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Sliding, sliding, sliding…
We’re on the bubble after a string of losses. We performed properly in each sport, however we finally misplaced a step and couldn’t ever get better. It received me fascinated about starter minutes, particularly since Jordyn Cambridge is top of SEC in minutes per game. I had a while and was curious sufficient that I truly sat down and looked at some numbers (I put method an excessive amount of time into that spreadsheet) I pulled off ESPN and… it wasn’t as enlightening as I believed it will be. Our 4 most-minutes-playing gamers do play extra minutes than most groups and are shorter than most different groups’ equal gamers, which possibly explains why we have now appeared so gassed in a few of these current video games, however general nothing appeared too excessive. Kentucky was a lot shorter and Ole Miss and Texas A&M are a lot taller and there’s form of a cut up between the top-6 groups and bottom-7 groups when it comes to minutes (Alabama splits the distinction), however I don’t assume any of that’s overly revealing. Possibly if I had factored in gamers lacking video games and/or a unique variety of gamers I might have discovered one thing, however for now I’ll simply say that, yeah, we’re kinda quick and we’re asking a number of our starters.
Trying extra carefully on the sport tonight, this can be a large one. We’re at the moment tied with Alabama within the conference standings, and whereas our goals of a top-4 convention seed are in all probability dashed, a sport like this might find yourself being the figuring out issue for us between a convention 5- or 6-seed and taking part in a drained, unhealthy group popping out of the primary spherical or a rested, respectable group contemporary for the second day. The excellent news? Per my earlier evaluation, there isn’t any apparent top drawback at this time. The massive factor I’ve seen is, in video games once we win, it’s as a result of we move properly. A few of these current losses, you’ve seen our contact be a little bit off, possibly not sufficient whip on a move or we misjudge simply how a lot attain a defender has. I don’t assume it will get any simpler in opposition to Alabama. I haven’t watched any Crimson Tide basketball to date this 12 months, however the stats inform me they limit good passing and cause plenty of turnovers. One way or the other, we by no means run out of excellent SEC groups to face. My greatest hope for the sport is simply that we don’t throw it away by going 11-21 from the line.
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