NCAA Basketball N/V 2017-18: theres no rule saying a dog cant play basketball

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Next program to get shut down? This poll is closed.
for the love of god please coach k	85	53.13%
Kansas	25	15.63%
Kentucky	21	13.13%
Some MVC team that no one cares about	29	18.13%
Total:	128 votes

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Fast Luck: Feb 2, 1988

sportsgenius86 posted:

Chris Holtmann is a loving magician

Keita Bates-Diop made The Leap.

# ¿ Jan 12, 2018 17:30

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 20:34

Fast Luck: Feb 2, 1988

The Big Ten has those four solid to good teams (Purdue MSU UM OSU) and everyone else in the conference is actively bad except maybe Indiana.

# ¿ Jan 16, 2018 21:41

Fast Luck: Feb 2, 1988

Hmm yeah maybe. I guess I kind of wrote off Maryland after seeing how Ohio State trounced them, knowing they'd recently lost Jackson (and Bender) for the season. Also their defense is really bad.

# ¿ Jan 16, 2018 22:01

Fast Luck: Feb 2, 1988

kiimo posted:

What site is that from I'd like to look up the Big 12

I got it frmo The Athletic, I don't know if they do them for all the conferences or if it's just the Big Ten writer doing them. I looked a little bit and didn't find a Big 12 one

# ¿ Jan 16, 2018 22:35

Fast Luck: Feb 2, 1988

Oh wait I think I found the source the guy uses. Never heard of this website before but drat I like it

http://barttorvik.com/conf.php?conf=B12

# ¿ Jan 16, 2018 22:43

Fast Luck: Feb 2, 1988

kittenmittons posted:

Getting back Keita Bates-Diop this year helped a lot, too. He is really loving good.

Yeah Matta sadly being washed is a big part of it but this is huge too. Everyone knew he'd be back and that he was a solid contributor, but instead he's the frontrunner for Big Ten POTY which is a huge boost for the team comparatively.

Btw, they seem pretty much for real. They have one loss since December, to UNC, and even in that game KBD had a positive +/- but was hampered by foul trouble. North Carolina's big run came when he was subbed out. A lot of their Big Ten wins have been by convincing margins.

Lyle was arrested last spring for punching a police car.

Edit: incidentally, theyre playing an away game against an "ok" northwestern team tonight which is a decent test since theyve only played away at iowa and wisconsin in conference so far

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# ¿ Jan 17, 2018 23:22

Fast Luck: Feb 2, 1988

Nissin Cup Nudist posted:

No St. Mary's either

boooooooo

Yeah that bums me out. Didn't they get screwed a year or two ago too? That team is good and just can't pad their profile out in their weak conference.

# ¿ Mar 11, 2018 23:19

Fast Luck: Feb 2, 1988

MC Fruit Stripe posted:

Hot take, the teams they kept out were also going to do poorly.

That said, I understand it's a financial issue.

Gonzaga has proved to be pretty good in the NCAA tournament several times, and St. Mary's usually finishes with a similar conference record and beats them once during the season. They'd be solid.

# ¿ Mar 11, 2018 23:35

Fast Luck: Feb 2, 1988

After the way he washed out badly his last few years at Ohio State, I wouldn't bet on him. But he was great once and I wish him luck

# ¿ Mar 13, 2018 19:45

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 20:34

Fast Luck: Feb 2, 1988

PotatoJudge posted:

He was really hampered by that back problem or whatever, so if that's better maybe he'll be ok. Then again how many old guys' backs get better as they age?

A few different seasons Ohio State preseason buzz was that Matta's back was doing a lot better, etc etc. They kept getting worse, and had whole recruiting classes come in and then transfer out.

# ¿ Mar 13, 2018 23:14

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