December General CBB Discussion Thread (Non-BE)

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Def not invincible, but they're good in ways our 2024 team was. They are big and they are athletic. They have at least two first round picks in their starting lineup. They have a first team AA. Scary is that they're probably going to get better as this is mainly transfers, and they have a top flight frosh on the bench. May is a top 10 coach. I wouldn't see what they are now as a finished product. They're a goliath now based on talent, and could get even better as the year develops. Right now they are physically overwhelming teams.

i do not disagree, they have NBA talent and Dusty is a damn good coach, their weakness is 3 point shooting and the teams that have contained it have done well.

As bad as the Villanova loss was, Nova played them much better in the 2nd half really limiting their 3 point shooting. this very well could because they were up 30 at the half and taking careless shots

 

[RuffRuff]

i do not disagree, they have NBA talent and Dusty is a damn good coach, their weakness is 3 point shooting and the teams that have contained it have done well.

As bad as the Villanova loss was, Nova played them much better in the 2nd half really limiting their 3 point shooting. this very well could because they were up 30 at the half and taking careless shots

IDK with the 3 point shooting - not sure I see it as a major handicap. Where they dominate is defensively, just like our 2024 team. They're currently KPD #1 by a wide margin at 85.6. The next best team is ISU at 90.2. This is the part that is so impressive. They have that elite rim protector and can let Mara sag back as their other big guys guard the 3 line. Burnett has shot close to 40% from three, Yaxel is 36%. They don't need 3's out of the other guys. '

The block shots, 7th in country. They pass the ball really, really well, 5th in the country in assists.

Not sure you've noticed, but we don't really shoot the 3 all that well either.

Uconn 34%
Michigan 36%

So then by the same logic, Uconn is limited.

I wouldn't put much stock into the second half of a game where a team was up 30 at the half. I'd look at the first half. There really aren't many arguments against how good they are unless you're really digging for it. No team is absolutely perfect. The Gonzaga win may be one of the most impressive wins we've seen in a long time.

 

[Gurleyman]

Iowa State sputtering at home coming off that Purdue win (Iowa up 27-14 with 5 minutes left in half). We’ll see if they flip a switch.

 

[BigTenFan]

Iowa State sputtering at home coming off that Purdue win (Iowa up 27-14 with 5 minutes left in half). We’ll see if they flip a switch.

Really like the new Iowa coach. He has his team playing at a high level

 

[Hurleyman216]

I get that Iowa State smoked Purdue, but they don’t pass the eye test as a top 5 team.

 

[gsmooth]

Really like the new Iowa coach. He has his team playing at a high level

Maybe Iowa State got a big head and starting enjoying the smell of their own farts

If the lose to Iowa at home that erases a lot of good mojo and computer points (NET, KenPom) they got from their win at Purdue.

 

[Mr. French]

1 team is 5/7 from 3, 1 team is 2/10 ... that helps and hurts.

 

[bendm]

Would love an Iowa upset but they aren’t going to keep shooting over 60%

 

[HooperScooper]

Would love an Iowa upset but they aren’t going to keep shooting over 60%

Iowa State 12-0 run to start the 2nd half and takes a 4 point lead. Predictable.

 

[aceboon]

Didn't know Miles Simon was now working as a cbb color commentator(calling Iowa vs Iowa St), I thought he was still an NBA assistant coach.

Iowa now back in it after it looked like they were on the verge of getting ran in the 2nd half

 

[Hurleyman216]

8-0 run for Iowa. Jefferson is a nice player for Iowa State but once he gets it he is a black hole. Other than Jefferson and their PG, Iowa State looks slow and unathletic.

 

[Gurleyman]

8-0 run for Iowa. Jefferson is a nice player for Iowa State but once he gets it he is a black hole. Other than Jefferson and their PG, Iowa State looks slow and unathletic.

Jefferson was on the St. Mary’s Mahaney team we beat - but I don’t remember him. Just a few minutes off the bench and a couple rebounds and foul shots.

 

[Gurleyman]

Looks like Stirtz has had a good year - but he’s been pretty awful today. Kind of athletically overwhelmed where nothing is easy. Made one really difficult step back in the first half.

 

[RuffRuff]

Looks like Stirtz has had a good year - but he’s been pretty awful today. Kind of athletically overwhelmed where nothing is easy. Made one really difficult step back in the first half.

Yeah - nice player, but not much of an athlete.

 

[aceboon]

Iowa gotta come up with that loose ball down 1

 

[auror]

Looks like Stirtz has had a good year - but he’s been pretty awful today. Kind of athletically overwhelmed where nothing is easy. Made one really difficult step back in the first half.

Iowa State is a tough matchup for opposing PGs. Lipsey and pressure D with aggressive trapping.

 

[karstenkibbe]

Six minutes left and Southern Canada holding on for dear life, up 4 on St. Joe’s. I’m jonesing for some schadenfreude tonight.

 

[HooperScooper]

Article about the SEC being down this year. But "teetering league"? The BE should be so lucky!

Just one year removed from a season of historic dominance, the SEC is grappling with its worst nonconference run of the post-pandemic era. Entering another big weekend, the SEC is just 27-38 against high-major competition, and that mark drops to 27-41 when factoring in the league's 0-3 mark against Gonzaga. By comparison, the SEC finished 60-19 against high-major teams/Gonzaga in regular season action last year.

The SEC's last stand: Blockbuster college basketball weekend could determine fate of teetering league

One year removed from a season of historic dominance, the SEC is taking on water in 2025-26

www.cbssports.com

 

[aceboon]

Nebraska looks pretty good, undefeated and up 10 on Illinois on the road at the under 12 timeout

 

[BigTenFan]

Win or lose- Nebraska is a good story in CBB this year

 

[Gurleyman]

Too early to predict - but Hofstra going for the Pitt-Cuse sweep, up 8 at the Dome with 10 minutes left.

 

[HooperScooper]

Win or lose- Nebraska is a good story in CBB this year

As the only P5 program without an NCAA Tournament win maybe it will finally happen this season.

 

[aceboon]

Wow, Nebraska wins off a 3 with .02 secs left

 

[HooperScooper]

Wow, Nebraska wins off a 3 with .02 secs left

Big time shot.

Who is this Sandfort kid? I looked him up and he played 2 seasons at Iowa before transferring to Nebraska.

 

[aceboon]

That was a pretty blatant foul on Kiyan Anthony when he was going up for his shot that the refs missed, Hofstra player grabbed his wrist. Hofstra wins 70-69.

 

[Mr. French]

The HOF!

 

[HooperScooper]

That was a pretty blatant foul on Kiyan Anthony when he was going up for his shot that the refs misses, Hofstra player grabbed his wrist. Hofstra wins 70-69.

Refs definitely missed that one. Hofstra takes down the fruit.

 

[gsmooth]

That was a pretty blatant foul on Kiyan Anthony when he was going up for his shot that the refs missed, Hofstra player grabbed his wrist. Hofstra wins 70-69.

I saw that as well. I was going for Hofstra but Kiyon should have been shooting 2 FTs.

 

[aceboon]

I saw that as well. I was going for Hofstra but Kiyon should have been shooting 2 FTs.

Yea I'm not complaining but this is a brutal missed call when you're down 1 with the game in the balance

 

[aceboon]

I want to see a #1 pick type performance from Peterson on the road in a big spot