College Bball Thread

[AKHoosier 6,959]

Jeff Borzello Verified account ‏@jeffborzello

When's the last time a MAAC team was favored by double-digits on road at a Big Ten school? Monmouth 10.5-point favorites at Rutgers today.

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,478]

Monmouth 30 Rutgers 22. 3:32 to go in 1st

[BtownBanner6 1,298]

Monmouth 30 Rutgers 22. 3:32 to go in 1st

The important thing is how is the bench doing for Monmouth?

[Miller'sTheMan 1,652]

I know i'm late on this, but how did Purdue a team with bigs that apparently no one can stop, get beat by Butler who virtually has no true big men?

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,993]

I know i'm late on this, but how did Purdue a team with bigs that apparently no one can stop, get beat by Butler who virtually has no true big men?

Not to mention that Butler's leading scorer, Kellen Dunham, was held to 2 pts.  Butler was simply better prepared and didn't back down from Hammons and Haas.  The Dawgs had 15 offensive rebounds and limited PUke to 12 offensive rebounds despite the huge size differential.  Butler also forced 18 turnovers and committed only 8.  A really great win for my second favorite team.

[BlueDevil 8,693]

Mike Brey's father passed away last night. Not sure if already been mentioned.

[LIHoosier 26,360]

Mike Brey's father passed away last night. Not sure if already been mentioned.

He just lost his mother during the tournament last year too. God, that's difficult.

[Uspshoosier 46,003]

He just lost his mother during the tournament last year too. God, that's difficult.

its not easy I lost my dad in 2009 he was 63 and I just turned 31 and then lost my mom at the age of 63 in 2012. I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy

[Miller'sTheMan 1,652]

Not to mention that Butler's leading scorer, Kellen Dunham, was held to 2 pts.  Butler was simply better prepared and didn't back down from Hammons and Haas.  The Dawgs had 15 offensive rebounds and limited PUke to 12 offensive rebounds despite the huge size differential.  Butler also forced 18 turnovers and committed only 8.  A really great win for my second favorite team.

I have a lot of respect for Butler as a program, lose one great coach and seemingly have replaced him with another one. They really took Purdue's height advantage out of the game for the most part which was really impressive. 

[coonhounds 9,060]

I have a lot of respect for Butler as a program, lose on great coach and seemingly have replaced him with another one. They really took Purdue's height advantage out of the game for the most part which was really impressive.

I agree with this 100%. Your user name not so much lol. They are a smart tough team for sure

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,993]

Samford was down against Nebraska 30 - 26 at halftime.  With 6 min. gone in the 2nd half, Samford now up 47 - 36.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,993]

Monmouth defeated Rutgers 73 - 67 and Samford defeated Nebraska 69 - 58.  In theory, our first 2 B1G road games should be relatively easy wins.

[AKHoosier 6,959]

Monmouth defeated Rutgers 73 - 67 and Samford defeated Nebraska 69 - 58.  In theory, our first 2 B1G road games should be relatively easy wins.

 

So Rutgers covered the spread?  Good for them!

[rebelhoosier848891 9,588]

Have to like our chances in our first two Big Ten road games!

 

They will set the tone for the rest of the Big Ten season!

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,478]

Have to like our chances in our first two Big Ten road games!

They will set the tone for the rest of the Big Ten season!

good optimism but it only really sets the tone for the fans. The team is wildly inconsistent under Crean. Late season swoons are normal. I think this year's group is literally a game by game basis.

[Str8Hoosiers 2,965]

And our schedule sets us up for a late season swoon for sure, the toughest games are all at the end

[Miller'sTheMan 1,652]

And our schedule sets us up for a late season swoon for sure, the toughest games are all at the end

I kind of like that though, if we take care of business early in the conference schedule which we should, we'll be much more confident team by the time we hit that stretch. 

[Naturalhoosier 15,434]

I kind of like that though, if we take care of business early in the conference schedule which we should, we'll be much more confident team by the time we hit that stretch.

Hopefully that doesn't lead to a late season fade that has us peaking at the wrong time. (Devils advocate is all).

[Hovadipo 56,484]

Just saw Denzel Valentine is out 2-3 weeks after a smallish knee surgery.

[HoosierCoop 3,931]

After the IU game, we "bootlegged" 4 seats 11 rows behind the Butler bench.

 

Haas, Swanigan, and Hammons will kill us.  Haas is an absolute giant.

 

Butler played as hard as they possibly could and squeaked out the win.

 

Our guards are much better than Purdue, but we will definitely live and die by the three for that one.  They blocked and challenged everything that Butler took down low.

 

I am glad we play at IU this year.  It will take our Maryland game from last year to win.