Official College Hoops 2012-2013!!!!!!

[never_enough]

Season starts tonight for UK! GO BIG BLUE!!!!

Unfortunately we could lose our first two games. Yikes.

Who does everyone root for and what are you expectations for the season?

[The Poet]

Thank God somebody else started this, though I wonder if Robert knows how much work it can be to keep it going.

Me, I root for the REAL Blue, my Tar Heels, as I'm one born, bred, matriculated, and graduated. I expect them to contend with NCSU, Dook, and FSU for the ACC, and make the NCAAs as a 3-to-5 seed. Considering how much they lost to graduation and the NBA, how much they will depend upon underclassmen, and how they shall likely change from an interior to a perimeter team, that's all I can reasonably ask.

And since I'm a Tar Heel, I am reasonable . . . unlike the typical UK fan.

[never_enough]

I am very reasonable thank you.

And I probably don't have a clue how much work it is to keep the thread going. Guess I will find out soon!

P.S. No one will depend on underclassmen as much as UK

[never_enough]

Well, didn't take long to get an upset! We had two tonight! MSU goes down to UCONN in Germany. However, I don't think its time for MSU fans to panic. Izzo is a tournament man so no worries.

I was unable to watch the other upset, so I don't have a clue what happened yet. South Alabama took down (soon to be former)#25 FSU.

UK. Soft as charmin? I realize some of the offensive rebounds were because of long rebounds, but they straight up out hustled UK on the boards. And UK played like a bunch of....you guessed it.....freshman! Most important player of the game for UK.....Jarrod Polson! Unbelievable! No one saw that coming. Coach Cal said he had no worries if Polson had to log PG minutes, but no one really believed it. The Terps gave them a good fight, but couldn't close out the third upset of the night. Go Cats!!!

Alabama, Alabama, Alabama.......slightly excessive celebration for beating South Dakota State at the buzzer.

Your #1 Hoosiers spanked Bryant U. Who? Exactly.

Good night of basketball so far. So glad the season is back

[never_enough]

Almost forgot Shabazz is currently ineligble for UCLA. Wonder what the final game count will be?

[MajorCaptSilly]

MCS

[never_enough]

Hmmm, pretty sure IU is the one with NCAA issues right now.

[MajorCaptSilly]

Originally Posted by never_enough

Hmmm, pretty sure IU is the one with NCAA issues right now.

Yeah, that bumper sticker was a bad choice. I mean, they should have known they would be adopting 2 future IU players 21 years ago.


MCS

[never_enough]

You want to crack jokes about violations, when your team is the one with ineligible players, the latest one coming off probation and your coach knowingly committed a recruiting violation last year or something I think? I don't understand some people.

Coach Cal have a checkered past? Yep
Been in trouble at UK? Nope

Let me guess, the other shoe will drop soon
Or do you prefer, where there is smoke, there is fire?

[never_enough]

Anyways, had to turn the UCLA game off. Was too boring.

[The Poet]

My Heels got past a pesky and experienced Gardner-Webb 76-59, but it would have been a blowout without their 18 TOs, 1-12 from 3, and 9-19 from the stripe. I imagine Roy will have them running two-a-days.

Had the Terps been able to shoot a little in the 1st half, Robert's 'Cats would have gone down . . . and not in a good way. It's funny that the little bit of experience on UK's bench saved the day for the hyper-hyped freshmen. If nothing else, maybe this one will make Cal shut his face about his boys going 40-0 . . . for a week or two anyway.

I feel no sympathy for UCLA about losing Shabazz Muhammad. Every school was warned beforehand to be wary of recruiting that guy. Can anybody say (or spell) "Enes Kanter"?

[The Poet]

Princeton takes Buffalo in a close one, 57-53. I see a few more games that could be good too:

Portland vs. Ohio U
Evansville vs. Notre Dame
UCF vs. South Florida
Northern Arizona vs. Oregon


Re the U. Conn win over the Spartans, that situation in Storrs is one of the stories I'll find interesting this year; namely, what will the Huskies do post-Calhoun?

[never_enough]

Did you see the blatant 10 second violation towards the end of the game that they didn't call against UK? Pretty big miss.

And Cal never said specifically this team would go 40-0. Just that he wants one of his teams to do it. I don't see it happening but who knows.

Speaking of uconn, anyone else find it odd they gave the new coach such a short contract?

[The Poet]

Originally Posted by never_enough

Did you see the blatant 10 second violation towards the end of the game that they didn't call against UK? Pretty big miss.

And Cal never said specifically this team would go 40-0. Just that he wants one of his teams to do it. I don't see it happening but who knows.

Speaking of uconn, anyone else find it odd they gave the new coach such a short contract?

Sorry, didn't see the 10-sec non-call. Hey, $#!+ happens, and they need to remember this when a call goes the other way . . . as will happen.

Me, I can't see ANY team going unbeaten these days. Murray State came close during their regular season last year, but you had to know that, even if they'd manage that, they wouldn't run the table in the NCAAs.

U Conn? I found the whole situation odd. What coach leaving under a cloud (or even not) is granted the power to name his successor, no matter how short a contract?

[The Poet]

My Heels take care of Florida Atlantic, as expected, in their last home game this month. They owned the boards, but still shot poorly from the field and stripe. This could be a big problem as they fly off to Maui for the Invitational, and WILL be one if not corrected before they go to Bloomington to face #1 Indiana.

[never_enough]

Haven't been able to watch the games for a couple of days. Anyone going to watch most of the tip off marathon? Starts at midnight.

[The Poet]

Originally Posted by never_enough

Haven't been able to watch the games for a couple of days.

Gonna watch any hoops tonight? I understand Duke's gonna be playin' some lame-@$$ team from Kentuck.

[never_enough]

Damn no good Kanetuck team

KU vs MSU game was good.

[never_enough]

Thats about what I expected. Saw some promise, but I can't believe how bad the D would sag into the paint. You can't do that against Duke and everyone knows it. Good to see Poythress get his head into the game. Guys got a lot of talent, he just needs more desire/drive.

Wiljier has no business playing if he isn't scoring. Watching him on D is incredibly frustrating. Mays was a disappointment for being the oldest guy on the team. And Goodwin can not be the answer to a PG right now, maybe ever. The man just wants to score. And thats completely fine if Harrow ends up panning out at PG.

Anyways, rebounding was better. They played with more energy. Slowly learning how they will need to play.

Duke still floppin like a fish out of water They definitely played better than UK though.

[The Poet]

Originally Posted by never_enough

Duke still floppin like a fish out of water

I did not see the game, but I have rarely seen a "flop" which did not come with some contact from the other guy. Hey, you survive against a "meh" Maryland team, possibly with the help of a bad non-whistle to your benefit (according to your own admission), and now you object - laughingly or not - when the whistle's blown? No offense, but that's karma baby.

Hopefully, you won't pull a Calipari, who complained about the "flops" at halftime, then denied he remembered saying anything about that 30 minutes later.


Possible good games tonight include Wisconsin @ Florida, Santa Clara @ Saint Louis, and UAB @ Creighton.