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[craftsy21]

[h4]Hoya Paranoia, Ex-'Cuse Me?[/h4]

By Yoni Cohen on Sat Feb 07, 2009 at 08:24:13 PM EST

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]Might Georgetown and/or Syracuse miss the NCAA Tournament?[/font]
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]Georgetown has a sky-high RPI of 23 and "quality wins" over Connecticut (in Storrs) and Memphis and Syracuse (in Washington). But JTIII's club has "bad losses" to Notre Dame and Seton Hall and two losses to Cincinnati.[/font]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]After today losing to Cincinnati at home, the Hoyas have lost five of their last six (and seven of their last 10) games. Georgetown has also won only a single game in a hostile environment.[/font]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]Up next for the Hoyas? A road trip to Syracuse, also a bubble squad in desperate need for a victory.[/font]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]The Orange have a similar RPI, 22, and big wins over Florida and Kansas (in Kansas City) and Memphis (in Memphis). But Jim Boeheim's team has lost to Cleveland State and Providence.[/font]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]After yesterday losing to Villanova, the Orange have lost four of their last five (and six of their last 7) games.[/font]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]Still, even with a loss to Georgetown, it is hard to imagine a scenario under which Syracuse would finish worse than 8-8 (or even 9-7) in the Big East, which should be enough to send Jonny Flynn, Eric Devendorf, and Paul Harris dancing.[/font]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]Georgetown, on the other hand, cannot afford to lose to Syracuse. Lose to the 'Cuse and the Hoyas will head into the second half of February on the outside of the tournament bubble looking in.[/font]

[h4]Quick Hits[/h4]

By Yoni Cohen on Sun Feb 08, 2009 at 08:44:26 PM EST

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]-- I am no more a believer in Memphis than I was before John Calipari's club demolished Gonzaga in Spokane. Gonzaga has not beaten a single team ranked in the Top 25. Save for Gonzaga, neither has Memphis.[/font]
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]-- Advice to any player out there who wants to bring change and hope to his deeply competitive and suffering college basketball team: learn how to convert your friggin' free throws! Marquette made only 10 of 23 charity stripe attempts in a one point loss to South Florida, Xavier made only 14 of 26 in a four point loss to Duquesne, Tennessee made only 10 of 17 in a one point loss to Auburn, Texas A&M made only 19 or 30 in a five point loss to Kansas State, etc.[/font]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]-- It is no secret that the SEC is desperate for an elite club, a leader that will carry the conference's banner past the second round of the NCAA Tournament. But who will the conference's leader be? We will find out on Tuesday, when Florida travels to Lexington to play Kentucky in a critical SEC East matchup.[/font]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]-- Unless Notre Dame wins the Big East Tournament, the Fighting Irish will not participate in the NCAA Tournament. The Gang of 500 should cease to report and opine on the Fighting Irish until they string together three consecutive victories and return to national relevance.[/font]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]-- To !%#* Weiss' list of Coach of the Year candidates I would add Jay Wright. Villanova is terrific on both ends of the floor and a true pleasure to watch.[/font]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]-- This year, Tom Crean did not sign a single Scout.com Top 40 recruit -- though he did sign four recruits ranked in the Top 100. In other words, the Hoosiers will also miss the NCAA Tournament next season, before perhaps participating in March's main event in 2011.[/font]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]-- Kansas has quietly won eight straight heading into the Jayhawks' "Big Monday" showdown with Missouri.[/font]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]-- More evidence it is a good time to be a state school: Kansas State, Ohio State, Arizona and California have all won at least four of their last five games.[/font]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]-- Georgia Tech will soon finish with a sub-.500 record for a second year in a row. Paul Hewitt had better hope Derrick Favors does Georgia Tech a favor and sticks around for more than a single season.[/font]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]-- Siena badly hurt its NCAA Tournament case by losing to Rider on Saturday. The Saints still have an impressive RPI (2, but because they lack quality wins, have no margin for error from here on out.[/font]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]-- Steve Alford's New Mexico club is playing well in the strong Mountain West Conference. In the past two months, New Mexico has lost only two games, both on the road, by a total of six points.[/font]

 

[allen3xis]

isn't the first recent article to go on about how Gary doesn't play the 'AAU game'

[font=Arial,Helvetica]Geof, Baltimore, MD: John, I hear ya as far as Gary taking the high road on guys like Gay who to sign he'd have to play that whole seedy AAu game, but what about losing out players to schools like Georgetown who's been feasting on Maryland players (Summers, Sims, Freeman, Wright, all signed in the last 4 years)?

John Feinstein: Coincidence or not, Georgetown has two former AAU coaches on its staff. Georgetown is also a pretty good program with a pretty good reputation, so sometimes you're going to lose players to them. A couple of the kids you mentioned were not that highly touted and turned out to be pretty good players, so that gets into the vagaries of recruiting again. And, as Gary mentions no more than 9-10 times a day, he couldn't get Jeff Green into school.[/font]

A bunch of complete crap. He wouldn't wait for Jeff to qualify. He took James Gist.

How about recruiting Tyree Evans, how about Chris McCray not being able to maintain a 2.0 ??? Notifying his mother the same week he was getting kicked off theteam due to grades. No notice.

Was he not right there recruiting Rudy Gay with Calhoun?

He won't play 'those games' but is involved with Lance, now.

Yeah, integrity.

Some top coaches get tired of the grind, had their success and mail it in...has nothing to do with integrity, cause Gary has little.

 

[allen3xis]

Missouri gets Kansas at home Monday. Oklahoma comes to Columbia on March 4.

Why shouldn't Mizzou coach Mike Anderson believe the Tigers can win the Big 12?

Well, he does. The Tigers host Kansas on Monday night in the first of two games between the heated rivals. Kansas (8-0) is ahead of Missouri by two games inthe loss column. So, too, is Oklahoma (9-0).

"We're in the hunt for a conference championship," Anderson said Sunday by phone from Columbia http://sports.espn.go.com/stations/player?id=3894132','Popup','width=780,height=565,scrollbars=no,noresize');return false;">(for more of the interview listen to Monday's ESPN College Basketball podcast)

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"There's a buzz about this game, more so than in the past," Anderson said. "We're in the hunt for a championship. This is a biggame."

The Tigers turnaround, even this season, is a credit to Anderson, the leadership of DeMarre Carroll and LeoLyons and the infusion of ready-to-contribute juniors Zaire Taylor and J.T. Tiller, among others.

Missouri was impressive early by beating USC in Puerto Rico (after a four-point loss to Xavier) and blowing out Cal at home. But the Tigers were a mysterywhen they got slammed by Illinois in St. Louis, and then started out the Big 12 by losing at Nebraska (which is now being seen in a different light after theHuskers took down Texas). The loss at Kansas State has a different view too after the Wildcats beat Texas in Austin and Texas A&M in College Station.

Still, the inconsistency tag could apply to the Tigers until the past 10 days. Missouri whipped Baylor by 17, won at Texas by four and then made sure itdidn't slip at Iowa State on Saturday, winning by 14, before hosting Kansas Monday.

"Everyone was talking about Big Monday but I was talking about Big Saturday," Anderson said of the Iowa State game. "We respondedwell."

The Tigers' defensive intensity has improved and Anderson said the team is starting to look like the "fastest 40 minutes in basketball," thathe envisioned when he took the job.

The leadership from Carroll and Lyons, who both declared for the NBA draft but withdrew, started on the trip to Canada over Labor Day. Anderson said it wasthere that the Tigers began to find themselves. They started to have fun playing the game and haven't stopped. Anderson won't say the Tigers are a lockfor the NCAAs -- yet.

"We'll see," Anderson said. "I just know we're a good basketball team."

Beating Kansas on Monday would certainly do wonders for the Tigers' perception and NCAA profile.

• Memphis coach John Calipari continued to be impressed with his team Sunday after reflecting back on the 18-point win in Spokane on Saturday night overGonzaga.

"We had relentless defensive pressure for 32 minutes," Calipari said. "They had no good looks. They couldn't post it up on us."

The Zags shot 4 of 15 on 3s. Matt Bouldin, Jeremy Pargo and StevenGray were a combined 4 of 20 from the field, 0-for-6 on 3s.

Meanwhile, Memphis' Robert Dozier had a double-double (18 points, 10 boards)and Tyreke Evans continued to be a scoring leader at the point with 22 points (7 of 8at the line).

Calipari said Evans vomited three times at halftime and didn't warm up but it didn't faze him in the second half. He said he was going to meet withEvans later Sunday to discuss how the Tigers can get another 10 percent out of him the final month of the season. He said he was going to have the sameconversation with Dozier.

Calipari also said if he had made the move of Evans to the point earlier in the nonconference there's "no way we lose all three of those games [toXavier in Puerto Rico, at Georgetown and to Syracuse]."

The Tigers, ranked No. 15 going into the Gonzaga game, will likely be in the top 10 Monday. The Tigers are done with nonconference games and resume theirmarch toward perfection yet again in Conference USA (50 straight wins). What seed does Calipari want in the NCAAs? "I'm shooting for a one,"Calipari said. What else do you think he'd say?

• Creighton won at Northern Iowa to hand the Panthers their second Missouri Valley loss. There is nothing wrong with losing to Creighton, in any season, inthe Valley, even at home. But the Panthers, like Siena, which lost to Rider on Saturday in the MAAC, might find it difficult to get an at-large berth withoutwinning the Valley tournament. This could be a record low for at-large berths outside of the big six conferences, especially if Xavier (A-10), Gonzaga (WCC),Davidson (Southern), Utah State (WAC) and Butler (Horizon) win their respective conference tournaments.

• Virginia Tech finally won a close game by beating NC State in overtime Sunday. The Hokies (15-7, 5-3) are walking a fine line for a bid and that's whylosing to teams below them in the ACC isn't a recipe for a berth.

• LSU is quietly putting together a dominating SEC West run with a 7-1 mark after beating Alabama on Sunday. It's hard to believe that the Tide has lost17 straight SEC road games.

• Dayton lost out on its chance to be in sole possession of first place with a home win over Xavier (8-1) later this week after falling prey to the bottomof the league by losing to previous one-win Charlotte. Dayton is now 7-2, a game behind Xavier and Saint Joseph's, both with one loss, in the loss column.The Hawks (7-1) are up to their usual act of late, mediocrity in the nonconference (7-7) followed by finding their groove in conference.

• It's amazing how one loss can change the complexion of the standings in a day. Boston College entered Sunday in third place at 6-3 in the ACC. Losingto Wake Forest sent the Eagles down to seventh at 6-4.

• A week or so ago it appeared Wisconsin was toast for an NCAA berth. But the Badgers beat Illinois and then Penn State on the road Sunday to move to 5-6 inthe Big Ten after a very un-Bo Ryan six-game losing streak. Wisconsin has a favorable schedule down the stretch with two games against last-place Indiana, oneagainst 10th-place Iowa and home games against Ohio State and Michigan, two beatable teams that would look good on the resume. The other two road games are atMichigan State and at Minnesota -- once again difficult but certainly opportunities to impress the selection committee. Wisconsin, now at 14-9, has apulse.

• Washington (17-6, 8-3) beat Stanford Sunday to get a split of the Bay Area. That's why the Huskies will ultimately get an NCAA bid out of the Pac-10.Washington doesn't string two losses in a row. The Huskies do a good job of finding their offensive rhythm quickly. Quincy Pondexter's 20 points was a welcome sign from him to be another scoringoption.

• Robbie Hummel's back injury is a shame for Purdue (17-6, 6-4). TheBoilermakers aren't the same team without him, scoring only 48 points against Illinois. Purdue lost its second straight game with Hummel nursing his stressfracture in his back. Meanwhile, Illinois (19-5, 7-4) is suddenly two games back of Michigan State for second place in the Big Ten.

• Michigan coach John Beilein said he still believes the Wolverines will make the NCAA tournament. But he said the Wolverines have to win "the rightgames," the rest of the season. That means beating teams like Michigan State at home Tuesday, Purdue at home Feb. 26 and likely Minnesota at home on Feb.19. The Wolverines go to Northwestern, Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota, too. Michigan (15-8, 5-6) still has bankable wins against UCLA and Duke.

• Beilein called Connecticut senior forward Jeff Adrien, "Jason Maxiell witha jump shot." Not a bad description for the Huskies' indispensible power forward.

• The championship ring Boston Celtics all star Ray Allen gave Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun on Saturday might as well have been a door stop. This replicaring clearly couldn't be worn. Calhoun continues to have intense loyalty from his former players, especially those who are in the NBA.
• Forgot tomention in the Weekly Watch that Boston University hosts Vermont on Wednesday in an America East showdown. The Terriers (14-9, 9-2) matched their win totalfrom last season with seven games remaining. Vermont (8-3) and Binghamton (8-3) are trailing the Terriers. The homestand continues with Binghamton on Saturday.During an eight-game winning streak, John Holland and Corey Lowe are averaging a combined 42.4 points a game, making 45 percent of their shots, 43on 3s. Holland and Lowe are averaging 40.6 and 40.4 minutes a game during America East play. The Terriers have gone extra periods against Stony Brook and UMBC.

• Beilein called Connecticut senior forward Jeff Adrien, "Jason Maxiell with a jump shot." Not a bad description for the Huskies' indispensible power forward.

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[seymore cake]

Originally Posted by JND1

[h2]"It would behoove him to be in a situation that he would be able to play for a coach who has a more free-flowing offense, who is going to afford him the opportunity to be expressive and to do the things that he needs to do [to prepare for the NBA]," Clifton said.[/h2]

If not for the recent rule that prevents players from jumping straight from high school to the NBA, Clifton said, Wall would have considered skipping college. One draft site, nbadraft.net, projects him as the No. 1 pick in 2010.

Anticipating an eventual meeting with Krzyzewski, Beckwith was already voicing his questions.

"I'm going to say, 'Look, this is what John's going to do. Now, what are you going to do when he does that?' " Beckwith said. "When you're playing Carolina and things aren't going well, when you take him out of the game and he mumbles, 'I shoulda gone to Carolina,' which to you is disrespectful and it's not the right thing to say ... how long are you going to sit him out? If he's going to be done for the year, then don't take him."

The Word of God coach has a tip for Wall as well: "If you're really serious about going to Duke, all this flashy stuff, stop it. And let's see how you like it."

Duke point guard Nolan Smith, a sophomore, was asked what he would tell a prospect used to creating individually in high school.

"The main thing I'd tell him is, 'Get ready to play team basketball, but keep your style of play. Yet, play your style of play within the Duke style of play.' It's something you have to learn while you're here. You can't really tell somebody how it is until they get here."

Duke assistant coach Chris Collins said that when he's developing a relationship with a recruit, he prefers to deal with his perceptions of the program head-on.

"If there are preconceived notions about what it is, what it's like, style of play, playing for Coach K, going to school at Duke, all those things, we just try to be up front about who we are, what we have, what we're looking for in our players," Collins said, "and usually, because of that, you whittle it down to the guys who really fit what you're looking for."

Coaches can't discuss specific potential recruits, but Collins pointed out that Krzyzewski has always adjusted to his personnel.

"If we have J.J. Redick, we're going to look to get him the ball, get him shots," Collins said. "If we've got Jason Williams, we're going to [let him create]. We've always been a program that has pushed the ball and scored a lot of points and played pressure 'D'."

Beckwith said he likes Memphis, Baylor and N.C. State as good fits for Wall,

To put it simple and plain...They want him to play for a coach who will let him do whatever the hell he wants with minimal coaching/discipline. But they careabout him?

Hope he does well whereever he lands tho.

 

[allen3xis]

It'll be interesting to see if Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski sticks with Greg Paulus for the foreseeable future.

Especially for Wednesday night's title against North Carolina at Cameron.

The Blue Devils had lost two of their past three games and Coach K opted to shake things up and re-insert Paulus, a three-year starter prior to the start ofthe season, into the starting lineup for the Miami game.

Paulus responded with 18 points in 40 minutes, but that isn't necessarily where his impact is felt the most.

This Duke team needs his energy. Nolan Smith, who logged just seven minutes over the weekend against Miami, is clearly the superior defender of the duo, buthe's soft-spoken and right now the Blue Devils are in dire need of a vocal leader.

Paulus, who has been criticized in his career in Durham, said he has been appreciative of the fans.

``They've been great to me since I've been there and had my back and the team's back," Paulus said. "The place was as loud as it'sbeen all year and it gave us a huge boost."

PRINCETON REVIVAL

Princeton coach Sydney Johnson has the Tigers back on track.

Princeton is 4-0 in Ivy League play for the first time since 2004 after a huge upset against a Cornell team that had won 17 straight in league play and also arout against Columbia.

``It's fair to say we're a little surprised," Johnson said.

The Tigers had lost seven of their past eight against Cornell, picked to claim the Ivy this season. Even with the win, Johnson isn't getting carried away.

``We played well, but Cornell is very, very good and are clearly the favorite," he said. "It was just one of those games where everything worked forus."

The Tigers ended up getting a weekend sweep despite the fact that leading scorer, athletic freshman guard Doug Davis, was held to a total of seven points.

``He's a different type of player than we've had in the past," Johnson said. "He changes the dynamic of our team. … He's quick and canreally create his own shot."

With guys like Davis, Johnson has been able to alter the way that the Tigers play. No longer are they confined to the methodical Princeton style.

``We're not settling on just being a halfcourt team on offense or defense," Johnson said. "We're pressing defensively and also catching andgo offensively. It's more fun to watch."

``We're not hiding behind our offense," he added.

COUSY AWARD FINALISTS

Here are the 17 finalists for the Bob Cousy Award for the nation's top college point guard:

Sherron Collins, Kansas
Darren Collison, UCLA
Stephen Curry, Davidson
Toney Douglas, Florida State
Levance Fields, Pittsburgh
Jonny Flynn, Syracuse
Dominic James, Marquette
Ty Lawson, North Carolina
Eric Maynor, VCU
Patrick Mills, Saint Mary's
Jeremy Pargo, Gonzaga
A.J. Price, UConn
Jeff Teague, Wake Forest

Division II
Virgil Buensuceso, BYU-Hawaii
Darren Duncan, Merrimack College

Division III
David Arsenault, Grinnell
Sean Wallis, Washington University

RANDOM NOTES: Michigan State forward Raymar Morgan is doubtful for Tuesday's game against Michigan with walking pneumonia. Morgan sat outthe past two games. … Indiana guard Devan Dumes was suspended indefinitely after a flagrant foul in which he elbowed Michigan State big man Tom Herzog over theweekend. … Oklahoma's Ray Willis was also suspended indefinitely after being arrested on su####ion of driving under the influence.… Austin Peay legend James "Fly" Williams had his jersey retired. … Dartmouth is off to its best Ivy league start in a decade at 4-2. …Duquesne's win against Xavier was its first over a ranked team since 1997. … If Texas loses to Oklahoma State tomorrow night, it would be the first timethe Longhorns have dropped four straight since Rick Barnes' rookie year in Austin back in 1998-99. …. Arizona State has won four straight Pac-10 road gamesfor the first time since 1980-81. … Eastern Illinois coach Mike Miller signed a one-year contract extension. Miller is in his fourth season with the Panthers,who are 11-11 overall and 8-4 in the Ohio Valley. … Gardner Webb's Josh Henley is the leading freshman rebounder (9.6 rpg) in the nation at just 6-foot-3.… Winthrop starting point guard Reggie Middleton is out for the rest of the season with a broken right leg. … According to Scout.com, Wake Forest received averbal commitment from junior forward Melvin Tabb out of Raleigh Enloe High (N.C.). … Scout.com's Evan Daniels also reported that Loyola Marymount signeeTerrell Vinson has been released.


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I have a feeling that the staff of III, Broadus and Sydney Johnson will be looked back on very highly of once they ascend to high program jobs.

Didn't agree with Nolan over Greg from the jump.

 

[lnmymind]

Originally Posted by The Yes Guy

Originally Posted by JamesOnNT

That's a wild article about Wall.

I mean it is what it is though .. the NBA never should have implemented that rule.

I think that article shows exactly why the NBA implemented that rule. People talk about his attitude problem and college coaches, imagine what he would be like on an NBA team. Can you imagine Larry Brown or Phil Jackson or any other NBA coach dealing with that kind of bs? Can you imagine him interacting with veteran players?

And telling a kid to go to school for one year fixes that problem? I don't think so.

 

[seymore cake]

Although I'm not a supporter of the rule, I'm not an antagonist either. If they were going to implement a rule they should've done it the same waythe nfl did it. 3yrs removed from your high school class. Both games would be serviced by such this.

Originally Posted by allen3xis

Didn't agree with Nolan over Greg from the jump.

Same page.

 

[yungmatt]

Originally Posted by Seymore CAKE

Although I'm not a supporter of the rule, I'm not an antagonist either. If they were going to implement a rule they should've done it the same way the nfl did it. 3yrs removed from your high school class. Both games would be serviced by such this.

Thats what I said since it first went into effect.... 1 yr just makes absolutely no sense

 

[seymore cake]

That was $tern being a ({}) again. His resume of clitoris acts is as long as Manute's arms

 

[jamesonnt]

Originally Posted by Seymore CAKE

That was $tern being a ({}) again. His resume of clitoris acts is as long as Manute's arms

o_0

 

[craftsy21]

No Talor Battle as a finalist? hmm... up until the last two games, he was one of the front-runners for POTY in the Big 10 - leading in points and assists inthe league. Don't get that snub at all... at least put him on the list.

 

[juicy j 32]

It didn't make sense to me that they would bench Paulus, an experienced senior, for Nolan Smith.

I would swap Frasor for Paulus and not think twice about it.

Paulus can run that team fairly well, play solid defense, and hit big shots. The only thing I have a problem with is his flopping. I thought the Miami dudegetting ejected was BS this weekend. On the replay it looked like he didn't even Paulus in the face, but Paulus went down grabbing it anyways.

As for our game on Wednesday night, I think it will tell us a lot about Wayne Ellington. If he shows out and comes to play, then maybe his big game jitters andhistory of disappearing will change. Him and Ty have been playing well together lately and our passing has been pretty good. Even TH has had assists in back toback games.

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Dre have you seen the weather forecast for this week?

A tornadocaine is in our imminent future....

 

[jville819]

Noles in the top 25

 

[gobucksbc]

Which Miami player was ejected?

Is it me or does it seem as though there's been more ejections this season than in recent years? McClinton, Novak, Harris, and Dumes just off the top of myhead...or maybe it's just because they're happening in the Big Ten so that's why I'm noticing it more.

 

[jamesonnt]

AP Top 25
1. Connecticut (67) 22-1 1,795
2. Oklahoma (3) 23-1 1,710
3. North Carolina (2) 21-2 1,672
4. Pittsburgh 21-2 1,583
5. Louisville 18-4 1,423
6. Duke 20-3 1,350
7. Wake Forest 18-3 1,242
8. Memphis 20-3 1,237
9. Michigan State 19-4 1,214
10. Marquette 20-3 1,137
11. UCLA 19-4 1,131
12. Clemson 19-3 1,097
13. Villanova 19-4 989
14. Xavier 20-3 893
15. Butler 21-2 762
16. Kansas 19-4 751
17. Missouri 20-4 395
18. Arizona State 18-5 389
19. Gonzaga 17-5 361
20. Purdue 17-6 353
21. Utah State 23-1 317
22. Illinois 19-5 303
23. Syracuse 18-6 280
24. Ohio State 17-5 216
25. Florida State 18-5 182
Others Receiving Votes
LSU 167, Washington 135, Texas 106, Florida 66, Minnesota 43, Dayton 31, California 16, Kansas State 8, West Virginia 8, South Carolina 7, Davidson 7, Miami(FL) 7, Utah 4, Arizona 4, San Diego State 2, Siena 2, Northeastern 2, Robert Morris 1, Boston College 1, Green Bay 1.
Dropped From Rankings
Texas 16, Minnesota 19, Washington 22.
Complete Rankings


ESPN/USA Today Poll
1. Connecticut (30) 22-1 774
2. Oklahoma (1) 23-1 735
3. North Carolina 21-2 711
4. Pittsburgh 21-2 689
5. Duke 20-3 604
6. UCLA 19-4 554
7. Louisville 18-4 553
8. Wake Forest 18-3 541
9. Michigan State 19-4 521
10. Memphis 20-3 486
11. Clemson 19-3 456
12. Marquette 20-3 446
13. Villanova 19-4 416
14. Xavier 20-3 375
15. Butler 21-2 346
16. Kansas 19-4 300
17. Utah State 23-1 258
18. Arizona State 18-5 214
19. Missouri 20-4 162
20. Illinois 19-5 143
21. Gonzaga 17-5 124
22. Syracuse 18-6 115
23. Purdue 17-6 114
24. Washington 17-6 86
25. Florida State 18-5 62
Others Receiving Votes
Ohio State 55, Texas 50, LSU 50, Dayton 34, Minnesota 30, Florida 26, Davidson 9, Utah 9, South Carolina 7, Saint Mary's 5, Brigham Young 5, California 3,San Diego State 3, Penn State 2, UNLV 1, Arizona 1.
Dropped From Rankings
Texas 17, Minnesota 19.
Complete Rankings

 

[jville819]

I just read that this is the 1st time since 98 that we've been in the top 25. Thats disgraceful

 

[cadillacflow]

The Ville actually moved up 2 spots after a loss in the AP.

edit- no they didn't I had the rankings mixed up.

 

[ThaxbyChamblis]

Originally Posted by Juicy J 32

I would swap Frasor for Paulus and not think twice about it.

Paulus can run that team fairly well, play solid defense, and hit big shots. The only thing I have a problem with is his flopping. I thought the Miami dude getting ejected was BS this weekend. On the replay it looked like he didn't even Paulus in the face, but Paulus went down grabbing it anyways.

I recall arguing w/ A LOT of you mickeyfickies about this exact point either earlier in this thread, or in last years thread and some of y'allwere acting like I was ******ed.

Glad to see you came around to your senses.

Dre have you seen the weather forecast for this week?

A tornadocaine is in our imminent future....
Que?

All I know is.

It felt GREAT outside this weekend. OMG.

I'm sore as @$*@ right now 'cause I was playing Flag Football (W/ ElderWatsonDiggs) and Basketball all weekend. This ******ed *** NC weather

 

[juicy j 32]

Tornadocaine was a reference to one of your posts from last year around this time. I believed you coined it as a term describing be real f'd up.

The weather has been real nice. Hopefully it stays like this and doesn't get real cold again.

Frasor has been under a ton of scrutiny in the school's newspaper too.

People have been calling him out for not playing good D and not shooting the ball well. Hopefully he'll get out of his shooting funk Wednesday night.

 

[shuges]

I despise these Pitt unis.

 

[ThaxbyChamblis]

Originally Posted by Juicy J 32

Tornadocaine was a reference to one of your posts from last year around this time. I believed you coined it as a term describing be real f'd up.

Ya, ok. I recall Duke lost that night too.

So...

Frasor has been under a ton of scrutiny in the school's newspaper too.

People have been calling him out for not playing good D and not shooting the ball well. Hopefully he'll get out of his shooting funk Wednesday night.

Lets hope not.

And is this the game where Ellington finally shows up?

 

[cadillacflow]

Originally Posted by SHUGES

I despise these Pitt unis.

These look good compared to a few years ago when Pitino put us is some silver uni's for a home game. Now, those were not a good look.

 

[jamesonnt]

This thread was dead as $#+# today .. Ku vs Missouri should be good!!

 

[shuges]

Originally Posted by JamesOnNT

This thread was dead as $#+# today .. Ku vs Missouri should be good!!

A-Rod

The President

Eggos

 

[philballa09]

Bigpoppa what's going on down in radford?

edit: VMI now winning


Jessie Sanders w/ a triple double