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Author Topic: NCAA Hoops Thread '21-22  (Read 79150 times)

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Re: NCAA Hoops Thread '21-22
« Reply #225 on: November 23, 2021, 10:30:57 PM »
Really good game between Ark/Cincy.

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Re: NCAA Hoops Thread '21-22
« Reply #226 on: November 23, 2021, 10:31:57 PM »
And as for UCLA ... I'm kinda glad this is a blowout because Dickie V made it borderline unwatchable for me.
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Re: NCAA Hoops Thread '21-22
« Reply #227 on: November 23, 2021, 10:38:13 PM »
And as for UCLA ... I'm kinda glad this is a blowout because Dickie V made it borderline unwatchable for me.

I turned the sound off.  I understand he's a legend, and is recovering from cancer,  but he has no business doing this game.  Of course I said this 15 yrs ago.

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Re: NCAA Hoops Thread '21-22
« Reply #228 on: November 23, 2021, 10:46:14 PM »
Gonzaga is just simply better
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Re: NCAA Hoops Thread '21-22
« Reply #229 on: November 23, 2021, 10:46:40 PM »
Top 5 in the WCC are 26-0.  That's impressive.

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Re: NCAA Hoops Thread '21-22
« Reply #230 on: November 23, 2021, 10:59:42 PM »
Holmgren is incredibly thin.

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Re: NCAA Hoops Thread '21-22
« Reply #231 on: November 23, 2021, 11:01:21 PM »
I turned the sound off.  I understand he's a legend, and is recovering from cancer,  but he has no business doing this game.  Of course I said this 15 yrs ago.

Literally came here to say this.  Glad he's doing better, his foundation does good work, and I appreciate what he's done for the sport....but he has NO business being anywhere near a marquee game. 

Timme's obviously an offensive beast, but he's gotten torched a good amount inside.

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Re: NCAA Hoops Thread '21-22
« Reply #232 on: November 23, 2021, 11:42:12 PM »
Gonzaga is just simply better

They may "simply" be way better then the next tier of good teams.  Purdue could conceivably cause them some probs. 

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Re: NCAA Hoops Thread '21-22
« Reply #233 on: November 24, 2021, 12:15:31 AM »
Northwestern just smoked Tom Crean.

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Re: NCAA Hoops Thread '21-22
« Reply #234 on: November 24, 2021, 08:08:15 AM »
Northwestern just smoked Tom Crean.
Georgia record a humble 2-4………
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Re: NCAA Hoops Thread '21-22
« Reply #235 on: November 24, 2021, 08:22:44 AM »
Georgia record a humble 2-4………

I'm not a Crean hater like many here, but it may be time for him to take a step back and slide into a TV role for awhile (which he is, and would be, very good at). 

He's been awful at Georgia.  He isn't even recruiting well.  He's had only 1 top 50 recruit (which was Anthony Edwards) and since Edwards class, he has only brought in 1 top 100 guy and the '22 class will be no different.

He's made Mark Few look like Tubby Smith

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Re: NCAA Hoops Thread '21-22
« Reply #236 on: November 24, 2021, 08:45:31 AM »
I'm not a Crean hater like many here, but it may be time for him to take a step back and slide into a TV role for awhile (which he is, and would be, very good at). 

He's been awful at Georgia.  He isn't even recruiting well.  He's had only 1 top 50 recruit (which was Anthony Edwards) and since Edwards class, he has only brought in 1 top 100 guy and the '22 class will be no different.

He's made Mark Few look like Tubby Smith

Those top recruits can be great for a program, but can also be really bad when it doesn't work out. Romar with Fultz, Jones with Simmons, even Wojo with Ellenson to an extent. You set those expectations of the kind of program and recruiting you'll have going forward, and when it doesn't turn out like that, fans get restless.

As far as Gonzaga last night...good god were they dominant. Watching them against Texas and UCLA it feels like they want to prove that the Baylor loss was a fluke by destroying all contenders. I would be really interested to see them against Purdue. Right now it feels like a clear top-2 then a bunch of other teams trying to be the other Final Four teams. Maybe Kansas and Duke will be up there (Friday will tell a lot) but at this early stage, Gonzaga/Purdue has the feeling Gonzaga/Baylor did a year ago.
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Re: NCAA Hoops Thread '21-22
« Reply #237 on: November 24, 2021, 08:52:43 AM »
I think Jaime Jacquez gets overlooked for the Bruins. He is a very solid player
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Re: NCAA Hoops Thread '21-22
« Reply #238 on: November 24, 2021, 08:54:56 AM »
Those top recruits can be great for a program, but can also be really bad when it doesn't work out. Romar with Fultz, Jones with Simmons, even Wojo with Ellenson to an extent. You set those expectations of the kind of program and recruiting you'll have going forward, and when it doesn't turn out like that, fans get restless.

I don't disagree.  I think they are largely a negative unless you have decent recruiting around them that allows a good team to gel.  Otherwise you get those Washington/LSU/UGA teams that did nothing.  Its not even expectations, its a shiny bauble on top of a rotten core.

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Re: NCAA Hoops Thread '21-22
« Reply #239 on: November 24, 2021, 09:05:00 AM »
I think Jaime Jacquez gets overlooked for the Bruins. He is a very solid player

CBS Sports, ESPN, and Athlon had him as a third-team All-American, so I'm not sure how overlooked he could be. I do really like him as a player, at least when he's not playing us. Very good on both ends of the floor.
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Re: NCAA Hoops Thread '21-22
« Reply #240 on: November 24, 2021, 09:30:30 AM »
Purdue is +200 to win the Big 10 regular season (in Illinois, can’t bet on the Illini). Michigan is +220, and so far with the eye test, I think Purdue is clearly the top dog in the conference.

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Re: NCAA Hoops Thread '21-22
« Reply #241 on: November 24, 2021, 11:32:34 AM »
Any idea how good Loyola-Chi is supposed to be this season?

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Re: NCAA Hoops Thread '21-22
« Reply #242 on: November 24, 2021, 12:42:03 PM »
Someone may break their leg slipping on that floor in the Bahamas.
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Re: NCAA Hoops Thread '21-22
« Reply #243 on: November 24, 2021, 12:47:25 PM »
Purdue is +200 to win the Big 10 regular season (in Illinois, can’t bet on the Illini). Michigan is +220, and so far with the eye test, I think Purdue is clearly the top dog in the conference.

It looks that way now, but let's wait until they get into the grind of the B10 schedule. See what they do when they go on the road to a hostile arena. That hasn't happened yet.

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Re: NCAA Hoops Thread '21-22
« Reply #244 on: November 24, 2021, 01:22:24 PM »
Any idea how good Loyola-Chi is supposed to be this season?

Contender in the MVC, but not as good as they were last year without Krutwig.
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Re: NCAA Hoops Thread '21-22
« Reply #245 on: November 24, 2021, 02:27:10 PM »
Any idea how good Loyola-Chi is supposed to be this season?

About equal to Michigan State.
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Re: NCAA Hoops Thread '21-22
« Reply #246 on: November 24, 2021, 03:22:00 PM »
Typically they gel around March

But Oregon is awful right now.
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Re: NCAA Hoops Thread '21-22
« Reply #247 on: November 24, 2021, 03:23:57 PM »
Is Walker Kessler from Auburn an NBA player?  He's looks 7'4

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Re: NCAA Hoops Thread '21-22
« Reply #248 on: November 24, 2021, 03:28:17 PM »
Is Walker Kessler from Auburn an NBA player?  He's looks 7'4

I mean, he’s a MCD AA who is averaging 4 and 5 for his career projecting towards a league that’s moving away from big traditional centers. I’m not super bullish on it.  But then again Gonzaga wanted him when he transferred so he’s not a complete slouch, but it’s not like he’s a super raw 18 year old

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Re: NCAA Hoops Thread '21-22
« Reply #249 on: November 24, 2021, 04:38:32 PM »
About equal to Michigan State.

That not only cracked me up, but it could be true. Which would delight fans of one team but not so much fans of the other.
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