2017-2018 College Basketball / '18 NBA Draft Thread

Negrodamus · Post #1661 » by **Negrodamus** » Fri Mar 16, 2018 10:44 pm

PLO wrote:
Negrodamus wrote:How you call that foul with 3.8 left is absolutely absurd.

Is this the Texas/Nevada game? I've just tuned into it. Nice call on Marshall from you earlier.

Yea, they called a light foul on Bamba which put Nevada at the line and eventually tied it up. Bamba fouling out killed them a bit in over time.

PLO · Post #1662 » by **PLO** » Fri Mar 16, 2018 10:48 pm

Kobblehead wrote:If we were picking in the top 5, I could see people maybe not wanting Sexton. But if we're sitting there at 12 and he's on the board, I think you have to take him and write a thank you letter to the small handful of organizations right in front of you that passed on him.

His takeover ability is off the charts. You may need to instill some more responsibility in him in regards to his playstyle, but I'd almost always rather have to reign in a dog than have to light a fire under a pup. Sexton is going to light up the scoreboard and have home crowds in a frenzy on some nights.

I said my piece on him earlier, wherever he's drafted his game tomorrow against 'Nova will be interesting in terms of how he copes against an excellent D. However I suspect the game won't be that close.

PLO · Post #1663 » by **PLO** » Fri Mar 16, 2018 10:53 pm

Negrodamus wrote:
PLO wrote:
Negrodamus wrote:How you call that foul with 3.8 left is absolutely absurd.

Is this the Texas/Nevada game? I've just tuned into it. Nice call on Marshall from you earlier.

Yea, they called a light foul on Bamba which put Nevada at the line and eventually tied it up. Bamba fouling out killed them a bit in over time.

Your Martin boys showed out in OT. Between them and Kerwin Roach (someone a few of us liked on here earlier in the season) it was a battle of second round pick hopefuls. Coleman also looked like he had a good game.

PLO · Post #1664 » by **PLO** » Sat Mar 17, 2018 3:19 am

Virginia can't be missing Hunter this much. I can't get a workable stream up for the Missouri game, I really wanted to watch MPJ. Groan.

PLO · Post #1665 » by **PLO** » Sat Mar 17, 2018 3:31 am

Things are breaking right for Kentucky, UVA's shock loss opens up that part of the bracket remarkably.

PLO · Post #1666 » by **PLO** » Sat Mar 17, 2018 3:40 am

I can't watch the game but I have a feeling MPJ might be available to us with the Lakers pick if it transfers to us. Problem is he may never be the player he was projected to be after that surgery. Two decisions have likely cost him a LOT of money. 1, getting the surgery in the first place when many said its basically a last option, and 2. returning to play this season.

Mik317 · Post #1667 » by **Mik317** » Sat Mar 17, 2018 6:19 am

Porter looked done. He looked really stiff in the literal sense.

Kinda want no parts of that but hey drafting guys with pre-existing ailments has worked out better than the healthy ones sooooo

XtremeDunkz · Post #1668 » by **XtremeDunkz** » Sat Mar 17, 2018 11:04 am

I feel bad for Porter. You can tell he knows he's not the same player.

Kobblehead · Post #1669 » by **Kobblehead** » Sat Mar 17, 2018 1:32 pm

Virginia was a paper tiger to me, in the first place. Having a great system and playing great defense is all well and good, but in postseason play, you have to have guys capable of scoring the basketball. Kyle Guy might be the worst #1 option in America. And he's their only scorer. And even calling him a scorer is putting it loosely.

JojoSlimbiid · Post #1670 » by **JojoSlimbiid** » Sat Mar 17, 2018 5:00 pm

Vincenzo is putting in work

the_process · Post #1671 » by **the_process** » Sat Mar 17, 2018 5:26 pm

JojoSlimbiid wrote:Vincenzo is putting in work

You aren’t kidding. Would like to see Bridges light it up in the 2nd half here.

Negrodamus · Post #1672 » by **Negrodamus** » Sat Mar 17, 2018 5:26 pm

I thought Virginia wasn't a realistic contender this year, but I didn't think they'd struggle against a 16 seed. That's absurd. The best thing that could have happened for them was the Hunter injury. Now that he's pretty much guaranteed to stay, their team will make a stronger run next year.

Kobblehead · Post #1673 » by **Kobblehead** » Sat Mar 17, 2018 5:33 pm

A big reason why Villanova was consistently great this year was because Donte DiVincenzo stepped up whenever Brunson or Bridges were having a down game. I'm a big fan.

Negrodamus · Post #1674 » by **Negrodamus** » Sat Mar 17, 2018 5:37 pm

So this is opening the door for SGA to take the top guard spot, after Doncic, in this draft. If UK makes the Final Four on SGA's shoulders, it'd be hard to take Young or Sexton over him with how he's played in the past month.

Negrodamus · Post #1675 » by **Negrodamus** » Sat Mar 17, 2018 5:39 pm

Jesus Christ, Bridges. They're already dead.

Kobblehead · Post #1676 » by **Kobblehead** » Sat Mar 17, 2018 5:40 pm

Collin Sexton just whispered "bitch" into Mikal Bridges' ear, lol. Things getty testy.

Negrodamus · Post #1677 » by **Negrodamus** » Sat Mar 17, 2018 5:43 pm

How is Alabama giving up such easy looks? They are full of large, rangy athletes and Villanova is taking wide open shots. Poor coaching.

Kobblehead · Post #1678 » by **Kobblehead** » Sat Mar 17, 2018 6:00 pm

Rhode Island vs. Duke next.

Any of these Rhode Island guys NBA players?

E.C. Matthews might be a darkhorse.

Kobblehead · Post #1679 » by **Kobblehead** » Sat Mar 17, 2018 6:02 pm

Sexton is a straight up jerk, lol. Get t'ed up for calling Bridges a bitch again.

JojoSlimbiid · Post #1680 » by **JojoSlimbiid** » Sat Mar 17, 2018 6:06 pm

Has there been a more prototypical 3&D player in the last 5-10 years than Bridges? Something is going to go wrong