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OT - Duke basketball - Fort Bend Owl - 12-19-2015 06:45 PM
They lost to Utah today at home in overtime. One of their best players (their power forward) is out with an injury but Obi still isn't getting any playing time.
I know some people have mentioned Rice can't be effective with a 8-man rotation but Duke is currently using a 7-man rotation. And despite playing overtime, really they only played 6 guys for the most part today. Of course they did lose so maybe Coach K adds to the rotation shortly.
RE: OT - Duke basketball - bobreinhold1 - 12-19-2015 07:54 PM
I'll bet they have some terrific talent on the bench.
RE: OT - Duke basketball - owl95 - 12-19-2015 10:39 PM
If you add in Ollie and Amir Smith, it's sort of 9 guys if you squint.
RE: OT - Duke basketball - temchugh - 12-19-2015 10:58 PM
Rice played seven in the win over New Mexico.
RE: OT - Duke basketball - Tomball Owl - 12-19-2015 11:05 PM
ESPN reported this is the first time Duke and Kentucky, when both were ranked in the top 10, both lost to an unranked opponent on the same day in 174 such opportunities.
Who keeps such stats?
RE: OT - Duke basketball - THRILL - 12-19-2015 11:32 PM
(12-19-2015 11:05 PM)Tomball Owl Wrote: ESPN reported this is the first time Duke and Kentucky, when both were ranked in the top 10, both lost to an unranked opponent on the same day in 174 such opportunities.
Who keeps such stats?
ESPN
RE: OT - Duke basketball - Owl 69/70/75 - 12-19-2015 11:35 PM
(12-19-2015 11:32 PM)THRILL Wrote:(12-19-2015 11:05 PM)Tomball Owl Wrote: ESPN reported this is the first time Duke and Kentucky, when both were ranked in the top 10, both lost to an unranked opponent on the same day in 174 such opportunities.ESPN
Who keeps such stats?
That's probably not a stat that is actually kept. It happens today, somebody notes it and asks somebody to check it out. With so much online now, if you know what you're doing, it's not that hard to check it out.
RE: OT - Duke basketball - owl95 - 12-19-2015 11:36 PM
(12-19-2015 11:35 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:(12-19-2015 11:32 PM)THRILL Wrote:(12-19-2015 11:05 PM)Tomball Owl Wrote: ESPN reported this is the first time Duke and Kentucky, when both were ranked in the top 10, both lost to an unranked opponent on the same day in 174 such opportunities.ESPN
Who keeps such stats?
That's probably not a stat that is actually kept. It happens today, somebody notes it and asks somebody to check it out. With so much online now, if you know what you're doing, it's not that hard to check it out.
Yea, all they need is AlmadenMike on staff!
RE: OT - Duke basketball - Fort Bend Owl - 12-20-2015 07:23 AM
(12-19-2015 10:58 PM)temchugh Wrote: Rice played seven in the win over New Mexico.
No we played eight (Smith played for 5 minutes).
Kentucky lost to Ohio State (which has lost to Louisiana Tech and UTA). Our win over New Mexico and La Tech's win at Ohio State are definitely the best two conference wins in non-conference play for CUSA.
RE: OT - Duke basketball - ExcitedOwl18 - 12-20-2015 08:05 AM
Louisiana Tech beat UTA also.. UTEP also beat a pretty good SIU team.. Bad year for CUSA, yikes.
RE: OT - Duke basketball - Minnewaska Owl - 12-20-2015 10:59 AM
(12-19-2015 06:45 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote: They lost to Utah today at home in overtime. One of their best players (their power forward) is out with an injury but Obi still isn't getting any playing time.
I know some people have mentioned Rice can't be effective with a 8-man rotation but Duke is currently using a 7-man rotation. And despite playing overtime, really they only played 6 guys for the most part today. Of course they did lose so maybe Coach K adds to the rotation shortly.
I'm still stumped about the Obi transfer to Duke. Although I liked him as a player, it's not like he was a superstar. I never though he had the talent to get playing time at a powerhouse like Duke.
I'm reminded of my friend's daughter Cristina, who went to UT and played as a walk-on for UT volleyball about 7 years ago (actually - for those of you that follow Rice volleyball, Cristina is Daniela Arenas's sister). As a Freshman, Cristina got to see a decent amount of playing time as a defensive specialist. In fact, she played some in their 5-set loss to Penn State in the National Championship. Her sophomore year she had injury problems, and because UT was developing into a volleyball powerhouse, it became evident that her playing time would become negligible in her remaining years. She ultimately decided that for her, getting playing time was more important than sitting on the bench and possibly getting a National Championship ring. So, she transferred to Alabama and was their libero for her final two college years.
Either Obi felt he could develop into a major contributor at Duke (which to be honest, I don't think any Rice basketball fan saw happening), or he decided he would rather sit on the bench and possibly get a ring as being part of a National Championship team. If so, I guess he got what he wanted. Maybe he felt he had untapped potential that Coach K could develop better than the Rice coaches - which would ultimately lead to a possible professional career. Hard to see that happening if you're never getting any playing time.
Maybe the bigger question is, why would Duke spend a scholarship on him? I assume he's on scholarship there. I can't believe he would have left a full-ride scholarship at Rice to walk-on at Duke.
Personally, I think he made a big mistake. Look at how much Drone has improved playing with Rhoades. Of the two, Obi had the most potential. Too bad he didn't stay at Rice - I think he would have developed into a major player for us.