College Bball Thread

[johnsoniu]

JMU goes down

FAU  has cut it to 5 with 9 minutes left

[Home Jersey]

1 hour ago, str8baller said:

And now Jamie Dixon doing Jamie Dixon things by calling a timeout instead of advancing the ball first. Smh

I wasn't watching, so not sure the sequence you're talking about, but assuming it was last few seconds of a one possession game... might Dixon just like his chances better with a particular inbounding play where maybe guards can use their quickness/speed to get out into space and find an open shot more easily vs. getting it up to halfcourt and having the defense packed into a smaller area? Again I didn't see so missing context and not trying to be argumentative... just genuinely curious to hear your POV from a basketball perspective why in this particular situation it was classic Dixon lol

[Home Jersey]

GW vs VCU is a great back and forth game. 65-66 VCU with 6:19 left

[johnsoniu]

FAU has battled back to take a 2 pt lead with 3 mins left. Dusty is back in good graces, for now, lol

[Uspshoosier]

12 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

GW vs VCU is a great back and forth game. 65-66 VCU with 6:19 left

Nothing like watching hoops on USA Network 

[Uspshoosier]

12 minutes ago, johnsoniu said:

FAU has battled back to take a 2 pt lead with 3 mins left. Dusty is back in good graces, for now, lol

Davis just hit a cold blooded 3 to tie it up with 14 sec 

[str8baller]

14 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

I wasn't watching, so not sure the sequence you're talking about, but assuming it was last few seconds of a one possession game... might Dixon just like his chances better with a particular inbounding play where maybe guards can use their quickness/speed to get out into space and find an open shot more easily vs. getting it up to halfcourt and having the defense packed into a smaller area? Again I didn't see so missing context and not trying to be argumentative... just genuinely curious to hear your POV from a basketball perspective why in this particular situation it was classic Dixon lol

For the record, I think he’s a good coach but often a poor strategist. Not every good coach is great in-game.   
 

But getting the ball near half court with that much time (would’ve been about 3 sec. if they threw it in and immediately called a TO) allows you to run a set. It gives you a chance to catch and drive or even catch and make another pass. You can go for 3 or 2.  There’s a reason the NBA gives teams the ball at half court automatically on those time outs—it increases scoring chances. 
 

But if you just want to dribble up the court and pull up for a contested 3, which is what they did after the time out, they could’ve done that without stopping play and allowing Kansas to sub defensively and get matched up. I really don’t get calling a timeout there to do what every bad team does in that situation which is let a guard put his head down and dribble into a contested airball from 25ft. Just inbound it and go, you’ll get the same result. Maybe even slightly better because it didn’t look like Kansas was applying any pressure in the backcourt. 

[Uspshoosier]

9 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Nothing like watching hoops on USA Network 

Kid from GW just hit a tough shot to go up 2 with 1 sec to go.    Wow.  College basketball delivering on USA network 

[Uspshoosier]

6 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Davis just hit a cold blooded 3 to tie it up with 14 sec 

Charlotte wins it 

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

James Madison and FSU go down. Gonzaga Struggling this year. Mid majors dont seem to have anymore powerhouses. Memphis probably the best.

[Uspshoosier]

Auburn beat Arkansas by over 30 on the road.  Didn’t see that one coming.   Woah 

[Uspshoosier]

10 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Charlotte wins it 

Lost in this was May drew up a fantastic full court play with 1.7 to go to almost win it.     Full court pass to Vlad down low who instantly kicked it to the corner for a 3 point shot.   I thought it was going in 

[Uspshoosier]

Just now, Uspshoosier said:

Lost in this was May drew up a fantastic full court play with 1.7 to go to almost win it.     Full court pass to Vlad down low who instantly kicked it to the corner for a 3 point shot.   I thought it was going in 

https://x.com/roccomiller8/status/1743773931277037603?s=46

[RaceToTheTop]

The new AAC might be one of my favorite conferences to watch play.  They are the new MWC.

[Uspshoosier]

2 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

The new AAC might be one of my favorite conferences to watch play.  They are the new MWC.

It’s good but let’s not get carried away.  Nothing is better then watching the MWC 

[str8baller]

6 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

https://x.com/roccomiller8/status/1743773931277037603?s=46

Love it. Gave his team an actual chance. 

[RaceToTheTop]

5 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

It’s good but let’s not get carried away.  Nothing is better then watching the MWC 

As I get older, it's getting harder to stay up for those Friday night MWC games

[go iu bb]

25 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

The new AAC might be one of my favorite conferences to watch play.  They are the new MWC.

 

22 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

It’s good but let’s not get carried away.  Nothing is better then watching the MWC 

How can anything top the plodding, tackle basketball of the B1G!?

[Uspshoosier]

Speaking of MWC if you want to watch Utah St/Colorado St tonight you will have to watch it online.   It’s not on tv so it’s probably on the online MWC network 

[Uspshoosier]

Oklahoma up 1 at home over Iowa at.  This has been back and forth.   Great game