College Bball Thread

[Uspshoosier]

UCLA’s 5 star pg Nix is headed to the G-League


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[Brass Cannon]

12 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

UCLA’s 5 star pg Nix is headed to the G-League


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Are the kids taking the money from shoe companies then signing with the g league anyway?

[Uspshoosier]

Are the kids taking the money from shoe companies then signing with the g league anyway?

Maybe but it wouldn’t be Nix. He didn’t play AAU on the shoe circuits. His recruitment was unconventional for a 5 star


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[TheWatShot]

19 hours ago, brumdog45 said:

So that's Eastern and Haarms gone.

Someone still needs to explain to me what in the Hell Painter was doing when he decided that Brandon Newman needed to be redshirted last year.

They'll still have Wheeler and Stefanovic (redshirt juniors, essentially seniors). Redshirting tends to pay off in the long run, especially in scenarios like this. I wish we'd had the luxury of redshirting players over the years, but Crean was allergic to the concept and we've been so starved for impact players in the Archie Miller era that it really hasn't been an option recently. 

[RaceToTheTop]

Just now, TheWatShot said:

They'll still have Wheeler and Stefanovic (redshirt juniors, essentially seniors). Redshirting tends to pay off in the long run, especially in scenarios like this. I wish we'd had the luxury of redshirting players over the years, but Crean was allergic to the concept and we've been so starved for impact players in the Archie Miller era that it really hasn't been an option recently. 

IMO, guys that redshirt and then stick around for four years are unicorns....I don’t think it occurs enough to use it as a strategy.  And with the new transfer rules coming up, I really think even less of it.

[hoosierfan6157]

Loved the interview! Thanks for sharing!

[JSHoosier]

1 hour ago, TheWatShot said:

They'll still have Wheeler and Stefanovic (redshirt juniors, essentially seniors). Redshirting tends to pay off in the long run, especially in scenarios like this. I wish we'd had the luxury of redshirting players over the years, but Crean was allergic to the concept and we've been so starved for impact players in the Archie Miller era that it really hasn't been an option recently. 

That wasn't the only concept Crean seemed to be allergic to.

[SlamaJamaSisley]

 

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

So Justin Smith declares and we don’t hear a word about it? WTF?


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[Uspshoosier]

Two non-conference games for #iubb next season: Robert Morris and Nebraska Omaha. Both games will be played in Bloomington. More details to follow.

Insidethehall


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[Hovadipo]

9 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Two non-conference games for #iubb next season: Robert Morris and Nebraska Omaha. Both games will be played in Bloomington. More details to follow.

Insidethehall


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207 and 219 in KenPom, respectively. 

[mdn82]

I am cool with that if that was the main extent of the cupcakes.


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[ElectricBoogaloo]

36 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

207 and 219 in KenPom, respectively. 

Not too bad for the "cupcake" portion.

[Brass Cannon]

7 minutes ago, ElectricBoogaloo said:

Not too bad for the "cupcake" portion.

True. 
 

So between those and the 

Gavitt

Maui x 3

Crossroads

ACC Challenge 

Thats 8 games only 3 more that Archie controls the Opponent.  Yet people will complain  

 

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

True. 
 
So between those and the 
Gavitt
Maui x 3
Crossroads
ACC Challenge 
Thats 8 games only 3 more that Archie controls the Opponent.  Yet people will complain  
 

We will be on the road for the B1G/ACC Challenge. I wouldn’t mind playing at UNC. I’d rather do that than play Virginia, Louisville or Duke.


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[HoosierAloha]

True. 
 
So between those and the 
Gavitt
Maui x 3
Crossroads
ACC Challenge 
Thats 8 games only 3 more that Archie controls the Opponent.  Yet people will complain  
 

Fill in the last 3 with teams in the 100-200 range and I’d be ecstatic! That’s be a top OOC SOS.


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[Honkyman]

"Yet people will complain"

The non-conference schedules the past two seasons warranted criticism. Maui potentially improves the quality of the non-conference schedule with possible games with North Carolina and other quality teams.

 

[HoosierDYT]

12 minutes ago, Honkyman said:

"Yet people will complain"

The non-conference schedules the past two seasons warranted criticism. Maui potentially improves the quality of the non-conference schedule with possible games with North Carolina and other quality teams.

 

I'd argue that our schedule last year was set up perfectly to maximize our change of getting to the tournament. We were a young, growing team and our schedule gave us many opportunities to beat very solid teams.

[Brass Cannon]

10 minutes ago, HoosierDYT said:

I'd argue that our schedule last year was set up perfectly to maximize our change of getting to the tournament. We were a young, growing team and our schedule gave us many opportunities to beat very solid teams.

Exactly had we played a tougher OOC schedule and lost 2 or 3 instead of being a surefire tourney team we would have been sweating.  We had the 198th toughest OOC schedule but the 23rd toughest in the country. 

[Uspshoosier]

"Yet people will complain"
The non-conference schedules the past two seasons warranted criticism. Maui potentially improves the quality of the non-conference schedule with possible games with North Carolina and other quality teams.
 

A top 60 Non conference SOS warranted criticism last year?


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