And intense lack of athletecism. Not sure what McDermott was thinking with this roster. It looks Ivy league. He may be checking out.
Creighton has always lacked athleticism as team for the most part with the exception of a few players they have had on their roster (i.e. Neal, Trey Alexander, Arthur Kaluma, Ryan Nembhard). Ryan Kalkbrenner was the big brother in deep drop coverage near the cylinder in the paint helping out other teammates that were not great 1v1 defenders. When he had to go out to the 3 pt line, Creighton's defense could get exposed sometimes.
This Creighton-Iowa State game is a dick punch because I had strong confidence Iowa State would defeat them and yet I turned on the TV and sat on my sofa like a slug and did not rush to bet on this game. So basically it was a dick punch due to inaction on my part.
You can't lose if you don't play, lol. I balked on betting it because Lipsey was out.
Correct, have to play. And that's the other thing, too. with Lipsey out, you know the Vegas line would drop making the Iowa State not favored as much.
poor poor rutgers. they can't even beat the hapless domers these days.
Still very young - Sampson hasn’t gotten enough time to work the frosh. They aren’t nearly as tenacious defensively. Whether they get there is tbd, but they are very talented. Right now not third best but could be by end of year.
Not at the moment anyway.
@HuskyHawk is there a chance he doesn't play next week?
If ever?
Interesting story about the Iowa State-Creighton game. The Players Era final is determined by record and average margin of victory (with a 20 point cap in a game). There isn't a bracket like most tournaments. Iowa State led by 18 with the ball at the end of the game. They could have tried to score but TJ Otzelberger declined to take the last shot. McDermott hired him for his first coaching job and Oztelberger said he wasn't going to run up the score and take the last shot with the clock running out. That may have cost his team a spot in the final and an additional $500,000 for winning the tournament.
www.cbssports.com
clementines are oranges - but of a smaller, less significant stature. I hadn’t heard that one before and cracked up.Almost?
Tennessee 76-73 Houston (Nov 25, 2025) Box Score - ESPN
Box score for the Tennessee Volunteers vs. Houston Cougars NCAAM game from November 25, 2025 on ESPN. Includes all points, rebounds and steals stats.www.espn.com
Think he meant the other orange team the night before.Almost?
Tennessee 76-73 Houston (Nov 25, 2025) Box Score - ESPN
Box score for the Tennessee Volunteers vs. Houston Cougars NCAAM game from November 25, 2025 on ESPN. Includes all points, rebounds and steals stats.
One thing no one should do is over evaluate a team full of portal players or freshmen prematurely.
Ah, missed that. I don't even think about that team. Lol
