

[Cdizzle]

Big game at Tulsa next week. Not a lot of meat left on the Tulsa schedule outside of WSU.

[shoxlax]

Putting a guy in the middle of their zone that can pass or hit the short jump shot is the best way to beat it.

[ShockingButTrue]

How about a 1-3-1 (amoeba) "every now and then?"

[shoxlax]

Tulsa just committed their first foul of the second half at the 13 min mark.

[Cdizzle]

Tulsa just committed their first foul of the second half at the 13 min mark.

Tulsa was just called for their first foul. Big difference.

UConn looks a lot better with their ballhog senior guards on the bench.