Unofficial Official 2012-13 College Basketball Thread

[MrBug708]

Why is UCLA a -4.5 favorite?

[Matthean]

Brandan Kearney leaving Michigan State basketball team | Michigan State Spartans | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

A hit in terms of depth, but since he was only hitting 28% from the field it isn't that significant of a loss.

[MrBug708]

Lot of scoring...man

Scorekeeper is giving an assist to Phils assist total

[SackAttack]

Fuck UCLA. That is all.

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by SackAttack

Fuck UCLA. That is all.

That game was given to UCLA. Freaking flagrant foul on Pressey should have ended the game, not to mention he was ran over a few plays before that.

Granted, Mizzou gave away a 12 point lead, but a horrible job by the refs tonight.

[MrBug708]

Mizzou should have won, the refs were in our corner but we also gave away a 12 point lead

[MrBug708]

Oh and that wasn't a flagrant, Pressley did his best Manu flop

[mckerney]

Originally Posted by MrBug708

Oh and that wasn't a flagrant, Pressley did his best Manu flop

Looked like some pretty serious acting to me.

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by MrBug708

Oh and that wasn't a flagrant, Pressley did his best Manu flop

Maybe a tad bit of acting.. but him getting run over wasn't.

The problem in basketball with close games, every call or non-call gets enhanced. It was a good game actually, both teams made some good runs and both teams shot well most of the night.

I'm just happy Mizzou finally has a big team, I was tired of watching 4 guards run the floor in years past.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Originally Posted by MrBug708

Oh and that wasn't a flagrant, Pressley did his best Manu flop

He may have embellished the foul, but there's no question that's an intentional foul. There was no play made on the ball. He was grabbed by the torso.

The announcers did make a mistake in their description of the situation. They stated that the foul could be reviewed to determine if it was a flagrant foul. There was no violent intention in the foul (i.e. elbow, punch, etc.), so it definitely could not be considered a flagrant foul and definitely could not be reviewed. It should also be noted that Haith and the bench never were claiming a flagrant foul. They were signaling for an intentional foul right from the start. That's what the call should have been.

It's a shame that the ending was tarnished by the terrible call, but it was a fantastic game to watch for the first 39:55. The last 5:05 was some pretty bad basketball comparatively. It was obviously a much more important win for UCLA as it put them back in a position to get into the NCAA tourney. Mizzou didn't need this one nearly as much as UCLA did. Both teams showed very well. Pressey was just ridiculous.

[panerd]

We live and die with Pressey. Don't get me wrong I love watching him and think the good outweighs the bad but fucking quit trying to be cute in the last several minutes of regulation with all of your trick passes out of bounds.

As for the foul the refs obviously didn't want to dictate the outcome of the game but when the coach decides to foul five times in ten seconds and one of the fouls is grabbing a guy on the run you are allowed to say enough is enough and call it intentional. Not sure what could possibly be more intentional than that sequence.

Hats off to UCLA, hope to meet again wih higher stakes and will definitely be grabbing some tickets for next seasons matchup in Columbia. Hope Mizzou can dominate the SEC though I have to admit outside of Arknasas, Florida, and Kentucky these games look like real yawners. (Not claiming mizzou will win all of them just that SEC basketball doesn't grab my attention like big 12 and old big 8 used to)

[MizzouRah]

Yeah, Pressey got too cute late in that game, but it's what he does. He had a fantastic game, so after I calmed down, I thought.. I can't really be upset with him.

Mizzou played some really bad basketball after they had control of the game and the 12 point lead.

Hopefully they learn from that.

The problem with losing Dixon is you can't rest Pressey as much as you used to be able to.

[MrBug708]

Apparently Oriaki spit on Jordan Adams during the game. Was hard to see tho

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Yeah, Pressey got too cute late in that game, but it's what he does. He had a fantastic game, so after I calmed down, I thought.. I can't really be upset with him.

Mizzou played some really bad basketball after they had control of the game and the 12 point lead.

Hopefully they learn from that.

The problem with losing Dixon is you can't rest Pressey as much as you used to be able to.

If you're going to critique anything about the game last night, it was the general pace and play by Mizzou. That game looked a whole lot like the Norfolk State game last year. The issue with Pressey driving so deep into the paint so many times is that you have to get your SG to focus on getting back against the break even on a made basket. If you don't do that, there's a good chance the other team is going to have some baskets on the break and you're not going to have many chances to set your defense and create turnovers. That's what happened last night. It's a good learning experience for Jabari.

Also, they really need to put Bell at PG when Flip isn't out there. Negus just doesn't quite have the ball skills to run the offense. Even having Earnest Ross trigger the offense against a bigger defender is a better option.

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

If you're going to critique anything about the game last night, it was the general pace and play by Mizzou. That game looked a whole lot like the Norfolk State game last year. The issue with Pressey driving so deep into the paint so many times is that you have to get your SG to focus on getting back against the break even on a made basket. If you don't do that, there's a good chance the other team is going to have some baskets on the break and you're not going to have many chances to set your defense and create turnovers. That's what happened last night. It's a good learning experience for Jabari.

Also, they really need to put Bell at PG when Flip isn't out there. Negus just doesn't quite have the ball skills to run the offense. Even having Earnest Ross trigger the offense against a bigger defender is a better option.

Ross was fantastic last night and would have been my go to guy late in the game.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Duke down 4 to Santa Clara at home, about 15 minutes to go.

[mauchow]

Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

Duke down 4 to Santa Clara at home, about 15 minutes to go.

Update?

That lasted about five more minutes before Duke was up by 15.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Originally Posted by mauchow

Update?

That lasted about five more minutes before Duke was up by 15.

No kidding. Light bulb turned on just about the time I posted. Big run.

[britrock88]

Damn your jinx.

[mauchow]

Boom, and UNLV takes the lead @ UNC after being down by 15.

[digamma]

Pretty big win for Harvard at Cal tonight. Not meaningful in the grand scheme of things as the Ivy is going to be a one bid league, but it shows how far this team has come since getting run off the court by St. Joe's in November. Great defense and game management. Finish the non-league schedule with a tough game at St. Mary's Monday and then a home game vs. Rice.

[Izulde]

Missed the game due to heading home from visiting relatives up north, but it looks like UNLV was down, then came back, then ended up losing by 6, 79-73. Would have loved a repeat of last year, but can't win 'em all.

[britrock88]

Originally Posted by mauchow

Boom, and UNLV takes the lead @ UNC after being down by 15.

Bless you for your jinx.

[Izulde]

Originally Posted by britrock88

Bless you for your jinx.

That would be a no. :P

[BishopMVP]

Originally Posted by MrBug708

Why is UCLA a -4.5 favorite?

Vegas knows.

[cadmus2166]

Michigan handled Central Michigan pretty easily, even with Hardaway out with an ankle injury. Hope this is just a minor thing with Big Ten play starting, though.

[britrock88]

Originally Posted by Izulde

That would be a no. :P

I'd be pulling for your guys against any BCS conference team other than a school anyone in my immediate family graduated from.

[Kodos]

Originally Posted by tarcone

Iowa whips Coppin St., 80-50. Fun game to watch. Lots of dunks, lots of great passes.

Next up, Indiana.

So let's firm up the terms of our sig bet. Here are my thoughts.

1. Whoever is behind in the series has to post a sig written by the other guy. If the series is tied, neither person has to have anything in his sig. Loser has to include their sig for all posts made in Off Topic forum. (Or should it just be whoever won the most recent game?)
2. The sig only needs to be up during the season. Once March Madness has concluded, the loser can remove the offending sig
3. Nothing dirty/no profanity allowed
4. We can decide after the season if we want to extend the bet for another season.

Sounds good?

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Originally Posted by BishopMVP

Vegas knows.

Evidently they knew the officiating crew too.

[panerd]

Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

Evidently they knew the officiating crew too.

Eh it's college basketball. Norm used to get those calls all the time. I'm still more frustrated with Presseys lack of poise in the last several minutes than anything else. He had a signature game for player of the year going and then just started throwing Woody Harrelson/Wesley Snipes type passes and have away the lead. The refs didn't blow the huge lead.

[tarcone]

Originally Posted by Kodos

So let's firm up the terms of our sig bet. Here are my thoughts.

1. Whoever is behind in the series has to post a sig written by the other guy. If the series is tied, neither person has to have anything in his sig. Loser has to include their sig for all posts made in Off Topic forum. (Or should it just be whoever won the most recent game?)
2. The sig only needs to be up during the season. Once March Madness has concluded, the loser can remove the offending sig
3. Nothing dirty/no profanity allowed
4. We can decide after the season if we want to extend the bet for another season.

Sounds good?

Yep. This sounds perfect to me.

Good luck today. Im pumped.

[tarcone]

3 pm cst. ESPN2. Indiana at Iowa.
This could go one of 2 ways I believe. Indiana wins by over 10 or Iowa wins a close one.
Iowa has been very cold from behind the arc lately. Including an 0-17 performance in a game. If that continues we lose big.
We hit some 3s, I think we win.

This will be a great game to watch. Iowa plays fast and they are getting better defensively.
We start 3 freshmen and a sophomore. All of them are quality players.

Turn your TVs to this one guys, I dont think you will be disappointed.

[Kodos]

Very interested in today's game. Indiana hasn't played much in the way of quality competition, and in the few games where they did, they either lost or were in real dogfights. Also, they haven't played many away games. I hope the boys can rise to the challenge.

[Kodos]

Tarcone, are you going to be at the game today? I know you said you might be able to get some tickets.

[britrock88]

For outsiders, KenPom predicts IU 78, Iowa 69, giving the Hoosiers a 79% chance for the win.

[mckerney]

Looking forward to getting a chance to see how good Minnesota might be this year when they open Big Ten play against Michigan State, just wish they weren't playing while I am at work.

[mckerney]

Gophers #9 in new AP poll, hopefully they deserve to stream there after today.

[mckerney]

Minnesota up 1 at halftime, need their depth to lead to a strong 2nd half.

[tarcone]

Originally Posted by Kodos

Tarcone, are you going to be at the game today? I know you said you might be able to get some tickets.

Unfortunately not. The tickets are being used. So we decided to stay home. And now its snowing and directv is out. Looks like I might be watching on the computer.

[mckerney]

5-13 on free throws and 17 turnovers is not making it easy for Minnesota as MSU leads inn second. :/

[sovereignstar v2]

Originally Posted by tarcone

3 pm cst. ESPN2. Indiana at Iowa.
This could go one of 2 ways I believe. Indiana wins by over 10 or Iowa wins a close one.
Iowa has been very cold from behind the arc lately. Including an 0-17 performance in a game. If that continues we lose big.
We hit some 3s, I think we win.

This will be a great game to watch. Iowa plays fast and they are getting better defensively.
We start 3 freshmen and a sophomore. All of them are quality players.

Turn your TVs to this one guys, I dont think you will be disappointed.

Why would I want to watch Iowa play basketball? Is Acie Earl back in school?

[mckerney]

Whew, Gophers go on 22-4 run at end of game to come back and win.

Needed that to start Big Ten play after how last year went.

[jbergey22]

Originally Posted by sovereignstar v2

Why would I want to watch Iowa play basketball? Is Acie Earl back in school?

You watch them to watch them lose.

[jbergey22]

I thought Iowa was suppose to be so exciting now? Or is it only against Coppin St they can put up points? Against Indiana they just dribble the ball for 20 seconds and throw up some junk.

[tarcone]

Bad shooting again. Need to make some shots and quick.
Indiana has some studs. We have shut Zeller down, but who needs him?
Like I said earlier, we need to make some 3s.

I loved Acie Earl. What a great player.

[mckerney]

Wat?

Twitter / TomCrean: Happy Birthday to our future ...
Tom Crean ‏@TomCrean
Happy Birthday to our future Hoosier, Troy Williams. He is going to be a highlight show at IU and bring a major motor to us. Unlimited pot.

[Johnny93g]

Originally Posted by mckerney

Wat?

Twitter / TomCrean: Happy Birthday to our future ...
Tom Crean ‏@TomCrean
Happy Birthday to our future Hoosier, Troy Williams. He is going to be a highlight show at IU and bring a major motor to us. Unlimited pot.

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Not sure what your "Wat?" means

[rowech]

Originally Posted by Johnny93g

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Not sure what your "Wat?" means

I believe he's saying not the best way to abbreviate potential.

[dawgfan]

Originally Posted by Johnny93g

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Not sure what your "Wat?" means

Did Indiana legalize weed? Seems odd that Crean would be celebrating the unlimited pot that Williams is expected to bring with him. Does he have his own grow operation?

[mckerney]

Yeah, the part where Crean said Williams could have unlimited pot