a little quiet time at the office today so i thought i would toss these plays out early today and invite some comments:
nevada -8: lots of factors point to the other wolf pack tonight. boise st another bad team that is even worse on the road - 2-9 s/u, 4-7 ats; 1-6 s/u, 2-5 ats in conference. they have lost 7 of their last 8. no weapons other than sr f abe jackson, and he just can't do it all. broncos are last in the conference in virtually every offensive category. the have no post play and get no offensive rebounds. in conference, they score 58.5 ppg, shoot 38.8% fg, 26.3% 3 pt. on the road, they score 54.8 ppg, shoot 39.4% fg, 24.2% 3 pt, 25.5 reb. they have no one other than jackson who can get his own shot, and as a result are last in the conference in ft attempts with 393 attempts, an incredible 109 fewer attempts than ninth place san jose state. in contrast, nevada leads the conference with 676 attempts.
nevada a well balanced team with three different players - corey jacson, gary hill-thomas and terrence green - that have been named wac player of the week this year. at home, they average 75.8 ppg (21 more than the broncos on the road), shoot 42.9% fg, 31.1% 3 pt, and grab 36.1 rebs(8.6 more than boise). nevada won by 9 @ boise and tonight should get hot frosh kirk snyder back, who has sat out the last two games with a sprained wrist.
wisc-gb + 11: in a game that is likely to play out in the mid-fifties to low sixties, i can't resist the dd home dog. wisc-gb also improved of late, and only dd home loss to detroit, a loss they just avenged in the motor city, breaking detroit's 39 game home win streak, then longest in the nation. since that win, practice reports out of green bay have been good and gb looks ready to continue improved play.
butler, though a strong team, only 3-2 s/u last five in green bay, with one dd win in '00.
other leans and/or smaller plays:
nc state +18: (for sausage fingers) will play the steady pack here who have played their best acc ball on the road this year, winning 4 of 5, only loss by 16 @ md. duke not so hot this year covering the big numbers in cameron, only 5-8 ats @ home. wolfpack has the guard play and depth to make this a close game, and gets hodge back tonight after a one game suspension. of course the blue devils have explosive potential so wouldn't put any of that money that i've been saving for mom's operation on this one.
ul lafayette -4-: cajuns 9-1 s/u @ home, 4-0 in confernece. @ 7-4 laf leads the sun belt west and controls their own fate with 3 of 4 remaining conference games @ home. injuries have pretty well taken the starch out of ark st.
ucla -3: just a hunch bruins get their revenge for collapse in tuscon.
ark lr +4: new mexico completely adrift with lame duck coach and soap opera team chemstry.
gl to all.
nevada -8: lots of factors point to the other wolf pack tonight. boise st another bad team that is even worse on the road - 2-9 s/u, 4-7 ats; 1-6 s/u, 2-5 ats in conference. they have lost 7 of their last 8. no weapons other than sr f abe jackson, and he just can't do it all. broncos are last in the conference in virtually every offensive category. the have no post play and get no offensive rebounds. in conference, they score 58.5 ppg, shoot 38.8% fg, 26.3% 3 pt. on the road, they score 54.8 ppg, shoot 39.4% fg, 24.2% 3 pt, 25.5 reb. they have no one other than jackson who can get his own shot, and as a result are last in the conference in ft attempts with 393 attempts, an incredible 109 fewer attempts than ninth place san jose state. in contrast, nevada leads the conference with 676 attempts.
nevada a well balanced team with three different players - corey jacson, gary hill-thomas and terrence green - that have been named wac player of the week this year. at home, they average 75.8 ppg (21 more than the broncos on the road), shoot 42.9% fg, 31.1% 3 pt, and grab 36.1 rebs(8.6 more than boise). nevada won by 9 @ boise and tonight should get hot frosh kirk snyder back, who has sat out the last two games with a sprained wrist.
wisc-gb + 11: in a game that is likely to play out in the mid-fifties to low sixties, i can't resist the dd home dog. wisc-gb also improved of late, and only dd home loss to detroit, a loss they just avenged in the motor city, breaking detroit's 39 game home win streak, then longest in the nation. since that win, practice reports out of green bay have been good and gb looks ready to continue improved play.
butler, though a strong team, only 3-2 s/u last five in green bay, with one dd win in '00.
other leans and/or smaller plays:
nc state +18: (for sausage fingers) will play the steady pack here who have played their best acc ball on the road this year, winning 4 of 5, only loss by 16 @ md. duke not so hot this year covering the big numbers in cameron, only 5-8 ats @ home. wolfpack has the guard play and depth to make this a close game, and gets hodge back tonight after a one game suspension. of course the blue devils have explosive potential so wouldn't put any of that money that i've been saving for mom's operation on this one.
ul lafayette -4-: cajuns 9-1 s/u @ home, 4-0 in confernece. @ 7-4 laf leads the sun belt west and controls their own fate with 3 of 4 remaining conference games @ home. injuries have pretty well taken the starch out of ark st.
ucla -3: just a hunch bruins get their revenge for collapse in tuscon.
ark lr +4: new mexico completely adrift with lame duck coach and soap opera team chemstry.
gl to all.
