Sure, totally agreed. 62% chance to win isn't promise. But more than 3 losses in the remaining would be unlikely from my POV.
One thing I probably should have said about Condon is that there is way too much attention on his relatively few 3 pt attempts (3.9 per 100 possessions, which is only more than Handlogten and Chinyelu, and basically half of any players above him). But the guy has been frankly elite in so many other areas. He leads the team in assist rate, which is about 1/3 better than last year. He gets to the line better than anyone on the team (64.8 FT rate). He is second to Chinyelu (who leads the conference) in defensive rebounding rate with a better mark than last year. He is also second to Handlogten in block rate. He has dropped to third in 2pt%, but is shooting it from 2 at by far the best clip of his career (62.4, to 53.7 and 50 his first two years). His box plus-minus is the best on the team, and his defensive plus-minus is by far the best. The kid has been amazing. The turnover and foul problems are not as bad as they were earlier, and about the only thing he isn’t doing at a high level is shooting from the arc—but even that is overstated.
Yeah, to perform like that on the road in that atmosphere in a tight game has to be a huge boost to his confidence. Maybe now he will be a little more aggressive going to the rim when he has opportunities. Would be nice to have a Microwave come off the bench than someone just there to pass the ball around and give guys breathers.
And he hits free throws. When shots aren't falling or we need a spark/reset, send him in and have him attack the basket and get to the line.
If Chin keeps hitting that mid range from the free throw line, he has earned the green light. What he did yesterday was pretty damn impressive, and if he continues to develop that mid range he will be a lottery pick.
Yes and he has a super nice, smooth shot and can hit 3’s, adept at driving, and hits his FT’s. Not sure why he hasn’t played more thus far but I’m sure TG has it figured out. It’s an opportune time for him to come on strong and contribute his talents to this team. He may be just what we needed at this time.
Brown has become the perfect "3" when we want to go small with Haugh at the "4" or just give Thomas a few minutes rest. I think Hands is playing better as the season progresses. Seemed a bit stiff in the preseason, possibly due to the muscle weight he added. Glad we don't have to see much of him paired with Chin.
I’ve been giving Lee a hard time for not being physical enough for the SEC. Yesterday he made me eat my words and I’m glad he did!
Except he is shooting probably 75% or more on that specific shot so far this year...it looks great to me
Xaivian legitimately should keep 99. Wearing 1 right after Walt was always bad juju. Unless there's some issue with NIL/jersey names or something, the universe has spoken...
Part of the problem with NET is it considers every Quad 1 game the same. They aren't. Losing to Duke away by one is not the same as losing to a NET 75 team away. Beating Vandy away is counted the same as beating a NET 75 team away. They aren't the same except when computing NET.
I did the same thing, and also at the beginning of SEC play. At this point we were picked to beat Missouri and lose to Vanderbilt so it's not perfect but we're at the record ESPN analytics predicted.
I think we lose all of the starters next season, I hope Todd can haul in some McDonald’s all Americans. Btw when is the last time we got a mcd’s all American?
We've won a national championship more recently than AA. I also worry about next year. But it's hard to predict how many we'll actually lose. IMO it is 50/50 that Rueben would make more money at UF than NBA (as others here have said.)
A flaw in Condos game as pointed out by nba people was his outside shooting. I believe he keeps shooting to show nba folk he can do it to enhance his chances at being drafted. I'm not sure what his percentage of makes is but it's ugly. He forces shots and in some cases it seems it's for self versus team. I've seen a number of times it has broken momentum. I'd rather see him shoot when game is almost over and we have a big lead
