2013-2014 College Basketball Thread

[Pitty]

UCLA didn't sell out vs #1 Arizona.

:ukiddingme:

 

[Herm]

I know the kid has talent, but Wiggins scares me on the NBA level as I've watched too many games where you can't even tell he is on the court. He coast too much. Maybe he'll be one of those kids that is a better NBA player than college player, but those guys are few.

Rondo never impressed me in college. He's still one of the least favorite players of the last decade at Kentucky to many fans.

Simmons & Rose podcast earlier was saying Randle was the only one of all the freshmen ready for the NBA. I dont know if i agree with that. I really hope that it clicks for some point for Wiggins and he's not a TMac level what couldve been.

 

[Point Blank]

'Cuse/UNC tomorrow. :dance3:

 

[Woy]

RMU goes on the road and knocks off the NEC favorite Bryant without starting center Mike McFadden. Karvel Anderson goes for 32 and hits the game-winner with 18 seconds left, 48 hours after tallying a career-high 36 at Sacred Heart.

 

[Pitty]

Cuse and Pitt 1-2 in ACC.

 

[NAHSTE]

Dem Johnny Jones boys back on the winning path. 10-4, 1-1 in da confruns

:yup:

 

[Sharkweather]

Oklahoma.

 

[JimLeavy59]

I'm surprised with how well Wiggins can shoot.

 

[Sharkweather]

Basketball state power rankings:

#1 Iowa
#2 Kansas
#3 Kentucky

 

[Pitty]

Basketball state power rankings:

#1 Iowa
#2 Kansas
#3 Kentucky

:wat:

 

[Sharkweather]

Wichita State
Kansas
Kansas State

Louisville
Kentucky

What other state has a better 2-3 team group?

 

[Pitty]

Wichita State
Kansas
Kansas State

Louisville
Kentucky

What other state has a better 2-3 team group?

We're still calling Louisville, Kansas and KState good teams?

 

[Pitty]

:yup:

 

[Woy]

Worst fucking storm ever.

#badstorm #theworstofstorms #yourefuckingindianastopstorming

 

[Pitty]

Awesome night of hoops.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Looks like I was ahead of the curve on the #badstorm phenomenon.

Score another for the heel.

 

[Pitty]

So, Lavin has to be getting fired at the end of this season, no?

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

So, Lavin has to be getting fired at the end of this season, no?

Yes. God, he stinks.

So tired of hearing about how St John's is "the most talented team in the Big East" every single year. No, they aren't. It's always a collection of shitty transfers and ove rhyped recruits who never deliver. Even Mo Harkless wasn't great in his one season. His best player now from a skill standpoint is a 26 year old dude who's been bouncing around junior colleges for 8 years. The hyped class that came in with Harkless, they all ended up being busts...Amir Garrett quit to play baseball for the Reds, Sir Dominic Pointer stinks, Harrison is nothing special, a couple of them got kicked out of school or transferred, etc.

Lavin has to go.

Also, good for DePaul getting on a small roll here. Two straight conference wins for the first time since January 2008!

 

[Pitty]

Yes. God, he stinks.

So tired of hearing about how St John's is "the most talented team in the Big East" every single year. No, they aren't. It's always a collection of shitty transfers and ove rhyped recruits who never deliver. Even Mo Harkless wasn't great in his one season. His best player now from a skill standpoint is a 26 year old dude who's been bouncing around junior colleges for 8 years. The hyped class that came in with Harkless, they all ended up being busts...Amir Garrett quit to play baseball for the Reds, Sir Dominic Pointer stinks, Harrison is nothing special, a couple of them got kicked out of school or transferred, etc.

Lavin has to go.

Also, good for DePaul getting on a small roll here. Two straight conference wins for the first time since January 2008!

I wouldn't say he gets bad recruits. I would, however, say he is one of the worst player development coaches that I've ever seen. His offensive and defensive sets are not bad per say, he usually keeps within 10 points in most games and they have a high defensive efficiency, its just that these kids are a bunch of numbskulls. For the most part he recruits sheer athleticism, which doesn't lend to his slow it down pace, he doesn't tell these kids they shouldn't be shooting jumpers when they're 6'7"-6'10". They just play dumb, and that's on the coach in my eyes.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

I wouldn't say he gets bad recruits. I would, however, say he is one of the worst player development coaches that I've ever seen. His offensive and defensive sets are not bad per say, he usually keeps within 10 points in most games and they have a high defensive efficiency, its just that these kids are a bunch of numbskulls. For the most part he recruits sheer athleticism, which doesn't lend to his slow it down pace, he doesn't tell these kids they shouldn't be shooting jumpers when they're 6'7"-6'10". They just play dumb, and that's on the coach in my eyes.

I agree, he always has an incredibly "dumb" team. They freelance way too much for my taste, and I agree that has a lot to do with the type of kids he brings in.