College Bball Thread

[Stuhoo 81,301]

Illinois?  Ooof (part- infinity), as they add a really slow, really big guy who will likely not be able to contribute next year:

Illini adding grad transfer big man Adonis De La Rosa

Kent State grad transfer big man Adonis De La Rosa is joining the Illini basketball program for the upcoming season, he announced on Monday. Multiple sources confirmed the transfer.

De La Rosa was in the process of being admitted to the university last week, and he could arrive on campus as early as this week.

The seven-foot, 261-pound center averaged 11.8 points and 7.6 rebounds per game last season, while converting 56.4 percent of his field goal attempts and shooting 78.5 percent from the free-throw line. De La Rosa produced seven double-doubles, including an outing of 24 points and 14 boards against Central Michigan in early January. This addition comes with some uncertainty, though, as De La Rosa tore his ACL in March and he is still recovering from surgery. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,976]

Major brawl between Phillipines and Australia.    9 Phillipines players were ejected and they had to play 3 on 5.  Punches and chairs were thrown.  

http://ballislife.com/thon-maker-drop-kicking-opponents-during-basketball-brawl-between-australia-and-philippines/

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,976]

Brian Snow‏ @BSnow247 

Solid pledge today for Toledo in athletic forward Aaron Etherington from Hamilton Southeastern.  Former Hoosier Austin Etherington's younger brother.

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,477]

Major brawl between Phillipines and Australia.    9 Phillipines players were ejected and they had to play 3 on 5.  Punches and chairs were thrown.  
http://ballislife.com/thon-maker-drop-kicking-opponents-during-basketball-brawl-between-australia-and-philippines/

Thon Maker involved


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[LIHoosier 26,359]

2 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Thon Maker involved


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Thon was freaking kung-fu fighting. One Philippine player or fan straight up threw a chair into an Australian player's face.

[MikeRoberts 7,051]

Thon was freaking kung-fu fighting. One Philippine player or fan straight up threw a chair into an Australian player's face.

Some cowardly stuff going on off the court with like 12 people beating that Australian player


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[HoosierAloha 30,068]

That little guard having to jump to try and land a punch.

Wanna put an end to it? DQ both squads from participating in FIBA events for awhile.


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[Hardwood83 4,774]

20 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

Illinois?  Ooof (part- infinity), as they add a really slow, really big guy who will likely not be able to contribute next year:

Illini adding grad transfer big man Adonis De La Rosa

Kent State grad transfer big man Adonis De La Rosa is joining the Illini basketball program for the upcoming season, he announced on Monday. Multiple sources confirmed the transfer.

De La Rosa was in the process of being admitted to the university last week, and he could arrive on campus as early as this week.

The seven-foot, 261-pound center averaged 11.8 points and 7.6 rebounds per game last season, while converting 56.4 percent of his field goal attempts and shooting 78.5 percent from the free-throw line. De La Rosa produced seven double-doubles, including an outing of 24 points and 14 boards against Central Michigan in early January. This addition comes with some uncertainty, though, as De La Rosa tore his ACL in March and he is still recovering from surgery. 

Well, that's like your opinion man. According to Illinoisloyalty De La Rosa = David Robinson circa 2001 :) 

[Stuhoo 81,301]

49 minutes ago, Hardwood83 said:

Well, that's like your opinion man. According to Illinoisloyalty De La Rosa = David Robinson circa 2001 :) 

 

The Illinois House of Paign forum is better - they are spending some time with wishful thinking, and more time with a analysis of just how out of shape a 260 pound kid can get in a year without exercise.

 

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan 6,242]

Well, that's like your opinion man. According to Illinoisloyalty De La Rosa = David Robinson circa 2001 :) 

That board is my comic relief

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[Brass Cannon 24,866]

13 minutes ago, iufaninillinois said:

That board is my comic relief

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Shame too. Theres some intelligent people there. They get drowned out by the silly. Kinda like on gold and black by the dumb

[Uspshoosier 45,989]

Western Kentucky has hired Charles Bassey’s guardian as an assistant coach.
Jeff Borzello
Lol


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[Brass Cannon 24,866]

6 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Western Kentucky has hired Charles Bassey’s guardian as an assistant coach.
Jeff Borzello
Lol


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Hmm obviously they got to know him after the recruitment and saw he was qualified. No other possible explanation really. 

[JustWinWoody 3,386]

Looks like there will be a lot of talent from several classes  at this event  

https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/high-school/2018/07/03/ibca-underclass-showcase-features-indianas-best-basketball-players/754860002/ 

[Brass Cannon 24,866]

So I have been wouldnt would it be an NCAA violation for a booster to pay a coach if a kid doesn’t go to their school?

like could a Kansas booster have paid Archie and Drew if Romeo didn’t commit to IU or Vandy

[ElectricBoogaloo 4,307]

23 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

So I have been wouldnt would it be an NCAA violation for a booster to pay a coach if a kid doesn’t go to their school?

like could a Kansas booster have paid Archie and Drew if Romeo didn’t commit to IU or Vandy

I’ll respond because it’s a fun question but not because I think it’ll ever happen.

Unless that booster is T Boone Pickens, no amount of booster cash is going to get an opposing coach to pass on a player like Romeo. Archie could be the coach at Indiana for 20 years and that many years of $4mm+ salary is based on getting players and winning games. No coach would ever risk their future like that. It would be career suicide. 

Apart from the career suicide, coaches exist to win games. At a high level I imagine it’s almost a psychological need to win. Every coach wants to be the one smiling in the handshake line at the end of the game. Archie will be smiling in the handshake line a few more times this season because he has Romeo.

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,477]

So.................

 

Kansas, Duke, UK are seen as top 5 teams this upcoming season and arguably 1-3.

 

Kansas has a player who accepted cash payment on its roster. UK created/earliest to benefit from the shoe company/AAU monster. Duke has Recruit #1,2,3 in the class.

 

Is this NCAA/FBI deal done and resume activities per normal?

 

And if so, Sean Miller is really, really , really lucky as are the other 30 plus cheating butt programs.

 

 

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[Uspshoosier 45,989]

Gonzaga just landed a grad transfer from North Dakota. The Zags will be a top 5 preseason team next year. An argument could be made for hem being the number 1 team.


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[Brass Cannon 24,866]

1 hour ago, ElectricBoogaloo said:

I’ll respond because it’s a fun question but not because I think it’ll ever happen.

Unless that booster is T Boone Pickens, no amount of booster cash is going to get an opposing coach to pass on a player like Romeo. Archie could be the coach at Indiana for 20 years and that many years of $4mm+ salary is based on getting players and winning games. No coach would ever risk their future like that. It would be career suicide. 

Apart from the career suicide, coaches exist to win games. At a high level I imagine it’s almost a psychological need to win. Every coach wants to be the one smiling in the handshake line at the end of the game. Archie will be smiling in the handshake line a few more times this season because he has Romeo.

Romeo was an extreme example. A better example would be a kid torn between his hometown team and a big time program. 

[Crimson and Cream 5,832]

13 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Gonzaga just landed a grad transfer from North Dakota. The Zags will be a top 5 preseason team next year. An argument could be made for hem being the number 1 team.


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Last year there were no clear "elite" teams. This year I would say there are several. Duke and pUKe have elite classes and pUKe has a couple returning talents as well. Gonzaga, Kansas and Nevada are also stacked.