Norm Peterson

For the sake of completeness, I present the On3 #268-ranked portal transfer.
 
Carter Whitt - Furman Paladins - Point Guard (on3.com)

Lefty.
 
Just sayin.
 
 

It would be quite remarkable if we had a roster next year that included 3 Bellevue West grads.

I'm going to be very specific. The comment was that "I also thought from the minutes he got in close games that rice would be a dude for us in coming years though."
 
The response to that was "YA no way Frager is better than rice."
 
And my reaction was, actually, yes, there is a way Frager could be better than Rice. I don't think it's anywhere near a foregone conclusion that Rice, long-term, would be better than Frager. And I don't think it's necessarily a foregone conclusion that Rice would be a rotation piece next year, either.
 
But we won't know because, for whatever reason, he's chosen to leave.

For the sake of completeness, I present the On3 #268-ranked portal transfer.
 
Carter Whitt - Furman Paladins - Point Guard (on3.com)

For the sake of completeness, I present the On3 #268-ranked portal transfer.
 
Carter Whitt - Furman Paladins - Point Guard (on3.com)

For the sake of completeness, I present the On3 #268-ranked portal transfer.
 
Carter Whitt - Furman Paladins - Point Guard (on3.com)

I'm going to be very specific. The comment was that "I also thought from the minutes he got in close games that rice would be a dude for us in coming years though."
 
The response to that was "YA no way Frager is better than rice."
 
And my reaction was, actually, yes, there is a way Frager could be better than Rice. I don't think it's anywhere near a foregone conclusion that Rice, long-term, would be better than Frager. And I don't think it's necessarily a foregone conclusion that Rice would be a rotation piece next year, either.
 
But we won't know because, for whatever reason, he's chosen to leave.

OK, guys, hear me out here:
 
I know that you can't do the "what if" stuff and it works both ways, BUT ...
 
In the first half, they waived off a Keisei bucket and clearly incorrectly called him for travelling. Count that basket. Now, we're only down 12 at half.
 
In addition, Josiah Allick missed 5 layups in the first half. Point blank. If he makes just 3 of those, now we're only down six.
 
For the game, they shot an unbelievable 13 of 23 (56.5%) from beyond the arc. Let's say they just shoot a torrid 40%, which is still 12% better than their average and 5% better than they shot against Houston. That's 9 of 23. That's 12 points difference. Maybe they get a couple of offensive rebounds off those misses and get 2-point put-backs. That's still 8 fewer points on their end.
 
So, instead of losing 83-98, that puts it at 91-90, good guys on top.
 
My point is we weren't as bad as the final score made us look AND the game really came down to them being way uncharacteristically hot from deep.
 
And to add to this point, that same team, shooting a more ordinary 35% from deep, just took a #1 seed to OT.
 
That's who we lost to.

I went through the play-by-play. It surprised me, too. I thought it was only 4. But 3 of them were uncontested, point-blank misses. And I'm not blaming Josiah for the loss. I'm only pointing it out to make the point that the teams were a little more evenly balanced than the score. The hit a bunch of shots they ordinarily miss and we missed a few that should have been near 100% makes.

OK, guys, hear me out here:
 
I know that you can't do the "what if" stuff and it works both ways, BUT ...
 
In the first half, they waived off a Keisei bucket and clearly incorrectly called him for travelling. Count that basket. Now, we're only down 12 at half.
 
In addition, Josiah Allick missed 5 layups in the first half. Point blank. If he makes just 3 of those, now we're only down six.
 
For the game, they shot an unbelievable 13 of 23 (56.5%) from beyond the arc. Let's say they just shoot a torrid 40%, which is still 12% better than their average and 5% better than they shot against Houston. That's 9 of 23. That's 12 points difference. Maybe they get a couple of offensive rebounds off those misses and get 2-point put-backs. That's still 8 fewer points on their end.
 
So, instead of losing 83-98, that puts it at 91-90, good guys on top.
 
My point is we weren't as bad as the final score made us look AND the game really came down to them being way uncharacteristically hot from deep.
 
And to add to this point, that same team, shooting a more ordinary 35% from deep, just took a #1 seed to OT.
 
That's who we lost to.

For the sake of completeness, I present the On3 #268-ranked portal transfer.
 
Carter Whitt - Furman Paladins - Point Guard (on3.com)

I went through the play-by-play. It surprised me, too. I thought it was only 4. But 3 of them were uncontested, point-blank misses. And I'm not blaming Josiah for the loss. I'm only pointing it out to make the point that the teams were a little more evenly balanced than the score. The hit a bunch of shots they ordinarily miss and we missed a few that should have been near 100% makes.

For the sake of completeness, I present the On3 #268-ranked portal transfer.
 
Carter Whitt - Furman Paladins - Point Guard (on3.com)

OK, guys, hear me out here:
 
I know that you can't do the "what if" stuff and it works both ways, BUT ...
 
In the first half, they waived off a Keisei bucket and clearly incorrectly called him for travelling. Count that basket. Now, we're only down 12 at half.
 
In addition, Josiah Allick missed 5 layups in the first half. Point blank. If he makes just 3 of those, now we're only down six.
 
For the game, they shot an unbelievable 13 of 23 (56.5%) from beyond the arc. Let's say they just shoot a torrid 40%, which is still 12% better than their average and 5% better than they shot against Houston. That's 9 of 23. That's 12 points difference. Maybe they get a couple of offensive rebounds off those misses and get 2-point put-backs. That's still 8 fewer points on their end.
 
So, instead of losing 83-98, that puts it at 91-90, good guys on top.
 
My point is we weren't as bad as the final score made us look AND the game really came down to them being way uncharacteristically hot from deep.
 
And to add to this point, that same team, shooting a more ordinary 35% from deep, just took a #1 seed to OT.
 
That's who we lost to.

We should require our volleyball players to read "Lysistrata" regarding how to deal with where their boyfriends play hoops.

Metrics guys take a lot of heat, but KenPom had 13 of the Sweet 16. Missed on SDSU, NC State and Clemson (instead of Auburn, Kentucky and Baylor). Better than my bracket.
 
Here's the pre-tournament probabilities:
 
https://kenpom.substack.com/p/ncaa-tournament-win-probabilities

From Wisconsin site: Frankie will visit nebraska later this week and Wisconsin this weekend. Moving quickly. Alabama is after him too. Nearly their entire rotation is made up of mid-major transfers.

OK, guys, hear me out here:
 
I know that you can't do the "what if" stuff and it works both ways, BUT ...
 
In the first half, they waived off a Keisei bucket and clearly incorrectly called him for travelling. Count that basket. Now, we're only down 12 at half.
 
In addition, Josiah Allick missed 5 layups in the first half. Point blank. If he makes just 3 of those, now we're only down six.
 
For the game, they shot an unbelievable 13 of 23 (56.5%) from beyond the arc. Let's say they just shoot a torrid 40%, which is still 12% better than their average and 5% better than they shot against Houston. That's 9 of 23. That's 12 points difference. Maybe they get a couple of offensive rebounds off those misses and get 2-point put-backs. That's still 8 fewer points on their end.
 
So, instead of losing 83-98, that puts it at 91-90, good guys on top.
 
My point is we weren't as bad as the final score made us look AND the game really came down to them being way uncharacteristically hot from deep.
 
And to add to this point, that same team, shooting a more ordinary 35% from deep, just took a #1 seed to OT.
 
That's who we lost to.

I would add Jamarques Lawrence to that list.

I would add Jamarques Lawrence to that list.

Asking for a friend: Can we hold off with the 2024-2025 lineups for a week or so until everything settles out?

I would add Jamarques Lawrence to that list.

I would add Jamarques Lawrence to that list.

I would add Jamarques Lawrence to that list.