For what it's worth

[WichitaSooner]

One thing people seem to bring up a lot is our record in overtime under Lon. It's always iffy to draw conclusions based on small sample sizes, and a lot of analytics people believe close games are largely a matter of chance. I don't think it's all luck, by any means, but for people who think it's a matter of someone being a bad coach, consider this: the UConn women have now lost seven straight OT games. I don't watch women's basketball, but heard that stat on ESPN after the game.

 

[Eielson]

One thing people seem to bring up a lot is our record in overtime under Lon. It's always iffy to draw conclusions based on small sample sizes, and a lot of analytics people believe close games are largely a matter of chance. I don't think it's all luck, by any means, but for people who think it's a matter of someone being a bad coach, consider this: the UConn women have now lost seven straight OT games. I don't watch women's basketball, but heard that stat on ESPN after the game.

They've lost 7 games?

 

[skyvue]

UConn should consider firing Geno and bringing in Kelvin Sampson.

 

[WaymanFan]

It's easy to know what one can take from the UConn stat. They're simply not in many close games. The few they are in, they're not battle-tested to come out on top. I liken it to when an experienced playoff team in the NBA or NFL beating an upstart because "they know how to win in the playoffs".

I'm not sure what to make of Coach Kruger's struggles in OT. I know how much (or little) some think of Coach Capel - and he was a rock star in OT. I guess not everything is easily explained away.

 

[vbdad]

UConn should consider firing Geno and bringing in Kelvin Sampson.

Now that is funny.

 

[Soonerinkc]

They've lost 7 games?

in 7 years...?

honestly, how many "close" games are they in?...as in the outcome is decided in the last minute. I would think that would factor in...people get lazy, even top college athletes.

If they are only "challenged" about 3 times a year (that was sarcastic) I could see that fact just as much the reason than anything else. If they are not used to being pushed, they may not be able to push back.

 

[Ghost of Gar Heard]

One thing people seem to bring up a lot is our record in overtime under Lon. It's always iffy to draw conclusions based on small sample sizes, and a lot of analytics people believe close games are largely a matter of chance. I don't think it's all luck, by any means, but for people who think it's a matter of someone being a bad coach, consider this: the UConn women have now lost seven straight OT games. I don't watch women's basketball, but heard that stat on ESPN after the game.

That's crazy, isn't it? You'd have to figure that an average team would win roughly half their OT games since there are 2 evenly matched teams playing equally well. And, you're right, you can't make judgments about samples as small as the ones you're referring to. UConn's women's team had lost 7 straight OT games. Pretty surprising. I just love how randomness works.

 

[Eielson]

UConn should consider firing Geno and bringing in Kelvin Sampson.

You're implying Lon is even remotely on Auriemma's level? Seems a bit delusional.

 

[opsooner]

It's easy to know what one can take from the UConn stat. They're simply not in many close games. The few they are in, they're not battle-tested to come out on top. I liken it to when an experienced playoff team in the NBA or NFL beating an upstart because "they know how to win in the playoffs".

I agree with the battle tested part. That’s what is frustrating about OU b-ball right now. We’re not battle-tested and there is no good reason for it. We have played many close games. We have won a few close games but we have lost a lot more whether in OT or not. We make too many mistakes at crunch time and our D is rarely going to bail us out. My opinion is we don’t like to be in close games and I would guess the same for UConn women. It’s just that they have a better excuse.



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