NCAA Men's Basketball Discussion Thread

[Scott Weber]

go!

[xbrokendownx]

Villanova has landed lauded NYC recruit Jayvaughn Pinkston

http://origin-nyp.nypost.com/p/blogs/dylan_butler/loughlin_pinkston_to_villanova_ZJA5 CHPY36pkBDRiPCianM

loving it

[Jason Tate]

Subscribing.

[wrppdarndyrfngr]

Subscribing.

[xbrokendownx]

some early season observations:

first, on Nova

-obviously, it sucks that Yarou is likely done for the year. i was banking on him playing 20+ minutes a night and being some kind of presence down low. we havent had a guy like that down low in years, and it looks like itll have to be put off a year

-Antonio Pena has reallllly surprised me so far. looks like hes taking his game to a new level. hes showed a few nice moves and looks to really have improved his rebounding

-im loving taylor king so far. he isnt great at creating his own shot and reaches way too much on defense, but those are things that can be changed. he seems to be really buying into Jay's team philosophy and is hustling his butt off out there. already looks to be stepping into the Dwayne Anderson type role from last year

-Scottie and the Coreys really havent showed up yet this year and played their best. granted, we havent played many good teams yet, and i expect they will, but still

-excited to get Redding back in a few weeks. keep forgetting that hes suspended


around the NCAAs:

- Kansas and Texas are the 2 best teams in college basketball. and its not even close. cant wait to watch their games this year

- UConn is not a great team. tons of talent, tons of size, but they just cannot shoot. i dont think theyre going to score enough points to be considered a great team this year

- Cincy is legit. VERY good team. ive been waiting for them to break out for years, and it looks like this is the year. adding Stephenson doesnt hurt

- i think Duke is better than they were last year, but they are still going to struggle mightily against teams with good guard play

- UCLA stinks

[Rock]

Go Bucks! Big 10 basketball > ACC basketball

Awaiting ensuing flamefest

[screamoutmyname]

Yep. It surprised me that their fans stormed...especially since its not like that game was like the Illinois game where they stormed back from a crazy deficit. I understand when a team comes back from 20 down...or wins in double OT off a crazy final minute...those fans storm the court even if their team was supposed to win cause its sudden emotion
Yeah...I just make mental note of it now...because some teams will storm the court 3 or 4 times in a season, which always blows my mind.

My big argument against it is simple...in a well played game on ESPN or ESPN2, especially in an upset, the best player from the under dog gets interviewed...unless they storm the court, then the interviewer can't get to them, and those fans take the spotlight away from the player. At the very least, they spend the few minutes before they go to another game or Sportscenter talking about that guy...its those guys' chance for national TV time. Rather than the cameras being focused on the guys who won the game...its on the frat douches who run around like idiots and pop their jersey t-shirts

excellent point, dude... i never really thought about how it must feel to be the star player and not get your interview.

Wisconsin's win was not all that surprising, since they have a pretty good reputation... plus they lead nearly the whole game, i understand... definitely not worthy of storming the court.

[SSLYBY]

Go Bucks! Big 10 basketball > ACC basketball

Awaiting ensuing flamefest

The Big 10 has been a total joke the past couple years. But they are definitely seem to be on the rise again.

[You Vandal]

The Big 10 has been a total joke the past couple years. But they are definitely seem to be on the rise again.
Total joke seems a little strong. Who was in the national championship last year again?

[xbrokendownx]

and who got smoked in the national championship last year? just because you have 1 good team in the conference doesnt mean the entire conference isnt a joke

was conference USA good because Memphis made the title game 2 years ago? come on

[SSLYBY]

Total joke seems a little strong. Who was in the national championship last year again?

Total Joke was probably a little harsh. But from top to bottom it has been weak. Every power conference will usually always have 1 great team.

[Tyler Vagyler]

Go Bucks! Big 10 basketball > ACC basketball

Awaiting ensuing flamefest

Big 10 is still weak. ACC still has the edge from top to bottom.

Not trying to make any excuses for the challenge, but why wasn't G Tech playing in it? One of our best teams is the team that sits out...and FSU plays at OSU instead? Wake at Purdue? I don't know, I just feel like the ACC still has an edge, and its not just cause I'm biased.

But I will say, the Big 10 is on the rise. A lot of young teams. In a year or two they will be a dominant conference. But this year, still a little growing to do IMO.

[Rock]

Total Joke was probably a little harsh. But from top to bottom it has been weak. Every power conference will usually always have 1 great team.
Do you have a higher resolution image of your avatar, BTW? If you could hook me up with it, that would be much appreciated. I enjoy it quite a bit.

[SSLYBY]

Do you have a higher resolution image of your avatar, BTW? If you could hook me up with it, that would be much appreciated. I enjoy it quite a bit.

I just googled America Canada's hat.

There's a whole bunch of different pictures of it. :shrug: I didn't really see any High res pics though.

[Rock]

I just googled America Canada's hat.

There's a whole bunch of different pictures of it. :shrug: I didn't really see any High res pics though.

I can't find the Santa hat one at all in image search. I assume you saved it to your HD?

[SSLYBY]

I can't find the Santa hat one at all in image search. I assume you saved it to your HD?

Oh, yeah I made that one let me upload it.

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/8735/santacopy.png

It looks pretty bad bigger. I kind of just threw it together.

[preppyak]

The Big 10 has been a total joke the past couple years. But they are definitely seem to be on the rise again.
Total joke seems a little strong. Who was in the national championship last year again?
The SEC was a total joke last year...they JUST beat out Conference USA for 6th best conference

The Big 10 the last two years has consistently been the 5th best conference (SEC being 6th)...each year finishing a few percentage points off the other conferences. The problem for the Big 10 is that the Pac 10 got better, so they swapped places, and because the Big 10 was so incredibly boring to watch, nobody wanted to talk about them.

[SSLYBY]

The SEC was a total joke last year...they JUST beat out Conference USA for 6th best conference

The Big 10 the last two years has consistently been the 5th best conference (SEC being 6th)...each year finishing a few percentage points off the other conferences. The problem for the Big 10 is that the Pac 10 got better, so they swapped places, and because the Big 10 was so incredibly boring to watch, nobody wanted to talk about them.

I'll agree with that. IU and Illinois dropping off the planet kind of hurt.

[Rock]

Oh, yeah I made that one let me upload it.

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/8735/santacopy.png

It looks pretty bad bigger. I kind of just threw it together.
Thank you sir. I will resize it appropriately to make it look respectable for my tiled background. You did a fine job, though.

[preppyak]

Kansas and Texas are the 2 best teams in college basketball. and its not even close. cant wait to watch their games this yearI think it will be interesting to see where they both are in a month...Texas has UNC and Michigan State still, Kansas only has Cal and Tennessee until conference play

Also...its "game" sadly...they play once @KU, which KU will probably win by virtue of being the home team. Both teams rely on young players in key spots, so home court comes up big
- i think Duke is better than they were last year, but they are still going to struggle mightily against teams with good guard play
As they have the last few years...the problem is that while they have very good shooters, and finally a vague post presence, they still lack the truly explosive athletes that say, Nova, KU, and UNC have at their guard spots. Agains the best teams, it makes a difference

- UCLA stinks
As it stands...only Rutgers, Iowa and Arkansas are worse than them...which is a stunning turnaround.

By the way, Arkansas may be the worst major team in college basketball...my god have they lost bad games

[preppyak]

I'll agree with that. IU and Illinois dropping off the planet kind of hurt.
Definitely...if Sampson stays and they keep their recruits, Indiana was probably a tourney team if not a verge top 25 team...instead of the worst major team in the nation

[wrppdarndyrfngr]

I wish UCLA was better this year only to make the game against KU on saturday interesting.

[Posthardcore]

Irish And Hoyas!

[xbrokendownx]

UCLA may lose by 30, thats how bad they are

[xbrokendownx]

Irish And Hoyas!



how can you root for 2 teams in the same conference, and schools that are rivals? lol

[screamoutmyname]

i can't stand watching UCLA or USC, for some reason.

[xbrokendownx]

watching Nova put a whooping on two historic NCAA teams in UCLA and Duke last year, back to back, was amazing :-)

[screamoutmyname]

as a Duke fan, i was not too happy about that... but Nova is my #2 team, so it wasn't really that bad. i'm excited to see what kind of damage they can do in the tournament this year.

[SSLYBY]

I was looking for tickets and for the final four and final game is 300 bucks.

I want to go so bad.

[preppyak]

I wish UCLA was better this year only to make the game against KU on saturday interesting.
Yeah...I think we'll be seeing the bench empty by the 8 minute mark of the 2nd half

[williek311]

watching Nova put a whooping on two historic NCAA teams in UCLA and Duke last year, back to back, was amazing :-)
I hope the WVU Nova game at the end of the year is for all the marbles in the Big East. Would just make the game that much more exciting.

[screamoutmyname]

I was looking for tickets and for the final four and final game is 300 bucks.

I want to go so bad.

my sister went to the second round (32 teams left) of the tournament last year for free because her friend is the athletic director for St. Joe's... i was so jealous... the seats were incredible.

[bjam12]

I'll agree with that. IU and Illinois dropping off the planet kind of hurt.

Illinois will be really good next year. Their freshmen guards Paul and Richardson are the real deal plus they have a real good recruiting class coming in.

[SSLYBY]

Illinois will be really good next year. Their freshmen guards Paul and Richardson are the real deal plus they have a real good recruiting class coming in.

That's good because IU is getting better with their class this year. Might spark the rivalry back up a little. That being said Purdue will be nothing next year.

[pand75]

Another season of me trying to get into this league.

[Drew Beringer]

highest of fives to the Wisconsin Badgers! go Marquette too

[J.C.]

- UConn is not a great team. tons of talent, tons of size, but they just cannot shoot. i dont think theyre going to score enough points to be considered a great team this year

Their issue won't be shooting, it'll actually be rebounding. They haven't had a really great shooting team in a few years, but they were able to cover up a weakness like that with good play on the boards. They haven't gotten good enough efforts from Edwards and Oriakhi so far. It's a given that they both lack significant starting experience, but they're both undersized compared to the trees UConn typically rolls out there. Thabeet didn't need to be as good to rebound at 7'3", but both of them need to be.

What Majok turns out to be is going to determine how far they go. He'll likely move into the starting role once he's eligible and his ability on the perimeter could open up the offense and make Kemba more dangerous in penetration. I'm not sure what he'll provide us defensively, but he's 6'11" so he should help us out on the glass at minimum.

[kelizabeth219]

Any Vandy fans on here? I had found a couple on the old NCAA basketball thread but I guess it got deleted. I won't repeat the impressive rant I constructed, mainly because it was outrageously long and I'm lazy :) But suffice it to say I love our team and I'm really excited to see what they do this year, especially after last night's W over Mizzou! Gonna be a great season for the Commodores :D

[S/T]

Oklahoma Sooners aka Willie Warren and the No Pass Possessions.

[JuneJuly]

I get ESPN updates for Illinois and I saw they were down 20 at the half and gave up. Then they won by two, haha.


And my Badgers!!! WHOO!!! lol. They've gotta be jumping into the Top 25 soon with wins against #21 Maryland and #5 Duke.

[AndrewIcex]

Subscribed... I am ready for UK vs UNC to come, Saturday woo!

[Jason Tate]

Yeah...I think we'll be seeing the bench empty by the 8 minute mark of the 2nd half
Remember last time you got cocky?

[desiguerilla]

i have a feeling majok's role next semester is gonna be a huge impact at uconn. the guy is an amazing basketball player, see his youtube videos

[Killadelphia]

Villanova has landed lauded NYC recruit Jayvaughn Pinkston

http://origin-nyp.nypost.com/p/blogs/dylan_butler/loughlin_pinkston_to_villanova_ZJA5 CHPY36pkBDRiPCianM

loving it

awesome.

[spunkmastaflex]

Big ten > ACC anyone? and i watched espn for an hour after ohio state won to win the challenge and they didnt even mention that the big ten won the challenge. *shakes fist at espn*

[xbrokendownx]

...they definitely did mention it, a bunch of times actually

[PunkRocks]

Big ten > ACC anyone? and i watched espn for an hour after ohio state won to win the challenge and they didnt even mention that the big ten won the challenge. *shakes fist at espn*

They displayed a graphic within a minute of the game ending showing the results of all the games from the challenge, and noted that this was the first time the Big 10 ever won.

[Tyler Vagyler]

what else is there to say?

[xbrokendownx]

hey John, tell me this guy isnt serious and all Seton Hall fans arent this delusional:

First of all, Nova was down 10 at the half to American? Had they gotten any other midmajor in the 13-14 they wouldve lost. Playing UCLA at noon on a saturday in Philly was the lock of the tourney.. I made a ton of cash on that game as I'm sure you probably did too. Then you play 2 teams with no bigs, who always choke in big spots. Was there an easier road to the final four?

I'm not trying to "disrespect" nova. However the thought that your bigs are adaquate for this conference is laughable. Your 6 HS AAs are all guards, yet some will be playing the 4 because you have no one upfront . Even rutgers has better talent upfront than you.

And facts are facts. With any depth whatsoever you lose 2 years ago. Last year you won in OT due to a FT parade and a no call when Hazell was liiterally tackled on the game tying 3.

Your balk pressure will cause a lot of problems for a lot of teams, fortunately for us, we won't be one of them.

Pope will be first team all big east but feel free to continue hating on him. He put up the sane numbers as Pena is now 2 years ago at NMSU playing only in conference games due to the NCAA not ruling him eligible until the end of December.

Our frontcourt is light years better than yours, and with Hazells point production our backcourt isn't far off, and while yours is better, we have 5 big east caliber guards, whereas you have what, 2 big east quality bigs, a project who will be your starting center, and s kid who can't get off the bench

enjoy losing to teams who have no business being in games with you because you can't get a stop or rebound




Dejuan blair, maybe the best big in college basketball? WHAT?!

[PunkRocks]

I'm just glad they didn't sit around there for hours debating whether or not this is the turn around for the Big10 and the demise of the ACC... blah blah blah.

Truth is, its a down year for the ACC. Big10 is by no means anywhere close to being the power basketball conference this year, but has several good teams. Wouldn't be surprised to see at least two teams from the Big10 make it to the Elite 8, and one to the Final 4. The (ranked) ACC teams that lost are just... well... over-rated. Clemson is notorious for not being able to produce when ranked. And I figured that by now, the voters would realize that Duke isn't a top-10 team and won't be until there are some major changes taking place there. For one, they can't just keep flooding the team with Reddick-wannabes. UNC is a Top 10 team, but not a Top 5 team. What hurt them the most was the voters not realizing how good Syracuse is this year, and at least now they've started ranking the Orange appropriately.

[gonz]

Go Bucks! Big 10 basketball > ACC basketball

Awaiting ensuing flamefest
No flames from me, good man.
and who got smoked in the national championship last year? just because you have 1 good team in the conference doesnt mean the entire conference isnt a joke

was conference USA good because Memphis made the title game 2 years ago? come on
Big Ten wasn't a joke last year. Just saying. Pretty weak the few years before that but last year was when it started turning around.
Big 10 is still weak. ACC still has the edge from top to bottom.

Not trying to make any excuses for the challenge, but why wasn't G Tech playing in it? One of our best teams is the team that sits out...and FSU plays at OSU instead? Wake at Purdue? I don't know, I just feel like the ACC still has an edge, and its not just cause I'm biased.

But I will say, the Big 10 is on the rise. A lot of young teams. In a year or two they will be a dominant conference. But this year, still a little growing to do IMO.
I don't know what you're complaining about. They generally try to alternate home/away games for the teams.

[Tyler Vagyler]

What I was saying was, GT is one of the best teams in the ACC and didn't play in the challenge. Instead FSU, a mediocre at best team, gets to play at OSU. I was just hoping the top teams would be represented by both conferences.

[PunkRocks]

What I was saying was, GT is one of the best teams in the ACC and didn't play in the challenge. Instead FSU, a mediocre at best team, gets to play at OSU. I was just hoping the top teams would be represented by both conferences.

Who plays who is decided well before any of the pre-season rankings come out, etc. And since there's 12 ACC teams and 11 Big10 teams, the ACC teams rotate who sits out. It was just a matter of coincidence that this year was GT's turn.

[Tyler Vagyler]

Who plays who is decided well before any of the pre-season rankings come out, etc. And since there's 12 ACC teams and 11 Big10 teams, the ACC teams rotate who sits out. It was just a matter of coincidence that this year was GT's turn.

Yeah, I understand that. My point in the end is just that I don't think the Big 10 is on top of the ACC yet. Definitely will be dominant in the near future, but not right now.

[f00te]

excellent point, dude... i never really thought about how it must feel to be the star player and not get your interview.

Wisconsin's win was not all that surprising, since they have a pretty good reputation... plus they lead nearly the whole game, i understand... definitely not worthy of storming the court.

how was that not worth storming the court?
they upset number 5 duke and with that they won the ACC big 10 challenge for the first time ever...

[schmalz]

I hope the WVU Nova game at the end of the year is for all the marbles in the Big East. Would just make the game that much more exciting.

It should be. I see the big east as a 4 team race. WVU, Nova, Cuse, and UConn.

[SunnyInPhilly]

some early season observations:

first, on Nova

-obviously, it sucks that Yarou is likely done for the year. i was banking on him playing 20+ minutes a night and being some kind of presence down low. we havent had a guy like that down low in years, and it looks like itll have to be put off a year
Considering he only played a few games and the fact that he has Hep B, I'd expect the NCAA to allow him to be redshirted for this year. I don't see them trying to rush him back.

-Antonio Pena has reallllly surprised me so far. looks like hes taking his game to a new level. hes showed a few nice moves and looks to really have improved his rebounding


Haven't gotten to watch any of the games but I've been pretty surprised with his production just from looking at the box scores. He's stepped up alot from last season. What have you seen from Cheek and Wayns so far?

[xbrokendownx]

Wayns is so quick...he reminds me of Lowry a lot, but with a better shot. he can get to the rim when he wants to it seems

you can tell cheek is a scorer but he hasnt been able to create his own shot yet, which is fine. these guys are still young

[Scott Weber]

we are so damn athletic. quincy pondexter is crazy.

[theguilt engine]

Band of Horses was just discussed on ESPN during the Texas Tech game...haha, weird.

[pand75]

Yeah I heard that. Pretty cool.

[preppyak]

Remember last time you got cocky?
haha...that was last thread

Memphis surprised me cause I hadn't seen them play...I've watched UCLA play though, NJIT has a shot against them this year

[preppyak]

haha, Bob Knight is not happy that this game is going to OT

[Scott Weber]

holy shit.

[preppyak]

the "red raiders" on the back of the Tech uniforms looks retarded...if you go nameless, leave the space blank

[preppyak]

my god is #31 white...he is reflective in the arena lights

[Scott Weber]

this officiating....

[preppyak]

this officiating....
yeah, what I've watched has been pretty bad

[rcrook]

first year for big 12/pac 10 challenge?

[preppyak]

first year for big 12/pac 10 challenge?
I thought they had it last year? Cause I think KU v USC was a part of it last year...and the pipe dream was a KU-UCLA game....oops

edit: KU v Arizona last year...KU v USC the year before...this is actually year 3 of it

[rcrook]

r.i.p. washington

[Scott Weber]

unbelievably bad officiating. some of the worst i've ever seen, no drew b.

[preppyak]

hahaha...wow...last night, the combo of Xavier Henry and Sherron Collins beat Alcorn State 36-31...the rest of KU scored the other 57 points to make it a 98-31 game. I don't think I've ever seen that lop-sided a game

[xbrokendownx]

haha no drew b

[preppyak]

unbelievably bad officiating. some of the worst i've ever seen, no drew b.
yeah...I think only 1 foul this OT has been correct that I've seen

[preppyak]

HAHAHAHAH, the double court storm...awesome

[Drew Beringer]

unbelievably bad officiating. some of the worst i've ever seen, no drew b.
Is "no Drew B." the new "no homo"? haha

[williek311]

the "red raiders" on the back of the Tech uniforms looks retarded...if you go nameless, leave the space blank

Truth. It looks awful.

[gonz]

Hopefully Evan Turner brings home the Big Ten Championship to Columbus along with the Naismith and a deep tourney run!

[PunkVideoGuys]

Go Carolina :)

[AndrewIcex]

Go Kentucky :)

[kelizabeth219]

Vanderbilt v. DePaul tomorrow! After the win against Mizzou I'm excited to see how they play. Love my boys :) Anyone else tuning in? I don't think it's televised but I know the audio's online and there's usually a videocast too :)

[nateisawesome]

Go Cats!

[xbrokendownx]

excited to see Nova for the first time live tomorrow...im heading to DC for the Nova-Maryland game

[Tyler Vagyler]

Lets go Heels!!!

[Tyler Vagyler]

John Wall is too good

[nateisawesome]

Looking good early on, too many turnovers though

and welcome to the John Wall show

[Tyler Vagyler]

This is unbelievable.

Carolina is playing stupid as hell, terrible decisions. And Kentucky is playing amazing right now.

[preppyak]

Yeah...John Wall is pretty much locking up the #1 overall pick with each new dribble

[3eb23]

Keep this up Kentucky. I'm loving this.

[nateisawesome]

loving the UK fans coming out of the woodworks

[preppyak]

loving the UK fans coming out of the woodworks
ha, I was gonna say...I only remember you and maybe one other guy from the last few, lets call them "rough" seasons

[nateisawesome]

ha, I was gonna say...I only remember you and maybe one other guy from the last few, lets call them "rough" seasons

There have only been a couple of us here the last 3-4 years, come March there will probably be 30 people in here claiming to be diehard UK fans

[3eb23]

I'm not a Kentucky Fan. But being a Maryland fan, it comes naturally for me to want Carolina to lose any and every game they play.

[AndrewIcex]

Today is a good day so far, yeah!

[3eb23]

damn kentucky wants this. what a block.

[Tyler Vagyler]

I think we can come back. Down 15 isn't toooo bad.

I've never seen a team have so many wide open shots, hopefully Roy can fix that at the break.

[AndrewIcex]

Such a solid first half, hope the second shows the same.

[xbrokendownx]

I'm not a Kentucky Fan. But being a Maryland fan, it comes naturally for me to want Carolina to lose any and every game they play.



youre going down tomorrow!

[preppyak]

yep...this Kentucky team is still young...an experienced team would have taken 20 seconds on every possession, and UNC would still be down by 15+

[Tyler Vagyler]

Lets Go!

[AndrewIcex]

Getting a little nervous, not going to lie.

C'mon boys, you got this.

[Tyler Vagyler]

This is getting good. I hope we can keep creeping back into it.

[3eb23]

youre going down tomorrow!

haha yes i know...i mean no you're going down...

[preppyak]

jesus...Kentucky has to nail on of those 3's

[AndrewIcex]

Under 2 minutes, this is setting up for quite the finish.

COME ON KENTUCKY!

[preppyak]

what the fuck is Bledsoe doing...WIDE OPEN to the basket and he passes back?

[AndrewIcex]

Sigh.. 2 point game, 30 seconds.

[AndrewIcex]

Gotta make these free throws, YEAH!

[nateisawesome]

big time free throws by Bledsoe

[Tyler Vagyler]

thank you Will Graves....

[AndrewIcex]

OUR BALL! Out of bounds on UNC! Yeah!

[3eb23]

Great game

[poppa Q]

Pretty good game.

[preppyak]

yeah...not a good sign that Kentucky lost that lead the way they did...but at least it looks like they've locked it up in the end

[AndrewIcex]

Oh shit, they are still in this, UNC won't go away.

[AndrewIcex]

1 free throw and its over, come on Wall!

[preppyak]

Oh shit, they are still in this, UNC won't go away.
Eh...if he misses the FT then maybe...

[nateisawesome]

This feels good, first big time win for this program in 4-5 years

[preppyak]

well, there is is...good win for Kentucky, if not the prettiest. Gonna be a very scary team when March rolls around

[Tyler Vagyler]

Dang, great game!

Kentucky did a great job of holding off the comeback. I just wish we would have played a better 1st half....

[preppyak]

This feels good, first big time win for this program in 4-5 years
Id start getting used to it

[AndrewIcex]

Damn, nice 3 at the buzzer...

Anyways, we have A LOT of work to do, I was way happy with our first half... but our second was just kinda... MEH...

We play like the first half all year, we will be okay, but if we play like the second half... could lose some important games.. luckily squeezed away with this one, thank goodness.

[Tyler Vagyler]

At the end of the season, once both teams have grown some....look out. Both will be very scary.

[cryates]

Damn I am so glad UK pulled through in that game. This win will be huge for them moving forward.

Nothing has me more excited than the...(hopefully)...ass whooping UF is about to take.

[AndrewIcex]

Yeah, the end of the year will be scary scary, Cousins could be so crazy scary later this year though.. he's got a lot to learn, but if he does.. don't know what'll happen haha.

[cryates]

Cousins as been mostly frustrating this season but I believe he will get it together soon.

[AndrewIcex]

Oh I definitely agree, he has made me slap my forehead quite a few times, but I have faith that he can get it together.

[cryates]

Cousins has said the reason he has struggled is because he has been getting so hyped up over playing on such a big stage that before every game he gets so pumped that it wears him down.

So I would say he needs to learn how to control his emotions for sure.

[AndrewIcex]

So he basically wears himself out?

[gonz]

I hope Evan Turner is alright.

[Broken Parachute]

I can't wait until we play an actual basketball team. Bobby G's non-conference schedules are always such a joke. It's ridiculous.

[gonz]

Evan Turner out 8 weeks with broken bones in his back. I hope his career isn't jeopardized by this.

[preppyak]

Evan Turner out 8 weeks with broken bones in his back. I hope his career isn't jeopardized by this.
wow, that sucks...is there video of what happened?

Huge blow for that OSU team

[gonz]

wow, that sucks...is there video of what happened?

Huge blow for that OSU team
video here

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=4716240

I wouldn't say the team is dead in the water but it will be tough. Hopefully we can just stay afloat and finish strong the last 5-10 games we have with Evan back.

[Drew Beringer]

Evan Turner out 8 weeks with broken bones in his back. I hope his career isn't jeopardized by this.
that absolutely sucks for him and OSU. YOu never want to see that happen, even if it is to a conference rival.

[preppyak]

my god, that fall was straight down from the basket...he was horizontal with the under part of the backboard before he went down

What's crazy is that it only takes 8 weeks for spinal fractures to heal...I figured that was the kind of thing that would take more like 8 months

[deadkidsean]

Evan's fall was horrific. Sucks BIG TIME for us, but Thad will get someone to step up. Glad to see Dieb's finally start nailing some shots. If that dude finds his stroke..there isn't a better shooter in the country.

[gonz]

Evan's fall was horrific. Sucks BIG TIME for us, but Thad will get someone to step up. Glad to see Dieb's finally start nailing some shots. If that dude finds his stroke..there isn't a better shooter in the country.
He's going to make a lot of threes this season hah.

[deadkidsean]

He's going to make a lot of threes this season hah.
Yeah, dude is unreal. I watched him play a lot/played against him a few times. His teams weren't always so great, as we beat them by like 20 I think once, but he is a great talent. One of his older brothers is awesome, too...he played like straight up Dennis Rodman, haha.

[screamoutmyname]

so pissed i didn't get to watch any of the games yesterday... apparently it was a great day for college basketball

[desiguerilla]

idk if anyone saw the uconn/harvard game

uconn won, but harvard has this asian dude, jeremy lin, who is absolutely disgusting

youtube his buzzer beater for the win as hes getting falling back gettin fouled for the win against william & mary if u dont believe me

dont sleep on this dude just cuz he plays ivy league

[Killadelphia]

Nice to see Villanova shooting well.

[Killadelphia]

I hope Stokes doesn't leave for the draft.

[S/T]

I realize Arizona sucks, but we looked good today. Tiny Gallon is a monster. Every single time he touched the ball something good happened.

[evvandflow]

idk if anyone saw the uconn/harvard game

uconn won, but harvard has this asian dude, jeremy lin, who is absolutely disgusting

youtube his buzzer beater for the win as hes getting falling back gettin fouled for the win against william & mary if u dont believe me

dont sleep on this dude just cuz he plays ivy league

They should cruise through the Ivy League...potential pest come tourney time.

[poppa Q]

that absolutely sucks for him and OSU. YOu never want to see that happen, even if it is to a conference rival.
I'm with you...as an Illini fan, I naturally don't want OSU to succeed, but hopefully Turner's alright and gets healthy in time for the last month or so of conference play.
I realize Arizona sucks, but we looked good today. Tiny Gallon is a monster. Every single time he touched the ball something good happened.
How has Warren looked so far this season? I haven't caught Oklahoma play yet.

[xbrokendownx]

I hope Stokes doesn't leave for the draft.




eh, pretty much no chance he leaves early. he still has trouble creating his own shot and settles for the three too much for my liking. his defense is much improved this season though

id be more worried about Fisher possibly leaving

[Killadelphia]

eh, pretty much no chance he leaves early. he still has trouble creating his own shot and settles for the three too much for my liking. his defense is much improved this season though

id be more worried about Fisher possibly leaving

Yeah, but I really like Wayns.

[xbrokendownx]

BtFQQl7tRwk

[S/T]

How has Warren looked so far this season? I haven't caught Oklahoma play yet.

The last 3 games he's looked great. During the first few he was taking some really terrible shots, bringing it down and shooting it without making even one pass, throwing the ball away because he started to go up for impossible shots, etc. Recently they've been moving the ball much better and he's been getting the shots he needs. Like I said, though, I've been really impressed with Gallon. He still doesn't touch it as much as he should, but against AZ especially he might've scored 40 if they had given it to him every time.

[xbrokendownx]

holy war tonight! Nova may win by 30, thats how bad St Joe's is

although, it wouldnt surprise me if this is a close game somehow, especially since its at the Palestra

[Killadelphia]

I knew I had something to watch tonight, but I forgot what it was lol.

[AndrewIcex]

Kentucky and UConn tonight! Hell yeah! GO CATS!

[xbrokendownx]

http://vmedia.rivals.com/UserMedia/FanPagesPhoto/Gallery/513/O16162.JPG

gets me every time

[evvandflow]

Kentucky and UConn tonight! Hell yeah! GO CATS!

Go UCONN.

http://vmedia.rivals.com/UserMedia/FanPagesPhoto/Gallery/513/O16162.JPG

gets me every time

They were so overrated.

[xbrokendownx]

when you have 2 losses, youre still perfect?! great standards, St Joes

[Killadelphia]

when you have 2 losses, youre still perfect?! great standards, St Joes

It was a perfect regular season...it was pretty historical, it's actually not that far out of the realm of making sense...even if it Saint Joes.

[evvandflow]

They never deserved a number one ranking, let alone a 1 seed that year.

[xbrokendownx]

then say "perfect regular season" then

and they were ranked #1 for a week from what i remember

[nateisawesome]

So ready for tonights game. America gets their second look at John Wall tonight

[guccimaneburrrr]

or their 8th look. Kentucky has been on tv a lot this season.

[evvandflow]

So ready for tonights game. America gets their second look at John Wall tonight

Hes somethin special.

or their 8th look. Kentucky has been on tv a lot this season.

lol seriously. I've seen them play more than UConn i think (my favorite team)

[nateisawesome]

or their 8th look. Kentucky has been on tv a lot this season.

No not really. 1 game on ESPNU, 1 on CBS, 2 on CBS college and the other 4 have been on the BBSN which is only aired in Kentucky, so really for most of America this is the second look at John Wall

[Tyler Vagyler]

No not really. 1 game on ESPNU, 1 on CBS, 2 on CBS college and the other 4 have been on the BBSN which is only aired in Kentucky, so really for most of America this is the second look at John Wall

I live in NC and I've seen them play on ESPN 2 times. As well as the others you've mentioned. So 6 of their 8 games have been nationally televised.

[nateisawesome]

http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/kty-m-baskbl-sched.html

a link to our schedule, tonight is our first game on ESPN, 1 on ESPNU, 1 on CBS, 4 on FS South which is just regional, and 2 on CBS College

so maybe they offered a live look in or something, but ESPN has not aired a UK game until tonight

[poppa Q]

when you have 2 losses, youre still perfect?! great standards, St Joes

lol that's what I was thinking...

[S/T]

Tony Crocker has 29 points and 10 rebounds at half...

[evvandflow]

excited for this game.

[Drew Beringer]

UConn looks awful early.

[Drew Beringer]

Kentucky is so much fun to watch.

[evvandflow]

uconn has no idea what there doin offensively right now

[Tyler Vagyler]

Kentucky has already greatly improved through the first 8 games.

They are going to be insane in March.

[desiguerilla]

i love my huskies but idk what they are gonna do about wall

[evvandflow]

i love my huskies but idk what they are gonna do about wall

does it piss you off as much as me that calhoun still starts okwandu to prove a point to gavin? chuck looks lost on a bball court and will never be a significant contributor.

[desiguerilla]

does it piss you off as much as me that calhoun still starts okwandu to prove a point to gavin? chuck looks lost on a bball court and will never be a significant contributor.

aaaaaand were back in this

and yes it pisses me off to no extent, okwandu is kind of an oaf, gavin def needs to start (he just needs to worry about fouls)

ater majok will be huge once we get him

[evvandflow]

aaaaaand were back in this

and yes it pisses me off to no extent, okwandu is kind of an oaf, gavin def needs to start (he just needs to worry about fouls)

ater majok will be huge once we get him

chuck better not see more than garbage minutes when we get majok.

you could tell thabeet would be good. chuck? you can tell hell be terrible forever.

[Bigalan2004]

this game is going to be a barn burner.

[desiguerilla]

chuck better not see more than garbage minutes when we get majok.

you could tell thabeet would be good. chuck? you can tell hell be terrible forever.

calhoun is all about recruiting really tall players like thabeet, okwandu, and jonathan mandeldove (team clown) and try molding them into the giant presence that they could be. so far its only kinda worked for thabeet.

[evvandflow]

calhoun is all about recruiting really tall players like thabeet, okwandu, and jonathan mandeldove (team clown) and try molding them into the giant presence that they could be. so far its only kinda worked for thabeet.

ive thought about it...and id rather have the dove play the minutes okwandu does.

[xbrokendownx]

wow, Nova is playing like shit

[xbrokendownx]

haha holy shit scottie, how did that go?!

[Killadelphia]

wow, Nova is playing like shit

brandon jinx.

[cryates]

This is getting fucking ridiculous. Some of these calls are questionable, but then again I am a biased fan.

[evvandflow]

if these officials reffed a Big East game, thered be 100 fouls by halftime.

[cryates]

I think we have learned one thing about our UK team tonight. They CRACK under pressure. If they continue to take stupid shots they will fall farther and farther out of this game.

[Drew Beringer]

This is a Jeckyl and Hyde game. Kentucky starts with a 12-0 run, now UConn is on a 26-6 run.

[evvandflow]

UConn cant make 3s...idk why UK doesnt try and exploit that

[cryates]

UK NEEDS to lose a game for a good reality check.

[cryates]

FINALLY we make a shot.

[evvandflow]

UK NEEDS to lose a game for a good reality check.

UK is gunna lose a couple games this year they shouldn;t thats for sure.

[cryates]

They have to get Wall back on the floor for these last few minutes.

[Drew Beringer]

Wisconsin is going to lose to Green Bay, down 4 in OT. ugh

[evvandflow]

FINALLY we make a shot.

Your from georgia, have an alabama football avatar, and are a UK fan??

[desiguerilla]

http://nutritionresearchcenter.org/healthnews/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/general_muscle_cramps_intro01.jpg

lol

[cryates]

UK is gunna lose a couple games this year they shouldn;t thats for sure.

Oh yeah, as a diehard fan, I totally agree.

The terrible thing is, if they could just calm down, and create good looks then the shots will fall and they will be right back ahead. It's not like UConn is playing great basketball on this 26-9 run. UK is just playing really bad basketball.

[xbrokendownx]

i love maalik wayns already

[cryates]

Your from georgia, have an alabama football avatar, and are a UK fan??

Yep.

Been a Bama fan for six years and a UK Basketball fan since a young lad after I first saw them in the 98 championship game.

I actually despise UGA.

When it comes to sports, I'd consider myself most loyal to UK B-Ball, seeing as how I have been a fan for so long.

[Drew Beringer]

lolol Wisconsin loses to Green Bay.

[cryates]

Wow. Dude I work with will be pissed because he is a big Wisconsin fan (he is from Madison).

[TellYourFriends]

Kind of glad ESPN lost the feed, that was getting ridiculous...

[nateisawesome]

no idea why we arent playing a little bit of zone, they are getting most of their points driving the lane, force them to shoot from outside which they have not proven that they can do

[Flags of Dawn]

lolol Wisconsin loses to Green Bay.
2 of my cousins go to UWGB, and one of their fb status updates was "Welcome to the Horizon League, bitchessss!" haha

[cryates]

I think we will come back out real strong in the second half.

[TellYourFriends]

no idea why we arent playing a little bit of zone, they are getting most of their points driving the lane, force them to shoot from outside which they have not proven that they can doWe apparently don't believe in rebounding either. Did you see right before it cut off? UConn got like 3 or 4 offensive rebounds off one possession.

[JuneJuly]

Stupid stupid Wisconsin :(

[xbrokendownx]

taylor king is seriously one of the best spot up shooters ive ever seen

[nateisawesome]

We apparently don't believe in rebounding either. Did you see right before it cut off? UConn got like 3 or 4 offensive rebounds off one possession.

yes it was pathetic, we have got to find a way to keep Cousins and Orton out of foul trouble. Harrellson and Stevenson do not cut it

[evvandflow]

missed a great Sticks block cuz espn cant get there shit straight...

[cryates]

ESPN, wtf?

[evvandflow]

get.okwandu.the.fuck.out.the.game.

[poppa Q]

ESPN, wtf?

Seriously...

[poppa Q]

heyoh, there we go.

[cryates]

Cousins needs to control his attitude.

[cryates]

This game is getting heated.

[evvandflow]

Has uconn shot a 3...?

[evvandflow]

Wall makes an uncontested layup, and Vitale finds a way to claim it was a spectacular play.

[xbrokendownx]

taylor king is ridiculous!

[cryates]

Why the hell can Cousins not play like this for forty minutes?

[poppa Q]

might have to flip over to the deuce to check out the end of this Nova STJ game...

[desiguerilla]

okwandu is really pissing me off

4 fouls and a fuckin offensive basket interference?

[wroteurname]

Walker needs to stop trying to force passes to people who can't catch the ball, jesus.

[xbrokendownx]

taylor fucking king!!

[wroteurname]

okwandu is really pissing me off

4 fouls and a fuckin offensive basket interference?

He is really terrible, let's just hope Majok is as good as as advertised.

[cryates]

Comeback

NOOOOO Patterson down

[evvandflow]

He is really terrible, let's just hope Majok is as good as as advertised.

hes been pretty highly regarded, even 75% of that would be a huge boost.

[poppa Q]

comeback?:rolleyes:

[wroteurname]

hes been pretty highly regarded, even 75% of that would be a huge boost.

He'll be back for the next game...as they just said. Late pass on me. And all this talk about Wall and his quickness when Walker is just as fast if not faster.

[cryates]

major fail dyson

[wroteurname]

Wow Dyson got hit when he was at the rim.

[evvandflow]

whose gunna make there free throws? thats gunna decide this.

[wroteurname]

If it comes down to frees, I don't like UConn's chances.

[evvandflow]

they've been callin softies on both sides. this shit would not fly in the big east at all.

[cryates]

Kemba always smiles

[wroteurname]

Okwandu has no chance against Cousins

[evvandflow]

Okwandu has no chance against me.

[wroteurname]

Someone should tell the wildcat he doesn't have eyebrows.

[xbrokendownx]

oh hey, the hawks still dead

[cryates]

UK really need to watch swatting for steals. They will get called like crazy for that.

[cryates]

This is going to be one hell of a finish.

[wroteurname]

Definitely love the move to put Sticks on Wall.

[cryates]

woooow

[Drew Beringer]

We are not the same, John Wall is a martian.

[wroteurname]

We are not the same, John Wall is a martian.

At least a Cyborg he doesn't even show any emotion.

[evvandflow]

gotta use a timeout at the end

[wroteurname]

Hey Cousins, you were supposed to win.

[J.C.]

Wall was too fucking good.

Only have ourselves to blame though. Hit out free throws and it's a W.

[guccimaneburrrr]

Love Calipari's interview. Very few good things to say about his undefeated team.

[evvandflow]

UConn Bros: http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=293430041

check out chucks line. all goose eggs except turnovers and fouls.

[J.C.]

It just me or do Wall and Kemba look a lot alike?