College Basketball Random Chatter 2017-2018

• vball10set

  kizer permanente;1883957 wrote:I love basketball. Love the NBA.. but I’m trying to watch this UNC-Michigan game and I just can’t. How the hell do you watch college basketball lol?

  you're one of few people I know who prefer watching the NBA over college...I sure as hell don't
• kizer permanente

  SportsAndLady;1883984 wrote:Again, you were watching a shitty game. Of course the quality is lacking. Did you watch any of the champions classic?

  nah.. Who's good to watch this year?
• wildcats20

  

  vball10set;1883985 wrote:you're one of few people I know who prefer watching the NBA over college...I sure as hell don't

  I love the NBA. I love watching it even with the ridiculous amount of bitching and no calls. But there is something about college that I will always take it over the NBA.
• friendfromlowry

  kizer permanente;1883987 wrote:nah.. Who's good to watch this year?

  Check out MSU and Notre Dame tonight.
• Laley23

  

  friendfromlowry;1884006 wrote:Check out MSU and Notre Dame tonight.

  That game will be great.
  
  Indiana - Duke last night was very solid and well played by both teams. Duke is fucking loaded.
• kizer permanente

  friendfromlowry;1884006 wrote:Check out MSU and Notre Dame tonight.

  I'll watch it.
  I tuned into UNC b/c they're always a top team and figured it would be good.. they're not.
• ironman02

  kizer permanente;1884065 wrote:I'll watch it.
  I tuned into UNC b/c they're always a top team and figured it would be good.. they're not.

  Carolina lost Justin Jackson, Kennedy Meeks, Isaiah Hicks, and Tony Bradley from their national championship team last year. They're 7 games into the season with a bunch of unproven bigs. I'm not gonna call them a title contender, but they'll still be solid this year.
• Heretic

  

  kizer permanente;1883978 wrote:It's not an interesting aspect... it's a quality aspect. I think at one point there were 4 3's taken and 4 straight airballs. Then the michigan player takes an open 3 in the corner and hits the side of the backboard. The drop off from NBA to College > NFL to College.

  Yeah, who needs college when you can watch an overly-long pro season where a hilariously large proportion of teams reach the postseason, allowing stars to decide when they feel like turning it on, as well as take games completely off solely for rest purposes!!!!
  
  Sure, not every game is good. A lot of pro games suck ass, too.
• superman

  I love basketball. Love college basketball.. but I'm trying to watch this Heat-Knicks game and I just can't. How the hell do you watch NBA basketball lol?
• kizer permanente

  Heretic;1884068 wrote:Yeah, who needs college when you can watch an overly-long pro season where a hilariously large proportion of teams reach the postseason, allowing stars to decide when they feel like turning it on, as well as take games completely off solely for rest purposes!!!!
  
  Sure, not every game is good. A lot of pro games suck ass, too.

  The worst pro game is still filled with x times the talent of most college games. That's the issue. Last nights game, which featured 2 big programs, more closely resembled a high school game than an NBA game. And that's not good.
• kizer permanente

  to satisfy college fans.. march madness is more exciting than the nba playoffs, minus the finals. And that's without appreciating college basketball.
• Automatik

  

  NBA games have more talent than college games? NO WAIIIIIII
• kizer permanente

  Automatik;1884086 wrote:NBA games have more talent than college games? NO WAIIIIIII

  lol No one's saying it's a revelation. Calm down. Just don't compare "bad" nba teams (knicks/heat) as an argument not to watch NBA vs watching college. It will always be a losing argument.
• Automatik

  

  Not sure, what you're getting at. It's two different products and not "one or the other."
  
  I actually like that fact that there is less talent at the college level because it stresses fundamentals. I also like defense.
  
  One v one iso ball and going half ass on defense NBA in November does not appeal to me. I only tune into big matchups. I get more into it as the season goes on.
• kizer permanente

  Automatik;1884091 wrote:Not sure, what you're getting at. It's two different products and not "one or the other."
  
  I actually like that fact that there is less talent at the college level because it stresses fundamentals. I also like defense.
  
  One v one iso ball and going half ass on defense NBA in November does not appeal to me. I only tune into big matchups. I get more into it as the season goes on.

  I can see that. And I don't think anyone likes iso ball in the NBA either. I don't really watch anything but Cavs and the other good teams as well.
  I used to watch college more so than I do now. But that was back when most players stayed a few years if not all 4. With people leaving after one, and the influx of world talent, the NBA has pulled so far away from college in terms of talent now. It's just hard watching the drop off if you're used to watching NBA games.
• friendfromlowry

  kizer permanente;1884083 wrote:The worst pro game is still filled with x times the talent of most college games. That's the issue. Last nights game, which featured 2 big programs, more closely resembled a high school game than an NBA game. And that's not good.

  I think you'll have to lower your expectations. Michigan, UNC, or any other team isn't going to offer you anywhere near the same talent that the Cavs and the other good NBA teams you said you watch do. Even the best college players from last year like Lonzo, Josh Jackson, Fultz are underwhelming in the NBA so far, and that's okay.
  
  There are pros and cons for each. I've always like the atmosphere in college better. It's too bad you didn't catch Duke - IU last night. Assembly Hall is always a crazy place to play.
• kizer permanente

  I’ll make a conscious effort to tune in more. Last time I followed college religiously, Michael Redd and Scoonie Penn were at OSU. So it’s been awhile.
• Heretic

  

  friendfromlowry;1884104 wrote:I think you'll have to lower your expectations. Michigan, UNC, or any other team isn't going to offer you anywhere near the same talent that the Cavs and the other good NBA teams you said you watch do. Even the best college players from last year like Lonzo, Josh Jackson, Fultz are underwhelming in the NBA so far, and that's okay.
  
  There are pros and cons for each. I've always like the atmosphere in college better. It's too bad you didn't catch Duke - IU last night. Assembly Hall is always a crazy place to play.

  Yeah, atmosphere is a huge thing for me (and why I hate that Ohio State plays in a giant mausoleum). You just get crazy crowd being loud as hell when you have a good match-up (or most any conference rivalry), which blows away the NBA's love of loud, constant canned noise for me.
• Automatik

  

  I hate games at the Schott. I went to a few during the Oden year that got pretty loud, but nothing compared to what you see at smaller venues.
  
  I did go once to see a men's game at St. Johns and it was awesome.
• vball10set

  Laley23;1884008 wrote:That game will be great

  on paper it appeared it would be-lol
• vball10set

  friendfromlowry;1884006 wrote:Check out MSU and Notre Dame tonight.

  Laley23;1884008 wrote:That game will be great.

  
  lol--I thought it would be too
• Laley23

  

  Random thought about Kizer and NBA, just cause it made lol pretty hard. Cavs first possession last night was a Kevin Love airball from 11 feet. That was followed by a brick that went over the backboard by Atlanta. Finally later that half, Korver hit the side of the backboard from 3
• friendfromlowry

  vball10set;1884184 wrote:lol--I thought it would be too

  I turned it on midway through the first half when MSU was already up by 20 and thought "well that was lousy advice"
• Heretic

  

  I guess if there's one silver lining in the last week for Ohio State and their amazing ability to blow leads at any time, it's that with a couple exceptions, the B1G looks pretty poor this year, so if they can at least do decent with their two early conference games Saturday and Monday, they might be able to be a middle of the pack team. So far, being a middle of the pack team looks like a probable NIT berth, but sadly, that'd be better than last year.