2015-2016 College Basketball Thread

[Blueintheface]

Uh...what time did you say the tip was? You'll have to excuse me for asking, I had something crazy in my ear.

[Topper]

Uh...what time did you say the tip was? You'll have to excuse me for asking, I had something crazy in my ear.

Where do you live?

10:45 PST or 1:45 EST.

[cougjunkie]

2015-2016 College Basketball Thread

A few thoughts on Utah:

Poetl is good. He is owning the glass against maybe the best rebounding team he will see all year. However, Utah has yet to run a single play for him. Everything is coming off second chance and hustle plays.

Jordan Loveridge is still fat, still takes horrible shots, will shoot a low percentage and shoot Utah out of a few games this year.

Isaiah Wright and Brandon Taylor are both going to struggle. Taylor needs someone to set him up so he can catch and shoot. Wright can't do that. Taylor will miss Delon the most. He looks uncomfortable bringing the ball up and shooting off the dribble.

Bonam this JC kid, looks Iieknhe has potential. I think he ends up in the starting lineup before long.

Brekkot chapman looks bad early on.

As a team the shot selection is a little suspect. They still lack elite shooters. But they are athletic and shoot well enough to win a lot of games.

Kyle Kuzma is good and he is going to be a problem for BYU. Pisses me off.

[Topper]

Oregon still has the ugliest basketball floor I've seen.

[PaloAltoCougar]

I noticed the DirecTV summary of tonights game says that "Long Beach State has to replace all five starters, while 10 players are gone from a good BYU team," and goes on to note that "Dave Rose has shown a talent for juggling personnel." I'll say. He juggled so well I did realize ten players were gone.

[Blueintheface]

Where do you live?

10:45 PST or 1:45 EST.

MST

[Topper]

MST

Heaven forbid. You must be a ski lover.

[MartyFunkhouser]

I'm heading to sleep. For the BYU fans staying up for the game, some good reading for tommorrow morning.

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/252915

[Pelado]

I'm using 2 of Uncle Phil's seats at mid-court tonight for Oregon/Baylor. Look for me!

Any HFN sightings? I have missed him so far.

[Crockett]

I'm heading to sleep. For the BYU fans staying up for the game, some good reading for tommorrow morning.

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/252915

Whatever. WOW works.

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/7...er.html?pg=all

[BlueK]

A few thoughts on Utah:

Poetl is good. He is owning the glass against maybe the best rebounding team he will see all year. However, Utah has yet to run a single play for him. Everything is coming off second chance and hustle plays.

Jordan Loveridge is still fat, still takes horrible shots, will shoot a low percentage and shoot Utah out of a few games this year.

Isaiah Wright and Brandon Taylor are both going to struggle. Taylor needs someone to set him up so he can catch and shoot. Wright can't do that. Taylor will miss Delon the most. He looks uncomfortable bringing the ball up and shooting off the dribble.

Bonam this JC kid, looks Iieknhe has potential. I think he ends up in the starting lineup before long.

Brekkot chapman looks bad early on.

As a team the shot selection is a little suspect. They still lack elite shooters. But they are athletic and shoot well enough to win a lot of games.

Kyle Kuzma is good and he is going to be a problem for BYU. Pisses me off.

Also, their defense so far isn't very good.

[smokymountainrain]

Saw Ben Simmons for the first time last night and am intrigued if not convinced he's going to be special. At 6'10" has NBA athleticism, a NBA body and an impressive skill set for a guy that size. He's been compared to a young LeBron and Lamar Odom and I think he's somewhere in between. Not as athletic as LeBron was, and his overall skillset, while very good, isn't at the level of LeBron at the same age. At the same time, he's stronger and more athletic than Odom and doesn't have the off court issues LO had. It will be interesting to see him against good competition.

[MartyFunkhouser]

I was very excited about the Utes victory over SDSU last night. Good non-conference win early in the season. However, I realized that the Utes are not going to win a national championship this year, making the season meaningless.

[smokymountainrain]

I was very excited about the Utes victory over SDSU last night. Good non-conference win early in the season. However, I realized that the Utes are not going to win a national championship this year, making the season meaningless.

Interesting. I enjoy watching my team at least be able to play for the opportunity to win a national championship - despite the long odds of actually winning it. But hey, to each his own.

[MartyFunkhouser]

Interesting. I enjoy watching my team at least be able to play for the opportunity to win a national championship - despite the long odds of actually winning it. But hey, to each his own.

I'm confused what adds meaning to the season and what doesn't? I thought only a national championship is meaningful. Is it now that playing for a tournament national championship is meaningful enough. Is it making a tournament for a national championship what counts as meaningful? So 4 college football teams are allowed to claim a meaningful season, but 68 college basketball teams can claim a meaningful season? This is confusing.

So winning a P5 title in college football = meaningless. Winning the Southland Conference tournament = meaningful.