2013-2014 College Basketball Thread

[Atlas]

Bad loss for the NEC last night, as Mt St Mary's got pooped on by WVU 77-62... But Woy told me WVU would lose?

 

[Mogriffjr]

Good win for the NEC last night as St. Francis Brooklyn beat Miami in OT, 66-62. Hurricanes aren't the team they were last year, but still a nice upset for a team picked to finish seventh in the conference.

My nigs Jalen Cannon and his boys did their damn thing!

And Duke gonna be going ham on folks...Kinda worried about the interior but Coach K been wanting to get his squad to be much like the olympic teams he's had and he has guys who he can do that now....Just have to see how they handle teams that actually have a post option....but we can play tons of styles...

 

[SuperKevin]

Duke is scary good this year.

 

[Woy]

Duke is scary good this year.

#GameOneOverreactions

 

[SuperKevin]

On paper they look amazing with one of the deepest guard rotations in the country. Throw in athletic wings in Parker and Hood and its a dangerous squad.

UNC looks great on paper too. Great length down low

 

[Umfer]

Washington huskies will surprise some people and make the tournament. I expect a lot from Wilcox and the incimg freshman Nigel Williams Gods, this guy is a stud. If only Aaron Gordon would have followed him instead of choosing the devil himself Sean Miller and the Arizona wildcats

 

[Woy]

On paper they look amazing with one of the deepest guard rotations in the country. Throw in athletic wings in Parker and Hood and its a dangerous squad.

UNC looks great on paper too. Great length down low

Yeah, I agree with you, just think it's too early to be propping up certain teams ahead of others.

 

[Woy]

Robert Morris 86, Savannah State 66

- New foul rules really showed last night. Both teams were in the double bonus with seven minutes to go in the half. Kavon Stewart in particular got called for the same foul three times in a row.
- Karvel Anderson's wrist is finally healthy and he showed it. Playing with a broken wrist last season, Anderson still managed to shoot 44% from behind the arc and establish himself as one of the best mid-major shooters in the country. Last night, Anderson started off slow and seemed hesitant to challenge his wrist, but he dropped 18 of 21 points in the second half and made five of eight threes.
- Speaking of finally being healthy, Mike McFadden also is for the first time at RMU. The senior center had 12 and 9, including a very nice fastbreak dunk that shocked a few of the writers.
- JUCO transfer Chuck Oliver had an impressive debut, dropping 12 (3-5 FG, 2-4 3PT) in 13 minutes off the bench. Because Coron Williams transferred to Wake Forest in the off-season (who had 8 points in 19 minutes in WF's 89-78 win over Colgate), the Colonials needed a shooter to couple with Anderson. After last night, Oliver seems like the most likely candidate to fill that role.

Next Game: 11/12 @ Lafayette (0-1)

 

[Sharkweather]

Georgia 72, Wofford 52

Mark Fox played nine guys off the bench, 6 players had at least six points or more. Distributed the ball around very well, there isn't going to be one singular star on this team and every game is most likely going to be a huge team effort. The frontcourt will definitely be the strength of the team with Nemanja Djurisic and Donte' Williams probably being the two best and most consistent players. Still have no legitimate option from the three-point line (2-11 in the game). Charles Mann was supposed to be a nice piece at the point guard spot, except he had more turnovers than assists. Forward Cameron Forte looks like he will be the best player off the bench with 9 points in 16 minutes, he can do a little bit of everything.

I think if this team can squeak out 6 conference wins or so that would be decent, not expecting a whole lot of anything though.

Iowa State 95, UNC-Wilmington 62

Playing without their best player, forward Melvin Ejim, the team still took care of business. Sophomore Naz Long hit 8-of-11 three's in his Cyclone debut and led the team in scoring with 26. All five starters were in double-digits, Georges Niang, the impressive freshmen from last season, was second on the team in points with 16. Marshall transfer DeAndre Kane is taking over the point guard spot, not a bad start with 7pts, 7ast, 11reb. Not exactly sure how well this team will be in comparison to last season's should-have-been Sweet 16 team. A lot will be determined once Ejim is back at 100%, but the non-conference slate is more impressive than usual so the 'Clones will have plenty of chances to impress.

Creighton 107, Alcorn State 61

McDermott: 20 Pts, 5 Reb (7-13, 2-3, 4-5)
Gibbs: 2 Pts, 5 Ast, 3 Stl, 2 Reb

Drake 61, IL-Chicago 59

Senior G Richard Carter: 38 Pts (12-17, 2-4, 12-12). Damn.

South Dakota State Jackrabbits start the season 0-2, but the senior duo from Rock Valley, IA (Jordan Dykstra and Marcus Heemstra) are both starting. Jackrabbits have 6 players averaging over 20 minutes per game, and all six average over 10 points a game. I guess they can't play any defense though.

Oh, and the Iowa Hawkeyes had to stage a second-half comeback to beat Nebraska-Omaha. Haha.

 

[Sharkweather]

Robert Morris 86, Savannah State 66

- New foul rules really showed last night. Both teams were in the double bonus with seven minutes to go in the half. Kavon Stewart in particular got called for the same foul three times in a row.
- Karvel Anderson's wrist is finally healthy and he showed it. Playing with a broken wrist last season, Anderson still managed to shoot 44% from behind the arc and establish himself as one of the best mid-major shooters in the country. Last night, Anderson started off slow and seemed hesitant to challenge his wrist, but he dropped 18 of 21 points in the second half and made five of eight threes.
- Speaking of finally being healthy, Mike McFadden also is for the first time at RMU. The senior center had 12 and 9, including a very nice fastbreak dunk that shocked a few of the writers.
- JUCO transfer Chuck Oliver had an impressive debut, dropping 12 (3-5 FG, 2-4 3PT) in 13 minutes off the bench. Because Coron Williams transferred to Wake Forest in the off-season (who had 8 points in 19 minutes in WF's 89-78 win over Colgate), the Colonials needed a shooter to couple with Anderson. After last night, Oliver seems like the most likely candidate to fill that role.

Next Game: 11/12 @ Lafayette (0-1)

No Karon, no Coron.

These aren't your big brother's Colonials.

 

[Woy]

No Karon, no Coron.

These aren't your big brother's Colonials.

Karon Abraham's been on a fun journey after being booted from the Colonials for driving with a suspended license.

He's on his fourth school now (Voorhees College - a NAIA school in SC) and hasn't played a competitive minute of basketball (save a few from the Pittsburgh Summer League a few months ago) since his sophomore year at RMU. Has to sit out the year because of some academic stuff, and now is thinking about trying to transfer back up to a D1 program.

Would have been interesting to see how he would have done last year as a senior at RMU if he never would have gotten booted from the team, but then again we wouldn't have Karvel Anderson - the best story in college basketball (http://triblive.com/sports/college/robertmorris/3112650-74/anderson-jackson-elkhart#axzz2ONdESYie) - if Karon was here last year.

 

[Jayrock]

Karon Abraham's been on a fun journey after being booted from the Colonials for driving with a suspended license.

He's on his fourth school now (Voorhees College - a NAIA school in SC) and hasn't played a competitive minute of basketball (save a few from the Pittsburgh Summer League a few months ago) since his sophomore year at RMU. Has to sit out the year because of some academic stuff, and now is thinking about trying to transfer back up to a D1 program.

Would have been interesting to see how he would have done last year as a senior at RMU if he never would have gotten booted from the team, but then again we wouldn't have Karvel Anderson - the best story in college basketball (http://triblive.com/sports/college/robertmorris/3112650-74/anderson-jackson-elkhart#axzz2ONdESYie) - if Karon was here last year.

This kid is from where I'm from and I remember us playing against him. Didn't know this was how he turned out tho. Cool story.

 

[Pitty]

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[Woy]

ALL THE HOOPS STARTING TONIGHT

http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-r...nual-college-hoops-tip-off-marathon-schedule/

 

[NAHSTE]

Rocking with Mercer as my adopted mid major this year. Tiny school in Macon, GA. Lost to FGCU last year in the conference tourney.

GO BEARS

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Sim Bhullar is more aggressive this season (particularly offensively), but is still woefully out of shape, and for every two easy dunks he provides, he gives up a hoop while plodding up the floor on a miss while his team plays 5 on 4. It's halftime as I type this, and I saw it happen three times. The third time, he was barely past half court when Hawaii scored, so he ended up getting a 2K14 Online cheese dunk on the other end because he was unintentionally court hanging.

If nothing else, he's fascinating to watch. He does occasionally jump while playing defense now, and he is dunking on m'fers left & right.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Within the first two minutes of the second half, Bhullar got beat badly on a backdoor cut (-2), threw down his fourth dunk (+2), grabbed a rebound without jumping & then proceeded to get tied up by a POINT GUARD thus losing possession (led to a hoop) (-2), actually left his feet to swat a shot in epic fashion (+2, I guess), and then got called for an offensive foul jockeying for position with a guy 6'5" (-2, I guess).

Then he left the game gassed.

I love this guy.

 

[Woy]

I crashed for a little bit during the Akron/St. Mary's game, and the first thing I woke up to was BHULLAR dunking. Like poetry in motion.

 

[Pitty]

Is Tanveer redshirting?

 

[Woy]

http://thebiglead.com/2013/11/12/de...eone-on-press-row-while-chasing-a-loose-ball/

Yawk just looks over all nonchalantly as his friend gets clobbered. :rofl: