I became emotionally drained, as most of us fans did, along that Uconn-Marquette-Georgetown stretch where I couldn't help but notice that 99% Ken Pom bad luck rankings seem to follow Coach English whereever he goes. I couldn't help but notice that English and Tibaldi were driving an NBA-inspired pace and space game without the proper pieces and parts to do so--and I threw up my hands and cried uncle at that point, and I still can't unsee those games and I still can't unsee that "luck" stat, however....
...the are still sitting at a not-so-bad KenPom 63 right now. They have basically been here all year; they pretty consistently are what they are and as Coach English quoted Rudyard Kipling - success and failure have indeed been impostors, and the math of their "micro-events" or whatever he called them have been a KenPom 60-something pretty consistently. They really have been the same team all year long, it's just been the level of competition and home/away sites that have have been variables. Sure, they've evolved and improved in areas, but so has everyone else--and relative to the pack, they are exactly what they were at the start--a KenPom 60-something team. They look bad against Nova on the road, they look good against DePaul at home. That's what KenPom 63 teams do.
Sellers has looked really good lately--loved his moxie and comraderie in the post game with Andy Katz and all of his teammates - and if my math is right he's on a 29/48 streak (60%!!) from three. And….though I like Floyd, it’s been a blessing to see English not able to use him as the PG down the stretch. But lets not kid ourselves; against half the teams in the league a ball hawking guard would have exposed a Sellers-as-PG-offense in the final two minutes. But Creighton couldn't, and it was wonderful as a fan to watch the wheels not come off in the end even though it certainly looked like they might again.
The season has been darkly entertaining. I thought this was a 17-18 win, NIT caliber team at the start, and with Marquette, G'Town and a win in the first round--that's what they could be. Really, I only see three games they absolutely should have won that they didn't: UConn, Marquette, G'Town. But they also shouldn't have beaten Butler in their second game--odds of Bizjack missing both of those free throws are....low. So really, in my mind their "pythagorean" record, and what the "should be" is 16-13 at this point, not 14-15.
If they do make a run here--and not saying they will, it will be interesting to see how it all unfolds in April. The players seem to love Coach, they are in a band of brothers moment, and if he ends up with what I think is a very possible 17-16 record and an NIT bid....that's real improvement on a 12-18 season. None of this has happened yet, but just sayin'
Ups and down all season long. Not sure what I pay for http://youtube.TV, Peacock and the game tickets I buy for myself and my kids when it all adds up - but the entertainment value for those dollars is very, very high. I don't think I've missed a single minute of a game this year and I don't think I am alone in this.
Support our coach! Kim is a player’s coach who the players appreciate. He is also a great recruiter. Adjusting to NIL has made his job of retaining his recruits critical. Talk about his performance is not helping Friar Town. Not withstanding all the illness and injuries, he is a great young coach, support him. Go Friars!
I had mentioned that we could win our last 6 games. I believe that this squad came together after the St. John’s game. Remember we had the lead when things went bad. I also had faith in Coach Kim when You and a lot of other were talking about who was going to be our next head coach. Looking forward to winning our next two games to start the conference championship with a five game winning streak.
Hi Marty, I’ve never mentioned in writing or on the pod who the next coach should be. Not my style. There was certainly a discussion on if there should be a change post-Georgetown, but we didn’t take it to the point of naming other coaches.
Hi Kevin, I never said that you mentioned or named another coach. What I said after your pod with Billy after the St. John’s game you guys talked about Who would be our next coach which I didn’t think was right.
You unpacked things well here.
I became emotionally drained, as most of us fans did, along that Uconn-Marquette-Georgetown stretch where I couldn't help but notice that 99% Ken Pom bad luck rankings seem to follow Coach English whereever he goes. I couldn't help but notice that English and Tibaldi were driving an NBA-inspired pace and space game without the proper pieces and parts to do so--and I threw up my hands and cried uncle at that point, and I still can't unsee those games and I still can't unsee that "luck" stat, however....
...the are still sitting at a not-so-bad KenPom 63 right now. They have basically been here all year; they pretty consistently are what they are and as Coach English quoted Rudyard Kipling - success and failure have indeed been impostors, and the math of their "micro-events" or whatever he called them have been a KenPom 60-something pretty consistently. They really have been the same team all year long, it's just been the level of competition and home/away sites that have have been variables. Sure, they've evolved and improved in areas, but so has everyone else--and relative to the pack, they are exactly what they were at the start--a KenPom 60-something team. They look bad against Nova on the road, they look good against DePaul at home. That's what KenPom 63 teams do.
Sellers has looked really good lately--loved his moxie and comraderie in the post game with Andy Katz and all of his teammates - and if my math is right he's on a 29/48 streak (60%!!) from three. And….though I like Floyd, it’s been a blessing to see English not able to use him as the PG down the stretch. But lets not kid ourselves; against half the teams in the league a ball hawking guard would have exposed a Sellers-as-PG-offense in the final two minutes. But Creighton couldn't, and it was wonderful as a fan to watch the wheels not come off in the end even though it certainly looked like they might again.
The season has been darkly entertaining. I thought this was a 17-18 win, NIT caliber team at the start, and with Marquette, G'Town and a win in the first round--that's what they could be. Really, I only see three games they absolutely should have won that they didn't: UConn, Marquette, G'Town. But they also shouldn't have beaten Butler in their second game--odds of Bizjack missing both of those free throws are....low. So really, in my mind their "pythagorean" record, and what the "should be" is 16-13 at this point, not 14-15.
If they do make a run here--and not saying they will, it will be interesting to see how it all unfolds in April. The players seem to love Coach, they are in a band of brothers moment, and if he ends up with what I think is a very possible 17-16 record and an NIT bid....that's real improvement on a 12-18 season. None of this has happened yet, but just sayin'
Ups and down all season long. Not sure what I pay for http://youtube.TV, Peacock and the game tickets I buy for myself and my kids when it all adds up - but the entertainment value for those dollars is very, very high. I don't think I've missed a single minute of a game this year and I don't think I am alone in this.
I’ll admit that firing Kim was on my radar. I think we need to see one more season. This team hasn’t quit and we’ve got to give Kim a lot of credit!!
That didn’t age well
Support our coach! Kim is a player’s coach who the players appreciate. He is also a great recruiter. Adjusting to NIL has made his job of retaining his recruits critical. Talk about his performance is not helping Friar Town. Not withstanding all the illness and injuries, he is a great young coach, support him. Go Friars!
I had mentioned that we could win our last 6 games. I believe that this squad came together after the St. John’s game. Remember we had the lead when things went bad. I also had faith in Coach Kim when You and a lot of other were talking about who was going to be our next head coach. Looking forward to winning our next two games to start the conference championship with a five game winning streak.
Hi Marty, I’ve never mentioned in writing or on the pod who the next coach should be. Not my style. There was certainly a discussion on if there should be a change post-Georgetown, but we didn’t take it to the point of naming other coaches.
Hi Kevin, I never said that you mentioned or named another coach. What I said after your pod with Billy after the St. John’s game you guys talked about Who would be our next coach which I didn’t think was right.