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1 week 5 days ago #34506 by asteroid
Arizona in Allen Field House.  It's couture.

Oh snap.  Kansas isn't favored in the game.

According to ESPN's BPI, Arizona has the toughest remaining schedule in the all of
Division I.  In other words, one of the reasons why the Wildcats are undefeated is
because their schedule is backloaded.  Incidentally, the Big XII team with the
easiest remaining schedule is Cincinnati; the Bearcats' schedule was frontloaded.

Arizona is a very consistent team, not quite as consistent as Utah, but a couple
points better than Kansas.  The Wildcats have already played four games "better
than they are" and only one "worse than they are".  Statistically speaking, chances
are they'll play only one more "better than they are" game and four more "worse than
they are" games, which means it's more likely they'll play worse than they are against
Kansas than better than they are.  Lucky Kansas.

Nobody is picking Kansas to win.  The DPPI is the most favorable, with Kansas losing
by a fraction of a point, while the common opponent comparison is the least favorable,
with Kansas losing by almost 10 points.  Second worst prediction is Dunkel, expecting
Kansas to lose by 7.5 points, followed by Donchess at 7.0 points, and then the trend
and mental toughness ratings at 6.5 points.  The average is 3.75 points in favor of
Arizona, with a scatter of 2.64 points.  Close to a one-possession affair.

Encouraging to see Peterson play the most minutes of any Jayhawk against Utah.
Hopefully Elmarko will be back, as his defense could be crucial.  Not only is
Arizona loaded, everyone appears to be healthy and available.

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Greenfield Stats Comparison
===========================
Offensive Stats      UA      KU      Defensive Stats      UA      KU
Points/Game         89.3    77.8     Opp Points/Game     67.6    67.3
Avg Score Margin   +21.7   +10.5     Opp Effective FG %  44.6    44.5
Assists/Game        18.2    15.2     Off Rebounds/Gm     12.0     8.0
Total Rebounds/Gm   43.9    38.9     Def Rebounds/Gm     29.1    28.1
Effective FG %      56.3    54.4     Blocks/Game          4.5     6.1
Off Rebound %       39.9    26.7     Steals/Game          8.5     5.3
FTA/FGA            0.433   0.337     Personal Fouls/Gm   16.3    14.3
Turnover %          13.3    13.2   

My Stats Comparison        KU              UA
===================   =============   ============
performance           +1.02           +1.41    
inconsistency          9.84            7.83    
trend                 +0.08 ± 0.32    +0.16 ± 0.25
mental toughness      -0.27 ± 0.24    +0.18 ± 0.14         
average total pts     145.52          156.87 

Common Opponents
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There are seven common opponents, one non-conference and six conference:

KU   -5 Con at home ( -9 neutral court)
UA   +4 Con on road ( +8 neutral court)
KU  -13 UA  at home (-17 neutral court)

KU  +12 UU  at home ( +8 neutral court)
UA  +19 UU  on road (+23 neutral court)
KU  -11 UA  at home (-15 neutral court)

KU  +24 KSU on road (+28 neutral court)
UA  +25 KSU at home (+21 neutral court)
KU  +11 UA  at home ( +7 neutral court)

KU   +4 TCU at home (  0 neutral court)
UA  +13 TCU on road (+17 neutral court)
KU  -13 UA  at home (-17 neutral court)

KU   -6 UCF on road ( -2 neutral court)
UA   +7 UCF on road (+11 neutral court)
KU   -9 UA  at home (-13 neutral court)

KU  -11 WVU on road ( -7 neutral court)
UA  +35 WVU at home (+31 neutral court)
KU  -34 UA  at home (-38 neutral court)

KU   +8 BYU at home ( +4 neutral court)
UA   +3 BYU on road ( +7 neutral court)
KU   +1 UA  at home ( -3 neutral court)

Two of the comparisons favor Kansas, but five favor Arizona, and by as much
as 34 points.  (Ouch!)  The average favors Arizona by 9.7 points, with a
scatter of 13.9 points.

Players to Watch
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most minutes       Jaden Bradley (guard)
most points        Brayden Burries (guard)
most rebounds      Tobe Awaka (forward)
most assists       Jaden Bradley (guard)
most steals        Jaden Bradley (guard)
most blocks        Motiejus Krivas (center)
most turnovers     Koa Peat (forward)
most fouls         Tobe Awaka (forward)

                                                          18-5           23-0
                       Margin   Predicted   Win Prb      Kansas        Arizona
Predictor              points     Score     percent   Rating   SOS   Rating   SOS 
====================   ======   =========   =======   ============   ============
Massey                  -2.00   76   78       44       # 14   #  6    #  1   # 17
Pomeroy                 -3.19   74   78       38.1     # 13   #  2    #  2   # 41
Greenfield              -3.00   74   77                # 13   #  8    #  2   # 10
Dunkel                  -7.50   68   75       43.9     # 18           #  2
Vegas (via Dunkel)      -2.50   75   77                                        
Dolphin Predictive      -2.74   73   75       40.7     # 12   #  8    #  2   # 10
DPPI                    -0.20   76   76       49.3     # 13   #  2    #  1   # 40 
ESPN Bet/BPI            -2.50   74.5 77                # 13   #  2    #  2   # 45
Whitlock                -2.81                          # 14   #  3    #  1   # 33
Colley Matrix           -1.62                          # 11   #  4    #  2   # 39 
Donchess                -7.00   75   82       27.5     # 13   #  4    #  1   # 31
Haslametrics            -2.96   71   74                # 18           #  3
INCCStats               -2.00   74   76       42.3     # 13           #  3
common opponents        -9.71                                   
trend and mental        -6.53
NCAA NET                                               # 13           #  2
LRMC                                                   #      #       #      #   
Massey composite                                       # 12           #  1
Pomeroy offense                                        # 43           #  6
Pomeroy defense                                        #  7           #  2
Pomeroy tempo                                          #199           # 25
====================   ======   =========   =======   ============   ============ 
average                 -3.75   73.7 76.8     40.8 
scatter                  2.64    2.4  2.1      6.8

Here is Kansas' season, for which the projected record is currently 23-8:

SITE   OPPONENT                         SCORE    PREDIC    ERROR    PROB.
----   -----------------------------   -------   ------    -----    -----
HOME   #227 Green Bay                   94  51   +23.65   +19.35
AWAY   # 27 North Carolina              74  87    -0.10   -12.90
HOME   #192 Texas A&M Corpus Chris      77  46   +22.66    +8.34
HOME   #226 Princeton                   76  57   +23.81    -4.81
NEUT   #  3 Duke                        66  78    -4.89    -7.11
NEUT   # 83 Notre Dame                  71  61   +11.50    -1.50
NEUT   # 70 Syracuse                    71  60   +10.52    +0.48
NEUT   # 17 Tennessee                   81  76    +1.35    +3.65
HOME   #  8 Connecticut                 56  61    +1.97    -6.97
NEUT   # 52 Missouri                    80  69    +8.33    +2.67
AWAY   # 24 N.C. State                  77  76    -0.72    +1.72
HOME   #173 Towson                      73  49   +21.19    +2.81
HOME   #105 Davidson                    90  61   +16.58   +12.42
AWAY   # 50 UCF                         75  81    +4.66   -10.66
HOME   # 54 TCU                        104 100   +12.68    -8.68
AWAY   # 62 West Virginia               75  86    +5.51   -16.51
HOME   #  6 Iowa St.                    84  63    +0.14   +20.86
HOME   # 44 Baylor                      80  62   +10.28    +7.72
AWAY   # 72 Colorado                    75  69    +7.44    -1.44
AWAY   # 91 Kansas St.                  86  62    +9.96   +14.04
HOME   # 22 BYU                         90  82    +5.62    +2.38
AWAY   # 21 Texas Tech                  64  61    -1.70    +4.70
HOME   #120 Utah                        71  59   +19.10    -7.10
HOME   #  2 Arizona                     74  78    -3.19             0.381
AWAY   #  6 Iowa St.                    70  76    -6.86             0.258
AWAY   # 59 Oklahoma St.                83  76    +6.64             0.735
HOME   # 57 Cincinnati                  75  62   +12.84             0.888
HOME   #  5 Houston                     69  69    -0.01             0.500
AWAY   #  2 Arizona                     71  81   -10.19             0.168
AWAY   # 73 Arizona St.                 80  73    +7.62             0.764
HOME   # 91 Kansas St.                  87  70   +16.96             0.946

Here is Arizona's season:

SITE   OPPONENT                         SCORE    PREDIC    ERROR    PROB.
----   -----------------------------   -------   ------    -----    -----
NEUT   #  7 Florida                     93  87    +3.48    +2.52
HOME   #196 Utah Tech                   93  67   +30.72    -4.72
HOME   #312 Northern Arizona            84  49   +37.22    -2.22
AWAY   # 39 UCLA                        69  65    +8.59    -4.59
AWAY   #  8 Connecticut                 71  67    +1.37    +2.63
HOME   #236 Denver                     103  73   +34.19    -4.19
HOME   #316 Norfolk St.                 98  61   +39.73    -2.73
HOME   # 30 Auburn                      97  68   +14.10   +14.90
AWAY   # 20 Alabama                     96  75    +5.72   +15.28
HOME   #257 Abilene Christian           96  62   +34.41    -0.41
HOME   # 41 San Diego St.               68  45   +16.75    +6.25
HOME   #224 Bethune Cookman            107  71   +33.53    +2.47
HOME   #212 South Dakota St.            99  71   +32.00    -4.00
AWAY   #120 Utah                        97  78   +19.81    -0.81
HOME   # 91 Kansas St.                 101  76   +24.87    +0.13
AWAY   # 54 TCU                         86  73   +13.02    -0.02
HOME   # 73 Arizona St.                 89  82   +22.19   -15.19
AWAY   # 50 UCF                         84  77   +12.02    -5.02
HOME   # 57 Cincinnati                  77  51   +20.21    +5.79
HOME   # 62 West Virginia               88  53   +19.36   +15.64
AWAY   # 22 BYU                         86  83    +5.72    -2.72
AWAY   # 73 Arizona St.                 87  74   +15.19    -2.19
HOME   # 59 Oklahoma St.                84  47   +21.42   +15.58
AWAY   # 13 Kansas                      78  74    +3.19             0.619
HOME   # 21 Texas Tech                  87  74   +12.18             0.875
HOME   # 22 BYU                         90  78   +12.72             0.885
AWAY   #  5 Houston                     73  74    -0.94             0.465
AWAY   # 44 Baylor                      87  76   +10.48             0.839
HOME   # 13 Kansas                      81  71   +10.19             0.832
HOME   #  6 Iowa St.                    81  75    +6.65             0.735
AWAY   # 72 Colorado                    90  75   +14.94             0.921
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1 week 5 days ago #34507 by sasnak
I have a prediction that is not based on any facts or theories...We win by 5 or lose by 20

It'll feel better when it stops hurting
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1 week 5 days ago #34509 by Bayhawk
Overtime if we win . . .


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1 week 5 days ago #34519 by USAF Jayhawk

sasnak wrote: I have a prediction that is not based on any facts or theories...We win by 5 or lose by 20


Almost nailed it!
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1 week 4 days ago #34525 by sasnak
I'm glad it went that way and not the other. Tucson may be another matter

It'll feel better when it stops hurting
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1 week 4 days ago #34526 by konza63
I think we stand a decent chance in Tucson if Peterson plays. But at this rate, he'll have a cold sore and pull himself out of that one right before tip-time...

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1 week 4 days ago #34527 by HawkErrant
I haven't seen it myself, but I have read others referencing the national media starting to question DP on missing so many games.

Sad thing is this - if he really is ill, all the history with his handlers controlling his PT throughout the season seems to now be minimizing any grace he might have had with the media.

So far I think Self has done a pretty good job of dealing with it. It does help that the rest of the team have stepped up and shown #Don'tneednoPeterson.

Not saying the others don't want him there, from all I hear and I read they most certainly do.
But as Aragorn said to the Hobbits at the end of The Return of the King, they kneel to no one.

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1 week 4 days ago #34529 by USAF Jayhawk
I want to give DP the benefit of the doubt but I'm struggling. Michael Jordans' "Flu" game was one for the ages. I suspect that DP playing at 50% is probably better than most. I would have least like to seem him try.

Another thing (as pointed out by the "CBS Eyes on College basketball" dudes) is that when DP would leave the game with cramps he never showed distress, and he never appeared to receive treatment. He and the trainers just sat there...
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1 week 4 days ago #34530 by konza63
As Churchill famously said about Soviet behavior:

It's a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma…


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