I think I agree with what appears to be consensus Temple > Belmont.

Temple vs Maryland though:
Maryland performs well and wins games when they work the offense through Bruno - inside to him and his passing has improved to where others score from him kicking it back out.
How does Temple match up against Bruno?
Input from WSU fans who know Tirgeon also welcome.

Temple beats Belmont and will lose to Maryland.
UCF beats VCU and will lose to Duke.
Houston beats Georgia St. and Iowa State, then lose a close one to UK.
UC will beat Iowa and Tennesse, then lose to Villanova.
It's time for UC to make a run, just so much heartbreak in the NCAA Tournament over the last 20 years!

I’m very concerned with Iowa.

Teams who give UC trouble are teams who are elite offensively.

Iowa is top 15 in offense. Nevada was top 20. UCLA was top 5. St joes was top 30.


Good offense always beats good defense.

So I’m concerned with Iowa being a near kenpom clone of Nevada (elite on offense, poor on D)


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(03-20-2019 08:54 AM)justinhub2003 Wrote:  I’m very concerned with Iowa.

Teams who give UC trouble are teams who are elite offensively.

Iowa is top 15 in offense. Nevada was top 20. UCLA was top 5. St joes was top 30.


Good offense always beats good defense.

So I’m concerned with Iowa being a near kenpom clone of Nevada (elite on offense, poor on D)


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I'm not.

(03-20-2019 11:48 AM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  

(03-20-2019 08:54 AM)justinhub2003 Wrote:  I’m very concerned with Iowa.

Teams who give UC trouble are teams who are elite offensively.

Iowa is top 15 in offense. Nevada was top 20. UCLA was top 5. St joes was top 30.


Good offense always beats good defense.

So I’m concerned with Iowa being a near kenpom clone of Nevada (elite on offense, poor on D)


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I'm not.

I'm most concerned about Mick. If UC loses to Iowa, Bearcat fans will be hunting leprechaun.

(03-18-2019 01:08 PM)ECUGrad07 Wrote:  I think Houston wins a game.

I think everyone else loses their first game.

I hope I'm wrong.

So far, I'm right.

(03-20-2019 11:48 AM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  

(03-20-2019 08:54 AM)justinhub2003 Wrote:  I’m very concerned with Iowa.

Teams who give UC trouble are teams who are elite offensively.

Iowa is top 15 in offense. Nevada was top 20. UCLA was top 5. St joes was top 30.


Good offense always beats good defense.

So I’m concerned with Iowa being a near kenpom clone of Nevada (elite on offense, poor on D)


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I'm not.

You Should be concerned.


if we Beat Iowa, it will the 2nd highest ranked kenpom team we've beaten all season.

They can shoot and they play really tough defense.

Add in: When has UC shown the ability to put teams away outside of Houston in the last game of the year?

I'll be really nervous if its a 5 point game with 5 to go.



i think this is why UC fans are always depressive. They often disrespect their opponents and don't even consider the chance that UC could lose, so when they do lose, its like the end of the world.

Kenpom has us as a 1 point favorite. 1 point is nothing to feel at ease about.

so ive seen like 5 interview with Ga state ..there is 2 recurring theme..." houston is extremely similar to cincinnati and from the same conference" almost hinting identical.... "we could have beaten cincy"...

more or less, we came in viewing cincy as this Goliath, wanted to win but maybe didnt truly belive was just happy to be there..played cincy realized that they werent the monster they thought and lets the nerves get the best of them....

now they are facing a team identical to cincy and they think they can win and know what to expect

..houston and cincy prioritze rebounding and defense..im curious if they know that we go about it completely different ways than cincy

(03-20-2019 03:20 PM)pesik Wrote:  so ive seen like 5 interview with Ga state ..there is 2 recurring theme..." houston is extremely similar to cincinnati and from the same conference" almost hinting identical.... "we could have beaten cincy"...

more or less, we came in viewing cincy as this Goliath, wanted to win but maybe didnt truly belive was just happy to be there..played cincy realized that they werent the monster they thought and lets the nerves get the best of them....

now they are facing a team identical to cincy and they think they can win and know what to expect

..houston and cincy prioritze rebounding and defense..im curious if they know that we go about it completely different ways than cincy

Ron Hunter is just giving the media something good to talk about. Don't read too much into the interviews. I mean...Hunter had his assistants and assistants' assistants gathering tapes on Houston since Sunday...I'm sure he will try to come up with some sort of plan.

Anyway, I'm looking forward to the game! I'd love to see how Dmarcus Simonds matches up against Houston's guards.

(03-20-2019 02:34 PM)ECUGrad07 Wrote:  

(03-18-2019 01:08 PM)ECUGrad07 Wrote:  I think Houston wins a game.

I think everyone else loses their first game.

I hope I'm wrong.

So far, I'm right.

He didn't specify which tournament bracket. Memphis is still in the game down here in NIT land too, lol. We're about to find out if WSU advances.

(03-20-2019 03:02 PM)justinhub2003 Wrote:  

(03-20-2019 11:48 AM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  

(03-20-2019 08:54 AM)justinhub2003 Wrote:  I’m very concerned with Iowa.

Teams who give UC trouble are teams who are elite offensively.

Iowa is top 15 in offense. Nevada was top 20. UCLA was top 5. St joes was top 30.


Good offense always beats good defense.

So I’m concerned with Iowa being a near kenpom clone of Nevada (elite on offense, poor on D)


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I'm not.

You Should be concerned.


if we Beat Iowa, it will the 2nd highest ranked kenpom team we've beaten all season.

They can shoot and they play really tough defense.

Add in: When has UC shown the ability to put teams away outside of Houston in the last game of the year?

I'll be really nervous if its a 5 point game with 5 to go.



i think this is why UC fans are always depressive. They often disrespect their opponents and don't even consider the chance that UC could lose, so when they do lose, its like the end of the world.

Kenpom has us as a 1 point favorite. 1 point is nothing to feel at ease about.

they got curb stomped by Rutgers.


Im not worried.

(03-20-2019 05:05 PM)GSUALUM17 Wrote:  

(03-20-2019 03:20 PM)pesik Wrote:  so ive seen like 5 interview with Ga state ..there is 2 recurring theme..." houston is extremely similar to cincinnati and from the same conference" almost hinting identical.... "we could have beaten cincy"...

more or less, we came in viewing cincy as this Goliath, wanted to win but maybe didnt truly belive was just happy to be there..played cincy realized that they werent the monster they thought and lets the nerves get the best of them....

now they are facing a team identical to cincy and they think they can win and know what to expect

..houston and cincy prioritze rebounding and defense..im curious if they know that we go about it completely different ways than cincy

Ron Hunter is just giving the media something good to talk about. Don't read too much into the interviews. I mean...Hunter had his assistants and assistants' assistants gathering tapes on Houston since Sunday...I'm sure he will try to come up with some sort of plan.

Anyway, I'm looking forward to the game! I'd love to see how Dmarcus Simonds matches up against Houston's guards.

thats where im hoping he sees the difference...cincy has elite post defense ..and does a match up zone that puts their tall forwards against the best scorer on the opposite team (its a system)..you can see most of simonds points were against taller players

houston is the complete opposite...its just flatout elite man to man defense (our top 2 guards are likely both top 15 nationally in man to man defense) ..their have only been 2 guards that have been able to score on houston all year and there was an insane size difference .. (that wont be there with simmonds)

corey-
https://streamable.com/cjgwu
galen-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usgTqZ-TBY0

if im honest im not worried about simmonds or mitchell....i think the game will come down to how well benlevi and thomas play...shooting "bigs" have always give us issues ..our backup guards are taller than them..there is a chance we go 5 guards majority of the game

(03-20-2019 05:42 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  

(03-20-2019 03:02 PM)justinhub2003 Wrote:  

(03-20-2019 11:48 AM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  

(03-20-2019 08:54 AM)justinhub2003 Wrote:  I’m very concerned with Iowa.

Teams who give UC trouble are teams who are elite offensively.

Iowa is top 15 in offense. Nevada was top 20. UCLA was top 5. St joes was top 30.


Good offense always beats good defense.

So I’m concerned with Iowa being a near kenpom clone of Nevada (elite on offense, poor on D)


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I'm not.

You Should be concerned.


if we Beat Iowa, it will the 2nd highest ranked kenpom team we've beaten all season.

They can shoot and they play really tough defense.

Add in: When has UC shown the ability to put teams away outside of Houston in the last game of the year?

I'll be really nervous if its a 5 point game with 5 to go.



i think this is why UC fans are always depressive. They often disrespect their opponents and don't even consider the chance that UC could lose, so when they do lose, its like the end of the world.

Kenpom has us as a 1 point favorite. 1 point is nothing to feel at ease about.

they got curb stomped by Rutgers.


Im not worried.

and yall lost to ecu ...

so we are aware that rutgers loss and the loss to Wisconsin (their worst offensive permonce of the year)... there head coach was suspended for going on a tirade against the referees

all of there other losses were to tournment teams (and 1 NIT team)

they beat michigan who has statistically a better offense and defense than cincy

(03-20-2019 06:41 PM)pesik Wrote:  

(03-20-2019 05:42 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  

(03-20-2019 03:02 PM)justinhub2003 Wrote:  

(03-20-2019 11:48 AM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  

(03-20-2019 08:54 AM)justinhub2003 Wrote:  I’m very concerned with Iowa.

Teams who give UC trouble are teams who are elite offensively.

Iowa is top 15 in offense. Nevada was top 20. UCLA was top 5. St joes was top 30.


Good offense always beats good defense.

So I’m concerned with Iowa being a near kenpom clone of Nevada (elite on offense, poor on D)


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I'm not.

You Should be concerned.


if we Beat Iowa, it will the 2nd highest ranked kenpom team we've beaten all season.

They can shoot and they play really tough defense.

Add in: When has UC shown the ability to put teams away outside of Houston in the last game of the year?

I'll be really nervous if its a 5 point game with 5 to go.



i think this is why UC fans are always depressive. They often disrespect their opponents and don't even consider the chance that UC could lose, so when they do lose, its like the end of the world.

Kenpom has us as a 1 point favorite. 1 point is nothing to feel at ease about.

they got curb stomped by Rutgers.


Im not worried.

and yall lost to ecu ...

so we are aware that rutgers loss and the loss to Wisconsin (their worst offensive permonce of the year)... there head coach was suspended for going on a tirade against the referees

all of there other losses were to tournment teams (and 1 NIT team)

they beat michigan who has statistically a better offense and defense than cincy

Bearcats by 47.

(03-20-2019 06:30 PM)pesik Wrote:  

(03-20-2019 05:05 PM)GSUALUM17 Wrote:  

(03-20-2019 03:20 PM)pesik Wrote:  so ive seen like 5 interview with Ga state ..there is 2 recurring theme..." houston is extremely similar to cincinnati and from the same conference" almost hinting identical.... "we could have beaten cincy"...

more or less, we came in viewing cincy as this Goliath, wanted to win but maybe didnt truly belive was just happy to be there..played cincy realized that they werent the monster they thought and lets the nerves get the best of them....

now they are facing a team identical to cincy and they think they can win and know what to expect

..houston and cincy prioritze rebounding and defense..im curious if they know that we go about it completely different ways than cincy

Ron Hunter is just giving the media something good to talk about. Don't read too much into the interviews. I mean...Hunter had his assistants and assistants' assistants gathering tapes on Houston since Sunday...I'm sure he will try to come up with some sort of plan.

Anyway, I'm looking forward to the game! I'd love to see how Dmarcus Simonds matches up against Houston's guards.

thats where im hoping he sees the difference...cincy has elite post defense ..and does a match up zone that puts their tall forwards against the best scorer on the opposite team (its a system)..you can see most of simonds points were against taller players

houston is the complete opposite...its just flatout elite man to man defense (our top 2 guards are likely both top 15 nationally in man to man defense) ..their have only been 2 guards that have been able to score on houston all year and there was an insane size difference .. (that wont be there with simmonds)

corey-
https://streamable.com/cjgwu
galen-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usgTqZ-TBY0

if im honest im not worried about simmonds or mitchell....i think the game will come down to how well benlevi and thomas play...shooting "bigs" have always give us issues ..our backup guards are taller than them..there is a chance we go 5 guards majority of the game

Benlevi and Thomas are dependable shooters for sure... Wilson, a transfer from Pitt, while known for his lockdown defense, also shoots very well near 50% from the 3 point range. I think we have 6 different guys who are averaging 40+% from the 3pt line. All 5 starters for Georgia State are double digit scorers. My guess is that Ron Hunter will try to spread out Houston's defense and create mismatches somewhere.

(03-18-2019 09:05 AM)CougarRed Wrote:  Sampson's first round record as a

6 seed = 1-1
4 seed = 0-2
3 seed = 2-0

Sampson's second round record as a

6 seed = 0-1
3 seed = 0-2

He advanced to a sweet 16 one year as a 13 seed. His other two Sweet 16 appearances came as a 1 or 2 seed.

Overall, he is 2-6 against teams with better seeds, and 11-8 against teams with worse seeds.

My hope is that his NBA experience translates into better postseason performance.

I think your hope should be that those numbers have no relevance

(03-20-2019 08:54 AM)justinhub2003 Wrote:  I’m very concerned with Iowa.

Teams who give UC trouble are teams who are elite offensively.

Iowa is top 15 in offense. Nevada was top 20. UCLA was top 5. St joes was top 30.


Good offense always beats good defense.

So I’m concerned with Iowa being a near kenpom clone of Nevada (elite on offense, poor on D)


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as a bearcat fan, i'm concerned about all the opponents we play, anytime, anywhere

i'd also like to root for ga state but cannot do so against a conference mate. esp considering i've got houston in the elite eight

(03-18-2019 08:28 AM)BearcatJerry Wrote:  

(03-18-2019 07:35 AM)MemTigers1998 Wrote:  

(03-18-2019 07:17 AM)8BitPirate Wrote:  Help a brother out. Filling out my work bracket. How far will each AAC team advance. Trying to take emotion out of it. Thanks in advance.

I just want to see Cincy knock the Vawls out in round 2.

The Bearcats have to get past Iowa in round 1 before they ever get a look at the Vols in round 2...

I had very little trouble with my first round pick. I think Iowa goes off like a bomb from 3 and blows up the Bearcats. The Cats traditionally struggle with teams that shoot well from outside and Iowa has good outside shooters.

Take Iowa and the points.

I don't want to say "Told you so..."

So...I spoke thusly.

(03-20-2019 02:34 PM)ECUGrad07 Wrote:  

(03-18-2019 01:08 PM)ECUGrad07 Wrote:  I think Houston wins a game.

I think everyone else loses their first game.

I hope I'm wrong.

So far, I'm right.

I'm still right.