I always feel that 70 percent is the minimum acceptable number. We round up to that, so I'll take it.
The problem is, we don't go to the line enough. In most of our games so far, we've had less attempts than our opponent.
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I always feel that 70 percent is the minimum acceptable number. We round up to that, so I'll take it.
The problem is, we don't go to the line enough. In most of our games so far, we've had less attempts than our opponent.
I said this is a previous post that DePaul should go after Will Wade.
Yes they did but there are several differences. League expansion and reorganization had not taken place, the BE already had a Philly area team and though that Philly team (Nova) didn’t play FBS football we were still in that market and had nice contracts with ESPN (Big Monday was huge) and CBS which covered both basketball and football so kicking out Temple (a horrible program which suffered from a lack of funding, horrible game facilities and basic inertia which seemed to indicate unwillingness to do anything about it) which by that time offered absolutely nothing to the Big East was seemed as a strategic move before the eventual downgrade or disbandment of their program.
DePaul has built a new arena and facilities which indicates a willingness to improve things but have not gotten a lot of other things right when it comes to coaching and other areas. They truly need a grand slam hire to right the ship however they are in no way shape or form getting kicked out of the BE.
You don’t kick out a team in a major media market like Chicago when your current media rights contract is about to end and you are looking for a new one especially in this uncertain climate of change and what the networks are willing to pay.
Just looked at the numbers quick, but STJ has shot over 35% from 3pt for a season only TWICE since 2002...
Joe’s up 43-33 with 23.5 left in the half
We are nothing like DePaul. Even being bad for years, we still got loads of views. We also have MSG. DePaul could be located in Tokyo, it doesn’t matter. They don’t get views and they don’t attract fans. It’s like saying Suny Purchase brings the NYC market.
DePaul averaged 1,800 real attendance a game last year. One game they got 557 fans and 777 for another. It’s insane. Dayton averaged 13,407 by comparison. Dayton brings in a higher % of views from Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Columbus tv markets than DePaul does in Chicago.
Programs are going to get dropped and left behind now. Look at Washington State and Oregon State. Vandy, Northwestern, and Rutgers are on borrowed time.
In a perfect world you want the Chicago market, but not at the expense of DePaul bringing down every metric imaginable.
Want Big East to do well in OOC, but would be nice to see Nova lose to St. Joe's for Philly bragging rights.
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I always thought Vandy belonged more in the ACC. The old ACC anyway, not the bloated one.
I agree, they were a much better fit for the old ACC. They may very well be a part of the next ACC with Northwestern when the big football schools leave.
I was wrong they are still shooting 55% and 50% from three. Nova in tough shape in this one.