College Bball Thread

[HoosierAloha 30,068]

6 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Definitely the Xavier win is a top 5 win in all of college basketball so far this season.   That was a massive win.   No way to deny that win.   I guess I should have said consistently compete with upper tier teams away from home.    In years past IU has shown they can randomly pick up top 5 team wins (Iowa and Sparty) but it’s a different level to be in those games consistently with a chance to win.    I hear you with injuries and would have loved to see how that Zona game could have turned out with JHS but injuries are apart of it and teams have to overcome them.   IU is still in a great spot and has plenty of opportunities to prove that this year is different from years past when it comes to road games.   

Curious about your top 5 wins this year. Care to share the top 5 or top 5 + those in consideration?

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27 minutes ago, HoosierAloha said:

I wonder what the difference in total cost for a gym in Queens vs. BFE Indiana, add to that competing interests in NY and the surrounding area vs. BFE Indiana.

Not even sure that matters. 

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7 minutes ago, HoosierAloha said:

Curious about your top 5 wins this year. Care to share the top 5 or top 5 + those in consideration?

Rutgers @ Purdue 

Bama @ Houston

Houston @ Virginia 

IU @ Xavier 

those would be my top 4 best wins since they are true road wins 

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2 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Rutgers @ Purdue 

Bama @ Houston

Houston @ Virginia 

IU @ Xavier 

those would be my top 4 best wins since they are true road wins 

Nebraska had a great one before Creighton imploded. 

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1 minute ago, Uspshoosier said:

Rutgers @ Purdue 

Bama @ Houston

Houston @ Virginia 

IU @ Xavier 

those would be my top 4 best wins since they are true road wins 

UCLA @ Maryland 

Tennessee over Kansas 

UConn over Bama 

Purdue over Zags, Duke 

Zona over IU 

Some others that are great wins but ones I have behind the 4 

 

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Just now, Uspshoosier said:

UCLA @ Maryland 

Tennessee over Kansas 

UConn over Bama 

Purdue over Zags, Duke 

Zona over IU 

Some others that are great wins but ones I have behind the 4 

 

Nebraska @Creighton 

[HoosierAloha 30,068]

1 hour ago, IU Scott said:

It is the whiny power conference coaches who don't want to lose their jobs for missing the tournament.

Agree there are whiny power conference coaches. Don't want to lose their jobs for missing the tournament, huh? I don't think making a 90 team tourney is going to significantly change decisions to fire coaches by universities. It's going to be an expanded First Four feel to get into the first round of the NCAA tourney. If programs are fooled into maintaining a coach because they were the 90th team when they should be much better I guess that's on them but hopefully IU doesn't adopt this philosophy.

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7 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Not even sure that matters. 

What would matter?

[Uspshoosier 46,103]

If anyone was wondering where Mark Turgeon is turn to cbssports network.   He is calling the Ball st/Toledo game 

[Hovadipo 56,530]

Tennessee is beating the brakes off of Miss. State. Appears that this game was moved to ESPNU so the mothership could keep us updated on…nothing with Damar Hamlin. Let a situation breathe, maybe? Idk. 

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13 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Rutgers @ Purdue 

Bama @ Houston

Houston @ Virginia 

IU @ Xavier 

those would be my top 4 best wins since they are true road wins 

Assuming criteria is something like highest ranked/rated teams beat on home court?

How about Wake over Wiscy in the Big 1.o - ACC challenge or whatever team picked over TCU earlier in the year?

Where would you factor in games like Colorado (I think) over Tennessee (not sure home or semi-neutral), Seton Hall at Rutger, E. Illinois over Iowa?

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1 minute ago, HoosierAloha said:

Assuming criteria is something like highest ranked/rated teams beat on home court?

How about Wake over Wiscy in the Big 1.o - ACC challenge or whatever team picked over TCU earlier in the year?

Where would you factor in games like Colorado (I think) over Tennessee (not sure home or semi-neutral), Seton Hall at Rutger, E. Illinois over Iowa?

Yeah those are good ones as well just not in my top 4 

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5 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Yeah those are good ones as well just not in my top 4 

Program status playing a role or excitement of the game?

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Just now, HoosierAloha said:

Program status playing a role or excitement of the game?

Nope just the best 4 wins of the season from my point of view 

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3 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Nope just the best 4 wins of the season from my point of view 

I’m guessing I’m looking at it more from my bracketology side of things when I view the top 4 wins.   These are the top 4 resume builders for me 

 

Stetson over Florida St

every mid major that won at Louisville 

sam Houston over Utah and Oklahoma 

these are probably bigger upset wins on the road but not sure they will factor into the resume part of it for those teams when it’s all said and done 

[LIHoosier 26,453]

Would Uof6 beating Syracuse qualify? 

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3 minutes ago, LIHoosier said:

Would Uof6 beating Syracuse qualify? 

This is one of the 2 games left where they are actually favored in.  
currently up 4 with 6:40 to go 

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15 minutes ago, HoosierAloha said:

Program status playing a role or excitement of the game?

What’s your top 5 wins this year?

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Bottom of the ACC has some barn burners right now.    Louisville up 1 on Cuse and Boston college up 3 on Notre Dame both with 1 min to go 

 

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1 hour ago, Uspshoosier said:

Definitely the Xavier win is a top 5 win in all of college basketball so far this season.   That was a massive win.   No way to deny that win.   I guess I should have said consistently compete with upper tier teams away from home.    In years past IU has shown they can randomly pick up top 5 team wins (Iowa and Sparty) but it’s a different level to be in those games consistently with a chance to win.    I hear you with injuries and would have loved to see how that Zona game could have turned out with JHS but injuries are apart of it and teams have to overcome them.   IU is still in a great spot and has plenty of opportunities to prove that this year is different from years past when it comes to road games.   

Yeah, thing is to me we’re basically the same team as last year except for JHS and Malik, and Bates’ growth, minus Stew. Malik is still adjusting to playing B1G level vet bigs (to be expected), take away X and that’s a big blow. Trey has shown real flashes but also is chasing consistency, and Bates, much better - finding his college game offensively, but isn’t yet a creator and better defensively but not fully there yet. Imo Bates, Gallo and JG all need to show well from now on, with Malik continuing to adjust - he’ll get there but imo not realistic right now to expect that to happen over night (love where he’s headed regardless)