College Bball Thread

[LIHoosier]

Well duh.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/candid-coaches-which-power-conference-school-made-the-best-coaching-hire/

Slightly bad news is that Underwood and Holtzman went #'s 2 and 3.

[VO5]

On 8/28/2017 at 8:22 PM, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

A Monday night teaser from Fraschilla.

Fran Fraschilla‏Verified account @franfraschilla

Hearing something seismic on the recruiting front coming but I'm not a story breaker.  Going to sit back & see what happens. Seismic.

Pretty sure this turned out to be Lamelo Ball being the first high schooler to get his own shoe.

[ElectricBoogaloo]

1 hour ago, LIHoosier said:

Well duh.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/candid-coaches-which-power-conference-school-made-the-best-coaching-hire/

Slightly bad news is that Underwood and Holtzman went #'s 2 and 3.

Underwood will be solid for Illinois if he can recruit big names there. BUT he has also shown he's willing to leave at the drop of a hat.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Jeff Borzello‏Verified account @jeffborzello 

Minnesota forward Eric Curry tore his ACL, MCL and meniscus, and will miss the entire season, per release. Averaged 5.5 PPG and 5.2 RPG.

[ElectricBoogaloo]

2 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Jeff Borzello‏Verified account @jeffborzello 

Minnesota forward Eric Curry tore his ACL, MCL and meniscus, and will miss the entire season, per release. Averaged 5.5 PPG and 5.2 RPG.

Ouch! Terrible injury... hope his recovery goes well. 

[OliviaPope40]

http://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2017/08/31/will-lamelo-ball-be-eligible-at-ucla-now-that-he-has-his-own-signature-shoe/

I would think he would not be eligible but then I'm not the NCAA.

[Uspshoosier]

Cam Reddish is announcing tonight.
Duke would be my guess


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[Crimson and Cream]

6 hours ago, Uspshoosier said:

Cam Reddish is announcing tonight.
Duke would be my guess


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Duke it is

https://twitter.com/jeffborzello/status/903773948990644225

[Brass Cannon]

3 hours ago, Crimson and Cream said:

Duke it is

https://twitter.com/jeffborzello/status/903773948990644225

Hmm wow color me surprised. 

[OliviaPope40]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2730722-lavar-ball-on-lamelos-ncaa-eligibility-after-shoe-reveal-who-cares

This clown is kidding me right they are not going to change the rules on when kids can go to the NBA even if it is out of high school. 

[Uspshoosier]

https://usc.247sports.com/Article/Sources-Major-Potential-Shift-In-NCAA-Transfer-Rules-107001121/Amp
This would be huge


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[Hoosierfan2017]

That's an awful idea, imo. I think you'd see kids transferring because of the slightest things if they could play immediately. It'd make commitments even more meaningless. 

[HoosierHoops1]

I agree. Terrible idea. I hope to heck it doesn't get changed to this.

[Hoosierfan2017]

7 minutes ago, Iugradman said:

An immediate transfer should be allowed when a coaching change is made or in case of hardship.

I'm not sure I agree with it in cases of coaching changes. We saw what happened when Crean took over and all the players were gone. Allowing transfers in those situations could result in mass exoduses that decimate programs for years. I don't think it would be good for college basketball. 

[8bucks]

This is the seismic change we heard about.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

13 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

I'm not sure I agree with it in cases of coaching changes. We saw what happened when Crean took over and all the players were gone. Allowing transfers in those situations could result in mass exoduses that decimate programs for years. I don't think it would be good for college basketball. 

But on the flip side, who knows what kind of talent might follow the incoming  coach if they knew they were immediately eligible.  I'm not in favor of the rule but not because of a potential mass exodous problem.  

[Hoosierfan2017]

3 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

But on the flip side, who knows what kind of talent might follow the incoming  coach if they knew they were immediately eligible.  I'm not in favor of the rule but not because of a potential mass exodous problem.  

True, I didn't even consider that side of it.  And we thought roster construction was tough before... College basketball could turn into a circus if something like this passed.

[GloryDays]

Also
anytime a player blew up at a midmajor he'd be at Ky or one of their ilk the next pay period.

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[Kepner]

I think the transfer change could be good. It gives players a chance to transfer once without needing to sit out but any transfer after that, they would need to sit out. That's the interpretation I read at least

[Hoosierfan2017]

4 minutes ago, Kepner said:

I think the transfer change could be good. It gives players a chance to transfer once without needing to sit out but any transfer after that, they would need to sit out. That's the interpretation I read at least

How far would this go though?

Example - say Curtis Jones is as improved as advertised and looks like a star during the non-conference, but we're struggling and he's frustrated. Could a coach poach him at the semester break and play him immediately? I think it would open up a big can of worms and allow the rich to get richer.