PleaseBlitz Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Use this thread for all things NCAA basketball not pertaining to teams that have their own thread (G'town, UMD, Duke). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted January 19, 2016 Author Share Posted January 19, 2016 Current AP Poll: AP Top 25 RK TEAM RECORD PTS 1 Oklahoma (65) 15-1 1,625 2 North Carolina 16-2 1,515 3 Kansas 15-2 1,499 4 Villanova 16-2 1,403 5 Xavier 16-1 1,321 6 West Virginia 15-2 1,278 7 Maryland 16-2 1,259 8 SMU 17-0 1,179 9 Iowa 14-3 1,167 10 Texas A&M 15-2 994 11 Michigan State 16-3 950 12 Arizona 15-3 801 13 Virginia 13-4 649 13 Baylor 14-3 649 15 Miami (FL) 13-3 645 16 Providence 15-3 609 17 Louisville 14-3 608 18 Butler 13-4 439 19 Iowa State 13-4 411 20 Duke 14-4 375 21 USC 15-3 338 22 Purdue 15-3 322 23 Kentucky 13-4 276 24 South Carolina 16-1 252 25 Indiana 15-3 210 Others receiving votes: Pittsburgh 184, Clemson 53, Wichita St 38, Valparaiso 30, Notre Dame 14, Dayton 9, Saint Mary's 8, Gonzaga 5, Utah 3, Hawaii 3, Arkansas-Little Rock 1, Monmouth 1, Navy 1, Oregon 1 Dropped from rankings: Pittsburgh 20, Gonzaga 25 Dropped from rankings: Pittsburgh 20, Gonzaga 25 Eat **** Pitt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Harris Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Bob Huggins for Coach of the Year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 What is this Dook you speak of? They a ranked team? They the one with the coach who won't shake hands after ANOTHER loss? At 15-2, with 6 games out of 14 remaining against ranked teams (Baylor x2, Iowa State x2, Kansas, Oklahoma)..I'm wondering if 25 wins is unrealistic for WVU. 25-6 has to be a #3 seed or better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskin4ever Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 I was actually looking for a thread like this a few weeks ago during the Oklahoma v Kansas game. That was the best game I've seen all year. Even Dookie Vitale gave up his Duke card and said Kansas had the greatest crowd and best atmosphere in college basketball. I'm really looking forward to the rest of the season. I expect a lot of continually moving teams throughout the rankings. I haven't seen 1 dominant team like last year. That should make the next 3 months pretty awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted January 19, 2016 Author Share Posted January 19, 2016 The KU fanbase is awesome in a delusionally spoiled kind of way. I love reading their SB nation site after losses. Here is part of the story after my Mountaineers pretty much kicked their asses (blaming the refs for an 11 point lose that was never in question in the second half): Look, you're never going to hear me blame officiating for a loss. It's pretty rare that the officials actually win or lose a game for someone. That said: The most foul-prone team in the country started the game, the first 5:28 minutes, without being whistled. West Virginia made more free throws (33) than Kansas attempted (21). Kansas was called for significantly more fouls (32) as West Virginia (20). How does that even happen, considering WVU's preferred style of play? That was ugly. Let's not do that ever again. http://www.rockchalktalk.com/2016/1/12/10758442/kansas-west-virginia-mountaineers-upset-kansas-74-63 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Harris Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 look, i'm not a racist, but..... gotta love when someone says "i won't say ________," and then proceeds to say _________. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 MSU fan here. Not sure what's going on with the 2 losses recently, but I'm not too concerned. They should do well enough to get a decent tournament seed, and really I don't care to much about college basketball until tournament time anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Harris Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 MSU fan here. Not sure what's going on with the 2 losses recently, but I'm not too concerned. They should do well enough to get a decent tournament seed, and really I don't care to much about college basketball until tournament time anyway. I take msu to elite 8 at least. ..every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 I take msu to elite 8 at least. ..every year. Izzo is incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted January 20, 2016 Author Share Posted January 20, 2016 I can't believe UM hasn't offered Izzo $6 million a year to change sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Harris Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 I can't believe UM hasn't offered Izzo $6 million a year to change sides. Maybe they like getting dunked on 43 times every night. #stilllikedbeilein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Beilein was incredible but I can't help but still feel that WVU lucked out and upgraded at coach (and system) when he left for Meatchicken. Too bad the same can't be said about when Rich Rod left. And yes..Izzo's team could be 17-13 and barely make the tourney each and every year and most smart people would have them locks for the Elite 8. That dude can flat out coach. edit..not belittling Beilein ball. But it seems to rely to much on 3pt shooting and backdoor cuts. Defense isn't a strong suit either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Even though I fear this will become a WVU thread..which is not the intent..this ESPN interview with Bob Huggins is fascinating. http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/14603636/west-virginia-coach-bob-huggins-talks-squad-state-game-yes-sweatshirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Now that was ugly. Shoot 36% from the line..you lose almost every damn time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 VCU 9 wins in a row. Be forewarned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dont Taze Me Bro Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 WVU losing to TX, DAMN! Reminded me of UNC losing to TX early in the year too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Harris Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 hard to win shooting 8 of 23 from the free throw line. and that's no typo. all of our scorers took the night off. couldn't throw it in the ocean. only player that truly showed up was holton. williams was decent and ended with a double double. carter was god awful, miles was worse, and even paige struggled mightily from the floor. all that and still only lost by 7. edit..not belittling Beilein ball. But it seems to rely to much on 3pt shooting and backdoor cuts. Defense isn't a strong suit either. they were super fun to watch, but there was not a more dunked-on team in the history of the sport. trying to remember the big man from georgetown....for every 3 pittsnogle hit, he would throw down 2 monster facials over him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 they were super fun to watch, but there was not a more dunked-on team in the history of the sport. trying to remember the big man from georgetown....for every 3 pittsnogle hit, he would throw down 2 monster facials over him. How far back? Patrick Ewing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Harris Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 How far back? Patrick Ewing? nah, this was mid 2000's. i wanna say hibberd, but i think it was a different one. green? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskin4ever Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 nah, this was mid 2000's. i wanna say hibberd, but i think it was a different one. green? Hibbert was at Gerogetown he same time Pittsnogle was at West Virginia. So I'd say you are correct with Hinbert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share Posted January 21, 2016 nah, this was mid 2000's. i wanna say hibberd, but i think it was a different one. green? Hibbert. Also Okafor from UConn dunked every possession. We'll always have Mike Gansey. Also, the game last night was predictable. The nice thing about this team is they bring the intensity every night. The bad thing is their shooting is always suspect, but when they have a bad night, they miss EVERYTHING. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Harris Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 jeff green, too. hibbert would catch the ball in the post, back to the basket. he'd turn, elevate, and pittsnogle would basically jump backwards and get facialized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskin4ever Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Not quite a high mark for college basketball today. College of Charleston beat Towson by scoring 40 points. Sorry to any Towson grads that may be on the board. Charleston scores 40 and still wins http://es.pn/1PlPHCJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 OK putting the wood to Baylor. They look legit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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