College Bball Thread

[OliviaPope40]

22 hours ago, IUc2016 said:

Nebraska and Northwestern both get road wins over ranked teams tonight. This conference season is gonna be sooooo dumb 

Can't we always count on it being dumb.

[Hovadipo]

The NMSU shooting continues to get weirder. 

[IUc2016]

18 hours ago, HoosierAloha said:

Cal is up to 0-9 and Uof6 is up to 0-8, ouch

I read this as Calipari and not California which would actually be awesome if it were the case

[Demo]

1 hour ago, Hovadipo said:

The NMSU shooting continues to get weirder. 

Jesus. There is a staggering amount of stupid going on here.

[Uspshoosier]

Kent St is pretty good team.  Could t watch last night but watched today.   They were up 4 at the Zags at the under 4 timeout.  Zags went on 11-0 run to end the game but they were right there and they played Houston tough on the road as well.   Mid major to keep an eye on if the make the tournament.    Sam Houston plays at Oklahoma St tonight.  Another Mid major to watch.   Already won at Oklahoma and Utah.    

[Josh]

Illinois fans tell me how great they are and how well they travel...but this game sounds like they're playing in a graveyard

[Hovadipo]

5 minutes ago, Josh said:

Illinois fans tell me how great they are and how well they travel...but this game sounds like they're playing in a graveyard

Illinois fans are an awful group of people top to bottom. 

[Uspshoosier]

Iona destroying St Louis.   I didn’t see that one.   I thought St Louis would have made it a closer game for them on the road 

[HoosierTrav]

Illinois is tough. My eyes tell me that they’re the better team. 

[IUc2016]

Illinois beats Texas 85-78 in OT. Pretty impressive second half comeback for Illinois. 
 

Chris Beard’s offense still leaves A Lot to be desired

[LamarCheeks]

JMU giving UVA a bit of a tussle ... Cavs lead by 4 with 90 seconds to play. 

[LamarCheeks]

UVA by 2 with a minute left. 

[Uspshoosier]

4 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said:

JMU giving UVA a bit of a tussle ... Cavs lead by 4 with 90 seconds to play. 

Just cut it to 2 with 1 min to go 

[Uspshoosier]

4 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Just cut it to 2 with 1 min to go 

Virginia is going to survive 

[LamarCheeks]

Third-ranked Cavs win 55-50. 

With Texas losing, UVA likely to move up to No. 2. They're off until a week from Saturday, when they host Houston. Could be a 1 vs. 2 matchup. 

[HoosierHoopster]

So Illini beat a tough TX team and MD is currently tied with Wisconsin. I think I’m done listening to anyone saying hey the Big Ten is down this year, lol. It’s just always a grind 

[Uspshoosier]

Essegian has it.   Kid has hit some big time shots in this game.  Wisky up 6 with 5 min to go 

[cthomas]

1 hour ago, IUc2016 said:

Illinois beats Texas 85-78 in OT. Pretty impressive second half comeback for Illinois. 
 

Chris Beard’s offense still leaves A Lot to be desired

When CMW says "it's just basketball" I think he has it about right. Everyone thsee days over analyzes everything. After the Rutgers loss he said it came down to making shots which was exactly right. We have analytics to tell us what is a good shot and what is not. I get that this generation has the tools to do that stuff. And I'm not saying it isn't useful. I am admittedly an old guy, really old, but for me it has always been about putting the ball in the basket. I believe that Tony Hinkle used to say before every high school tournament game that the team who put the ball in the basket the most would win the game. I like CMW's approach that it is a simple game. Do the right things and hit your shots and you probably win.

[HoosierAloha]

23 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Essegian has it.   Kid has hit some big time shots in this game.  Wisky up 6 with 5 min to go 

I chuckle when I hear announcers start calling out contact in Wiscy games. "Yes, he did just stab him but they're not calling it in the Kohl's Center unless there is a federal investigation."

[str8baller]

12 hours ago, cthomas said:

When CMW says "it's just basketball" I think he has it about right. Everyone thsee days over analyzes everything. After the Rutgers loss he said it came down to making shots which was exactly right. We have analytics to tell us what is a good shot and what is not. I get that this generation has the tools to do that stuff. And I'm not saying it isn't useful. I am admittedly an old guy, really old, but for me it has always been about putting the ball in the basket. I believe that Tony Hinkle used to say before every high school tournament game that the team who put the ball in the basket the most would win the game. I like CMW's approach that it is a simple game. Do the right things and hit your shots and you probably win.

I think that’s right. I love UVA and classic Princeton type offenses with back cuts and off ball screens. But big programs get big time players, and you have to use them to your advantage.  
 

We have TJD. Our offense starts with feeding him which is effective at collapsing a defense. Rutgers flooded the paint and threw a couple triple teams at him. From there you have to knock down shots. It’s frustrating we don’t.