College Bball Thread

[RaceToTheTop 23,589]

Cincinnati within 5 of Xavier, 66-61 with 5 minutes left.  Will say the crowd is very into it.  Big rivalry game.

[Crazy about IU 154]

Can’t the Big improve the officiating I know nobody going to get them all right . But I know bad officiating when I see it

[southsidehoosier 4,794]

3 minutes ago, Crazy about IU said:

Can’t the Big improve the officiating I know nobody going to get them all right . But I know bad officiating when I see it

You’d think 22 years without a title would be an incentive 

[RaceToTheTop 23,589]

Xavier up 11 on Cincy, 3 minutes left.

Rob Phinisee has a fractured foot for Cincy and is out indefinitely.

[Stuhoo 75,564]

Underwood, when asked about his star Shannon’s leadership:

 

[Redcamaro 208]

Down goes #1 Houston to #8 Alabama 71-65. Big game from Noah Clowney.

[southsidehoosier 4,794]

UConn the new #1

[Demo 17,349]

2 minutes ago, Redcamaro said:

Down goes #1 Houston to #8 Alabama 71-65. Big game from Noah Clowney.

Clowney was terrific. 16/11 and a couple off blocks. And that kid just turned 18. Typical Sampson team with the typical Sampson team problem. If they don’t turn you over or beat you to death on the offensive glass, Shead and Sasser have to be making everything or they can’t score enough. 

[Henryville Hoosier 932]

Missouri looks terrible 

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 8,191]

UNLV is quietly 10-0. They haven't exactly played good competition, but they are beating who they gotta pay. Wouldn't mind UNLV being a Top 25 team. Would really like the MWC to be as good as it was in the early 2010s with UNLV, New Mexico, BYU and SDSU... This Kawhi vs Jimmer matchups...

[LIHoosier 24,997]

1 hour ago, southsidehoosier said:

UConn the new #1

Calhoun's health is the word

[IU/Butler/Notre Dame 580]

I know this is a non iu thread but Arizona looks significantly better and deeper than Kansas the 2.5 games I watched Kansas 

[reconmkd 4,169]

Man I really can’t wait for the dose of humble pie that is so needed for a certain fan base that I know we all just love! 

[HoosierFan1994 4,609]

10 hours ago, rcs29 said:

Kentucky up 5 on Yale 15 to go in 2nd half

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I was there today. They are the definition of a team that has a great player and that's it. They go as Oscar goes. He took over. Not much outside of him. Yale could be a team that is scary if they get in the Big Dance. They didn't back down. 

[IU/Butler/Notre Dame 580]

9 hours ago, HoosierFan1994 said:

I was there today. They are the definition of a team that has a great player and that's it. They go as Oscar goes. He took over. Not much outside of him. Yale could be a team that is scary if they get in the Big Dance. They didn't back down. 

Question: but how did you get rid of the smell ???

[HoosierFan1994 4,609]

22 minutes ago, IU/Butler/Notre Dame said:

Question: but how did you get rid of the smell ???

haha this was my 4th or 5th time being there. I don't like the renovations there. If you have never been it was like a shopping mall/food court and when you go upstairs you enter Corrupt I mean Rupp Arena. They got rid of it. My wife was not happy.

Kentucky is like us..nuts about basketball. We were driving in and about THREE hours before their game they had their radio pregame show on...three hours before a game against Yale. I will say they do something cool after the game. They have the player of the game/coach Cal come out and fans can stay and watch their postgame show. Cal signs for anyone that has a basketball. You can ban me but I kind of like Cal. Deep down he's a good dude. Talked about the one year anniversary of the tornado and the current flooding issue in Kentucky. 

Side note: when I'm there I can still see Mike Davis falling on the floor when Fife fouled Williams. 

[Hovadipo 52,948]

5 minutes ago, HoosierFan1994 said:

You can ban me but I kind of like Cal. Deep down he's a good dude. Talked about the one year anniversary of the tornado and the current flooding issue in Kentucky.

Basketball Cal SUCKS, but real life Cal does seem like a genuine guy. He gets tougher to hate as he gets older. 

[HoosierFan1994 4,609]

56 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Basketball Cal SUCKS, but real life Cal does seem like a genuine guy. He gets tougher to hate as he gets older. 

He's overrated. They are getting tired of him. if the '23 class flops I wouldn't be surprised if he steps down. 

[Demo 17,349]

1 hour ago, Hovadipo said:

Basketball Cal SUCKS, but real life Cal does seem like a genuine guy. He gets tougher to hate as he gets older. 

Yeah, he does. And it speaks volumes about the nature of fandom that the guy took over a listing program, turned into a top 3 national program for a dozen years, and the fans think they can do better. Jesus.

[str8baller 4,750]

1 hour ago, Demo said:

Yeah, he does. And it speaks volumes about the nature of fandom that the guy took over a listing program, turned into a top 3 national program for a dozen years, and the fans think they can do better. Jesus.

It’s petty wild, innit? 
 

His greatest crime was being way ahead of the game in the 1-and-done era. Coach K would come along and steal his thunder in that regard and be lauded.  
 

I hate his stupid dribble drive offense, but was always impressed with how he got a bunch of highly recruited freshmen to gel on defense by the end of the year.  
 

I would say UK fans are stupid for driving him out, but unfortunately Indiana seems to be the only blue chip program that can’t hire a coach. UK, Kansas, and UNC all seem to land on their feet with new coaching hires. So what do I know?