According to KenPom...
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You are reporting what Kenpom has said. If you are reporting it correctly, you are reporting a fact that Kempom has published this analysis.
However, just because Kenpom says it, does not mean we have to agree with it being a correct analysis.
So, we now start with the "Archie Apologists Threads." This didn't take long.
And if they lose you will have another reason for a Glass rant. Good to know.
Nebraska is a good defensive team that's been playing shitty Defense the last few weeks.
A year ago, with virtually the same personnel, they lead the Big Ten in 3pt FG pct. Defense. Going into this season's Big Ten league schedule, Nebraska was 4th Nationally in that stat. Hell, they were among the top 10 in a lot of defensive metrics.
Now even bad 3 point shooting teams or bad shooters are hitting from deep vs. Nebraska.
But defense on the perimeter hasn't been their only issue, they've suddenly become atrocious in transition defense. Nebraska's biggest weakness going into the season was always going to be defending talented bigs and rebounding. The Huskers have plenty of length and are very athletic, but they don't have a true 5, and their commitment to defending the perimeter leads to a lot of missed defensive rebounds.
The Huskers are better offensively now than at any time in the Miles tenure, but its not like their offensive improvement has lead to lax defense. Bottom line is they are NOT playing well on that side of the floor.
If there is a silver lining its that they've won 19 straight at home, including 25 of their last 26 games. 8 of their final 13 league games will be in Lincoln. And 3 of their final 5 road games will be vs. Rutgers, Illinois, and Penn State.
But if I'm an Hoosier fan, I'm glad I'm playing Nebraska right now. Until the Huskers can prove they have their defensive groove back, everyone Big Ten team should want to play them outside of Lincoln.
A year ago, with virtually the same personnel, they lead the Big Ten in 3pt FG pct. Defense. Going into this season's Big Ten league schedule, Nebraska was 4th Nationally in that stat. Hell, they were among the top 10 in a lot of defensive metrics.
Now even bad 3 point shooting teams or bad shooters are hitting from deep vs. Nebraska.
But defense on the perimeter hasn't been their only issue, they've suddenly become atrocious in transition defense. Nebraska's biggest weakness going into the season was always going to be defending talented bigs and rebounding. The Huskers have plenty of length and are very athletic, but they don't have a true 5, and their commitment to defending the perimeter leads to a lot of missed defensive rebounds.
The Huskers are better offensively now than at any time in the Miles tenure, but its not like their offensive improvement has lead to lax defense. Bottom line is they are NOT playing well on that side of the floor.
If there is a silver lining its that they've won 19 straight at home, including 25 of their last 26 games. 8 of their final 13 league games will be in Lincoln. And 3 of their final 5 road games will be vs. Rutgers, Illinois, and Penn State.
But if I'm an Hoosier fan, I'm glad I'm playing Nebraska right now. Until the Huskers can prove they have their defensive groove back, everyone Big Ten team should want to play them outside of Lincoln.
Start over, and use your fingers to count. Kenpom ranks: 4. Michigan State 6. Michigan 13. Wisconsin 15. Nebraska 16. Purdue . Now tell me how many fingers you have up when you got to Nebraska... Thanks.
Well the fact he has Purdue in his Top 16 would lead me to conclude that the rest of the list is currently garbage as well.
I can see emotions are running high here but please let us try to be a bit more congenial.
I wasn't wrong. He's correct it does get updated, but Michigan, MSU and Wisonsin has always been ranked higher than Nebraska. End of story. I just wanted to list it for him, and have him count on his hand. Obviously, it was a more accurate way for him to count to four.
I agree with you and with I poted was a "wish" . . . I realize that grown men will behave as they wish to.
LOL . . . Its a knock off a squeaky bottle of a famous Mexican Beer. In due time I'll replace the photo with something different.
Yea, but that would be an opinion based on nothing but biased emotion, dismissing a proven and well respected mathematical method of ranking only because you don't agree with it's finding on 1 of 354 teams and mostly because you don't understand how the metric is created, what it's measuring, or how it's used.
lol ......... typical.
