RaceToTheTop

I really don't get Clingan sitting for periods of time in the first half.

Griffen goes sliding, not even touched....my God college refs are horrid.

U Conn just freaking jacking up threes. Calm down

That is where Clingan is going to give Edey all kind of problems*.....no way Edey can keep up with him in transition. *if U Conn wins today.

Just don't understand pulling Clingan. I mean, cool, Alabama went small. Just means that there are matchup programs for both teams if they leave Clingan in and I'd rather have my mistmatch on the defensive end be a rim protector.

I would think tier 1 and tier 2 are determined by more than talent. Mutual interest factors in. It's also obviously their guess based on things that have been heard and nothing else.

No way a full second came off.

Amazing how easily he falls over on contact.

That can be taken up with anyone that wants it removed - I’m not defending its removal. I just want there to be a reason for the fire Woodson thread to exist and it not become every thread. If it’s everywhere, why have one?

How much are these announcers getting paid to offer the words of wisdom if ‘Purdue needs to keep getting the ball to Edey’?

Also don’t think he’d have to be promised a starting spot. If he got Anthony Walker type minutes he’d be getting more on court time than he had at USC.

No fouls on Purdue 13 minutes in

Wide open air all three from NC State. They simply aren’t very good

NC State tripping on their own feet and missing wide open dunks.

I wanted Woodson gone and contributed to the fire Woodson thread until it was clear he was coming back and then have only posted a couple of times there. You can have wanted to move on but also not want the fire Woodson posts to continue to be put in threads that don’t pertain to that.

They could end up in the Big Ten, but I wouldn't assume they will. Not sure they will end up at Michigan. Louisville is rumored to be in very real competition with Michigan for Davis.

Arrienton Page, USC. 6'11" center. Had an offer from Indiana out of high school and was ranked 57th in the class of 2023. Made 4 starts at USC last season but was mainly a rotational player, playing 10.7 mpg in 27 games. 3.1 ppg, 2.1 rpg. Did show some shooting potential -- 16 of his 63 shots were from three, making 5 (31%). Played high school ball in Georgia.

Surprised that Koren Johnson was is tier 2 considering he had IU on his final 5 or so. Might be his interest in IU isn’t as high as IU’s in him.

Alijah Martin, Florida Atlantic, enters. 6'2" guard, averaged 13.1 pts, 5.9 reb, 41/34/75 shooter, for his career 44/37/76. Bulk three point shooter. Leon Bond, 6'4" wing, Virginia, enters. 60th ranked recruit from 2023. Game does not extend beyond the mid range. Good athlete. Averaged 4.1 pts and 2.8 reb in 12 minutes/game at Virginia. Jalen Shelley, 6'8" small forward and 59th ranked player in the clas of 2024, decommited from Arkansas. Zed Key, 6'8" power forward, Ohio State. Little surprised he is transferring. Okay interior game, good rebounder, no outside game. Started 49 games in 4 years, averaged 7.4 points and 5 rebounds in 17.5 mpg.

I wish there was an option to put a thread on ignore. And yes, I know no one is forcing me to read in that thread and I know I was posting it in for a long time mostly until it became clear that Woodson was coming back I don't know if putting the original poster in that thread would remove it from my feed, but @Banksyrules started the thread and I don't want to have him on ignore.

It could be noted that Wade's regular season success hasn't translated to the postseason. He's coaching in 5 NCAA tournaments and went 2-5 and never advanced beyond the round of 32. The year he was at LSU and his team made the sweet sixteen when Wade was there, Wade did not coach the team in the tournament because he was suspended....so the only real tournament success his teams have had were when he wasn't on the sidleline. Small sample space, but people didn't want Dusty May here despite him being to a final four and Wade has never made the sweet sixteen.

Ball State's Basheer Jihad, enters the portal. Stretch 4/5. Led Ball State in points and rebounds. One year of eligibility left. Averaged 18.6 points and 8 rebounds. Shot 45/35/75. 6'9", 239 pounds. 40 of 113 from three last season. 1.1 steals, 1.1 blocks per game, 1.8 assists. Biggest issue is with turnovers.

Freddie Dilone, 6'5" guard, Tennessee. 69th ranked recruit in 2023. Was not in Tennessee's rotation as a freshman, played just 94 minutes. Brody Kozlowski, 6'7" forward, has decommitted from USC. 88th ranked player in 2024.

FWIW, the 6 best comps for Liam McNeeley in the last three years project him to put up the numbers below in his freshman year: 25.9 minutes/game 7.9 shots, 43.8 fg % 3.2 of the shots are threes, 35.3% 2.7 ft, 76.7% 4.7 rebounds 1.4 assists 1.1 steals 0.5 blocks 1.2 turonovers 10.1 points/game

I remember Random Guy's brother Ray. Hell of a punter.