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He's definitely abrasive. I used to really enjoy his segments on a local Kansas City station, tho - the host there reigned him in a bit and I learned a decent bit about basketball. He seems to know the Xs and Os well and can communicate them, which not a lot can. Like if they put him up there to break down why Team X did well versus Team Y, like what kind of defense they were running and how they hedged on ball screens or whatever, he's good at that. But, yeah, abrasive, especially as a studio host. SI
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03-22-2021, 06:27 PM
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Baylor has the best chance to do it. But Baylor, in the past, has been suceptible to coughing things away, so there's a decent chance they don't make it there. SI
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03-22-2021, 07:09 PM
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Location: Surfside Beach,SC USA
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In the only college tournament that matters
 , Coastal Carolina beat Bryant today in the first round of the CGI 93-82. They move on to face Stetson next who beat Bowling Green by a point.
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03-22-2021, 07:20 PM
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Location: Pacific
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Michigan has one of the best coaches in the country. Howard will be a legend if he stays at Michigan and doesnt go pro.
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03-22-2021, 08:03 PM
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LSU doesn’t seem to have anyone that can make midrange shots. It’s either drive in wildly to throw it up off the glass or threes.
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03-22-2021, 08:05 PM
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Location: Pacific
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Wish Iowa was playing there, though I imagine Fran woud be out coached along the way.
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03-22-2021, 08:06 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Back in Houston!
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Andrew Catalon on the Michigan-LSU game is giving me mini Gus Johnson vibes
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03-22-2021, 08:11 PM
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Thank God for Michigan. GO Maryland. UGH
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03-22-2021, 08:21 PM
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Strong-ass effort from Wade and LSU.
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03-22-2021, 10:08 PM
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Location: Whittier
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03-22-2021, 10:26 PM
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I was kindof expecting a loss tonight but this sucks.
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03-22-2021, 11:35 PM
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That was, umm, ugly.
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03-22-2021, 11:41 PM
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Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA
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Looking at the KU season, there's a clear dividing line for their results ... and it's the one that USC turned into a layup line.
They won 21 games ... only twice did they win when giving up more than 66 points ... their first win of the season (94-72 over St Joes) and their last win of the season (93-84 over EWU). Of their 9 losses on the court, they gave up 75 or more in all 9. edit to add: in case anybody wondered why I'd even look into that, it's because Tennessee kinda peaked with their 80-61 win over KU. That win improved the Vols to 12-3, they finished the year 6-6 after that, half the losses to non-tournament teams. That was such a turning point for them that it caused me to be slightly more conscious of Kansas afterwards.
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03-23-2021, 07:04 AM
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
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Maybe that's what it is - at heart he's an Xs and Os guy trying too hard to have a sports radio personality. Whatever it is, I can't stand listening to him. Until this weekend, I had forgotten he existed. He must be buried on CBS Sports Radio so I never hear/see him.
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03-23-2021, 07:08 AM
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
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That FSU game was a microcosm of the entire season. Incredible D for 40 minutes, incredibly loose with the ball, negating much of the great work done on D, Scottie Barnes with an unimpressive stat sheet but clearly the best player out there doing everything, sharp shooters hitting 3s, Raiquan Gray looking like Earl Campbell in the lane. Balsa was terrible though. Need him to play well against Michigan.
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03-23-2021, 07:49 AM
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This year's team was really flawed but Self managed to paper over a lot of that, as he usually does. No point guard so had Garrett slide over from wing because he wanted that defense out there. No one who could create shots or slash to the basket so they had to create ball movement to get better shots. Only their 3 point shooting and, shooting in general, wasn't very good. The high low offense ran through McCormack, who came on the second half of the season but he's not an offensive force - he's more of a finesse guy. And that was problematic on the defensive end as he's not the rim guarding presence that Bill Self's best teams have. So they had to overcompensate by switching on a ton of stuff as the rest of the team was a bunch of mismatched wings. It's kindof amazing that we did as well as we did on the season, all things considered. SI
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03-23-2021, 09:01 AM
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03-23-2021, 09:06 AM
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Howard has a top 5 recruiting class coming in and their 7'1" center is a freshman. Howard will be special.
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Howard has no commits for 2021 as far as I can see and while 5* Makur Maker committed last summer he only played in two of the five games Howard played before cancelling the season due to COVID. I would have to think that he is a longshot to even return for another season. So I have to ask where you are getting this Top 5 incoming class info from and why you think they will be special? |
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03-23-2021, 10:01 AM
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Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Juwan Howard for Michigan, not Howard University.
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03-23-2021, 10:17 AM
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LMAO
I will show myself the door. Edit: I don't know how I got so locked in on Howard U, other than I knew about the hype surrounding Maker last season and when I saw tarcone's post I figured they got some other high profile commits for next season. Last edited by sovereignstar v2 : 03-23-2021 at 10:22 AM. |
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03-23-2021, 04:55 PM
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No no, don't leave. Not until we've had our fun with this at least  This was gold, pure Jon-caliber gold
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03-23-2021, 04:58 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
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I admit I read your post and was confused and was going to find a link.
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03-23-2021, 05:27 PM
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2021-22: The Year of Howard University Men's Basketball
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03-23-2021, 05:33 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: The Mountains
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Obviously this is the official college basketball team of FOFC now. Something we can finally unite together to support.
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03-23-2021, 06:51 PM
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If someone doesn't have a Howard U dynasty thread up within 48 hours on FBCB, I will be disappointed.
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03-23-2021, 06:52 PM
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Loving all your glowing words for U of M lately. I'm not quite as bullish on Howard (Juwan) just yet but he's been very impressive so far, much better than I expected when he was hired. I'm also just quoting this so I can use it during football season when it's back to calling them scUm . |
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03-23-2021, 07:15 PM
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Coastal Carolina hangs on /barely/ and beats Stetson in OT to move on to the CGI Final
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03-23-2021, 07:28 PM
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#3 Hogs vs #15 Oral Roberts this Sat.
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03-23-2021, 07:37 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Pacific
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Michigan will turn into a basketball school soon. Funny that will happen when Indiana is turning into a football school.
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03-23-2021, 07:53 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: NJ
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I think the Gophers should get rid of Tubby Smith, it's just not working!
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03-23-2021, 08:02 PM
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lol that there is a proper deflection
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03-23-2021, 08:15 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: NJ
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But seriously, is Baylor any good? Cause I've got rent riding on them.
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03-24-2021, 09:17 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Cowtown, TX
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yes they are. 2nd best team all season IMHO. Multiple scorers and shooters. Really like the PG Mitchell a ton. Unselfish player who can do whatever he wants at anytime he wants. And this is coming from a card-carrying I Hate Waco and Baylor member |
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03-24-2021, 09:37 AM
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Also think they're the second best team but they've looked a bit off since having a couple of weeks off due to COVID.
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03-24-2021, 10:02 AM
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Location: Minnesota
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Perimeter defense and outside shooting are their strengths. Teams that dont turn it over, are athletic, and have an inside presence should be their weakness. Bad matchups would be Gonzaga Villanova Michigan Disclaimer- I thought Wisconsin matched up well against them for most of the reasons listed and Baylor turned them over all game long... Villanova and Wisconsin aren't all that much different right now athletically. Last edited by jbergey22 : 03-24-2021 at 10:07 AM. |
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03-24-2021, 10:18 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Minnesota
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Gonzaga is just a special team. They are the best passing college team(collectively all 5 positions) I have ever seen. They truly define what a "team" plays like.
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03-24-2021, 10:30 AM
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I won't be very disappointed if Florida State beats Michigan - Hamilton is one of my favorite people in college basketball and one of those it really sucked for having to cancel the tournament last year with the team they had. It will be a travesty if he doesn't reach the Final Four sometime before he's done.
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03-24-2021, 12:29 PM
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Their Kenpom profile is insane. They're a 37, which is the highest ever (slightly above 2015 Kentucky). /And/ they're a crazy 7 points higher than any other team. There's never been anything like that. I get that it's a fluky year statistically, but those numbers are crazy.
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
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I went to FSU and live in Kentucky. It hasn't been a linear progression (or regression) for either school but the transformation is nearly complete.
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03-24-2021, 09:16 PM
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Sadly the magic didn't last three days.
 Pepperdine defeats Coastal Carolina 84-61 to win the CGI.
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03-24-2021, 09:55 PM
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GCU player Oscar Frayer dies in car crash. SO sad.
HEARTBREAKING: Grand Canyon Antelopes' Forward Oscar Frayer Passes Away After Playing In March Madness This Weekend - EssentiallySports
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03-24-2021, 10:11 PM
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Iowa Womens BB team is in the Sweet 16. They face UConn at 1 pm Saturday on ABC.
Iowa has an electric freshman in Caitlin Clark. She averaged 27 points and 7 assists this year. She wil face UConns electric freshman Paige Bueckers. This could be epic
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03-24-2021, 10:12 PM
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I love the Howard logo and now am a fan.
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03-24-2021, 10:58 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA
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Oh Bracket Season, you're so wacky.
Remember how hot my men's bracket started out? Yeah, umm. I'm down to the 81st percentile, in like 2.8 millionth place on ESPN. Only 6 of the Sweet 16 right. Remember how awful my women's bracket started out? Yeah, umm 99th percentile, in 9,346th place (out of however many millions) 14 of the Sweet 16 right, which I mention cause of this quirk. The only two picks I got wrong? Georgia Tech women are still alive, UGA women are eliminated. Everything else I guessed right.
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What's your take on the Lady Vols coach?
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03-25-2021, 06:47 AM
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After a long week, I was looking forward to watching some basketball tonight. Unfortunately games don't start again until Saturday.
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03-25-2021, 09:03 AM
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A vast improvement over the previous one, tho I don't know how much that's saying. Otherwise, I'm pretty distanced from this season's team. One they got into "sjw" stuff as players, I was out, they're just another team to me.
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03-26-2021, 11:08 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas
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Sounds like Shaka Smart is leaving Texas and going to Marquette. Sad that it didn't work out for him here in Austin.
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