College Basketball Random Chatter 2013-2014 Season
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MulvaFlorida survives. What a mess of a finish.
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IliketurtlesThat was just terrible.
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Azubuike24That just sums up our season, haha. Decent execution, Young had a step...slips, fumbles, game over.
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reclegend22Watching the Big East 30 for 30 documentary actually makes me kinda sad. The decision to disband that great tradition is one of the great blunders in sports history. A decision almost entirely driven by football when none of those schools are even good at it. They must've been fucking high when this all went down.
I love that the ACC has become an even greater conference because of it, but I'd much prefer the original Big East to still be intact. -
Manhattan BuckeyeI'd love to watch the 30 for 30 segment. In the 80's the Big East was the premier conference, in the 90's it got a bit out of control and at times were painful to watch, and the downfall started in that decade. It was just a foul-fest with guys that had athletic talent but couldn't hit a damn shot, which is why the league got the reputation. St. John's is a good example of this, they were at one time one of the best college programs, and their rivalries with Syracuse, Georgetown and Seton Hall were fantastic. Around the early 90's that changed a bit. Really a shame because it was great basketball back in the day.
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Laley23Just saw a stat that 76 players from Indiana are in the NCAAs this year (mightve been last year), which is a record for any state.
The impressive part, IF it is THIS year, is Butler, ND, Indiana and Purdue all missed the dance. -
reclegend22Speaking of Indiana hoops, is there any doubt that Butler would be in the Big Dance and many peoples' Sweet 16 pick if Brad Stevens were still at the helm?
And some people don't think coaching matters. It's not all about talent, and Butler does have talent. Kellen Dunham (an elite guard who could play anywhere) and Khyle Marshall formed a formidable duo.
Brandon Miller was in over his head. -
Heretic
If that is true, every coaching staff in the state probably should do something about their recruiting people. Mainly shoot them and replace them with competent people.Laley23;1592044 wrote:Just saw a stat that 76 players from Indiana are in the NCAAs this year (mightve been last year), which is a record for any state.
The impressive part, IF it is THIS year, is Butler, ND, Indiana and Purdue all missed the dance. -
Laley23
Beilien himself has managed to get like 8 kids from Indiana. MSU has 2 starters.Heretic;1592051 wrote:If that is true, every coaching staff in the state probably should do something about their recruiting people. Mainly shoot them and replace them with competent people. -
birddog23
Michigan has 6 from Indiana, and that is including Dakich's kid. Who knows why he is actually on the team.Laley23;1592055 wrote:Beilien himself has managed to get like 8 kids from Indiana. MSU has 2 starters. -
reclegend22Andrew Dakich is only a walk-on. As long as a kid is an above average student with basketball ability -- Andrew was recruited by Butler, Wyoming and Florida Gulf Coast -- walking on at a Big Ten or ACC school doesn't take all-star level talent. But there's no doubt that Andrew's family hoops history didn't hurt his chances. Also, FWIW, he played AAU ball with Michigan commit Mark Donnell.
It's kind of bizarre seeing him on Michigan. As a yearly attendee of the Dan Dakich Basketball Camp at Bowling Green as a kid, I remember watching Andrew dribbling and shooting around in Anderson Arena as a five or six year old. -
birddog23
Lol. I'd love to see him attempt to play Butler, FGCU, or even Wyoming.reclegend22;1592223 wrote:Andrew Dakich is only a walk-on. As long as a kid is an above average student with basketball ability -- Andrew was recruited by Butler, Wyoming and Florida Gulf Coast -- walking on at a Big Ten or ACC school doesn't take all-star level talent. But there's no doubt that Andrew's family hoops history didn't hurt his chances. Also, FWIW, he played AAU ball with Michigan commit Mark Donnell.
It's kind of bizarre seeing him on Michigan. As a yearly attendee of the Dan Dakich Basketball Camp at Bowling Green as a kid, I remember watching Andrew dribbling and shooting around in Anderson Arena as a five or six year old. -
reclegend22
I'm not saying he's going to the NBA, but if those schools were willing to give him a scholarship, then he is probably a worthy walk-on (read practice player) at Michigan.birddog23;1592226 wrote:Lol. I'd love to see him attempt to play Butler, FGCU, or even Wyoming.
As I said, I haven't seen him play since he was in elementary school, so I'm simply basing my evaluation of his game on who recruited him. -
Terry_Tate
Go get him Ohio State.
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Azubuike24@KYHoopsBuzz UNLV guard and leading scorer Bryce Dejean-Jones will transfer. UK reportedly among those who have inquired. Averaged 13.6 ppg this season.
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thavoice
That is impressive. They do love their hoops in Indiana.Laley23;1592044 wrote:Just saw a stat that 76 players from Indiana are in the NCAAs this year (mightve been last year), which is a record for any state.
The impressive part, IF it is THIS year, is Butler, ND, Indiana and Purdue all missed the dance.
Always used to watch their tournament on TV. They were light hears ahead of Ohio in televising their HS sports. Semi state, and then of course the finals. Always thought it was weird how they would play two games in one day back in the day -
vball10setSorry if this has already been posted, but I didn't feel like going back through the thread.
http://www.jconline.com/article/20140315/SPORTS02010201/303150014/Purdue-men-s-basketball-Boilermakers-Ronnie-Johnson -
gorocks99Bruce Pearl just got hired by Auburn: http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031814aaa.html
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vball10set
http://www.ohiochatter.com/forum/showthread.php?44101-Auburn-Hires-Bruce-Pearlgorocks99;1592409 wrote:Bruce Pearl just got hired by Auburn: http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031814aaa.html -
Prescott
I saw exchanges on a Purdue message board that claimed that Johnson, Jeremy Hollowell(Indiana), and Ron Patterson want to transfer to the same school. Any truth to those rumors?vball10set;1592408 wrote:Sorry if this has already been posted, but I didn't feel like going back through the thread.
http://www.jconline.com/article/20140315/SPORTS02010201/303150014/Purdue-men-s-basketball-Boilermakers-Ronnie-Johnson -
Heretic
Have 'em go to Ohio! We do well with B1G transfers. Better than Toledo, for damn sure!Prescott;1592474 wrote:I saw exchanges on a Purdue message board that claimed that Johnson, Jeremy Hollowell(Indiana), and Ron Patterson want to transfer to the same school. Any truth to those rumors? -
Laley23
It's all speculation, but I wouldn't be surprised. It came out BEFORE Johnson announced, giving the story some credibility.Prescott;1592474 wrote:I saw exchanges on a Purdue message board that claimed that Johnson, Jeremy Hollowell(Indiana), and Ron Patterson want to transfer to the same school. Any truth to those rumors?
Patterson is pretty maligned, and hasn't fit in anywhere yet. Jeremy Hollowell worked his way out of the doghouse towards the end of the year with Crean, but it was a long, long year for him. Especially given his preseason hype and HS hype, just hasn't even been close to the 35th ranked player that he came to IU as. -
vball10set
lol, right :rolleyes:Heretic;1592488 wrote:Have 'em go to Ohio! We do well with B1G transfers. Better than Toledo, for damn sure! -
Heretic
On teams with Armon Bassett (ex-Ind) and Walter Offutt (ex-OSU), Ohio was 3-2 in two NCAA tournament trips. As a program, Toledo has a total of 1 NCAA win, 0 this year with Weatherspoon (ex-OSU).vball10set;1592516 wrote:lol, right :rolleyes:
The choice is obvious.