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I'm not sure I've ever seen a shooting performance quite like the one turned in by Chris Lofton in Tennessee's 93-59 win over North Carolina A&T last night:
Name |
Min |
FG |
FT |
3pt |
OR |
DR |
TR |
A |
S |
TO |
Blk |
PF |
Eff |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Lofton |
29 |
8-21 |
0-0 |
8-20 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
20 |
24 |
Makes you wonder where he took the two-point shot from.
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Comments (3)
I thought Penn was improving. What happened in Easton last night?
Posted by fd | November 29, 2007 10:16 AM
Posted on November 29, 2007 10:16
Heard from someone that the "Game was not even as close as the score indicated" and Penn never came close.
17 turnovers too.
We are gonna get creamed by UNC.
This could be a really long season.
Wow, we arent so hot in both football and basketball. Bums me out. Would be nice to be good in at least one.
Andy
Posted by Andy Rubin | November 29, 2007 11:20 AM
Posted on November 29, 2007 11:20
Speaking of Penn, I saw todays Usatoday sports section where the Sagarin ratings appear.
The highest rated Ivy League team was Brown, at 185. The lowest rated was Columbia at 257. The others were sprinkled in between.
Just to illustrate how it appears in print, all 8 of the teams appeared in the 3rd of the 4 columns as listed in the paper.
341 teams were listed. Some simple math tells me that the best squad, Brown, still falls below the 50th percentile (170.5 by my math).
This tells me that the mid-major conference really doesnt and cannot apply to the Ivy League.
It doesnt make sense logically, and the numbers support this claim.
It might be a nice product to watch in person, but it really is small-time basketball.
Fred
Posted by Fred | November 29, 2007 2:01 PM
Posted on November 29, 2007 14:01