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This is a look at Where UAB ranks statistically at this point in the season compared to Previous teams in UAB history. Of course this is subject to change as the season goes on. And yes, I know it is against a weaker schedule.


Field goal percentage - .494 is third all time, behind the 1981-82 team at .503 and the 1980-81 team at .496

Free throw shooting percentage (.794) is first by a long way. Next best is the 1986-87 team with .757.

Points - 81.6 ppg is third behind 1988-89 (84.6) and 1990-91 (81.7), two teams that Andy Kennedy was on.
12-28-2017 12:23 PM
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RE: Some stats
What about defense stats? I’d really be interested in seeing where we rank historically in:
Points allowed
FG% allowed
3pt FG% allowed (obviously couldn’t include our earlier teams)
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RE: Some stats
I don't have that compiled. opponents are shooting 41% from the field and 32% from three. Those are pretty low numbers. 67 ppg is probably Middle of the pack.
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RE: Some stats
The stats appear to be much stronger this season, going into conference play. The team appears to have much more depth this season. I would prefer to think that Middle Tennessee has their hands full trying to figure out a way to beat UAB, rather than UAB having their hands full trying to figure out how to beat Middle Tennessee.
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RE: Some stats
The stats are helped by the strength of schedule being so abysmal. We didn’t schedule a team full of Message Board Posters to play a home game, but judging from who the coaches did put on the home schedule, it wouldn’t surprise me if they tried.
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RE: Some stats
(12-29-2017 06:55 PM)BlazerMatt Wrote:  The stats are helped by the strength of schedule being so abysmal. We didn’t schedule a team full of Down’s syndrome kids to play a home game, but judging from who the coaches did put on the home schedule, it wouldn’t surprise me if they tried.

Wow. Great insight.

Does every thread have to be more whining about the weak schedule. It's time to move on.
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RE: Some stats
Free throws don't have squat to do with whether or not you are playing the globe trotters or dexy's midnight runners.
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RE: Some stats
(12-29-2017 06:55 PM)BlazerMatt Wrote:  The stats are helped by the strength of schedule being so abysmal. We didn’t schedule a team full of Down’s syndrome kids to play a home game, but judging from who the coaches did put on the home schedule, it wouldn’t surprise me if they tried.

Wonder how those teams finished the season, 13 -14 games ain't squat.
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RE: Some stats
(12-29-2017 07:27 PM)the_blazerman Wrote:  Free throws don't have squat to do with whether or not you are playing the globe trotters or dexy's midnight runners.

Kevin Rowland is a force in the paint
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(12-29-2017 06:55 PM)BlazerMatt Wrote:  The stats are helped by the strength of schedule being so abysmal. We didn’t schedule a team full of Down’s syndrome kids to play a home game, but judging from who the coaches did put on the home schedule, it wouldn’t surprise me if they tried.

I’m sorry and I know you are a moderator, but what you wrote is offensive... Down’s syndrome kids... Do you know anyone that have children with Down’s? I do. Still loved.
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RE: Some stats
(12-29-2017 06:55 PM)BlazerMatt Wrote:  The stats are helped by the strength of schedule being so abysmal. We didn’t schedule a team full of Down’s syndrome kids to play a home game, but judging from who the coaches did put on the home schedule, it wouldn’t surprise me if they tried.

BlazerMatt, I thought you was better than this. Come on, Down’s Syndrome???? Really dude??? Please edit this.
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RE: Some stats
(12-29-2017 09:08 PM)BandGrad Wrote:  
(12-29-2017 06:55 PM)BlazerMatt Wrote:  The stats are helped by the strength of schedule being so abysmal. We didn’t schedule a team full of Down’s syndrome kids to play a home game, but judging from who the coaches did put on the home schedule, it wouldn’t surprise me if they tried.

BlazerMatt, I thought you was better than this. Come on, Down’s Syndrome???? Really dude??? Please edit this.

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RE: Some stats
(12-29-2017 08:58 PM)Jball Wrote:  
(12-29-2017 06:55 PM)BlazerMatt Wrote:  The stats are helped by the strength of schedule being so abysmal. We didn’t schedule a team full of Down’s syndrome kids to play a home game, but judging from who the coaches did put on the home schedule, it wouldn’t surprise me if they tried.

I’m sorry and I know you are a moderator, but what you wrote is offensive... Down’s syndrome kids... Do you know anyone that have children with Down’s? I do. Still loved.

Not only do I know someone with Down’s syndrome, he played basketball for me. I coached youth league basketball for nearly 10 years, usually 10-12 year olds. I coached his older brother and stevie served as our ball boy, cheer leader and team mascot. I loved having him around and when the time came two years later I made sure that he got the chance to to experience basketball like his brother. My favorite basketball memory as a coach involved him and his team.
We only had 8 kids on the team, two of them brothers who moved at the end of the fall semester, leaving us with six, one of whom being Stevie who as I mentioned, had Downs. He was a big teddy bear and everyone on the team loved him. The league had a rule that you had to play man to man defense, which I steadfastly broke by teaching a bunch of 12 year olds to play match-up zone that looked enough like man to man that I could get away with it just so I could keep him down in the paint on defense when I played him, and as the league also had a rule that every kid had to play at least one full quarter, he played every game.

So after Christmas and losing the brothers we were down to six players. One of the first games back from the break another one of our players had the flu and couldn’t play, so we played with five. We had a player foul out, and so played most of the 4th quarter with 4 players one of whom was our big teddy bear, who could play surprisingly good post defense but traveled ever time he touched the ball, no big deal though, I taught him to volleyball the ball towards teammates instead of trying to catch rebounds because it scared him when the other team would try to take the ball from him.

With only four players I didn’t even have to pretend to play man to man, and instead on the spot during a time out when our 5th player fouled out walked them out on the court and showed them what a 1-3-1 defense was andhow we would play a 1-3-1 but ours would be a 1-2-1 and just not have a weak side defender, with the two players gliding side to side so we always had a player on ball side and another in the middle of the lane.

We had a small lead when we lost our 5th player but lost it shortly there after, but it stayed a one possession game for the most part. With about a minute left we were down one, our best player missed a contested shot, (contested because he was getting double teamed full time, sometimes triple teamed because most teams wouldn’t really guard Stevie)

The shot didn’t even hit the rim, but instead fell right into Stevie’s hands who calmly turned without traveling and layed the ball in off the glass just like it was our pregame layup drill and gave us a 1-point lead.

The whole gym went crazy. I called a time out just so we could all celebrate the moment with him. The kids were all ecstatic, and I don’t think a single parent in the gym had a dry eye, I know I sure as hell cried like a baby, and his mom and dad were bawling their eyes out.

It wasn’t the game winning shot, the other team scored but then we scored again and won the game by one point.
We all went out for pizza afterwards to celebrate and the whole team signed the ball for Stevie. It wasn’t a championship or anything but it is still to this day my favorite basketball game I have ever seen or been a part of at any level, and Stevie’s layup is a memory I will cherish for the rest of my life.
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Guess that nice story gives you a pass then to denigrate them.
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(12-30-2017 12:06 AM)BlazerMatt Wrote:  
(12-29-2017 08:58 PM)Jball Wrote:  
(12-29-2017 06:55 PM)BlazerMatt Wrote:  The stats are helped by the strength of schedule being so abysmal. We didn’t schedule a team full of Down’s syndrome kids to play a home game, but judging from who the coaches did put on the home schedule, it wouldn’t surprise me if they tried.

I’m sorry and I know you are a moderator, but what you wrote is offensive... Down’s syndrome kids... Do you know anyone that have children with Down’s? I do. Still loved.

Not only do I know someone with Down’s syndrome, he played basketball for me. I coached youth league basketball for nearly 10 years, usually 10-12 year olds. I coached his older brother and stevie served as our ball boy, cheer leader and team mascot. I loved having him around and when the time came two years later I made sure that he got the chance to to experience basketball like his brother. My favorite basketball memory as a coach involved him and his team.
We only had 8 kids on the team, two of them brothers who moved at the end of the fall semester, leaving us with six, one of whom being Stevie who as I mentioned, had Downs. He was a big teddy bear and everyone on the team loved him. The league had a rule that you had to play man to man defense, which I steadfastly broke by teaching a bunch of 12 year olds to play match-up zone that looked enough like man to man that I could get away with it just so I could keep him down in the paint on defense when I played him, and as the league also had a rule that every kid had to play at least one full quarter, he played every game.

So after Christmas and losing the brothers we were down to six players. One of the first games back from the break another one of our players had the flu and couldn’t play, so we played with five. We had a player foul out, and so played most of the 4th quarter with 4 players one of whom was our big teddy bear, who could play surprisingly good post defense but traveled ever time he touched the ball, no big deal though, I taught him to volleyball the ball towards teammates instead of trying to catch rebounds because it scared him when the other team would try to take the ball from him.

With only four players I didn’t even have to pretend to play man to man, and instead on the spot during a time out when our 5th player fouled out walked them out on the court and showed them what a 1-3-1 defense was andhow we would play a 1-3-1 but ours would be a 1-2-1 and just not have a weak side defender, with the two players gliding side to side so we always had a player on ball side and another in the middle of the lane.

We had a small lead when we lost our 5th player but lost it shortly there after, but it stayed a one possession game for the most part. With about a minute left we were down one, our best player missed a contested shot, (contested because he was getting double teamed full time, sometimes triple teamed because most teams wouldn’t really guard Stevie)

The shot didn’t even hit the rim, but instead fell right into Stevie’s hands who calmly turned without traveling and layed the ball in off the glass just like it was our pregame layup drill and gave us a 1-point lead.

The whole gym went crazy. I called a time out just so we could all celebrate the moment with him. The kids were all ecstatic, and I don’t think a single parent in the gym had a dry eye, I know I sure as hell cried like a baby, and his mom and dad were bawling their eyes out.

It wasn’t the game winning shot, the other team scored but then we scored again and won the game by one point.
We all went out for pizza afterwards to celebrate and the whole team signed the ball for Stevie. It wasn’t a championship or anything but it is still to this day my favorite basketball game I have ever seen or been a part of at any level, and Stevie’s layup is a memory I will cherish for the rest of my life.

That is a wonderful story. It also in no way excuses the original comment.
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(12-30-2017 12:38 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  Guess that nice story gives you a pass then to denigrate them.

Don’t be obtuse. My comment was a critique on the weakness of our home basketball schedule. nothing more.
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Let the record state that I have amended my original post to avoid upsetting those who took my post as an attack on people with Down’s syndrome. It now reads “a team full of Message Board Posters“
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(12-30-2017 01:04 AM)BlazerMatt Wrote:  Let the record state that I have amended my original post to avoid upsetting those who took my post as an attack on people with Down’s syndrome. It now reads “a team full of Message Board Posters“

Including you. What a Ray Watts
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