College Basketball Discussion February 6-13 2018

[Jaker]

Nevada pounds San Diego St tonight, tied at the half, win by 25

 

[Drew]

Temple is now the first team in the "Next Four Out" category on Bracket Matrix. Remaining schedule:

@ Wichita State
vs Houston
vs UCF
@ UConn
@ Tulsa

you gotta think if they lose @ Wichita and win the last 4 they'll be right there. That would put them at 19-11 and wins over Wichita State, Clemson, Auburn, Cincinnati, and @ SMU.

 

[Matrim55]

How many bids do you think the AAC gets this year? Three at best?

 

[Drew]

How many bids do you think the AAC gets this year? Three at best?

3 is probably the low number and its possible (though unlikely) that 5 could get in.

Lock: Cincinnati
Will Be In: Wichita State
Should Be In: Houston
Bubble: SMU, Temple

SMU can help themselves a ton today with a win at home over Cincinnati. Their resume is similar to Temple in that they have some really really impressive wins. Their remaining schedule is:

vs Cincinnati
vs Memphis
@UCF
@ ECU
vs Wichita State
vs Houston
@USF

gotta figure the Memphis/ECU/USF games are locks. Beat two of Cincinnati/Wichita State/Houston at home and combine it with wins vs Memphis, ECU, USF, UCF and they finish 21-10. Just don't see how you can keep them out with that record and their impressive wins

 

[BLUEDOGHOUSE]

Top 16 Seeds:


SOUTH (Atlanta, Ga.)

1. Virginia (1 overall seed)

2. Cincinnati (8)

3. Michigan State (11)

4. Tennessee (13)

WEST (Los Angeles, Calif.)

1. Purdue (4)

2. Kansas (6)

3. North Carolina (12)

4. Arizona (15)

EAST (Boston, Mass.)

1. Villanova (2)

2. Duke (7)

3. Texas Tech (10)

4. Ohio State (14)

MIDWEST (Omaha, Neb.)

1. Xavier (3)

2. Auburn (5)

3. Clemson (9)

4. Oklahoma (16)

What do you guys think? Kansas?

 

[whaler11]

Cincinnati is breaking SMU. This is unholy.

 

[whaler11]

3 is probably the low number and its possible (though unlikely) that 5 could get in.

Lock: Cincinnati
Will Be In: Wichita State
Should Be In: Houston
Bubble: SMU, Temple

SMU can help themselves a ton today with a win at home over Cincinnati. Their resume is similar to Temple in that they have some really really impressive wins. Their remaining schedule is:

vs Cincinnati
vs Memphis
@UCF
@ ECU
vs Wichita State
vs Houston
@USF

gotta figure the Memphis/ECU/USF games are locks. Beat two of Cincinnati/Wichita State/Houston at home and combine it with wins vs Memphis, ECU, USF, UCF and they finish 21-10. Just don't see how you can keep them out with that record and their impressive wins

It’s three. Maybe a magical Temple run gets them four. But SMU is cooked.

 

[Matrim55]

Cincinnati is breaking SMU. This is unholy.

Jankovich is being found out.

 

[whaler11]

Jankovich is being found out.

7 scholarship players is tough to overcome. Not blown away by him though for sure.

 

[Stainmaster]

@BLUEDOGHOUSE

 

[BLUEDOGHOUSE]

@BLUEDOGHOUSE

JJ Caldwell was riding "dirty" per the police report. Lost his mother 5 years ago and Kennedy was not the coach for him. Needs a heavy handed coach.

Chamilionaire ft Krazy Bone - Ridin [dirty]

 

[DoakW]

Jankovich is being found out.

Kind of disagree. SMU was going to lose regardless before the game even tipped. We had 6 players yesterday. Chargois hurt his ankle in shoot around leaving us with our 3 best players on the bench hurt. We had one center the entire game and a walk-on had to play almost 10 min. It was a bad day at Moody

 

[kobe]

Kind of disagree. SMU was going to lose regardless before the game even tipped. We had 6 players yesterday. Chargois hurt his ankle in shoot around leaving us with our 3 best players on the bench hurt. We had one center the entire game and a walk-on had to play almost 10 min. It was a bad day at Moody

Felt bad for your team in the second half. That was just a beat down. I don't know if Jank is any good though. I mean you guys a tremendous group of guys the last 2-3 years. So I tend to think it was more those guys than Jank carrying the program. Given SMU's investments in basketball they should be "okay" going forward. Probably a bubblish team every year. If SMU fans are expecting to see the success you guys have had recently, you'll be really disappointed.

 

[superjohn]

We've got a Cincy fan and an SMU fan discussing their teams on the boneyard. Really strange time to be a UConn fan, this is tough to get used to.

 

[Matrim55]

Kind of disagree. SMU was going to lose regardless before the game even tipped. We had 6 players yesterday. Chargois hurt his ankle in shoot around leaving us with our 3 best players on the bench hurt. We had one center the entire game and a walk-on had to play almost 10 min. It was a bad day at Moody

Sure – I never expected you guys to win against Cincy. But you're now 2 games under .500 in the AAC with some losses to truly awful teams (including us).

 

[DoakW]

Felt bad for your team in the second half. That was just a beat down. I don't know if Jank is any good though. I mean you guys a tremendous group of guys the last 2-3 years. So I tend to think it was more those guys than Jank carrying the program. Given SMU's investments in basketball they should be "okay" going forward. Probably a bubblish team every year. If SMU fans are expecting to see the success you guys have had recently, you'll be really disappointed.

All very valid points. SMU fans are very worried. We knew this was going to be a rebuilding year after losing 3 NBA guys and a bunch of freshmen coming in but still thought we would make the tournament (especially after we somehow beat Arizona). It is concerning that we had some absolute studs the last few years and have zero NCAA wins to show for it...

Next year is a big year for them. Unfortunately the AD is pricing everyone out of the building for no reason, so don't expect any Moody Magic next year.

BTW, very impressed with Cincy. Hope they make a deep run for the AAC.

 

[Travelman6]

How about Colgate tonight, giving up a 10 point lead with 90 seconds to go, and an 8 point lead still with under 25 seconds to go....WOW.

 

[BLUEDOGHOUSE]

How about Colgate tonight, giving up a 10 point lead with 90 seconds to go, and an 8 point lead still with under 25 seconds to go....WOW.

That was a crazy crazy game. Bucknell another Jekell & Hyde team. Could be a sleeper S16 team or get bounced as the PL 1 seed in conference tourney.

 

[BLUEDOGHOUSE]

We've got a Cincy fan and an SMU fan discussing their teams on the boneyard. Really strange time to be a UConn fan, this is tough to get used to.

I would agree but because the subject heading is for general hoops discussion my thoughts are it is a reasonable place to chit chat about our AAC rivals. Assuming KO considers the Bearcats a rival of course.

Anyways this Quadrant system the committee is using gave me a sleepless night last night. How about you? Q1 losses being the issue at hand and how that doesn't factor adversely when comparing various teams. hmmmmmmm.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

That was a crazy crazy game. Bucknell another Jekell & Hyde team. Could be a sleeper S16 team or get bounced as the PL 1 seed in conference tourney.

Remember when Bucknell beat an exhausted, overrated UConn team as 14 seed in 2011?

 

[BLUEDOGHOUSE]

Remember when Bucknell beat an exhausted, overrated UConn team as 14 seed in 2011?

Listen to this radio call....lol erase 10 pt deficit in 1:23. Calm last possession.

 

[Mano]

I'm just sitting here watching Texas/Baylor now entering a second OT. It's not a good game, not even very entertaining. Why am I doing this to myself? Sure wish we had Mo Bamba though, not that we probably ever really had a chance.

 

[Drew]

huge game in Lincoln tonight. Essentially a NCAA bubble elimination game between Nebraska and Maryland. Tip at 7 on BTN

 

[whaler11]

huge game in Lincoln tonight. Essentially a NCAA bubble elimination game between Nebraska and Maryland. Tip at 7 on BTN

Those numbers are ridiculous.

 

[tcf15]

This one's for @8893 - top button and popped collar: