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Official 2009-10 College Basketball Thread
It's time once again. My FAVORITE sport is back. Midnight Madness practices can start as early as 7:00 PM this Friday (yes, I know that's not midnight). Preseason tournament games start in November. Here's a couple of primers. First, a preseason top 25 article that gives a good summary of some of the top teams.
Final Preseason Top 25 (and one): Distractions don't KO KU from top - NCAA Division I Mens Basketball - CBSSports.com Second, a listing detailing all of the preseason tournaments and which teams are involved in each tourney. 2009 preseason tournament guide - NCAA Division I Mens Basketball - CBSSports.com Exciting time of the year! |
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10-14-2009, 01:24 PM | #2 |
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Big 10 is going to be a war this year. Conference homerism I aside, I really do believe it's going to end up being the toughest conference in the Nation this year. You have MSU, Purdue, OSU, Minnesota, Michigan and Illinois in most preseason top 25's. Then you have Wisconsin who is always solid and Indiana who is going to be very young, but very talented.
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10-14-2009, 01:44 PM | #4 |
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Dayton Flyers at #17 in the Sportsline preseason poll. They are in the Puerto Rico tournament the week before Thanksgiving vs. Georgia Tech in round 1, and if they can make it by that matchup will probably face Villanova in round 2.
Rarely has optimism been so high at UD for a team as it has been for this one. Hopefully the Flyers can avoid the injury bug and win the A10 title at last.
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10-14-2009, 01:45 PM | #5 |
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LOL at some of the joke (and not JUST Big 10 joke) teams ahead of Syracuse on that list.
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10-14-2009, 02:04 PM | #6 |
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The Big Ten is stacked, and will be for quite some time. I know it's hard to believe, but it simply is. This isn't predicted order of finish, just a listing of the 8 teams(some think this is Northwestern's year, which would make it 9, but NU fans/pundits have been saying that for years, and Carmody has yet to take them to the "promised" land) that should be good enough to at least compete for an NCAA bid
PURDUE(Painter's underclassman are now upperclassmen, Final Four potential) ILLINOIS(Weber's coaching has always been excellent, now his recruiting classes are excellent as well. Mike Davis is an athletic freak/ borderline NBA prospect at the PF position...think Joe Smith) MINNESOTA(Tubby Smith has been a god-send, his teams are always solid, good for the B10's national rep) WISCONISN(Bo Ryan's teams aren't pretty, but always tough) OHIO STATE(Thad Motta can recruit with the best in the game, bottom line) PENN STATE(Taylor Battle, the best player you didn't see last year is special, I love their head-coach) MSU(Tom Izzo, enough said) MICHIGAN(as long as Belein is around, good things are on the horizon) -----------------AVERAGE TO BELOW AVERAGE--------------- NORTHWESTERN(Kevin Coble and company can compete with anyone, but the lack of depth always does them in) -----------------------------BAD TEAMS------------------ INDIANA (Not for long, Crean will have this team loaded in a year or two) IOWA (Not a good time to be an Iowa basketball fan) Last edited by watravaler : 10-14-2009 at 02:24 PM. |
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10-14-2009, 02:20 PM | #8 |
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I'm really looking forward to seeing if Avery Bradley is the real deal.
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10-14-2009, 02:25 PM | #9 |
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10-14-2009, 03:01 PM | #13 |
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As probably the only 'Nova fan on the board, I'm extremely excited about this upcoming season.
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10-14-2009, 03:32 PM | #14 | |
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Kentucky is #2. NOT based on who is coming back. Washington lost their two best players and are 12th. Some of the teams on that list are a joke. Sienna? Dayton? Dayton is a good basketball team, but top 15? No. Sienna is not top 25. Butler 11th? They would not finish that high in the Big East, there's no way they're 11th in the country. Minnesota? Based on what? Cal? Mississippi St.? The guys says that the only reason they might be a good team will never play there, then ranks them anyway. You are right though, it will play out. Its not upsetting in a "OMG WE"RE GETTING SCREWED" kind of way, just the general ire I feel whenever I see rank stupidity in print.
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10-14-2009, 03:48 PM | #15 | |
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Dayton has beaten Big East teams with regularity over the past 3 years. Beat Louisville on the road. Thrashed Marquette on a neutral court last season. Handed Pittsburgh their ass at UD Arena 2 years ago. Beat West Virginia pretty easily in the 1st round of the tourney last season. This team is pretty much the same as the team from last season. They deserve a top 25 place. Top 15 may be a stretch, but top 25 is not. Not to mention the numerous Atlantic 10 teams that have come into the Carrier Dome and handled the 'Cuse.
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10-14-2009, 04:10 PM | #16 |
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Excited to see how much improved Arkansas is. A lot of people in here doubt Pelphrey based on the end of season collapse and the off-the-court problems, but I don't. I think he will get it done. Maybe not all the way done, but making the program top 25 competitive again, for sure.
Very anxious to see how Rotnei Clarke does this year. He was listed as the nation's best shooter in a recent article by Fox Sports, and I think it would be difficult to disagree. The kid is crazy good and insanely dedicated to getting better. I think this will be a break-out year for him, especially if Fortson keeps getting better and the true freshman Nobles can take some of the weight off of Rotnei at relieving Fortson at the one spot. |
10-14-2009, 08:04 PM | #17 |
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UCLA is a preaseason pick to finish 3rd int he PAC-10. They also have just 3 guards on the roster
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10-14-2009, 08:12 PM | #18 |
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WVU has some of its highest expectations ever, having only lost one contributor (SG Alex Ruoff who was very solid, but often came up short in big games) from last season's team. Devin Ebanks is probably the most NBA capable player we have had in my lifetime and he has reportedly put on 10-15 lbs of muscle, so it will be fun to see what type of improvement he can make in his sophomore (and likely final) season at WVU.
Polls have had us in the 10-15, for the most part, so I will hope to see a relatively high seed in the NCAA and to be playing during the second weekend of the tourney. |
10-14-2009, 11:02 PM | #19 |
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Should be an interesting year for Washington. Despite losing Jon Brockman, expectations are high that the team can defend their Pac-10 title and make a run in the NCAA Tournament. Super frosh Abdul Gaddy (thanks Lute Olson!) is the big name newcomer, but the return of RS-Fr forward Tyrese Breshears might be just as important as he jumps in the mix of bigs looking to replace some of what was lost with Brockman graduating.
The Husky backcourt should be among the best in the country between Gaddy, Isaiah Thomas, Venoy Overton & Elston Turner, and Sr. Quincy Pondexter takes over the leadership role on the team and looks to continue his maturation into an impact player. |
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Marcus Jordan Won't Wear adidas -- NCAA Basketball FanHouse
Central Florida freshman Marcus Jordan won't wear the school's "team shoe" adidas, instead, he'll be wearing Jordan brand. The word on the street is MJ influenced the decision.
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10-19-2009, 11:31 AM | #22 |
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10-19-2009, 10:46 PM | #23 |
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I can't wait to watch OU this year. Will be interesting to see how good we are or aren't.
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10-20-2009, 01:13 AM | #25 | |
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Gallon looks like he will be a handful in the Big 12. Can't wait to see how he turns out.
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10-20-2009, 06:50 AM | #26 |
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I know I sound say stuff like this every year, but Coach Barbee has accumulated a ton of talent for the Miners this year. Louisville transfer Derrick Caracter is apparently in great shape and will be eligible in December, and Arnett Moultrie is one of the top sophomore big men in the country. We have a tough schedule that includes games against OU, BYU, Mississippi and Texas Blech...not to mention Memphis. If Coach Barbee can prove that he can actually coach and just not recruit the Miners could be back in the Dance for the first time since 2005.
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10-20-2009, 09:46 AM | #28 |
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Derrick Caracter? Good luck with that guy. In theory, he should be happy that he is THE MAN, but I'm sure it won't last.
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10-20-2009, 05:39 PM | #29 |
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Going to a smaller school might be exactly what Caracter needs.
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That being said, we do have some nice freshmen . Terrell Vinson was a consensus top 100 recruit, we have 3-4 more long athletic 3/4's coming in and a couple good guards returning in former Wake transfer Anthony Gurley (every transfer steps it up in year 2), Ricky Harris (the best scoring guard no one ever mentions) and sophomore David Gibbs (a very athletic point guard who is a superb defender). Unfortunately, we only had 2 post players last year, and 1 is fighting for a spot on the Lakers (Tony Gaffney - the clean man's Chris Anderson) and the other, Tyrell Lynch, was kicked off the team for character issues. I'd hate that move more, but the last guy with character issues we kicked off the team (Tiki Mayben) ended up bringing down Binghamton's team over state and federal cocaine charges, so in the abscence of NCAA bids I'd at least like to avoid national scandals. |
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10-21-2009, 08:43 AM | #31 | |
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Hey, I spent one of the best weekend of my college years visiting 'the Ghetto' at UD, and have rooted for their basketball team ever since. I am very familiar with the team. I also have a lot of respect for the A-10 (I think they are a better basketball conference than the Big 10). But, lets not confuse beating teams in the two or three biggest games on ones schedule with being able to go into a superior league and compete on a night in, night out basis. When Dayton plays at Marquette, that's one of the two or three biggest games on their schedule. Its at best Marquette's 20th most important. Dayton gets up big time for that game, while Marquette is biding their time until the league starts. Dayton beat Marquette last year, but would have finished no better than 10th in the Big East. Any team with respectable talent can pull an upset or two - that does not necesarily mean they are better.
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I'll skip the obvious "KU's gonna rock this year, so long as they move past the off-the-court stuff of the past few weeks" rant and go straight to some of the other teams/players I'll be keeping an eye on this year:
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Randy Culpepper (the first Miner in history to have scored over 1000 career points as a sophomore) might have something to say about Caracter being THE MAN. We should have a well balanced team this year after having to rely on Culpepper and CUSA all-time leading scorer Stefon Jackson the past couple of season...
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Enlighten us on how the A-10 is a better conference than the Big 10. Could it be the A-10 one Final 4 appearance 13 years going on 14 years ago or the Big 10's 11 Final 4 appearances in that same time span. Of those 11 appearances, 6 different teams. Last edited by Balldog : 10-21-2009 at 08:38 PM. |
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10-21-2009, 09:56 PM | #36 |
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MBBF - what does this year hold for the Tigers?
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10-22-2009, 07:09 AM | #38 |
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We're absolutely stacked at the guard position. Tiller and Taylor run the ship. English will be back in the starting lineup as well at the 3 spot. Denmon, Paul and Dixon backing them up. Denmon should be better now that he's resolved his knee injury that slowed him down much of last year. Dixon is VERY fast and will upgrade our defense right away. Not as much experience inside, though the talent is there. Ramsey, Safford, Bowers and Moore inside will be the rotation. These guys won't score as much as Carroll/Lyons, but they're better defensively. Key for this year's team will be on the defensive end. Overall team defense should be improved over last year. Team speed is up (if that's possible) and the staff expects to break the school steals record that last year's team set. If Mizzou can improve their defense by 3-4 PPG, they should be in position to make the tourney again. Also, we can't afford any injuries to interior guys. The drop off after Safford, Bowers and Ramsey is pretty steep. There's depth inside (Moore, Stone, and Underwood), but it needs time to develop. |
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That's exactly where I got 10th place for Dayton. They are very similar talent wise to Cincy. With the caveat that Cincinnatti would not in any universe have lost to Duquesne or St. Louis.
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Are you talking about the same Cincinnati team that lost to USF and Seton Hall? And the same Duquesne team that beat Xavier? Or somebody different?
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While I love a good BCS vs. Mid-Major fight (on the side of Mid-Majors) - I don't know enough about the details of the A-10 to participate.
I do know that you'd probably have an easier time arguing that they'd be competitive in, well, any conference except for the Big East.
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Good to see Clemson in the preseason top 25, but it makes me a bit scared. It seems like anytime Clemson is ranked in any sport, they fail to live up to it. I'm hoping Purnell will prove me wrong. And I really hope that if Clemson and Dayton make it to the tournament, they won't play each other. That might spell d-i-v-o-r-c-e in my house.
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I don't really like the arguments that "X" team couldn't play in the Big East because they are a mid-major. All I know is they HAVE played the Big East 6 times in 5 years, and beat 5 of them. I am not delusional enough to think that UD would go 14-4 in conference or something, but to say they were not better than Cincinnati last season is just dead wrong.
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Plus Duquesne was 21-13, 77th in RPI.... higher than Cincinnati, let alone the South Florida/Rutgers/DePaul triumvirate of Big East suckitude Cincy went 0-3 against to end their season.
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10-23-2009, 01:33 PM | #46 |
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Thinking more on ourguard situation, every starting guard on UCLA for the past 6 years, has been a first round pick. I know Howland plays a slow offense which isn't very fun, but isn't the goal the NBA? Why UCLA doesn't have guards (well, ones that can qualify) knocking down their door to play, is beyond me
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10-24-2009, 09:15 AM | #48 |
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I'm sure this will make you even more excited. Here's a highlight video from the first half of last night's Mizzou Black and Gold game. Lots of little guards flying around scoring points. Great dunk from Bowers around the 2:00 mark. Kim English led all scorers with 32 points (should probably get used to him being the leading scorer). Dixon looked great as well. Enjoy! Black and Gold Game, First Half - Rivals.com Video |
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Big changes to crack down on third-party recruiting are likely to be implemented soon. Most of the restrictions are suggestions from coaches who are tired of playing the recruiting money game........
Dana O'Neil: Cleaning up college basketball recruiting from within - ESPN |
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