I’d be OK with Gonzaga running this press against Michigan.
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I mean, Gonzaga’s really, really great, but whoever the color announcer is is right: USC is giving up layups on every possession. This is embarrassing by USC.
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This game is a joke
It’s our press.
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What does Gonzaga have, one, maybe two non-layup attempts?
Even when they miss, they miss a layup.
6 straight year of Sweet 16 appearance is underperforming?
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The thing USC is the #6 KP defense and the #1 2 point defense in the country. Gonzaga’s offense making this a layup line clinic says more about Gonzaga’s offense being that good than anything else IMO
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Relative to expectations, yes.
But it is the meme, even if dated and over-stated.
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Citation needed
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Yes, but Gonzaga’s offense at this point is mostly a bunch of layups off turnovers.
Don’t know if we’ve seen much of USC’s defense yet…
Make that turnover city.
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I’m not going to say anything negative about Gonzaga – they are totally awesome and obviously by far the best team in CBB this year. That said, there is no team in history that gets this many wide open layups without the other team contributing. Not saying USC stinks. Saying they stink tonight.
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Turns out doing this wasn’t a waste of 20 minutes!
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This season, they’re on the way to Final Four as a 1 seed. Here’s the results in the last few years
2019: Elite 8 as a 1 seed (underperform but not too bad)
2018: Sweet 16 as a 4 seed (met expectation)
2017: NC Runner up as a 1 seed (exceed expectation)
2016: Sweet 16 as a 11 seed (exceed expectation)
2015: Elite 8 as a 2 seed (met expectation)
I am not sure what you’re insinuating that they underperform. Last year, they probably would be at least a Sweet 16 as a 1 seed if it weren’t for the pandemic.
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A stress-free game for Gonzaga isn’t what I was hoping for. USC needs to get serious and make these guys work for it.
Sure: Tourney Stats, PASE (Performance Against Seed Expectations) and PAKE
Mark Few is 23rd in performance vs. seed expectation.
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I realize Gonzaga is on a different level than most/all teams in this tournament but that doesn’t mean they should just get a free layup every possession
Have they though? Maybe before 2015, but since then:
2015: 2 seed, KP #7, Elite Eight
2016: 11 seed, KP #21, Sweet Sixteen
2017: 1 seed, KP #1, Title game loss
2018: 4 seed, KP #10, Sweet Sixteen
2019: 1 seed, KP #2, Elite Eight
2020: KP #2, no tourney
2021: KP #1, 1 seed, at least Elite Eight.
Every year but 2019 they’ve at least met their seed and KP expectations
Edit: Apparently the whole board beat me to this
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