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Week 19 Other Games

WestCoastHusky said:
Arizona was outplayed most of the game but came through in the end. I am not sure how Big East physical play will translate to in the NCAA, but fouls that were called in the PAC-12 game would be a nice love tap in the Big East. You have to get mauled in the Big East to get a foul called.
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And mostly not called if you are UConn
 
HuskyHawk said:
Nah. This is the Pac style. The emphasis has always been on lower contact defense and skilled basketball. It’s why PC would foul the whole lineup out if these guys reffed their games. How does it play in the tournament? UCLA can probably play a more physical style than Arizona.
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The charge/block call in college isn't unique to the Pac 12, it's been terrible across college ball for DECADES
 
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Ok Penn State shot a 3 don’t wanna any chance of selection Sunday being held up.
 
Penn St would have been better off just going off of the missed FT instead of taking a timeout
 
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A few locals/Big East compadres are in the NIT tomorrow:

7:00 - Hofstra at Rutgers
9:00 - Yale at Vanderbilt ; Villanova at Liberty
11:00 - Seton Hall at Colorado

People poo poo the NIT, but it's still a quality tournament and a lovely appetizer during March Madness off days.

Go Bulldogs! I'm also a fan of this Hofstra team too: Amity grad and former Sacred Heart scorer Tyler Thomas has fit in nicely at Hofstra, averaging 16.3 ppg and a career high 41.6 3p%.
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
Whitmore is apparently sitting out the NIT for Villanova. Pretty unremarkable college career.
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Is Moore not playing either? Is this a thing now? Electing not to play in the NIT?

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Jay-Bone said:
Is Moore not playing either? Is this a thing now? Electing not to play in the NIT?

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I assume it is the same as football players skipping bowl games when they plan to enter the draft. Fear of injury before your chance to make a major payday. It's hard to argue with them really. Nobody skips the football playoff now, or the NCAA tournament. But when it's a consolation prize game? Why risk it?
 
HuskyHawk said:
I assume it is the same as football players skipping bowl games when they plan to enter the draft. Fear of injury before your chance to make a major payday. It's hard to argue with them really. Nobody skips the football playoff now, or the NCAA tournament. But when it's a consolation prize game? Why risk it?
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I suppose considering they were both injured, especially Moore, you can't blame them. Sucks for the rest of the team though.
 
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HuskyHawk said:
I assume it is the same as football players skipping bowl games when they plan to enter the draft. Fear of injury before your chance to make a major payday. It's hard to argue with them really. Nobody skips the football playoff now, or the NCAA tournament. But when it's a consolation prize game? Why risk it?
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Especially when both were injured earlier this year. Nothing to gain for them.
 
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Hans Sprungfeld said:
Seriously?

Is this part of the "I Can Troll Too" collection?

To what end?

It's an increasingly curious enterprise, but several cuts below your best work.
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UConn could turn down NIT

After sitting through today’s 73-51 shellacking at the hands of St. John’s in the first round of the Big East tournament, Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun wouldn’t say that his team would be playing i…
nypost.com nypost.com
 
August_West said:

UConn could turn down NIT

After sitting through today’s 73-51 shellacking at the hands of St. John’s in the first round of the Big East tournament, Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun wouldn’t say that his team would be playing i…
nypost.com nypost.com
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Yeah, well Duh on that.

I'm referring to your drawing comparison to individual players forgoing playing in a tournament that their school accepted an invitation to play in, and UConn being one among many schools who have declined the invitation to compete in a lesser post-season contest.

You know there's a big difference, even if you don't object when without present injury, a player exercises his option to protect a perceived larger interest.
 
Boatright didn't play in 2015. Pretty sure Dyson skipped out in 2010
 
Just finished a preview of the Yale at Vanderbilt NIT game on the blog:

Vanderbilt Scouting Report Prior to Tonight's NIT Matchup Against Yale

stretchingthefloor.blogspot.com stretchingthefloor.blogspot.com

9 PM on ESPNU

Vanderbilt is down two starters including Robbins, their #1 scorer and best interior defender and Stute, their most prolific perimeter scorer.

Should be anyone's game, go Bulldogs!
 
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