College Bball Thread

[Stuhoo]

Michigan would play better if they played hard.

They haven’t, and they aren’t.

[Uspshoosier]

Just now, Stuhoo said:

Michigan would play better if they played hard.

They haven’t, and they aren’t.

 B1G still for the most part struggling in these marquee matchups.  Going to cost the league some bids come March 

[Stuhoo]

5 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

 B1G still for the most part struggling in these marquee matchups.  Going to cost the league some bids come March 

For sure.

So far this year, only Purdue, IU, MSU, Iowa, NW, and Minny haven’t disappointed. And three of those teams haven’t played a team in the top 200.

Mary, Ill, UM, PSU, OSU, Rut, Neb, and Wisc have looked weak or weaker than expected.

 

[Stuhoo]

Caleb Houstan is not bad defensively.

He is TERRIBLE 

[RaceToTheTop]

10 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Caleb Houstan is not bad defensively.

He is TERRIBLE 

Considering he hasn't shot the ball well all year, that's not encouraging.

[Uspshoosier]

Unlv/Wichita St about to tip off 

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

XSN Top 25

[Stuhoo]

15 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

XSN Top 25

[HoosierHoopster]

9 hours ago, Uspshoosier said:

Unlv/Wichita St about to tip off 

My kid used to work out with Morris Udeze (in Houston) and played some AAU with him. Great guy, and fun to watch

[Uspshoosier]

10 hours ago, Uspshoosier said:

Unlv/Wichita St about to tip off 

Wichita St ended up winning it by 1.   I’m just catching up on the last 7 min of the game.  Etienne had another big second half.  He is really good.   Never thought when watching Porter in high school that he would be playing D1 ball.  I remember when he was in juco IU took a look at him and I never really gave it a thought.   Great job by him improving and earning his spot on Wichita St 

[Uspshoosier]

1 hour ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

XSN Top 25

With Purdue being 54-0 I would of had them in the 1 spot.     You had St Bonaventure unranked before this week? They are really good.  

[Uspshoosier]

Safe to say the top teams so far this year are Zags, UCLA, Purdue and Kansas.  You can make a case for each of them to be in the top spot.  
A bad trend this year in college basketball is turnovers are way up across the board. This isn’t just an IU thing this is a problem across the board, although Nova didn’t turn the ball over at all in the first half of their game.   A Memphis/W Kentucky game I watched had over 50 turnovers combined.   Ken Pom usually post interesting in season stats on trends so I can’t wait to see some of the numbers he comes up with 

[rcbowla]

Safe to say the top teams so far this year are Zags, UCLA, Purdue and Kansas.  You can make a case for each of them to be in the top spot.  
A bad trend this year in college basketball is turnovers are way up across the board. This isn’t just an IU thing this is a problem across the board, although Nova didn’t turn the ball over at all in the first half of their game.   A Memphis/W Kentucky game I watched had over 50 turnovers combined.   Ken Pom usually post interesting in season stats on trends so I can’t wait to see some of the numbers he comes up with 

May coincide with the transfer frequency starting this year. Takes more time to build chemistry now with so many additions and departures??? Be interesting to see if that trend comes back down over the next few weeks.

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[Demo]

7 minutes ago, rcs29 said:

May coincide with the transfer frequency starting this year. Takes more time to build chemistry now with so many additions and departures??? Be interesting to see if that trend comes back down over the next few weeks.

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I’m sure you’re right. Imagine that massive roster turnover has also resulted in a lot of coaches really prioritizing getting their defenses installed ahead of their offenses, even more so than in the past, just because it’s simpler.

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

1 hour ago, Uspshoosier said:

With Purdue being 54-0 I would of had them in the 1 spot.     You had St Bonaventure unranked before this week? They are really good.  

Yea I didn't notice the 54-0 thing lol. But yea I had St. Bonaventure unranked. But in my eyes, teams from 11 and down don't have really big separations. I think most of them you could just interchange and it make sense and the same for some teams on the outside of the Top 25. 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Wichita St ended up winning it by 1.   I’m just catching up on the last 7 min of the game.  Etienne had another big second half.  He is really good.   Never thought when watching Porter in high school that he would be playing D1 ball.  I remember when he was in juco IU took a look at him and I never really gave it a thought.   Great job by him improving and earning his spot on Wichita St 

BS call putting WIchSt on the line in the end in my opinion. UNLV guy was backup pedaling whole time and never created the contact.

The final play no call I was good with. Coaching staffs about got into it after game.


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[Uspshoosier]

1 minute ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

BS call putting WIchSt on the line in the end in my opinion. UNLV guy was backup pedaling whole time and never created the contact.

The final play no call I was good with. Coaching staffs about got into it after game.


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Yeah looked like he was trying to call timeout and the ref called the foul.  Was it a foul? maybe but that is a tough way to lose a game.  I wish they no called it 

[Uspshoosier]

Watching South Carolina/UConn women’s basketball game with my girls.  1 vs 2 

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

XSN Top 25 > AP Top 25

[Uspshoosier]

5 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

XSN Top 25 > AP Top 25