College Basketball Random Chatter 2012-2013 Season

• reclegend22

  

  Gottfried is obviously a master evaluator of talent, and evidently a tremendous recruiter who relates well with players. That's why I think he'll make a great NBA assistant/scout one day.
  
  He did a very good job of getting the Wolfpack back into the national spotlight with a trip to the Sweet 16 last year, but Herb Sendeck did that, too, and eventually, in the eyes of the wildly unreasonble State fan-base, it won't be enough. This is the same fan-base that believed the school should make a push for Phil Jackson after he left the Lakers in 2011. Delusional is a compliment.
• reclegend22

  

  Latest AP poll:
  
  1. Duke (39 first place votes)
  2 Michigan (11)
  3. Kansas & Syracuse (tie)
  5. Louisville
  6. Arizona
  7. Indiana
  8. Florida
  9. Butler
  10. Gonzaga
  
  Butler cracks the Top Ten for the first time under Brad Stevens. It will not be the last, either. I do expect the Bulldogs to lose this week to Temple, however. The Owls have a lot of weapons and have played a brutal schedule. They'll be ready.
• Azubuike24

  

  MLK Day specials today?
  
  Cincinnati +8.5 at Syracuse
  Oklahoma State +4.5 at Baylor
  
  I'm thinking both dogs, especially after Cuse's big win at the Yum Center. I think OSU is just better than Baylor, even in Waco.
• Iliketurtles

  

  Azubuike24;1371147 wrote:MLK Day specials today?
  
  Cincinnati +8.5 at Syracuse
  Oklahoma State +4.5 at Baylor
  
  I'm thinking both dogs, especially after Cuse's big win at the Yum Center. I think OSU is just better than Baylor, even in Waco.

  I agree man. I'd take OSU to win straight up.
• killer_ewok

  

  I'm hoping that there's no letdown for the 'Cuse today.
• reclegend22

  

  I'm very interested to see what the line will be for Temple-Butler on Wednesday. There will be at least one big let down this week after all of the big wins over the weekend; there almost always is. I think Syracuse will handle its business in a closely-contested game at the Carrier Dome tonight.
  
  So that leaves Butler falling short. As good as the Bulldogs are, history tells us that they typically slip up in two or three conference games. Although that is usually against teams more familiar with them from the Horizon. Temple is good enough to put money down, though, I think.
• reclegend22

  

  I think a big key to the Cincy-Syracuse game tonight is whether or not Cashmere Wright is playing. I haven't heard one way or the other, although I certainly could have missed it. I'm not sure how well the Bearcats will play on the road without him.
• Azubuike24

  

  Butler has to go to LaSalle first on Wednesday. Would not be surprised at all if Butler goes 0-2 for the week.
  
  Huge week for Wisconsin to make or break it in the B1G. They host Michigan State and Minnesota. If they lose both (not sure they have ever lost twice in a week at the Kohl Center), their schedule is brutal the rest of the way.
  
  at OSU
  at ILL
  vs MICH
  at MINN
  vs OSU
  at NW
  at MSU
  
  Unlike Illinois, Wisconsin doesn't have the OOC resume to boost themselves come bubble time. I predict that one of these 2 teams ends up being a possible NCAA Tournament victim. Likely Illinois, given that regardless of OOC, I don't see how a 8-10 or 7-11 team in conference gets an at-large bid.
• Azubuike24

  

  http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/blog/eye-on-college-basketball/21594332/missouris-haith-faces-ncaa-notice-of-allegations-in-miami-shapiro-case-possibly-this-week
  
  Frank Haith facing serious trouble.
  
  Rec and others, I know you have been critical of Haith since he was at UM. Now at MU, he's faced some tough times recently, starting with the round 1 upset last year.
• reclegend22

  

  Don't be surprised if Duke loses on Wednesday in its first game after returning to No. 1. Like the Leon County Civic Center in Tallahassee, the 8,000 seat arena on Miami's campus in Coral Gables has been a house of horrors for Duke over the years. The Blue Devils lost there as the No. 5 team in the nation in 2008 and also trailed there by 14 points in 2010 during the national title season, barely escaping in the final minute.
  
  Despite Reggie Johnson being out, the Canes are a very good squad. Shane Larkin and Durand Scott compose one of the more dangerous backcourts in the league. And I am not sure with Kelly out that Duke has anybody who can matchup with 6-11 Kenny Kadji, a serious perimeter threat. Miami is No. 20 in Pomeroy and No. 5 in RPI, with a top five SOS and 14-3 overall record. This is a scary team.
• reclegend22

  

  Speaking of Miami, not surprised at all that Frank Haith is in hot water. The reasons why he fled Miami are making more and more sense. Let's be serious.
  
  I hope he and Missouri get hit hard because Missouri needs to come face to face with how pitiful a hire they really made. I mean, really, Missouri? You take a guy who at Miami was 26 games below .500 in the ACC and only coached in ONE NCAA Tournament in seven years? As soon as the holdovers from Mike Anderson are gone, Frank Haith will return back to normal.
• Azubuike24

  

  The Bearcats looking to start off another week of upsets, up 5 on Cuse with 4 left.
• killer_ewok

  

  'Cuse rallies to beat Cincy. Awesome. Not a pretty game but I enjoyed it all the same.
• Heretic

  

  reclegend22;1371351 wrote:Don't be surprised if Duke loses on Wednesday in its first game after returning to No. 1. Like the Leon County Civic Center in Tallahassee, the 8,000 seat arena on Miami's campus in Coral Gables has been a house of horrors for Duke over the years. The Blue Devils lost there as the No. 5 team in the nation in 2008 and also trailed there by 14 points in 2010 during the national title season, barely escaping in the final minute.
  
  Despite Reggie Johnson being out, the Canes are a very good squad. Shane Larkin and Durand Scott compose one of the more dangerous backcourts in the league. And I am not sure with Kelly out that Duke has anybody who can matchup with 6-11 Kenny Kadji, a serious perimeter threat. Miami is No. 20 in Pomeroy and No. 5 in RPI, with a top five SOS and 14-3 overall record. This is a scary team.

  And the given rule is that as soon as a team gets to where they're looking like they might possibly be a step above the rest, they fall and fall quickly.
• reclegend22

  

  Azubuike24;1371381 wrote:The Bearcats looking to start off another week of upsets, up 5 on Cuse with 4 left.

  Good call. Cincy did have Wright back from injury, but he didn't particularly help the Bearcats' cause in the shooting category, going 2 of 13. I imagine his ball handling made him a valued presence on the road in the Carrier, though.
• reclegend22

  

  Heretic;1371428 wrote:And the given rule is that as soon as a team gets to where they're looking like they might possibly be a step above the rest, they fall and fall quickly.

  To say I am biased is to clearly underemphasize the situation, but without Kelly going down to injury, Duke is more than likely still unbeaten and a clear favorite in Coral Gables on Wednesday. With Kelly out, and considering how good of a team Miami is -- the Canes are one of the 25 best in the country with Reggie Johnson in the lineup -- the game is a toss up.
  
  I agree, though, that Duke is not a step above the rest without Kelly. They're not even a top ten team without him. Probably top 15 or 20.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Watching this Georgetown/ND game..showed JT3 in an interview and he said he got his team together and talked about what MLK meant and how it's on the same day as Obama's inauguration. I wonder how awkward the white dude felt during that.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Oh and Otto Porter is really fucking good
• Crimson streak

  

  SportsAndLady;1371613 wrote:Oh and Otto Porter is really ****ing good

  
  And ND has been fucking terrible the last 2 weeks
• Azubuike24

  

  Speaking of Notre Dame at home, where was Manti Te'o on tonight's broadcast? During the ND/UK game, they showed him at least a dozen times...
• karen lotz

  

  Azubuike24;1371732 wrote:Speaking of Notre Dame at home, where was Manti Te'o on tonight's broadcast? During the ND/UK game, they showed him at least a dozen times...

  
  He's in Florida training for the draft. Graduated in December..........
• Prescott

  Speaking of Notre Dame at home, where was Manti Te'o on tonight's broadcast?
  
  He is on a blind date.
• Mulva

  

  NC State down 1 to awful Wake Forest with under 7 to play.
  Missouri down 1 at home to South Carolina with under 7 to play.
  Louisville and Nova tied late in the first half.
  
  Top 25 teams not having it easy tonight.
• Azubuike24

  

  Missouri without Michael Dixon, Keion Bell, Laurence Bowers and Earnest Ross. Frank Haith in jeopardy, but having 4 of your 6 top scorers out makes it pretty tough.
• reclegend22

  

  Villanova tops Louisville. Maybe it's time Peyton Siva stops with the practical jokes and starts playing ball. Do not care for Siva and his childlike personality. The way he jumped in front of the camera during the Battle 4 Atlantis while Rick Pitino was being interviewed and started making goofy faces was very weird. Definitely a developmental problem going on there.
  
  It feels good saying that. I've had that on my mind for awhile.