Rowand44 Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 QUOTE(Jimbo's Drinker @ Feb 9, 2006 -> 12:08 AM) ive seen the big 4 or 5, not that impressed Any teams you are impressed with not named Kansas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 This thread has gone way down hill with all these Jimbo homer posts. Gotta love 10 year olds on the message board. gO kAnSaS wOoT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo's Drinker Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Feb 9, 2006 -> 12:10 AM) Any teams you are impressed with not named Kansas? No Valley teams, what a overhype machine. Good teams are.... Connecticut LSU Texas Washington Georgetown Duke Michigan State Final four right now has Uconn and mich state in as locsk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 Washington sucks, and LSU lost to "overhyped valley team" Northern Iowa AT HOME. Also, Duke won't last long in March, Georgetown is going to need quite a favorable bracket, and Michigan State still doesn't play enough defense. But hey, thanks for playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illinilaw08 Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 QUOTE(Jimbo's Drinker @ Feb 9, 2006 -> 12:19 AM) No Valley teams, what a overhype machine. Good teams are.... Connecticut LSU Texas Washington Georgetown Duke Michigan State Final four right now has Uconn and mich state in as locsk. Have you watched Mich St play? The talent is there definitely, but they don't have the depth in the frontcourt Izzo's best teams have had, and Maurice Ager can be stopped. They are the Jekel and Hyde of college basketball this year. Can they get there, yes... are they a lock... far, far from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 (edited) QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Feb 9, 2006 -> 12:24 AM) Washington sucks, and LSU lost to "overhyped valley team" Northern Iowa AT HOME. Also, Duke won't last long in March, Georgetown is going to need quite a favorable bracket, and Michigan State still doesn't play enough defense. But hey, thanks for playing. I'm with you for most of those. I do believe LSU is damn good though, thanks for defending the valley though. Agreed on Duke and MSU, Gtown is a team I do believe can go far in march though. EDIT: Want to add about Washington, I'd be pretty shocked if they last past round 1. Obviously the brackets can change that thought process but they aren't good at all imo. Edited February 9, 2006 by Rowand44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 I'm not sold on G'Town's guards yet, their weak play is why they scored like 35 points (I know it was actually like 50) at Illinois. As for LSU, I've seem them twice, the loss to UNI and a game at Ohio State where they blew a 15 point lead in 3 minutes. And they play in the SEC, which is worse than the valley AND big 12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 f*** i'll just wait til KU has another Bucknell-esque exit, then have him eat it. He's just enjoying running his mouth while he can. And yes, it's running his mouth, not providing any rational thought or logic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo's Drinker Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 So this Jayhawk team has won 13 of 15. They are in sole possession of 2nd place in the Big 12. Every win, except one, has been by double digits. They have two freshmen that have won the Big 12 Freshmen of the Week award a total of 3 times. They lead the nation in FG% defense. They had a stretch of about 5 games where they were averaging 90 points a game. They beat Oklahoma. And they just wiped the floor with Nebraska in Lincoln, for their FOURTH ROAD WIN in the conference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo's Drinker Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Feb 9, 2006 -> 12:40 AM) f*** i'll just wait til KU has another Bucknell-esque exit, then have him eat it. He's just enjoying running his mouth while he can. And yes, it's running his mouth, not providing any rational thought or logic. This illini team reminds me of last year's jayhawks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 QUOTE(Jimbo's Drinker @ Feb 9, 2006 -> 12:53 AM) This illini team reminds me of last year's jayhawks Which doesn't mean anything, since your clueless. And I like that set of stats you presented us, but please, beat SOMEBODY, ANYBODY who doesn't suck. You had a very nice comeback win at home to squeak by Oklahoma, who's decent. You had a very nice road win at Colorado, who is ok I guess since their record says so. But that's about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 So, a month from Sunday is Selection Sunday. I can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo's Drinker Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Feb 9, 2006 -> 01:01 AM) So, a month from Sunday is Selection Sunday. I can't wait. this is the best time of the year, of course minus october baseball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 (edited) QUOTE(Jimbo's Drinker @ Feb 9, 2006 -> 12:53 AM) This illini team reminds me of last year's jayhawks We have BAM, you have Self Quit posting already Edited February 9, 2006 by IlliniKrush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo's Drinker Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 (edited) QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Feb 9, 2006 -> 01:32 AM) We have BAM, you have Self Quit posting already oh stop im having some fun, dont take it so seriously, yikes. i was a little drinkey, sorry about the obvious homerism(if such a word) Edited February 9, 2006 by Jimbo's Drinker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 Weber sure has long day today: Illinois Basketball Coach Bruce Weber to Visit ESPN Studios Thursday CHAMPAIGN, ILL- Illinois men's basketball coach Bruce Weber will visit the ESPN Studios in Bristol, Conn., on Thursday, Feb. 9, and is scheduled to appear several times during the afternoon and evening on different mediums, including ESPN.com, ESPN Radio, ESPN News and ESPN. Below is his schedule for the day: 2 p.m. CT - Chat on ESPN.com 4-4:30 p.m. CT - The Hot List on ESPNEWS 5-6 p.m. - SportsCenter on ESPN 5:30 p.m. CT - ESPNU 6-7 p.m. CT - Classic Now on ESPN Classic 6-7 p.m. CT - 4 Qtrs on ESPNEWS 11:20 p.m. CT - Gamenight Weber will appear on wraps throughout the night at halftime and between games on the network. Games scheduled for the evening: ESPN - 6 p.m. - Ohio State at Michigan 8 p.m. - West Virginia at Pittsburgh ESPN 2 - 6 p.m. - LSU vs. Tennessee (women) 8 p.m. - St. John's at Georgetown 10 p.m. - Pacific at Cal State Fullerton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo's Drinker Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Feb 9, 2006 -> 02:26 AM) Weber sure has long day today: Great insight, no more of his squeaky voice..haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 Was searching for some RPI information and came across this site. This particular page lets you compare any two teams in college basketball. Pretty cool. The whole site is rather well done as well. warrennolan.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 The top team list needs more Pittsnogle. They could handle KU without trouble. I'm sure Memphis might also claim they are a top 10 type of team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 I would also like to take this time to point out that Vedran Vukusic of Northwestern is easily America's most underrated player. About 6'8, 240, 21 a game on a team with NOBODY else on it, can post up, hit 3's...quite a player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoomSlowik Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 (edited) I still can't believe that NU actually won a game. Both teams were awful. They both had 17 turnovers and Iowa shot like 35%, as did NU minus Vedran. Doyle was the only other guy that really did anything on NU with 8 points, but I can't really say he had a good game. Iowa just couldn't get any kind of shots, even 3's. I couldn't believe how bad they looked. Even as poorly as they played, it took a couple of 3's from NU scrubs (you know you suck when you can't get playing time for NU ) Seacat and Jenkins to put NU in front. I will say this for the Cats, they play pretty good defense. If they had anyone that could score other than Vedran, they'd be dangerous. As for the Big Ten race, I think MSU has a real edge because of their schedule. They get most of their tough games at home (Illini, Michigan, OSU, Wisconsin) and have manageable games on the road (Minnesota, Indiana, Iowa is fairly tough). I think they should definitely go at least 4-3 with that stretch, and there is definitely a possibility that they can do better than that given their homecourt advantage. Iowa also has a good shot if they can beat MSU at home or Indiana on the road. At Illinois looks like the only probable loss, and @Minnesota, home against PSU and Wisconsin looks winnable. If they win one of the first group, that's 11-5. I think both of these teams do it. Michigan also has a good shot, but they have some tough games left. They still have to go to MSU and OSU (and Purdue, but who cares about that one). However, they get Illinois, OSU, Indiana, and Minnesota at home. If they can defend home court, that puts them at the 11-5 mark too. Illinois can do it also, but they're in a somewhat tough spot. They have 3 pretty tough road games left (OSU, MSU, Michigan), and they have to take at least one of them (we all know that can't be counted on in the Big Ten). Their home games are pretty favorable, with Indiana, Iowa, NU, and Minnesota coming to Champaign. I think one of these teams also goes 11-5, with a lot of that depending on who wins when they play again. I'd lean towards Michigan because of the home court in that matchup. OSU has kind of a mixed bag left with their schedule. They get 2 dogs at home (NU and Purdue) and one on the road (NU), which looks like 3 wins. Their other 5 games are tough though, with Illinois and Michigan at home and MSU, Michigan, and Wisconsin on the road. They have to win three of those to get to 11-5. They might be able to do it, but they're a really tough team to guage since they have had an easier schedule than most. Given that homecourt advantage seems to dictate what happens in this conference, that would make a tie at 11-5 between MSU and Michigan. OSU, Illinois and Iowa have to win at least one road game to get there (Illinois would probably knock one of those 3 down to 10-6 if they did), with Iowa having the best shot (Indiana). Who knows what happens though, since we had two of the contenders fall to PSU and NU recently. Edited February 9, 2006 by ZoomSlowik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoctor Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 the big ten has just been a bloodbath for road teams this year. (outside of psu at illinois :banghead ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoomSlowik Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 QUOTE(thedoctor @ Feb 9, 2006 -> 02:51 PM) the big ten has just been a bloodbath for road teams this year. (outside of psu at illinois :banghead ) The only road wins of note in the entire conference are MSU at Indiana, Illinois at Wisconsin, and PSU at Illinois. That's pretty scary for a conference that supposedly has 7 tournament worthy teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palehosefan Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 More fun from JJ Redick. Here was his gesture after his 3. And here's what it means, Hanover shocker Yet nothing will ever be made of it, and Rashad McCants was a thug because he threw up Jay-Z's "diamond" symbol after 3's. Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 QUOTE(Palehosefan @ Feb 9, 2006 -> 02:18 PM) More fun from JJ Redick. Here was his gesture after his 3. And here's what it means, Hanover shocker Yet nothing will ever be made of it, and Rashad McCants was a thug because he threw up Jay-Z's "diamond" symbol after 3's. Nice. Ah cmon now, it's not a big deal. That sign is shown a ton, go to a Wichita State game and you'll see everyone doing it, hell..my im bball team did it all the time last year(we were the shockers). No biggy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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