Post by GBPhoenix1 on Jan 14, 2020 16:32:07 GMT -6
What once looked like an exciting home stand is mercifully coming to an end this week. Based on the way things have been going it is probably best that the team is getting back out on the road next week.
As for the task at hand a very different Oakland team than in the past is coming to GB on Thursday at 7pm. Oakland is 7-11 on the season, 2-6 on the road and is currently Kenpom #205. They only score 64ppg and give up 66.6 ppg. They play with a low tempo, #308 in the country and their defense is rated #174. That helps to explain the low points but their size is also a factor. Opponents only shoot 40.6% against them and only 31.3% from deep. What is interesting is that 47% of all shots taken against them have come from deep. So they get back and they protect the lane with their size. I am pretty sure against CSU they were playing some match up zone but they didn't look nearly as good as NKU has looked in their zone. Hopefully that is a good sign for GB.
For Oakland they are big but not a great rebounding team as they are only plus 1.6 even with that size.
If they go off from deep against GB there is just no hope ever for this program under this regime. Oakland doesn't appear to have two guards capable of going off at this time. They shoot 42.7% as a team, 28.7% from deep and 67.6% on ft's. They have a negative assist to turnover ratio and have more turnovers committed than they have forced. For a long time they used a dribble drive motion offense. They don't really have any guards who can dribble to the free throw line extended and get the first kick out going. With that said the DDM offense does create open looks for 3. Blake Lampman has 103 shots on the year and 97 of them are from deep. So you pretty much know what he is going to do. Recently they had some single double sets going to get guys open. With how GB talks on defense that might be a problem.
Hill Mais, Brechting and Oladapo combine for 33.8 points (half of what they score), all shoot over 54% from the floor and grab 19 rebounds. GB is going to have to be able to answer that. If Hill Mais and Oladapo go to the line that helps GB as they are 65% and 59% respectively. Otherwise Tray Maddox is an explosive guard but not a great percentage shooter. He can lock you up on defense so I would expect Amari or JayQuan will have to really have to work on offense.
I am no longer projecting wins or losses for GB. Oakland is an interesting match up for GB. I have to believe this is the game where guards stop lighting up GB. Whether that is enough to get a win in TBD.
As for the task at hand a very different Oakland team than in the past is coming to GB on Thursday at 7pm. Oakland is 7-11 on the season, 2-6 on the road and is currently Kenpom #205. They only score 64ppg and give up 66.6 ppg. They play with a low tempo, #308 in the country and their defense is rated #174. That helps to explain the low points but their size is also a factor. Opponents only shoot 40.6% against them and only 31.3% from deep. What is interesting is that 47% of all shots taken against them have come from deep. So they get back and they protect the lane with their size. I am pretty sure against CSU they were playing some match up zone but they didn't look nearly as good as NKU has looked in their zone. Hopefully that is a good sign for GB.
For Oakland they are big but not a great rebounding team as they are only plus 1.6 even with that size.
If they go off from deep against GB there is just no hope ever for this program under this regime. Oakland doesn't appear to have two guards capable of going off at this time. They shoot 42.7% as a team, 28.7% from deep and 67.6% on ft's. They have a negative assist to turnover ratio and have more turnovers committed than they have forced. For a long time they used a dribble drive motion offense. They don't really have any guards who can dribble to the free throw line extended and get the first kick out going. With that said the DDM offense does create open looks for 3. Blake Lampman has 103 shots on the year and 97 of them are from deep. So you pretty much know what he is going to do. Recently they had some single double sets going to get guys open. With how GB talks on defense that might be a problem.
Hill Mais, Brechting and Oladapo combine for 33.8 points (half of what they score), all shoot over 54% from the floor and grab 19 rebounds. GB is going to have to be able to answer that. If Hill Mais and Oladapo go to the line that helps GB as they are 65% and 59% respectively. Otherwise Tray Maddox is an explosive guard but not a great percentage shooter. He can lock you up on defense so I would expect Amari or JayQuan will have to really have to work on offense.
I am no longer projecting wins or losses for GB. Oakland is an interesting match up for GB. I have to believe this is the game where guards stop lighting up GB. Whether that is enough to get a win in TBD.