NCAA Hoops Thread '21-22

[MuggsyB]

Really good game between Ark/Cincy.

[MU82]

And as for UCLA ... I'm kinda glad this is a blowout because Dickie V made it borderline unwatchable for me.

[MuggsyB]

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.

[PGsHeroes32]

Gonzaga is just simply better

[rocky_warrior]

Top 5 in the WCC are 26-0.  That's impressive.

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

Holmgren is incredibly thin.

[JWags85]

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.

[MuggsyB]

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. 

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Northwestern just smoked Tom Crean.

[Herman Cain]

Northwestern just smoked Tom Crean.

Georgia record a humble 2-4.........

[JWags85]

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

[brewcity77]

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.

[Herman Cain]

I think Jaime Jacquez gets overlooked for the Bruins. He is a very solid player

[JWags85]

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.

[brewcity77]

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.

[Dish]

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.

[MuggsyB]

Any idea how good Loyola-Chi is supposed to be this season?

[MuggsyB]

Someone may break their leg slipping on that floor in the Bahamas.

[Jockey]

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.

[brewcity77]

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.

[BrewCity83]

Any idea how good Loyola-Chi is supposed to be this season?

About equal to Michigan State.

[PGsHeroes32]

Typically they gel around March

But Oregon is awful right now.

[MuggsyB]

Is Walker Kessler from Auburn an NBA player?  He's looks 7'4

[JWags85]

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

[MU82]

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.