2015-16 College Hoops Discussion Thread

[huskyharry]

Baylor vs Texas a real battle. Very physical. Baylor is scary strong. Texas by 1 with 11:45 left and Baylor shooting a free throw on an and 1. Refs are really letting these guys bash each other. Gathers on Baylor blatantly smashed a Texas player in the back in the paint with his arm and shoulder and got called for a foul but it sure looked like it should have been a technical to me.

I agree...thuggish play!

 

[A10 fan]

It really hurts them. We're probably a 3-bid league at this point if they don't drop that game. We can only hope Houston ends up in the RPI 100. It wouldn't be crazy if they went 6-2 or 5-3 through their final 8 games and depending on where the W/Ls fall they should be RPI top 150 and could end up in the RPI top 100. Kenpom currently has them at 79

Houston got a big boost from this, and are now at 103. Their schedule strength will improve as league games vs decent opponents offset their weak ooc schedule. They need to win at home, and win the two games vs scrubs on the road. If they do that, they will be top 100, and they may go into their final game (Cincy at home), with a chance to lock up an NIT bid. This would be a nice step forward for a team the league badly needs to become one of it's pillars. Sampson would then be able to sell a "team on the rise" scenario to recruits. Sampson has a bad rep, but his sin was more thumbing his nose at the NCAA, than any awful cheating he did. Houston hiring him was a major plus for the AAC. Keep in mind, that if the BE can look at St. John's as a sleeping giant because they went to the Final Four 30 years ago, the AAC can look at Houston the same way. Houston was better than St. John's during that era, going not to one Final Four, but three, including two Championship Games. If Memphis can get rid of Pastner, and get the right coach in there, the AAC should go from a disaster for UConn, to a solid P5 level league that you can be comfortable being in, while you wait for the next round of expansion.

You know, Texas produces a lot of talent. KO ought to take advantage of UConn's higher visibility there, and try to establish a pipeline to some of that talent. UConn is a known brand, and the South produces players at a much higher level than it used to. UConn needs to tap into that, now that they have a presence in that region.

 

[aceboon]

UK just blew a 21pt lead to a 10-11 Tenn team on the road

 

[3rdbass]

Kentucky is starting to look more and more like a bubble team. Losing to TN even though it was on the road just shows this team isn't much this year.

 

[Rocktheworld]

UK just blew a 21pt lead to a 10-11 Tenn team on the road

Too bad after beating GTech and NCState Puke will be back in the top 15, but a week of both UK and Dook out of the rankings would be beautiful.

 

[JMick]

Georgetown lost but if Michigan can pick up W tonight it'll further help our resume. It's early but they're playing well

 

[gtcam]

The Squid goes down again to Tennessee
Wow
Both Kensucky and Puke may be 0ut of top 25
When was the last time that happened?

 

[Jaybo]

I love it!!

 

[Yankees32123]

If Michigan beats Indiana, UConn will be in the top 25 on KenPom.

 

[80shusky]

Kentucky upset by Tennessee on the road. They had a double digit lead in the first half and by halftime Tennessee had closed in on them. Close game the rest of the way. Skal looks kind of lost from what I saw. I'm not sure he's a lottery pick. Lee might be though. And Ulis certainly is.

 

[tzznandrew]

Kentucky has the win against Louisville, and a lesser extent against Duke, helping keep them afloat. Their resume is thin, and Tennessee is a bad loss.

 

[Edward Sargent]

The Squid goes down again to Tennessee
Wow
Both Kensucky and Puke may be 0ut of top 25
When was the last time that happened?

Why aren't you saying when's the last time UConn Duke and KY were not in the top 25?

 

[AntG168]

But were not in the top 25 either.........

 

[tcf15]

This guy on Providence Quadree Smth is like Justin McBride only 4-5 inches shorter.

 

[MadisonSquare Gordon]

Mojo rising?

 

[80shusky]

Indiana killing Michigan. Michigan looks completely lost....

 

[UChusky916]

Indiana with a 25-0 run vs Michigan to end the first half. Wow. Michigan looks awful defensively.

 

[mcs333]

Cuse/VT in OT. Tech with 7 point lead with less than 1.5 min. They miss back to back lay ups while Cuse hits a three and a dunk. VT up 2 but miss the back end of 1-1. Cuse hits long three to tie. VT has ball with 20 sec. Left and misses a highly contested layup with 5-6 sec. left. Cuse misses a wide open three from the wing at the buzzer. Now starting OT. VT choked at the end of regulation.

 

[BUConn10]

Mojo rising?

I love when people try to put an asterisk next to our last 2 titles with the backhanded "no dominant teams those years" argument, which essentially surmounts to "the blue bloods werent crushing their competition that year".

 

[Rocktheworld]

I love when people try to put an asterisk next to our last 2 titles with the backhanded "no dominant teams those years" argument, which essentially surmounts to "the blue bloods werent crushing their competition that year".

There were three teams in the 2011 tournament with three or fewer losses.

In 2014, there was undefeated Wichita State, 32-2 Florida, and 30-4 Arizona.

 

[aceboon]

Is UM getting Levert back this season? I know they have played well w/o him but I can't imagine this kind of asswhooping with him in the lineup tonight.

 

[Mano]

Friars really struggling on the road at... DePaul. Say they lose, that should be automatic banishment from the top 25 on principle alone right?

 

[4in16]

Friars really struggling on the road at... DePaul. Say they lose, that should be automatic banishment from the top 25 on principle alone right?

Really sloppy on both ends.

 

[tcf15]

Ooph, that's a BAD loss for Providence.

 

[Rocktheworld]

Friars really struggling on the road at... DePaul. Say they lose, that should be automatic banishment from the top 25 on principle alone right?

Aaaaaaaaaaaaand down they go, LMAO

Victims of the greatest ever Big East (Jr.) Conference

Oh wait, no, sorry, a top 10 Old Big East team would never even come close to losing to DePaul.