Official College Basketball Thread

[YanksHater213]

Shut up, haha. We lost to 2 teams in the top 20. Im not concerned, we will be back.

 

Also I was reading SI today and they said Duke is the most overrated team.

[MC Hammer]

Shut up, haha. We lost to 2 teams in the top 20. Im not concerned, we will be back.

 

Also I was reading SI today and they said Duke is the most overrated team.

Yeah I know we are every year yet somehow we end up in atleast the elite 8. SI, and ESPN can blow me. They just print whatever will get talked about the most and everyone who doesn't like Duke always says they're overrated so thats what they print.

 

Question. How can we be the most overrated team if we completely dominated, and blew out the team ranked #2? Wouldn't they be more overrated?

[MC Hammer]

Just checked the schedule

 

02/1 at No. 13 Boston College 9:00 PM ESPN

 

Can't wait.

[YanksHater213]

So? They played a great game. They won a game they should have lost vs VT on a lucky shot, at home no less. They hardly beat Memphis at home. They raped Seton Hall, BU, Seton Hall, and Davidson. The only win that really impresses me is the win vs Texas. I think theyre a great team, and certainly deserving of the number one spot, but I dont think you should be confident theyre gonna be number 1 wire to wire.

[BrentD22]

The Tarheels are way under rated! I can't believe they where not even in the top 25 in the preseason. What a travesty! On the other hand BC is way over rated. I wish they where that good, but they are not.

[MC Hammer]

So? They played a great game. They won a game they should have lost vs VT on a lucky shot, at home no less. They hardly beat Memphis at home. They raped Seton Hall, BU, Seton Hall, and Davidson. The only win that really impresses me is the win vs Texas. I think theyre a great team, and certainly deserving of the number one spot, but I dont think you should be confident theyre gonna be number 1 wire to wire.

Memphis is ranked higher than BC so if your saying Memphis should be a pushover than BC would be too. Who cares how we win as long as we win.

 

I'm confident because I'm a Duke fan.

[YanksHater213]

I never said Memphis was a pushover... If Duke is so amazing they should have won that game by more. Great teams separate themselves from the good teams, and I dont think you can say Duke has done that yet.

[MC Hammer]

I never said Memphis was a pushover... If Duke is so amazing they should have won that game by more. Great teams separate themselves from the good teams, and I dont think you can say Duke has done that yet.

Look at it this way. Our last game we raped the #2 team in the country. Wouldn't you be confident? Who cares what happened before.

 

Also don't forget Duke has been playing without it's 3rd best player, Nemarcus Nelson. When he returns you're going to see a whole new dimension added to the team.

[YanksHater213]

I would be cocky too.

 

Its actually pretty nice to have someone else that actually knows a little about college basketball to talk to.

[See Red]

I think that Texas game was an idication more-so of how much Texas is overrated than how good Duke is. Even with that, it was a Duke home game -- not by location, but by percentage of fans (Texas fans are more concerned with getting tickets to the Rose Bowl than a December College Basketball game) and it should have been a blowout with how bad Texas played. Not to say Duke didn't look like the #1 team -- but they're beatable, and UConn + Marcus Williams are certainly capable of giving them everything they can handle and beating 'em.

[Manny Goes Boom]

I think that Texas game was an idication more-so of how much Texas is overrated than how good Duke is. Even with that, it was a Duke home game -- not by location, but by percentage of fans (Texas fans are more concerned with getting tickets to the Rose Bowl than a December College Basketball game) and it should have been a blowout with how bad Texas played. Not to say Duke didn't look like the #1 team -- but they're beatable, and UConn + Marcus Williams are certainly capable of giving them everything they can handle and beating 'em.

 

Not to cause a fire or anything but everytime Duke wins you seem to find ways to downplay it...Umm how about a little love? :dunno:

[See Red]

I did give them love... I said they looked like a #1 team.

 

Would you like me to say something to the effect of...

 

"Duke was absolutely awe-inspiring. I spent most of the game watching, jaw dropped to the floor at what may just be the greatest team I've ever seen play. They are FAR better than any other team. Untouchable, in fact. UConn would be lucky if Duke let them carry their jocks -- because that's as close as them or Villanova, or any other team, is going to get."

 

... what I'm saying is exactly what the commentators said during the game. Call up CBS and get on them. Duke looked impressive, but it was even more about what Texas didn't do.

[Manny Goes Boom]

Sry, just what I observed with a bais eye. Anyway I think its right now Duke and UConn being the top two in the land. Villanova with Curtis Sumpter would be scarier (if that's possible) but that was a devastating injury.

[JimBrown32]

The Tarheels are way under rated! I can't believe they where not even in the top 25 in the preseason. What a travesty! On the other hand BC is way over rated. I wish they where that good, but they are not.

 

Blow me, they're overrated. They lost all their good guys.

[MC Hammer]

Blow me, they're overrated. They lost all their good guys.

They lost their top 6 scorers from last season. What they've done so far this year has been pretty amazing.

[JimBrown32]

They lost their top 6 scorers from last season. What they've done so far this year has been pretty amazing.

 

It's called a fluke.

[yankeessuck013]

Tenesee leads #7 Texas 48-28 at the half.

 

#22 Kentucky leads #4 Louisville 39-24 at the half.

[YanksHater213]

Bump. A ton of ranked teams lost this week. Uconn, Villanova, Memphis, Illinois, Michigan State, Louisville, Washington, Oklahoma, NC State, Maryland, Ohio State, Kentucky, and Arizona... HUGE amount of teams. BC is playing right now, and Duke plays Wake tonight, so at least one more ranked team will lose.

[See Red]

Bump. A ton of ranked teams lost this week. Uconn, Villanova, Memphis, Illinois, Michigan State, Louisville, Washington, Oklahoma, NC State, Maryland, Ohio State, Kentucky, and Arizona... HUGE amount of teams. BC is playing right now, and Duke plays Wake tonight, so at least one more ranked team will lose.

 

Yeah, I'd rather UConn get that bad game out of their system right now. As bad as it sounds, sometimes a loss is best for a team!

[YanksHater213]

They nearly lost to LSU yesterday too. They won by 1, and LSU had a chance to win it too, but missed.

[See Red]

Ahh, I didn't see that. I thought they'd come out and smoke LSU.

 

It's too early to get worried, though. Should get it going again!

[Manny Goes Boom]

Duke won by 18. Turning point in the game was when I forgot his name from Wake #33 had a breakaway and he was all alone except for his teammate who watched him try to make a reverse dunk but he blew it, McRoberts got the rebound drove it down court dropped it off the Redick and nailed the three. The guys who were doing the game for FSN said that could be a turning point and it ended up being it. I didn't see the whole game but when I periodically checked it Duke's lead kept growing after that play. That's what happens when you showboat.

[YanksHater213]

BC finally won they're first ACC game, barely beating FSU. Maybe this is what they need to go on a roll?

[yankeessuck013]

I am so psyched to go watch UConn and syracuse on Monday at 9 PM at the Carrier Dome, there 33,000 tickets sold so far. Man, that place will be rockin.

[spartans]

did miami really beat unc!?!?

 

 

 

 

watever tho, msu for the win

[KeepTheFaith1229]

did miami really beat unc!?!?

 

 

 

 

watever tho, msu for the win

 

 

Yeah, they did...Guillermo Diaz was a beast.

[See Red]

I am so psyched to go watch UConn and syracuse on Monday at 9 PM at the Carrier Dome, there 33,000 tickets sold so far. Man, that place will be rockin.

 

Should be fun! Wish I could go, but being in Colorado, it'd be difficult. Heh.

 

I'm for UConn, though, so best of luck in the game!

[YanksHater213]

I think UConn is pretty overrated. Gay hasnt developed fully yet and is still pretty inconsistent, and I dont really think they have the same chemistry and intangibles as past teams have had for UConn.

[yankeessuck013]

coaches poll is out:

 

Week 11 ESPN/USA Today Poll

 

1. Duke (31) 16-0 775

 

2. Florida 16-0 737

 

3. Connecticut 14-1 688

 

4. Memphis 15-2 659

 

5. Illinois 16-1 641

 

6. Texas 14-2 597

 

7. Villanova 11-2 574

 

8. Gonzaga 13-3 560

 

9. Pittsburgh 14-0 559

 

10. Washington 14-2 430

 

11. Indiana 10-3 398

 

12. Michigan State 14-4 386

 

13. Wisconsin 14-2 367

 

14. N.C. State 14-2 362

 

15. Louisville 13-3 316

 

16. UCLA 14-3 289

 

17. West Virginia 12-3 284

 

18. George Washington 12-1 267

 

19. Ohio State 12-2 238

 

20. Syracuse 15-2 234

 

21. Boston College 12-4 180

 

22. Maryland 12-4 111

 

23. North Carolina 10-3 88

 

24. Oklahoma 10-4 58

 

25. Iowa 13-4 56

 

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES

Tennessee 39, Air Force 35, Xavier 25, Colorado 22, Michigan 16, Nevada 16, Southern Illinois 11, Northern Iowa 10, Bucknell 10, UAB 9, LSU 8, Cincinnati 4, Miami 4, Creighton 3, Wake Forest 2, Ohio 2, Nebraska 2, Florida State 1, Manhattan 1, Arizona 1.

[schillingouttheks]

I really think for the most part, BC has adapted well to the ACC. The ACC has some of the toughest places to play (Maryland, Duke, etc) and they've been exposed to it now. I hope they do well in the tournament, they have the potential to be a championship team led by Dudley and Smith.