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  • phenom1990
    MVP
    • Mar 2008
    • 4810
    #1

    College Basketball Off Topic

    Hey I figured this thread would be a good way to stir up some college basketball discussion in the slower months for stories that might not be thread worthy by themselves.

    So I'll start it up. I'm taking a cross country flight in July and just bought the Duke Kentucky 92 book by Gene Wojo. Has anybody else read it? Also does anybody have any other suggestions for college basketball books?
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    • phenom1990
      MVP
      • Mar 2008
      • 4810
      #2
      Re: College Basketball Off Topic

      24 Hour Marathon Announced:

      First things first. The games are as follows (all times ET):

      Midnight: West Virginia at Gonzaga
      2 a.m.: Davidson at New Mexico
      4 a.m.: Houston Baptist at Hawaii
      6 a.m.: Stony Brook at Rider
      8 a.m.: Northern Illinois at Valparaiso
      10 a.m.: Harvard at Massachusetts
      12 p.m.: Temple at Kent State
      2 p.m.: Detroit at St. John’s
      4 p.m.: Butler at Xavier
      7 p.m.: Michigan State vs. Kansas (Champions Classic, Georgia Dome, Atlanta)
      30 minutes following MSU/KU: Duke vs. Kentucky (Champions Classic)
      Butler and Xavier play a non-conference game that day and then later in the season play an A-10 conference game. I don't think I have ever seen that before.
      "Ma'am I don't make the rules up. I just think them up and write em down". - Cartman

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        • sven
          Banned
          • Jul 2002
          • 6022
          #3
          Re: College Basketball Off Topic

          Looks good. Can't wait for the start of the season.

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            • dunnyduns
              MVP
              • Feb 2003
              • 1408
              #4
              Re: College Basketball Off Topic

              Originally posted by phenom1990
              Butler and Xavier play a non-conference game that day and then later in the season play an A-10 conference game. I don't think I have ever seen that before.
              10 years ago Indiana and Purdue played an out of conference neutral court game at the RCA Dome because the imbalanced schedule had them only playing once in the Big Ten. They only played OOC that one year even though the next year they also only met once in the Big Ten.

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                • phenom1990
                  MVP
                  • Mar 2008
                  • 4810
                  #5
                  Re: College Basketball Off Topic

                  Originally posted by dunnyduns
                  10 years ago Indiana and Purdue played an out of conference neutral court game at the RCA Dome because the imbalanced schedule had them only playing once in the Big Ten. They only played OOC that one year even though the next year they also only met once in the Big Ten.
                  Interesting. Is that the 1st year the Big Ten went to imbalanced schedules?
                  "Ma'am I don't make the rules up. I just think them up and write em down". - Cartman

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                    • dunnyduns
                      MVP
                      • Feb 2003
                      • 1408
                      #6
                      Re: College Basketball Off Topic

                      Originally posted by phenom1990
                      Interesting. Is that the 1st year the Big Ten went to imbalanced schedules?
                      No, the Big Ten has had imbalanced schedules in basketball ever since Penn State joined. It just took until 2001 for it to rotate so that IU and Purdue played each other once a season. That IU/Purdue game in 2002 is the only time I have seen conference teams play a non-conference game. Until this season of course. So, it's probably very rare for it to happen.

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                        • phenom1990
                          MVP
                          • Mar 2008
                          • 4810
                          #7
                          Re: College Basketball Off Topic

                          Originally posted by dunnyduns
                          No, the Big Ten has had imbalanced schedules in basketball ever since Penn State joined. It just took until 2001 for it to rotate so that IU and Purdue played each other once a season. That IU/Purdue game in 2002 is the only time I have seen conference teams play a non-conference game. Until this season of course. So, it's probably very rare for it to happen.
                          The only other scenario I could see is if two teams in the same conference played in the same preseason tournament. But I can't think of any instances like that.
                          "Ma'am I don't make the rules up. I just think them up and write em down". - Cartman

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                            • jake44np
                              Post Like a Champion!
                              • Jul 2002
                              • 9565
                              #8
                              Re: College Basketball Off Topic

                              Originally posted by phenom1990
                              The only other scenario I could see is if two teams in the same conference played in the same preseason tournament. But I can't think of any instances like that.
                              Teams in the same conference never play in the same preseason tournements.
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                                • phenom1990
                                  MVP
                                  • Mar 2008
                                  • 4810
                                  #9
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                                  I was at an AAU tournament today in Philadelphia. I started talking to an assistant from Monmouth. I found out later he was Derrick Phelps from the North Carolina 93 national championship team and Team MVP in 94 lol.
                                  "Ma'am I don't make the rules up. I just think them up and write em down". - Cartman

                                  2013 and 2015 OS NFL Pick'em Champ...somehow I won 2 in 3 years.

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                                    • sven
                                      Banned
                                      • Jul 2002
                                      • 6022
                                      #10
                                      Re: College Basketball Off Topic

                                      Originally posted by phenom1990
                                      I was at an AAU tournament today in Philadelphia. I started talking to an assistant from Monmouth. I found out later he was Derrick Phelps from the North Carolina 93 national championship team and Team MVP in 94 lol.
                                      I hope you spit on him.

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                                        • VandyRedskins21
                                          MVP
                                          • Dec 2010
                                          • 1898
                                          #11
                                          Re: College Basketball Off Topic

                                          Originally posted by phenom1990
                                          I was at an AAU tournament today in Philadelphia. I started talking to an assistant from Monmouth. I found out later he was Derrick Phelps from the North Carolina 93 national championship team and Team MVP in 94 lol.
                                          Yea Monmouth's head coach is King Rice from the early 90 UNC teams. He was also an assistant coach at Vanderbilt for 5 years (I think 5 years) :wink:

                                          Speaking of Vanderbilt, we are gonna be horrible next year.
                                          “If you’re true to yourself, you’re going to be true to everyone else.”

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                                            • jyoung
                                              Hall Of Fame
                                              • Dec 2006
                                              • 11151
                                              #12
                                              Re: College Basketball Off Topic

                                              Vanderbilt really squandered their opportunity with Ezeli, Jenkins and Taylor all together last season. That team had the talent to go much deeper in the NCAA tournament, but Vandy has consistently choked in big tournament games for the last decade or so.

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                                                • phenom1990
                                                  MVP
                                                  • Mar 2008
                                                  • 4810
                                                  #13
                                                  Re: College Basketball Off Topic

                                                  Originally posted by jyoung
                                                  Vanderbilt really squandered their opportunity with Ezeli, Jenkins and Taylor all together last season. That team had the talent to go much deeper in the NCAA tournament, but Vandy has consistently choked in big tournament games for the last decade or so.
                                                  They lost to a good Wisconsin squad, that was seeded higher than them. I don't think I would call that a choke. Vanderbilt had a very successful season last year including them winning the SEC Tournament.
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                                                    • bigeastbumrush
                                                      My Momma's Son
                                                      • Feb 2003
                                                      • 19249
                                                      #14
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                                                        • VandyRedskins21
                                                          MVP
                                                          • Dec 2010
                                                          • 1898
                                                          #15
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                                                          We didn't choke last season at all. We played a very good team whom we could have beaten but it's hard when your best players (Jenkins and Taylor) go 7-25 combined. We just had an off night from those guys and if they just played average, we could just as easily won.

                                                          But on a lighter note, how about some Gus Johnson???!?!?!?!?!?

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                                                          He NEEDS to do play-by-play in the final four. Nothing against Jim Nantz but Gus is a legend.
                                                          “If you’re true to yourself, you’re going to be true to everyone else.”

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