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Central Florida is currently 9-7 (1-4) and 225 in the RPI/174 in KenPom. They really are a one man show, led by do-it all G/F Isiah Sykes. He leads the team in scoring, rebounding and assists. Other than him, they have three other double figure scorers.

My main concern is how well they rebound. UCF is #1 in the conference in rebounds per game and are #2 in rebounding margin. They should have some success in getting second chance points. Cincinnati should have some success turning them over as UCF is last in the conference in turnover margin. As long as they do that, Cincinnati will win this one very comfortably. I am hoping for a nice crowd Thursday night, these guys deserve it.

Cincinnati 72, Central Florida 56
 
Bearcat_NTS said:
Central Florida is currently 9-7 (1-4) and 225 in the RPI/174 in KenPom. They really are a one man show, led by do-it all G/F Isiah Sykes. He leads the team in scoring, rebounding and assists. Other than him, they have three other double figure scorers.

My main concern is how well they rebound. UCF is #1 in the conference in rebounds per game and are #2 in rebounding margin. They should have some success in getting second chance points. Cincinnati should have some success turning them over as UCF is last in the conference in turnover margin. As long as they do that, Cincinnati will win this one very comfortably. I am hoping for a nice crowd Thursday night, these guys deserve it.

Cincinnati 72, Central Florida 56
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Yeah I think our pressure D will be wayyyy too much for them. I bet they don't score 50.

UC 66
UCF 49
 
I hope the time off from last Saturday @ USF has given the Cats time to rest and JL time to heal. UCF seems like a decent rebounding team. They come in having lost 3 in a row (UConn, Rutgers, SMU). Their next 3 games are the Cats, Memphis, and L'Ville.

I'd like to see the Cats jump out in front and hold a lead. I'm going with 65-52 Cats in front of 10,000 fans.
 
We can't overlook them, and I know we won't, let's make this 11 straight and put on a show for the home crowd. I want a great game from the bearcats before they hit the road for a little.
On a side note I found player efficiency rankings and jj was 9th in the nation
 
Cats need to hit some shots, it's that simple. UCF is one of the better rebounding teams in the country - if we don't hit a few, it could be an ugly game.....'course that's normal for the Cats & they win those kinds of games :)

I sure would like to see a decent offensive game which would = blowout.

I'm going to predict a usual Bearcat game...we can't score & they can't score worse.....UC 62 - 57
 
Pretty crazy they have 4 guys averaging double figure points. Seems like they may be pretty balenced on offense. I haven't seen UCF play once this year. I hope we play a complete game and KJ and TC get some solid minutes.

UCF-54
UC-68
 
The magic number is 70. No one has scored above it in ages against the Cats. I think they get there tomorrow.

UC 70
UCF 57
 
I think we come out firing on all cylinders, 70-48 UC. We've gotten a few days to rest up and UCF isn't very good at all. There is no place like home.....
 
JasonS said:
The magic number is 70. No one has scored above it in ages against the Cats. I think they get there tomorrow.

UC 70
UCF 57
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That's a good number to shoot for...70. But I would like to add these numbers to the list 61 and 62. In our 17 wins we have scored at least 61 points except for one game (PITT)...and only once has our opponent scored more than 62 (Kenn St). I don't see UCF getting to 62 and I see us scoring more than 61.

67-49
 
Cats opened up as 15 point favorites this morning, per Vegas. If I were to place a bet on this game (I'm not going to), I'd probably take UCF +15, but I think we'll be fine.
 
Found a new fun nerdy stats website that tracks cbb play by play data www.hoop-math.com

One cool, but disappointing number is UC is #333 in the country in percentage of FGA in transition. Guess I'm going to have to come to terms with the fact that although we press and trap, were just not going to ever really run.
 
ervins84 said:
Found a new fun nerdy stats website that tracks cbb play by play data www.hoop-math.com

One cool, but disappointing number is UC is #333 in the country in percentage of FGA in transition. Guess I'm going to have to come to terms with the fact that although we press and trap, were just not going to ever really run.
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Yeah, I never really understood why a team with no offense would want to allow the other team to get set in their defense first, and then try to score....rather than pushing the ball in transition to try and get some easier looks. But, the guy making that decision is being paid a million bucks, so what do I know.
 
L-T said:
Yeah, I never really understood why a team with no offense would want to allow the other team to get set in their defense first, and then try to score....rather than pushing the ball in transition to try and get some easier looks. But, the guy making that decision is being paid a million bucks, so what do I know.
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......and he's also 17-2!
 
ervins84 said:
Found a new fun nerdy stats website that tracks cbb play by play data www.hoop-math.com

One cool, but disappointing number is UC is #333 in the country in percentage of FGA in transition. Guess I'm going to have to come to terms with the fact that although we press and trap, were just not going to ever really run.
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Poor spacing and a lack of good ball handlers in the most likely reason. It is really rare that you see a team that wants to press yet plays at such a slow tempo. Mick is also scared to death of "turnovers for touchdowns" which is probably why he doesn't want to force the fast breaks.
 
UCF is a bad team, the boys just need to keep taking care of business. We should roll this team.

UC - 74
UCF - 57

PS - Wasn't it UCF that was on the rise a few years back?? They hired Isiah Thomas and got good for like a minute, whatever happened with that? That was UCF or am I mistaken?
 
UCBearcats said:
UCF is a bad team, the boys just need to keep taking care of business. We should roll this team.

UC - 74
UCF - 57

PS - Wasn't it UCF that was on the rise a few years back?? They hired Isiah Thomas and got good for like a minute, whatever happened with that? That was UCF or am I mistaken?
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FIU hired Isiah Thomas and they sucked every year he was the coach. After they fired him, they hired Richard Pitino and almost made the NCAA tournament in his only year as coach. Then Pitino left (and he has Minnesota playing amazing) and FIU sucks again.
 
UCBearcats said:
UCF is a bad team, the boys just need to keep taking care of business. We should roll this team.

UC - 74
UCF - 57

PS - Wasn't it UCF that was on the rise a few years back?? They hired Isiah Thomas and got good for like a minute, whatever happened with that? That was UCF or am I mistaken?
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I just remember Michael Jordan's sons playing there a couple years ago. I believe two of them did (Jeffrey and Marcus?)
 

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