Vega3001

Sites with useful info pertaining to college hoops (at least to me...can't forget RPI later on..):

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/saga
rin/bkt1011.htm (some like statfox, I prefer the Sagarin "rating" & Predictor" for Power Rankings)

http://kenpom.com/rate.php (statistical info--unreal the things you can learn about teams on this site)

http://statsheet.com/mcb (very good stat breakdowns "side by sides", coaching head-to-head, referee stats, etc)

11.08.2010

RI/Pittsburgh OVER 137 [RI 75 - Pitt 83]

11.12.2010  (1-0)

Cuse -10 (bought .5) -115 [NIowa 46  Syracuse 68]

WKU +2.5 (-105) 2ND HALF  [2ND HALF WKU 50 ST. JOES 32]

Tennessee -7 2ND HALF [2ND HALF TENN CHAT 36 VOLS 37]

11.13.2010  (3-1)

Southern Illinois +14.5  [Southern Illinois 63 Illinois 85] **note to self** Up 20 and at least 3 starters (Tisdale, Davis, Cole) for the Illini are still in with just over a minute to go.

11.14.2010  (3-2)

CUSE -10 (-115) 2ND HALF [Canisius 38 Syracuse 54]

Indiana -7 [WrightSt 44 IndianaU 67] **Crean will have this young team ready for February and March...especially at home!**

11.15.2010  (5-2)

11.16.2010 (5-2)

Louisville -1.5 [Butler 73 Louisville 88]

Detroit +8.5 1ST HALF [Detroit 28 Cuse 25]

CUSE -10 2ND HALF [Detroit 27 Cuse 41]

11.17.2010 (8-2)

Arkansas ST +4 [Belmont 93 Ark St 60]

11.18.2010 (8-3)

Florida State -15.5 [FSU 89 FIU 66]

WKU/Minnesota UNDER 140.5 [Western 77 Minnesota 95] **I think they're still scoring

11.19.2010 (9-4) hopefully not too many more like this one!

Vandy +0.5 2ND HALF [Vandy 38 WVU 30]

Illinois -1.5 2ND HALF [Maryland 40 Illinois 40] Nice FT shooting...dicks.

WKU -6 [WKU 62 Hofstra 60] **2-3 zone killed Western in the 1st half

WKU UNDER 75.5 2ND HALF [WKU 41 Hofstra 36]

11.20.2010 (10-7)

Butler -13 [Ball State 55 Butler 88]

Mississippi -6 (bought .5) [Dayon 78 Ole Miss 71]

11.21.2010 (11-8)

WKU/Davidson OVER 144 [64 DAVIDSON 51 WESTERN]

WKU -3 2ND HALF [28 DAVIDSON 22 WESTERN]

NORTH CAROLINA -2 1ST HALF [North Carolina 29 Vandy 39]

VANDY +5 2ND HALF [North Carolina 36 Vandy 33]

WEST VIRGINIA -3.5 [Minnesota 74 WVU 70]

Too many plays for a Sunday...paid for it.

11.22.2010 (12-12)

Chattanooga +19.5 [chat 65 Louisville 106]

11.23.2010 (12-13)

UK-Washington OVER 157 [UK 74 Washington 67]

Missouri -8 2ND HALF [Missouri 37 Wyoming 42] Christ...

another shit day...

11.24.2010 (12-15)

Providence -4 2ND HALF [WYOMING 46 PROVIDENCE 49] L

11.30.2010 (12-16)

FLORIDA STATE +2.5 (-105) 1ST HALF L

12.01.2010 (12-17)

FIU/Louisville OVER 151.5 L
Vandy -14 W

12.02.2010 (13-18)

Arizona State +5.5 1ST HALF L
Baylor -4 2ND HALF W
UCLA/Kansas OVER 69.5 1ST HALF W
Murray State -3 (-120) 2ND HALF W

12.03.2010 (16-19)

Georgia -5 (-105) L (backdoor left open)
Georgia -0.5 (-105) 2ND HALF (never came out of the locker room....can't defend the 3, played soft in the middle).

12.04.2010 (16-21)

UK -0.5 1ST HALF W
UofL -13 1ST HALF W
Illinois -2 W
Wyoming -1.5 W <<-- not a bad team at all.
Illi/Zags OVER 75 2ND HALF L (can't cover that number when Gonzaga decides to play not to get blown out instead of to win).
Memphis -13 W (Western is a complete joke right now).

12.05.2010 (21-22)
 
Richmond/ASU OVER 124 W
South Carolina +1 2ND HALF W

12.06.2010 (23-22)

12.07.2010 (23-22)

Georgia +2 1ST HALF L
James Madison +4 2ND HALF L

12.08.2010 (23-24)

Missouri -2.5 1st half W
Louisville OVER 147 L (never had a chance)
WKU -0.5 2nd half L (turnover machines and Kerush, perfectly healthy, didn't play the 2nd half)

12.09.2010 (24-26)

Flo-rida -8 1st half L

12.10.2010 (24-27)

Utah/Michigan UNDER 127 L
Utah +1.5 2ND HALF W
Iowa State/Iowa UNDER 75 2ND HALF (lost by 1...5 points scored in the last 6 seconds...ugh)

12.11.2010 (25-29)

Louisville -1.5 1st half L
WKU -5 2ND HALF W
Pitt -7 2nd HALF L
IU/UK OVER 141 W
UK -7.5 2nd half W
UK OVER 75 2nd half W
Gonzaga/Notre Dame under 140.5 L (over from the beginning...awful)
LSU -5 2ND Half L

12.12.2010 (29-33)

Nova -5 2ND HALF L
CLEMSON +3 1ST HALF W
FSU/CLEMSON UNDER 68 2ND HALF L
CLEMSON +6 P

12.14.2010 (30-35-1)

Cincy OVER 68 1st half W
Cincy UNDER 75 2nd half L
Louisville -14 L

12.15.2010 (31-37-1)

UCF -9 2ND HALF W

12.16.2010 (32-37-1)

Troy +5 P (went to OT...should have cashed )

12.17.2010 (32-37-2)

Tennessee -12 (bought .5) L....lost outright!

12.18.2010
South Carolina +18 L
Kansas State +½ 1st Half W
Texas +2 1st half W
North Carolina -2 2ND HALF L
Kansas State/Florida Over 70½ L

12.21.2010

Vols 1st half -4.5 L
Cincy -4.5 1st half W
USC/Vols UNDER 71 2ND HALF W
MTSU 1ST HALF L

12.22.2010

RICE +9 W
N.IOWA +4.5 W
Idaho State 1st half 0.5 W
LSU/N.Texas UNDER 139 W
WKU +9 L

12.23.2010

Southern Miss -2.5 1ST HALF L
BAYLOR -2 1ST HALF L
ST. Peters +9 W
Baylor -5.5 2ND HALF W
N.Iowa/New Mexico OVER 122.5 W
FSU -1.5 L

12.24.2010

Ole Miss -5 W

12.25.2010

Baylor -2 1ST HALF -L
FSU +3.5 -W
WSU/Butler OVER 63 1ST HALF -W

What we lost:

AJ Slaughter -- Played Point and Shooting Guard and was out best FT shooter. He was open anywhere behind the arc and a game changer.  He leaves a void of 17.5 PPG, 4 Assists PG, 3 Rebounds Pg, and 36 minutes.  His Leadership will also be a huge loss for the Tops.

Jeremy Evans -- Played Power forward.  Excellent rebounder on both ends, excellent defender and shot blocker (changed numerous shots).  Averaged 10 PPG, and 7 rebounds per game.  Another key loss for the Tops.

Anthony Sally -- came off the bench mostly.  Gave us about 25 minutes per game.  Was better in his junior year.

Jordan Swing, Milosevic, Tipping -- came off the bench to steal minutes.  Swing looked like he could have developed into a pretty good player but decided to transfer.

Returning from last year:

Steffon Pettigrew -- Forward -- Strong upper body player, good jumper, who can spot up and knock down the 3, very good rebounder (both ends) and defender.  Played the 2nd most minutes on the team.  Had trouble at the FT line last year.

Sergio Kerusch -- Forward -- Sidelined by a foot injury for a big portion of last season.  He brings a noticeable "spirit" and energy to the lineup and is a good defender and rebounder.  He's capable of breakout nights on the offensive end.  Doesn't get to the line that much and like Pettigrew, he is an average/below average FT shooter.

Cliff Dixon (6'10 F/C)  was a Juco transfer last year and came off the bench to spell Evans.  Became an offensive threat (looked lost at the beginning of the season) in the middle of the season and faded down the stretch, good rebounder, decent defender, average/below average FT shooter.  I would expect major improvement from him this year (his second in KMac's system).

Caden Dickerson (6'4 Sophmore G) Good all around shooter looking to build off of a nice freshman season.  Logged several games of 25+ minutes.

Jamal Crook -- (6'3 Sophmore G) actually started double-digit games last year. Should build off of a good freshman season.  Pretty good defender from what I remember.

Additions figuring to see time:

Juan Pattillo (6'6 Sr. Forward) Sat out last year as a transfer from Oklahoma.  Will bring senior leadership to the team.  All I know about him is that he looked pretty good against UNC in the Elite Eight game a couple of seasons ago.  Should do very well in the Sun Belt.

Setphon Drane (6'7 Fr. Forward) McDonald's All-American nominee and a top 30 PF in his class according to Scouts Inc.

Dahlil McDonald (6'2 Jr. Guard)  Supposed to be a good shooter and was rated in the Top 15 JuCo prospects in the country

Brandon Peters (6'1 Fr. Guard) Don't know a lot about him other than he won a couple of state championships and a national championship as a senior.

Kene Anyigbo (6'5 Fr Forward) Top 100 Forward graded 87 by Scouts Inc who said Anyigbo is “a strong, tough, and physical combination forward that dominates games with his tremendous athletic ability” and he “finishes with authority above the rim in a variety of ways. "

Teeng Akol (6'11 SO Center) Know nothing at all about him other than he's a transfer from Oklahoma State and won't eligible to play until the 2nd semester.

Outlook:

AJ Slaughter and Evans will be missed without question and probably noticeably early in the schedule.  Our backcourt is young/inexperienced but if they can pickup the system it appears to have reasonable depth which should benefit the Tops later in the year especially in the SBC Tourney.  The frontcourt is undersized, but they are athletic enough to compete on the defensive end and steal offensive boards.  Can not afford any prolonged injuries to Kerush, Pettigrew, Dixon, or Pattillo.

Big Games: Minnesota (who IMO is a sleeper in the Big 10), Louisville, Vanderbilt (Who bring back a lot from last year's underrated squad) Memphis, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Murray State, St. Joes).

Best case scenario -- Win 20+ games (and 2 or 3 of the non-conference "big games"), Winning Sun Belt regular season & SBC championship, and drawing a favorable matchup to win a game or two in the NCAA tournament.

If I found myself standing next to Robbie Hummel and severe weather was approaching, I'd get the hell away from him as fast as humanly possible.  Hate to see that for him and Purdue.

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