College Bball Thread

[Demo]

10 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Or Jacque Vaughn. Former long-time NBA Assistant and NBA head coach, all-time great as a KU player, recently added as the KU top assistant coach.

My hunch is that they'll pre-appoint him as a direct-dial hire.

 

Wow, missed that hire completely. Can see the logic but, man, can’t imagine they couldn’t do better than that. He’s not Woody, but he’s not Kevin Young, either.

[Stuhoo]

4 minutes ago, Demo said:

Wow, missed that hire completely. Can see the logic but, man, can’t imagine they couldn’t do better than that. He’s not Woody, but he’s not Kevin Young, either.

He's only 50 and yes; he has some 'Woody resume/lack of college staff experience' similarities. That having been said, no two guys are alike and he will be on staff as the lead apprentice this year to learn on the job.

[jermhoosierfan]

55 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

"We were unable to find alignment on my value to the company."  In other words, they wouldn't pay me what I wanted.  ESPN is hurting for money, and they aren't going to pay a whole lot for a NBA draft guy who they need just a few months of the year.  They talk NFL draft stuff the whole year, and they shed some of that outside of Kiper.

[Brass Cannon]

46 minutes ago, jermhoosierfan said:

"We were unable to find alignment on my value to the company."  In other words, they wouldn't pay me what I wanted.  ESPN is hurting for money, and they aren't going to pay a whole lot for a NBA draft guy who they need just a few months of the year.  They talk NFL draft stuff the whole year, and they shed some of that outside of Kiper.

I would suggest they stop sucking. 
 

I can watch blowhards argue using logical fallacies on YouTube.  Find people to actually talk intelligently 

[Pagoda]

6 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

I would suggest they stop sucking. 
 

I can watch blowhards argue using logical fallacies on YouTube.  Find people to actually talk intelligently 

Yea I’m 100% podcasts for sports talk/analysis and 0% ESPN.  I like knowledgeable people who can also have fun and not take it all too seriously — I rarely find that on ESPN.

[Stuhoo]

6 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

I would suggest they stop sucking. 
 

I can watch blowhards argue using logical fallacies on YouTube.  Find people to actually talk intelligently 

For me? That wish has been granted. Here comes the ultimate in 'NBA commentary that doesn't suck' to ESPN.

 

[jermhoosierfan]

4 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

For me? That wish has been granted. Here comes the ultimate in 'NBA commentary that doesn't suck' to ESPN.

 

ESPN has stated that they will not ask them to change their show, but after a few months, you wonder if they will.  Stephen A. Smith will be doing more on Sirius XM starting this Labor Day, but how much will he cut back on ESPN after signing his huge contract and will he show up from time to time on Inside the NBA?  I haven't had cable in about 5 years, and I miss being able to watch several different games at night.  BUT, I don't miss all the BS ESPN does do.  

[go iu bb]

13 hours ago, Demo said:

Imagine this will be Self’s last year. Legacy is secure. NIL has mitigated some of his advantage. Has had a pretty decent array of health stuff. Has young grand kids. Would be really good on TV. Would be stupid to push the envelope and he’s not a stupid guy. 

Yeah, this is the second time that I can remember him being hospitalized for heart issues. Time to retire, imo.

[Uspshoosier]

https://x.com/thefieldof68/status/1950209727230517680?s=46

 

not feeling the greatest on Nov 3.   Going to have to take a sick day I believe 

Not quite the 24 hr marathon day it use to be but I will take it 

[Demo]

In the pursuit of the low cost and very, very break the glass big, UNC signs High Point transfer Ivan Matlekovic. Kid played in 5 games and scored a total of 13 points and now he’s in Chapel Hill. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

No tournament expansion for the '26 tournament.

https://www.on3.com/news/dan-gavitt-releases-statement-on-ncaa-tournament-expansion-timeline-status-for-2026/

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Interesting stats for a Monday morning.

[Demo]

1 hour ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Interesting stats for a Monday morning.

Would be interested to know how those stats compare to pre-Covid year/portal explosion.

[HoosierHoopster]

On 8/11/2025 at 8:33 AM, Demo said:

Would be interested to know how those stats compare to pre-Covid year/portal explosion.

Was my immediate thought as well. My impression w/o the stats is teams have been and are continuing to get/play older post Covid and through the portal, which has affected frosh recruiting and playing time across the board.

[HoosierX]

25 minutes ago, HoosierHoopster said:

Was my immediate thought as well. My impression w/o the stats is teams have been and are continuing to get/play older post Covid and through the portal, which has affected frosh recruiting and playing time across the board.

Based on just what we know from the stats above, my hypothesis is that that isn't true.. Everyone can't index towards playing older players as it's ultimately close to a zero game by age group across all D1 schools. (I guess more kids could be pushed towards juco/DII out of college, but I bet it's not a material number).

If high majors are indexing more towards older players, I would expect to see a relative talent infusion of freshmen at mid-major and low-major ranks (compared to what they would have gotten in the past) and see their PPG numbers be higher than power 5, not lower.

[HoosierHoopster]

2 hours ago, HoosierX said:

Based on just what we know from the stats above, my hypothesis is that that isn't true.. Everyone can't index towards playing older players as it's ultimately close to a zero game by age group across all D1 schools. (I guess more kids could be pushed towards juco/DII out of college, but I bet it's not a material number).

If high majors are indexing more towards older players, I would expect to see a relative talent infusion of freshmen at mid-major and low-major ranks (compared to what they would have gotten in the past) and see their PPG numbers be higher than power 5, not lower.

I'd be interested to see the ultimate stats. It's not a zero game if we're talking playing time for frosh -- it's not whether or not they get signed to a college team, it's how much the frosh play, and I do think we're seeing 'older' teams in that frosh are playing less now that there are many more veteran players available to be picked up by other teams.

[Uspshoosier]

https://x.com/itsantwright/status/1955318415238840617?s=46
@Loaded Chicken Sandwich hot take making an appearance 

[Home Jersey]

This court looks very good

[Stuhoo]

23 hours ago, Uspshoosier said:

https://x.com/itsantwright/status/1955318415238840617?s=46
@Loaded Chicken Sandwich hot take making an appearance 

And with irrational IUBB optimism!

Who'd a thunk that one?

[HoosierHoopster]

1 hour ago, Home Jersey said:

This court looks very good

Oregon's upset