College Bball Thread

[str8baller]

1 hour ago, LIHoosier said:

It seems that Bob Huggins has some form of dementia or Alzheimer's.

 

Sucks. I know he was no angel, but man he put out some tough teams. Kenyon Martin busting up his ankle before the tourney cost him his best shot at a title. 

[rayl456]

6 minutes ago, str8baller said:

Sucks. I know he was no angel, but man he put out some tough teams. Kenyon Martin busting up his ankle before the tourney cost him his best shot at a title. 

Grew up one county over from where Bob Knight grew up.

[Home Jersey]

The Huggins news is very sad. Prompting people to share stories about him online, this gem was too good not to share: 

I knew the cardiologist that helped Huggie when he collapsed with his heart issue while coaching WVU. They realized it was just equipment failure and not a heart attack pretty quickly. They were working on fixing him up when one of his players came to check on him. I'm told Huggie looked him dead in the eye and said "your defense did this to me"

[Home Jersey]

Louisville beat Kansas 89-83 in a scrimmage yesterday. 

[Demo]

15 hours ago, str8baller said:

Sucks. I know he was no angel, but man he put out some tough teams. Kenyon Martin busting up his ankle before the tourney cost him his best shot at a title. 

That is a misery. God love him and his family. But given that dude’s fairly staggering level of self abuse for 50+ years it’s actually pretty amazing that he’s held up as well as he has for as long as he has.

[Home Jersey]

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/college-basketball-rankings-top-100-and-1-players-2026-27/

A pretty dumb / fluffy piece from CBS. Burton listed at #65 and Sherrell at #72

[Demo]

Pretty good little discussion from the 68 guys. A lot of time spent, accurately, on the importance of Burton’s health. He absolutely looks like the 1 straight up irreplaceable piece for any period of time.

[jermhoosierfan]

52 minutes ago, Demo said:

Pretty good little discussion from the 68 guys. A lot of time spent, accurately, on the importance of Burton’s health. He absolutely looks like the 1 straight up irreplaceable piece for any period of time.

They are dead on with CDD being in the league for a year and realizing what he was needing.  He learned what it takes, and he will work towards getting the players he needs.

[Demo]

Purdue up 42-31 at the half against Ft Wayne in Fort Wayne. Purdue is up because their +4 on made 3’s, 2 of which were banked in. If I’m Painter I’m pretty concerned that my guards can’t keep guards of this caliber out of the lane. Fort Wayne is getting wherever they want. 

[Stuhoo]

2 minutes ago, Demo said:

Purdue up 42-31 at the half against Ft Wayne in Fort Wayne. Purdue is up because their +4 on made 3’s, 2 of which were banked in. If I’m Painter I’m pretty concerned that my guards can’t keep guards of this caliber out of the lane. Fort Wayne is getting wherever they want. 

If we aren’t better than PurDon’t this year I just plain give up. Forget their guards…There is no way in holy hell that Daniel Jacobsen, Benter, and Pierce can deal with B1G front lines.

[WayneFleekHoosier]

6 hours ago, Home Jersey said:

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/college-basketball-rankings-top-100-and-1-players-2026-27/

A pretty dumb / fluffy piece from CBS. Burton listed at #65 and Sherrell at #72

 Not that this is an NBA draft board whatsoever, but I’ve looked at several of those too.  Sherrill being projected to the NBA next season isn’t the certainty that some think.  The draft will be loaded. He’ll have to jump a lot of players ahead of him.  
 
I think either way we win, but getting him back would be something special.  Staff imo is clearly counting on him moving on.  Just a little storyline I’ve got my eye on. 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

47 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

If we aren’t better than PurDon’t this year I just plain give up. Forget their guards…There is no way in holy hell that Daniel Jacobsen, Benter, and Pierce can deal with B1G front lines.

Couple this with the CBS NIL payroll article,  Painter’s ego will be unreachable if he has a great season with this group.  Sadly, I won’t be surprised.  He’s pretty special.  And the home court advantage has grown to be top 2 in the league.  
 

I think they are gonna shoot a lot of 3s.  Live and die by shooting.  They will likely be a little better version of what we put on the floor last season. 

[HinnyHoosier]

1 hour ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Painter’s ego will be unreachable if he has a great season with this group.
 

*Dan Hurley staring wild-eyed daggers at you from Connecticut*

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Auburn and Alabama proving themselves to be class organizations tonight.  Low class coaches and programs.  Unfortunate. 
 

This Season however will be one of the best ever. 
 Stakes have never been higher and a lot of great teams and players to go around.  
 

Also of note, Virginia beat Villanova by 20.  

[IUHoosierJoe]

12 hours ago, Demo said:

Purdue up 42-31 at the half against Ft Wayne in Fort Wayne. Purdue is up because their +4 on made 3’s, 2 of which were banked in. If I’m Painter I’m pretty concerned that my guards can’t keep guards of this caliber out of the lane. Fort Wayne is getting wherever they want. 

Purdue ended up winning 92-62. It was an absolute mismatch on the boards with Purdue seemingly getting every rebound. 

[Hardwood83]

12 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Auburn and Alabama proving themselves to be class organizations tonight.  Low class coaches and programs.  Unfortunate. 
 

This Season however will be one of the best ever. 
 Stakes have never been higher and a lot of great teams and players to go around.  
 

Also of note, Virginia beat Villanova by 20.  

Isn't it odd for rivals that play each other (I assume) 2x in the regular season to play an exhibition? Seems retarded. 

I hope IU never plays Purdoo in an exhibition. Kinda cheapens it. 

[HinnyHoosier]

4 hours ago, IUHoosierJoe said:

Purdue ended up winning 92-62. It was an absolute mismatch on the boards with Purdue seemingly getting every rebound. 

Exhibition and all that...we'll see how they look at UConn on Tuesday night. 

[Home Jersey]

48 minutes ago, Hardwood83 said:

Isn't it odd for rivals that play each other (I assume) 2x in the regular season to play an exhibition? Seems retarded. 

I hope IU never plays Purdoo in an exhibition. Kinda cheapens it. 

For me, I think it's a really cool idea.

Tense environment for an exhibition and adds fuel to the fire when they meet in the regular season. 

[Home Jersey]

13 minutes ago, HinnyHoosier said:

Exhibition and all that...we'll see how they look at UConn on Tuesday night. 

I will be impressed by Purdue if it's less than a 20 point loss. 

[LamarCheeks]

Dale Brown passed. 

He and RMK had at times, a contentious relationship. After we beat LSU in the 1987 regional final, RMK said something like, "For a while, I thought we were in trouble. But then I looked at their bench, saw Dale Brown and knew we'd be OK." 

Ouch!