Think about this

[NYShoreGuy]

Nate was some high school basketball coach who had a kid named EC Matthews who ends up at URI. Some other recruits end up at Buffalo, he joins Bobby at Buffalo. He gets a fortunate break to get to a SEC school and now a Final Four.

 

[NYShoreGuy]

 

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[Piratz]

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Smart, statistically-speaking.

Was surprising to me that neither Alabama or Clemson had been to a Final Four. 🤷‍♂️

 

[shu09]

Smart, statistically-speaking.

Was surprising to me that neither Alabama or Clemson had been to a Final Four. 🤷‍♂️

It's amazing to me how Nate Oats has such a rigid, statistical approach to offense but can't get his team to play a lick of defense.

Look at their defensive efficiencies the last few years (using the T-rank site):

this year: #112
2023: #3
2022: #100
2021: #3
2020: #114

Wild inconsistencies year to year. So I guess next year they will be a top 3 defense? LOL.

 

[Seton75]

This is a whole different team. Odd to see those swings. But maybe he does wh a his team