Ahh, the UCF Defense.... just a few weeks ago he discounted them saying they are padding stats against the dregs of college basketball, but when he picks them they are the '85 Bears of the NCAA hoops world...
You never fail to entertain me scal
Ah yes.
And after going through my DVR and watching a half dozen games I revised that position.
I don't double-down on false statement like our :::cough cough::: President.
Like I said folks, not only do they hate research, they hate people who even DO research and come to an alternative opinion!
Because if you said the Pats were terrible, well god forbid you say they were great after that! I mean, that's changing your opinion ofr the better and who wants that!!!
Well we know who that is? Trolls like BWS....
And that is why he hangs out in the PBox with Covers worst.
Take a stroll over there to see him and others and how they corrupt this site.
Quote Originally Posted by BWS77:
Ahh, the UCF Defense.... just a few weeks ago he discounted them saying they are padding stats against the dregs of college basketball, but when he picks them they are the '85 Bears of the NCAA hoops world...
You never fail to entertain me scal
Ah yes.
And after going through my DVR and watching a half dozen games I revised that position.
I don't double-down on false statement like our :::cough cough::: President.
Like I said folks, not only do they hate research, they hate people who even DO research and come to an alternative opinion!
Because if you said the Pats were terrible, well god forbid you say they were great after that! I mean, that's changing your opinion ofr the better and who wants that!!!
Well we know who that is? Trolls like BWS....
And that is why he hangs out in the PBox with Covers worst.
Take a stroll over there to see him and others and how they corrupt this site.
I can chime in some here...I've capped UCF games all year long, and know the Big12 pretty damn well. This one game has been on my radar for a couple days...and I planned on it being my last ncaa play this year...glad your on the same page.
1. The importance of point guards in ncaa come tourney time.
Remember when BJ Taylor missed his first game this season? @ Pennsylvania -8. I was on the Quakers ML baby...that's how important this dude is for USF. As Scal mentioned, Jaylen Fisher is out. Not only do we get a starting point out on one side, but the other side has a tremendous one they have to deal with.
2. Broomsticks...
I'm trying for the life of me to remember a game I capped about a month ago where a coach tried obscure tactics in practice to deal with a teams full court pressure. Whenever you hear sh*t like this don't ignore it. This particular coach was using 6 players on defense in practice to simulate pressure so his back court could get accustomed to the press...this stuff never works, I cashed the bet. Now we're talking broomsticks...good find Scal.
3. New York will be the longest flight of the year for TCU, 1400 miles. These guys have been all over the map, Washington, West Virginia, UNLV...
4. Power Rating comparisons:
On neutral courts: TCU 15.5 USF 20.6
Vs the top 25: TCU 8.9 USF 10.2
Last 5 games: TCU 11.8 USF 14.6
DEVIL'S ADVOCATE
TCU has had a tougher SOS, when playing in the big12 you will battle with the big boys.
Taco Fall can be sooooooo much better than he is. I've watched him for a couple years now. There's no doubt he's improved a lot. But you can tell he's still raw. He's not a natural talent and doesn't have basketball in his veins. He's obviously where he is because of his height and 8'2 wing span. But his feet are slow. I've seen guards rip the ball out of his hands after rebounds. Honestly for his size and height, the guy should be bringing in 15+ boards a game imo.
Despite that, love the play Scal. I know you read your a s s off and worked hard on this one. Thank you and GOOD LUCK
I can chime in some here...I've capped UCF games all year long, and know the Big12 pretty damn well. This one game has been on my radar for a couple days...and I planned on it being my last ncaa play this year...glad your on the same page.
1. The importance of point guards in ncaa come tourney time.
Remember when BJ Taylor missed his first game this season? @ Pennsylvania -8. I was on the Quakers ML baby...that's how important this dude is for USF. As Scal mentioned, Jaylen Fisher is out. Not only do we get a starting point out on one side, but the other side has a tremendous one they have to deal with.
2. Broomsticks...
I'm trying for the life of me to remember a game I capped about a month ago where a coach tried obscure tactics in practice to deal with a teams full court pressure. Whenever you hear sh*t like this don't ignore it. This particular coach was using 6 players on defense in practice to simulate pressure so his back court could get accustomed to the press...this stuff never works, I cashed the bet. Now we're talking broomsticks...good find Scal.
3. New York will be the longest flight of the year for TCU, 1400 miles. These guys have been all over the map, Washington, West Virginia, UNLV...
4. Power Rating comparisons:
On neutral courts: TCU 15.5 USF 20.6
Vs the top 25: TCU 8.9 USF 10.2
Last 5 games: TCU 11.8 USF 14.6
DEVIL'S ADVOCATE
TCU has had a tougher SOS, when playing in the big12 you will battle with the big boys.
Taco Fall can be sooooooo much better than he is. I've watched him for a couple years now. There's no doubt he's improved a lot. But you can tell he's still raw. He's not a natural talent and doesn't have basketball in his veins. He's obviously where he is because of his height and 8'2 wing span. But his feet are slow. I've seen guards rip the ball out of his hands after rebounds. Honestly for his size and height, the guy should be bringing in 15+ boards a game imo.
Despite that, love the play Scal. I know you read your a s s off and worked hard on this one. Thank you and GOOD LUCK
I can chime in some here...I've capped UCF games all year long, and know the Big12 pretty damn well. This one game has been on my radar for a couple days...and I planned on it being my last ncaa play this year...glad your on the same page.
1. The importance of point guards in ncaa come tourney time.
Remember when BJ Taylor missed his first game this season? @ Pennsylvania -8. I was on the Quakers ML baby...that's how important this dude is for USF. As Scal mentioned, Jaylen Fisher is out. Not only do we get a starting point out on one side, but the other side has a tremendous one they have to deal with.
2. Broomsticks...
I'm trying for the life of me to remember a game I capped about a month ago where a coach tried obscure tactics in practice to deal with a teams full court pressure. Whenever you hear sh*t like this don't ignore it. This particular coach was using 6 players on defense in practice to simulate pressure so his back court could get accustomed to the press...this stuff never works, I cashed the bet. Now we're talking broomsticks...good find Scal.
3. New York will be the longest flight of the year for TCU, 1400 miles. These guys have been all over the map, Washington, West Virginia, UNLV...
4. Power Rating comparisons:
On neutral courts: TCU 15.5 USF 20.6
Vs the top 25: TCU 8.9 USF 10.2
Last 5 games: TCU 11.8 USF 14.6
DEVIL'S ADVOCATE
TCU has had a tougher SOS, when playing in the big12 you will battle with the big boys.
Taco Fall can be sooooooo much better than he is. I've watched him for a couple years now. There's no doubt he's improved a lot. But you can tell he's still raw. He's not a natural talent and doesn't have basketball in his veins. He's obviously where he is because of his height and 8'2 wing span. But his feet are slow. I've seen guards rip the ball out of his hands after rebounds. Honestly for his size and height, the guy should be bringing in 15+ boards a game imo.
Despite that, love the play Scal. I know you read your a s s off and worked hard on this one. Thank you and GOOD LUCK
Great stuff. Love this point particularly:
New York will be the longest flight of the year for TCU, 1400 miles. These guys have been all over the map, Washington, West Virginia, UNL
Quote Originally Posted by undermysac:
I can chime in some here...I've capped UCF games all year long, and know the Big12 pretty damn well. This one game has been on my radar for a couple days...and I planned on it being my last ncaa play this year...glad your on the same page.
1. The importance of point guards in ncaa come tourney time.
Remember when BJ Taylor missed his first game this season? @ Pennsylvania -8. I was on the Quakers ML baby...that's how important this dude is for USF. As Scal mentioned, Jaylen Fisher is out. Not only do we get a starting point out on one side, but the other side has a tremendous one they have to deal with.
2. Broomsticks...
I'm trying for the life of me to remember a game I capped about a month ago where a coach tried obscure tactics in practice to deal with a teams full court pressure. Whenever you hear sh*t like this don't ignore it. This particular coach was using 6 players on defense in practice to simulate pressure so his back court could get accustomed to the press...this stuff never works, I cashed the bet. Now we're talking broomsticks...good find Scal.
3. New York will be the longest flight of the year for TCU, 1400 miles. These guys have been all over the map, Washington, West Virginia, UNLV...
4. Power Rating comparisons:
On neutral courts: TCU 15.5 USF 20.6
Vs the top 25: TCU 8.9 USF 10.2
Last 5 games: TCU 11.8 USF 14.6
DEVIL'S ADVOCATE
TCU has had a tougher SOS, when playing in the big12 you will battle with the big boys.
Taco Fall can be sooooooo much better than he is. I've watched him for a couple years now. There's no doubt he's improved a lot. But you can tell he's still raw. He's not a natural talent and doesn't have basketball in his veins. He's obviously where he is because of his height and 8'2 wing span. But his feet are slow. I've seen guards rip the ball out of his hands after rebounds. Honestly for his size and height, the guy should be bringing in 15+ boards a game imo.
Despite that, love the play Scal. I know you read your a s s off and worked hard on this one. Thank you and GOOD LUCK
Great stuff. Love this point particularly:
New York will be the longest flight of the year for TCU, 1400 miles. These guys have been all over the map, Washington, West Virginia, UNL
And after going through my DVR and watching a half dozen games I revised that position.
I don't double-down on false statement like our :::cough cough::: President.
Like I said folks, not only do they hate research, they hate people who even DO research and come to an alternative opinion!
Because if you said the Pats were terrible, well god forbid you say they were great after that! I mean, that's changing your opinion ofr the better and who wants that!!!
Well we know who that is? Trolls like BWS....
And that is why he hangs out in the PBox with Covers worst.
Take a stroll over there to see him and others and how they corrupt this site.
"Come to an alternative opinion".... You have mastered saying you're wrong without actually saying you're wrong
Quote Originally Posted by scalabrine:
Ah yes.
And after going through my DVR and watching a half dozen games I revised that position.
I don't double-down on false statement like our :::cough cough::: President.
Like I said folks, not only do they hate research, they hate people who even DO research and come to an alternative opinion!
Because if you said the Pats were terrible, well god forbid you say they were great after that! I mean, that's changing your opinion ofr the better and who wants that!!!
Well we know who that is? Trolls like BWS....
And that is why he hangs out in the PBox with Covers worst.
Take a stroll over there to see him and others and how they corrupt this site.
"Come to an alternative opinion".... You have mastered saying you're wrong without actually saying you're wrong
I've watched you from a distance and think some of your angles are really good. Loved the touring NY bullet point, Ha.
I'll add a few more angles for those bystanders reading
1) TCU will likely go more uptempo in this game to try and wear down the big Center, TCU OFF Avg 74.5/gm- UCF OFF 65.5, 9 more points per game against likely against stiffer competition in the Big Xii....OK scoring D is 70-61 in favor of UCF
2) Its laughable, I hardly give Dawkins the coaching edge Dawkins 180-126 .588 Dixon 350-138 .717 (taken Pitt to NCAA 11/13 years)
3) TCU 80-71 win over Illinois State, ISU blew 5 point lead; UCF 63-62, ISU blew 13 pt lead Both lost @ SMU by 11 & 14
Good luck on your play, should be a good game!
You had me at 9-14 record.....j/k!
I've watched you from a distance and think some of your angles are really good. Loved the touring NY bullet point, Ha.
I'll add a few more angles for those bystanders reading
1) TCU will likely go more uptempo in this game to try and wear down the big Center, TCU OFF Avg 74.5/gm- UCF OFF 65.5, 9 more points per game against likely against stiffer competition in the Big Xii....OK scoring D is 70-61 in favor of UCF
2) Its laughable, I hardly give Dawkins the coaching edge Dawkins 180-126 .588 Dixon 350-138 .717 (taken Pitt to NCAA 11/13 years)
3) TCU 80-71 win over Illinois State, ISU blew 5 point lead; UCF 63-62, ISU blew 13 pt lead Both lost @ SMU by 11 & 14
nothing against scal..but i just hate long writeups,,,its just a person trying to convince himself ,,and others that he has a winner,,or a very good chance of winning which we all know isnt true....at best there 40 percent..no better than just a pick no writeup
nothing against scal..but i just hate long writeups,,,its just a person trying to convince himself ,,and others that he has a winner,,or a very good chance of winning which we all know isnt true....at best there 40 percent..no better than just a pick no writeup
nothing against scal..but i just hate long writeups,,,its just a person trying to convince himself ,,and others that he has a winner,,or a very good chance of winning which we all know isnt true....at best there 40 percent..no better than just a pick no writeup
i like to see the angles other ppl find important in a cap. not sure why it bothers you enough to shut it down....unless your jelous of all the attention this dude gets
regardless long term very few ppl can achieve 40% long term imo, regardless of the word count they employ.
BOL scal like the play
Quote Originally Posted by mikebdb:
nothing against scal..but i just hate long writeups,,,its just a person trying to convince himself ,,and others that he has a winner,,or a very good chance of winning which we all know isnt true....at best there 40 percent..no better than just a pick no writeup
i like to see the angles other ppl find important in a cap. not sure why it bothers you enough to shut it down....unless your jelous of all the attention this dude gets
regardless long term very few ppl can achieve 40% long term imo, regardless of the word count they employ.
nothing against scal..but i just hate long writeups,,,its just a person trying to convince himself ,,and others that he has a winner,,or a very good chance of winning which we all know isnt true....at best there 40 percent..no better than just a pick no writeup
Don't read it if you don't like long write ups
BOL Scal, think I'll tail this one.
Quote Originally Posted by mikebdb:
nothing against scal..but i just hate long writeups,,,its just a person trying to convince himself ,,and others that he has a winner,,or a very good chance of winning which we all know isnt true....at best there 40 percent..no better than just a pick no writeup
TCU beat Fresno State in the first round. Nice team but unremarkable and also from an unremarkable conference.
They beat Iowa 94-92 in Iowa. Excellent win but I'll get back to this game
They beat Richmond in a game Richmod was outclassed in from top to bottom. This was not an adequate tune-up for what UCF will present.
Richmond has a center/forward named TJ Cline.
He scored 33 against TCU. But for everything he gives you on offense, he gives it up on defense.
Think of the burly, slightly portly, white male with a beard who comes to read your water meter. That is TJ Cline with another 6 inches.
TCU destroyed him underneath. They had their way with him on offense however they wanted. This will NOT happen with Tacko Fall. Tacko will never score 33, but UCF is constructed to have other players make up for that.
So, and this is key, Iowa and Richmond are two teams that are not known for their defense or their rim protection.
This is PRECISELY what UCF is known for.
And that will present MAJOR problems for TCU as Brodziansky needs to work hard down low to get points. Tacko will change that in a very big way as he's 7 inches taller with an 8'4'' wingspan.
Also Alex Robinson (PG TCU) depends on slashing and floaters for points and Tacko will disrupt this as well.
TCU can hit threes but their inside game will be grossly disrupted and they will be hawked on the perimeter.
What UCF presents will be night and day from Richmond (and even Iowa), a team TCU crushed by 20.
This is a very important point in terms of a tune-up (or lack therefore from TCU's standpoint) for their Final Four match-up which ultimately favors UCF.
i cannot read further. i am sold. ucf it is..by....
bigFnPOO
Quote Originally Posted by scalabrine:
5. TCU's path to the Final Four
To me, this was not as impressive as UCF's path.
TCU beat Fresno State in the first round. Nice team but unremarkable and also from an unremarkable conference.
They beat Iowa 94-92 in Iowa. Excellent win but I'll get back to this game
They beat Richmond in a game Richmod was outclassed in from top to bottom. This was not an adequate tune-up for what UCF will present.
Richmond has a center/forward named TJ Cline.
He scored 33 against TCU. But for everything he gives you on offense, he gives it up on defense.
Think of the burly, slightly portly, white male with a beard who comes to read your water meter. That is TJ Cline with another 6 inches.
TCU destroyed him underneath. They had their way with him on offense however they wanted. This will NOT happen with Tacko Fall. Tacko will never score 33, but UCF is constructed to have other players make up for that.
So, and this is key, Iowa and Richmond are two teams that are not known for their defense or their rim protection.
This is PRECISELY what UCF is known for.
And that will present MAJOR problems for TCU as Brodziansky needs to work hard down low to get points. Tacko will change that in a very big way as he's 7 inches taller with an 8'4'' wingspan.
Also Alex Robinson (PG TCU) depends on slashing and floaters for points and Tacko will disrupt this as well.
TCU can hit threes but their inside game will be grossly disrupted and they will be hawked on the perimeter.
What UCF presents will be night and day from Richmond (and even Iowa), a team TCU crushed by 20.
This is a very important point in terms of a tune-up (or lack therefore from TCU's standpoint) for their Final Four match-up which ultimately favors UCF.
i cannot read further. i am sold. ucf it is..by....
Because they can't write them themselves. And they don't like scientific and more specifically, psychological inquiry.
They want to say "Look, I did no work, made a pick but I won and you lost with a Monster write-up. Ha-Ha! Look at how great I am."
That's what they love...NO WORK.
But who is still here capping folks?
A decade +. The trolls that have harassed me over a decade?
Long gone. And the trolls you see today will be gone tomorrow but I'll still be capping.
I do the research. I share the research. I hypothesize, test it through results and alter those hypothesis in the future.
Do you watch poker?
Phil Hellmuth once told Tom Dwan he was a flash in the pan. Who's standing today? Hellmuth. Where is Dwan? Over in Macau hiding out with god knows what bankroll he has left. And I LOVE Tom Dwan. A brilliant player. But Hellmuth was prescient in this regard. He's standing tall as poker's most recognizable name after all these years in the world's premiere country while Dwan goes missing in la-la land. Dwan did just cash for 1/2 a million in a tournament but that is not a significant sum to him!
And the trolls you see here will end up the same way. Long gone. Their time will come. Wins, in threads just like this, will thrust them into oblivion.
Here's to the free and open exchange of information ONLY on Covers.com so WE ALL can profit!
The pick:
UCF +3 over TCU
Monster write-up indeed! Can't say that I've witnessed such an in-depth handicap attached to two shithouse teams, playing for a meaningless championship..a job well done, appreciate an outstanding effort
Quote Originally Posted by scalabrine:
This is...
THE MONSTER.
And why do trolls hate MONSTER write-ups?
Because they can't write them themselves. And they don't like scientific and more specifically, psychological inquiry.
They want to say "Look, I did no work, made a pick but I won and you lost with a Monster write-up. Ha-Ha! Look at how great I am."
That's what they love...NO WORK.
But who is still here capping folks?
A decade +. The trolls that have harassed me over a decade?
Long gone. And the trolls you see today will be gone tomorrow but I'll still be capping.
I do the research. I share the research. I hypothesize, test it through results and alter those hypothesis in the future.
Do you watch poker?
Phil Hellmuth once told Tom Dwan he was a flash in the pan. Who's standing today? Hellmuth. Where is Dwan? Over in Macau hiding out with god knows what bankroll he has left. And I LOVE Tom Dwan. A brilliant player. But Hellmuth was prescient in this regard. He's standing tall as poker's most recognizable name after all these years in the world's premiere country while Dwan goes missing in la-la land. Dwan did just cash for 1/2 a million in a tournament but that is not a significant sum to him!
And the trolls you see here will end up the same way. Long gone. Their time will come. Wins, in threads just like this, will thrust them into oblivion.
Here's to the free and open exchange of information ONLY on Covers.com so WE ALL can profit!
The pick:
UCF +3 over TCU
Monster write-up indeed! Can't say that I've witnessed such an in-depth handicap attached to two shithouse teams, playing for a meaningless championship..a job well done, appreciate an outstanding effort
Phil Hellmuth once told Tom Dwan he was a flash in the pan. Who's standing today? Hellmuth. Where is Dwan? Over in Macau hiding out with god knows what bankroll he has left. And I LOVE Tom Dwan. A brilliant player. But Hellmuth was prescient in this regard. He's standing tall as poker's most recognizable name after all these years in the world's premiere country while Dwan goes missing in la-la land. Dwan did just cash for 1/2 a million in a tournament but that is not a significant sum to him!
And the trolls you see here will end up the same way. Long gone. Their time will come. Wins, in threads just like this, will thrust them into oblivion.
Here's to the free and open exchange of information ONLY on Covers.com so WE ALL can profit!
The pick:
UCF +3 over TCU
Word on the street is Tom Dwan trades million dollar debts like it's nothing. Accountable source also says he that was seen in Cabo having dinner and then hopped on a private jet after. Phil Helmuth is the man though, was intrigued in your poker analogy. Admire your effort Scal, good look bro!
Quote Originally Posted by scalabrine:
Do you watch poker?
Phil Hellmuth once told Tom Dwan he was a flash in the pan. Who's standing today? Hellmuth. Where is Dwan? Over in Macau hiding out with god knows what bankroll he has left. And I LOVE Tom Dwan. A brilliant player. But Hellmuth was prescient in this regard. He's standing tall as poker's most recognizable name after all these years in the world's premiere country while Dwan goes missing in la-la land. Dwan did just cash for 1/2 a million in a tournament but that is not a significant sum to him!
And the trolls you see here will end up the same way. Long gone. Their time will come. Wins, in threads just like this, will thrust them into oblivion.
Here's to the free and open exchange of information ONLY on Covers.com so WE ALL can profit!
The pick:
UCF +3 over TCU
Word on the street is Tom Dwan trades million dollar debts like it's nothing. Accountable source also says he that was seen in Cabo having dinner and then hopped on a private jet after. Phil Helmuth is the man though, was intrigued in your poker analogy. Admire your effort Scal, good look bro!
I read nothing of scal's attempt to convince himself and others that he knows what he is talking about, I just hope that there was reference to one of the teams playing for a dead person. I love the dead person angle
bigreds daddy
I read nothing of scal's attempt to convince himself and others that he knows what he is talking about, I just hope that there was reference to one of the teams playing for a dead person. I love the dead person angle
Btw thanks for the Wisconsin pick. I had Wisc going to the final 4 in my pool but after watching the slow footed big 10 Purdue team get creamed I wasn't gonna bet whisky and was just gonna watch.
Bit lucky with showy hitting tying 3 but nice to get the breaks once in a while
With u here
The angle I like here is the edge in point guards.
Bit concerned about SOS and the huge rebounding edge TCU had against Richmond. I suppose I can look it up but if u know what was the rebounding stats when UCF played Cincinnati?
Thx for the write-up
Btw thanks for the Wisconsin pick. I had Wisc going to the final 4 in my pool but after watching the slow footed big 10 Purdue team get creamed I wasn't gonna bet whisky and was just gonna watch.
Bit lucky with showy hitting tying 3 but nice to get the breaks once in a while
With u here
The angle I like here is the edge in point guards.
Bit concerned about SOS and the huge rebounding edge TCU had against Richmond. I suppose I can look it up but if u know what was the rebounding stats when UCF played Cincinnati?
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