I like it...
They're apparently not good at throwing the game for Purdue.Refs have begun to establish themselves in favor of Purdue
Refs have begun to establish themselves in favor of Purdue
Saint Peter's just beat the deepest team in the tournament... Purdue will never have a better roster than they had this year and they couldn't even make the Elite 8... I believe Purdue had the best roster top to bottom in the country
VS. UNDERPERFORMER* | |||||
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TEAM▲▼ | SEED▲▼ | ADJ. OFF. RK▲▼ | ADJ. DEF. RK▲▼ | OFF.▲▼ | DEF.▲▼ |
Gonzaga | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10.9 | 5.0 |
Arizona | 1 | 5 | 20 | 6.9 | -8.0 |
Kansas | 1 | 6 | 29 | 5.9 | -17.0 |
Baylor | 1 | 9 | 14 | 2.9 | -2.0 |
Auburn | 2 | 24 | 8 | -8.1 | 19.8 |
Kentucky | 2 | 4 | 27 | 11.9 | 0.8 |
Villanova | 2 | 8 | 28 | 7.9 | -0.2 |
Duke | 2 | 7 | 44 | 8.9 | -16.2 |
Wisconsin | 3 | 49 | 38 | -19.3 | -4.1 |
Tennessee | 3 | 36 | 3 | -6.3 | 30.9 |
Purdue | 3 | 3 | 100 | 26.7 | -66.1 |
Texas Tech | 3 | 65 | 1 | -35.3 | 32.9 |
UCLA | 4 | 15 | 12 | 13.9 | 23.6 |
Illinois | 4 | 23 | 30 | 5.9 | 5.6 |
Providence | 4 | 31 | 79 | -2.1 | -43.4 |
Arkansas | 4 | 40 | 16 | -11.1 | 19.6 |
The LVH specialthis aged well
Great analysis in that Fivethirtyeight piece. Just watched the Purdue-St. Peter's condensed game and couldn't believe how little pressure Purdue applied on defense. Just 8 turnovers for a team that averaged 13.6 in the MAAC. That and 19-for-21 at the line will usually get it done.There’s one obvious candidate to be the next one-trick pony to fall short thanks to shoddy defense: the Purdue Boilermakers, who are perhaps the poster children for elite scoring paired with mediocre stopping.
Yes, it was part of an interesting article by 538 titled, “The top-seeded men’s teams that could bust your bracket.” I should’ve referenced that.Great analysis in that Fivethirtyeight piece. Just watched the Purdue-St. Peter's condensed game and couldn't believe how little pressure Purdue applied on defense. Just 8 turnovers for a team that averaged 13.6 in the MAAC. That and 19-for-21 at the line will usually get it done.
Four of the elite eight are lower than #4 seeds.Saint Peter's wins again, Wexahu cries.
Heard on Sports radio this morning there had been some chatter about thinning out the tournament by eliminated auto bids to the "lesser" conferences. But Saint Peters success has torpedoed that ship
Did you forget that St. Peters is still playing?Glad Houston lost, hate that trash commuter school. Kinda hate Arkansas too. I’m pulling for Duke the rest of the way.
I have money on North Carolina and the further they advance the more I make. It’s going to be tough pulling for them against Saint peters. Win-win situation I guess.Did you forget that St. Peters is still playing?