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Post by lotrader on Dec 11, 2023 16:54:24 GMT -8
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Post by greybeav on Dec 11, 2023 17:52:20 GMT -8
some very basic observations:
They (like Jackson State) have lots of experience, 3 grad students, 3 seniors, 3 juniors, 3 sophomores and only 1 freshman (from Beaverton Or, Maddie Naro). 2 - 6'3" players, are their tallest, one will give Ron a challenge to announce, Georgia Grigoropoulou.
Their only two losses, Cal and Texas Tech and as reported on this board, they were in those games, and the best part , remember they embarrassed U of Zero !
Some highlights:
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Post by nwhoopfan on Dec 11, 2023 18:37:08 GMT -8
They've got a major Australian pipeline going on. Pollerd is 6-3, but I think she's more perimeter oriented than a post up in the low block type of player.
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Post by bvrbooster on Dec 11, 2023 21:00:34 GMT -8
This game could be an indicator of how we'll fare against Texas Tech and Oregon.
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Post by grad1973 on Dec 11, 2023 21:36:56 GMT -8
They remind me of the beavers outside shooting a few years ago.
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Post by rmancarl on Dec 12, 2023 10:44:10 GMT -8
I'm a little concerned about this game. My eyes have questioned how many open 3pt shots the Beavs have given up. Santa Clara comes in with the best 3pt shooting percentage of any team we faced to date at .359. To be perfectly correct, UC Davis has a higher 3pt% if you take out their game against the Beavs. Anyway, I was curious if the Beavs were giving up more 3pt attempts/baskets or higher percentage than what their opponents were averaging. Here's what I found in the Beavs games for anyone to interpret as they wish. 5 of 7 opponents shot more 3's against the Beavs than their normal average per game 3 of 7 teams made more 3's than their average 5 of 7 teams had a lower percentage of made 3's than their average.
The following information is rounded, and is all 3pt shooting numbers only: Pine Bluff: 11 more attempts than average and shot slightly better. Commentary--Beavs first game, and they played much stronger D in the second half of this game. Villanova: 4 less attempts than average, and shot 11.7% from 3 compared to 31.7% average UC Davis: 6 more attempts than average and shot 26.4% from 3 compared to 36.6% average UMBC: 7 more attempts than average. shot 33.3% compared to 33.6% average Weber St: 3 more attempts than average. shot 30% compared to 32.1% average Western Kentucky: shot 7 less times than average but shot at 35.2% clip compared to 30.2% average Jackson State: Shot 3 more attempts than average. Only made 2 shots for a 10% clip compared to 25.2% average
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Post by Werebeaver on Dec 12, 2023 12:32:49 GMT -8
Saw the first half Santa Clara vs Menlo. SC won handily, by 41. Hard to draw any conclusions as Menlo was a lower division pushover. SC is not physically imposing but they move the ball well find open players and hit shots. That’ll take any team a long way. Oh, and they went 13-15 from the free throw line
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Post by greybeav on Dec 14, 2023 22:07:33 GMT -8
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Post by greybeav on Dec 15, 2023 0:01:38 GMT -8
Should have found this earlier but here's a full game against the Pilots:
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Post by rmancarl on Dec 15, 2023 9:54:13 GMT -8
Santa Clara will be a nice test. If the Beavs lose, then obviously they have a lot to still work on. If they win handily, I'll be impressed with their progress to date and feeling better about their chances in Pac12 play.
Here's some stuff about the Beavs I haven't seen on the OSU site:
The Beavs have played 28 quarters of Basketball this year, only losing 4 of those quarters. 3 of those losses were in the first quarter.
The Beavs have not lost a 3rd or 4th quarter yet this year with 12 quarters won, and 2 tied. They haven't lost a second quarter since the first game.
The Beavs have not lost a quarter of basketball for 15 straight quarters.
The Beavers have outscored their opponents 21.4 to 13.3 in the third quarter this season.
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2ndGenBeaver
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Post by 2ndGenBeaver on Dec 15, 2023 12:02:56 GMT -8
This game could be an indicator of how we'll fare against Texas Tech and Oregon. And if you want to believe in transitivity, also ASU and Cal: "The two teams share four opponents this season with Santa Clara beating Oregon (89-50) but falling to Cal (71-56) and Texas Tech (61-56) with ASU upcoming" (from the Game Notes). Go Beavers!
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Post by sweetpea on Dec 15, 2023 15:54:27 GMT -8
RealTimeRPI predicts Santa Clara by 1 point. In other words a toss-up. $1 will win $1 at those odds.
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bmoc
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Post by bmoc on Dec 15, 2023 17:46:15 GMT -8
Missy Barlow is the lead ref!
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Post by grayman on Dec 15, 2023 18:10:54 GMT -8
Missy Barlow is the lead ref! Oh joy
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bmoc
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Post by bmoc on Dec 15, 2023 18:11:10 GMT -8
Beavs up 15-4 with two left in the first.
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