College Bball Thread

[Uspshoosier 45,615]

Georgetown down 1 with 30 sec to go and the ball 

[Uspshoosier 45,615]

Just now, Uspshoosier said:

Georgetown down 1 with 30 sec to go and the ball 

Turnover.  Nova dunk.    Nova up 3 7 sec to go 

[johnsoniu 6,409]

1 minute ago, Uspshoosier said:

Georgetown down 1 with 30 sec to go and the ball 

And just like that, they didn’t have the ball

[Stuhoo 80,541]

Izzo is doing something with Edey I’ve never seen.

When Edey catches the ball in the high post, MSU single covers him above the ball, giving Edey a completely unguarded clear path to the basket from 22 feet out. Edey has nowhere to go even when that clear.

of course when Purdue misses Edey is there to clean up pretty often

[RaceToTheTop 25,622]

My WAR top 25 (team wins compared to minimum needed to be an at large team):

1.  Kansas 16-1  WAR +6.21

2.  Alabama 15-2   +5.29

3.  Purdue 16-1  +5.22

4.  Gonzaga 15-3  +5.04

5.  Xavier 15-3  +4.18

6.  UCLA 16-2  +4.01

7.  Houston 17-1  +4.00

8.  Kansas St 15-2 +3.77

9.  U Conn 15-4  +3.44

10.  Iowa St  13-2 +3.38

11. Texas 15=2  +3.24

12.  Arizona 15=3 +3.12

13.  Virginia 13-3 +2.95

14. Auburn 14-3 +2.78

15. Charleston 17-1 +2.66

16.  Miami (F) 14-3 +2.49

17.  Tennessee 14-3 +2.46

18. Marquette 14-5 +2.44

19.  Arizona St 15-3 +2.33

20.  Florida Atlantic 14-1 +2.33

21.  New Mexico 15-2 +2.28

22.  TCU 14-3 +2.16

23. Nevada 14-4 +2.06

24. Providence 14-4 +1.94

25. San Diego St 12-4 +1.93

Nearly in:  St. Mary's 15-4 +1.82, Baylor 12-5 +1.76, Michigan St 12-5 +1.73, Clemson 15-3 +1.67, NC State 14-4 +1.62

Note:  Only one Big Ten in the 25 but there are ten Big Ten teams with positive WAR ratings (I have 54 teams overall with positive WARs).

[RaceToTheTop 25,622]

Zach Edey just got away with a huge obvious foul.  Edey hooked a Michigan State player and threw him to the for....foul called on a Michigan State player.

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,308]

1 hour ago, Uspshoosier said:

Malik Hall out today against Purdue 

Of course.  He is their MVP in my opinion. 

[johnsoniu 6,409]

2 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Zach Edey just got away with a huge obvious foul.  Edey hooked a Michigan State player and threw him to the for....foul called on a Michigan State player.

In the WWE world of B1G officiating, i was surprised they didn’t award Edey 2 pts for a perfectly executed hip toss

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,308]

Its starting to feel like Purdue is going to run away with the B1G this year.  Tough.  Hoping MSU can throw them a L here but i'm not too convinced.

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 8,672]

2 hours ago, TheWatShot said:

Meanwhile, Marquette lost yesterday and moved up 5 spots...

I moved em up 10 lol. It was just that kind of week. 

[Uspshoosier 45,615]

Just now, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Its starting to feel like Purdue is going to run away with the B1G this year.  Tough.  Hoping MSU can throw them a L here but i'm not too convinced.

Rutgers seems to be right there as well and they won the only game between them this year.   Purdue not having to play at Rutgers is probably a good thing for them 

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 8,672]

1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

They’re taking lots of injuries into the equation. Probably shouldn’t 

Yea... Injuries of dudes out for the year... So at this point... They are who they are. 

[RaceToTheTop 25,622]

4 hours ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Difference in teams in our rankings all seem to be Mountain West based;  I have New Mexico (21), Nevada (23) and San Diego State (25) in;  you have Clemson (16), Texas A&M (24), and St. Mary's (25) in.

[Hoosierfan1901 6,248]

Here comes the Spartans 

[TheWatShot 13,934]

8 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Its starting to feel like Purdue is going to run away with the B1G this year.  Tough.  Hoping MSU can throw them a L here but i'm not too convinced.

They're the only ranked Big Ten team right now. Would have been a good year for us to stay ranked so the focus could be on us and them instead of just them...but our program just can't get out of its own way anymore. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,639]

1 hour ago, Uspshoosier said:

Malik Hall out today against Purdue 

Sounds like he misses our game next Sunday and more games after that.

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state/spartans/2023/01/16/michigan-state-basketball-malik-hall-likely-out-a-while-purdue/69812199007/

 

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,308]

1 minute ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Sounds like he misses our game next Sunday and more games after that.

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state/spartans/2023/01/16/michigan-state-basketball-malik-hall-likely-out-a-while-purdue/69812199007/

 

This is good news for us.  He's really good on both ends of the floor.  Michigan State not surprisingly is starting to put together a solid season after a rough start and a mediocre seeming roster.  Hall definitely costs them though.  

[Rico 3,030]

With a win today, Purdue would tie the school record for the best record after 18 games.  The '87-'88 squad started out 17-1.

[Stuhoo 80,541]

6 minutes ago, Rico said:

With a win today, Purdue would tie the school record for the best record after 18 games.  The '87-'88 squad started out 17-1.

And yet, they are a Zach Edey ankle sprain away from being total crap.

[RaceToTheTop 25,622]

4 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

And yet, they are a Zach Edey ankle sprain away from being total crap.