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Post by pondo ROCKS on Jan 21, 2012 19:56:28 GMT -5
I think on a NEUTRAL court (you know, where tournament games are played) UK can beat anybody in the country. After watching most of the teams (finally saw Syracuse) I believe only teams realistically have a chance at the championship. UK, Syracuse, Ohio State, Kansas, UNC (with that last spot of UNC to be challenged by Duke. I actually had Duke there until they got beat by that apparent ACC powerhouse Florida State.)
Not sold on Baylor or Mizzou, Murray State has no height, Florida and IU cannot win on the road, Michigan is too young, Miss.St. has no coach,and Uconn looks downright lost at times. There are a couple of intriguing teams (Michigan State, UNLV, Gonzaga) that could catch lightning in a bottle and get hot come tourny time tho.
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Post by klimfactor on Jan 21, 2012 20:54:22 GMT -5
I've gotta agree on your take on the championship contenders. I think Mich St., just like every year, could get hot and make one of those Izzo runs. They play tough defense. Duke, meanwhile, has Rivers and all those three point shooters. They also have that ability to get hot for a few weeks and get to the final four. It's going to be an interesting tourney this year.
I think on a NEUTRAL court (you know, where tournament games are played)
This is exactly why road record is such a stupid indicator of how good a team is. I read something recently that all Final Four teams last year were something like 23-24 on the road combined.
I think on a NEUTRAL court (you know, where tournament games are played)
This is exactly why road record is such a stupid indicator of how good a team is. I read something recently that all Final Four teams last year were something like 23-24 on the road combined.
You also had VCU and Butler in the Final Four last year as well, so not a good time to use that type of stat. Last year was not a typical year. I do appreciate the post though.
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I don't consider myself a Huskies fan. If they win, good. If they don't, whatever. But losing to a 8-10 Tennessee team - wow. These guys are either on fire or ice cold. Barely squeaking past Fairfield and South Florida, losing to Cincy/Rutgers/Seton Hall. Not good.
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I don't consider myself a Huskies fan. If they win, good. If they don't, whatever. But losing to a 8-10 Tennessee team - wow. These guys are either on fire or ice cold. Barely squeaking past Fairfield and South Florida, losing to Cincy/Rutgers/Seton Hall. Not good.
Watch yourself belittling UT. Seriously though, UT doesn't have the greatest team this year, but out of the 10 losses, they only have 2 that have been double digits (Duke and Memphis), so it's not like they're getting the crap kicked out of them every game.
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This is exactly why road record is such a stupid indicator of how good a team is. I read something recently that all Final Four teams last year were something like 23-24 on the road combined.
You also had VCU and Butler in the Final Four last year as well, so not a good time to use that type of stat. Last year was not a typical year. I do appreciate the post though.
I feel like if anything, top mid-major teams like Butler and VCU are going to have better road records than teams from power house conferences. Butler gets to play at teams like UW-Green Bay and UIC, where UConn has to go to Syracuse/Louisville/West Virginia etc. But yeah, either way.
Post by pondo ROCKS on Jan 23, 2012 9:12:24 GMT -5
Some teams can only win at home (see Florida, Indiana, UNLV for examples). UConn is a joke right now. This season may be Calhoun's last. This team should be a top 5 team.
I truly think Butler has the most underrated coach in America in Stevens (with Gonzaga's Mark Few being a very close second). I believe coaching in the tournament usually wins one or two games and is essential in winning a title (I say usually because Steve Fisher backed his way into a title at Michigan with a team that was not really his. His Fab 5 teams had little coaching and needed it in the championships.)
Top 6 coaches in College Basketball: 1. Tom Izzo. 2. Mark Few. 3. Coach K. 4. Brad Stevens 5. Jim Calhoun 6. Coach Calipari
Honorable mention: Rick Pitino, John Thompson III, Billy Donovan.
Note: Roy Williams is not on this list for a REASON. Look at his teams in the past, he should have at LEAST 5 championships!
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Some teams can only win at home (see Florida, Indiana, UNLV for examples). UConn is a joke right now. This season may be Calhoun's last. This team should be a top 5 team.
Unlikely. Calhoun signed a contract that takes him another couple years - after winning it all last season, and having a banner class of recruits both this year and next, he'll play out the contract before turning the reins over to Kevin Ollie.
And UConn should be better than they are, but I'm not sweating it. Losing the #1 player in college ball last year, combined with a youth movement, inexperience, and a problem with depth at the moment has combined for an uneven start. It bothers me that they're only 2 for their last 6, but 3 of those losses have been on the road (@ 15-4 Seton Hall, @ Rutgers in the RAC, and @ Tennessee), with the other coming against Cinci who has been stellar this year. I'm also taking solace that two of those losses were in the wake of Calhoun's suspension, so I'm not writing this team off at all.
Next up is a rematch with Notre Dame (who they beat in South Bend, where Syracuse just lost), then on the road to Georgetown and then a rematch at home with Seton Hall. I think they can win those three, and if they do then a lot of the doubts will be put to rest.
I don't think they're the best team in the country - but last year at this point, UConn wasn't the best team in the country either, yet we hung another banner this fall.
Calhoun's future isn't exactly certain. I don't see him leaving, but I don't know if his health is back to full strength, nor do I know if the NCAA is still investigating the program.
UConn has been very inconsistent over the past couple seasons, but I didn't really expect it this year. In my opinion they are arguably a better team than they were last year, albeit without Walker, who I wouldn't say was the, definitive, best player last year. Most clutch, maybe, but best is debatable. I know I won't be able to change your mind on that, just throwing my opinion out there.
UCONN is not better than last year. I watched pretty much every game Kemba played a) because my roommate is a die-hard Huskies fan, and b) I was disillusioned into thinking the Knicks had a shot at hometown favorite Kemba in the draft.
2010-2011 Kemba Walker was the best college player on a nightly basis I have seen since Carmelo Anthony. In the same way Melo took a decent team and made it inexplicably better, Kemba took a team with not a ton of talent and willed them to wins. Melo was a freshman, so it makes the feat a little more impressive for him, but Kemba played a position that makes it harder to take over a game the way he continuously did last year.
And I hate UCONN. Bunch of sports-deprived jerkoffs who care about women's basketball because they don't have a professional sport to hang their hat on (BRING IT JUGGS). That being said, I gotta give respect to their team from last year, as it was a genuinely great team to watch and Kemba being a fellow Son of the Bronx, it was cool to watch him take over MSG during the Big East tourney.
Post by klimfactor on Jan 23, 2012 20:19:39 GMT -5
Yeah, I have to disagree. UConn is in a slump right now, but I think they'd pound Penn State and some of the bottom and middle teams in the B10. A bunch of their players aren't projected for the NBA draft for nothing. They're just in a midseason slump. I don't think they're national title contenders, but I wouldn't write them entirely off, either. The tough thing, if you're a fan of the team, is you're going to lose a bunch of players (Drummond, Napier, etc) to the League next year.
Nope. But PSU and Nebraska are the only two bad teams in the conference. OSU, Michigan State, IU, and UM are all legitimately good. Purdue, Wisconsin, and Illinois can also play pretty good basketball. Minnesota, Iowa, and Northwestern can all win on any given night.
Yeah, completely neutralizing Zeller the way they did was huge. Still think 3 through 7 in the Big Ten is a bit of a crap shoot, but Michigan, Wisconsin and Indiana-even with their little slide-are all better than Purdue and Illinois.
Yeah, you're right. I meant I honestly think any team in the Big Ten could beat Syracuse on a good night even with Fab Melo.
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Uh..no. If IU, Illinois, Wisconsin or Michigan, or anybody other than Mich.St. or OSU played in the Carrier Dome, they would get beat by double digits. First three teams mentioned CANNOT win on the road (already established by me up here in earlier posts) and Michigan is too young and does not have enough discipline IMO.
Mich St. and OSU would be the only two with a chance. In the Carrier Dome, I would prolly take the Orangmen.
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