2015-2016 College Basketball Thread - Page 4

dawgfan · 01-09-2016, 05:28 PM

With seven (!) freshmen and eight newcomers on the roster, Washington is one of the youngest teams in the country. They can look terrible at times, but they're very athletic and a terrific fit for Romar's style of play. They've now won their first three Pac-12 games, all of them either OT or last-minute wins. I'm not sure if they'll be able to win enough conference games to get into the NCAA Tournament this year, but they're entertaining as hell and should be a force next season.

Mizzou B-ball fan · 01-10-2016, 09:58 AM

It's not much, but great to see the Tigers get a conference win against Auburn at home. Considering they've been getting waxed of late, we'll take it.

MizzouRah · 01-10-2016, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

It's not much, but great to see the Tigers get a conference win against Auburn at home. Considering they've been getting waxed of late, we'll take it.

Yes sir.. I watched the Georgia game and that was ugly.

Julio Riddols · 01-10-2016, 03:16 PM

Indiana has found a defense.. a 25 point win over Ohio State is nice to see. Hope they can stay this hot.

murrayyyyy · 01-10-2016, 08:46 PM

Rice fired by UNLV. Good recruiter but couldn't coach to save his life.

Izulde · 01-11-2016, 02:50 AM

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Originally Posted by murrayyyyy

Rice fired by UNLV. Good recruiter but couldn't coach to save his life.

Exactly what I said.

Scoobz0202 · 01-12-2016, 04:58 PM

Not sure if anybody here has followed it at all, but Andrew Smith a former center for the Butler Bulldogs and part of Brad Steven's team during their great run passed away this morning from cancer. He was 25 years old.

Andrew peacefully passed away in his sleep and in my arms as I told him I loved him this morning. Love you always, Smith.
— Samantha Smith (@Samantha44Smith) January 12, 2016

Here was her devastating blog post a few days ago.

January 2016 | Kicking Cancer with the Smiths

RIP

Thomkal · 01-12-2016, 07:29 PM

Far too young, RIP Andrew.

Mizzou B-ball fan · 01-12-2016, 07:53 PM

KU on the ropes at West Virginia. Down 11 with 7 minutes left.

Atocep · 01-12-2016, 08:19 PM

And people were saying WVU wouldn't be able to turn Kansas over.

Swaggs · 01-12-2016, 08:52 PM

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And people were saying WVU wouldn't be able to turn Kansas over.

Wooooohooooo!

digamma · 01-13-2016, 02:27 PM

http://www.mutigers.com/news/2016/1/...x?path=general

Missouri penalizes itself by withdrawing from postseason participation this season and vacating the 2013-14 season.

Atocep · 01-13-2016, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by digamma

http://www.mutigers.com/news/2016/1/...x?path=general

Missouri penalizes itself by withdrawing from postseason participation this season and vacating the 2013-14 season.

A huge blow to this year's tourney field.

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Though self-imposing a postseason ban for this season is difficult for our student-athletes, our coaches and our loyal supporters

Did they seriously type this up with a straight face?

Marmel · 01-13-2016, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by digamma

http://www.mutigers.com/news/2016/1/...x?path=general

Missouri penalizes itself by withdrawing from postseason participation this season and vacating the 2013-14 season.

(Who am I to talk, however....) They can vacate it, but they can never take that first round NIT win away from my memory.

nol · 01-13-2016, 03:52 PM

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In addition, the early entry deadline is pushed back to a month after the NBA Combine.

cartman · 01-13-2016, 04:07 PM

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Boy, as bad as this is for the Texas program, you have to feel bad for the Tennessee program. They just can't buy a break over the last few years since the Bruce Pearl debacle.

Volunteer state: Another coach, another possible problem - Yahoo Sports

Turns out it wasn't bad at all.

Report Highlights Successes, Areas for Improvement in Athletics Student Services | UT News | The University of Texas at Austin

Mizzou B-ball fan · 01-13-2016, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by digamma

http://www.mutigers.com/news/2016/1/...x?path=general

Missouri penalizes itself by withdrawing from postseason participation this season and vacating the 2013-14 season.

It's obviously not that big of a deal overall given the current record and state of the program. The main thing is does do is ensure that Kim Anderson won't be fired at the end of the year, something that would have probably occurred without these sanctions. They can't fire a coach at this point and expect a good coach to take over the program with some punishments still in place. Kim will get a year or two more because they know he's not going to do anything that would harm the standing of the program, allowing them to hire with a clean slate at that point.

It's clear now why Haith left. Mizzou was notified less than a week before he 'took a new job'.

cartman · 01-13-2016, 06:44 PM

Just leaving this link here in case there might be any interested parties. Fun begins around post #20.

NCAA Basketball Offseason Thread: We must protect this house from transfers. - Front Office Football Central

Logan · 01-14-2016, 07:46 AM

Indeed.

Mizzou B-ball fan · 01-14-2016, 09:34 AM

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Indeed.

Glad we could agree on something for once.

Atocep · 01-14-2016, 12:05 PM

When Rob Fulford was hired as an assistant in order to land Gill-Ceasar it was obvious things were highly unlikely to work out well for Kim Anderson. The two in-state schools were he was a HS coach had zero interest in bringing him in and one of those 2 schools (Marshall) hasn't been to the NCAA tournament since the Reagan administration.

Mizzou B-ball fan · 01-14-2016, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Atocep

When Rob Fulford was hired as an assistant in order to land Gill-Ceasar it was obvious things were highly unlikely to work out well for Kim Anderson. The two in-state schools were he was a HS coach had zero interest in bringing him in and one of those 2 schools (Marshall) hasn't been to the NCAA tournament since the Reagan administration.

To be fair, Gill-Caesar was leading the team in scoring his freshman year by a good size margin until he injured his back pretty badly. After the injury, he wasn't the same player.

tarcone · 01-14-2016, 07:53 PM

Iowa goes into MSU and spanks Sparty by 17. Iowa sweeps MSU for the first time since 1992-93. Another huge win. It was never close. Iowa could be top 10 in the next poll.

This is awesome.

Johnny93g · 01-14-2016, 09:22 PM

I watched some of that Iowa game tonight as well as bits and pieces of their other big Ten wins. Impressive start to the season!

Atocep · 01-16-2016, 05:17 PM

Huggins has WVU playing at an incredible level right now. Convincing win over #1 Kansas and a 2 point loss on the road to the soon to #1 Sooners this week.

mauchow · 01-16-2016, 10:52 PM

The Badgers will need to do some quick growing up if they want to keep their streak of NCAA Tourney appearances. it isn't looking good at the moment. i think they have 17 straight appearances.

britrock88 · 01-18-2016, 09:51 AM

I dunno about the NCAAs for Wiscy, but any sign of improvement in the second half would be a great start. Sealing that win over Sparty yesterday is a good start.

Mizzou B-ball fan · 01-18-2016, 01:59 PM

If I used this thread as a barometer, I'd say that Michigan State is pretty bad. People keep posting that their team beat Sparty.

tarcone · 01-21-2016, 07:48 PM

Its great to be a Hawkeye these days. First football and now basketball. We beat Rutgers tonight to start 6-0 in conference for the first time since 1987.
If you get a chance, watch them. Hosting Purdue Sunday and on the road at Maryland Thursday.
Iowa is a quality team.

tarcone · 01-24-2016, 07:56 PM

And Iowa beats Purdue by 7 today. We were up by 15 early in the 2nd. Purdue was never really in it after the start Iowa had in the 2nd.

Iowa could climb into the top 5.

Big game Thursday at Maryland. Cannt wait.

Mizzou B-ball fan · 01-24-2016, 10:38 PM

Had to laugh when I saw that Tulsa is looking to get out of the contract with Haith despite the fact that he 'wasn't responsible' for any of the wrongdoing at Mizzou.

CraigSca · 01-25-2016, 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by tarcone

And Iowa beats Purdue by 7 today. We were up by 15 early in the 2nd. Purdue was never really in it after the start Iowa had in the 2nd.

Iowa could climb into the top 5.

Big game Thursday at Maryland. Cannt wait.

As a Maryland fan I've come to the conclusion they're just not very good. Wouldn't surprise me if Iowa comes in to College Park and takes the Terps down.

Mizzou B-ball fan · 01-25-2016, 08:42 AM

We've at least got something to root for at Mizzou. The ladies team beat a good ranked Florida team and should move up in the rankings this week. Still got some work to do to get into the tournament, but 16-4 overall and 3-4 in the tough SEC is still far better than what the men's team is doing.

Kodos · 01-25-2016, 09:00 AM

Iowa is having a GREAT sports year.

dawgfan · 01-29-2016, 12:02 PM

Hey there Bug & CR.

Washington gets only their 8th win at UCLA in 70 games, and sweeps the series for only the third time in school history. Two of those sweeps have happened under Romar, and he is now 13-14 vs. UCLA while with the Huskies. Washington remains tied for 1st place in the Pac-12.

These freshmen are raw (and very foul-prone) but also very talented. If Murray and Chriss return next season, this team could be special with 5-star Markelle Fultz and Sam Timmins joining them and Matthew Atewe coming off his transfer.

MrBug708 · 01-29-2016, 12:21 PM

Ucla sucks. No heart.

tarcone · 01-29-2016, 02:25 PM

Iowa loses a tough at Maryland. I didnt expect them to go undefeated, and that was a tough place to play. So I wasnt to upset about the loss.

dawgfan · 01-29-2016, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by MrBug708

Ucla sucks. No heart.

Yeah, could be. And Bryce Alford may have some flaws, but he's been a royal pain in the ass to the Huskies with his clutch 3 pointers.

INDalltheway · 01-29-2016, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by tarcone

Iowa loses a tough at Maryland. I didnt expect them to go undefeated, and that was a tough place to play. So I wasnt to upset about the loss.

They played them tight with Uthoff shooting poorly as well. They are a solid team that I like to watch minus Woodbury (he's a schmuck).

Groundhog · 01-30-2016, 05:50 PM

Oklahoma-LSU looking like a good finish. 73-72 Oklahoma with 1:20 remaining.

MrBug708 · 01-30-2016, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by dawgfan

Hey there Bug & CR.

Washington gets only their 8th win at UCLA in 70 games, and sweeps the series for only the third time in school history. Two of those sweeps have happened under Romar, and he is now 13-14 vs. UCLA while with the Huskies. Washington remains tied for 1st place in the Pac-12.

These freshmen are raw (and very foul-prone) but also very talented. If Murray and Chriss return next season, this team could be special with 5-star Markelle Fultz and Sam Timmins joining them and Matthew Atewe coming off his transfer.

You jinxed them

Eaglesfan27 · 01-30-2016, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by MrBug708

You jinxed them

USC has a lot of talent.

MrBug708 · 01-30-2016, 07:51 PM

The PAC-12 isn't that good

cartman · 01-30-2016, 09:16 PM

Nice showing for the Big 12 today in the Big 12/SEC challenge

dawgfan · 01-31-2016, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by MrBug708

You jinxed them

Eh, I didn't expect a win in that one. USC is good, they play just as fast as Washington and I figured the Huskies would be half a step slow after Thursday's game. I'll take a split in L.A.

dawgfan · 01-31-2016, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by MrBug708

The PAC-12 isn't that good

There aren't any great teams, but it's deep. The Cougs are the only really bad team this year.

MrBug708 · 01-31-2016, 10:54 AM

Deep is subjective IMO. I think there are a bunch of 5-12 seeds. I dont think it's because we beat each other up, I just dont think the coaching is there to take any teams to the next level, now or in the future

JonInMiddleGA · 02-02-2016, 09:42 PM

Awful story

Mercer basketball player shot dead in car outside Macon store | The Telegraph

Groundhog · 02-04-2016, 03:19 AM

Ben Simmons has as many 20-10-5 games this year as every other college freshmen combined. Yikes.

Actually knocked down some jumpers against Auburn too, which is a good sign.

wustin · 02-04-2016, 02:47 PM

Would Simmons turn the Sixers piece of shit franchise around? Watching him more and more, I think he has the potential the be a better point guard than Lebron with the way he plays.

Imagine:

PG: Simmons
SG: Cannon
SF: Covington
PF: Noel
C: Okafor

Saric and Embiid of the bench. And they should probably make some moves to bring in some veteran guards.

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01-12-2016, 04:58 PM	#157
Scoobz0202 Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dayton, Ohio	Not sure if anybody here has followed it at all, but Andrew Smith a former center for the Butler Bulldogs and part of Brad Steven's team during their great run passed away this morning from cancer. He was 25 years old. Andrew peacefully passed away in his sleep and in my arms as I told him I loved him this morning. Love you always, Smith. — Samantha Smith (@Samantha44Smith) January 12, 2016 Here was her devastating blog post a few days ago. January 2016 \| Kicking Cancer with the Smiths RIP

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01-13-2016, 06:44 PM	#168
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	Just leaving this link here in case there might be any interested parties. Fun begins around post #20. NCAA Basketball Offseason Thread: We must protect this house from transfers. - Front Office Football Central __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint Last edited by cartman : 01-13-2016 at 06:50 PM.

01-14-2016, 12:05 PM	#171
Atocep Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Puyallup, WA	When Rob Fulford was hired as an assistant in order to land Gill-Ceasar it was obvious things were highly unlikely to work out well for Kim Anderson. The two in-state schools were he was a HS coach had zero interest in bringing him in and one of those 2 schools (Marshall) hasn't been to the NCAA tournament since the Reagan administration. Last edited by Atocep : 01-14-2016 at 12:05 PM.

01-09-2016, 05:28 PM	#151
dawgfan Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Seattle	With seven (!) freshmen and eight newcomers on the roster, Washington is one of the youngest teams in the country. They can look terrible at times, but they're very athletic and a terrific fit for Romar's style of play. They've now won their first three Pac-12 games, all of them either OT or last-minute wins. I'm not sure if they'll be able to win enough conference games to get into the NCAA Tournament this year, but they're entertaining as hell and should be a force next season.

01-10-2016, 09:58 AM	#152
Mizzou B-ball fan General Manager Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kansas City, MO	It's not much, but great to see the Tigers get a conference win against Auburn at home. Considering they've been getting waxed of late, we'll take it.

01-10-2016, 08:46 PM	#155
murrayyyyy College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Las Vegas	Rice fired by UNLV. Good recruiter but couldn't coach to save his life.

01-12-2016, 07:29 PM	#158
Thomkal Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Surfside Beach,SC USA	Far too young, RIP Andrew.

01-12-2016, 07:53 PM	#159
Mizzou B-ball fan General Manager Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kansas City, MO	KU on the ropes at West Virginia. Down 11 with 7 minutes left.

01-12-2016, 08:19 PM	#160
Atocep Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Puyallup, WA	And people were saying WVU wouldn't be able to turn Kansas over.

01-13-2016, 02:27 PM	#162
digamma Torchbearer Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: On Lake Harriet	http://www.mutigers.com/news/2016/1/...x?path=general Missouri penalizes itself by withdrawing from postseason participation this season and vacating the 2013-14 season.

01-14-2016, 07:46 AM	#169
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	Indeed.

01-14-2016, 07:53 PM	#173
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	Iowa goes into MSU and spanks Sparty by 17. Iowa sweeps MSU for the first time since 1992-93. Another huge win. It was never close. Iowa could be top 10 in the next poll. This is awesome. __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15

01-14-2016, 09:22 PM	#174
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01-16-2016, 05:17 PM	#175
Atocep Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Puyallup, WA	Huggins has WVU playing at an incredible level right now. Convincing win over #1 Kansas and a 2 point loss on the road to the soon to #1 Sooners this week.

01-16-2016, 10:52 PM	#176
mauchow Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Murfreesboro, TN	The Badgers will need to do some quick growing up if they want to keep their streak of NCAA Tourney appearances. it isn't looking good at the moment. i think they have 17 straight appearances.

01-18-2016, 09:51 AM	#177
britrock88 Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Madison, WI	I dunno about the NCAAs for Wiscy, but any sign of improvement in the second half would be a great start. Sealing that win over Sparty yesterday is a good start.

01-18-2016, 01:59 PM	#178
Mizzou B-ball fan General Manager Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kansas City, MO	If I used this thread as a barometer, I'd say that Michigan State is pretty bad. People keep posting that their team beat Sparty.

01-21-2016, 07:48 PM	#179
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	Its great to be a Hawkeye these days. First football and now basketball. We beat Rutgers tonight to start 6-0 in conference for the first time since 1987. If you get a chance, watch them. Hosting Purdue Sunday and on the road at Maryland Thursday. Iowa is a quality team. __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15

01-24-2016, 07:56 PM	#180
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	And Iowa beats Purdue by 7 today. We were up by 15 early in the 2nd. Purdue was never really in it after the start Iowa had in the 2nd. Iowa could climb into the top 5. Big game Thursday at Maryland. Cannt wait. __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15

01-24-2016, 10:38 PM	#181
Mizzou B-ball fan General Manager Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kansas City, MO	Had to laugh when I saw that Tulsa is looking to get out of the contract with Haith despite the fact that he 'wasn't responsible' for any of the wrongdoing at Mizzou.

01-25-2016, 08:42 AM	#183
Mizzou B-ball fan General Manager Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kansas City, MO	We've at least got something to root for at Mizzou. The ladies team beat a good ranked Florida team and should move up in the rankings this week. Still got some work to do to get into the tournament, but 16-4 overall and 3-4 in the tough SEC is still far better than what the men's team is doing.

01-25-2016, 09:00 AM	#184
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01-29-2016, 12:02 PM	#185
dawgfan Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Seattle	Hey there Bug & CR. Washington gets only their 8th win at UCLA in 70 games, and sweeps the series for only the third time in school history. Two of those sweeps have happened under Romar, and he is now 13-14 vs. UCLA while with the Huskies. Washington remains tied for 1st place in the Pac-12. These freshmen are raw (and very foul-prone) but also very talented. If Murray and Chriss return next season, this team could be special with 5-star Markelle Fultz and Sam Timmins joining them and Matthew Atewe coming off his transfer.

01-29-2016, 12:21 PM	#186
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	Ucla sucks. No heart.

01-29-2016, 02:25 PM	#187
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	Iowa loses a tough at Maryland. I didnt expect them to go undefeated, and that was a tough place to play. So I wasnt to upset about the loss. __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15

01-30-2016, 05:50 PM	#190
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01-30-2016, 07:51 PM	#193
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	The PAC-12 isn't that good

01-30-2016, 09:16 PM	#194
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01-31-2016, 10:54 AM	#197
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	Deep is subjective IMO. I think there are a bunch of 5-12 seeds. I dont think it's because we beat each other up, I just dont think the coaching is there to take any teams to the next level, now or in the future

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02-04-2016, 03:19 AM	#199
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02-04-2016, 02:47 PM	#200
wustin College Prospect Join Date: Nov 2014	Would Simmons turn the Sixers piece of shit franchise around? Watching him more and more, I think he has the potential the be a better point guard than Lebron with the way he plays. Imagine: PG: Simmons SG: Cannon SF: Covington PF: Noel C: Okafor Saric and Embiid of the bench. And they should probably make some moves to bring in some veteran guards. Last edited by wustin : 02-04-2016 at 02:48 PM.

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