College Basketball Game Thread

gw795 · Post #21 » by **gw795** » Sat Nov 27, 2010 2:49 am

jman3134 wrote:More talented than Nova? No. More mentally tough right now? Yes.

Now that I look at Tennessee's lineup, I see what you mean. I thought they had a lot more than that. Nova's got some talent.

We need to start this board up... it's college basketball season!

Polynice4Pippen · Post #22 » by **Polynice4Pippen** » Sat Nov 27, 2010 2:53 am

Cal with 5 points in the first half against Notre Dame. What the hell were they doing last night out in Orlando?

Post #23 » by **jman3134** » Sat Nov 27, 2010 3:04 am

gw795 wrote:
jman3134 wrote:More talented than Nova? No. More mentally tough right now? Yes.

Now that I look at Tennessee's lineup, I see what you mean. I thought they had a lot more than that. Nova's got some talent.

We need to start this board up... it's college basketball season!

I hear ya! I have been watching college ball non-stop and doing my amateur scouting. It's a matter of finding interested parties.

There has never really been much college team discussion (historically), which is something I would like to see.

Hopson, Tatum, Goins are experienced enough and have length. They gave notice headaches with their defense, but with the exception of Hopson, none of those three really have NBA aspirations.

Post #24 » by **jman3134** » Sat Nov 27, 2010 3:05 am

Polynice4Pippen wrote:Cal with 5 points in the first half against Notre Dame. What the hell were they doing last night out in Orlando?

I didn't witness it, but I read and saw highlights of that happening. Records are being broken so far this year. DIII had a 7OT game to tie the record.

gw795 · Post #25 » by **gw795** » Sat Nov 27, 2010 4:30 am

Polynice4Pippen wrote:Cal with 5 points in the first half against Notre Dame. What the hell were they doing last night out in Orlando?

I can't believe Temple lost to them. Not good for the A10...

Post #26 » by **jman3134** » Sat Nov 27, 2010 5:37 am

Watching Tulsa-Stanford and Arizona St.-Weber St.

gw795 · Post #27 » by **gw795** » Sat Nov 27, 2010 6:36 pm

jman, what do you think about Memphis? I saw their game against Miami (FL) and was pretty impressed. They have some talent on that roster. Joe Jackson can flat out score, Will Barton looks like a future star, and Witherspoon is a good veteran player who should be a draft pick.

Post #28 » by **jman3134** » Sat Nov 27, 2010 7:04 pm

Watched the game against Miami as well. I had seen Joe Jackson play in a high school tournament, so it was interesting to see how he fared against collegiate competition. He seems to be making a pretty seamless transition- he struggled early but got better as the game progressed. For Memphis, I think that it is going to be a learning experience and their team's outlook should change with the ebb and flow of Jackson's progression. Witherspoon appears to be the star of this team and I think he will be drafted this year. I was impressed by Antonio Barton's willingness to take over some scoring duties. Tarik Black appears to be solid inside. Will Coleman needs to step up, and so far he has not. His production on the glass is going to be key. In the contest I saw, Will Barton's offense was virtually non-existent. But, I realize that he has been producing the past few games. Overall, Memphis should demonstrate much improvement over the course of the season, but may struggle early against teams with experienced lead guard play and interior strength.

Also, on my blog, I wrote a season preview for Conference USA that I have yet to publish. (which sort of still reflects my outlook on the team) I'm still editing it a bit, but I will post it in my season preview thread. I review Memphis and pretty much the rest of how I think CUSA will fair.

Post #29 » by **jman3134** » Sun Nov 28, 2010 2:27 am

Is anyone watching this Purdue-Richmond game? I am very impressed by Justin Harper and Richmond. They are really taking it to the Boilermakers.

Polynice4Pippen · Post #30 » by **Polynice4Pippen** » Sun Nov 28, 2010 2:45 am

jman3134 wrote:Is anyone watching this Purdue-Richmond game? I am very impressed by Justin Harper and Richmond. They are really taking it to the Boilermakers.

Yeah I saw it. Huge resume win for Richmond. And Kevin Anderson flat out owned all the Purdue guards. A little bit of A-10 redemption with Xavier, Dayton and Temple all struggling this weekend.

Polynice4Pippen · Post #31 » by **Polynice4Pippen** » Sun Nov 28, 2010 3:03 am

Jimmer Fredette hits the game-winner for BYU to beat St. Mary's for the South Padre Island tourney title.

Post #32 » by **jman3134** » Sun Nov 28, 2010 3:09 am

Polynice4Pippen wrote:Jimmer Fredette hits the game-winner for BYU to beat St. Mary's for the South Padre Island tourney title.

Caught that ending. If Delevedova was able to maintain his balance, that game would've been tied. Despite the epic nature of that shot, it was a pretty poor decision imo. Such a tough one.

Post #33 » by **jman3134** » Sun Nov 28, 2010 3:53 am

Really good game- Wisconsin Milwaukee vs. Marquette.

Milwaukee is coming back....and it's now a two point game!

gw795 · Post #34 » by **gw795** » Sun Nov 28, 2010 6:08 am

jman3134 wrote:Really good game- Wisconsin Milwaukee vs. Marquette.

Milwaukee is coming back....and it's now a two point game!

Butler's not gonna have such an easy time this year winning the Horizon Conference.

Post #35 » by **jman3134** » Sun Nov 28, 2010 7:06 am

Johnies with a nice comeback in the late game to take the Great Alaska Shootout.

Post #36 » by **jman3134** » Wed Dec 1, 2010 1:05 am

Right now Florida St. is really playing solid defense on Sullinger with help. We'll see how this lasts.

The only problem right now is that they can't buy a bucket on the offensive end.

Post #37 » by **jman3134** » Thu Dec 2, 2010 2:45 am

I wish I was able to watch Marcus Jordan take down the Gators.

Polynice4Pippen · Post #38 » by **Polynice4Pippen** » Thu Dec 2, 2010 4:39 am

I guess Kyrie Irving should've been the first freshman preseason All-American selection and not Harrison Barnes. Kid really put it on Kalin Lucas and Michigan State tonight.

Millsap24 · Post #39 » by **Millsap24** » Thu Dec 2, 2010 5:45 am

Not sure what to expect from Syracuse this season until they start conference play. Last year they had a strong schedule at the start of the year.

UConn looks like they're back after winning the Maui tourny.

Post #40 » by **jman3134** » Wed Dec 8, 2010 2:02 am

St. Johns really needs to start giving DJ Kennedy the ball. Good things happen when it is in his hands. So far this season it looks like he does not have the touches to be productive. He is in somewhat of a shooting slump, but he rarely touches the ball in comparison with last year.