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Post by beaverinohio on Jan 30, 2024 7:34:11 GMT -8
Not really understanding your logic? As long as they’re ready to pony up, Musselman is much “sexier” hire than Alford despite the current down year of the former. Six straight tourney appearances, with two E8 and a S16 at Ark and a S16 at Nevada. Alford has only one appearance while at Nevada — a First Four game last year in which ASU blew them out. So unless he has a big tourney run this year, doubt fan base would be excited about Alford with that big loss and his prior “failings” in its old conference. Well, the ASU fan base isn't excited about much. And, I'm not sure there's much logic in coaching hires these days?! But, EM will want bigger money (makes $4.25mil or so now) and is a vagabond. He's has at least 16 stops, including ASU, and will head back to the NBA any chance he can. If I'm a college looking wouldn't touch the guy unless his buyout equaled his salary owed. Because of the salary gap, the ASU part of the rumor does seem strange Not sure they’d even match what he’s making now let alone the raise he’d likely get with an extension at Arkansas. But this has been a tough year and not just on the basketball court. And his “vagabond-ness” is helped along reportedly by being difficult and wearing out his welcome. If he’s anything like his dad Bill, who I dealt with some as an editor at publishing house that published his book, I believe it. If he’s truly looking to get out, ASU could be best job available because as we’ve discussed within the context of candidates to replace Tinkle, there are a limited number of high paying jobs out there. Influx of Big 12 money, combined with new AD and new conference could lead to them salary up to around $3m to make splash hire. Yes, still a long way from his current salary, but possibly better than dealing with another year of difficulties and another bad year that scratches off more of his coaching sheen. As to NBA, not sure I see them calling. Coaching carousel is always interesting even if it is very likely Tinkle stays perched upon his horse for another year. |
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Jan 30, 2024 13:48:12 GMT -8
Oregon State's free throw shooting by year: 2018-19 .742 3
2019-20 .751 1
2020-21 .762 3
2021-22 .709 7
2022-23 .753 1
2023-24 .729 4
It should come as no surprise that Oregon State's 2021 Elite Eight run came in the Beavers' best free throw shooting season in at least the past 70 years.
It should also come come as no surprise that Oregon State's loss to Houston was in the Beavers' worst quartile of free throw shooting in 2020-21. 11/20 on free throws after 18/20 against Loyola and 32/35 against OkSt. That and giving up 19 offensive rebounds when we held Houston to 32% from the floor. What could've been. Baylor would've steam rolled us but they were on another level entirely that year. Second-worst free throw shooting performance of the year behind only the game in Pullman, a four point loss. The Beavs lost the three games that they shot less than 60% from the line: @ Wazzu, @ Colorado, and Houston. Oregon State's worst free throw shooting win was against Tennessee, and the only reason that it was not more of an issue was because it was the Beavers' fourth-best effective field goal shooting game of the year against D1 competition: 1. @ Utah
2. Oregon @ Vegas
3. Washington
4. Tennessee
18 offensive rebounds allowed to Houston, second-most behind only the trip to USC (19). Still, the Cougars were only able to score 19 second-chance points. That is tied for the most with @ USC, Wazzu (two-point win), and UCLA @ Vegas. |
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