Periscope: #24 Vanderbilt vs. Marquette

by KingJamesIV on Dec 29, 2010 1:03 PM EST in Vanderbilt Commodores Basketball

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Tonight, Vanderbilt squares off against the Marquette Golden Eagles for the first time since the first round of the 1974 NCAA Tournament, a game which Marquette won 69-61 in Tuscaloosa, AL. Payback's been a long time comin'. Marquette leads the all-time series 3-1.

Vanderbilt could be back to full strength tonight as well. Andre Walker has been cleared to play after his bout with mononucleosis, with Stallings even mentioning during his weekly call-in show his pleasant surprise at how well AW had practiced. Lance Goulbourne finally made it back to town after seeing his original flight home canceled due to the light dusting of snow NYC just received. It is still unknown when the NCAA will rule on his eligibility. If a rush decision comes in between now and gametime, he would be available, though it seems that the NCAA may currently have a skeleton crew in place until January 3rd, which would make such a case improbable at this point.

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Schedule Breakdown

Vandy has certainly played a tougher non-conference slate to date, though Marquette has played the strongest opponent of either team in Duke. Vandy is ranked higher, according to kenpom.

Vanderbilt, as currently ranked, will be the third best offensive team and second best defensive team that Marquette will have faced. Marquette will be the third best offensive and fifth best defensive team that the Commodores will have played. This is Marquette's first true road test, as their only previous opponent on the road was Wisconsin Milwaukee.

Statistical Breakdown

Keep in mind that these numbers have come against vastly different strengths of schedules.

Four Factors: Vanderbilt holds sizeable advantages in FTRate and eFG%. Marquette has advantages in TO% and OReb%. Prediction: I think Vandy will probably best the Tigers in FTRate and eFG%. Marquette will probably win TO%. If Lance is able to play tonight, I think Vanderbilt has a pretty good opportunity to take OReb% thanks to a size advantage.

Traditional Statistics - Marquette Golden Eagles

			FG			3PT			FT			Rebounds			Misc
	G	M	M	A	Pct	M	A	Pct	M	A	Pct	Off	Def	Tot	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	PF	PPG
Jimmy Butler	12	31.6	5.1	10.6	48.0	0.5	1.5	33.3	4.7	6.0	77.8	2.3	4.2	6.5	2.1	1.5	1.3	0.4	1.3	15.3
Darius Johnson-Odom	12	27.1	4.6	11.0	41.7	1.5	4.8	31.6	3.5	4.4	79.2	0.5	3.2	3.7	2.3	1.7	0.6	0.3	2.3	14.2
Jae Crowder	12	23.0	4.5	8.4	53.5	1.1	2.4	44.8	1.7	2.9	57.1	2.2	3.9	6.1	1.1	0.6	1.6	0.8	1.6	11.8
Vander Blue	12	27.0	3.9	7.8	50.0	0.3	1.3	26.7	2.1	3.1	67.6	0.9	2.7	3.6	2.9	2.2	1.8	0.6	2.1	10.3
Dwight Buycks	11	27.7	3.6	7.5	48.8	0.9	2.7	33.3	1.5	1.9	81.0	0.9	2.7	3.6	4.5	2.3	1.6	0.1	1.8	9.7
Davante Gardner	10	10.8	2.7	4.4	61.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.8	71.4	1.3	1.6	2.9	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.3	1.3	7.4
Chris Otule	12	12.5	2.3	3.1	73.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	1.4	47.1	1.1	2.0	3.1	0.3	0.6	0.3	1.7	2.3	5.2
Joseph Fulce	5	10.8	1.8	2.6	69.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	1.0	3.2	4.2	0.8	0.2	0.0	0.2	1.0	4.6
Erik Williams	10	9.7	1.5	3.1	48.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.5	0.7	71.4	1.1	1.4	2.5	0.0	0.5	0.3	0.0	1.3	3.5
Junior Cadougan	11	19.8	0.9	2.0	45.5	0.1	0.5	20.0	0.9	1.9	47.6	0.3	1.4	1.6	3.5	1.8	0.5	0.2	1.9	2.8
Jamail Jones	8	8.4	0.8	2.1	35.3	0.4	1.0	37.5	0.4	0.4	100.0	0.5	0.8	1.3	0.4	0.9	0.5	0.1	0.8	2.3
Reggie Smith	8	9.9	0.5	1.4	36.4	0.1	0.5	25.0	0.3	0.8	33.3	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.1	0.3	0.5	1.4
Robert Frozena	7	2.6	0.1	0.7	20.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.6	75.0	0.3	0.1	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.7

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Tipoff is scheduled for 20.00 CT and the game will be televised by ESPN2HD (Comcast ch. 203 HD in Nashville), though the game will also be available on ESPN3.com. Our open gamethread will go live about an hour before tipoff. Also, don't forget to head over to Stat-King to submit your predictions for the game.

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The NCAA is full of absolute shit...

They can’t make a decision on Goulbourne for such a minor infraction, but they can quickly give six Ohio State football players a huge break by letting them play in the Sugar Bowl after they sold their stuff for tattoos & such? It’s true, the NCAA has different standards for the SEC & Big 10.

I like tight pants & fried chicken

by crowAMO on Dec 29, 2010 1:13 PM EST reply actions

That Ohio State decision just baffles me.

Their reason for allowing those players to play in the Sugar Bowl is because they “did not receive adequate rules education during the time period the violations occurred.” Really? If that’s really their reason, then why are they being suspended for the first 5 games next season? Why can’t the NCAA just make it easier on everyone and admit that the only reason they’re allowed to play is to keep the ratings up?

by KC Commodore on Dec 29, 2010 2:09 PM EST up reply actions

Exactly!

Whenever an SEC player receives punishment the penalty is put into place immediately – there’s actually an article that quotes the Sugar Bowl CEO saying he pressured Ohio State to keep those players eligible.

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/sports/stories/2010/12/29/players-sorry-sugar-bowl-isnt.html?sid=101

I like tight pants & fried chicken

by crowAMO on Dec 29, 2010 2:46 PM EST reply actions