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March General CBB Discussion Thread

RuffRuff said:
I love your optimism, I do, but it just comes off kinda polyana a x.
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This isn’t optimism lmao. IQ is a much bigger issue to overcome than height or muscle imo.

IQ is the reason we could drop a game in the first weekend.

I’d much rather be 2014 UConn with lack of size but amazing IQ than I would’ve 2012 UConn who had all the size in the world.

We lack IQ and composure. That isn’t good.
 
KingAG said:
This isn’t optimism lmao. IQ is a much bigger issue to overcome than height or muscle imo.

IQ is the reason we could drop a game in the first weekend.

I’d much rather be 2014 UConn with lack of size but amazing IQ than I would’ve 2012 UConn who had all the size in the world.

We lack IQ and composure. That isn’t good.
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I don't disagree there.
 
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jibsey said:
How are we a 2 seed and St. John’s a 4? They deserve a 3 from their play lately. Except for our beat down they are strengthening.
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Good news is that our elitest friends from Durham will have to deal with them before we do again. Duke could end up getting a big fat helping of BE basketball.
 
KingAG said:
This isn’t optimism lmao. IQ is a much bigger issue to overcome than height or muscle imo.

IQ is the reason we could drop a game in the first weekend.

I’d much rather be 2014 UConn with lack of size but amazing IQ than I would’ve 2012 UConn who had all the size in the world.

We lack IQ and composure. That isn’t good.
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We don't have a height problem but we do have an athleticism problem and only having one guy who can create and take people off the bounce. St. John's athleticism and physicality gave us all sorts of problems in our two losses against them, they played up on our guys and forced a bunch of turnovers in both games. Marquette did the same thing to us and we turned it over a bunch.
 
jibsey said:
How are we a 2 seed and St. John’s a 4? They deserve a 3 from their play lately. Except for our beat down they are strengthening.
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They beat nobody outside the big east. Their best wins all year are the two against us. By contrast our best wins are against Florida (1) BYU(6) Illinois (3) kansas (4) and St John’s (5). Occ has to mean something for your resume.

Go back to the 2011 team that got a 3 seed after winning 5 in 5. Their OCC record played a part in that. They were perfect they won Maui beating Mich st #2 in the country and Kentucky #8 they also beat Texas #12.
 
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Inyatkin said:
"Failure to affix a tax stamp" is some Revolutionary War stuff, come on
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Since it was a pound and was purchased illegally, Holloway is facing felony charges. This isn’t some kid in Wilton getting caught with a grinder and a joint. Should be an interesting week for Nate Oates.
 
BigTenFan said:
News reports one pound- state not getting their financial cut -although I am guessing Marijuana not legal in AL
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From what I've read, Alabama is one of the few states that still thinks weed is a bad drug. Not just that they haven't legalized, but they treat it seriously. If this wasn't a Bama athlete, a pound of weed and cash would be a serious issue because it's most likely intent to distribute. It was also a narcotics task force that did the investigation so I can't imagine that Holloway was just smoking all of the weed.

I'd be shocked, however, if anything comes of this until Bama is done in the tournament. Oats has shown zero interest in enforcing rules or even the spirit of rules. I'd be floored if Holloway even misses the first game.
 
BigTenFan said:
News reports one pound- state not getting their financial cut -although I am guessing Marijuana not legal in AL
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If Brandon Miller can be an accomplice to a murder and still play in the NCAA Tournament, this case will be charged as a misdemeanor and swept under the rug.
 
CTBasketball said:
If Brandon Miller can be an accomplice to a murder and still play in the NCAA Tournament, this case will be charged as a misdemeanor and swept under the rug.
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Not even close to what happened, ESPN did such a poor job reporting that story and that's what got boosted instead of local media that actually used security footage to piece the story together
 
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superjohn said:
We don't have a height problem but we do have an athleticism problem and only having one guy who can create and take people off the bounce. St. John's athleticism and physicality gave us all sorts of problems in our two losses against them, they played up on our guys and forced a bunch of turnovers in both games. Marquette did the same thing to us and we turned it over a bunch.
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What happened when we beat them by 30?
 
Edward Sargent said:
What happened when we beat them by 30?
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We matched or exceeded their energy right from the start, we were aggressive on offense and didn’t let them dictate what we were going to do. We played a little faster. We also didn’t turn the ball over. And we won the rebounding battle.

I said it before and I’ll say it again st johns are bullies. You have to punch them back in the mouth or else they will walk all over you. They are also a team that relies quite a bit on easy points they want to turn you over, they want to get to the line, and the want put backs on the offensive glass. If they are getting those things their half court offense is anemic. If you notice in all the BET games teams were able to make runs on them they had built up large leads which kept them ahead. They are prone to long fg droughts
 
It'a that time of year where we need to collectively emanate positivity on the darling Huskies and that Hurley is spinning a web back in the lab to take the OOC field by storm, confusing them with unobstructed actions, mesmerizing opponents into a stupor so much as they lose focus defensively and lose oxygen offensively. It will happen.
 
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