College Bball Thread

[LamarCheeks 19,256]

Not surprising, but the big boy is returning to the PUs ... 
 

 

[Brass Cannon 24,891]

Just now, LamarCheeks said:

Not surprising, but the monster is back ... 
 

 

Man dude is smart. Not other league even in college basketball would he do as well. Certainly not the NBA.  Dude is built for Big Ten tackle basketball 

[DoctorP 1,140]

Yeah, he’ll get to enjoy one last run of highly-watched basketball before heading to Latvia

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,553]

Big ten will be tough.

Purdue and Edey. MSU. Illinois with TSJ/Hawkins. Wisconsin. Rutgers gets Cliff back. NW gets Boo and probably Audige back.

Indiana had a hell of an off season but probably didn’t do enough to be preseason top 25. Purdue and MSU probably both top 5. Edey back in college ball is gonna be tough.


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[TheWatShot 14,177]

32 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Indiana had a hell of an off season but probably didn’t do enough to be preseason top 25. 


 

We're going to have 2 five star recruits in our starting lineup, with a sixth-year senior running the point. We'll absolutely be preseason top 25. 

[Stuhoo 81,535]

6 minutes ago, TheWatShot said:

We're going to have 2 five star recruits in our starting lineup, with a sixth-year senior running the point. We'll absolutely be preseason top 25. 

And a far, far easier conference schedule than last year.

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,553]

We're going to have 2 five star recruits in our starting lineup, with a sixth-year senior running the point. We'll absolutely be preseason top 25. 

You would think but the systems have us on the fringe.


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[TheWatShot 14,177]

1 minute ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

You would think but the systems have us on the fringe.


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The systems aren't the ones actually ranking the teams. 

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 8,708]

1 minute ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

You would think but the systems have us on the fringe.


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Duke and Kentucky aren't on the front of the jersey... But we've been so bad the last 20 years that we aren't going to get that kind of respect going in until we prove we belong again. I think we've only been ranked in the preseason like 6 times over the past 20 years.

[Stuhoo 81,535]

38 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Duke and Kentucky aren't on the front of the jersey... But we've been so bad the last 20 years that we aren't going to get that kind of respect going in until we prove we belong again. I think we've only been ranked in the preseason like 6 times over the past 20 years.

Yup.

Kentucky is going into June with a bunch of high ranked recruits, but no portal gets, and a total of seven scholarship players who have scored a collective total of 86 points and played a total of 301 collective minutes. Oh, and they have a terrible coach who runs antiquated, poorly spaced offense.

And they’re top 15 in current preseason rankings. 

[str8baller 5,413]

1 hour ago, LamarCheeks said:

Not surprising, but the big boy is returning to the PUs ... 
 

 

His feedback must’ve been really bad. There’s really nothing he can do to improve his stock. Good for Purdue, tho. 

[Hoosierfan1901 6,379]

Audige is staying the in draft

[NOLA Hoosier 1,267]

Looks like this year could very well be the defining season for Painter. Their expectations are gonna be sky high. 

[RaceToTheTop 26,188]

7 minutes ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

Audige is staying the in draft

Not a great offseason for Northwestern despite Buie coming back.  When Roper was healthy, they ran an eight man rotation.  Four of those players are gone -- Audige (draft) Robbie Beran (transfer), Julian Roper (transfer), and Tydue Verhoeven (played his five years).  None of the three freshman coming in are top 150.  The three transfers coming in aren't anything to write home about -- Justin Mullins from Denver (9.8 ppg), Ryan Langborg from Princeton (12.7 ppg who is a three point shooter who only shot 33% from three) and grad transfer Blake Preston who played four years at Liberty and was a 6 point/5 rebound type of player there.

[Stuhoo 81,535]

Just now, NOLA Hoosier said:

Looks like this year could very well be the defining season for Painter. Their expectations are gonna be sky high. 

And their schedule will no longer include double plays against the entire bottom half of the conference. And it is unlikely that will go a second straight season without losing one minute to injuries..

F ‘em.

[RaceToTheTop 26,188]

16 minutes ago, str8baller said:

His feedback must’ve been really bad. There’s really nothing he can do to improve his stock. Good for Purdue, tho. 

The accounts were that the feedback was  little better than expected as he was thought to be a late second round draftee and the thought afterwards was early to mid second.  But he is what he is and in today's NBA that's not what teams are looking for.

[cthomas 6,512]

2 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

The accounts were that the feedback was  little better than expected as he was thought to be a late second round draftee and the thought afterwards was early to mid second.  But he is what he is and in today's NBA that's not what teams are looking for.

It's also not what wins games in March.

[Hardwood83 4,774]

15 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

The accounts were that the feedback was  little better than expected as he was thought to be a late second round draftee and the thought afterwards was early to mid second.  But he is what he is and in today's NBA that's not what teams are looking for.

So what is the plan. Enjoy the ambiance of West Laffy for another year then get a contract in Poland or Egypt? Or does he think he can improve his stock and slip into the 1st round?

[TheWatShot 14,177]

11 minutes ago, Hardwood83 said:

So what is the plan. Enjoy the ambiance of West Laffy for another year then get a contract in Poland or Egypt? Or does he think he can improve his stock and slip into the 1st round?

Trilly Donovan said he wanted a multi-year guarantee from someone. Probably a non-starter for just about every NBA team. Second rounders aren't guaranteed contracts at all, let alone multi-year deals. 

[LamarCheeks 19,256]

I guess Franklin had left the door slightly open. He just shut it. 

He ain't gonna get drafted, though ...