23/24 College Basketball

Badgerlander · Post #1081 » by **Badgerlander** » Tue Apr 9, 2024 2:27 am

Purdue just too small and unathletic or unskilled at every position that isn’t Edey

GoldenAntlers · Post #1082 » by **GoldenAntlers** » Tue Apr 9, 2024 2:41 am

Am I the only one who mutes that iPhone commercial every time?

Badgerlander · Post #1083 » by **Badgerlander** » Tue Apr 9, 2024 2:43 am

Refs going to have to foul Clingan out to give purdue a chance at this

Badgerlander · Post #1084 » by **Badgerlander** » Tue Apr 9, 2024 2:44 am

This game is ohva

Plossum · Post #1085 » by **Plossum** » Tue Apr 9, 2024 2:45 am

GoldenAntlers wrote:
Plossum wrote:Does Edey have any role in the NBA? Just don’t see his game translating in any way.
7'4, 300, and mobile has to be able to do something.

Generous to call him mobile.

GoldenAntlers · Post #1086 » by **GoldenAntlers** » Tue Apr 9, 2024 2:47 am

Plossum wrote:
GoldenAntlers wrote:
Plossum wrote:Does Edey have any role in the NBA? Just don’t see his game translating in any way.
7'4, 300, and mobile has to be able to do something.

Generous to call him mobile.

I'm realizing I was probably wrong about that, lol.

BUCKnation · Post #1087 » by **BUCKnation** » Tue Apr 9, 2024 2:55 am

I really like clingan. He’s had an awesome tournament

Plossum · Post #1088 » by **Plossum** » Tue Apr 9, 2024 2:59 am

I haven’t watched much MM but surprised this Purdue team made it so far. Seems their whole strategy is to just abuse Edey’s size advantage.

MikeIsGood · Post #1089 » by **MikeIsGood** » Tue Apr 9, 2024 3:35 am

Acknowledging it’s easy to say now, I don’t know why anyone thought this was going to be an all-time game. Just media hype I suppose. Connecticut was very obviously the favorites and expected to runaway. “Two sevum foot’rs!”

buckboy · Post #1090 » by **buckboy** » Tue Apr 9, 2024 3:52 am

Always happy when the best team wins

buckboy · Post #1091 » by **buckboy** » Tue Apr 9, 2024 3:53 am

MikeIsGood wrote:Acknowledging it’s easy to say now, I don’t know why anyone thought this was going to be an all-time game. Just media hype I suppose. Connecticut was very obviously the favorites and expected to runaway. “Two sevum foot’rs!”

People actually said that?

Huh.

MikeIsGood · Post #1092 » by **MikeIsGood** » Tue Apr 9, 2024 2:32 pm

buckboy wrote:
MikeIsGood wrote:Acknowledging it’s easy to say now, I don’t know why anyone thought this was going to be an all-time game. Just media hype I suppose. Connecticut was very obviously the favorites and expected to runaway. “Two sevum foot’rs!”

People actually said that?

Huh.

Quite a bit. It was irrationally hyped-up because it was the first championship with "7 foot stars" since Ewing vs Hakeem. Everyone completely ignored the fact that it was more like "7 foot star vs. a complete team of NBA talent, with a tall guy too."

Kerb Hohl · Post #1093 » by **Kerb Hohl** » Tue Apr 9, 2024 2:48 pm

Yeah, I also had heard it. I think the spread only being 6.5-7 among KenPom or any other human's #1 vs. #2 team (Houston might've been if not for injuries) tricked people a little bit. Purdue was the #2 team on aggregate but did not have the ceiling to actually beat UConn, who clearly had more in the tank than shown most of the regular season, similar to an NBA team.

If anybody was going to do it, it was going to be Alabama...who had the blueprint in the 1st half (shoot 8/11 from 3). If they could've somehow gotten a miracle game where they did that wire-to-wire, they were about the only one.

JimmyTheKid · Post #1094 » by **JimmyTheKid** » Tue Apr 9, 2024 2:54 pm

Edey is going to be really bad at the next level isn't he?

Post #1095 » by **MickeyDavis** » Tue Apr 9, 2024 3:08 pm

JimmyTheKid wrote:Edey is going to be really bad at the next level isn't he?

He'll be good. In China.

emunney · Post #1096 » by **emunney** » Tue Apr 9, 2024 3:16 pm

I think Edey will make it as a part timer.

Tristan Newton would be a good Buck, and as an added bonus was a character in As You Like It.

jute2003 · Post #1097 » by **jute2003** » Tue Apr 9, 2024 3:32 pm

Edey has good hands and good balance. I think he'll get eaten alive on the defensive end though and his ramrod style of post game likely won't play at the next level either.

If he can actually shoot a little which is very possible and if he can refine his body and eek out a little more mobility....he might have a chance to be a backup somewhere.

Just being a giant isn't gonna be worth much on its own anymore though.

chonestown · Post #1098 » by **chonestown** » Tue Apr 9, 2024 4:11 pm

jute2003 wrote:Edey has good hands and good balance. I think he'll get eaten alive on the defensive end though and his ramrod style of post game likely won't play at the next level either.

If he can actually shoot a little which is very possible and if he can refine his body and eek out a little more mobility....he might have a chance to be a backup somewhere.

Just being a giant isn't gonna be worth much on its own anymore though.

I wouldn't say I'm bullish on him, but the balance and hands are great points. Let him set picks and seals, use his size as an asset to create freedom for others. He has touch, but I don't know about a face-up game. Has the coordination and hands to come off picks and catch/finish the roll.

I like Clingnan a lot, but Edey absolutely dwarves him. Really illuminates how big Edey is.

Complete situational guy, but I think those situations exist where he can be utilized.

dbrodz7 · Post #1099 » by **dbrodz7** » Tue Apr 9, 2024 5:53 pm

MickeyDavis wrote:
JimmyTheKid wrote:Edey is going to be really bad at the next level isn't he?

He'll be good. In China.

After he fails as the Brook Lopez replacement...

DingleJerry · Post #1100 » by **DingleJerry** » Tue Apr 9, 2024 6:13 pm

dbrodz7 wrote:
MickeyDavis wrote:
JimmyTheKid wrote:Edey is going to be really bad at the next level isn't he?

He'll be good. In China.

After he fails as the Brook Lopez replacement...

I've mentioned before but dirt cheap Brook replacement who was a former big college name would be Luka Garza. He's very large, and has learned to shoot 3s. Not saying to get and to start and play 30 mins. But if they go to a Giannis at 5 main lineup but you need a cheap thick backup big who can shoot 3s for certain matchups he'd be a guy probably flying under the radar a bit.