College Basketball 07-08 Thread

[DAntae]

Midnight Madness this weekend...lets get this thread and season off right.

No question who's cutting down the nets this year...

http://media.scout.com/Media/Image/29/290761.jpg

florida,lsu,ucla,pitt,kansas and georgetown are my picks to be the best of the best.

[kevin]

this season is all about the neitzel:

http://espn-att.starwave.com/media/ncb/2005/0327/photo/a_neitzel_ft.jpg

we will surprise some people this year. know it. get ready to know the name RAYMAR MORGAN as well.

florida would be the obvious choice to win it all, since they lost no one. also, ohio state is ridiculously overrated. ODEN OMFG. fuck them. sweet sixteen at best.

[:bang:]

HEELS BITCHES :bang:

[Gabbo]

i predict another shitty year for the sooners. so, go george mason i guess.

[:bang:]

mason's all over the news here. granted its in the same county as me, but good for them still

[Spartan]

PEARL TIME

[box elder]

terpsterpsterps. now that we finally have some decent, [hopefully] non head-case ball handlers in eric hayes and greivis vasquez, strawberry can move to his natural 2 guard spot, and our offense might finally live up to its potential. plus, the addition-by-subtraction of that doofus caner-medley won't hurt. gist kind of took a step backwards last year, and mike jones never panned out as the lights-out 3-point shooter was billed as, but hopefully gist gets it together and jones can build on the fiery play he showed in spurts last year. i really don't see how we couldn't be at least better than last years team, and gary wont let us miss the tourney again. yay hoops!

http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/acc/galleries/wake-md-031204/Gary-Williams.jpg

[DAntae]

terps will be fine. duke to have a down year, acc will be a unc award tour.

while I dont like to give the big east too much credit, georgetown should be incredible. based on whos coming back, and the fact they can score to match the defense...or vice versa. defense is finally back there.

[:bang:]

hey philghost
is this a make or break year for gary or can he still live off of the championship?

[Spartan]

http://mtimages.cstv.com/georgia/Bruce%20Pearl.jpg

what the fuck is this SHIT?!

thread is lacking in pearl.

[box elder]

hey philghost
is this a make or break year for gary or can he still live off of the championship?

i don't know. i've only heard a few (fairly small) rumblings about his job being in danger. at this point, he's only had one bust class, basically, and only 2 really below-par years (remember, we won the ACC tourney in '04). i wouldn't throw him out just based on that, even if we aren't great this year either.

i still say they need to bring back "rock and roll part 2" though.

[smyce]

http://xef.xanga.com/fdcb43e132d3144586015/b30144335.jpg

BIG BABY, BABY!

And of course, here's the "me at at the Final Four" picture.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a55/smyce/dd.jpg

Atlanta Bound. I love the Heels too. As was said earlier, HEELS BITCHES!

[Spartan]

you would two-time. most UNC fans have another team.

[DAntae]

no way gary is on the ropes...hes a graduate who won a national title. dude could fuck every 21 year old female student (and he has boned plenty) and still keep his job.

bullshit...unc fans are diehards. carolina hoops fans in general are diehards. problem is he likes a sec program...with hoops it doesnt mix.

[Spartan]

are you JUST asking for an ass whuppin today?

[DAntae]

roy williams shit in the toilet can outcoach and recruit pearl. just saying

also this is my unconceived sons room
http://www.homefashionsonline.com/ncaa/tarheels.jpg

[Gabbo]

haha, better get on that, dan.

[kevin]

this thread needs more IZZO

http://i.a.cnn.net/si/multimedia/photo_gallery/0603/gallery.coaches/images/izzo.jpg

[smyce]

More pictures that I took at the Final Four you say? Why certainly..

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a55/smyce/WILD.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a55/smyce/n23411153_31451492_5568.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a55/smyce/Vanshock.jpg

http://photos-494.facebook.com/ip006/v18/208/72/23411153/n23411153_31451494_6613.jpg
Yep....Shocking the Schwab.

[Red Right]

MIAMI OF OHIO REDHAWKS BITCHES

[Spartan]

MIAMI OF OHIO REDHAWKS BITCHES

hahahahassha

[:bang:]

smyce seems like more of an sec team fan that roots for another team

most sec team fans do as such. except kentucky

[Spartan]

or me.

and hell, he didn't probably follow lsu until a few years ago; so it doesn't seems like it matters which came first or priority.

[:bang:]

i thought he was from la., thus the aints

you're the only tenn hoops fan i have ever even heard of

[gravymaster]

I hope no one disagrees with my title edit of this thread. Fuck Duke.

[Spartan]

i thought he was from la., thus the aints

you're the only tenn hoops fan i have ever even heard of

i can believe that.

eh, he just caught on to lswho

[box elder]

I hope no one disagrees with my title edit of this thread. Fuck Duke.

i'll never get tired of this picture

http://photos.tarheeltimes.com/photos/Funny%20UNC-related%20Photos/Duke%20Kid%20Crying.jpg

[Spartan]

can i have an option to request something anti-kentucky in the subtitle at some point in the season?

[gravymaster]

can i have an option to request something anti-kentucky in the subtitle at some point in the season?
Not when they have this gal rooting for them, sir:
http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/cannes/cannes_film_festival_2004_photos/ashley_judd/cannes7.jpg

[smyce]

i can believe that.

eh, he just caught on to lswho

What the fuck are you talking about? LSU is my first choice but I've alway rooted for UNC.

[Spartan]

Not when they have this gal rooting for them, sir:
http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/cannes/cannes_film_festival_2004_photos/ashley_judd/cannes7.jpg

fuck you for even going that low.

[Mayor Quimby]

Obligatory Go Cornhuskers post. I'll be back around March.

[doyle]

holy cross WILL make the tournament this year.

[Spartan]

enjoy your obligatory 15 seed.

[doyle]

15 seed would be a decent boost for us.

[DAntae]

noah to die of an irregular heartbeat. why? cause god hates billy donovan.

[DAntae]

http://perso.orange.fr/nishi-btc/Autos/Pau-Orthez/Dante%20Calabria%20Score%20Board%20auto.jpg

he guarantees a UNC title in 06-07

[The mayor of Albuquerque]

As long as the Huskies win the PAC 10 I'm happy.

[DAntae]

they got a shot...ucla is apparently better. according to the "experts"

[:bang:]

http://perso.orange.fr/nishi-btc/Autos/Pau-Orthez/Dante%20Calabria%20Score%20Board%20auto.jpg

he guarantees a UNC title in 06-07
:bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang:

[smyce]

HAHAHAHA FUCK YES.

Dante Calabria!!!!

[:bang:]

reason i root for unc

[DAntae]

was going to post a picture of rodl as well...but dude is way too fucking ugly.

[smyce]

what about...

http://www.clutchfans.net/images/features/zwikker2.jpg

[Spartan]

just fucking stop...for the love of pearl

http://www.secsports.com/image_lib/bkc_ten_bruce_pearl_164w.jpg

[DAntae]

smyce I will call your bluff and raise you one...

http://moneycard.com/simages/18949.jpg

[kevin]

fags.

http://images.sportsnetwork.com/bask/college/players/big10/msu/peterson.jpg

[DAntae]

gayest thing ever...
http://www2.jsonline.com/sports/coll/image/mat403.jpg

[kevin]

revenge for the '05 final four is coming... maybe not this year, but it is coming... watch your back

[DAntae]

how so...heels are loaded at pretty much every spot. all those freshman got tons of quality minutes last season...and this years class was without a doubt the best in the country. not to sound too confident but these heels should not just win, but win big time.

[smyce]

Remember this name for the future...

http://photobucket.com/albums/a55/smyce/313473.jpg

Anthony Randolph. Tyrus Thomas athleticism with skill.

[kevin]

as long as we are pimping our team's young guys:

http://media.scout.com/Media/Image/23/234767.jpg

raymar morgan... might know this name as well...

(i don't know why the bottom says wolverinewhatever. he definitely ain't no wolverine fag.)

spartans opener tonight against brown in coaches v. cancer thing. should be a solid win.

[DAntae]

http://media.scout.com/Media/Image/23/234261.jpg
wayne ellington

http://vmedia.rivals.com/IMAGES/PROSPECT/PHOTO/WILLIAMGRAVES06150.JPG
williams graves



not pictured ty lawson,alex stephenson,deon thompson and brendan wright. take your pick of which ones will be studs right away

[kevin]

state rolls into new york after winning first two rounds...probable opponent is texas. i expect them to lose, but it should be a good game to get used to playing talented teams since the non-conference schedule is so weak. only notable team in the next two months is bc in the acc-bigten challenge.

[DAntae]

I need to remember to post this every season...its a wonderful organization. the speech still gets me every time. just give what you can guys. typically I dont pester about donating but do it.

http://www.jimmyv.org/

[smyce]

Louisiana-Lafayette taking on the University of Mississippi. Spartan-smyce alumnus shootout 2006. Go Cajuns :D

[DAntae]

mid-major has never been more true ahahah sorry guys

[Spartan]

ul-l has been to the ncaa tourney like 3 times since '99. i think ole miss has too. program is in a major hole right now, but kennedy seems like a good coach.

[DAntae]

I went to vcu...sniffing a return trip to the field of 64 would be nice. sonny smith we need you back baby.

[box elder]

we just put a hurting on st johns. i'm liking these hayes and vasquez kids so far, really showing more energy and spark than we have the last few years. let's hope it wasn't a fluke.

[kevin]

BRING IT ON TERPS. BRING IT THE FUCK ON

[kevin] 11:30 pm: NEITZEL YOU FUCKING FUCKERSSSSSSSSS
[kevin] 11:31 pm: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
[kevin] 11:32 pm: yes fuckers yes
[kevin] 11:32 pm: RESPECT THE STATE
[kevin] 11:32 pm: OR FUCKING DIIEEEEE

big win. this team is criminally underrated.

neitzelmorganIZZOIZZOIZZO

[box elder]

oh, it's coming kevin. don't worry about that.

http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/4711/terpsterpsyw6.png

[DAntae]

yeah I like maryland in this one. however the freshman playing for the terps haven't been that impressive. I understand they are first year players but I expected a bit more. strawberry is playing himself into the first round of the nba draft. late first round, but a first rounder none the less.

[box elder]

are you talking about hayes and velsquez? because i really don't see anything wrong with their play right now. yeah, they're making some mistakes, but it's the beginning of their first year so that's to be expected. i think they're already looking better at the point than anyone we've had there the last two years, and like i said before they're playing with an energy i haven't seen in this team in a while. not that dj and mike jones and the rest of them aren't playing good too (even ibekwe last night), but it all starts at finally having a true pg in there, imo.

[DAntae]

velesquez has just looked very careless with the ball all season. its little miscues on defense and rotation. its obviously because they are still learning the system and to play together, but williams raved about this class more than just about any other.

the big guy...forget his name but he looks strong as hell. not a freshman, but he has been very impressive. he was coming off the bench the first couple of games.

my only question is where are the juco transfers? gary seems to get two of them every season.

[box elder]

well, bambale osby (pictured above, watching milbourne dunk) is a juco transfer, but i don't think he's gonna figure in that much this year (picture was from strictly junk time). and i see what you mean about defensive shifts and things like that, but it's not to a degree that i'm worried about it at this point in their careers. maybe it's rose colored glasses right now, but i like the way these kids are playing probably better than i've seen at the point in 2 years, and they're like 4 games into their freshman year. even running the full press last night...last year we'd have been burned by any team with a modicum of talent trying to do that, but it looked pretty nice last night. if they continue to improve over the season, i think they can put together a pretty good freshmen year.

[DAntae]

white guard has been compared to blake...a lot. people forget blake's play his first two seasons was pretty eratic. once he settled down he ran that team really well. no concerns about overall talent...but against well prepared teams those little mistakes will be magnified.

[box elder]

yeah, apparently gary has called him "steve" by mistake a few times...which in my mind is a good thing.

[kevin]

tough loss. give credit to gary for fouling at the end to keep neitzel from hitting the three. shot clock call was bullshit, but i won't bitch. next game that matters is bigten-acc challenge next week at bc. big ten has to win this year.

[box elder]

yeah, not necessarily an impressive win, but i'll take it.

[DAntae]

still stunned strawberry missed both foul shots. anyhow a win is a win,

[box elder]

strawberry has struggled from the line in the past from time to time. hopefully he'll get better on that front, because we'll probably need him to make those more than a few times this season.

[DAntae]

yeah I know of his past struggles...chic hernandez had a piece the other night on how strawberry has put in several extra hours each week on that part of his game. kid has a good stroke, its got to be a concentration issue.

[DAntae]

normally a loss this early might concern me...however it was against a decent team and again its very early. I expect them to kick it into high gear. surprisingly hansbrough was the guy who didnt deliver.

[box elder]

on his radio show john thompson called games this early in the season "fools gold," and in a lot of ways he's right. for one thing, coaches are trying different things out to see what's gonna work best, and the players aren't playing at their highest level yet. for UNC it might be a little more worrisome than most, because there shouldn't really be any ironing out issues with this group. but hey, i think maryland lost its first game of the 01-02 season, and we all know how that turned out ;)

[DAntae]

plus we all know unc lost its early game when it won the title two seasons ago. its not the loss, its the fact hasnbrough didnt deliver big points. it appears to be one of those rare poor performances.

heelsheelsheels

[box elder]

VASQUEZ BITCHES!

i didn't expect to win this game, to be honest. freshmen guards in their first road game, ibekwe out (which meant big minutes for bowers who fucking SUCKS). add to that the fact that strawberry didn't have a good night and it just didn't seem in the cards. but i really loved the play down the stretch by vasquez. right now i think we have two pretty capable point guards in vasquez (who looks more like the cutter/scorer type) and hayes (the more traditional offense runner). hope we can continue to play with this intensity. terpsterpsterps

[kevin]

nice job beating those fucking illini whores

at boston college tomorrow. could go either way. one of the big guys (suton, gray, ibok, naymick) needs to step up and have a big game.

[DAntae]

terps were impressive...vasquez had a big second half. blake the sequel didnt show much. again it was just one game. as long as one of those two can be good each game the terps got a chance to make a little noise. its still all about the heelsheelsheels

[DAntae]

osu hoops is going to be a beast this season. considering they dont have oden playing yet. big x is going to be theirs, I was a little skeptical but they won me over. good news is the heels who played horrible defense last night got the win. hansbrough was big on the boards...the freshman really stepped up last night.

whoever had any doubts as to who was going to win the acc/big 10 challenge, all I can say is why?

[Roarke]

::joins thread::

hey my team is #1 in the ap how about you

yes, any person relatively new to a league will start with the most basic insults. i shall improve.

[Spartan]

roarke has dnscrashed this thread.

[DAntae]

and hes bringing those bruins with him...ewww ewww ewww

[Mayor Quimby]

I feel that I need to bring up the fact that the Huskers are 5-0 with a completely brand new coach. Doc Sadler looks like he might be a brilliant hire. However we have two games against BCS conference schools in Rutgers and Oregon, we will know how good the Huskers are after those.

[Roarke]

now what would lewis alcindor say to that, dan?

http://hk.geocities.com/miller_reggie01/miller_wooden.jpg

[Spartan]

http://www.achievement.org/achievers/woo0/large/woo0-023.jpg

i'm in your thread; stealing ur titles.

[DAntae]

hey walton wanna race? wooden knew what would happen to his feet long before anyone else.

[kevin]

I feel that I need to bring up the fact that the Huskers are 5-0 with a completely brand new coach. Doc Sadler looks like he might be a brilliant hire. However we have two games against BCS conference schools in Rutgers and Oregon, we will know how good the Huskers are after those.

get your bcs gayness out of this thread

[DAntae]

yeah the bcs comment caught me off guard...I didnt know whether to laugh or bitch, so I will do both.

[smyce]

I've said for a few years they should have a BCS basketball tournament during BCS time.

All of the schools that made last year's BCS games just match em up in basketball for the hell of it at the site of the Championship game.

[DAntae]

that would entertain me for some odd reason.

a texus/usc game in hoops would be uber depressing these days.

[Spartan]

you think that's bad?

what about penn state.florida state

[DAntae]

that would just about put me off basketball all together...or make me like women's hoops like cole :)

[Spartan]

don't make him come in here, too.

[smyce]

Some of the matchups would be sketchy, but I just think it'd be fun.

[Mayor Quimby]

yeah the bcs comment caught me off guard...I didnt know whether to laugh or bitch, so I will do both.

What should I use then power conferences? I apologize for being ignorant on what phrases I should use.

[DAntae]

quimby its a joke...it struck me as funny is all. maybe just say the major conferences or something along those lines.

[Spartan]

yeah i always say power conference(s). leave it to dan to blow it out into a debate.

[DAntae]

just trying to put our huskers concerns to rest...cant help it if nebraska hoops passes better than the football team.

[Mayor Quimby]

Ah fuck that Dan........any complaint I have with this Husker basketball team is directly related to its high number of turnovers. Now Zac Taylor is the epitome of efficency with 20+ touchdowns with only 4 interceptions........

[DAntae]

damn you and your knowledge of the nebraska qb

[Timothy]

So glad there are other Duke haters around here. And there is no one I hate more than their cheerleader, Dick Vitale. Is anyone else tired of Vitale's homerism? The only thing that gets Vitale to shut the fuck up is a bad call that goes againts whoever is playing duke. Talk about uncomfortable silence. It's the only time Vitale is at a loss for words.

There was a game a few weeks ago against Marquette. There was a play late in the first half where Paulus and one of the Marquette players were both hustling after a ball out of bounds and they called a bullshit foul on the marquette player. Whoever was working with Vitale at that time(brad nessler maybe?) was saying what a bad call it was and Vitale wouldnt say anything other than, "thats your opinion".......what a douche. And then he plugs Krzyzewski's book at the end of the game. Ugh.

[kevin]

http://www.memphisflyer.com/binary/4ba8204e/Dick%20Vitale.jpg

duke baby! jj baby! this kid is a sensation!

[DAntae]

its not just duke...he loves uconn almost as much. he has a bit of a bias but so what. hes a mediocre announcer, you can find much more fault in his broadcasts than in his bias towards certain teams.

anyhow beating kentucky is usually a big deal, not so much this time though.

[doyle]

fuck holy cross for giving me hope.

[kevin]

just noticed we're finally ranked (#25). so wooo

i'll only be going to two conference games this season, but they will both be awesome. january 14th against illinois, and february 13th (my birthday) against michigan.

[box elder]

i disagree about dukie v, DAn. yeah, he's generally annoying and an overall bad announcer regardless, but his bias is probably still my biggest fault with him. because there should be no bias for one side to begin with, but certainly not one so obvious and unapologetic. especially when most of the games he does are either duke or unc (whom he also adores, let's be honest -- "BEST RIVIALY IN SPORTS BABY!!"). it's a joke, and it's far worse than if he were simply a mediocre announcer.

[Spartan]

lofton had the performance of the year thus far. exposed memphis' traditional perimeter weaknesses and just dominated from start to finish. a really really nice gift after the screwjob at memphis last january. i'll take those eighteen points, go to hell calipari.

[DAntae]

i disagree about dukie v, DAn. yeah, he's generally annoying and an overall bad announcer regardless, but his bias is probably still my biggest fault with him. because there should be no bias for one side to begin with, but certainly not one so obvious and unapologetic. especially when most of the games he does are either duke or unc (whom he also adores, let's be honest -- "BEST RIVIALY IN SPORTS BABY!!"). it's a joke, and it's far worse than if he were simply a mediocre announcer.

yeah, but its his broadcasting that bothers me more. yeah there no place for bias...but hes no worse than billy packer. well maybe a little.

[smyce]

Overtime basketball on ESPN

[Timothy]

I love how the Duke-Gonzaga game at MSG is considered a road game for Duke and a home game for Gonzaga. Fuck Duke.

[smyce]

How the fuck is it a home game for either? Just cause Gonzaga is listed second?

Its a neutral floor game. Way to invent conspiracy where none exists.

[kevin]

maurice joseph out for 3-4 weeks. fuck i hate injuries. raymar is already out for another week or so. just hope we can get completely healthy in time for big ten play. also fuck trannon for not playing basketball AND having a shitty football season. bastard.

[DAntae]

just another reason why everyone hates duke.

http://cnnsi.com/2006/basketball/ncaa/12/11/bc.bkc.krzyzewskivilleb.ap/index.html

it ruined things for a few duke students. fuck them

[Timothy]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=2697766

Duke LAX just took an interesting turn. The rape accuser is preggers......and found no match to the players.

[DAntae]

please keep lacrosse out of the hoops thread.

[Timothy]

Sorry man, that's the second time I posted something in the wrong thread! I'll try to avoid it in the future, but it was Duke-related so I thought I would post it in here.

[DAntae]

i understand, its just the whole story has been discussed to death. think we even mentioned it in last seasons hoops thread.

[Spartan]

alabama running its perennial custom of being showed the door once real sec play starts.

[Timothy]

I think there is a very realistic shot at dukk finishing in the bottom half of the ACC.

Even the traditional doormats of the ACC have squads this year. Clempsum is the real deal. FSU can play with anyone. UVA has some bad losses, but don't forget they beat a damn good Arizona team. The only teams that really suck in the ACC this year are Wake and Miami.

I don't see more than 9 ACC wins for dook. Last year that wasn't enough to get into the dance.

[kevin]

uh duke might not be as good as years past but they will still finish in the top half of the conference. and not making the tournament, shut up. they will get a 4 seed at the very lowest.

[Timothy]

Agree to disagree then. I happen to think that this is a relatively weak squad comparative to other ACC teams. Not to mention Greg Paulus might be one of the worst PGs Duke has had in a while. Duke is going to have a lot of trouble with athletic teams who are going to fluster Paulus and Scheyer, and can leap inch for inch with McRoberts. The X-Factor is DeMarcus Nelson. If he can penetrate, and score off of the bounce, his outside shot is more effective; but if his shot isn't falling, then he's going to have a lot of Iversonian nights on his hands.

[DAntae]

duke is at worse the 4th best team in the acc.

your prior post referred to uva and clemson as traditionally the weaker teams. that shows you know nothing about the history of acc hoops...uva was consistently a top 20 squad under holland, then he left for his dream job at davidson. why that is a dream job is beyong me, same goes for clemson, they were a top 20 team also until the expansion of the acc. just saying is all.

almost forgot to celebrate...#1 spot
http://nbadraft.net/profiles/largepics/thansbrough02.jpg
heelsheelsheelsheelsheelsheels

[Spartan]

love how memphis is still ranked ahead of tennessee. just another sign of how erratic the espn/usa today poll is deviating from the one that matters.

[DAntae]

I think both teams are pretty even. vols get the nod in better schedule though. nothing matters but the ap.

[Spartan]

and the world of pain lofton and the vols put on them in december...

[DAntae]

yeah theres that

[Timothy]

duke is at worse the 4th best team in the acc.

your prior post referred to uva and clemson as traditionally the weaker teams. that shows you know nothing about the history of acc hoops...uva was consistently a top 20 squad under holland, then he left for his dream job at davidson. why that is a dream job is beyong me, same goes for clemson, they were a top 20 team also until the expansion of the acc. just saying is all.


UVa had a few good years in the early 90s with Harold Dean and Curtis Staples, but for the most part, Cavaliers basketball has been just as successful as Cavalier football.

Clemson hasn't been relevent in the college hoops big picture in at least 20 years. In fact, I think they're the only one of the pre-expansion nine who haven't enjoyed some kind of March success in the 90s/00s. Last second shot away from the Elite Eight in 1990, but fuck that! ;)

[DAntae]

uva also made final four appearances with ralph sampson. mid 70's-until holland left they were a consistent top 20 squad. thats just a fact.

clemson also has been a significantly good team until the mid 90's.

its just how it is, trying to argue relevancy of teams is pointless. also you get no argument from me on uva football...aside from the brief #1 ranking when sean moore was throwing to herman moore.

[kevin]

can always count on northwestern for a big ten win

[box elder]

can always count on maryland playing like shit. why the fuck was i so sold on this team early in the year? we've looked so utterly terrible recently that it looks like another nit trip is in the cards. god damn it. please pull this shit together guys. PLEASE

[DAntae]

team is young dude, you had to expect there to be stretches like this. they will be fine eventually.

also clemson has been fun to watch, yeah the schedule hasn't been strong but to win anywhere on the road in college basketball is impressive.

also heels heels heels

[box elder]

this team is not young. of the people who see significant playing time, gist is a JR, strawberry a SR, ibekwe a SR, jones a SR, bowers a SR, osby a JR, brown a SR, etc etc. really only vasquez and hayes are young*. now, granted they're very young, and they're our point guards, but that's no excuse for just how pathetic we played against a mediocre at best miami. strawberry is a senior and suppossedly the team's leader, and he did shit. what was he 1 for 8 from the field? it just looked like we were completely flustered on that side of the court, and i don't see that fixing itself right away. and next year we're REALLY gonna be a young team, so what then?

*and milbourne, who should turn out pretty good, but he hasn't seen much this year

[lindsay]

not really a huge basketball person, but...

GO HOKIES!!!
:cheer:

I seriously thought they were gonna lose big time today. I'm not gonna lie though, we did almost blow in the end...

[kevin]

unc lol

[DAntae]

no shit

team waited until 5 minutes left to play. hokies are a good team though...4 losses are by a combined 10 pts. feels less hurtful losing to the hokies.

msu lol at whole season

[kevin]

um, what's wrong with 14-4 (2-2) for a team that wasn't expected to do anything this year?

big win against illinois today. good sports day for me.

[Spartan]

vols had the win locked up at columbus yesterday, but missed two late one and one's to gift it back to the underwhelming buckeyes. didn't like scheduling them one bit. maybe in december, but not once conference play starts. as if our rpi needed it. oh well. sec east: tonight, you.

[DAntae]

kevin...because thats why. in all seriousness spartans have impressed me. far tougher that I thought they would be, izzo makes his team commit to rebounding. anyhow heels played shitty and it showed, tried to turn it on way too late.

[Mayor Quimby]

Hopefully some of you watched Texas-Oklahoma State. Might be the best regular season game all year. Absolutely fantastic.

[Gabbo]

holy shit that texas-osu game was great. durant is a beast.

[Mayor Quimby]

Eh Durant. Try Mario Boggans that guy was basically the whole team at times in that game.

[Gabbo]

yeah, but he did hit some pretty huge shots

[Cole]

texas/ok st was the game of the year, hands down. i haven't been this into a non-march college hoops game in years.

[Spartan]

fucking pathetic. horrible free throw performances in the few times they were there. auburn... :-\

at least alabama got owned...again.

[Cole]

thats why i never get excited about alabama basketball. gotfried is an AMAZING recruiter. but once he gets all these talented guys in his program ... he has no idea what to do with them. we have ronald steele, alonzo gee, richard hendrix, and jemario davidson and we get killed by vandy and blown the fuck out by an and1-ish arkansas team.

[DAntae]

mix tape in ya face cole.

anyhow road win at clemson was nice. not that exciting though.

[Spartan]

considering you've never lost there...meh

[DAntae]

yeah but clemson has been playing really well, unc plays well for stretches and then likes to coast to victories. and again, meh

[brody]

and kentucky's winning streak is brought to an end. pretty close game for about the last five minutes, then in the last 2 minutes, vandy took over and kentucky started being pretty clumsy.

[Spartan]

no matter how the season is going, i'm not quite sure if there's anything more rewarding in college basketball than seeing UK lose at rupp.

[DAntae]

well I like tubby so I dont take as much satisfaction in it.

anyhow terps/hokies game should be a decent view today.

heelsheelsheels and so on

[Spartan]

oh yeah. that and alabama literally stealing a win at home versus lowly fucking georgia. you're the man, gottfried.

[brody]

auburn totally slaughtered alabama, really terrible 2nd half for alabama.

[kevin]

fuck. soo so soso close to knocking off ohio state on the road. down 20 at half, if joseph's open three at the buzzer went down we would've won. i'm not into moral victories, but damn.

[Spartan]

with arkansas winning at alabama this afternoon, an sec west team finally won on the road in conference play.

guys, it's january 27. fucking amazing.

[Spartan]

and tennessee hits a new low, losing by 18 at lexington, in a game that deserved a 25 point difference. this started before lofton's injury, but whether it just be the sec killing each other, or sophomore jinxes, it has to end soon for any shot of an at-large bid.

[brody]

pretty cheap win for KY, with Lofton out and all, but a win nonetheless.

[Cole]

yeah, gotfried is arguably the worst coach in the sec. i'm not even sure if it's an argument anymore. with all the talent he has (which, granted, he brought in), we still can't do anything. we start off every game atleast 0-12 because of our stagnant offense.

i'd like to see our offensive playbook if one actually exists. i'm convinced that it does not. oh, and i can't wait for jemario davidson to leave. he's done nothing but attempt to pad his stats for the draft all year. he's trying to prove that he's versatile enough to be a sf in the nba by jacking up several threes per game. the problem is that ... he doesn't have a three point shot.

this season can't end soon enough.

[Roarke]

had a feeling stanford might do this, but not after we started out so well. christ.

oh well. screw you, jolly bengali (who may never visit here. but still. screw you.)

[Timothy]

Boy was I wrong on Duke. I was feeling pretty confident about that prediction......their squad looks reeeeeally weak with Greg Paulus at point. Ah well.

[DAntae]

quality weekend of hoops has passed. trying to watch a pac 10 game still hurts my head...also arizona you got bitch slapped at home.

[pat]

spartans were so close to beating ohio state on saturday. thought for sure they would be able to pull off the upset, especially with izzo's history against the buckeyes. they could have used the big win; schedule's pretty tough the rest of the season (wisconsin twice, ohio state again on saturday).

[Mayor Quimby]

Nebraska looked pretty solid on Big Monday...........I waited in line for four hours to get third row seats.

[DAntae]

yeah they did. better frontline than I though, much better. one kid is averaging 17 pts and almost 9 boards or something. names I dont remember unless I see them play often enough.

pitt/nova was also a good watch, ugly offense but a good watch.

[Spartan]

have zero idea why espn decided to go with ole miss.state, but they'll get a shitty yet somehow entertaining in the way a dog licks his balls entertaining way game in front of five thousand.

[DAntae]

5k are you serious...thats sooo many.

[Mayor Quimby]

yeah they did. better frontline than I though, much better. one kid is averaging 17 pts and almost 9 boards or something. names I dont remember unless I see them play often enough.

pitt/nova was also a good watch, ugly offense but a good watch.

The kid in question is probably Alec Maric. Only problem is he is the softest 6'11 guy in the league. They are a mess right now.

[box elder]

that's not soft.

soft is when a 7'1" guy averages 1.9 points and 1.8 rebounds in his senior year (will "the bust" bowers).

[kevin]

that was the worst half of basketball i've ever seen in my entire life. SEVENTEEN POINTS. izzo better yell their fucking asses off at half so they get their goddamn heads out of their asses. fuck everything.

[pat]

that game was embarrassing. surprised the spartans made the game as close as they did. stupid fouls, no intensity. they just looked flat the whole game. and like i said, the schedule just gets worse.

[kevin]

yeah i'd be pretty happy with an 8-8 finish. if its any solace, five of the final eight are at home.

[box elder]

gary's out of the sig until he can get his this team playing anywhere near consistently decent basketball. hopefully this snub will motivate him.

[Spartan]

lofton is likely to play tonight v. georgia. of all the years where no sec team decided to be awful, can't even take this game as a guaranteed thing. sadly, i'm more interested in vandy travelling to gainesville.

c-usa has to be wary for the second straight year since the big east rape about being a one tourney team. memphis plays at UCF tonight, who is 15-5. a win for the knights, and their at-large bid might just be set if they keep their nose clean. uab has been DOA all season, and that's a damned shame. tulsa and utep have also being surprisingly mediocre. maybe the best the fabled conference can hope for is memphis to go down...in memphis...during the c-usa tourney. unlikely.

and someone please tell me how the fuck alabama gets away with still being ranked. for the love of god.

[Mayor Quimby]

I'm just going to say this and everyone will have to deal with it. Kevin Durant might be the best college basketball player I have ever seen. The guy is a nightmare to matchup against. 37 points and 23 boards.

[kevin]

meh. the spartans were able to shut him down pretty well.

he's probably already one of the three or five best players in the country if not the best. i think in june, the team picking number one will be hard-pressed to not take him, even with oden available.

[Mayor Quimby]

I just think he has so many different ways to beat you that its incredible. The Cornhuskers slowed him down to 26 points and 12 boards, but he is averaging 30+ points a game in conference play.

[Curtis]

c-usa has to be wary for the second straight year since the big east rape about being a one tourney team. memphis plays at UCF tonight, who is 15-5. a win for the knights, and their at-large bid might just be set if they keep their nose clean. uab has been DOA all season, and that's a damned shame. tulsa and utep have also being surprisingly mediocre. maybe the best the fabled conference can hope for is memphis to go down...in memphis...during the c-usa tourney. unlikely.

Was at the Memphis-UCF game tonight, was a full crowd and rowdy but didn't help the Knights at all. Memphis had a lead all throughout the game. At one point UCF cut the lead to 5 in the second quarter but after that Memphis went back to manhandling them. I seriously doubt UCF makes the tourney after their big loss maybe if they make a run in the C-USA tournament but I agree with you Memphis will likely be THE team from the conference.

[Spartan]

sad state of affairs. but i don't think it'll last long for c-usa. houston, tulsa, utep, and uab are all too strong of programs to not feast on the rest of the conference in the upcoming seasons.

[Timothy]

What the hell happened to LSU? Or Bama for that matter? This year's team is terrible. And Bama isn't much better. John Brady isn't going to be fired anytime soon because of last year's results.

That Kevin Durant kid is a monster. Dropping 37 and 23 boards....insane.

[DAntae]

i'd like to see durant flex some muscle on defense, he boxes out incredible well and his wingspan makes him a nightmare. if it was between him and oden, I go oden. great big men come around very, very seldom.

[Mayor Quimby]

I think Oden disappears too much sometimes. I can assure you that Durant does not but opposing teams sure wish he would. With the game on the line there is no doubt Durant will have the ball in his hands. I can't believe I'm gushing about a fucking Longhorn.

[DAntae]

not saying durant isn't a stud. however oden can change a game without scoring, durant not so much. oden also has tons of other scorers around him. he is dwight howard with a little more speed, and less post scoring moves. guy is smart and can adjust. durant can kill a team in the tourney, a lot like manning did years ago.

[Spartan]

quiet thursday save for oregon travelling to pauley pavilion. tennessee dominated uga in a very ho-hum game. nice to at least take some things for granted, and with lofton back, it's time to salvage the season.

[DAntae]

good stuff

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i199/thedeathwishkid/FuckDuke.jpg

[Timothy]

Lunardi's bracketology: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/bracketology

I'm wondering why UAB dropped out. I know they took a beatdown in El Paso last week, but they really don't have a bad loss on their schedule (their worst, I guess would be the beating they took at home to a pretty good Western Kentucky team).

What the hell is Utah State doing in? They have 5 Sub 100 RPI losses and no quality wins. I'm all for rewarding a deserving mid major. but they belong nowhere near the tournament. That is absolute garbage.

[kevin]

number twelve is going to the rafters tomorrow. where it belongs.

http://www2.jsonline.com/sports/ncaa99/image/cleav32199.jpg

["El Barto"]

Ohio State all the way with Greg Oden.

[kevin]

shut the fuck up

[DAntae]

osu all the way with troy smith, ummm I mean yeah osu. I am still reeling from my bad bowl selection.

[DAntae]

damn nc state playing well. again another late comeback, but you cant leave set jumpshooters open, especially when your just about to tie the game. acc road losses happen, inconsistent on both sides of the ball wont fly though. got more talent 1-12 than anyone in the country, time to start showing it.

[box elder]

finally maryland pulls out a road win. gist has been playing fantastically over the last three games (aside from that RETARDED technical that sparked a run and made the game more interesting than it should have been). if he can keep playing like that and we can have consistent guard scoring from ANYbody, we might be able to right this thing a little.

[pat]

another flat game by the spartans. going to be a long rest of the season; hoping they can make some noise in the big ten tourney, might be their only shot to get a decent seed in the big dance (if any seed at all, the way they're playing lately).

also, congratulations to iona for finally winning their first game of the season, after they were 23-9 or something like that last year.

[Spartan]

http://www.gatorgallery.com/albums/albun39/Image10.jpg

>:

[pat]

christ, noah is one ugly motherfucker

[Mayor Quimby]

Duke loses again. Does this Duke team scare anyone? I honestly don't think they are a top 20 in the country. I'm expecting them to get shell-lacked in the upcoming UNC game.

[J.Re*]

never been afraid of duke all season. even when they were winning, it was by the skin of their teeth and with pure luck and/or mysterious clock malfunctions

[DAntae]

duke is still a top 20 team...I hate them as well, but they got a load of talent. team has lots of guys who are still green. come tourney time no one will want to match up with them.

noah looks like michael jackson in that picture.

[Mayor Quimby]

Or they'll be just like the young Kansas team and get decked by an experienced mid-major.

[Timothy]

Heh:

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e178/pjsharpe/dukepwned.jpg

I don't know Dan....Greg Paulus really really sucks. The man cannot cover anybody. He's Steve Nash with Yao Ming's quickness and Danny Fortson's jumpshot. Against UVA, Paulus had eight points in the first ten minutes...and was held scoreless for the next 35. Coach K needs to play zone, or else GP is going to spend all year getting killed by the opposition.

[DAntae]

agreed he isn't great, but the guy doesnt suck that bad...he is playing at duke after all. defensive foot movement isnt always indicitive of speed. you nailed it with nash...guy can be flash on offense and look out of place on defense. still think they will be pretty tough come march. not a final 4 team, but a sweet sixteen and with certain matchups maybe more.

quimby good reference to kansas...think duke is a bit deeper than that jawhawk team. also better at the foul line, much better.

[J.Re*]

eh, paulus is just retarded. has so many dumb turnovers. literally tosses the ball across the court all the time.

[DAntae]

he tries to force things way too much, first time a duke point has had that issue in a long time. if he just played the typcial duke point guard game he would be just fine.

[Mayor Quimby]

I think Paulus is just trying to step up. Duke lacks an "IT" player for the first time since forever. He's not the guy.

[DAntae]

the got a couple of quality wing players, but no one who scares a team every night. I should enjoy duke having an off year more than I am.

[Mayor Quimby]

I think your scared how much shit you'll take if they beat UNC. I for one am not real impressed with UNC either, but they are miles ahead of Duke.

[Timothy]

I got more reasons why duke sux0rs this season:

1. Josh McRoberts is a fraud.
McRoberts was touted as a lottery pick last season had he decided to come out, but after watching him this season, there is no way he sniffs the top thirteen...of the second round. McRoberts does not have any TUP at the next level, as he is a back to the basket post player who cannot overpower on offense, and lacks the perimeter game to stretch the defense like Dirk. Do you want a pro comparison? Darius Miles. He is going to be the white Darius Miles without the semblence of perimeter defense.

2. Gerald Henderson Jr. is buried on the bench behind too many crappy white guys.
This kid is very possibly the best player on the team, yet is on the bench because of his asthma. Bullshit. If you put Henderson on the floor more, you create more space for Nelson to drive and for McRoberts to operate inside with a real shooter on the floor who can elevate over defenders. Scheyer has a nice YMCA game, but when it comes down to it, he has to create too much off of the dribble or pump fakes, allowing his man to recover.

3. Lack of depth
Outside of Henderson, there is not a player on the bench to give them a spark...a critical element in March. This is where North Carolina is going to manhandle them, as they have three guys on their bench (Ginyard, the less crummy white guy, and the big black dude who filled in for Brandon Wright) who will eat Suber and friends alive.

I'm convinced Wes Miller is playing for only a few reasons: (1) one of the few leftovers from the '05 team before they reloaded the shelves and (2) he can shoot and is on a team where 8 other players can create their own shot. You throw this shithead on almost any other team in the country and he's useless because teams wouldn't absolutely forget about him.

[J.Re*]

i don't care how bad duke is. this game is awesome.

even sucky teams perform in rivalry games. series split is definitely likely.

[kevin]

god, this team is absolutely BAFFLING. they turn the ball over more than any team i've ever seen and they can't score except for neitzel. they'll be lucky to win another game the rest of the season. see you in the nit, everyone. fuck.

[Mayor Quimby]

Michigan State vs. Nebraska in the NIT? Sounds great to me. I'd love to get to 20 wins for once.

[DAntae]

who isn't impressed with unc? a team that damn young, winning games at arizona and duke...regardless of down seasons is a statement. problem is they got so many guys, no one gets all the minutes they need. comeback win on the road against a really fired up crowd...half of the top 10 teams in the country would have caved in durham last night.

[box elder]

yep, see you there, kevin!

the acc is kind of a joke this year. frankly, unc is the only team that's for real, in my opinion, and even they aren't all that impressive (at least on a consistent basis). i mean, does anyone actually think uva is really good?

[Mayor Quimby]

I wouldn't go as far as to say half the teams would have caved. A&M was down to Kansas and came back and won at Kansas. UCLA just came back on a very talented USC team.

Dan where do you rank the ACC in terms of conferences?

I agree with the Ghost.

[DAntae]

acc this year...3 at the best, more like 4.

big 10
pac 10
big xII (gag me)

might have more depth top to bottom.

last night, that arena,those fans...half of the top 10 would have left with a loss. the only reason unc won was they had the depth to sub in 4 or 5 at a time and pressure defense most of the second half. heels play down to people big time.

pcg uva,va tech and fsu are all much improved. not saying any are great, but all are competitive teams, and would be so in any conference.

the other big problem is almost all of the acc teams are uber young. just guessing but over 75% of the players are freshman and sophmores. lack of experience shows big time. which is why unc has to get their shit straight to make a real run in march.

[Mayor Quimby]

I'd put the ACC over the Big 12. The Big 12 is similar both leagues have very competitive middle tier teams and Big 12 probably has two superheavyweights vs. ACC's one with A&M and Kansas. For the ACC its UNC. ACC has better second tier teams then the Big 12. (virginia, Maryland, BC are much better than Texas, Kansas State, and the vastly overrated Oklahoma State)

For me its PAC-10 then no one else is even close. I'm not thrilled with the Big 10 outside of OSU and Wisconsin. SEC blows outside of Florida, and the Big East sucks this year too.

[DAntae]

big east has been disappointing big time. really thought georgetown was going to be a beast. team is scarey talented, almost all their guys are good on both ends of the court.

still think the big XII is slightly better than the acc. acc has a down year and they are still one of the best conferences, speaks to how good it usually is.

[kevin]

i've never actually followed the nit before (haven't had to). what's it like?

[box elder]

it sucks and i don't follow it really even when we're there.

[kevin]

yeah i don't think i'm gonna watch just to spite those assholes for being there in the first place. last time state went to the nit was MATEEN'S freshman year. i think we all know where i'm going with this. next year's class contains three of the top thirty prospects in the nation. plus we have no seniors so we don't lose anyone.

oh yeah and this season isn't quite over yet. maybe we'll win out and then lose in the ncaa's first round!

[Mayor Quimby]

Wow let's all bitch about a postseason tournament.........

Nebraska won the NIT 1995 and we are pretty much regulars in the damn thing. Sometimes for a younger team it might be better to get on a roll in the NIT instead of being trounced in the NCAA. Of course what the hell would I know, Nebraska is 0-5 in NCAA tournament appearances.

[DAntae]

the nit used to be the more glamorous tourney...of course that is way way back. actually if your team if fairly young its fun to watch. gives them something to play for, and you get to see teams who typically have a really talented player. of course there is typically one really gifted player on those teams. it can be a snoozefest, depends on whos playing. hard to get excited for it though.

[Mayor Quimby]

The Aggies have basically become the trend pick early for many of the media networks and for the fans. ESPN's Bill Simmons and Sportsnation both feel that the Aggies are deeep enough to win the NCAA tournament.

With all of that being said....I can't wait to see the Huskers get a chance tomorrow to bring them down to earth.

[DAntae]

I dont think they can run the table...not much more than a sweet 16 team in my opinion. they got depth but not what I considering quality depth.

[box elder]

the thing about the nit, though, is that if you follow a team that usually gets ncaa berths (or feels like they should), it just sucks watching it. they clearly don't want to be there and they usually will lose to teams that are actually excited about still playing.

[Mayor Quimby]

I dont think they can run the table...not much more than a sweet 16 team in my opinion. they got depth but not what I considering quality depth.

I'm reserving my opinion till after they destroy Nebraska, however Acie Law IV won't ever get the consideration he deserves for player of the year because of Kevin Durant, but this guy has the experience and could carry his team like a Jason Gardner, or a Damon Stoudamire. Not to mention it doesn't hurt to have guys like Carter and mammoth Joseph Jones.

Ghost, I completely understand your point on the NIT. All of my friends have teams from the ACC that they root for, so I'm a causual Maryland fan, it all stemmed from their loss to Duke in the final four a few years ago. That was the moment I realized Duke played with a different set of rules. I remember them making the NIT a few years ago, and I couldn't even watch them play against TCU because of my disinterest. However when Nebraska makes the NIT I'm extremely interested to see how they respond.

[box elder]

wait, what stems from our loss to duke? if you mean the down-time we're experiencing at the moment i'd have to disagree (we did kind of win a national championship and an acc championship after that game). if you mean that's when you realized that duke gets ridiculously favorable calls, though, i'd have to wholeheartedly agree. that still stands as the most slanted officiating i've ever seen in any sport. fuck duke.

[DAntae]

durant got me thinking. kid is obviously skilled on offense, bet every 2 or 3 years a guy like him comes along. most freshman just dont get the time to show it. not taking away from him at all. just saying

[box elder]

that's pretty much exactly what charles barkley said about him on PTI last night.

[Mayor Quimby]

wait, what stems from our loss to duke? if you mean the down-time we're experiencing at the moment i'd have to disagree (we did kind of win a national championship and an acc championship after that game). if you mean that's when you realized that duke gets ridiculously favorable calls, though, i'd have to wholeheartedly agree. that still stands as the most slanted officiating i've ever seen in any sport. fuck duke.


Woah, woah, woah you got me all wrong. I became a fan of the Terps after that loss to Duke. It was mostly related to this guy: http://espn.go.com/media/ncb/2002/0401/photo/a_dixon3_vt.jpg

[box elder]

oh, i'm totally gay for juan.

[Mayor Quimby]

The guy could just take over a game when he needed too. He had great talent around him with Blake, Baxter, Wilcox, Nichols and others. I'm sure that has to be one of Maryland's best teams.

[DAntae]

hell that was their best team. great starting 5, and solid bench. guys came in and knew their roles. helped that those guys really had two years starting as a group. dixon never missed an open shot, but he also knew when to head fake and get an easier jumper. blake became a smarter player his junior season, cut down on the mistakes. baxter,wilcox and mouton. all contributed what they had to. i argue that lonnie was as valuable to that team as anyone.

barkley is obviously a genius. I always forget to watch pti...its on at 4:30, right?

[box elder]

pti's on at 5:30, i think, but i tivo it so i'm not positive. and yeah, clearly the team that reached maryland's only 2 final fours is our best team. not even debatable, in my opinion.

[DAntae]

5:30 is so do-able

joe smith terps teams were more talented, however they never reached potential or played well as a team. hipp was my fav.

[kevin]

that 02 maryland team was fun to watch. picked them to win it all that year and won my pool too.

how about msu's best team? 1979 or 2000? the 2000 team was absolutely incredible as a TEAM, but 1979 had magic, which is pretty unfuckwithable. tough choice.

[Spartan]

there was nothing really epic about the 99/00 spartan lineup. they weren't flashy (not that really counts for anything as it is), they weren't huge favorites, they didn't dominate, they just played well and won a championship. my favorite championship team ever, but i don't think they really compare well to the 79 team.

still pissed how UF was one game away from the championship that year as a five seed and fucking should have lost to butler in the first round. and of course, the unc sweet sixteen chokejob of the century. :-$

[DAntae]

yeah heels crumbled big time that season.

spartans were just well put together in 2000. effecient offense, good rebounding and they played a good team defense.

my fav non unc champion was the danny manning led jayhawks. people remember manning scoring bunches, but those guys stepped up around him. team ran a seamless fastbreak, ball never touched the floor, two passes and an attempt at a shot. good times.

[Spartan]

i was talking about the hapless unc 99-00 season, as an eight seed, and beat tennessee to make it to the elite eight after being down by 21 with about 15:00 remaining.

asshole.

[DAntae]

its called a joke, was kind of my dns moment to run it in. that was all.

[Mayor Quimby]

Sometimes it is better to be lucky and good!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmVJQvapLAk

[J.Re*]

sweet upsets today

west virginia over ucla. i thought ucla was so good at the beginning of the year, by far, and now they just wont stop losing.

wright state over butler. c'mon now... you didn't think the mid major teams were REALLY good?

georgetown over marquette. 3 big east loses for marquette = easy cruisin for pitt to win the conference in the regular season.

[pat]

and up until the last three or four minutes of the game, purdue had a chance to upset ohio state. back and forth the entire game until the end when purdue just ran out of gas. great day for basketball today.

[kevin]

i'll be at the msu/michigan game on tuesday, bitches :bang:

[Spartan]

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070210/capt.tnwp10502102055.vanderbilt_tennessee_basketball_tnwp105 .jpg

trying to split our orange blazer games with a win v. UK on tuesday, after dominating those pesky dores today. 2-2 plzplzplz!

[box elder]

FUCK DUKE!

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seriously, though. i know duke kind of sucks this year, but if we can just be one more downside to their season i welcome it with very open arms. also, we really could have won this game by a lot more than we did. unless gist tweaked an ankle or something, there's absolutely NO reason why he should have been on the bench for as long as he was with neal and osby and fucking bowers in there instead. when he and ibekwe were both on the court we were dominating them, but they really weren't both out there for much of the game. i hope gary doesn't think bowers is any good or anything, because if he does he's dead wrong.

p.s. i don't like a lot of things that espn.com does, but this little nugget is always a pleasure:

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p.p.s. yes i'm going to enjoy this win as much as possible, because i don't have much faith that maryland will give me many more happy moments this year.

[The mayor of Albuquerque]

I just wanted to stop by and and laugh at Duke. hahahaha Dukelol!

[Timothy]

Hmmm....maybe i wasn't so wrong on Duke being shitty this year. Duke's schedule has done a 180 since the 5-2 ACC start. Home games against Georgia Tech and others are winnable, but I wouldn't just put money on that happening, either. They just lost to Maryland the other night and they could very well go 0-3 at BC, Clemson, and UNC. The possibility of a 6-10 ACC season is very real for them. Their out-of-conference resume is probably good enough to get them in, but 6-10 probably means a 10 or 11 seed against an athletic SEC team.

[DAntae]

everyone knows duke is going to be kicking ass again next season, right? anyhow let me join in and laugh at those bitches.

anyhow heelsheelsheels

[pat]

everyone knows duke is going to be kicking ass again next season, right?well yeah, but it's still awesome while it lasts.

[pat]

heelsheelsheels and A&M both go down in upsets tonight

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UPSET CITY, BABY