College Bball Thread

[Ghost of Rick Majerus 1,897]

Hearing rumors of Beilein to Arizona. That sounds like a good fit if true. 

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 9,234]

Went ahead and released it.. 

My Ridiculously Way Too Early Top 25

1. Purdue

2. Kansas

3. Michigan 

4. Gonzaga

5. Ohio State

6. Villanova

7. Florida State

8. Alabama

9. UCLA

10. Maryland

11. Arkansas

12. Baylor

13. Syracuse

14. Virginia

15. Kentucky

16. Michigan State

17. Duke

18. North Carolina

19. Indiana

20. Houston

21. West Virginia

22. Memphis

23. Oregon

24. Louisville

25. Texas

[HinnyHoosier 6,535]

  On 4/8/2021 at 3:56 PM, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Went ahead and released it.. 
My Ridiculously Way Too Early Top 25
1. Purdue
2. Kansas
3. Michigan 
4. Gonzaga
5. Ohio State
6. Villanova
7. Florida State
8. Alabama
9. UCLA
10. Maryland
11. Arkansas
12. Baylor
13. Syracuse
14. Virginia
15. Kentucky
16. Michigan State
17. Duke
18. North Carolina
19. Indiana
20. Houston
21. West Virginia
22. Memphis
23. Oregon
24. Louisville
25. Texas

I’ll pretend #1 is a hilarious joke.


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[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 9,234]

  On 4/8/2021 at 4:06 PM, HinnyHoosier said:

 

I’ll pretend #1 is a hilarious joke.


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They return arguably the best roster in the nation and a B1G POY candidate in Ivey. 

[jmsgws 2,181]

  On 4/7/2021 at 5:13 PM, BleedCubbieBlue said:

They have unrealistic expectations of winning without cheating. 

Sounds like what people are saying about IU as well.  :(

[HinnyHoosier 6,535]

  On 4/8/2021 at 4:08 PM, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

They return arguably the best roster in the nation and a B1G POY candidate in Ivey. 

Hence my pretending it’s a hilarious joke.


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[woodenshoemanHoosierfan 6,650]

Ruevers is hiring an agent

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[cchuntsman 197]

  On 4/8/2021 at 4:08 PM, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

They return arguably the best roster in the nation and a B1G POY candidate in Ivey. 

But it’s the same roster that lost to North Texas.  Don’t get me wrong, they’ll be good, but I can’t see them being #1.  

[HoosierAloha 30,102]

  On 4/8/2021 at 7:34 PM, cchuntsman said:

But it’s the same roster that lost to North Texas.  Don’t get me wrong, they’ll be good, but I can’t see them being #1.  

If they weren’t #1 then very few would have given the list a second thought and even fewer would have posted a reply. There are reasons certain “talking heads” go at this fan base.


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[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 9,234]

  On 4/8/2021 at 7:34 PM, cchuntsman said:

But it’s the same roster that lost to North Texas.  Don’t get me wrong, they’ll be good, but I can’t see them being #1.  

Yea that happens. It's the NCAA Tourney. It's one game. 

[WayneFleekHoosier 51,012]

  On 4/8/2021 at 8:13 PM, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Yea that happens. It's the NCAA Tourney. It's one game. 

I see them as a top 5 team.  Could ge a top team.  Purdue historically has a hard time being the hunted and does a much better job being the hunter, so based on history I’ll knock them a few spots. 

no reason they shouldn’t be really good. Great recruiting class with some bonafide players.  

[IUc2016 7,121]

hmmm interesting. 

[Brass Cannon 25,345]

  On 4/8/2021 at 8:41 PM, IUc2016 said:

hmmm interesting. 

Wow if Miller doesn’t return they are screwed 

[IUc2016 7,121]

  On 4/8/2021 at 8:42 PM, Brass Cannon said:

Wow if Miller doesn’t return they are screwed 

their fans are expecting Kofi back. We will see

[Stuhoo 88,416]

  On 4/8/2021 at 8:43 PM, IUc2016 said:

their fans are expecting Kofi back. We will see

 

Kofi and Curbelo are two pretty nice pieces to build around, but nevertheless, if we aren't better than Illinois I'd be shocked.

 

[IUc2016 7,121]

  On 4/8/2021 at 8:53 PM, Stuhoo said:

 
Kofi and Curbelo are two pretty nice pieces to build around, but nevertheless, if we aren't better than Illinois I'd be shocked.
 

Yeah I think kofi and curbelo can get them to the tournament.

But Ayo and Trent Frazier were so good. And took a lot pressure off kofi


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[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 9,234]

  On 4/8/2021 at 8:19 PM, WayneFleekHoosier said:

I see them as a top 5 team.  Could ge a top team.  Purdue historically has a hard time being the hunted and does a much better job being the hunter, so based on history I’ll knock them a few spots. 

no reason they shouldn’t be really good. Great recruiting class with some bonafide players.  

Quite possibly Painters best team. 

[ap2345 11,254]

Paul Lusk is returning to Purdue to be an assistant for Painter.

[LamarCheeks 21,968]

Interesting piece from the Duke student newspaper. I think this kid does a good job of taking a practical look at what might happen when Coach K calls it quits. He wrote this in the wake of the Roy Williams retirement.

He figures Duke will follow a similar path as those hated neighbors 8 miles away and go with the long-time assistant -- Jon Scheyer. He says while everyone would love Jay Wright and/or Brad Stevens -- they're probably not realistic options. 

I happened upon a podcast/youtube video from a national college basketball "expert" on UNC's search before they hired Hubert. He said they should go after Stevens, Few, Oates and Stevens. Well -- yeah. And if I'm looking for a girlfriend, I would want to go after Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Alba or Kate Upton. 

That same dude also opined on IU -- and was pretty far off base. 

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2021/04/hubert-davis-unc-roy-williams-retires-coach-k-replacement-duke-basketball-jon-scheyer?fbclid=IwAR0l175Aw1vt5e37q4X2wz70RgUJBmNgqvQPPBTd16guk-IOq857cWYPjZM

 

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 89,766]

Great story on Bert Smith, the referee who collapsed during the Gonzaga - So. Cal. game in the NCAA tourney.  Turns out he had a blood clot in a lung.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2021/04/09/ncaa-tournament-referee-bert-smith-collapse-game-saved-life/7148461002/