No time to rest. 8-1 Kent State comes to town Saturday.
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Yeah, Kent State has lost just 1 game, and it was a home loss to Liberty. They have road wins over Vandy, Cleveland State, and Detroit. The Golden Flashes are averaging 82 ppg and they go 10 deep.
This will be another solid test for the Cardinals.
Wow. I just can’t believe it has come to this.. when we have to be concerned about the Vermont’s, Lipscombs and now Kent State. Even in the heyday of Denny, when we the Cardiac Cards and seem to have a habit of playing to the level of the competition, we didn’t fret and worry about these caliber teams. We’re the Louisville freaking Cardinals!!
Who said anything about being worried? We're only pointing out that these so-called cupcakes aren't really cupcakes. They are good teams even with the tag of mid-major next to their names.
The next true cupcake will be after Kent State leaves town. JMO.
The mid major schools are vastly improved over the days of Denny Crum. The best way to judge your competition by their past performance such as their schedule and NCAA record. Lipscomb was a solid team with good wins on the road and a good NCAA tournament experience and had all 5 starters back.
Well, we’ve all been going through a lot the last few years. “We’re the Louisville freaking Cardinals” is pretty much what led us here. It is let’s be humble and respect our opponent time.
These tough games will make us better in March. I thought we played ugly vs our last opponent but our defense was good since they average 86 points a game and we held them to 68. That will be the difference against Kent State.
GO CARDS - BEAT EVERYBODY!!! God Bless America!!!
GO CARDS - BEAT EVERYBODY!!! God Bless America!!!
KS averages 82 so you're right. Defense is what will win the game if the Cards are to win.
College basketball as a whole is different now....if you cant see that then I dont know what to tell you. There are a lot of quality teams out there in all conferences and anyone can be beat on any given night. This isn't college football.
Tell me how it is any different than 2 years ago when we played Wichita St, Baylor, Purdue, Long Beach and was worried about Old Dominion who was 2-0 at the time? Or maybe last year, George Mason, seton Hall, Indiana, Memphis, Siena and a Grand Canyon team who was 9-3 at the time.
Denny Crum used to say that on any given night, any one team can beat any other team. Probably more likely to happen now than in his day.
This is a lie. The best way to judge a team is to look the name on the front of the jersey regardless of any actual stats or reasoning.
Before anyone dubs Kent State the "Boston Celtics" or presents this preconference schedule as NBA caliber...
This subject came up yesterday and I checked RPI rankings. The last three years under Pitino, the teams on our preconference schedule averaged about 180. The teams on this year's schedule average around 150.
A little better?...Yes. A lot better?...No.
This subject came up yesterday and I checked RPI rankings. The last three years under Pitino, the teams on our preconference schedule averaged about 180. The teams on this year's schedule average around 150.
A little better?...Yes. A lot better?...No.
This year on the surface seems like there are a bunch of games going down to the wire nationally. The difference between maybe smaller than in past years. Look this isn't a great Louisville team, every game is going to be a struggle when playing quality opponents. I just don't see them having the pieces to blow teams out.
They should win this game easily, but may not if Kent State goes wild from 3.
They should win this game easily, but may not if Kent State goes wild from 3.
Just curious,but did you find RPI rankings from past seasons in December of those seasons,or was it season ending RPI?
My question is are basketball schedules made up years in advance like football? I would think this schedule was put together before Mack was named coach?
I'm sure it was.I'm not sure that you can ever predict what some of the mid majors will look like. Looks like it's one of those years where the season ticket holders got lucky.
Tbs,it would behoove the program to be as aggressive as they can be moving forward with ooc schedules. The committee is watching...
I just think,for whatever reason,the December home schedule has worked out well for the season ticket holders and the program.
The schedule is a top heavier this year. Pitino often avoided top competition but you play against good mid-majors.
I don't know how easy it is to search RPI rankings in prior years at intermittent points. What I included was EOY or YTD 2018-19.
Nor am I sure why that matters. Some teams go up, some teams go down. It's only a bias if the conference teams on U of L's schedule are consistently overrated early in the season or this year's opponents are underrated. And we have no way to analyze that...
Fair enough.I'm happy that it's turned out to be competitive for the team and entertaining for the crowds.
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