Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
I like the way he plays all out. But I'm still mad at him for what he did to Michigan last Spring.
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NCAA 2014-15 Men's Basketball |OT| It's Cal's World, We're Just Living In It
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I like the way he plays all out. But I'm still mad at him for what he did to Michigan last Spring.
Aside from KAT's foul trouble fucking up the offensive flow of the blue platoon, the bigest thing the team needs to learn from this game is that you ALWAYS have to get back in transition, no matter who you are playing.
This was the first time we saw the effect that UK's depth is going to have on teams this year. This game was won mostly just by wearing them out physically. In the last third of that game, UK was just physically fresher, and quicker to the ball.
ETA: our kenpom stats actually improved after this game, but it's hard to know the accuracy of those this early.
Speaking of kenpom, is his average height stat correct?
Cause according to him Kentucky's average height is over 22 inches taller than the D1 average. I mean I know we are big, but that has to be inaccurate:
ETA: Ahh I see, every team that hasn't played a game has 0.0 average height.
This was the first time we saw the effect that UK's depth is going to have on teams this year. This game was won mostly just by wearing them out physically. In the last third of that game, UK was just physically fresher, and quicker to the ball.
ETA: our kenpom stats actually improved after this game, but it's hard to know the accuracy of those this early.
Speaking of kenpom, is his average height stat correct?
Cause according to him Kentucky's average height is over 22 inches taller than the D1 average. I mean I know we are big, but that has to be inaccurate:
I mean 57.7 is less than 5 feet tall.
ETA: Ahh I see, every team that hasn't played a game has 0.0 average height.
Elfforkusu
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90 points in the first 30 minutes. That's more like it, gentlemen!
GoldenEye 007
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UCF beats Stetson in Orlando. I still maintain UCF should only play them at their campus. It's tradition to take over their stadium going back to our Atlantic Sun conference days.
Grover Cleveland
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Holy Cross beat Harvard giving us the first top 25 team to go down of the new year.
perfectchaos007
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Tip off marathon tomorrow! I'll try to stay up until the tip off of the Hawaii game and that will be my signal to turn off the TV.
Hasphat'sAnts
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Sup CBB-gaf?
I can't wait for our season to start against MSU tomorrow!
Wait, the season started already? Whaaaa?
I can't wait for our season to start against MSU tomorrow!
Wait, the season started already? Whaaaa?
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
I doubt they put up much more of a fight than your first two opponents.
NaturalHigh
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I'm not sure I want us to play Kansas tomorrow.
I haven't seen them play. I trust that our older players will get "up" for the game though. Still, won't be at all surprised if we lose. Don't have confidence in this team yet.
Grover Cleveland
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ESPN's CBB Tip-Off Marathon (from 7:00 EST tonight to 9:30 tomorrow night)
Pick your poison. Obviously the Champions Classic is being considered the marquee event of the day, but still a lot of intriguing match-ups elsewhere.
In other news, The best moment from Duke's short season so far
Marshall Plumlee's already made more ill-advised jumpshots than Josh Hairston did in his 7 years at Cameron.
Pick your poison. Obviously the Champions Classic is being considered the marquee event of the day, but still a lot of intriguing match-ups elsewhere.
In other news, The best moment from Duke's short season so far
Marshall Plumlee's already made more ill-advised jumpshots than Josh Hairston did in his 7 years at Cameron.
Frustrated_Grunt
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Beat Winthrop.
Grover Cleveland
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I really don't want to sound overconfident and have it backfire in my face, but...
I don't think that game will be that close either.
I can't get any read on how the battle of the reflexive twins UK-KU will go. I'd say KU right now, but not very confidently.
MSU will give Duke a scare but it won't be close by the end of the game. Duke is the best team in the country right now.
I think Duke will comfortably beat MSU by 12-15. Some freshmen mistakes and Quinn Cook fuckery could keep it from being an even bigger margin, but that's about it.
Not really sure about our game versus KU. On paper and in the long run I think we have the better team with more depth. But this early in the season, after the shaky Buffalo performance and Cal still working out his rotations, I can see us losing.
There's a good chance I'll be completely wrong about both of these.
Not really sure about our game versus KU. On paper and in the long run I think we have the better team with more depth. But this early in the season, after the shaky Buffalo performance and Cal still working out his rotations, I can see us losing.
There's a good chance I'll be completely wrong about both of these.
Michigan State has zero threats to score in the post. IIRC they had five entry passes total against Navy. Going back to last year, even with Payne they still relied way too much on outside shooting (8 points in the paint against UConn in the tourney loss).
Dawson can get some putbacks, but otherwise scoring in the paint probably will be the biggest weakness all year. Costello and Schilling are probably going to struggle big time on defense and rack up some fouls. On top of that, MSU's guards are going to be completely out-matched.
It's going to be ugly. I really don't see any way MSU keeps this within 16-18. Might get out of hand early.
Another year, another pre-conference blowout loss to a Duke/UNC for Izzo.
Randolph Freelander
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Y'all goofs are trying to jinx Okafor into breaking his foot, like that ain't happened to the Blue Devils before. I see your plan, I read your book. Well, the Cliff's Notes. OK, somebody texted me the basics of the synopsis, the point is cut it out.
We went to the NIT a season ago because our star came down and snapped his leg in two. Probably not our game.
Randolph Freelander
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Robert Morris is going to have to stand in line to beat Duke.
This is, of course, Norfolk State's year.
:lol honestly not. Especially after the injury stuff UK had that Seth C mentioned. Genuinely think Duke will be damn good this year.
Frustrated_Grunt
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Update: We're currently not beating Winthrop.
Hasphat'sAnts
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The reverse jinx here is so strong the 2004 Boston Redsox just collectively passed out.
lol Joel James side eye
Who the fuck he think he is, Luigi?
BTW UK fans, I wasn't complaining about you by comparing to Bama Gaf, more like you guys have the largest group of fans and will ultimately shape the discussion here. Thats all.
Frustrated_Grunt
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Just an off night.
Randolph Freelander
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Clemson doesn't have on nights.
Frustrated_Grunt
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Grover Cleveland
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I'll cherish that Duke win damn it.
Everyone talks about the loss from last year but my soul's still burning from the 74-47 loss at LJ in 2009.
The sights of Martynas Pocius clanking a corner 3 off the side of the backboard and the entire team's inability to get the ball past half court in the second half of that game are nightmare fuel.
At least last year was half-way respectable.
Thank Tebow that we won the title in 2010 because that 2009 season with UNC winning the title in dominating fashion and the way Duke went out like punks to Villanova could have been the bells tolling for the Empire.
Meh, Duke got revenge the following year, though the margin wasn't quite that bad. Singler was fired up that game.
Frustrated_Grunt
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Well shit...
Grover Cleveland
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And Miami's about to beat Florida so ACCACCACC
Avon Barksdale
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Florida is about go down against Miami.
Randolph Freelander
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Avon Barksdale
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It was just on ESPNU and it was in Gainesville.
Grover Cleveland
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The old charge rules are back?
Neat.
Neat.
Frustrated_Grunt
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Well, guess we didn't deserve to win that.
lol Joel James side eye
So good.
perfectchaos007
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Can't believe the U-Conn women went down. That seems to only happen once every 3 years or so
Balls, figured we might have trouble with Miami since we were down Chris Walker and eventual key contributor Alex Murphy. Hurt a lot worse when it turned out DFS couldn't play. Despite that, we actually looked really good for 75% of the game, and then we started derping and Miami got really hot. Oh well.
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NaturalHigh
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This Stephen F Austin - N. Iowa game is exciting as shit.
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