OFFICIAL GAME 27 THREAD: Tulane vs. SMU

[Harry0569]

Who: #275 TULANE (4-20) (1-11 in AAC) vs. #12 SMU (22-4) (12-1 in AAC)
When: Wednesday, February 15 @ 9:00P est / 8:00P cst
Where: MOODY
TV: ESPN3 / Watch ESPN App
RADIO: KAAM 770 AM

Per KenPom:
SMU is projected to win 83-57 (99% Win Probability)

When SMU has the ball:
SMU Off: Scoring 116.6 pts. / 100 possessions (#21); 116.3 in conference play (#1 in AAC)
TULANE Def: Giving up 110.9 pts. / 100 possessions (#297)

Key stats:
SMU is grabbing 39.7% of all available offensive rebounds (#5) / 38.0% in conference play (#1 in AAC) WE ARE MONSTERS FEASTING ON GUMBO AND PO BOYS; TULANE is allowing opponents to rebound 31.7% of its misses (#275) TAKE THESE EXTRA POSSESSIONS AND FIRE AWAY FROM DOWNTOWN
SMU is shooting 39.7% from 3 (#16)/ 41.1% in conference play (#2 in AAC) GIVE ME ALL THAT FRANK'S RED HOT SAUCE; TULANE is allowing opponents to shoot 40.5% from 3 (#348) WE ARE GOING TO SHOOT FIRE FROM OUR EYES AND SMITE THE WAVE. CAN'T WAIT
SMU is shooting 49.6% from 2 (#157) / 48.2% in conference play (#2 in AAC); TULANE is allowing opponents to shoot 52.1% from 2 (#272)
SMU is shooting 69.4% from FT Line (#192); 73.5% in conference play (#3 in AAC)


When TULANE has the Ball
TULANE Off: Scoring 104.1 pts. / 100 possessions (#228)
SMU Def: Giving up 92.3 pts. / 100 possessions (#13); 89.8 in conference play (#2 in AAC) MUTUMBO FINGER WAG

Key Stats:
TULANE is shooting 31.2% from downtown (#315); SMU allowing opponents to shoot 32.6% from 3 (#67) / 32.6% in conference play (#6 in AAC)
TULANE is shooting 44.6% from 2 (#326); SMU allows opponents to shoot 43.2% from 2 (#17); allowing 42.7% in conference play (#3 in AAC)
TULANE is shooting 70.8% from FT Line (#145)
TULANE turns it over on 19.0% of its possessions (#190)

[Mustangs35SMU]

Mustangs lead series 19-13.
At SMU: 13-2 SMU
At Tulane: 11-6 Tulane
Neutral: n/a
C-USA Play: 6-5 SMU
AAC Play: 4-0 SMU

First Meeting: December 18th, 1959 - at Tulane - W 86-61
Last Meeting: January 15th, 2017 - at Tulane - W 80-64

[Harry0569]

No line yet

[lollaperuna]

We were baaaad during our C-USA tenure.

[deucetz]

I hope Dashawn McDowell, Jonathan Wilfong, and Leo Kontopoulos get a lot of minutes for this game. They need some more seasoning and the starters can use the rest. I believe we will need them in the tournament, even if its to give a foul and defend for a few minutes.

[mustang1992]

I hope Dashawn McDowell, Jonathan Wilfong, and Leo Kontopoulos get a lot of minutes for this game. They need some more seasoning and the starters can use the rest. I believe we will need them in the tournament, even if its to give a foul and defend for a few minutes.

Don't forget JP!

[SMU_Alum11]

I love it, 4-0 in the AAC, we should absolutely destroy them and give the starters plenty of rest for the roadshow in UH and UCONN. PonyUp Fellas!

[blackoutpony]

Who thought adding Tulane was a good idea again?

[smubrooks]

So this game isn't on TV? Does espn3 archive games to be viewed later? ie: the following morning?

[smusic 00]

Yes, WatchESPN will have it a couple hours after it's over.

[shadowman]

This is definitely going to be an RPI killer, regardless of how many we win by. We need these bottom teams to step up and elevate their programs. No reason that Tulane, USF, and ECU cannot be at least a top 100 program.

Having to play a team sitting at #275 this late in the season is real gut punch.

[blackoutpony]

This is definitely going to be an RPI killer, regardless of how many we win by. We need these bottom teams to step up and elevate their programs. No reason that Tulane, USF, and ECU cannot be at least a top 100 program.

Having to play a team sitting at #275 this late in the season is real gut punch.

At this point, I'd be happy if ECU, Tulane, and USF could just be top 200. In the long run, top 150 for everyone in the conference.

I just don't EVER see Tulane or ECU being even decent. Tulane was such garbage add to the conference....

If they keep sucking [deleted], I hope we can boot them ala Temple form the old Big East.

[PonyTime]

This is definitely going to be an RPI killer, regardless of how many we win by. We need these bottom teams to step up and elevate their programs. No reason that Tulane, USF, and ECU cannot be at least a top 100 program.

Having to play a team sitting at #275 this late in the season is real gut punch.

At this point, I'd be happy if ECU, Tulane, and USF could just be top 200. In the long run, top 150 for everyone in the conference.

I just don't EVER see Tulane or ECU being even decent. Tulane was such garbage add to the conference....

If they keep sucking [deleted], I hope we can boot them ala Temple form the old Big East.

I think Dunleavy was a great hire there. Former GM of the Clippers, father of current NBA player. NBA Coach of the year, coach of the Lakers, Blazers, Bucs... lots of ties to sell players.

Sound familiar?

Word from Tulane fans is that he thought that the current players were a big heap of trash when he arrived - he just needs to bring in his own talent.

He is starting from a worse place than Larry. But nowhere to go but up...

Dunleavy has three sons: Mike Jr., who plays for the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA, Baker, an assistant head coach at Villanova University, and James, an NBA player agent

[blackoutpony]

This is definitely going to be an RPI killer, regardless of how many we win by. We need these bottom teams to step up and elevate their programs. No reason that Tulane, USF, and ECU cannot be at least a top 100 program.

Having to play a team sitting at #275 this late in the season is real gut punch.

At this point, I'd be happy if ECU, Tulane, and USF could just be top 200. In the long run, top 150 for everyone in the conference.

I just don't EVER see Tulane or ECU being even decent. Tulane was such garbage add to the conference....

If they keep sucking [deleted], I hope we can boot them ala Temple form the old Big East.

I think Dunleavy was a great hire there. Former GM of the Clippers, father of current NBA player. NBA Coach of the year, coach of the Lakers, Blazers, Bucs... lots of ties to sell players.

Sound familiar?

Word from Tulane fans is that he thought that the current players were a big heap of trash when he arrived - he just needs to bring in his own talent.

He is starting from a worse place than Larry. But nowhere to go but up...

Dunleavy has three sons: Mike Jr., who plays for the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA, Baker, an assistant head coach at Villanova University, and James, an NBA player agent

Yeah, but Dunleavy hasn't coached a team with a winning record since 2006 and has an all time record of 613-716 at the NBA level. He is not even in the same solar system as Larry Brown.

I've give Tulane credit for a creative hire, but I just don't see a high ceiling for that program playing in a high school gym.

[sadderbudweiser]

How is Dunleavy's recruiting going?

In a word: tall.

http://www.espn.com/colleges/basketball ... class/2017