WSU Versus Arizona Predictions and Pregame Discussions

[ShockingButTrue]

Predictions...
Shox win any game against anyone if they shoot 40% from 3, period.
Shox beat anyone except elite opponents playing at the top of their game if they shoot 35% from 3. (37% last night + mediocre Vandy not even playing their best = 20 point win)
Shox play nailbiters shooting 30-35% from 3.
Shox lose from here on out shooting below 30% from 3.

The defense is as reliable as the sun rising in the east. Hit shots, win. Throw up bricks, lose. It is nearly that simple now.

I'm going out on a limb and predicting a 40%+ night from 3 and a win over Zona by 10. Last night's shooting was better, but the Shox are due to finally find a goal without a lid. Last night wasn't it. Maybe such a goal exists in Rhode Island.

What's the conglomerate of an elite team? Size? b12? Balls-out offense? Sky walkers?

But please, don't give me kenpom numbers (I said please)... Maybe an original observation outside of big Monday.

[Cdizzle]

And such a large sample size to, a whole 6 games out of 10k plus D1 games played this year. Seems solid to me

First of all, there were like half that many games played.

Second, in this case, the sample size is each team's number of games played. WSU's 1/33 (3%) is significantly different than Vanderbilt's 5/33 (15%).

[I_Vector_Wu]

I wonder if Mr Baker has any inside info on Tarczewski from the Pan Am games. Man that team could have used a real "assist guy". Wonder where they could've found one, hmmm. Do we get Bill Walton on the play by play maybe.:shame:

Here are a couple Wildcat forums to help pass the time:

http://pointguardu.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=2

(note the "Look A Likes" thread)

http://www.scout.com/college/arizona/forums/1668-wildcat-basketball

[Kel Varnsen]

What's the conglomerate of an elite team? Size? b12? Balls-out offense? Sky walkers?

But please, don't give me kenpom numbers (I said please)... Maybe an original observation outside of big Monday.

Can you offer an original observation that isn't clouded by your own personal biases? Your infatuation with coming after Jamar and myself any time we post thoughts, which are backed up empirically and not simply based on our perspective of events, is mind-boggling.

[Kel Varnsen]

I wonder if Mr Baker has any inside info on Tarczewski from the Pan Am games. Man that team could have used a real "assist guy". Wonder where they could've found one, hmmm. Do we get Bill Walton on the play by play maybe.:shame:

Here are a couple Wildcat forums to help pass the time:

http://pointguardu.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=2

(note the "Look A Likes" thread)

http://www.scout.com/college/arizona...cat-basketball

Not gonna lie, the "Any Before Picture in a Rogaine commercial" was pretty good for Conner. Haha.

[shocktown]

Yeah a little worried about the travel and quick turnaround...but their young and Chris Jan's consulting will be highly beneficial. When did AZ get to Providence? Anybody know???

Anyways...

Stealing a funny from Shocker5150 here...


WTF Heat (Lol) - 65
Happy Hammy - 74

According to Flightaware close to 8pm EDT yesterday.

[WillieJeffJeffries]

First of all, there were like half that many games played.

Second, in this case, the sample size is each team's number of games played. WSU's 1/33 (3%) is significantly different than Vanderbilt's 5/33 (15%).

third of all, recalculate...351 D1 teams that avg 30 games = 10,530 games played, so if by half as many you mean more than 10k then you would be correct. Fourth of all, I bet that most teams would correlate to WSU and win more when they shoot better....."c'mon guys it's all ball bearing now... perhaps you need a refresher course"

I'm getting on plane to Vegas, you guys figure it all out....Go Shox,

[OregonShocker]

Call me weird, but I think that we match up better with Arizona. Which makes me concerned if I was (*were) a wildcat fan.

You're weird...but you're right!

[Cdizzle]

third of all, recalculate...351 D1 teams that avg 30 games = 10,530 games played

Did those D1 teams all play high school teams for all their games? Each game requires 2 teams.

(351/2)*31= 5440

[WUpigsooie]

third of all, recalculate...351 D1 teams that avg 30 games = 10,530 games played, so if by half as many you mean more than 10k then you would be correct. Fourth of all, I bet that most teams would correlate to WSU and win more when they shoot better....."c'mon guys it's all ball bearing now... perhaps you need a refresher course"

I'm getting on plane to Vegas, you guys figure it all out....Go Shox,

Not to be a stickler about math, but since 2 teams play in each game you need to divide your end result by 2... Resulting in roughly 5k games.

Edit: Cdizzle beat me to it.

[OregonShocker]

The defense is as reliable as the sun rising in the east. Hit shots, win. Throw up bricks, lose. It is nearly that simple now.

I'm going out on a limb and predicting a 40%+ night from 3 and a win over Zona by 10. Last night's shooting was better, but the Shox are due to finally find a goal without a lid. Last night wasn't it. Maybe such a goal exists in Rhode Island.

I tend to agree; the guys are pumped and ready. Zona will score in the 60's; if they get frustrated with that, and become even more lax on defense, we could have a big night!

[SHOCKvalue]

third of all, recalculate...351 D1 teams that avg 30 games = 10,530 games played, so if by half as many you mean more than 10k then you would be correct. Fourth of all, I bet that most teams would correlate to WSU and win more when they shoot better....."c'mon guys it's all ball bearing now... perhaps you need a refresher course"

I'm getting on plane to Vegas, you guys figure it all out....Go Shox,

You might want to stick to the subjective, emotional arguments, and leave the math-y stuff alone.

[OregonShocker]

...Chris Jan's consulting will be highly beneficial.

I told my wife a variation of this last night, saying I hoped we were still partaking of his consultation.

[ShockerPhi]

third of all, recalculate...351 D1 teams that avg 30 games = 10,530 games played, so if by half as many you mean more than 10k then you would be correct. Fourth of all, I bet that most teams would correlate to WSU and win more when they shoot better....."c'mon guys it's all ball bearing now... perhaps you need a refresher course"

I'm getting on plane to Vegas, you guys figure it all out....Go Shox,

We get it. You're only here to be an ass and contribute nothing to the conversation. Pouring it on extra thick today.

[Cdizzle]

Only one team has scored 60+ points against WSU since January, and that was in a super scrub-a-licious 99-68 beatdown of MSU.