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[QUOTE="Niastri, post: 5539182, member: 722"]
I'm going to guess high, and say six.

100 points for a tempo team isn't that hard. The NCAA leaders average 75 shots per game. If we use that as a benchmark for a game when we are playing well, it would look like  10/25 40% from 3pt, 28/50 56% from 2pt and 15/20 75% from the free throw line. An easy 101 without unusually high shooting percentages.

If we are playing good defense, forcing tempo and turnovers and outrebounding our opponent, 100 shouldn't be exceedingly rare.

I think 8 cupcakes in the ooc schedule are strong candidates to give up 100 points and a few of our conference opponents might give it up on a night where we are hot.

Additionally, there is added depth, where our second unit can continue to run up the score after the starters get pulled. Our second team might be able to win a second half 45-30 after the starters win the first half 55-30 or something like that.

Lastly, unlike previous years, I think classy guy Red is prepared to run up the score to improve our NET rankings. He'll be sincerely apologetic during handshakes, but I could see him slowing down the offense much later than would be his preference (not like we've really had the talent to just destroy teams anyway lately) this season.

Those factors are going to have us scoring a ton in games where opponents are overmatched.
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