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December General CBB Discussion Thread (Non-BE)

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sdglast said:
Thing with Michigan State is they really don't have a go-to player for end of games. Fears is good but small and not a great shooter. You can see the issue they have now in a tight game.
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It's definitely a problem - they're definitely a team that relies on defense and the collective offensively.
 
Refs need to stop determining games in the last three minutes of games it’s infuriating. Multiple calls that should have been no calls in the Duke game
 
superjohn said:
This is so annoying. Duke pulls the win out of their butts against Florida and now they're going to win this to stay undefeated.
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Got to give them credit. They're going to grind this one out in a tough place to play and against a hot team. Their identity right now is Boozer, who is a grinding all everything player. Nothing flashy, just efficient and versatile and a winner. He's easy to like, kid seems pretty humble.

So much for B10 dominance today.
 
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KingAG said:
Braden Smith is incredible

Iowa State is stupid
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This post aged like milk. 😂

Edit: Just saw a few other posters say the same. But I'm keeping this post anyway.
 
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RuffRuff said:
Yeah he’s a tough call - not a lot of verticality with him, but he’s a smart and strong kid. He’s kind of like his dad, more traditional 4
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He's a super tweener. But not a lot of upside.
 
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sdglast said:
Incredible how the refs allow a LOT of contact from Duke defensively. I am stunned at times how much contact they allow. Bumping, reaching in, and minimal calls.
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Well clearly they’re moving their feet. /s
 
HW611 said:
He's a super tweener. But not a lot of upside.
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One of those areas you and I often disagree on because I value smarts. Our best NBA players right now are Castle and Spencer. Spencer isn't there because of his athletecism. The current ROY favorite is not there for that either. It's not all about running fast and jumping high.
 
MSU still is scared of threes. Was so painful watching them turn down so many open shots down the stretch
 
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RuffRuff said:
One of those areas you and I often disagree on because I value smarts. Our best NBA players right now are Castle and Spencer. Spencer isn't there because of his athletecism. The current ROY favorite is not there for that either. It's not all about running fast and jumping high.
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One of the biggest PGs in the league currently who was in the dunk contest isn't there because of his physical abilities? Lol

If Cam was 6’5 with a 40” vertical he'd be Jordan. But instead he's an emerging role player.

That kind of stuff matters when we’re talking about a potential franchise player.
 
Seems like Duke has locked itself into a 1 seed. I don’t expect anyone in the ACC to challenge them. One more good OOC game for them before conference play which they will win. TTU at MSG.
 
RuffRuff said:
One of those areas you and I often disagree on because I value smarts. Our best NBA players right now are Castle and Spencer. Spencer isn't there because of his athletecism. The current ROY favorite is not there for that either. It's not all about running fast and jumping high.
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Most of the top scorers/MVP candidates in the NBA aren't elite run and jump guys. Jokic, SGA, Doncic, Cunningham, Reaves, Brunson. There's a lot of tweeners up there too. NBA is way less interested in tradional anything nowadays.
 
UConnTrumbull said:
Seems like Duke has locked itself into a 1 seed. I don’t expect anyone in the ACC to challenge them. One more good OOC game for them before conference play which they will win. TTU at MSG.
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They'll have their losses in the ACC. They aren't that good.
 
HW611 said:
One of the biggest PGs in the league currently who was in the dunk contest isn't there because of his physical abilities? Lol

If Cam was 6’5 with a 40” vertical he'd be Jordan. But instead he's an emerging role player.

That kind of stuff matters when we’re talking about a potential franchise player.
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I was only referring to Spencer as it comes to a kid who's smarts are more valuable than guys like Hawkins & AJAX. We all know Castle is a great athlete.
 
superjohn said:
Most of the top scorers/MVP candidates in the NBA aren't elite run and jump guys. Jokic, SGA, Doncic, Cunningham, Reaves, Brunson. There's a lot of tweeners up there too. NBA is way less interested in tradional anything nowadays.
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Well said - the NBA has become much more a league based on being versatile, leveraging the rules with smarts.
 
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Feels like Robbie Hummel has a contract to call games for every network except ESPN
 
REB1094 said:
MSU still is scared of threes. Was so painful watching them turn down so many open shots down the stretch
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Down the stretch Fears turned down a wide open 3 from the top of the key to take a contested floater that he missed. 90%ft shooting guard has to be able to pull there and knock that down.
 
I’ve been meaning to ask, is calling BC “BCU” an inside joke on the boneyard or something?
 
RuffRuff said:
I was only referring to Spencer as it comes to a kid who's smarts are more valuable than guys like Hawkins & AJAX. We all know Castle is a great athlete.
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Andre Jackson is smart. He's just not skilled.

Cam is an elite elite scorer above all else. He's not a super IQ guy. If he was he'd be a PG.
 
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