College Basketball Random Chatter 2012-2013 Season

• reclegend22

  

  GOONx19;1329295 wrote:The same Cal Poly that ranks 301st in points per game

  UCLA should fire Howland immediately and hire whoever the Cal Poly guy is. At least his offense would be one step closer to the Showtime Lakers compared to Howland's. With the amount of elite players they have, UCLA is just frightful to watch. Horrendous.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Sir Jeffrey Withey with 16 pts, 12 boards, and 12 blocks tonight in the only ranked game of the night
• Azubuike24

  

  http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/28/report-joshua-smith-to-leave-the-ucla-program/
  
  Lol, again. Why would you EVER go here if you're a top recruit? Yet another black eye on Ben Howland. Not Josh Smith leaving directly, but the fact that Howland continues to have issues OVER AND OVER with some of these top recruits...
• lhslep134

  

  Azubuike24;1331580 wrote:http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/28/report-joshua-smith-to-leave-the-ucla-program/
  
  Lol, again. Why would you EVER go here if you're a top recruit? Yet another black eye on Ben Howland. Not Josh Smith leaving directly, but the fact that Howland continues to have issues OVER AND OVER with some of these top recruits...

  Saw on twitter they gave 8 scholarship players left, 4 frosh and 3 UNC transfers...
• reclegend22

  

  Azubuike24;1331580 wrote:http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/28/report-joshua-smith-to-leave-the-ucla-program/
  
  Lol, again. Why would you EVER go here if you're a top recruit? Yet another black eye on Ben Howland. Not Josh Smith leaving directly, but the fact that Howland continues to have issues OVER AND OVER with some of these top recruits...

  
  The Ben Howland Debacle is just further evidence that UCLA is no longer a basketball power on the same level that Duke, North Carolina, Kentucky, Kansas and Indiana are. The fans, administration and boosters in Westwood have wallowed in mediocrity and embarrassment under Howland for far too long now without any apparent sign that a change is on the horizon. Hell, coaches who have won a national championship as recently as two years previous are fired in today's day and age at schools that aren't even considered the elite of the elite in their respective sports. Look at Gene Chizik at Auburn. He just won it all in January of 2011. Ben Howland hasn't sniffed a Final Four since 2008.
  
  The Bruins have been to more NITs in the last three seasons than the amount of times they've finished the year in the Top 25 since 2008. And that's in the face of an SI article that tore the program down limb by limb last spring for fostering a culture of ineptitude and lawlessness that was titled simply, "Not The UCLA Way." The fans, however, don't even seem to care.
• Laley23

  

  Boise St. up 14 on #11 Creighton with 4 min. to go...AT Creighton. It hasnt been recent either. Bosie St. has been up double digits since the early going.
• Crimson streak

  

  Laley23;1331864 wrote:Boise St. up 14 on #11 Creighton with 4 min. to go...AT Creighton. It hasnt been recent either. Bosie St. has been up double digits since the early going.

  
  Boise hung with another big program earlier in the year I can remember who at the moment. Usually Boise is garbage
• Mulva

  

  Laley23;1331864 wrote:Boise St. up 14 on #11 Creighton with 4 min. to go...AT Creighton. It hasnt been recent either. Bosie St. has been up double digits since the early going.

  Derrick Marks is a baller. Put up about 25 on Michigan State, 35 tonight.
• sleeper

  

  reclegend22;1331728 wrote:
  The Ben Howland Debacle is just further evidence that UCLA is no longer a basketball power on the same level that Duke, North Carolina, Kentucky, Kansas and Indiana are. The fans, administration and boosters in Westwood have wallowed in mediocrity and embarrassment under Howland for far too long now without any apparent sign that a change is on the horizon. Hell, coaches who have won a national championship as recently as two years previous are fired in today's day and age at schools that aren't even considered the elite of the elite in their respective sports. Look at Gene Chizik at Auburn. He just won it all in January of 2011. Ben Howland hasn't sniffed a Final Four since 2008.
  
  The Bruins have been to more NITs in the last three seasons than the amount of times they've finished the year in the Top 25 since 2008. And that's in the face of an SI article that tore the program down limb by limb last spring for fostering a culture of ineptitude and lawlessness that was titled simply, "Not The UCLA Way." The fans, however, don't even seem to care.

  LOL for including Indiana but not Ohio State. Ohio State has accomplished far more than Indiana recently; your hate continues!
• Azubuike24

  

  Impressed with OSU last night. One of many teams who will be there are the end. A tougher team than I expected.
  
  It's clear that right now, Duke and Indiana are above everyone else. It's not surprising as those are two of the more experienced teams out there.
  
  We'll see what things look like in a few months but I still maintain that it's wide open.
• sleeper

  

  Duke and Indiana? Indiana is above everyone else; I don't think Duke is on the same leve as IU.
• Red Rider Nation

  sleeper;1332920 wrote:Duke and Indiana? Indiana is above everyone else; I don't think Duke is on the same leve as IU.

  Have you watched any basketball this season? Really???
• wildcats20

  

  There really isn't anything I like about adidas, but these black Notre Dame jerseys are nice.
• GOONx19

  

  wildcats20;1333027 wrote:There really isn't anything I like about adidas, but these black Notre Dame jerseys are nice.

  I like them, too. Notre Dame's gonna be tough tonight, trying to keep this home streak alive. I'm happy to see Harrow back.
• wildcats20

  

  21-6 run for the Irish currently...
• wildcats20

  

  COMPLETELY forgot Frank Martin took the South Carolina job.
• GOONx19

  

  I really don't think Kentucky is a top 20 team at this point.
• Laley23

  

  Unrelated, but Manti is one special kid. Too bad we dont have more athletes like him out there.
• GOONx19

  

  Noel is the worst offensive player we've had since I got to UK. Worse than Eloy Vargas.
• Hb31187

  

  Havent really watched him aside from highlights. Is it pretty much a dunk....or nothing? Blake Griffin esque?
• Crimson streak

  

  Beidschied is going to be very very good
• GOONx19

  

  He's a good passer, but he has no post moves at all. He can't even dunk without an open lane. Poythress on the other hand... get out of the way.
• Laley23

  

  Juke Harandcooly has been at ND for 67 years.
• lhslep134

  

  Glad I bet ND...UK will get there by end of the year but not now
• Azubuike24

  

  I though UK getting points was a good bet. Not so. Going to be an interesting game Saturday afternoon against Baylor. A very similar situation as UK outside of Jackson and Heslip. Lots of new pieces.