I can see why an NBA guy would say that. In the NBA home court is pretty

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Jan 1, 2025
9:01:44am

OKchief Starter

I can see why an NBA guy would say that. In the NBA home court is pretty

negligible. In college it isn’t.

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OKchief

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Anyone notice 3-4 times now KY has said playing on the road is a little

brazilcoug

Jan 1, 8:54am

It’s a mental exercise to realize it’s all in one’s head.

Jan 1, 8:58am

Sleep issues too...everyone does better in their own bed.

WVU_Prof

Jan 1, 10:25am

Didn't seem overblown at Providence.

byubyu

Jan 1, 9:00am

Unless his point is to say his staff & team MADE it overblown.

SinkingQuffa

Jan 1, 3:37pm

I can see why an NBA guy would say that. In the NBA home court is pretty

OKchief

Jan 1, 9:01am

College home court advantage is a much bigger thing than in the NBA.

Goliath

Jan 1, 9:22am

Isn’t that what I just said? lol

OKchief

Jan 1, 11:41am

Yes. Relax

Goliath

Jan 1, 12:01pm

Why? Not saying you’re wrong. Just curious.

thirdgencoug

Jan 1, 1:41pm

Players are younger, arenas are smaller

Goliath

Jan 1, 1:47pm

Bill Russell said it was worth ten points in the NBA.

DeepCCoug

Jan 1, 6:20pm

Providence game should have woke up up on that issue. It’s a big deal.

Idacoug

Jan 1, 9:02am

He only started talking about it since the Providence game. Seems pretty obvious

Lance71

Jan 1, 1:06pm

I wonder if there is any long term data on the subject.

Jan 1, 9:03am

Even if there is it doesn’t mean it has to apply to this team. I’m sure for

cougsareforreal

Jan 1, 11:20am

Long term, the only two teams who seem to have a home court advantage in the NBA

tkh9

Jan 1, 2:56pm

This is a joke, right?

kimdaddy35

Jan 1, 3:40pm

Nope. Compared to expected wins based on final records over time

tkh9

Jan 1, 3:43pm

Altitude and stars sitting out more than other road games is my guess.

byubyu

Jan 1, 3:48pm

It stems back before stars sitting out was a thing. So I think you’re right.

tkh9

Jan 1, 3:50pm

Every team in the NBA plays much better at home than on the road.

kimdaddy35

Jan 1, 10:31pm

Someone posted last week about the difference between home field advantage in

Powerbait DPM

Jan 1, 9:11am

He's leading his team. Mindset affects outcome.

BYUlum

Jan 1, 9:18am

We have reliable, measurable data on this stuff. kenpom lists it for every team. BYU/Marriott is 3.9 pt advantage,

roseyscenario

Jan 1, 10:08am

Garbage stats if it says playing Utes is a bigger advantage than Marriott center

eyes4byu

Jan 1, 10:20am

Makes it hard to shoot with curtains behind the backboard. Nobody is used to it.

Mr Salad

Jan 1, 10:31am

A team's road performance is half of the stat, of course.

roseyscenario

Jan 1, 10:48am

I'm nervous about this team on the road.

porl thompson

Jan 1, 10:39am

I love that he calls it as he sees it even if it's not conventional

MaximusMeridius

Jan 1, 1:57pm

They've lost 2 times on the road, so there's that…

ochobeeguy

Jan 1, 2:07pm

Cuz they mis-managed rather than that were over-powered by an overwhelming deal?

SinkingQuffa

Jan 1, 3:56pm

Getting blown out by Providence has a lot to do with travel and road stuff

ochobeeguy

Jan 1, 4:20pm

No, I’m still waiting for KY to prove he can figure out how to coach in the

icecougar

Jan 1, 5:06pm

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