GOG 2009 #07: UNC
by JLeverenz on Dec 4, 2009 11:21 AM EST
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After winning the first 4 games of this annual series, UK has dropped 5 straight to the Tarheels. It's time to reverse that trend and UK has the personnel to do so. UNC is similar to UK in many ways, namely they have a big, talented front line and turnover problems. UK has the best player on the floor in Patrick Patterson and maybe the second best player too, although it's a close call between John Wall and UNC's Ed Davis.
* GOG #00 has information about the game. Follow the link if you have any questions.
* Statsheet.com has information about UNC.
* Congratulations to EagleTDL for winning GOG #06! Follow the link for full results.
GOG 2009 #07: UNC [Max 37 Points]
1. Who wins the game? [+1 if correct, -1 if incorrect] UK
2. How many points does UK score? [4 points if correct, 3 points if within 1, 2 points if within 2, 1 point if within 3] 68
3. How many points does UNC score? [4 points if correct, 3 points if within 1, 2 points if within 2, 1 point if within 3] 66
4. How many ties in the game? How many lead changes? (note: 0-0 does NOT count as a tie) [3 pts each] 0 ties, 1 lead change
5. In two games against UNC, Patrick Patterson has 38 points, 20 rebounds, and 2 blocks while shooting 14-23 from the floor (60.9%) and 10-13 from the free throw line (76.9%). Predict his made field goals/made free throws/offensive rebounds. [2 pts each] Patterson went for 8/2/2. How's this for consistency: Patterson has now scored exactly 19 points in each game against UNC.
6. Both teams have had trouble with turnovers. UNC averages 17.2 per game and turns the ball over 22.7% of their possessions. UK averages 17.1 per game and turns the ball over 24.2% of their possessions. 35.5 turnovers for both teams combined: Do you take the Under or the Over? [+1 if correct, -1 if incorrect] The teams combined for 37 turnovers, so Over.
7. The game could come down to the team that fails to turn the ball over last. Which team commits the final turnover of the game? [+1 if correct, -1 if incorrect] UK turned the ball over last, Bledsoe with 47 seconds remaining. Fortunately that did not decide the game.
8. As mentioned above, both teams feature big, talented front lines with Davis, Tyler Zeller, and Deion Thompson for UNC and Patterson, DeMarcus Cousins, and Daniel Orton for UK. Which group of big men collect the most rebounds? The most blocks? [+1 if correct, -1 if incorrect, each] The UNC trio out rebounded the UK group 24-16. Both groups tied with 4 blocks a piece, so everyone got the second part of this question correct.
9. Speaking of Orton, he's given the team valuable minutes off the bench with good production. Predict his points/rebounds/blocks. [2 pts each] 0/4/2 and those blocks proved to be big.
10. The big pre-season question on offense was about 3-point shooting, but the Cats have come out and hit 37.9% from 3, their best percentage in quite some time. Bledsoe and Dodson have both been good and Miller is getting better. Who makes the most 3-pt shots for the Cats? [3 pts] This was a tie between Miller and Dodson with 2 each, so if you picked either one you got credit.
11. The UNC-A was a dunk-fest for UK. How many of those "high percentage shots" do they get against the TarHeels? [3 pts] 4 dunks for UK
Deadline for answers is tip-off at 12:30 PM on Saturday, December 5.
Congratulations to Ken Howlett for winning the UNC GOG. This makes Ken the first 2-time winner of the GOG this year! Full results are below.
| Mean | 5.79 |
| St. Dev | 3.47 |
| Median | 6 |
| Mode | 6 |
| GOG #07 Rank | UserName | # of GOGs | GOG #07 | TOTAL PTS | Rank by PTS | AVERAGE | Rank by AVG |
| 1 | Ken Howlett | 3 | 13 | 37 | 9 | 0.301 | 1 |
| 2 | JLeverenz | 7 | 10 | 48 | 2 | 0.183 | 10 |
| 3 | floundringaround | 7 | 9 | 41 | 7 | 0.156 | 15 |
| 4 | UKlvrJM | 3 | 8 | 36 | 10 | 0.281 | 2 |
| 5 | EagleTDL | 6 | 6 | 46 | 3 | 0.198 | 9 |
| 6 | BigSkyCat | 7 | 6 | 42 | 5 | 0.160 | 14 |
| 7 | Wild Weasel | 7 | 6 | 41 | 7 | 0.156 | 15 |
| 8 | UKWildCatFanatic | 6 | 6 | 35 | 11 | 0.151 | 19 |
| 9 | KYCatwoman | 1 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 0.162 | 12 |
| 10 | dancoo626 | 7 | 4 | 53 | 1 | 0.202 | 8 |
| 11 | kentuckygirl0724 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 0.081 | 22 |
| 12 | RandomGuy0 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 0.138 | 20 |
| 13 | a2d2 | 7 | 1 | 44 | 4 | 0.167 | 11 |
| 14 | GoLightning | 5 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 0.154 | 17 |
| Acdixon | 5 | 42 | 5 | 0.221 | 6 | ||
| btcoop71 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 0.279 | 3 | ||
| yearofthecat | 2 | 20 | 15 | 0.278 | 4 | ||
| Ontherocks | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0.162 | 13 | ||
| bluelaw | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0.154 | 17 | ||
| SpartanWildcat | 2 | 14 | 18 | 0.206 | 7 | ||
| hoboat33 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 0.226 | 5 | ||
| E4 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 0.083 | 21 |
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GOG 07
1. UK
2. 78
3. 75
4. 7 ties, 5 lead changes
5. 7/4/4.
6. Over
7. UNC has the final turnover
8. UNC with most boards, UK with most blocks
9. 6/4/2
10. Dodson
11. 7 dunks for the Cats
3 > 2, except for very large values of 2.
#7 A BIG victory over UNC
1. UK
2. 73
3. 68
4. 5/4
5. 8/6/4
6. under
7. UNC
8. UK/UK
9. 8/5/2
10. Dodson
11. 6
GOG #7
1. UK (i think if you pick UNC, and you’re right, you get 3, and if you’re wrong, it’s -10) ;)
2. 83
3. 77
4. 3 ties, 3 lead changes
5. 9/6/3
6. over
7. UNC
8. UK for both
9. 8/5/2
10. Dodson
11. 6
GO BIG BLUE!! GO BIG BLUE!!
by UKWildCatFanatic on Dec 4, 2009 2:49 PM EST reply actions
i forgot dashes cause it to strike thru
it’s supposed to be minus 3 if correctly predict a UNC victory, and minus 10 if you’re wrong about UNC winning.
GO BIG BLUE!! GO BIG BLUE!!
by UKWildCatFanatic on Dec 4, 2009 2:51 PM EST up reply actions
GOG VII
1. Kentucky
2. 93
3. 84
4. 2-0
5. 9/4/2
6. Under
7. North Carolina
8. UK for Blocks & Boards
9. 8/6/1
10. Miller
11. 11
Falling in love is so hard on the knees
Time To Gamble
1) UNC
2) 78
3) 71
4) 6/4
5) 7/7/3
6) Under
7) UK
8) UNC/UK
9) 6/4/1
10) Dodson
11) 5
"Learn(ing) without thinking begets ignorance. Think(ing) without learning is dangerous."
-Confucius
Going with 7's for GOG #7
1. UK
2. 81
3. 77
4. 7,7
5. 7/7/7
6. Under
7. UNC
8. UK, UK
9. 7/7/2
10. Bledsoe (7 letters)
11. 7
Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!
First Time
1. UK
2. 90
3. 86
4. 6/3
5. 10/6
6. Over
7. UNC
8. UK/UK
9. 8/2/2
10. Patterson
11. 6
It is not worth an intelligent man’s time to be in the majority. By definition, there are already enough people to do that.
by kentuckygirl0724 on Dec 4, 2009 4:16 PM EST reply actions
In regards to GOG #6
Like Momma says, I’d rather be lucky than good!! :-)
1) UK
2) 87
3) 84
4) 14 – 12
5) 11 – 7 – 10
6) Under
7) UK
8) UK – UNC
9) 12 – 9 – 2
10) Dodson
11) 7
If your wings don't sweep....
GOG #7
1. UK
2. 82
3. 78
4. 6/7
5. 6/6/2
6. over
7. UNC
8. UK/UK
9. 6/5/1
10. Dodson
11. 6
"Get your facts first, then you can distort them as much as you please."...Mark Twain.
I feel ashamed... But I pray I'm wrong...
1. UNC
2. 72
3. 79
4. 8 ties, 9 lead changes
5. 11/7/2
6. over
7. UK
8. UK and UK
9. 8/9/1
10. Miller
11. 4
It's frustrating when you know all the answers, but nobody bothers to ask you the questions.
by floundringaround on Dec 5, 2009 12:03 AM EST reply actions
Go CATS!
1. UK
2. 80
3. 75
4. 12 ties, 10 lead changes
5. 10/6/5
6. Under
7. UNC
8. UK / UK
9. 6/2/1
10. Dodson
11. 9 dunks
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