December General CBB Discussion Thread (Non-BE)

[superjohn]

Surprised he’s not on boards. He’s currently shooting 55% from 3.

Agree / the little guards are easy to defend.

They don't have any elite athletes and their team speed sucks overall. Their backcourt can still be smothered, Braden Smith is a great player but he's so tiny he has to work so hard for everything and Fletcher Loyer is a statue. The Omar Meyer hype looks silly. It reminds me of the Fedor Zugic hype at Creighton, he's not Zugic bad but he's not good.

They'll still win a ton of games and get a high seed but that lack of athleticism/speed will be exposed in the tournament. Iowa State exposed it badly today and they're not an athletic team.

 

[KingAG]

Massacre

 

[RuffRuff]

They don't have any elite athletes and their team speed sucks overall. Their backcourt can still be smothered, Braden Smith is a great player but he's so tiny he has to work so hard for everything and Fletcher Loyer is a statue. The Omar Meyer hype looks silly. It reminds me of the Fedor Zugic hype at Creighton, he's not Zugic bad but he's not good.

They'll still win a ton of games and get a high seed but that lack of athleticism/speed will be exposed in the tournament. Iowa State exposed it badly today and they're not an athletic team.

Will be curious to how they match up against UM because that is a team with size and athleticism all over the roster. I think they play once.

Smith is great but he hasn’t really improved in since a sophomore as his profile simply has a ceiling.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Iowa State is 33-49 from three in their last two games. Is that good?

 

[mike012]

Wow beat down of Purdue. In Purdue. Iowa st willl be in the top 5 after that.

 

[BigTenFan]

Purdue absolutely destroyed at Mackey

 

[KingAG]

Ottz, Izzo, May early COTY candidates

 

[superjohn]

Duke and Michigan State are also overrated. Michigan State can't score and the Duke roster is unimpressive outside of Boozer. Duke doesn't have the guard play.

 

[KingAG]

Duke and Michigan State are also overrated. Michigan State can't score and the Duke roster is unimpressive outside of Boozer. Duke doesn't have the guard play.

It’s why i think izzo is coaching his arse off. The roster is mid

 

[RuffRuff]

Wow beat down of Purdue. In Purdue. Iowa st willl be in the top 5 after that.

This is as good a win as it gets - could be higher.

Duke is Boozer and a lot of meh. Ngonba solid. Evans pulling an early Solo this year and only shooting 32% from three this year.

 

[KingAG]

Rooting for Cohen Carr must be so frustrating

 

[RuffRuff]

Duke and Michigan State are also overrated. Michigan State can't score and the Duke roster is unimpressive outside of Boozer. Duke doesn't have the guard play.

Scheyer has generally abandoned the traditional PG last few years. Roach, Proctor and Foster are not PGs.

 

[superjohn]

Michigan State can't get the defensive rebound two straight times and then Duke gets away with a blatant moving screen and hits a three.

 

[upstater]

Come on New Haven, take down BCU!

 

[KingAG]

What exactly does Cohen Carr do well besides dunk?

 

[sdglast]

Iowa State is 33-49 from three in their last two games. Is that good?

Exactly. They shot like 60% from 3 today. Hard to beat a team when they shoot like that.

 

[Edward Sargent]

Geez Boozer just stuck his leg out with a moving pick and all the announcers can say is what a great play? It should have been his 5th foul

 

[sdglast]

This is as good a win as it gets - could be higher.

Duke is Boozer and a lot of meh. Ngonba solid. Evans pulling an early Solo this year and only shooting 32% from three this year.

Agree. As others have said, their guard play leaves a lot to be desired. Boozer makes that team hum. You gotta make him work on D. Not at all impressed by anyone else on that team so far beyond him.

 

[KingAG]

They had the nerve to say, “can’t go under a screen on him”

Geez Boozer just stuck his leg out with a moving pick and all the announcers can say is what a great play? It should have been his 5th foul

 

[superjohn]

Geez Boozer just stuck his leg out with a moving pick and all the announcers can say is what a great play? It should have been his 5th foul

It was such an obvious foul and a game changer.

 

[rrskyjf]

TJ would be a super hot name on the market if he was ever decided to make a move.

But needs to find a shirt that fits.

 

[RuffRuff]

Geez Boozer just stuck his leg out with a moving pick and all the announcers can say is what a great play? It should have been his 5th foul

To his defense, his 4th was a ghost foul.

 

[superjohn]

Coen Carr is the reason Hurley doesn't obsess about getting elite athletes.

 

[KingAG]

Fears is so tough

 

[KingAG]

Boozer with a superstar call