College Bball Thread

[Str8Hoosiers]

1 or 2 losses is the key there....

Nobody said they weren't actually good... but the UNDEFEATED stuff wouldn't be there... They would have lost at least 1 or 2 games in a P5 conference schedule.

It does matter when and how played... playing tough road games out of conference is one thing and is a good basis of how they would fare, but playing tough teams night in and night out who have you completely scouted because you play them a couple times every year is a whole different ball game...

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

Ranking programs by winning measures over the last 20 seasons. I am doing the Big Ten right now. Just for a sneak peak... 

Indiana has a score of 14.50.

Iowa has a score of 11.28.

Michigan State has a score of 25.48. 

[go iu bb]

NCAA's ineptitude continues to be displayed. It isn't as though they haven't had time to figure it out. The state of Indiana should pass a similar law so at least the athletes at IN schools could take advantage of the NIL while the NCAA gets its $#!7 together.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/ncaa-council-unlikely-to-recommend-name-image-likeness-rules-as-states-laws-set-to-go-into-effect/

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

In case anyone wants a blast from the past...

Here is Caleb Swanigan. 

[Hovadipo]

1 hour ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

In case anyone wants a blast from the past...

Here is Caleb Swanigan. 

That’s kind of sad. It isn’t; because of the opportunities he had, but still a little sad. 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

That’s kind of sad. It isn’t; because of the opportunities he had, but still a little sad. 

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[HoosierCoop]

9 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

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This is a good example of kids with dreams of being in the NBA.  GET YOUR DEGREE!!!!  Life after basketball can effect everyone differently and this is a case where it bad really fast.

[ebridges24]

I don't know what's more sad, the fact that he looks like fat Albert grown up or that he could possibly be dealing mary jane.

[cheeseman18]

44 minutes ago, HoosierCoop said:

This is a good example of kids with dreams of being in the NBA.  GET YOUR DEGREE!!!!  Life after basketball can effect everyone differently and this is a case where it bad really fast.

Better yet, get a useful degree! He did get his degree from Purdue......in Educational History.....good luck using that to make money. I guess he could educate people on...the history of education. 

[Southside]

1 hour ago, HoosierCoop said:

This is a good example of kids with dreams of being in the NBA.  GET YOUR DEGREE!!!!  Life after basketball can effect everyone differently and this is a case where it bad really fast.

He was actually a pretty intelligent kid too. IIRC, was an all academic at PU.

I guess getting caught with several pounds of weed isn't all that smart though. I'm guessing he blew the 5ish million already...

Definitely sad.

[Hoosierfan2017]

 

Dude was just in the NBA in March 2020. I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a drastic change before. 

[NashvilleHoosier]

1 hour ago, HoosierCoop said:

This is a good example of kids with dreams of being in the NBA.  GET YOUR DEGREE!!!!  Life after basketball can effect everyone differently and this is a case where it bad really fast.

If his dream was to play pro basketball, just b/c the NBA didn't work out doesn't mean you can't make money playing pro ball. I don't understand why more fringe NBA players don't do this overseas. I know not everyone will be comfortable going that route, but if that is truly the dream, he could have had a heck of a career playing in another country making good money, and at any time could have impressed enough to get picked back up by a NBA team. 

[cybergates]

13 minutes ago, NashvilleHoosier said:

If his dream was to play pro basketball, just b/c the NBA didn't work out doesn't mean you can't make money playing pro ball. I don't understand why more fringe NBA players don't do this overseas. I know not everyone will be comfortable going that route, but if that is truly the dream, he could have had a heck of a career playing in another country making good money, and at any time could have impressed enough to get picked back up by a NBA team. 

Seems like it would sure beat slinging dope and going to court and possibly jail for it.

Sad story of missed opportunities. Hope he turns it around. At his size, he's not looking at a long life if he doesn't turn around his health either.

[Artie86]

29 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

 

Dude was just in the NBA in March 2020. I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a drastic change before. 

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I'm sorry.......I couldn't resist the Dodge Ball reference. lol

[Uspshoosier]

Jalen Coleman-Lands just announced on Instagram that he's coming to KU. Averaged 14.3 PPG last year at Iowa State. Good 3-point shooter. This will be his seventh year in college.

CJ Moore 

crazy college journey for this one time IU target back in the Crean days.  Lol 

[Demo]

3 hours ago, Uspshoosier said:

Jalen Coleman-Lands just announced on Instagram that he's coming to KU. Averaged 14.3 PPG last year at Iowa State. Good 3-point shooter. This will be his seventh year in college.

CJ Moore 

crazy college journey for this one time IU target back in the Crean days.  Lol 

Ya know, I moved away from Indy in June of 2012. The idea that there is a kid STILL playing in college that I watched play in HS while I lived there is beyond belief. There are guys from his class on their 2nd NBA contracts.

[Stuhoo]

37 minutes ago, Demo said:

Ya know, I moved away from Indy in June of 2012. The idea that there is a kid STILL playing in college that I watched play in HS while I lived there is beyond belief. There are guys from his class on their 2nd NBA contracts.

[rayl456]

6 hours ago, NashvilleHoosier said:

If his dream was to play pro basketball, just b/c the NBA didn't work out doesn't mean you can't make money playing pro ball. I don't understand why more fringe NBA players don't do this overseas. I know not everyone will be comfortable going that route, but if that is truly the dream, he could have had a heck of a career playing in another country making good money, and at any time could have impressed enough to get picked back up by a NBA team. 

One example would be Lynn Washington.  He played two years for IU...1999 and 2000.  Averaged less than 6 pts per game.  6'7" 230 lbs.  Left IU and went to Japan where he played for something like 10 years.  No, it wasn't the NBA, and he didn't make millions annually, but he made over 100k annually, which he invested back home.  His housing and living expenses were all handled by his team.  For a marginal college player he did pretty damn well... and he was good enough to be a perennial all star as well as being considered a legend in his Japanese pro league.  **The key, ofc, is that you have to have the strength, guts, courage, faith, whatever you want to call it...to go overseas.  Leaving home, strange language, strange culture, strange food...it's not easy.  But it can be done...but it's not for everyone.

Edited May 19, 2021 by rayl456

[LIHoosier]

The B1G have given the commissioner a contract extension.

https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/31473753/ohio-state-buckeyes-ad-gene-smith-get-multiyear-contract-extension

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

6 minutes ago, LIHoosier said:

The B1G have given the commissioner a contract extension.

https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/31473753/ohio-state-buckeyes-ad-gene-smith-get-multiyear-contract-extension

Idiots.