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  Message Not Read  Why we will win the MAC
   Posted: 4/30/2017 10:39:34 PM 
The mass exodus of talent has left us with a pretty good chance of winning the MAC. If Tone is able to return, we will no doubt have the best front court and we will be able to play bully ball. We will have to move away from being a perimeter oriented team. Once we have proven that we can dominate the interior and dominate the boards, our shooters will get great looks. Our only threats in the conference will be Kent and Buffalo. Buffalo definitely has the best guard and wing talent in the MAC, we cannot beat them if we play to their style.
What would cause us to lose the MAC. If Tone does not return we could still win the MAC, Carter and Taylor should still be able to dominate the paint, our guards will, however; will need to shoot a higher percentage. Block will need to shoot a higher percentage. Our problem last year was that when teams locked down on us at the end of games, we could not score, someone will need to step forward. Simmons did a pretty good job towards the end of the year. Our coach will need to try different lineups and go with the hot hand. If we stand out on the perimeter and jack threes and keep good players (Laster) on the bench, our offense will stagnate and our defense, while the numbers showed we improved, we gave up a lot of good looks, teams will look for better looks in crunch time and we will need to be able to block or to alter shots. Buffalo got to the paint at will against us last year. We may need to go to three guards at times to match other teams quickness. Our coach will need to be able to adapt to in game situations. Go Cats

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   Posted: 5/1/2017 8:58:37 AM 
allen wrote:
If we stand out on the perimeter and jack threes and keep good players (Laster) on the bench, our offense will stagnate


At 38% we are the 28th best shooting team behind the arc in the NCAA. I hardly think in the big scheme of things this team would be classified as "jacking 3's" without some degree of confidence. If we are "jacking 3's" what are other teams below us doing.....? And that is 28th with KK not having a great year and Dartis getting smothered most games. OTOH we could slam it inside and penetrate more to draw fouls ....where we are the 228th best team from the line.


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   Posted: 5/1/2017 9:51:05 AM 
bornacatfan wrote:
allen wrote:
If we stand out on the perimeter and jack threes and keep good players (Laster) on the bench, our offense will stagnate


At 38% we are the 28th best shooting team behind the arc in the NCAA. I hardly think in the big scheme of things this team would be classified as "jacking 3's" without some degree of confidence. If we are "jacking 3's" what are other teams below us doing.....? And that is 28th with KK not having a great year and Dartis getting smothered most games. OTOH we could slam it inside and penetrate more to draw fouls ....where we are the 228th best team from the line.



Perception vs reality. Akron shot 240 more threes than we did. We were 5th in the conference in threes attempted. And as borna indicated we shot the three very well. And I'm not sure what you want. When Mike Laster is in the game good players are on the bench. He was the first guy off the bench. I'm sure he'll get a bigger workload this year as well.
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  Message Not Read  RE: Why we will win the MAC
   Posted: 5/1/2017 10:08:05 AM 
Taking three point shots is not bad, you just can't fall in love with the three point shot. I believe that our strength next year will come from going inside more. I believe that by going inside more, we will get better looks from the three point line.


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  Message Not Read  RE: Why we will win the MAC
   Posted: 5/1/2017 10:48:35 AM 
allen wrote:
Taking three point shots is not bad, you just can't fall in love with the three point shot. I believe that our strength next year will come from going inside more. I believe that by going inside more, we will get better looks from the three point line.


I don't really disagree but I think our strength is the fact that we have a bunch of players that move the ball well. When we struggled last year it wasn't because we fell in love with the three. It was when we stopped moving without the ball and stopped making quick passes. I loved Jaaron but at times he would dribble too much and it allowed defenses to get set. Two years ago he did a lot more driving and passing. Last year he drove to score more often. We don't have a bunch of players that can create their own shots so we have to work smarter setting up those shots. The ball movement also greatly benefits our interior players.
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   Posted: 5/1/2017 12:38:18 PM 
allen wrote:
Taking three point shots is not bad, you just can't fall in love with the three point shot. I believe that our strength next year will come from going inside more. I believe that by going inside more, we will get better looks from the three point line.


This is like asking Frank Solich to go no-huddle and spread the field with six WRs. It ain't happening.

SaulBall is all about throwing up 3ptrs. That will not change. We'll never be a pound-it-in-to-Carter offense. Won't happen.

Carter will get his looks, but you can expect Ohio to put up 25ish 3ptrs a game next year and every year going forward. That won't change under Saul.
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  Message Not Read  RE: Why we will win the MAC
   Posted: 5/1/2017 12:46:40 PM 
bshot44 wrote:
allen wrote:
Taking three point shots is not bad, you just can't fall in love with the three point shot. I believe that our strength next year will come from going inside more. I believe that by going inside more, we will get better looks from the three point line.


This is like asking Frank Solich to go no-huddle and spread the field with six WRs. It ain't happening.

SaulBall is all about throwing up 3ptrs. That will not change. We'll never be a pound-it-in-to-Carter offense. Won't happen.

Carter will get his looks, but you can expect Ohio to put up 25ish 3ptrs a game next year and every year going forward. That won't change under Saul.


Not only that, but the game is trending toward more three's attempted per game. I don't see the trend going backward too much.
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  Message Not Read  RE: Why we will win the MAC
   Posted: 5/1/2017 12:58:12 PM 
OU_Country wrote:
bshot44 wrote:
allen wrote:
Taking three point shots is not bad, you just can't fall in love with the three point shot. I believe that our strength next year will come from going inside more. I believe that by going inside more, we will get better looks from the three point line.


This is like asking Frank Solich to go no-huddle and spread the field with six WRs. It ain't happening.

SaulBall is all about throwing up 3ptrs. That will not change. We'll never be a pound-it-in-to-Carter offense. Won't happen.

Carter will get his looks, but you can expect Ohio to put up 25ish 3ptrs a game next year and every year going forward. That won't change under Saul.


Not only that, but the game is trending toward more three's attempted per game. I don't see the trend going backward too much.


Logic and math both say 3 > 2

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   Posted: 5/1/2017 1:27:01 PM 
bshot44 wrote:
allen wrote:
Taking three point shots is not bad, you just can't fall in love with the three point shot. I believe that our strength next year will come from going inside more. I believe that by going inside more, we will get better looks from the three point line.


This is like asking Frank Solich to go no-huddle and spread the field with six WRs. It ain't happening.

SaulBall is all about throwing up 3ptrs. That will not change. We'll never be a pound-it-in-to-Carter offense. Won't happen.

Carter will get his looks, but you can expect Ohio to put up 25ish 3ptrs a game next year and every year going forward. That won't change under Saul.


+1 I don't mind taking three's, let them be open three's, because we are making high percentage shots and teams are collapsing on Carter to stop him.


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   Posted: 5/1/2017 2:07:12 PM 
We will win the MAC if:

1) We get decent PG play from one or both freshmen and

2) Avoid a big injury

I think the conference should be pretty open this coming year. I agree with what I saw on another thread that the MAC regular season winner may have 6-7 losses. I don't think Kirk/Butler have to be Jaaron Simmons for us to win, but we need them to run the show with more positive play than negative play. Even Jaaron had bouts with turnovers last year, sometimes a lot of them. As for injuries, if something bad happens (Campbell-esque) to a key player, I don't know that we will be able to recover from it this year. Last year Jaaron saved us, really, after Tony got hurt. If Carter or Dartis go down this year, I'm not sure we'd have enough firepower to get through it.
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   Posted: 5/1/2017 2:09:25 PM 
100%Cat wrote:
We will win the MAC if:

1) We get decent PG play from one or both freshmen and

2) Avoid a big injury

I think the conference should be pretty open this coming year. I agree with what I saw on another thread that the MAC regular season winner may have 6-7 losses. I don't think Kirk/Butler have to be Jaaron Simmons for us to win, but we need them to run the show with more positive play than negative play. Even Jaaron had bouts with turnovers last year, sometimes a lot of them. As for injuries, if something bad happens (Campbell-esque) to a key player, I don't know that we will be able to recover from it this year. Last year Jaaron saved us, really, after Tony got hurt. If Carter or Dartis go down this year, I'm not sure we'd have enough firepower to get through it.


I agree with your two points above but will add a few more ifs:

3) Doug Taylor takes another step to become more of an offensive weapon
4) Gavin Block finds an outside shot that is dependable
5) We know Butler and Kirk will play...we need one of either Gareri or Vander Plas to be able to give us 10 minutes a game.
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   Posted: 5/1/2017 3:26:51 PM 
How many MAC teams have wing players with the talent and experience we have in Gavin Block, Jordan Dartis and Mike Laster?

ZERO.

Jordan Dartis gave us nearly 35 minutes a game last year as a true sophomore. Gavin Block gave us 28 minutes a game as a true sophomore. Mike Laster averaged 15 minutes over the course of the season, but that masks how much he contributed down our stretch run. The last 10 games he averaged 22 minutes a game for Ohio. His court-time increased more than anyone outside Jason Carter due to the Campbell injury.

Speaking of Jason Carter... How many MAC programs have a better big-man returning than Jason Carter?
EMU has a good big guy returning. Beyond that? A couple teams have solid bigs but ultimately Jason Carter is a starter for every single team in this conference next season.

...

FWIW, the last two times we started a freshman point guard we made the NCAA tournament.


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  Message Not Read  RE: Why we will win the MAC
   Posted: 5/1/2017 3:50:58 PM 
Bobcat1998 wrote:

4) Gavin Block finds an outside shot that is dependable


Gavin Block hit 36% from 3. His effective FG% was 50.3%. That's more than acceptable. IMO he just needs to get his FT stroke back. He was almost 80% from the line in HS and hit 83% his freshman year. Last year was a head-scratcher in that area. He shot a lot better from the line from February on (76%) but up until then he was teetering just above 50%. Even when he's not shooting well he makes up for it in other areas though.

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   Posted: 5/1/2017 3:54:52 PM 
Bobcat1998 wrote:

5) We know Butler and Kirk will play...we need one of either Gareri or Vander Plas to be able to give us 10 minutes a game.



I can't imagine a scenario short of both being injured where this does not happen.
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   Posted: 5/1/2017 6:44:55 PM 
And no one is talking about the wildcard which is Mickle. Will he be Jon Smith or will he be Chandler Thomas? My hope is that he is coming from a solid mid-major in FGCU just like Jon came from St. Louis. He averaged about 10 minutes a game like Jon did at St. Louis. He's athletic looking and sounding. Perhaps we will have a real game changer in terms of his contributions (and when I say game-changer I mean 10 minutes a game, 4 points and 6 boards per game).
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   Posted: 5/1/2017 9:10:49 PM 
The Optimist wrote:
How many MAC teams have wing players with the talent and experience we have in Gavin Block, Jordan Dartis and Mike Laster?


The Optimist living up to his name, although I might give the experience edge to Ohio.
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   Posted: 5/1/2017 11:53:11 PM 
bobcatsquared wrote:
The Optimist wrote:
How many MAC teams have wing players with the talent and experience we have in Gavin Block, Jordan Dartis and Mike Laster?


The Optimist living up to his name, although I might give the experience edge to Ohio.


I just want someone to answer my question so I don't start talking to myself like that crazy guy on the football board.


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   Posted: 5/2/2017 12:35:48 AM 
OUVan wrote:
Bobcat1998 wrote:

4) Gavin Block finds an outside shot that is dependable


Gavin Block hit 36% from 3. His effective FG% was 50.3%. That's more than acceptable. IMO he just needs to get his FT stroke back. He was almost 80% from the line in HS and hit 83% his freshman year. Last year was a head-scratcher in that area. He shot a lot better from the line from February on (76%) but up until then he was teetering just above 50%. Even when he's not shooting well he makes up for it in other areas though.


I don't know what math you are doing. The NCAA average for 3 point percentage is 39% and Block shot 34.6% and 42% overall and averaged 6 points less than the average starting wing. Block has the ability to shoot 50%, he needs to be coached up and not lied too. These moral victories have to stop. His percentage is below average, he needs to acknowledge that and improve it.
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/3...

Last Edited: 5/2/2017 12:37:09 AM by allen


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   Posted: 5/2/2017 8:19:24 AM 
allen wrote:
OUVan wrote:
Bobcat1998 wrote:

4) Gavin Block finds an outside shot that is dependable


Gavin Block hit 36% from 3. His effective FG% was 50.3%. That's more than acceptable. IMO he just needs to get his FT stroke back. He was almost 80% from the line in HS and hit 83% his freshman year. Last year was a head-scratcher in that area. He shot a lot better from the line from February on (76%) but up until then he was teetering just above 50%. Even when he's not shooting well he makes up for it in other areas though.


I don't know what math you are doing. The NCAA average for 3 point percentage is 39% and Block shot 34.6% and 42% overall and averaged 6 points less than the average starting wing. Block has the ability to shoot 50%, he needs to be coached up and not lied too. These moral victories have to stop. His percentage is below average, he needs to acknowledge that and improve it.
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/3...


Who's lying to Gavin Block and what are they lying about? The thing that needs to stop around here is you talking about moral victories and "medi's" in every other post. I'm not saying don't post but this stuff you add after a perfectly reasonable point makes you seem like you're posting from the pysch ward. It's brutal to read every day.
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   Posted: 5/2/2017 8:49:19 AM 
Thanks LongDriver ...


allen attacking things is simply showing his ignorance of advanced analytics and not acknowledging that there are folks out there that understand the game and give a more complete picture.... I suppose he could call Ken Pomeroy and tell him he is adding to morals and being a medi by giving us better understanding of the game and the numbers

Gavin is 50.3 eFG and 53.8 TS% Jordy is 47th in the country at 63% TS%

At the risk of Ken Pomeroy getting an email telling him how stupid/moral/medi he is I will share the info..... to give some understanding to the numbers some are using...they are all relative just as the ESPN numbers are to other players in the country. KenPom's make more sense to me and after this many years for some reason I trust their accuracy a bit more. That's just me I guess.


Effective field goal percentage (eFG%): Same as regular field goal percentage, except that made three-pointers are appropriately given 50% more credit.

True shooting percentage (TS%): (New) This is Gasaway’s old PPWS divided by 2. It’s like eFG%, but throws in trips to the line and converts it to a shooting percentage that approximates what 2-point percentage a player would need to have to score the points he produces on all of his shooting attempts.



IN that scenario


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   Posted: 5/2/2017 9:21:05 AM 
bornacatfan wrote:
Thanks LongDriver ...


allen attacking things is simply showing his ignorance of advanced analytics and not acknowledging that there are folks out there that understand the game and give a more complete picture.... I suppose he could call Ken Pomeroy and tell him he is adding to morals and being a medi by giving us better understanding of the game and the numbers

Gavin is 50.3 eFG and 53.8 TS% Jordy is 47th in the country at 63% TS%

At the risk of Ken Pomeroy getting an email telling him how stupid/moral/medi he is I will share the info..... to give some understanding to the numbers some are using...they are all relative just as the ESPN numbers are to other players in the country. KenPom's make more sense to me and after this many years for some reason I trust their accuracy a bit more. That's just me I guess.


Effective field goal percentage (eFG%): Same as regular field goal percentage, except that made three-pointers are appropriately given 50% more credit.

True shooting percentage (TS%): (New) This is Gasaway’s old PPWS divided by 2. It’s like eFG%, but throws in trips to the line and converts it to a shooting percentage that approximates what 2-point percentage a player would need to have to score the points he produces on all of his shooting attempts.



IN that scenario

+1 I almost referenced Dartis' being 47th in the country in TS% but I figured that'd go unappreciated.

Jason Carter efficiency statistics.


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   Posted: 5/2/2017 9:38:23 AM 
The Optimist wrote:

+1 I almost referenced Dartis' being 47th in the country in TS% but I figured that'd go unappreciated.

Jason Carter efficiency statistics.




I have my own reasons for watching those numbers....and while some may assert that they are purely personal I see them more as a measure of personnel usage. How is a kid being used and what kind of tempo is the offense generating?


TS

Note: Minimum 60% minutes played to qualify.
Rank Player Team Ht Wt Yr TS%
1 Tommy Freeman Ohio 6-5 190 Jr 70.5
2 Kellan Carter Nicholls St. 6-0 180 Jr 69.4
3 Dallas Lauderdale Ohio St. 6-8 255 Jr 69.0
4 Blake Hoffarber Minnesota 6-4 200 Jr 68.6
5 Jared Stohl Portland 6-1 165 Jr 67.4
6 Angelo Caloiaro San Francisco 6-7 225 So 67.1
7 Demond Watt Texas A&M Corpus Chris 6-7 205 Jr 66.9
8 Jeremy Evans Western Kentucky 6-9 196 Sr 66.8
9 Mickey McConnell Saint Mary's 6-0 175 Jr 66.1
10 Chase Hallam Denver 6-5 210 Fr 65.4

e FG

1 Dallas Lauderdale Ohio St. 6-8 255 Jr 77.3
2 Kellan Carter Nicholls St. 6-0 180 Jr 71.2
3 Tommy Freeman Ohio 6-5 190 Jr 67.6
4 Blake Hoffarber Minnesota 6-4 200 Jr 67.3
5 Julius Thomas Portland St. 6-5 225 Sr 67.1
6 Eric Boateng Arizona St. 6-10 245 Sr 66.5
7 Demond Watt Texas A&M Corpus Chris 6-7 205 Jr 65.8
8 Jeremy Evans Western Kentucky 6-9 196 Sr 65.6
9 Angelo Caloiaro San Francisco 6-7 225 So 65.6
10 Jared Stohl Portland 6-1 165 Jr 65.5

As I look at those numbers, because I watched the kids on those list up close, catching games and evaluating I have a better feel today for who is doing what and how to evaluate use and offensive scheme and system. Lauderdale was used different in much the same offense than Hofaber and Tommy, while Stohl and Boateng were more scorers than system guys. Analysis gives better insight but what I learned was revealing. Jordan at 47 was a tribute considering how much attention he was given this year and how much less the ball moved than his frosh year when he was 11th as a frosh...


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   Posted: 5/2/2017 9:44:38 AM 
OUs LONG Driver wrote:
allen wrote:
OUVan wrote:
Bobcat1998 wrote:

4) Gavin Block finds an outside shot that is dependable


Gavin Block hit 36% from 3. His effective FG% was 50.3%. That's more than acceptable. IMO he just needs to get his FT stroke back. He was almost 80% from the line in HS and hit 83% his freshman year. Last year was a head-scratcher in that area. He shot a lot better from the line from February on (76%) but up until then he was teetering just above 50%. Even when he's not shooting well he makes up for it in other areas though.


I don't know what math you are doing. The NCAA average for 3 point percentage is 39% and Block shot 34.6% and 42% overall and averaged 6 points less than the average starting wing. Block has the ability to shoot 50%, he needs to be coached up and not lied too. These moral victories have to stop. His percentage is below average, he needs to acknowledge that and improve it.
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/3...


Who's lying to Gavin Block and what are they lying about? The thing that needs to stop around here is you talking about moral victories and "medi's" in every other post. I'm not saying don't post but this stuff you add after a perfectly reasonable point makes you seem like you're posting from the pysch ward. It's brutal to read every day.


Block's effective field goal percentage is not 50% (psych ward material). Gavin Block hit 34.6% from 3, 42.8% overall fied goal percentage and he shot 66% from the foul line, all are below the average for NCAA small forwards. Block has a good post game and good length, he can easily improve and shoot 47% from the field and 40 from 3 and 80 from the line, then he will give us at least 8 more points per game. Culver shot a higher percentage than him and Laster shot 53% from the field. I have confidence that Block can improve his numbers. Block has a great feel for the game, he can be great. Let's go Cats


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   Posted: 5/2/2017 10:19:11 AM 
Gavin Block had a 50.3 eFG% last year. This is a fact which uses the other facts you just provided. Advanced metrics are your friend, they often tell a much more complete story (and sometimes even support your assumptions).

To your point that Block could stand to improve his shooting numbers, which I agree with, only two regulars had a worse eFG%, Culver (48.5) & Simmons (48.0). As OUVan points out Block has value outside these numbers too. He creates extra possessions by taking charges, makes the proper pass, and knows how to throw a post entry pass. These aren't "moral victories", it's simply pointing out positives from a player's game. Block has things to work on that I'm sure the coaches reviewed with him at the end of the year. He will likely take another step forward with strength & quickness and we both hope to see an improvement in those shooting #'s.

Here's a link to the team's stats with some of the advanced metrics. The pre & post Campbell injury can also be observed by looking at the conference only stats.

http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ohio/2017.html

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   Posted: 5/2/2017 11:12:42 AM 
allen wrote:
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allen wrote:
OUVan wrote:
Bobcat1998 wrote:

4) Gavin Block finds an outside shot that is dependable


Gavin Block hit 36% from 3. His effective FG% was 50.3%. That's more than acceptable. IMO he just needs to get his FT stroke back. He was almost 80% from the line in HS and hit 83% his freshman year. Last year was a head-scratcher in that area. He shot a lot better from the line from February on (76%) but up until then he was teetering just above 50%. Even when he's not shooting well he makes up for it in other areas though.


I don't know what math you are doing. The NCAA average for 3 point percentage is 39% and Block shot 34.6% and 42% overall and averaged 6 points less than the average starting wing. Block has the ability to shoot 50%, he needs to be coached up and not lied too. These moral victories have to stop. His percentage is below average, he needs to acknowledge that and improve it.
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/3...


Who's lying to Gavin Block and what are they lying about? The thing that needs to stop around here is you talking about moral victories and "medi's" in every other post. I'm not saying don't post but this stuff you add after a perfectly reasonable point makes you seem like you're posting from the pysch ward. It's brutal to read every day.


Block's effective field goal percentage is not 50% (psych ward material). Gavin Block hit 34.6% from 3, 42.8% overall fied goal percentage and he shot 66% from the foul line, all are below the average for NCAA small forwards. Block has a good post game and good length, he can easily improve and shoot 47% from the field and 40 from 3 and 80 from the line, then he will give us at least 8 more points per game. Culver shot a higher percentage than him and Laster shot 53% from the field. I have confidence that Block can improve his numbers. Block has a great feel for the game, he can be great. Let's go Cats


I don't think you understand that Effective Field Goal Percentage is an actual measure of basketball shooting, as borna has explained above.

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