General College Basketball Thread 2020-2021

[JWags85]

I thought he was an overrated chucker at Gtown, but my god Mac McClung is a GAMER. Just relentless pressure and no quit hitting big shots and forcing a huge steal made LSU totally collapse

[PGsHeroes32]

I thought he was an overrated chucker at Gtown, but my god Mac McClung is a GAMER. Just relentless pressure and no quit hitting big shots and forcing a huge steal made LSU totally collapse

He was huge. That was also quite the meltdown by LSU.

Pretty sure the other old gtown kid is the one who bricked the 1 and 1 that opened the door. Unless its a different LeBlanc.

[Mr. Nielsen]

Mac McClung was outstanding for Tech in the end. Two big three point shots and a steal.

[MuggsyB]

Penn St. is about to take out the Weasel/Rodents. 

[JWags85]

He was huge. That was also quite the meltdown by LSU.

Pretty sure the other old gtown kid is the one who bricked the 1 and 1 that opened the door. Unless its a different LeBlanc.

Nope, that's Josh Leblanc, one in the same.

Penn St. is about to take out the Weasel/Rodents. 

Absolutely DOMINATED them in the second half.  Lordy.  PSU hit every shot they needed to, made FTs when it counted...and Wisky pissed themselves at every chance down the stretch.  They were something like 1 for 6 with 3 TOs when the game was within reach for the first 2-3 min after the under 4 TO.

[MuggsyB]

Stunned by the 20 point 2nd half swing in the UVA/Va Tech game.  To think that the Hokies first got Buzz and then another guy who apparently knows how to coach, especially defense, is just another kick in the stomach for MU fans.  There are good coaches out there from smaller schools.

[MuggsyB]

Good to see Kansas get destroyed. 

[tower912]

Never have I seen an Izzo team so rudderless.   No leadership, no toughness.

[MuggsyB]

MSU is not a good basketball team.  No PG and playing poor defense.

[MuggsyB]

Loyola up 20-2 on Mizzou St. 

[MU82]

MSU is not a good basketball team.  No PG and playing poor defense.

No PG is a good thing, right? Doesn't that mean Joey gets all the shots?

[GooooMarquette]

Has Joey written a letter yet?

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

We may be on our way to a season where the rankings do not include Duke, Kentucky, UNC, Michigan State or Kansas.

[Herman Cain]

We may be on our way to a season where the rankings do not include Duke, Kentucky, UNC, Michigan State or Kansas.

At least MU is in with good company.

[Galway Eagle]

So we are a blue blood this year.

[Billy Hoyle]

Boston College will only be able to dress four scholarship players against FSU tomorrow night. What a joke that the ACC won't cancel it.

[Johnny B]

Boston College will only be able to dress four scholarship players against FSU tomorrow night. What a joke that the ACC won't cancel it.

Who cares if its cancled or not

[MuggsyB]

Duke lost again.  They are not a tourney team, nor are Kentucky and Mich St

[Lennys Tap]

We may be on our way to a season where the rankings do not include Duke, Kentucky, UNC, Michigan State or Kansas.

Also looking like they're out of the mix: Grambling State, Praire View A+M, De Paul and Marquette. What a year!

[MU82]

Just saw 2 interesting things while watching Bad Beats on Sportscenter.

1. Chris Beard chose not to foul up 3 and won. Repeat ... the great Chris Beard chose not to foul up 3. Self and Cal are two other coaches who usually do not foul up 3. So those who say it's some kind of automatic "must-do no-brainer," I guess y'all need to chat with 2 coaches who have won natties and another who is considered one of the best in the biz.

2. In their home game against LSU last week, Buzz's TAMU squad led 66-60 with 8:50 to go. They never scored another point. They missed their final 15 FGs as well as their FTs. And they rarely even tried to take the ball to the rim, jacking up one wild 3 after another. By the time the game was over, Buzz had taken off his jacket, his vest, his tie and his dress shirt, and his torso was covered only in his white undershirt.

The game was on Bad Beats because you can bet on how many points one team scores, and that number for TAMU was 67 1/2. So if you had the over, all you needed was for Buzz's Bunch to make one more bucket over the final 8:50 ... and they didn't do it. Which is pretty effen amazing.

[JWags85]

Just saw 2 interesting things while watching Bad Beats on Sportscenter.

1. Chris Beard chose not to foul up 3 and won. Repeat ... the great Chris Beard chose not to foul up 3. Self and Cal are two other coaches who usually do not foul up 3. So those who say it's some kind of automatic "must-do no-brainer," I guess y'all need to chat with 2 coaches who have won natties and another who is considered one of the best in the biz.

To be fair, TTU is well known as a tenacious and well coached defensive team, so it kind of makes sense for their brand.  I'd expect the same from someone like UVA too.

[MU82]

To be fair, TTU is well known as a tenacious and well coached defensive team, so it kind of makes sense for their brand.  I'd expect the same from someone like UVA too.

That definitely is fair, Wags. And TTU certainly is a well-coached team - as is Oklahoma, which helped make last night's game a pleasure to watch.

I just chuckle every time I hear a Scooper say that you HAVE TO foul up 3 ... because three of the most accomplished coaches in college basketball (and others) beg to differ. BTW, so did Majerus, who liked to say the only way to lose in regulation with a 3-point lead was to foul to prevent a 3-point attempt.

One other thing about Beard: He let McClung totally take over the game. It was like watching Wojo letting Markus take over. Every possession down the stretch was Mac, Mac, Mac. Didn't matter if other TT players were open or not; Mac was shooting. Last night, he made the big plays. In the previous game, he didn't and they lost.

I love the way TT gets after teams on D, though. That's a million miles from anything Wojo does, that's for sure.

[MU82]

"I didn't think we competed. I thought we were soft. I saw it in practice yesterday and tried to take steps to change that. We were not able to change it. I'm really disappointed in our team."

-- K, after Duke's loss to Miami.

[GooooMarquette]

"I didn't think we competed. I thought we were soft. I saw it in practice yesterday and tried to take steps to change that. We were not able to change it. I'm really disappointed in our team."

-- K, after Duke's loss to Miami.

"I did what I could, but the players didn't listen."

[Galway Eagle]

"I did what I could, but the players didn't listen."

Say what you will about Wojo but he's never thrown the players under the bus like K has