College Hoops Open Thread, Dec. 19th
by Avinash Kunnath on Dec 19, 2009 5:13 AM PST
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Yellow fever should have the first of many bowl threads this holiday season up later this afternoon, but until then, let's check out some of the big time + Pac-10 hoops going on and do some preliminary scouting!
noon EST/9 AM PST: Michigan at Kansas, ESPN HD. Your last chance to sample a Jayhawk ass-whomping before Cal comes to town next Tuesday. Although you'll probably be sampling an ass-whomping then anyway.
2 PM EST/11 AM PST: UCLA at Notre Dame, CBS HD. Bruins, don't embarrass yourselves too much.
2 PM EST/11 AM PST: North Carolina vs Texas in Jerry Jones's fun house, ESPN HD: It's beyond me how this will actually work, but at least it serves as a nice tuneup for All-Star Weekend.
2 PM EST/11 AM PST: Furd at Northwestern, Big Ten Network: This looks like a loss...
4 PM EST/1 PM PST: Gonzaga vs Duke in New York City, CBS HD: Fucking Duke. Don't they have their own arena to play around in?
4:30 PM EST/1:30 PM PST: Tennessee at USC, FSN HD/CSN Bay Area: This looks like a loss (although the Trojans have a new point guard!)
Local coverage: San Diego St.-Arizona St at 6:30 PM PST/3:30 PM PST, Portland-UDub & Oakland-Oregon, 10 PM EST/7 PM PST. Just don't faceplant guys.
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Don't revel UCLA's demise too much
This is an anomaly and I expect people to be surprised how they turn out, because at this pace expectations have sunk to the bottom of the Pac-10. But the recruits they have are talented and young, and it’s probably just a matter of time until Howland gets them playing to their potential.
Don’t get too arrogant, watch out, beware. Only at the end of the season, if they completely suck, then we can laugh and dance and party all over their face. Until them, I’m still expecting a solid challenge.
…It’s part of Cal Bear Fan DNA to lower expectations.
by concordtom on Dec 19, 2009 8:03 AM PST reply actions 2 recs
It'll be very interesting how they respond in Pac-10 play
Because they’d probably have to win the conference title to earn a tourney bid, they’ll be playing with an added sense of desperation in January and February.
Then again, so will everyone else in the Pac, since we might only see 2-3 teams get in.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Dec 19, 2009 8:06 AM PST up reply actions
I dunno, UCLA (for them) appear to be historically bad. Every tempo free stat indicates bad defense and extremely bad offense. I expect UCLA to be much improved next year, but I don’t really see them making any kind of leap this year – too much youth/lack of depth/lack of talent. There’s nobody to come and save them right now.
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Yeah, I’m sure they’ll be playing much better by the end of the year… especially as their best athlete Tyler Honeycutt recovers from his injury
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by Thoroughbred on Dec 19, 2009 9:27 AM PST up reply actions
Kansas up 14-11 early, neither team shooting very well so far.
Then again Michigan looks like they have competent bigs who can body up Aldrich…forcing a lot of jumpers and making them work to get their inside looks.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Dec 19, 2009 9:23 AM PST reply actions
You make Kansas sound like an NBA team. They are not…they are beatable… sorta wish we didn’t have a layoff, as we’re going to need a hot hand to pull the upset
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by Thoroughbred on Dec 19, 2009 9:25 AM PST up reply actions
Aldrich, Collins, Henry are all getting drafted next year, so they’re essentially NBA-lite.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Dec 19, 2009 9:27 AM PST up reply actions
congratulations to them
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by Thoroughbred on Dec 19, 2009 9:28 AM PST up reply actions
I dunno, I feel you’re shortselling them…they’ve been really great on both sides of the ball from what I’ve seen on them. And they have a lot of strengths that we can’t really match.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Dec 19, 2009 9:31 AM PST up reply actions
They’re the best team in the country by far in my eyes… That doesn’t mean they’re going to play a perfect game every week. Last year, UDub has ‘strengths we [couldn’t] really match’ but we found ways to beat them twice. Teams don’t play the same game every week. I’ve seen them be incredibly sloppy at times in three games, and if we capitalize, we can outscore them.
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by Thoroughbred on Dec 19, 2009 9:34 AM PST up reply actions
look, i’m not saying we’re going to win. that is very unlikely. but it’s not an unwinnable game by any stretch, as i can say with great confidence we can beat them if they turn in a performance that mirrors how they played against UCLA
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by Thoroughbred on Dec 19, 2009 9:36 AM PST up reply actions
Glad to see you’re as optimistic as usual! It’s good comfort.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Dec 19, 2009 9:44 AM PST up reply actions
i think you could be shortselling the way we’ve played the last few games too… as you can see from kenpom, our offensive efficiency is top 5 in the country (yes yes unfortunately kansas is #2)
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by Thoroughbred on Dec 19, 2009 9:35 AM PST up reply actions
We’re a markedly different team with Theo, that’s for sure. And our three losses have come to teams that are a combined 29-2…
Then I realize Max, Boykin and MSF have to guard Aldrich, Robinson and Morris for 40 minutes and feel like all is hopeless.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Dec 19, 2009 9:39 AM PST up reply actions
IT’S RAININ THREES…HALLELUJAH!
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by Thoroughbred on Dec 19, 2009 9:42 AM PST up reply actions
it does suck that OSU lost Turner though… as our opponents would prob be 30-1 if he was still playing (may hurt our SoS a tad too)
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by Thoroughbred on Dec 19, 2009 9:43 AM PST up reply actions
Man, that Douglas kid for Michigan shot a triple even longer than Randle’s…
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by Avinash Kunnath on Dec 19, 2009 9:27 AM PST reply actions
avi
this year’s bowl pick ‘em is markedly different from last year for me… i’m feelin more favorites, it seems. more chalk… to go along with the regular season
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Yeah, I’m getting the same vibe, although there are a few upset specials I really like. But most of these teams are pretty evenly-matched.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Dec 19, 2009 9:34 AM PST up reply actions
I wouldn’t be surprised if I finish in the bottom 20.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Dec 19, 2009 9:36 AM PST up reply actions
Oh… I’m not saying I’m going to lose. Far from it. In fact, you guys shouldn’t even turn in your picks… but yeah, more chalk
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by Thoroughbred on Dec 19, 2009 9:37 AM PST up reply actions
Last time you talked the talk, Ohio State blitzed the house.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Dec 19, 2009 9:40 AM PST up reply actions
Jim Tressel was surprised Texas wasn’t putting with 30 seconds left! That’s plenty of time!
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by Thoroughbred on Dec 19, 2009 9:41 AM PST up reply actions
*punting
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by Thoroughbred on Dec 19, 2009 9:41 AM PST up reply actions
i’ve seen this joke, but i don’t get it
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by Thoroughbred on Dec 19, 2009 9:47 AM PST up reply actions
i see…
dorks
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by Thoroughbred on Dec 19, 2009 9:57 AM PST up reply actions
and in other news, WOW man u got HONKED by fulham
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by Thoroughbred on Dec 19, 2009 9:47 AM PST up reply actions
Today’s EPL results made me smile. Tottenham taking 3 away in Blackburn is the type of result they’d never get before this season.
Plus, it’s Donovan time at Everton! (Poor DCTrojan)
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well i’ve ‘thrown in my lot’ with everton too, and i’m excited.. i just enjoy watching teams associated with the usa and its players (hull, fulham, everton, aston villa, etc…)
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by Thoroughbred on Dec 19, 2009 9:51 AM PST up reply actions
from DC's twitter
I’m seriously rethinking my nascent support for Everton now that Landycakes is on the horizon
Hater!
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by Thoroughbred on Dec 19, 2009 9:54 AM PST up reply actions
all the sportswriters follow him too!
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by Thoroughbred on Dec 19, 2009 10:15 AM PST up reply actions
Pat Hill better not fail me today. Fresno seems to faceplant, and I’ve seen Wyoming put up some fight
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by Thoroughbred on Dec 19, 2009 9:38 AM PST up reply actions
(seriously though, my bracket is boom or bust at this point because my upsets are weird ones, not conventional picks)
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by Thoroughbred on Dec 19, 2009 9:40 AM PST up reply actions
Just like that Kansas 27, Michigan 16.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Dec 19, 2009 9:32 AM PST reply actions
Damn, it's a fast break clinic
38-18.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Dec 19, 2009 9:43 AM PST reply actions
Just don’t watch anymore. It’ll only make you feel worse.
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by Thoroughbred on Dec 19, 2009 9:45 AM PST up reply actions
Interesting to see Morningstar. They didn’t have him til now
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by Thoroughbred on Dec 19, 2009 9:45 AM PST up reply actions
Wonder how much him and Jorge will tango.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Dec 19, 2009 9:46 AM PST up reply actions
Whoa, it's 42-31!
Michigan put a 1-3-1 zone and then Kansas got trigger happy. Wolves got a few triples.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Dec 19, 2009 9:54 AM PST reply actions
Hi
I made it.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Dec 19, 2009 10:05 AM PST reply actions
Thanks
I’m watching the Michigan-Kansas game.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Dec 19, 2009 10:13 AM PST up reply actions
Is Charlie Frye starting for the Raiders?
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by Thoroughbred on Dec 19, 2009 10:17 AM PST up reply actions
Yes
Frye is starting and Losman is the backup.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Dec 19, 2009 10:17 AM PST up reply actions
yikes
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by Thoroughbred on Dec 19, 2009 10:19 AM PST up reply actions
Reminds me of the good ole days of Rookie Alex Smith, Ken Dorsey and Tim Rattay in 49ers lore.
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Tim Shit-tay!
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by Thoroughbred on Dec 19, 2009 10:29 AM PST up reply actions
Not backing down
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by Thoroughbred on Dec 19, 2009 10:32 AM PST up reply actions
The court isn’t elevated in Dallas like it was in Detroit last year.
"It ain't over till it's over." - Yogi Berra
looks like it is
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by Thoroughbred on Dec 19, 2009 11:10 AM PST up reply actions
yeah, same over here
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by Thoroughbred on Dec 19, 2009 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
The jumbotron at Cowboys Stadium is twice as long as the court.
"It ain't over till it's over." - Yogi Berra
They say everything’s bigger in Texas
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by Thoroughbred on Dec 19, 2009 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
You make a good point.
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by Thoroughbred on Dec 19, 2009 11:37 AM PST up reply actions
Dexter Pittman
He looks good and has lost about 30 percent body fat.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Dec 19, 2009 11:40 AM PST reply actions
Roy Williams: Still full of shit. He’s spinning that fan incident last week as “concern” following junk NYC fans were talking to UNC as MSG
"It ain't over till it's over." - Yogi Berra
You’re not a fan of Roy?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Dec 19, 2009 12:03 PM PST up reply actions
I'm a fan of Roy's
But he’s full of shit in that situation.
"It ain't over till it's over." - Yogi Berra
Wow
That was some great action.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Dec 19, 2009 11:53 AM PST reply actions
Comeback
The Tar Heels are in it to win it.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Dec 19, 2009 1:00 PM PST up reply actions
Crazy ending to the Xavier-Butler game. I can’t even explain how it ended, that’s how weried that ending was.
"It ain't over till it's over." - Yogi Berra
Wild
That possession just looked nutty.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Dec 19, 2009 1:36 PM PST up reply actions
Pac-10 0-2 so far today, but USC is up 33-20 on #8 Tennessee at the half.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
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