College Basketball 2006-2007

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Hey Mizzou fans, don't you love that Mega March Madness commercial with Tyus Edney taking it coast to coast in 1995? :D

 

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40535000/jpg/_40535697_refsignals_trav_violation1.jpg

 

Wrong.

[TruffleShuffle]

Hey Mizzou fans, don't you love that Mega March Madness commercial with Tyus Edney taking it coast to coast in 1995? :D

 

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40535000/jpg/_40535697_refsignals_trav_violation1.jpg

 

are you kidding? If that was traveling then just about every play in every basketball game is also a walk.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Hey Mizzou fans, don't you love that Mega March Madness commercial with Tyus Edney taking it coast to coast in 1995? :D

 

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40535000/jpg/_40535697_refsignals_trav_violation1.jpg

 

are you kidding? If that was traveling then just about every play in every basketball game is also a walk.

 

Thank you.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

are you kidding?

 

Yes. I don't really have any attachment to Mizzou's tournament failures from 10 years ago.

[Andy]

The "ND in the BE tourney" jinx strikes again - Irish playing like crap.

 

All-ugly team nominee: Luke Harangody

 

http://images.sportsline.com/images/collegebasketball/players/60x80/1139265.jpg

Just as I say that ND rips off a 13-2 run to take the lead

[CaliforniaRaisin]

are you kidding?

 

Yes. I don't really have any attachment to Mizzou's tournament failures from 10 years ago.

 

Aww, that's no fun. :(

[TruffleShuffle]

besides, i don't think traveling exists any more... i watched a game earlier this year when a duke guy took 5 steps against holy cross and didn't get called for a walk. I think the only way edney gets called for a travel there is if he picks up the ball and runs the length of the court with it under his arm.

[TruffleShuffle]

wow, Maryland is down 13 at the half to Miami... with the way the Terps have been playing, that's very surprising.

 

The Cuse is putting up another strong showing in the BE tourney, up two on the Irish at halftime.

 

And, Moo leads Northwestern in another Big Ten shootout (32-23)... I think the Spartans need this one to be a lock for the tourney. So far so good for them.

[snoodmonger]

oh, and Carmelo Anthony was NOT a perimeter player. He took 99 shots in the tourney and only 21 (about 22%) were threes, and he averaged 10 rebounds a game. Gerry McNamara was the perimeter player on that team.

 

22% were 3's, and he took many, many 15-18 foot jumpers in that tournament. He was a wing player-he did not play inside very much at all.

 

He must have been a hell of a player to finish 3rd in the conference in rebounds per game (10.0) and average 3 offensive rebounds per game while "not playing inside very much at all".

 

And 22% of your shots for three is not a lot. 67% of Gerry McNamara's shots were from beyond the arc. THAT is a lot.

 

Gerry Mac was the reason they won that title game. He hit 6 threes in the first half. Without him, KU wins.

 

And it's sill to say FLA didn't have good guards last year. Green and Humphrey (especially green) are excellent players. Corey Brewer, too.

 

Bottom line is, you have to have some balance to win it, but I think guards are sightly more important. Even when you do have a dominant big, you need an effective gaurd to get him the ball and to keep the opposing D honest (ie. not collapsing on the big man.)

[reggiemiller rules]

oh, and Carmelo Anthony was NOT a perimeter player. He took 99 shots in the tourney and only 21 (about 22%) were threes, and he averaged 10 rebounds a game. Gerry McNamara was the perimeter player on that team.

 

22% were 3's, and he took many, many 15-18 foot jumpers in that tournament. He was a wing player-he did not play inside very much at all.

 

He must have been a hell of a player to finish 3rd in the conference in rebounds per game (10.0) and average 3 offensive rebounds per game while "not playing inside very much at all".

 

And 22% of your shots for three is not a lot. 67% of Gerry McNamara's shots were from beyond the arc. THAT is a lot.

 

Gerry Mac was the reason they won that title game. He hit 6 threes in the first half. Without him, KU wins.

 

And it's sill to say FLA didn't have good guards last year. Green and Humphrey (especially green) are excellent players. Corey Brewer, too.

 

Bottom line is, you have to have some balance to win it, but I think guards are sightly more important. Even when you do have a dominant big, you need an effective gaurd to get him the ball and to keep the opposing D honest (ie. not collapsing on the big man.)

 

I agree you need a good balance between the two. Someone brought up Illinois when they relied on the 3 guards. But the guards werent what cost them the championship game. It was Augustine getting into early fout trouble leaving them with no inside scoring presence in the game.

[TruffleShuffle]

And it's sill to say FLA didn't have good guards last year. Green and Humphrey (especially green) are excellent players. Corey Brewer, too.

 

Green shot below 37% from the field last year... not too hot. And Brewer is not a guard. Even if they do have some good guards, the two best players on that team are Horford and Noah.

[TruffleShuffle]

I agree you need a good balance between the two. Someone brought up Illinois when they relied on the 3 guards. But the guards werent what cost them the championship game. It was Augustine getting into early fout trouble leaving them with no inside scoring presence in the game.

 

And why'd he get into early foul trouble?

[Derwood]

besides, i don't think traveling exists any more... i watched a game earlier this year when a duke guy took 5 steps against holy cross and didn't get called for a walk. I think the only way edney gets called for a travel there is if he picks up the ball and runs the length of the court with it under his arm.

 

agreed. During the DePaul / Nova game, a Nova guy took 2 steps, then did a hop step, then jumped off of one foot for the layup.

[reggiemiller rules]

I agree you need a good balance between the two. Someone brought up Illinois when they relied on the 3 guards. But the guards werent what cost them the championship game. It was Augustine getting into early fout trouble leaving them with no inside scoring presence in the game.

 

And why'd he get into early foul trouble?

 

A few questionable calls by the refs. I am a Tar Heel fan so I understand what you are saying and May did have a huge game, but part of that is because Augustine was out alot of the first half due to a few weak touch fouls.

[Derwood]

I agree you need a good balance between the two. Someone brought up Illinois when they relied on the 3 guards. But the guards werent what cost them the championship game. It was Augustine getting into early fout trouble leaving them with no inside scoring presence in the game.

 

And why'd he get into early foul trouble?

 

A few questionable calls by the refs. I am a Tar Heel fan so I understand what you are saying and May did have a huge game, but part of that is because Augustine was out alot of the first half due to a few weak touch fouls.

 

Augustine was on the bench with 2 fouls five minutes into just about every game they played

[Productive Outs]

besides, i don't think traveling exists any more... i watched a game earlier this year when a duke guy took 5 steps against holy cross and didn't get called for a walk. I think the only way edney gets called for a travel there is if he picks up the ball and runs the length of the court with it under his arm.

 

agreed. During the DePaul / Nova game, a Nova guy took 2 steps, then did a hop step, then jumped off of one foot for the layup.

 

traveling is also called when it didn't happen (see Nova vs UNC in 2005)

[reggiemiller rules]

I agree you need a good balance between the two. Someone brought up Illinois when they relied on the 3 guards. But the guards werent what cost them the championship game. It was Augustine getting into early fout trouble leaving them with no inside scoring presence in the game.

 

And why'd he get into early foul trouble?

 

A few questionable calls by the refs. I am a Tar Heel fan so I understand what you are saying and May did have a huge game, but part of that is because Augustine was out alot of the first half due to a few weak touch fouls.

 

Augustine was on the bench with 2 fouls five minutes into just about every game they played

 

He was his first coulple of years but he really seemed to improve on that his last 2 years at U of I.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Those AZ unis aren't pretty. I'm surprised Nike didn't hook Oregon up with thes ugly unis too.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Hey Coach Lavin, say something that won't put me to sleep.

[jaydee]

I agree you need a good balance between the two. Someone brought up Illinois when they relied on the 3 guards. But the guards werent what cost them the championship game. It was Augustine getting into early fout trouble leaving them with no inside scoring presence in the game.

 

And why'd he get into early foul trouble?

 

A few questionable calls by the refs. I am a Tar Heel fan so I understand what you are saying and May did have a huge game, but part of that is because Augustine was out alot of the first half due to a few weak touch fouls.

 

Augustine was on the bench with 2 fouls five minutes into just about every game they played

 

No, he wasn't.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Hey Coach Lavin, say something that won't put me to sleep.

 

He's no longer a coach!! :D

[Andy]

I'd like to point out that I love orange and still hate Syracuse's stupid jerseys

 

ND is up 3 with 11:30 to go

[TruffleShuffle]

I'd like to point out that I love orange and still hate Syracuse's stupid jerseys

 

ND is up 3 with 11:30 to go

 

I'll take Otto the Orange over your stupid drunken leprechaun any day of the week!

[reggiemiller rules]

I'd like to point out that I love orange and still hate Syracuse's stupid jerseys

 

ND is up 3 with 11:30 to go

 

I'll take Otto the Orange over your stupid drunken leprechaun any day of the week!

 

No way that drunken leprechaun is awesome. Speaking of mascots though is there anyway they can test Sparty for performance enhancing drugs, cause he is on something to get that big.

[snoodmonger]

And it's sill to say FLA didn't have good guards last year. Green and Humphrey (especially green) are excellent players. Corey Brewer, too.

 

Green shot below 37% from the field last year... not too hot. And Brewer is not a guard. Even if they do have some good guards, the two best players on that team are Horford and Noah.

 

Brewer is a small forward, and he plays on the outside. IMO, players like him and Brandon Rush are smalls, not bigs.

 

And I'm not saying the smalls have to post big numbers for the team to win; they do have to be a threat to keep the other team honest. And If you have no one to pass the ball to Horford and Noah, your team won't win.