WVBilliken Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Just took a peek at the A10 standings and noticed that EVERY team in the conference has a winning home record. Even the "weak sisters" of the league have a winning home record. On the other hand, I found it amazing that EVERY A10 team also has a losing road record. Not a single team in a 15 team league can manage a winning road record? I know fans will claim "home cooking" by the referees, but that can't be the only reason. Good teams should be able to win more on the road than they lose. Is this league so bad that not one team can manage a winning road record? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Well the win against GM was not due to home cooking I think it is just difficult to win on the road period no matter what conference you are in. I do know that a study was done a couple of yeas ago that showed that home teams do get more foul shots by a decent amount and that could very well influence the game so then it could be home cooking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zman Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 I think a huge factor is how lighting and background affect depth perception and confidence. I remember , more than once, taking a first warm up shot at an away game. It felt good, thought it was going in....airball. Even as a kid leaving your neighborhood to play at a different playground, the rims were too hard, too high, didn't have nets, or even worse, chain nets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoCoBillsFan Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 40 minutes ago, WVBilliken said: Just took a peek at the A10 standings and noticed that EVERY team in the conference has a winning home record. Even the "weak sisters" of the league have a winning home record. On the other hand, I found it amazing that EVERY A10 team also has a losing road record. Not a single team in a 15 team league can manage a winning road record? I know fans will claim "home cooking" by the referees, but that can't be the only reason. Good teams should be able to win more on the road than they lose. Is this league so bad that not one team can manage a winning road record? Home court has a huge impact across all of college basketball. I’ve always wondered why it seems to be a much bigger advantage in college basketball than it is in other sports or even the NBA. I’m sure there’s a more detailed answer than just home cooking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoCoBillsFan Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 1 minute ago, zman said: I think a huge factor is how lighting and background affect depth perception and confidence. I remember , more than once, taking a first warm up shot at an away game. It felt good, thought it was going in....airball. Even as a kid leaving your neighborhood to play at a different playground, the rims were too hard, too high, didn't have nets, or even worse, chain nets. Why the chain net slander?! in all seriousness, this is probably the answer. But then I see teams roll into Chaifetz and shoot the lights out and I’m confused again. But that might just be a product of a Travis Ford coached team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eselyou_fan Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Basketballs can play a big role on home court advantage in NCAA games. Home teams have their favorite brands - it can take a while to get used to the ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 In a home and away series, the point swing range can be anywhere from 3-12 pts. ...i.e. home field advantage to home field advantage. That is quite a spread for conference play. I think the thing that is different this year is parity. ( an ongoing trend that is becoming more noticeable every year). In a number of conferences (A-10 included) this means there is less difference from top to bottom. The bottom teams are better and the top teams have faded back closer to the pack. This phenomenon leads to closer games. When you factor in 3-12 pts on home and away point swings, you are going to have more home wins then in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlarry Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 4 hours ago, NoCoBillsFan said: Why the chain net slander?! in all seriousness, this is probably the answer. But then I see teams roll into Chaifetz and shoot the lights out and I’m confused again. But that might just be a product of a Travis Ford coached team I was going to say the same thing. Chain nets were/are awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraz Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 4 minutes ago, dlarry said: I was going to say the same thing. Chain nets were/are awesome! My parents disallowed them on our hoop because they claimed it ruined the basketballs. Is there any truth to this? I’ve wondered this for years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Light Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 3 minutes ago, Fraz said: My parents disallowed them on our hoop because they claimed it ruined the basketballs. Is there any truth to this? I’ve wondered this for years Take your basketball and lightly run a cheese grater over it a few hundred times. I bet it looks a little worn afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zman Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 (edited) 5 hours ago, NoCoBillsFan said: Why the chain net slander?! No string music! They don't swish they . Edited January 14 by zman chink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiken Rich Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 4 hours ago, dlarry said: I was going to say the same thing. Chain nets were/are awesome! Chain nets are awesome if you're in prison.........Jeesh I was a North County Kid growing up and bare hoops were ALWAYS better than chains man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARon Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 11 hours ago, NoCoBillsFan said: Home court has a huge impact across all of college basketball. I’ve always wondered why it seems to be a much bigger advantage in college basketball than it is in other sports or even the NBA. I’m sure there’s a more detailed answer than just home cooking. There was some research done a few years back that concluded the biggest factor in home-court advantage was the crowd influencing the officials. The idea being that the reason there seems to be a greater impact in basketball and baseball than say hockey or soccer is there are more potential judgement calls made by the refs/umps throughout the contest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis_w Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 11 hours ago, eselyou_fan said: Basketballs can play a big role on home court advantage in NCAA games. Home teams have their favorite brands - it can take a while to get used to the ball. leagues use a standard ball, most use the wilson as does the ncaa, dont know what a-10 uses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almaman Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 3 hours ago, dennis_w said: leagues use a standard ball, most use the wilson as does the ncaa, dont know what a-10 uses If anyone knows about "using" A (Mr) Wilson it would be Dennis HenryB likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Chain nets are awful. Tear up basketballs. That said I'd play with any net than no net. Terrible for shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis_w Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 10 hours ago, almaman said: If anyone knows about "using" A (Mr) Wilson it would be Dennis it took me a minute to get this one, how old must you be to understand this? i would think it would go over the young guys head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deutschkind Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 On 1/14/2023 at 9:36 PM, dennis_w said: leagues use a standard ball, most use the wilson as does the ncaa, dont know what a-10 uses For the longest time Wisconsin under Bo Ryan used Sterling basketballs at home and were the only program in the country. It was always discussed as a reason they had such a good home winning percentage dennis_w likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soderball Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 On 1/14/2023 at 8:17 AM, WVBilliken said: Just took a peek at the A10 standings and noticed that EVERY team in the conference has a winning home record. Even the "weak sisters" of the league have a winning home record. On the other hand, I found it amazing that EVERY A10 team also has a losing road record. Not a single team in a 15 team league can manage a winning road record? I know fans will claim "home cooking" by the referees, but that can't be the only reason. Good teams should be able to win more on the road than they lose. Is this league so bad that not one team can manage a winning road record? The 'blers are proving you wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 So, did Duke get screwed? Home cooking in Blacksburg? 13 seconds left in the game, and this is a no-call. Duke lost by 3. The refs ruled that since Collins didn't intend to strike Filipowski, it wasn't worth whistling him for a flagrant foul. If this were the Billikens rather than Duke, do you feel the same? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills By 40 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 10 minutes ago, HoosierPal said: So, did Duke get screwed? Home cooking in Blacksburg? 13 seconds left in the game, and this is a no-call. Duke lost by 3. The refs ruled that since Collins didn't intend to strike Filipowski, it wasn't worth whistling him for a flagrant foul. If this were the Billikens rather than Duke, do you feel the same? Intentional or not, closed fist to the throat is not only a flagrant but an ejection IMO. You just can't get away with that and ESPECIALLY NOT in those circumstances. HoosierPal likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laker119 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 12 minutes ago, HoosierPal said: So, did Duke get screwed? Home cooking in Blacksburg? 13 seconds left in the game, and this is a no-call. Duke lost by 3. The refs ruled that since Collins didn't intend to strike Filipowski, it wasn't worth whistling him for a flagrant foul. If this were the Billikens rather than Duke, do you feel the same? I also never realized intent was part of determining a flagrant? Like there have been a number of times where someone accidentally catches a guy with an elbow and that was a flagrant. Exhibit number 1,289 that NCAA officials are too inconsistent for their own good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy II Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 -Greenburg on ESPN after the game said intent is not part of the rule so it should have been called a flagrant 1, how could the officials not know this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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