Tyree looked okay when he came back to the bench after being checked out by the trainer & doctor. He told his teammates he was good.
That was my only knock about last night’s victory. Don’t understand why the starters were in up 20+ points with so little time left
They are playing the algorithms. Been doing it all year.
It’s silly, but it works. Moved quite a few spots winning by 27.
I have thought to myself multiple times… this is going to backfire. Almost did last night but it appears we got away with it.
Yeah, my flawed understanding is that the NET doesn’t give any benefit to wins beyond a 10-point differential. But the predictive metrics like Torvik and KenPom do. Since those make it to the selection committees, teams push the margin. Somewhere I know someone did an analysis showing more blowouts each year and assuming it’s analytics manipulation, especially by power conference teams.
Patty, I noted these teams watching…Knicks, Pacers, Pelicans, and Warriors on the midcourt table between the lower bowl and the upper seats on the east side.
Late comment on the game……but kudos to Ensminger on a solid game, especially on offense, 10 pts and 4/5 from the FT line. He was active on offense cutting to the basket and making himself a scoring option and on the offensive glass.
Early in the game he cut to the basket, rec’d a pass and botched close shots twice but after that was 3/3 from the floor.
Hopefully we see more of that from him, don’t expect 10pts a game, but a consistent 5 to 7 is fine (he was avg. less than 2pts a game at one point).
His 3pt shot probably can’t be fixed until an offseason overhaul and a ton of practice but he can contribute a few buckets and force the D to account for him if he continues to look for opportunities to cut to the basket and not be a statue beyond the 3pt line.
Haven’t sold my Ensminger stock. In D1 ball, it seems like scoring is the easiest thing to teach. Effort and hustle are there or aren’t. Look at Luke Barrett at SMC this year. Former walk-on and consummate hustle guy who now can get 20 points once in a while. I think the model for Ensminger is there.
I’m buying Ensminger shares. Excellent all purpose defender, good passer and always gets a put back or two. Hi bball IQ helps everyone else play better.