College Bball Thread

[LamarCheeks]

The No. 32 ranked player in the 2022 class just decommitted from Michigan State because he sees a logjam in their frontcourt. BTW, he's 6-10 and 240 pounds and is from Canada.

Hey Enoch -- we got no logjam anywhere. Come on down! 
 

 

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan]

This is why I don't have a problem not recruiting high 5 stars. It's bad enough only having them 1 year, but now this. Maybe part of it is Duke may not go to Tournament.

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[woodenshoemanHoosierfan]

This is why I don't have a problem not recruiting high 5 stars. It's bad enough only having them 1 year, but now this. Maybe part of it is Duke may not go to Tournament.




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Here is the article

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[HoosierAloha]

FSU is taking UVA to the woodshed early.


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[RaceToTheTop]

1 hour ago, woodenshoemanHoosierfan said:

I don't like him, but truthfully, to me, I didn't think there was anything flagrant.

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From the angles shown there, I didn't think so as well.  The first angle was behind the play and the second video started after the contact.  But the best view was an overhead shot they had which showed him leading with his elbow......not saying he was intentionally trying to elbow him in the head, but he definitely was trying to clear space with his elbow.  And it was really unnecessary -- Smith never left the floor and isn't any kind of shot blocker anyway.  My thing is that regardless of whether he was trying to hit him in the head, it was clear he was clearing space with his elbows -- something that is a flagrant foul.  And there is enough in his background that I don't think he deserves any benefit of the doubt.

[HoosierAloha]

FSU is taking UVA to the woodshed early.


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Kihei actually looking to finish in the second half has UVa playing better.


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[cappymo14]

Would love to be a fly on the wall in those draft interviews when he's asked why he quit on his team. Talent wins in the NBA, but that's not a good look. 

Another case of a badly bruised ego.

Nope. I know he and his family personally. My son was in his class at Sun Prairie high and were on the team for football/basketball. He has been at my house. I used to play pickup flag football games with the boys in the vacant lot behind our house. Great kid. Doesn’t matter how it looks. Give him 30 seconds in an interview and nobody will remember he opted out. He’s that likable. He got hurt. Doesn’t want to have it happen again. I can say this. Jalen needs to get to the league, and needs to be healthy. Many people depend on it.


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[cappymo14]

Nope. I know he and his family personally. My son was in his class at Sun Prairie high and were on the team for football/basketball. He has been at my house. I used to play pickup flag football games with the boys in the vacant lot behind our house. Great kid. Doesn’t matter how it looks. Give him 30 seconds in an interview and nobody will remember he opted out. He’s that likable. He got hurt. Doesn’t want to have it happen again. I can say this. Jalen needs to get to the league, and needs to be healthy. Many people depend on it.

 

 

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Side note: There is a roughly 4’ fence that separates my property from the green space of the vacant lot where we would play football. To get there, we would have to crawl under that fence. I watched Jalen jump over that fence with my own eyes.

 

I also beat Jalen in a one on one tournament we had with Chris and his friends during an open gym at the middle school. The winning shot was a miracle baseline three while falling out of bounds. None of those boys could beat me until they were 16.

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[RaceToTheTop]

35 minutes ago, cappymo14 said:

Side note: There is a roughly 4’ fence that separates my property from the green space of the vacant lot where we would play football. To get there, we would have to crawl under that fence. I watched Jalen jump over that fence with my own eyes.

 

I also beat Jalen in a one on one tournament we had with Chris and his friends during an open gym at the middle school. The winning shot was a miracle baseline three while falling out of bounds. None of those boys could beat me until they were 16.

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Other side note on playing basketball against youngsters:

When I got to high school, I'd play my dad in basketball and he started doing things that he never did before -- undercut me on rebounds, grab me on drives.  At the time I thought he was just being a dick.  Then I had my kid and realized why......pretty much have one gear when you get older and its not enough to keep up.  I had no first step anymore.....so I had to do the same things my dad was doing just to make it competitive against my son in sports that involved any kind of speed.

[cappymo14]

Other side note on playing basketball against youngsters:

When I got to high school, I'd play my dad in basketball and he started doing things that he never did before -- undercut me on rebounds, grab me on drives.  At the time I thought he was just being a dick.  Then I had my kid and realized why......pretty much have one gear when you get older and its not enough to keep up.  I had no first step anymore.....so I had to do the same things my dad was doing just to make it competitive against my son in sports that involved any kind of speed.

Haha! Definitely. One thing I remember clearly was when the kids got a little older and started to fill out a bit, there was a rule change I implemented (in the middle of play) that reduced the games from 21pts to 10pts. It was explained that (time) was the reason. Had nothing to do with stamina whatsoever.....this rule may or may not have been a key to success.

 

 

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[Uspshoosier]

 

[Uspshoosier]

7 hours ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Im in. 

They are going to play Northeastern 

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

39 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

 

Not sure that means much if you don't win. 

[Alford Bailey]

3 hours ago, cappymo14 said:

 

Nope. I know he and his family personally. My son was in his class at Sun Prairie high and were on the team for football/basketball. He has been at my house. I used to play pickup flag football games with the boys in the vacant lot behind our house. Great kid. Doesn’t matter how it looks. Give him 30 seconds in an interview and nobody will remember he opted out. He’s that likable. He got hurt. Doesn’t want to have it happen again. I can say this. Jalen needs to get to the league, and needs to be healthy. Many people depend on it.


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I doubt anyone in the league will care and Im surprised it doesnt happen more often with the high end kids.

[HoosierAloha]

1 hour ago, Uspshoosier said:

 

Great ****, if that's not indicative of how tough the Big Ten is this season I don't know what will.  9 of top 10 are in the Big Ten.  Has the league ever been this tough?

[Hovadipo]

Get the insults in while you can:

 

Zach Edey is still horrendous. 

[RaceToTheTop]

21 hours ago, Uspshoosier said:

 

Kentucky's schedule is so tough because they play so many teams that beat them.

[RaceToTheTop]

1 hour ago, Hovadipo said:

Get the insults in while you can:

 

Zach Edey is still horrendous. 

I'm not watching the game and haven't seen Purdue play this year (missed their game against us).....I know that his stats are pretty good for the time he plays, but assume his lack of speed is an issue that can be exploited.  Am I on target?

[Hovadipo]

10 minutes ago, brumdog45 said:

I'm not watching the game and haven't seen Purdue play this year (missed their game against us).....I know that his stats are pretty good for the time he plays, but assume his lack of speed is an issue that can be exploited.  Am I on target?

Definitely. He’s late to everything, even in the halfcourt (which leads to his constant foul trouble) and terrible around the basket. (I don’t know his numbers, just based on what I’ve watched)

 

I do understand his place in their system and know he’ll be a pain in the butt in a year or two, so that’s why I’m getting my shots in while he’s a newborn deer. 

[Stuhoo]

MSU is a complete mess