General College Basketball Thread 2020-2021

[shoothoops]

I was curious what UNC would do with two former Marquette recruiting targets, Caleb Love and RJ Davis. Would there be enough basketballs to go around?

They started them both and played them together. (First Frosh backcourt at UNC since 2007). Both did well, 17 pts 4 assists for Love. 11 points 4 boards for Davis. 79-60 over Charleston.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Illinois are gonna be a major problem this season. That team is no joke.

[brewcity77]

Illinois are gonna be a major problem this season. That team is no joke.

Why, because they can pound on sub-300 level teams? They may well be good, but these two wins for them are about as worthwhile as looking at our win last night as a serious measuring stick. Chicago State is one of four teams projected as worse than UAPB.

[Uncle Rico]

Illinois are gonna be a major problem this season. That team is no joke.

I agree with this more than Brew's opinion on the matter.  No disrespect to Brew but Illinois is a team I think will be very good this year

[Pakuni]

For the degenerates ... Draft Kings is giving +200 on either Gonzaga or Kansas.  Including moneyline if you want the Zags.

[brewcity77]

I agree with this more than Brew's opinion on the matter.  No disrespect to Brew but Illinois is a team I think will be very good this year

They've got Baylor and Duke in their next handful of games. All I'm saying is let's wait to see how those go before crowning them.

[tower912]

For the degenerates ... Draft Kings is giving +200 on either Gonzaga or Kansas.  Including moneyline if you want the Zags.

Putting on an offensive show.

[PGsHeroes32]

Gonzaga is really really good

And Kansas is hanging in there at half(obviously really good themselves).

[withoutbias]

Kispert is an easy guy to dislike.

When did headbands make a comeback? Feels like 2002 all over again.

[shoothoops]

Western Kentucky 75 Memphis 69 Final.

[Uncle Rico]

They've got Baylor and Duke in their next handful of games. All I'm saying is let's wait to see how those go before crowning them.

I'm not crowining them.  I think they'll be very good.  It's possible they get blown out the next two games or maybe win them.  Still think they'll be pretty good all year.

[PGsHeroes32]

Jalen Suggs is insane

[tower912]

Yeah.   Kansas is on a pace to score in the 90s AND get rolled.   Gonzaga is scary.

[shoothoops]

Kispert, Timme, and Suggs lighting up the scoreboard for the Zags.

[Jockey]

Jalen Suggs is insane

High lottery pick.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Western Kentucky 75 Memphis 69 Final.

Western is going to surprise people this year if they stay healthy

[Lennys Tap]

Jalen Suggs is insane

Easily the best player on the court in KU (#6) vs Gonzaga (#1) - in his first college game. Just wow.

[shoothoops]

Stat right here from ESPN Stats:

Gonzaga scored 62 points in the paint. Prior to today, KU had not allowed more than 46 points in the paint, in a game, in the past 15 seasons.

[Jockey]

Stat right here from ESPN Stats:

Gonzaga scored 62 points in the paint. Prior to today, KU had not allowed more than 46 points in the paint, in a game, in the past 15 seasons.

Gonzaga is rightfully the #1 team in the country.

[Uncle Rico]

Gonzaga is rightfully the #1 team in the country.

102 points with only 6 made 3's 😍

[Markusquette]

Kispert is an easy guy to dislike.

When did headbands make a comeback? Feels like 2002 all over again.

Seems like an odd reason to dislike a player.

[5DollarPitcher]

Bradley is going to be a tough team to play if there is an NCAA tournament this year. Wardle doing a nice job.

[WhiteTrash]

Bradley is going to be a tough team to play if there is an NCAA tournament this year. Wardle doing a nice job.

Agreed. But Xavier does not rebound well. JMHO.

[Its DJOver]

I was pretty underwhelmed by both teams TBH.  Yes, it's early, but there were still a ton of missed open shots and poor rebounding all around.  Also a ton of mental breakdowns, up 2, 35 seconds left, and Odom forces an early wild lay-up attempt.  Play that correctly and Bradley would have had to go the length of the court with less than 5 seconds.  Then on the other end there was that terrible breakdown that allowed a wide open lane to the basket for the game winner.  Wojo coached team does either of those and he's being eviscerated on here right now. 

Further, Bradley's best offense was when they got the ball to Childs and just let him go to work, and it's not like there were a ton of plays for him, it was mostly just iso's. General consensus here the last few years has been if one starter has as many shot attempts as the rest of the starting 5 combined that starter is being selfish.

[5DollarPitcher]

I was pretty underwhelmed by both teams TBH.  Yes, it's early, but there were still a ton of missed open shots and poor rebounding all around.  Also a ton of mental breakdowns, up 2, 35 seconds left, and Odom forces an early wild lay-up attempt.  Play that correctly and Bradley would have had to go the length of the court with less than 5 seconds.  Then on the other end there was that terrible breakdown that allowed a wide open lane to the basket for the game winner.  Wojo coached team does either of those and he's being eviscerated on here right now. 

Further, Bradley's best offense was when they got the ball to Childs and just let him go to work, and it's not like there were a ton of plays for him, it was mostly just iso's. General consensus here the last few years has been if one starter has as many shot attempts as the rest of the starting 5 combined that starter is being selfish.

I would disagree with the "just isos" take on Bradley's offense. I saw a lot of good ball movement from them. Also - the thing that stuck out to me the most in an impressive way was Bradley's ability to rebound with Xavier. Either Xavier is a soft team and is going to get outmuscled come BE time or Bradley has a team capable of playing with high major physicality. I'm leaning toward the latter as that would confirm my existing opinion about the job Wardle has done at Bradley.

Either way - I'm glad they're not on MU's non-con. Although it's not like we got anything out of Pine Bluff...