Non Hoosier CBB hoops info

[WayneFleekHoosier 49,856]

Duke, UK, Michigan St. Plenty of great teams start their seasons. UNC vs Temple and Pitt vs Zags.

[Stuhoo 85,601]

Northwestern's Vic Law out for the year

 

No bueno.

 

Muy malo.

[MartintheMopMan 7,765]

Lots of NCAAB games on Friday including our Hoosiers!!!!! Yea Boi!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Which, now that I think about it is really weird.

 

Why are there Friday games for P5 schools? Usually the only team I can watch on a Friday is Stephen F. Austin (go Lumbarjacks!) or Ivy League.

[Seeking6 33]

actually his crystal ball was 80%South Carolina (including Meyer) 20% for north carolina so not expected by most in the industry

But 14 of those CB picks (if you believe in those) were made well over 6 months ago. Meyer's pick was in April. Not saying those were (or are) gospel but when a Carolina insider changes his followed by a Duke insider...I'd say expected.

 

Guess my point remains the same. Won't feel a bit sorry for these kids when they miss tourney because of their Coach/University problems.

[Uspshoosier 50,704]

Lots of NCAAB games on Friday including our Hoosiers!!!!! Yea Boi!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yep. Time to set up the extra TVs in the theater room. All my friends wait all year for opening day of nfl while I wait all year for Friday. It's going be a great ride for the next 5 months

[OliviaPope40 7,116]

When will the ban hammer get dropped on UNC?

[Uspshoosier 50,704]

But 14 of those CB picks (if you believe in those) were made well over 6 months ago. Meyer's pick was in April. Not saying those were (or are) gospel but when a Carolina insider changes his followed by a Duke insider...I'd say expected.

Guess my point remains the same. Won't feel a bit sorry for these kids when they miss tourney because of their Coach/University problems.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/14104286/espn-100-guard-seventh-woods-commits-north-carolina-tar-heels. Tough blow for Martin that a local kid chose North Carolina. Lots of people thought they were in the drivers seat. Hopefully Kegler will chose a blue blood over the home team.

[OliviaPope40 7,116]

Gavin Schilling will be missing the whole season with turf toe.

[Kepner 1,261]

When will the ban hammer get dropped on UNC?

i think the question now is WILL the hammer get dropped on UNC?

[Hovadipo 59,553]

Rojo's brother signed with Canisius today.

[HoosierAloha 30,092]

Northwestern's Vic Law out for the year

Really hate to see this. Best of luck and hope for a speedy recovery.

[OliviaPope40 7,116]

Grayson Allen has now become the player everybody loves to hate.

[HoosierCoop 4,109]

Grayson Allen has now become the player everybody loves to hate.

i hope we give him the beat down.

 

He had a good Finals game  Big deal.

[BlueDevil 9,295]

i hope we give him the beat down.

He had a good Finals game Big deal.

It was a big deal. Without him Wisconsin probably runs away with that game.

[Naturalhoosier 15,467]

I don't know if I've ever seen a D-I player shoot a free-throw granny-style before.  Check out hte link for the video of Chicanu Onuaku (Louisville) firing a few off Hickory-style.  

 

http://es.pn/1HDkE1I

 

 

Edit...I hope that link works.  It's on the right-side of ESPNs page.  ESPNs video sharing capabilities suck.  Apparently they want the clicks to their site.  Maybe it's on their twitter account. 

[FortWayneHoosier 6,482]

I don't know if I've ever seen a D-I player shoot a free-throw granny-style before.  Check out hte link for the video of Chicanu Onuaku (Louisville) firing a few off Hickory-style.  

 

http://es.pn/1HDkE1I

 

 

Edit...I hope that link works.  It's on the right-side of ESPNs page.  ESPNs video sharing capabilities suck.  Apparently they want the clicks to their site.  Maybe it's on their twitter account. 

wow i suck at basketball and i would never "shoot" a free throw like that hahah

[Str8Hoosiers 2,965]

Scientifically it gives the ball the highest average of making it in the hoop.... "The key to a successful foul shot lies in the arc of the ball—in general, the higher the better. While an official-size basket is 18 inches in diameter, the basketball itself is only about 9 1/2 inches, which gives a margin of 8 1/2 inches. But when the ball is thrown nearly straight at the basket, in the style of Shaq, the margin disappears because the rim of the basket, from the perspective of the ball, resembles a tight ellipse. “That’s why these guys miss so much,” Brancazio says. “Because of the sharp angle of the typical overhand throw, there ends up being a much smaller window for the ball to go in.” If the ball comes down at the basket from a steeper angle, the way it does if tossed up in the high arc characteristic of an underhand throw, the margin reappears. “That means there’s a far greater chance of making the basket” - Discover

 

It looks odd in this age of the game but if you have a weakness in your game and you can find a way to fix that weakness would you do it for the good of the team? I would do it if it helped my team be better and potentially win even 1 additional game...

[OliviaPope40 7,116]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Katina Powell, a self-described former escort at the center of a sex scandal involving the Louisville men's basketball program, will speak with NCAA investigators early next week, her lawyer, Larry Wilder, says.

Powell is also expected to turn over documents, including copies of her personal journals and phone records, according to Wilder.

Powell's decision to cooperate with NCAA investigators comes as she faces an expanding civil lawsuit, targeting both her and the publisher of her tell-all book, "Breaking Cardinal Rules: Basketball and the Escort Queen."

The book details nearly two dozen stripping and sex parties from 2010 to 2014 inside Louisville's Billy Minardi Hall, the on-campus dorm for athletes and other students that is named for the late brother-in-law of Cardinals basketball coach Rick Pitino.

Powell has said that former Louisville basketball graduate assistant Andre McGee arranged the parties, paid her $10,000 for supplying dancers and paid for several sex-for-cash "side deals." McGee has denied the allegations.

On Monday, five women filed an amended civil complaint in Jefferson County Circuit Court against Powell, Indianapolis Business Journal Book Publishing and the book's author, former Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Dick Cady. A sixth woman is expected to join the lawsuit within a week, said Nader Shunnarah and J. Andrew White, the attorneys representing the women.

The women claim that Powell, 42, used their photos and two of their first names without consent and defamed them by implying that they sold sex for money at the parties.

"The ladies who are plaintiffs in our case indicated they were never involved, never saw [sex]. There was no red-light room. They're telling us there was no prostitution involved," Shunnarah said.

Three of the women suing Powell admit they danced at parties inside Billy Minardi Hall with the understanding that Louisville basketball players, recruits and other students were in attendance, White said. He added that Powell never paid the women and said he did not know whether the women profited from being tipped by the players and recruits.

"We don't know at this point what stage of undress they were in when they were dancing, but nude dancing is not illegal in the state of Kentucky," White said.

Said Wilder, Powell's Jeffersonville, Indiana-based attorney: "We appreciate the fact they have been willing to publicly verify Katina Powell's allegations, at least in those instances."

Wilder said Powell did not identify the five women by name in her book, choosing instead to use aliases.

"With regard to the amended complaint we will be making an appropriate response in court, which we believe will terminate the matter with regard to the publisher and Mr. Cady," said Ron Elberger, the Indianapolis attorney representing IBJ Book Publishing and the book's author.

The complaint against Powell was originally filed on behalf of four Louisville students, who, among other things, claim the value of their diplomas was diminished because of her allegations.

In an October interview, Powell told Outside the Lines that of the roughly two dozen women whom she says she brought to Billy Minardi Hall from 2010 to '14, all but five or six had sex for money with former Louisville players, active Cardinals players, or recruits who were visiting the campus.

"The recruit would pick out what girl he wanted. Andre [McGee] would come to me, tell me what girl the recruit wanted, and I would tell the girl and she would say her price," Powell said.

"Our policy is not to comment on potential, pending or current investigations," an NCAA spokesperson told ESPN.com.

When reached Thursday for comment on the lawsuit, Powell insisted that one of the women now suing her is lying when she claims she never sold sex. Through her attorney, Powell declined to name the woman.

Five former Louisville basketball players and recruits have told Outside the Lines that they attended parties at Billy Minardi Hall from 2010 to '14 that included strippers paid for by McGee.

Although only one former Cardinals player acknowledged having paid for sex with a dancer, each said he attended separate parties with dancers, many of whom stripped naked. Three of the five players said they attended parties both as recruits and when they played for Louisville.

In all, more than a dozen women or basketball players have confirmed that parties involving strippers occurred on the Louisville campus. Four of those individuals -- three women and one former player -- have said that on separate occasions they engaged in sexual acts paid for by McGee.

McGee left Louisville last year to become an assistant at UMKC. He was placed on paid leave when Powell's allegations were made public, then resigned last month.

The NCAA, University of Louisville and the school's campus police department continue to investigate the allegations raised in Powell's book, and a grand jury in Jefferson County, Kentucky, has been asked by prosecutors to hear evidence in the case.

Elberger, the attorney for the publisher and author, confirmed that documents have been turned over to the grand jury and that more documents will be turned over in the coming days.

http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/14113128/katina-powell-speak-ncaa-investigators-next-week-allegations-louisville-cardinals-men-basketball-team

[coonhounds 10,103]

Scientifically it gives the ball the highest average of making it in the hoop.... "The key to a successful foul shot lies in the arc of the ball—in general, the higher the better. While an official-size basket is 18 inches in diameter, the basketball itself is only about 9 1/2 inches, which gives a margin of 8 1/2 inches. But when the ball is thrown nearly straight at the basket, in the style of Shaq, the margin disappears because the rim of the basket, from the perspective of the ball, resembles a tight ellipse. “That’s why these guys miss so much,” Brancazio says. “Because of the sharp angle of the typical overhand throw, there ends up being a much smaller window for the ball to go in.” If the ball comes down at the basket from a steeper angle, the way it does if tossed up in the high arc characteristic of an underhand throw, the margin reappears. “That means there’s a far greater chance of making the basket” - Discover

It looks odd in this age of the game but if you have a weakness in your game and you can find a way to fix that weakness would you do it for the good of the team? I would do it if it helped my team be better and potentially win even 1 additional game...

Who was the kid that stepped back a foot or two for free throws at iu. I couldn't figure out why we let that happen but not sure if it hurt or helped him. If anyone remembers let me know

[JSHoosier 21,664]

Who was the kid that stepped back a foot or two for free throws at iu. I couldn't figure out why we let that happen but not sure if it hurt or helped him. If anyone remembers let me know

Bracey Wright