What is Momentum metric? I will admit to being a hybrid, still largely old school stats and eye ball test with the basic advanced efficiency and pace-adjusted stats for balance.
But not familiar with Momentum Metric.
Arizona has only lost 1 game since January 29, with 4 Top-20 wins and then two more NCAA wins.
I will admit figuring out how and where the ankle injured players best fit and not hurt Arizona has changed how they play a bit.
Haslametrics definition is:
Momentum (Measure of team’s last 4-8 performances vs. its overall season performance)
I don’t know how much I buy into it but it’s interesting.
TCU isn’t a bad team, hence why there were a mid-seed. Big12 was very deep and still has had the strongest conference showing with 4 Sweet 16 teams. They play an aggressive, physical style and had beaten Kansas, Texas Tech, Texas (x2), and ranked wins over LSU and Iowa State. So, they can hang within anyone any given night, but lacked the offensive pop to move up the ranks in a stacked Big12.
Versus Arizona, specifically, their physicality on the boards and defense got to Arizona in the 2nd Half. Arizona wasn’t hitting their perimeter shots at season average, so, combine AZs iffy game offense with TCU crashing the boards and it kept TCU close and even in position to steal the game.
But Koloko and Mathurin are absolute monsters when 100% engaged, and even if they don’t repeat that can Houston, there’s some wiggle room since Arizona shot so poorly from 3 last game. If that repeats, Houston likely wins, but if Arizona is hitting 35% or better from range with this size on the offensive boards and their contesting defense, it will be hard to beat them. Big “If” right now with Kriisa, but even his passing is elite enough. Dude shot 1-10 and was a net positive vs TCU because Arizona’s scoring around him is so much stronger with him in. I doubt he shoots 1-10 again.
We do specialize in opponent 1-10 shooting
Arizona hasn’t lost in its last 8 games, but, due to injuries it did adjust offense a bit, and many of their matchups in those 8 games were slower tempo, physical games like Stanford, Colorado, TCU, UCLA, so, I can see how they went from winning by 12-15 nightly to 3-7 and that adjusts such a metric.
Frankly I want Arizona in some close games, simply because if it’s too easy, when you get punched in the mouth like vs TCU, had it not been for Stanford or UCLA PAC-12 Tournament games, I doubt they recover vs TCU.
What ever happened to the titgrabber?
c’mon man
Oh, I’m sure. Haha definitely a nice dichotomy of styles and skillsets.
And the good and the bad of Kerr Kriisa is he’s a total wildcard and to almost un-gameplanable degrees. He’s Chaotic Good most games though, but seriously, I’m convinced not even his teammates know exactly what to expect play to play.
One thing I will say is in the last 5 games, Arizona has seen a lot of the style they struggled with and they are 5-0, including a second win vs UCLA this season, a Final 4 squad with basically everyone returned from last season.
I’ve watched a lot of y’all’s games this season, and it seemed like every single game I had the thought “Wow, Arizona looks pretty mediocre today, they could totally lose this game” and then they went on to win every single time lol. Feels like Arizona always comes out of the gate looking disinterested/less than sharp, but ultimately finds a way to win, even if it’s not necessarily always pretty. They clamp down and make the big shots when it matters.
Until there’s a formal statement from the alleged victim is there a victim? I don’t mean that as callously as it sounds. But until we know for certain what she felt, how is it fair to bully Mathurin? Because one camera angle maybe sorta suggests his hand and her existed in the same plain of focus for a fleeting second?
But I have definitely learned absence of proof won’t stop a troll, so you can ask, but that young lady in now infamous, and the mic and spotlight are waiting for anything. Given she didn’t move or react, and given how camera focal length can flatten visuals, it is entirely likely that nothing happened, and, if it did, exceedingly likely it was accidental.
If it did happened and she simply doesn’t want to speak on it, I would hope there was a private phone call apologizing.
But until she claims the issue, it really isn’t one because only 2 people know.
Visuals aren’t always as obvious as they appear. This is the only thing I’ll say on the matter.
A lot of times a victim will just keep silent on matters they may be uncomfortable with…That doesn’t exonerate Mathurin at all…so I disagree that it’s up to her…Hard to believe that if he is indeed innocent…why he hasn’t made a statement…it’s all over the world and if it was me I would be like no I didn’t do that or it was an accident…Strange in the least
You all believe what you’d like. That’s you’re right as a fan. If you think Mathurin on national TV, in front of a crowd celebrated the biggest win of his career by purposely brushing a cheerleaders boob for the briefest of seconds, then nothing I say will stop.
And, most times a person remains silent is they want to keep the act hidden.
This is not hidden. So if it happened, there’s no actual reason now that she’s victim famous to remain silent unless she knows it was an accident and wants to handle it privately.
NCAA should suspend him for one game
Or it should talk to the player, the cheerleader, and the cameraman and find the truth. But let’s let Social Media rage over an unclear situation cloud better logic and judgment.
TCU was clearly fouled (closer to tackled) at end of regulation. Does the Arizona fan base realize this or are they just happy homers?
Yawn
a lot of people point out that there was a backcourt violation before any contact.
Also, lets not roast this guy, who comes to discuss our game, over things that happened to his team prior to our game. They are irrelevant to tomorrows matchup. I’m sure you can go ask all of their fans on their board if you want answers.
ed: let me add that I’m not saying there was a backcourt violation or not. Just stating the argument. Plenty on this board don’t acknowledge our loss to Alabama on a no-call that we absolutely do not have definitively correct
i listened to a few arizona podcasts, they aren’t saying it was “clearly” a foul, but all acknowledge there was a hip check. which sometimes gets called
the sentiment i got was - you wouldn’t have had an issue if it was called, but refs wont want to be the reason a game is won or lost for a sweet16 50 feet from the rim, that same situation most refs wont blow the whistle… and they agree that refs shouldn’t impact a game like that, glad it wasn’t called
A lot of people would be wrong. I slow mowed the play and the tackle causes the foot to touch the line. Mind your own bees wax.
LMAO!
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