Davidson Hoops

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@chtoder Great minds think alike!

To your point about that player being hard to find… correct. At our level you aren’t going to get everything, I’ll take the shooting first and foremost and figure the rest out.

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The lane is open because all 5 guys can shoot the rock. We can’t play 5-out.

Ian’s shot development and/or bringing in someone who can space from the 5 is the #1 offseason key for Davidson.

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You see how pressed up the SMU defenders are? They’re face guarding up to the logo (granted it’s a huge logo). It opens the door WIDE open for a beautiful backdoor cut. This is the stuff we were running to perfection like 4 years ago.

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Just deleted a LOT of drafts.

Would have been an unfathomable loss. Alas, survive and advance… thank God for Josh Scovens

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Davidson is ranked #362 out of 365 teams in Free Throw %

Never thought I’d see the day

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Scovens is going to finish +15 in a game we lose by 20

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If ever there was a time to tighten up the rotation…. It might be here

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Lest we forget Davidson has not lost to a ranked team at home since 2012

(That’s only 2 games BUT STILL)

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If ever there was a time to tighten up the rotation…. It might be here

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Best half of the year for Davidson considering the opponent.

Credit where credit’s due: Matt McKillop had his guys locked in and ready to go tonight…

Can the Cats stay on this heater for another 20:00???

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Five schools have been attended by a U.S. President and an NBA MVP:

Davidson: Woodrow Wilson and Steph Curry

Navy: The Admiral and Jimmy Carter

Cincinnati: Taft (Law School) and Oscar Robertson

UNC: James K. Polk and Bob McAdoo/MJ

Georgetown: Bill Clinton, LBJ and AI

[Kendall Baker @kendallbaker]

Five schools have produced a U.S. president and a Super Bowl-winning QB.

- Delaware: Biden/Flacco
- Miami (OH): Harrison/Big Ben
- Michigan: Ford/Brady
- Stanford: Hoover/Elway/Plunkett
- Navy: Carter/Staubach

If Drake Maye wins this year, UNC will be the sixth (James K. Polk).

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Our long national nightmare is over:

Matt McKillop has recorded his first Q1 win as a head coach

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Roberts Blums!!!

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That said (and not excusing that loss), not having Sam Brown is a bigger blow than some may realize:

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Davidson’s adjusted offensive rating on Saturday (81.3) is the worst single-game adj O rating the program has had in over 15 years.
An 80-52 loss @ Vanderbilt on 1/2/2011 takes the cake (74.2 adj O rating). That Vandy team ended up as a 5 seed…

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Nice to delete some drafts from the first half…

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Updated the record by Quad and Close Games chart… not great!

Cats are converting just 19% of their close conference games into wins while continuing to be Quad 4 merchants

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@BelkReport Adding in 2026… no green squares…

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Lots of Matt McKillop chatter on the TL tonight (understandably). This is one of my favorite program statistical views (via Torvik)

You can see the areas of historical strength abruptly stop in 2023, with the areas of historical weakness mostly continue.

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What is this team’s identity supposed to be? In a best-case scenario?

Nothing about this system or roster(s, going back a few years) gives the impression there’s a plan to be good enough in certain areas to be a top 100 team…

[The Belk Report @BelkReport]

We spent the entire offseason saying how the talent and roster was the problem. We then spent a shitload of $$$, built a solid roster, and completely changed the team’s identity and it’s the SAME EXACT OUTCOME. This isn’t working and it’s exhausting.

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You’d think the coach who’s playing too many guys would somehow also figure out how to go offense/defense late in games, but no