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2012/13 Observation Deck
seems like it's time this got started
Notable results so far include UConn over #14 Michigan St in Germany, #3 Kentucky hanging on to beat Maryland in Brooklyn, and #24 Florida St getting upset at home in their opener by South Alabama
Two different major non-conference games that were set to be played on the decks of aircraft carriers were canceled and will not be rescheduled, Marquette vs Ohio St and Florida vs Georgetown
#1 Indiana had no problem with Bryant, #2 Louisville begins tomorrow vs Manhattan
Shabazz Muhammad has been declared ineligible (for now) for UCLA
Should be an interesting season, it seems wide open as to who will be left standing on April 8th
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Louisville plays today actually, Sunday
there is a matchup of ranked teams today as well, as #20 San Diego St takes on #9 Syracuse in San Diego, on the flight deck of the USS Midway. This game was originally scheduled for Friday, but was postponed.
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IU got Noah Vonleh, #7 recruit in 2013
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CSUN with a nice win over Pepperdine. :rockon:
Donovan Johnson drops 19 on 7-10 shooting, Hicks with 10/7 on 3-4 (5 giveaways though), Landon Drew with 7/4 off the bench with only 1 turnover. Eastern Washington is next and should be a good W.
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[QUOTE=InspiredLebowski]IU got Noah Vonleh, #7 recruit in 2013[/QUOTE]
great day for IU fans, bad news for everyone else in the Big 10
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Vonleh commited?! :eek: And to IU?
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UCONN on the radar #23 baby! The climb continues, so thrilled!
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CSUN kills Eastern Washington to improve to 2-0 before 4 games in 4 nights against San Diego, Sienna, Tulsa and Northern Kentucky. 6-0 start plausible before games @ BYU & UCLA. 96-79 with 60 of the 96 in the second half. Josh Greene had 13 dimes and only 3 giveaways, Hicks and Maxwell combine for 40/18 on 17-32 shooting while Brandon Perry had 19/12.
Loving this, we are the youngest team in NC2A and will make the Big Dance next year and pull an upset sometime in the next 3 years :D
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[QUOTE=qrich]CSUN kills Eastern Washington to improve to 2-0 before 4 games in 4 nights against San Diego, Sienna, Tulsa and Northern Kentucky. 6-0 start plausible before games @ BYU & UCLA. 96-79 with 60 of the 96 in the second half. Josh Greene had 13 dimes and only 3 giveaways, Hicks and Maxwell combine for 40/18 on 17-32 shooting while Brandon Perry had 19/12.
Loving this, we are the youngest team in NC2A and will make the Big Dance next year and pull an upset sometime in the next 3 years :D[/QUOTE]
Sienna and Northern may shock you guys.
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Damn, Zaga beat the hell out West Virginia. I know Zaga's pretty good and all but I expected a way better showing from WV.
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[QUOTE=InspiredLebowski]Damn, Zaga beat the hell out West Virginia. I know Zaga's pretty good and all but I expected a way better showing from WV.[/QUOTE]
They have 3 transfers and only 2 returning upperclassmen in the rotation and they're on the road against a nationally ranked team loaded with talent. I'm not surprised.
Prez Karnowski is going to be a monster once he sorts out his conditioning. He already has significant pro experience and an advanced skill set for a 7'1 300 lb guy. Love watching Kevin Pangos as well.
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[QUOTE=InspiredLebowski]Damn, Zaga beat the hell out West Virginia. I know Zaga's pretty good and all but I expected a way better showing from WV.[/QUOTE]
i dont think WV knows how good they can be. I know Gonzaga can spread the floor with the best in the country, but there's no secret to how to beat them, you just have to bust your ass and contest every shot
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Once he reclassified, everyone predicted IU. Although no one saw him doing so on his only visit. I mean, what the ****? That deal had to have been done a while ago.
He reminds me a lot of Marvin Williams with a much better motor. That's a good thing.
Anyone read Telep's new article?
Prediction: "Randle won't join the Harrison twins in college. I know what everyone's saying, that they all wouldn't mind playing together. When the Miami Heat put their Big Three in motion, it helped that LeBron, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh were good friends. But I think it would be an upset if the three best players in Texas wind up at Kentucky."
If that happens, well you might as well sign Wiggins up for UK. Still will probably happen anyway. Although I don't know how Wiggins and Young works out in the same lineup unless Young comes off the bench.
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[QUOTE=IGotACoolStory]Once he reclassified, everyone predicted IU. Although no one saw him doing so on his only visit. I mean, what the ****? That deal had to have been done a while ago.
He reminds me a lot of Marvin Williams with a much better motor. That's a good thing.
Anyone read Telep's new article?
Prediction: "Randle won't join the Harrison twins in college. I know what everyone's saying, that they all wouldn't mind playing together. When the Miami Heat put their Big Three in motion, it helped that LeBron, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh were good friends. But I think it would be an upset if the three best players in Texas wind up at Kentucky."
If that happens, well you might as well sign Wiggins up for UK. Still will probably happen anyway. Although I don't know how Wiggins and Young works out in the same lineup unless Young comes off the bench.[/QUOTE]
if Randle goes to UK i'd put my money on FSU, even though to everyone that seems mad, he's close with Rathan-Mayes, and their parents all went to FSU together.
I don't see Randle as being a follower. If Randle goes elsewhere i think Wiggins to UK is a lock. I can't really see Randle and Wiggins coexisting with the harrison twins and Young even if they are using the dribble drive offense. It's one or the other to me or these kids are making a mistake
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Planning on watching Pitt v Lehigh later today to check out that Kiwi freshman, Steven Adams.
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I'm liking Jalen Rose being on GameDay
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I missed it...
I don't like Jalen as an NBA analyst because he sounds like he shouldn't be speaking to a national audience. But he is decently knowledgeable about the sport and he hates Duke so I'll have to catch him next time.
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The KU/Michigan State game was a good one. Had a tournament feel to it, except with the ugliness and rust of an early season game. Still, it was competitive throughout and came down to the final possession.
Now for Kentucky and Duke. Can't remember the last time I've watched a game where I hated both teams this much. With that said, and this will be the last time I say this unless these two teams play again in the tournament...go Kentucky.
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Alex Poythress is s friggin' stud.
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This is going to be my first time watching Nerlens Noel in live action.
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Goodwin and Noel have had their moments, but Poythress has impressed me the most out of the Kentucky freshmen.
Good showing by Kentucky in my opinion. You've got an experienced senior laden Duke team against a young and inexperienced Kentucky team. This is one o those games where I'd pick Duke to win tonight but Kentucky to win in March.
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lol that Cal quote. Not his biggest fan, but that was priceless.
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Noel looks like Ibaka. An athletic frame rather than built and strong, faces up more than posts, more of a PF than C... Good instincts, but he's bit on most of the ball fakes in this game.
I don't think he's all that good at all. Didn't think so in high school either.
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I thought Poythress was the most impressive Kentucky freshman in the high school all star circuit and I stand by that. Kid's going to be a monster once he improves his ball skills and asserts himself more on offense. He got 20 points today almost entirely on his athleticism and motor.
Mason Plumlee finally looks like the guy I've been hearing about the last 3 years; when he was on the court, he was completely outmuscling and dominating Noel in the paint. Seth Curry looked like his brother on the court today.
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[QUOTE=SourPatchKids]Sienna and Northern may shock you guys.[/QUOTE]
Meh, not really worried about either. NKU is making their debut season while Sienna is way too young.
:D
UCLA sucks :banghead:
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[QUOTE=Grinder]I thought Poythress was the most impressive Kentucky freshman in the high school all star circuit and I stand by that. Kid's going to be a monster once he improves his ball skills and asserts himself more on offense. He got 20 points today almost entirely on his athleticism and motor.[/QUOTE]
This. Felt like the Kentucky offense ran through Goodwin and Noel all night (mainly because it did) and Poythress still had 20 points. Haven't seen enough of him, yet, to make an NBA comparison, but he is man-child. Didn't really see enouh tonight, either, to give me an idea of how solid his handle is on dribble penetration, but with his size, strength, and freakish athleticism he is going to be a force. I thought Poythress was the most talented player on the floor. Maybe not the best (although that's very debatable) but definitely most talented.
[QUOTE]Mason Plumlee finally looks like the guy I've been hearing about the last 3 years; when he was on the court, he was completely outmuscling and dominating Noel in the paint. Seth Curry looked like his brother on the court today.[/QUOTE]
Ultimately this is why I felt like Duke pulled away and won in the end. They've got the senior laden roster and were much more cohesive on offense. Noel (and this is something I was a little worried about when I saw his listed weight) is going to get muscled around all year in the post by a lot of opposing bigs. He's got to put on some weight.
I think Kentucky might be the better team in March, but right now it's no surprise Kentucky won semi-comfortably. Not to mention, without Ryan Harrow, Archie Goodwin had to handle PG duties and he's not a PG. He can handle those responsibilities when needed, but he's better of the ball in my opinion.
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And UCLA holds on to win by one over UC-Irvine...in OT?
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Harris and Dawson being major factors for MSU's win over KU just...hurts. Dawson was supposed to be a done deal for Purdue until "message board fodder" we'll put it happened. And both Harris's parents went to Purdue, his mom kicked ass for the ladies' team.
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[QUOTE=KG215]And UCLA holds on to win by one over UC-Irvine...in OT?[/QUOTE]
and we got lucky... uci missed two freethrows with 2.6 seconds left... that's how we went into overtime.
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[QUOTE=InspiredLebowski]Harris and Dawson being major factors for MSU's win over KU just...hurts. Dawson was supposed to be a done deal for Purdue until "message board fodder" we'll put it happened. And both Harris's parents went to Purdue, his mom kicked ass for the ladies' team.[/QUOTE]
Harris also was apparently a lock to stay in-state but chose to go to MSU as well.
was really impressed with Payne's conditioning coming into the season, and Appling played like a true lead guard today. If Dawson can get into decent shape we're going to be deep, we're going to defend, and we're going to cause headaches with our size and length at all positions.
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Uconn > MSU > Kansas
:bowdown:
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[QUOTE=kNicKz]Uconn > MSU > Kansas
:bowdown:[/QUOTE]
Yeah...because that's how that works.
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UConn has good players and all, but I doubt anyone will think end of the year UConn > end of the year MSU and Kansas.
Heck, I bet if you polled most experts, after a couple weeks of action, they'd pick MSU in a re-match. Just saying...lol
Sad I only was able to see the highlights of last night's games. Had to step out of the house and my only viewing option was online.
MSU's starting lineup is gonna be pretty tough. Not just to beat, but tough in general. There will never be an excuse for them to be manhandled this season, especially if Dawson is healthy.
I am worried about the lack of a scoring threat off the bench though. Trice can do a little bit...but hopefully someone else grows into that role as well (when starters are struggling, that player who can put in 12-15 to save a game).
If their outside shooting remains consistent this year though...I'm gonna be smiling. Not often you get a team that tough in the paint, with guards who can drive well, but also punish teams from outside. Not much a team can do on offense if that's the case.
Oh, and as usual for an Izzo team, turnovers are a problem....
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[QUOTE=Dolphin]
Heck, I bet if you polled most experts, after a couple weeks of action, they'd pick MSU in a re-match. Just saying...lol
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So? every expert in basketball picked them over us the first time, didn't seem to effect the outcome :cheers:
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[QUOTE=KG215]Yeah...because that's how that works.[/QUOTE]
basically
#bleedblue
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[QUOTE=kNicKz]basically
#bleedblue[/QUOTE]
The transitive property doesn't work in sports.
Just because team A is better than team B, and team B is better than team C, that doesn't mean team A is better than team C.
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Some people really don't pick up when you're joking on here
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2k Sports Classic is fixed
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Jordan Adams, a freshman shooting guard for UCLA, is absolutely lighting it up through the first 3 games. He's averaging [B]24 ppg in ~24 mpg[/B]. He's doing it on absurd percentages as well.
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LA time's baxter holmes has tweeted shabazz's appeal was successful and he has been cleared to play.