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(12-27-2017 04:02 PM)RealDeal Wrote:  

(12-27-2017 02:50 PM)Cat-Man Wrote:  I didn't think this team was very good (at least as good as it should be), until I saw what UCLA did to Kentucky. Now I think anything can happen. But I do think this team will go as far as the talent will take them, not the coaching.

People way overrate how good other teams are. Xavier is ranked 6th in the country and barely beat ETSU and Marshall at home. Kentucky was 7th and got beat by UCLA in a game that was controlled by UCLA most of the second half.

Not that they're not great teams it just shows that everyone is capable of looking great or terrible on any given night.

We have looked really good a couple times and played two really bad games. I think it just means we could beat anyone on a good night and if we don't play well we could lose to an 8-10 type seeded team (FL). Im optimistic if Broome can continue to grow into his role that can take us to the next level where we could be a threat to do real damage.

This is fair. People overrated Florida because they saw them get ridiculously hot over a couple game stretch early in the season. (it still bugs me that UC was uncharacteristically bad that game at protecting the ball and sharing the ball) That's the hard part about watching basketball is that it can be easy to be fooled if you don't watch the team on the right night. I think most of us have a great idea of UC's strengths and weaknesses even if we don't agree exactly on where they fall in relation to everyone else. It's much harder with teams you only watch a couple of times a year.

I like to watch to see what a matchup problem someone might be, or the shots he is taking and making, but then you almost have to check the numbers and see is that close to what that guy normally is. We've all played basketball with the terrible guy who throws it in the basket a couple of times. Another thing I look for when I watch a team is 1. what kind of shots the get and 2. what kind of shots they give up. If you're not getting good looks even if you happen to shoot well one game that is less likely to translate... if you're getting good looks but missing...well often that will remedy itself. The eye test varies so much from night to night with every team. If you watched X against UC you might think they are a top 5 team. If you watched them against ETSU or Arizona State you might think they have major issues. Don't overreact. Trust what you see to an extent, but if its not consistent with the numbers it's probably an aberration.