College Bball Thread

[KingPG21]

5 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Haas won’t get drafted but I see him on summer roster and having a chance.

I continually see him as better than my fellow BTB family. That size was very hard to account for in college and would still be hard to account for in the NBA. He’s huge. And hits Free throws. It’ll be a big loss for Purdue. Now only if C.Edwards bolted too.


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Lol, no Haas won't, Guy is a plodder who can't rebound. NBA bigs are bigger, stronger, more athletic, and have a skill set outside of being big. I guess maybe he could make it in the G league

[BtownBanner6]

Lol, no Haas won't, Guy is a plodder who can't rebound. NBA bigs are bigger, stronger, more athletic, and have a skill set outside of being big. I guess maybe he could make it in the G league

Stronger-some, more athletic and skilled-almost all, but Bigger- very few


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[KingPG21]

1 minute ago, BtownBanner6 said:

Stronger-some, more athletic and skilled-almost all, but Bigger- very few


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Sorry my phrasing sucked. He'll be playing against guys that are bigger than what he played against in college. Plodders don't exist in the NBA anymore.

[Crimson and Cream]

Haas has zero chance at the NBA. Overseas for him.

[Uspshoosier]

As another awesome college basketball season comes to an end this year I just wanted to say it’s been a pleasure following it here with the great group of people on this site. For those that hibernate during the summer I look forward to picking up the IU and college basketball conversations at the beginning of next year’s season. For those that are still here following the summer AAU circuit I look forward to continuing the basketball talk. I love this sport.


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[HoosierAloha]

Haas won’t get drafted but I see him on summer roster and having a chance.

I continually see him as better than my fellow BTB family. That size was very hard to account for in college and would still be hard to account for in the NBA. He’s huge. And hits Free throws. It’ll be a big loss for Purdue. Now only if C.Edwards bolted too.


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In college he could overpower other bigs while not being taken advantage of with pace. In the NBA the pace will be too much for him.

Haarms has to get get better skills and something resembling a jumper. He's pretty athletic for his size. He might not make it but that's the type of 5 that's in the league now.


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[Stuhoo]

I find it hard to believe that Haarms will be at PeeYew four years.
He’s already in his twenties and 7’3” with quick bounce is a unique talent set.



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[GloryDays]

We lost our starting guards and should be better!

That made me laugh so hard I spit up my coffee.

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[GloryDays]

Seems strange none of the mercenaries at pUKe have weighed in yet.
Coach Slime might have some heavy spring creaning this season.

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[TheWatShot]

21 minutes ago, Woodson1980 said:

Seems strange none of the mercenaries at pUKe have weighed in yet.
Coach Slime might have some heavy spring creaning this season.

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Wouldn't surprise me if he's trying to convince some of them to stay so he can have another super team ala 2014-15. I know this would be out of character for him, but maybe he's tired of having so many underclassmen every year and pressure from that fanbase can take its toll on a coach.

[mdn82]

Ha ESPN did their “Way to early” rankings for next year. Nova is 3rd. Kansas is 1 and Duke is 2.


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[HoosierFan1994]

1 hour ago, mdn82 said:

Ha ESPN did their “Way to early” rankings for next year. Nova is 3rd. Kansas is 1 and Duke is 2.


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Those are always fun to read. Only problem is they don't consider teams like IU or Maryland who had a bad season. IMO, I'll take both those teams over #24 Purdue. If we land Romeo I will put us above any team in the B1G. We will have a better idea here an a month. Other thoughts...Good lord Kansas is stacked. Self to me is worse than Calipari in terms of how much talent he has had and only 1 title to show for. To me they are the unanimous number one team. Nova, Duke, and pUKe are rightfully the top four as of now. 

[IUsafety]

Indiana projected #8 in Tom Dienhart Way-too-early look at 2018-19 Big Ten standings.

http://btn.com/2018/04/02/dienhart-way-too-early-look-at-2018-19-big-ten-standings/

 

#1 Michigan

#2 Michigan State

#3 Nebraska

#4 Maryland

#5 Wisconsin

#6 Penn State

#7 Purdue

#8 Indiana

#9 Ohio State

#10 Iowa

#11 Minnesota

#12 Illinois

#13 Northwestern

#14 Rutgers (edited)

 

 

 

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[mdn82]

Those are always fun to read. Only problem is they don't consider teams like IU or Maryland who had a bad season. IMO, I'll take both those teams over #24 Purdue. If we land Romeo I will put us above any team in the B1G. We will have a better idea here an a month. Other thoughts...Good lord Kansas is stacked. Self to me is worse than Calipari in terms of how much talent he has had and only 1 title to show for. To me they are the unanimous number one team. Nova, Duke, and pUKe are rightfully the top four as of now. 

Oh I completely agree. I saw some assumptions that Nova were far and away the top team going into next year. I think Kansas has more talent. Not sold on Duke until I see them gel.


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[TXHoosierDaddy]

1 hour ago, HoosierFan1994 said:

Those are always fun to read. Only problem is they don't consider teams like IU or Maryland who had a bad season. IMO, I'll take both those teams over #24 Purdue. If we land Romeo I will put us above any team in the B1G. We will have a better idea here an a month. Other thoughts...Good lord Kansas is stacked. Self to me is worse than Calipari in terms of how much talent he has had and only 1 title to show for. To me they are the unanimous number one team. Nova, Duke, and pUKe are rightfully the top four as of now. 

Self is a much better coach no matter which way you slice it. His players improve leaps and bounds during their time at KU. Yes, one national title which probably should be more. But he did a heck of a job coaching this KU team this year and has won 13 Big12 titles in a row I believe, which is simply amazing. 

[HoosierFan1994]

29 minutes ago, IUsafety said:

Indiana projected #8 in Tom Dienhart Way-too-early look at 2018-19 Big Ten standings.
http://btn.com/2018/04/02/dienhart-way-too-early-look-at-2018-19-big-ten-standings/

#1 Michigan
#2 Michigan State
#3 Nebraska
#4 Maryland
#5 Wisconsin
#6 Penn State
#7 Purdue
#8 Indiana
#9 Ohio State
#10 Iowa
#11 Minnesota
#12 Illinois
#13 Northwestern
#14 Minnesota



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Kills me to say this but I think the B1G will be "Down" again next year. All four tournament teams are losing key players (I think Mo leaves Michigan). Penn State and Nebraska could be in the same boat as well. Dienhart I think has Penn State , Nebraska, and Wisconsin way too high and Purdue, us, and Ohio State way too low. 

[HoosierFan1994]

25 minutes ago, TXHoosierDaddy said:

Self is a much better coach no matter which way you slice it. His players improve leaps and bounds during their time at KU. Yes, one national title which probably should be more. But he did a heck of a job coaching this KU team this year and has won 13 Big12 titles in a row I believe, which is simply amazing. 

Definitely can't argue about his Big 12 titles. What is even more amazing is the majority of those titles aren't shared with another team. I just think he should have more than 1 title. Same with Tom Izzo. 

[TXHoosierDaddy]

4 minutes ago, HoosierFan1994 said:

Definitely can't argue about his Big 12 titles. What is even more amazing is the majority of those titles aren't shared with another team. I just think he should have more than 1 title. Same with Tom Izzo. 

Yep, and this year's MSU team had about as much talent as Izzo has had there. They completely looked lost against the zone. Reminded me so much of his understudy who coached here when we faced Cuse in 2012...bad memory. 

[Walking Boot of Doom]

Self is a much better coach no matter which way you slice it. His players improve leaps and bounds during their time at KU. Yes, one national title which probably should be more. But he did a heck of a job coaching this KU team this year and has won 13 Big12 titles in a row I believe, which is simply amazing. 

It’s impressive... but how impressive? How many of those Big 12 teams were title threats? The good years at ISU we watched them always get bounced early. Kansas State has been pretty consistently solid. Texas had a couple years. Oklahoma with Blake Griffin and Buddy Hield.

After watching him exit early from the tournament enough times, I’m just not impressed given the absurd amount of talent he’s had and the kind of teams he’s assembled. Player development has been hit or miss in my mind. Look at how many of his 5 stars lately sort of failed to live up to the hype.


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[lucel15]

Max Montana (hoetzel) is declaring for draft... he would be a senior correct? Seems odd just looking at stats. Hmmm