Has this team quit?

[MineroFanatico]

Big 10 is always overrated and is the true flop conference in the NCAA playoffs. Purdue was the only team last year that was capable to win in the tournament, the rest were overrated pretenders. Michigan State is the only 1 this year. Don't get fooled.

This year the SEC is going to have a ton of overrated teams going in. As I have said earlier, all you have to do is look at non conference games and the quality of their opponents. It is very telling.

The Big 12 outside Houston and Iowa St, crapped out in the NCAA playoffs last year. BYU in the first round, Iowa State was respectable losing to a 3, Baylor in the second round, TCU in the first, Kansas in the second, and Texas in the Second. This all leads to my argument that Quad wins within the conference are not a measure of success. As you said, the conference had such a great NET ranking, and yet the conference with multiple bids utterly failed.

As for Houston; Alabama, Auburn and possibly SDSU are their only strong non conference opponents. Taking Quad 1 wins from teams in your own conference is not a good indicator of how they will do in the playoffs. In saying that, I do believe defensively that they can matchup with almost anyone.

And I know it was said that Houston had a terrible game against SDSU, which I do not believe. SDSU forced them to look that way. This is the same way you beat Houston, you slow them down and make them earn every basket. Alabama and Auburn are 2 teams that defensively and offensively are the real deal. SDSU is great defensively but not offensively. Houston has trouble against great defensive teams, but again Houston offensively can make up the difference against most.

There are few teams that can beat Houston. Duke, Auburn, Alabama and possibly a couple of others, which makes me think that Houston will make a deep run but fall short. In saying that, they are still capable of having the right matchups and winning the whole thing. I just would not bet on it.

And again, I would not quote NET rankings as an indicator of success in the tournament. BIG 10 is notorious for early exits with a huge amount of entrants because of a bloated NET rankings built on wins within the conference not outside of it. SEC is going to be that conference this year. There are 3 possibly 4 real teams in the SEC, not 12 as they are making you believe.

I had a lengthy response but I deleted it because I don’t think Miner fans want to hear about UH any more than they already have. With that said, I’d salivate if UH and SDSU somehow get paired up again.

We’d definitely have to find a way to chat about it before, during and after the game. lol.

 

[Rocketsr]

I had a lengthy response but I deleted it because I don’t think Miner fans want to hear about UH any more than they already have. With that said, I’d salivate if UH and SDSU somehow get paired up again.

We’d definitely have to find a way to chat about it before, during and after the game. lol.

It is not SDSU that you should be worried about in the tournament. It is how they play defensively as there are many teams that play just like they do, but are much better defensively. This is the achilles heel of Houston.

SDSU offensively does not have it to make a deep run in the tournament, but if they can beat Houston with an anemic offense by just playing defensively Houston is in trouble with teams that put the offense with it. Duke, A&M, Florida, Auburn, Alabama, quite possibly Michigan State or Tennessee are starters that will give Houston trouble.

But the lack of OOC (97th), the fact that their possessions are very low per a 40 minute game (which tells you a good defensive team will slow them down) is telling. Losses to all 3 of their toughest OOC opponents (Alabama, Auburn, SDSU) which were the only Quad 1 teams they played OOC may show they are unprepared for the tournament this year.

Again, Houston does have the team to make a run, it is just my gut feeling, someone is going to slow them down and be able to put up points on them. This will have to be an elite team most likely in the Sweet 16 and possibly further.

Maybe we need to create an NCAA tournament thread where this is more relevant. I have broken down the SEC before in threads but as you have said, it may be more appropriate there.

 

[MineroFanatico]

It is not SDSU that you should be worried about in the tournament. It is how they play defensively as there are many teams that play just like they do, but are much better defensively. This is the achilles heel of Houston.

SDSU offensively does not have it to make a deep run in the tournament, but if they can beat Houston with an anemic offense by just playing defensively Houston is in trouble with teams that put the offense with it. Duke, A&M, Florida, Auburn, Alabama, quite possibly Michigan State or Tennessee are starters that will give Houston trouble.

But the lack of OOC (97th), the fact that their possessions are very low per a 40 minute game (which tells you a good defensive team will slow them down) is telling. Losses to all 3 of their toughest OOC opponents (Alabama, Auburn, SDSU) which were the only Quad 1 teams they played OOC may show they are unprepared for the tournament this year.

Again, Houston does have the team to make a run, it is just my gut feeling, someone is going to slow them down and be able to put up points on them. This will have to be an elite team most likely in the Sweet 16 and possibly further.

Maybe we need to create an NCAA tournament thread where this is more relevant. I have broken down the SEC before in threads but as you have said, it may be more appropriate there.

That's a great idea, because I have so much to say about the above. UH isn't slowed down, they purposefully slow the game down offensively. I won't say it has nothing to do with opponent, but it has very little to do with what the opponent does. And defensively, there isn't another team that is better. I'm not saying there isn't a better all around team, but not defensively. I'm telling you, SDSU was an anomaly. I've watched 25 plus UH games this year, and it wasn't that SDSU neutralized them, UH just had a very poor shooting night. 10 percentage points below their average. SDSU had some to do with that, but UH was just off. But I digress. Let's start a non-UTEP bb thread so people can choose whether or not to read non-UTEP related bb.

I appreciate the dialogue with you cuz it's obvious you do know your sh!t.

 

[Rocketsr]

That's a great idea, because I have so much to say about the above. UH isn't slowed down, they purposefully slow the game down offensively. I won't say it has nothing to do with opponent, but it has very little to do with what the opponent does. And defensively, there isn't another team that is better. I'm not saying there isn't a better all around team, but not defensively. I'm telling you, SDSU was an anomaly. I've watched 25 plus UH games this year, and it wasn't that SDSU neutralized them, UH just had a very poor shooting night. 10 percentage points below their average. SDSU had some to do with that, but UH was just off. But I digress. Let's start a non-UTEP bb thread so people can choose whether or not to read non-UTEP related bb.

I appreciate the dialogue with you cuz it's obvious you do know your sh!t.

Yes, start it up as an OT NCAA tournament thread, and we can break it down.

The one thing that SDSU does every single year is that they schedule a very tough OOC. This year theirs is 8th strongest. Houston for example is 99th. They will also compete again with Houston in the Players Era Festival next year. Have you seen the teams in next year's field? Take a look: It is a mini NCAA tournament.

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[DBminer]

That's a great idea, because I have so much to say about the above. UH isn't slowed down, they purposefully slow the game down offensively. I won't say it has nothing to do with opponent, but it has very little to do with what the opponent does. And defensively, there isn't another team that is better. I'm not saying there isn't a better all around team, but not defensively. I'm telling you, SDSU was an anomaly. I've watched 25 plus UH games this year, and it wasn't that SDSU neutralized them, UH just had a very poor shooting night. 10 percentage points below their average. SDSU had some to do with that, but UH was just off. But I digress. Let's start a non-UTEP bb thread so people can choose whether or not to read non-UTEP related bb.

I appreciate the dialogue with you cuz it's obvious you do know your sh!t.

Yes an ncaa post would be nice …. And don’t be mad at me because I told you Houston was overrated and the tournament proved just that….. same will happen this year … you will have to get a very favorable draw to get to the elite 8 ….. if you bring the team that played in Waco … that’s the only time I’ve seen you all play….

 

[MineroFanatico]

Yes an ncaa post would be nice …. And don’t be mad at me because I told you Houston was overrated and the tournament proved just that….. same will happen this year … you will have to get a very favorable draw to get to the elite 8 ….. if you bring the team that played in Waco … that’s the only time I’ve seen you all play….

Deal.

 

[Rocketsr]

Yes an ncaa post would be nice …. And don’t be mad at me because I told you Houston was overrated and the tournament proved just that….. same will happen this year … you will have to get a very favorable draw to get to the elite 8 ….. if you bring the team that played in Waco … that’s the only time I’ve seen you all play….

Moving to the other thread but you need to see a team play more than once to make a determination on what kind of team they are. Teams have bad games, injuries, and other external factors that contribute.

The fact that they have won 24 out of their last 25 games is no fluke. Secondly, when you have a bad game and still find a way to win, it also tells you a lot about that team.

I posted 2 years ago that SDSU was going to make it to the Final Four at the beginning of that year, and I am sure you would have told me I was crazy, especially if you watched some of their close games during the year.

 

[MineroFanatico]

Moving to the other thread but you need to see a team play more than once to make a determination on what kind of team they are. Teams have bad games, injuries, and other external factors that contribute.

The fact that they have won 24 out of their last 25 games is no fluke. Secondly, when you have a bad game and still find a way to win, it also tells you a lot about that team.

I posted 2 years ago that SDSU was going to make it to the Final Four at the beginning of that year, and I am sure you would have told me I was crazy, especially if you watched some of their close games during the year.

I remember that