College Bball Thread

[Hovadipo 56,480]

2 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Also from Norlander --  Early candidate names on Vanderbilt include Kyle Smith, Mitch Henderson, Chris Mack and Josh Schertz.

Heard Smith, Henderson, and Mack are absolutely top shelf candidates and I see no reason why Vandy would need to look beyond those 3!

[Demo 20,314]

6 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Heard Smith, Henderson, and Mack are absolutely top shelf candidates and I see no reason why Vandy would need to look beyond those 3!

What Smith has done at a couple of not easy to win stops is pretty damned compelling. His style just grinds teams down in like 60 possession games. Would think if there’s a winning formula somewhere like Vandy that might be it. 

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2 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Heard Smith, Henderson, and Mack are absolutely top shelf candidates and I see no reason why Vandy would need to look beyond those 3!

I get the sense Henderson will move on from Princeton, if not this year, soon. I was walking around campus before they played Cornell on senior day (had conference title implications) and walked past him as he was headed toward the stadium. I said "Let's go coach!" with a fist pump. He looked so surprised to be recognized, stopped walking and said "Hey I really appreciate that. Thanks for your support, go Tigers!" During their S16 run last year the campus literally did not care. Like there were videos of everybody quietly in the library as they always are lol.

His team is young and talented so he could definitely bring a few of them with him. The Stanford speculation seems to have died down but Vandy would make sense. They have a small guard Xaivian Lee that plays just like Malik Mack at Harvard. A 6'7 SF Pearce whose brother plays for the Colts.

Henderson played at Princeton and has been a part of their most successful teams as a player and a coach. I would like to see him seize an opportunity to compete at a bigger program if that's what he wants.

[Uspshoosier 45,989]

Toledo on the ropes to Kent St. 1 seed about to go down.   Richmond up 3 with 4:16 to go.   

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St Joes up 2 on #1 Richmond 1 min left on USA

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55 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Matt Norlander  --  Between Boynton's guaranteed money for getting sacked and the hiring of a new staff, sources in the industry speculated Oklahoma State will need to inject at least $12 million in this hiring cycle. And that is before NIL fundraising. OSU ranks near the bottom in the Big 12.

T Boone Pickens dying just killed their athletic programs. You’d always hear about how that program had unlimited funds when in reality what they had was 1 very old dude willing to give them unlimited funds. 

[LamarCheeks 19,119]

These buyouts continue to flummox me. 

Stackhouse will get over $15M to go away from Vanderbilt. 

He was 70-92 (38-60 SEC) in five years there, and was making just over $3M a year. 

If you have that kind of record at a P5 school after five seasons, you should be fired. He got paid for doing a crappy job and now he'll get paid for not even doing the job. 

There oughta be a universal coaching clause -- if you don't go at least .500 and have been there more than four years, you don't get a buyout. LOL! 

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12 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

St Joes up 2 on #1 Richmond 1 min left on USA

St joes wins it 

[Rico 3,077]

Where can I get a Dawson Garcia headband?  I need one for when I drink out of control.  

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1 hour ago, Demo said:

T Boone Pickens dying just killed their athletic programs. You’d always hear about how that program had unlimited funds when in reality what they had was 1 very old dude willing to give them unlimited funds. 

This is incredibly false. OSU sucks @$$ at basketball and has for several years. But they're currently in the top ten in 7 sports, men & women combined. Just won the men's cross country NC (4th time since 2009). Top 15-20 in football every year. Wrestling, golf, softball, etc. are all really good.

Is the NIL program up to snuff? I don't think so. But to say the athletic programs were killed is ridiculous.

[LIHoosier 26,359]

Tulsa/E Carolina tied 45 seconds left ESPNU

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1 minute ago, LIHoosier said:

Tulsa/E Carolina tied 45 seconds left ESPNU

E Carolina up 3 with 11 to to.  Tulsa ball 

[Demo 20,314]

https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/sports/college/basketball/2024/03/14/alabama-basketball-nate-oats-ryan-pannone-adam-bauman-offense-march-madness-ncaa-tournament/72803786007/
 

This is a great freaking article. Everyone needs to read. Dusty May talks about a lot of the same ideas.

[LIHoosier 26,359]

E Carolina is taking 'fouling up 3' to the extreme

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4 minutes ago, Demo said:

https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/sports/college/basketball/2024/03/14/alabama-basketball-nate-oats-ryan-pannone-adam-bauman-offense-march-madness-ncaa-tournament/72803786007/
 

This is a great freaking article. Everyone needs to read. Dusty May talks about a lot of the same ideas.

You hear so much of the same stuff about Dusty - he's freakishly obsessed with basketball, constantly learning, similar offensive philosophy. I just think Bama plays too fast for my liking. Oats' teams have been top 16 in the nation in pace for the past 7 years. In a tournament setting it only takes one disciplined defensive team to take you out of that. I'm a firm believer that you can't have a gimmick in a tournament setting - can't be too reliant on any one thing. Playing too fast (Bama) or too slow (UVA) leaves you susceptible to running into one team that can expose that. Sh*t, that's been Purdue's problem as they have been over-reliant on the post. Dusty's pace hovers right around 150, a perfect sweet spot. Game to game they can play fast or slow depending on what beats you. 

[Demo 20,314]

I suppose if this is the direction things are going then I hope he’s right.

[JF87 1,492]

7 minutes ago, Demo said:

I suppose if this is the direction things are going then I hope he’s right.

Could the Dusty talk derail FAU's season? 

[LamarCheeks 19,119]

12 minutes ago, Demo said:

I suppose if this is the direction things are going then I hope he’s right.

You gotta read between the lines ...

An owl is a bird!

He's staying put until next year, when Woody takes a walk. Then Dusty makes a triumphant return to B-town!!!

 

[Hovadipo 56,480]

Maryland has seemingly given up on Willard. This is fugly.

[str8baller 5,336]

Wisconsin seems to have shaken their February slump.