Yeah dude, all college BB needs to do is make a few rule changes and a Tuesday night Miss St v Georgia game will be the second coming of Golden State v Houston Rockets.
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Yeah dude, all college BB needs to do is make a few rule changes and a Tuesday night Miss St v Georgia game will be the second coming of Golden State v Houston Rockets.
Here you go Cricket.
Somewhere @Strokin_Bandit is waving at a crowd, smiling because in the back of his mind he remembers he called this Reid Travis funk
You’ll have to excuse BBdK. He just drunk, he ain’t always like that.
Interesting squad ...
Our most decorated player- Travis
Our best player overall this season- Johnson
Our best player right now- Hagans
Our best player at his peak- Herro
Our most talented player- Washington
Our most decorated player- Travis
Our best player overall this season- Johnson
Our best player right now- Hagans
Our best player at his peak- Herro
Our most talented player- Washington
Our best shooter — ENG.
(does that count if he’s currently redshirting?)
(does that count if he’s currently redshirting?)
How cool was that seeing Hagans’ dad in the crowd? Can’t imagine how proud he was.
Two Questions:
1. Are you buying into the Virginia revenge tour?
2. Thoughts on their matchup Saturday at Duke? On paper, they’re a horrible matchup for Duke. Packline should take away the drives and open up the RJ Barrett Three-Point Spectacular, which isn’t good for the Devils.
1. Are you buying into the Virginia revenge tour?
2. Thoughts on their matchup Saturday at Duke? On paper, they’re a horrible matchup for Duke. Packline should take away the drives and open up the RJ Barrett Three-Point Spectacular, which isn’t good for the Devils.
I believe in Virginia basketball ... for me to poop on.
* I like the fact that ENG is supporting the team from the bench. He celebrates big plays and really seems in to the game. But would it kill him to wear some UK gear? Zan Payne wasn't too cool to wear a Kentucky Sweatshirt. Ellen, dress that kid appropriately.
* Love the way Richards is playing.
* He's slow and not as athletic as our usual bigs, but Travis is a basketball player. He has had a couple of ****** games in a row, but he will be fine.
* Johnson needs to get his confidence back. He was hanging his head a few times yesterday when his shot wouldn't fall.
* Hagans. Yeah.
* Crean is the gift that keeps on giving.
* Baker needs to pull the trigger more. He passed up a few opps yesterday.
* Not real confident about our upcoming trip to Auburn. Got a bad feeling I can't shake. Tough stretch coming up, it'd be nice to kick it off with a road win over the Pearlies.
* Be the best version of yourself today, Gyeronies.
* Love the way Richards is playing.
* He's slow and not as athletic as our usual bigs, but Travis is a basketball player. He has had a couple of ****** games in a row, but he will be fine.
* Johnson needs to get his confidence back. He was hanging his head a few times yesterday when his shot wouldn't fall.
* Hagans. Yeah.
* Crean is the gift that keeps on giving.
* Baker needs to pull the trigger more. He passed up a few opps yesterday.
* Not real confident about our upcoming trip to Auburn. Got a bad feeling I can't shake. Tough stretch coming up, it'd be nice to kick it off with a road win over the Pearlies.
* Be the best version of yourself today, Gyeronies.
It's too soon to worry if Keldon Johnson is on a Rodrick Rhodes Freshman Year trajectory, but that wall is real.
Rhodes' freshman year....scores in double digits in 10 of the first 16 games, but only 3 of the final 18.
The difference, of course, was that Rhodes wasn't the go-to on that team. Mash/Ford/Brown could carry the scoring load, whereas this year, especially if Herro's shot isn't dropping, KJ has to get double-digits most nights for us to have a chance.
Funny how we criticized Tubby for never having true power forwards, and have discussed Cal rarely having true wing players(of the 6-6 to 6-8 variety), but that Pitino team had Rhodes in that category and nobody else. Every other player on that team was either a 6-5 guard(Brassow) or shorter, or a 6-8 post(Mash) or bigger.
Rhodes' freshman year....scores in double digits in 10 of the first 16 games, but only 3 of the final 18.
The difference, of course, was that Rhodes wasn't the go-to on that team. Mash/Ford/Brown could carry the scoring load, whereas this year, especially if Herro's shot isn't dropping, KJ has to get double-digits most nights for us to have a chance.
Funny how we criticized Tubby for never having true power forwards, and have discussed Cal rarely having true wing players(of the 6-6 to 6-8 variety), but that Pitino team had Rhodes in that category and nobody else. Every other player on that team was either a 6-5 guard(Brassow) or shorter, or a 6-8 post(Mash) or bigger.
With respect to UT & Michigan, Virginia is the best team in the country, imo. They have an athletic do-it-all lotto pick in Hunter that was injured last season before the tournament..doesn't excuse the loss in the tourney obviously, but all the Virginia sucks people seem to overlook that. Seth G keeps saying "this isn't your father's UVA", and I agree with him...they scored more points than we did last night. Plus, I love Jerome/Guy out top.
Like Gonzaga, until they finally do something in March people are going to be skeptical, and I get that. Either way, it's absolutely incredible that freaking VIRGINIA dominates the ACC every year these days.
Will be tough to deal Duke a 2nd straight loss in Cameron, but I'd still take UVA to win the ACC yet again if I had to lay $$$ on someone.
-I've owned my Hagans takes multiple times over -- and I certainly wasn't alone in those. Still can't get over his instantaneous leap, and each game brings a little more. :flushed: He *does* have elite speed/burst that he just didn't show early.
-Travis :angry: Mentioned last night, but he's losing his seal/position when he gets down there and starts pump faking. The games he's looked the best in are when he was FORCED to play fast.
Like Gonzaga, until they finally do something in March people are going to be skeptical, and I get that. Either way, it's absolutely incredible that freaking VIRGINIA dominates the ACC every year these days.
Will be tough to deal Duke a 2nd straight loss in Cameron, but I'd still take UVA to win the ACC yet again if I had to lay $$$ on someone.
-I've owned my Hagans takes multiple times over -- and I certainly wasn't alone in those. Still can't get over his instantaneous leap, and each game brings a little more. :flushed: He *does* have elite speed/burst that he just didn't show early.
-Travis :angry: Mentioned last night, but he's losing his seal/position when he gets down there and starts pump faking. The games he's looked the best in are when he was FORCED to play fast.
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It seems their 1/16 loss has caused the cutesy sportwriters to double down for some odd reason.
I'll get back to you on that, Chad. Still working on my analysis of Junior Braddy's sophomore year.
Virginia isn't holding the ball this year like they have in seasons past. Better late than never, I guess. They're not running The System or anything, but when I've watched them it looks like they're pulling the trigger earlier if they get a good look, and they can really chuck it. Guy, Hunter and Jerome are studs and studs play better at a faster pace.
Can't imagine Duke losing twice in a row at home, but they need Tre Jones. That guy is really good and really important to their whole groove, and as great as Duke is, they're still at their best when they run stuff through Jones. I didn't get to watch any of the game against Syracuse, so I still don't understand how they lost that one because Syracuse has yet to impress me. I'm sure RJ Barrett needing 30 FGA to score 23 points probably had something to do with it.
* PAC-12 being a one-bid league will help the other conferences out in terms of the gigantic log jam of 18-10 teams that's going to happen.
* Pound for pound, I don't know if any team has brought me more pure entertainment this year than Marquette. Elite offensive squad, the player with the biggest green light in the country, but they're terrible on defense so every game is high scoring and goes down to the last possession. They'll either make a big run in March or lose in the first round with no in between.
* John doesn't scream at Hagans much. Probably why his confidence has gone way up. Jimmy Dykes kept calling him a gambler on defense, and I'm not seeing that. He isn't playing free safety to get these steals, he isn't jumping a ton of passing lanes, he's just taking the ball away from dudes within the flow of their offense for the most part. He can reach in and poke it away from a big while still giving chase to the guard he's checking. It's all natural.
Jimmy Dykes also kept calling him a gap blaster. I wish Jimmy Dykes coached women's basketball a little better.
* I work with a UNC alum who insists that Nassir Little is actually horrible and doesn't play hard, and Roy Williams is right to play him as sparingly as he does. I see a player with shot confidence and think he needs to be allowed to play through mistakes.
Just don't see how it's 'cutesy' to talk about Virginia as being among the best teams in the country. They're 16-0 and just blew out a Top 10 team by 22 last night.
Cutesy are the people acting like they're garbage b/c of a fluke game last season. :100points:
Cutesy are the people acting like they're garbage b/c of a fluke game last season. :100points:
So were virtually every college basketball and deservedly so.
The tournament is hard to win...FYI.
Definitely, but I’m not buying them come March, which I believe you have the last few years. Could be wrong.
Fair enough, but you don't "buy" ANYONE other than Kentucky come March, you never do. At least I give my takes on teams - the NCAAT isn't exactly easy to predict, in my experience.
I liked them last year until Hunter went down. I like them again, even moreso, this year -- and that #16 loss has a little something to do with it, actually. Guess we'll see.
-Auburn is the game I circled preseason as "most likely to get blown out". That would really be deflating at this point, imo. A win there, and I'm FULLY ON BOARD, and I could even take some positives from a well-played loss. Just don't want to see regression...feel like we're so close.
I liked them last year until Hunter went down. I like them again, even moreso, this year -- and that #16 loss has a little something to do with it, actually. Guess we'll see.
-Auburn is the game I circled preseason as "most likely to get blown out". That would really be deflating at this point, imo. A win there, and I'm FULLY ON BOARD, and I could even take some positives from a well-played loss. Just don't want to see regression...feel like we're so close.
It has been pretty easy to predict that Virginia will lose before the Final Four.
My bracket this year will once again be painted in BIG BLUE!!!
Spell check frequently changes “kicking” to “licking,” which can cause some confusion.
I’ve got @ Tennessee down as our top *** licking of the year, apparently. Should be fun.
I’ve got @ Tennessee down as our top *** licking of the year, apparently. Should be fun.
UT is just mowing down everyone, no doubt about that. I love Admiral, no shame.
-I was kinda impressed with the Claxton kid last night, btw. Looks like a pretty decent prospect once he fills out.
-I was kinda impressed with the Claxton kid last night, btw. Looks like a pretty decent prospect once he fills out.
I guess the Georgia AD ordering an "Eddie Gran Loves UK" sign confiscated at the basketball game last night means there was a legit offer on the table turned down after all.
[laughing] What a ***** move. F 'em.
[laughing] What a ***** move. F 'em.
The one thing that, without fail, my dad will gleefully point out during a broadcast, no matter how obvious and aware of it everyone else in the room may be, is a strong "Go Big Blue" chant coming through on the road.
He lights up every time it happens. Always has. And I catch myself doing it if I'm not watching the game with him. Just one of those things that gets passed down and makes this a lot more than a basketball game.
Strong showing from our fans in Georgia last night.
He lights up every time it happens. Always has. And I catch myself doing it if I'm not watching the game with him. Just one of those things that gets passed down and makes this a lot more than a basketball game.
Strong showing from our fans in Georgia last night.
George played a basketball game of his own on his little basket during the entire game last night. During timeouts, I had to play with him (I'm really good at blocking a 3 year old's shots, btw). Anyways, when the game was over he just lost it and started crying "I FORGOT TO WATCH THE GAME!" (I also tried to point out the GBB chant to him, Gonzo, but he was too busy shooting to pay attention.)
That’s awesome. Playing along with the games was the best, especially on the radio if we were on taped delay. (Lol)
Owen does this too, he loves it. And my daughter lately any time a game is on has been saying "Daddy watch tucky?"
-All our kids are hilarious.
-Junior Burrough. Wanted that kid bad.
-Our family watches "The Masked Singer" and we won't apologize for that because we are simpletons who love trashy TV.
-Can't wait for George and Joey to grow up and take on the Rax boys in a tag-team match.
-Junior Burrough. Wanted that kid bad.
-Our family watches "The Masked Singer" and we won't apologize for that because we are simpletons who love trashy TV.
-Can't wait for George and Joey to grow up and take on the Rax boys in a tag-team match.
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