Re: College Basketball 2008-2009

[rchap24]

Also I would say Johnson is the better player for Griffin. Yes Calasan is the stronger one but he isn't strong enough for Griffin. Griffin can over power both pretty easily therefore I think Johnson just because of his height, athleticism and shot blocking ability is the better go. He could at least affect shots and maybe block a few. Calasan wouldn't be able to do much of anything.

 

Calasan is 6'9, 250. Johnson is 6'10, 215. Calasan is a much more physical player. While neither is a great matchup for Griffin, Calasan's a better rebounder than Johnson. While I'll agree that Johnson is a better defensive player, his approach to shot blocking will just get him in foul trouble against a much stronger player like Griffin.

 

It doesn't really matter anyway. They're both going to get a lot of minutes, unless one of them gets in foul trouble early.

 

Isn't Griffin basically there whole team though?

 

They appear to have a couple other guys who can score. It doesn't appear they are a very good three-point shooting team though. Problem is, when they miss, they have Griffin to get the rebound.

 

Hopefully Hummel will get some gritty rebounds and we can limit Griffin to like 15 boards

[fromthestretch]

Also I would say Johnson is the better player for Griffin. Yes Calasan is the stronger one but he isn't strong enough for Griffin. Griffin can over power both pretty easily therefore I think Johnson just because of his height, athleticism and shot blocking ability is the better go. He could at least affect shots and maybe block a few. Calasan wouldn't be able to do much of anything.

 

Calasan is 6'9, 250. Johnson is 6'10, 215. Calasan is a much more physical player. While neither is a great matchup for Griffin, Calasan's a better rebounder than Johnson. While I'll agree that Johnson is a better defensive player, his approach to shot blocking will just get him in foul trouble against a much stronger player like Griffin.

 

It doesn't really matter anyway. They're both going to get a lot of minutes, unless one of them gets in foul trouble early.

 

Isn't Griffin basically there whole team though?

 

They appear to have a couple other guys who can score. It doesn't appear they are a very good three-point shooting team though. Problem is, when they miss, they have Griffin to get the rebound.

 

Hopefully Hummel will get some gritty rebounds and we can limit Griffin to like 15 boards

 

If there is any such thing as a "gritty" rebound, Marcus Green would be the one to get it. The guy is 6'4, but he plays like he's 6'8.

[Exile on Waveland]

Also I would say Johnson is the better player for Griffin. Yes Calasan is the stronger one but he isn't strong enough for Griffin. Griffin can over power both pretty easily therefore I think Johnson just because of his height, athleticism and shot blocking ability is the better go. He could at least affect shots and maybe block a few. Calasan wouldn't be able to do much of anything.

 

Calasan is 6'9, 250. Johnson is 6'10, 215. Calasan is a much more physical player. While neither is a great matchup for Griffin, Calasan's a better rebounder than Johnson. While I'll agree that Johnson is a better defensive player, his approach to shot blocking will just get him in foul trouble against a much stronger player like Griffin.

 

It doesn't really matter anyway. They're both going to get a lot of minutes, unless one of them gets in foul trouble early.

 

Isn't Griffin basically there whole team though?

 

Willie Warren was the 10th-ranked recruit in the nation for the 2008 class per rivals. He's also averaging 15.3 ppg.

[CubbieBum]

Also I would say Johnson is the better player for Griffin. Yes Calasan is the stronger one but he isn't strong enough for Griffin. Griffin can over power both pretty easily therefore I think Johnson just because of his height, athleticism and shot blocking ability is the better go. He could at least affect shots and maybe block a few. Calasan wouldn't be able to do much of anything.

 

Calasan is 6'9, 250. Johnson is 6'10, 215. Calasan is a much more physical player. While neither is a great matchup for Griffin, Calasan's a better rebounder than Johnson. While I'll agree that Johnson is a better defensive player, his approach to shot blocking will just get him in foul trouble against a much stronger player like Griffin.

 

It doesn't really matter anyway. They're both going to get a lot of minutes, unless one of them gets in foul trouble early.

 

Their heights are misleading. You should really look at wingspan. Johnson has the arm length of a 7-footer while Calasan has the arm length of a 6'8" guy. Add in Calasan is glued to the floor and Johnson supposedly has a vertical of 30 inches or more and Johnson becomes more like a 7'-7'1" guy and Calasan a 6'8" guy. Like I said neither can stop Griffin but Johnson is averaging 1.8 blocks a game in 20 minutes so he can at least affect Griffins shots. The only thing I can think of that might make Calasan a better option is offensively. Calasan can shoot the three and thus draw Griffin out of the paint. That might actually be what Purdue does. Play Calasan and have him be on the perimeter more often so they can get o-rebounds and drive inside.

[Mark_R]

Also I would say Johnson is the better player for Griffin. Yes Calasan is the stronger one but he isn't strong enough for Griffin. Griffin can over power both pretty easily therefore I think Johnson just because of his height, athleticism and shot blocking ability is the better go. He could at least affect shots and maybe block a few. Calasan wouldn't be able to do much of anything.

 

Calasan is 6'9, 250. Johnson is 6'10, 215. Calasan is a much more physical player. While neither is a great matchup for Griffin, Calasan's a better rebounder than Johnson. While I'll agree that Johnson is a better defensive player, his approach to shot blocking will just get him in foul trouble against a much stronger player like Griffin.

 

It doesn't really matter anyway. They're both going to get a lot of minutes, unless one of them gets in foul trouble early.

 

Isn't Griffin basically there whole team though?

 

They appear to have a couple other guys who can score. It doesn't appear they are a very good three-point shooting team though. Problem is, when they miss, they have Griffin to get the rebound.

 

Hopefully Hummel will get some gritty rebounds and we can limit Griffin to like 15 boards

 

If there is any such thing as a "gritty" rebound, Marcus Green would be the one to get it. The guy is 6'4, but he plays like he's 6'8.

 

I think I've seen him once in college after watching him for four years in High School. Is he athletic enough to possibly catch on with a team in the pros or the D League? He was a freak in high school and could fill it up like nobody's business.

[fromthestretch]

If there is any such thing as a "gritty" rebound, Marcus Green would be the one to get it. The guy is 6'4, but he plays like he's 6'8.

 

I think I've seen him once in college after watching him for four years in High School. Is he athletic enough to possibly catch on with a team in the pros or the D League? He was a freak in high school and could fill it up like nobody's business.

 

He's fun to watch, but I'm not sure he's got what it takes to get to the next level. One thing he's got against him is that he's just not a very good shooter. The guy has great instincts when it comes to rebounding though.

[CubColtPacer]

Well, I guess this is the ultimate extension of letting the other guys beat you. Stephen Curry was held scoreless last night as two defenders followed him around the court, even if he didn't have the ball. So Curry just stood in the corner with his 2 defenders and let his team play 4 on 3 on every offensive possession:

 

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recap?gid=200811250156&prov=ap

[rawaction]

Well, I guess this is the ultimate extension of letting the other guys beat you. Stephen Curry was held scoreless last night as two defenders followed him around the court, even if he didn't have the ball. So Curry just stood in the corner with his 2 defenders and let his team play 4 on 3 on every offensive possession:

 

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recap?gid=200811250156&prov=ap

 

Yes! This was awesomeness! Maybe the dumbest coaching strategy ever, as the team lost by 30.

[sneakypower]

“We had to play against an NBA player tonight,” Patsos explained. “Anybody else ever hold him scoreless? I’m a history major. They’re going to remember that we held him scoreless or we lost by 30?”

[Guest]

You'd think they'd drop the triangle-and-2 when it became clear it wasn't working.

[Guest]

I'd say the coach figured they would get blasted either way so it was better to lose by 30 and hold Curry scoreless than to lose by 30 and let Curry go off for 30.

[Hosak8]

You'd think they'd drop the triangle-and-2 when it became clear it wasn't working.

 

Well... it was working. It is quite clear that the coach didn't care a thing about winning that game. His one and only concern was keeping the NBA player from winning the game. It certainly wasn't keeing the other team from winning the game.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

To be fair, Davidson only scored 78, the same they scored against Oklahoma and only 2 more than their low for the season. He wasn't too far off when he said that the problem was that they only scored 48 points.

[CubbieBum]

If there is any such thing as a "gritty" rebound, Marcus Green would be the one to get it. The guy is 6'4, but he plays like he's 6'8.

 

I think I've seen him once in college after watching him for four years in High School. Is he athletic enough to possibly catch on with a team in the pros or the D League? He was a freak in high school and could fill it up like nobody's business.

 

He's fun to watch, but I'm not sure he's got what it takes to get to the next level. One thing he's got against him is that he's just not a very good shooter. The guy has great instincts when it comes to rebounding though.

 

He might make it overseas somewhere. You don't get highly athletic 6'4" guys who can rebound overseas too often. Skip Mills who played at Ball State plays down in South America and the same team offered Peyton Stovall a contract. I'm sure Green is as good of a talent as those guys and with the exposure of being on a top team he will get an offer he just might not accept like Stovall didn't.

[fromthestretch]

If there is any such thing as a "gritty" rebound, Marcus Green would be the one to get it. The guy is 6'4, but he plays like he's 6'8.

 

I think I've seen him once in college after watching him for four years in High School. Is he athletic enough to possibly catch on with a team in the pros or the D League? He was a freak in high school and could fill it up like nobody's business.

 

He's fun to watch, but I'm not sure he's got what it takes to get to the next level. One thing he's got against him is that he's just not a very good shooter. The guy has great instincts when it comes to rebounding though.

 

He might make it overseas somewhere. You don't get highly athletic 6'4" guys who can rebound overseas too often. Skip Mills who played at Ball State plays down in South America and the same team offered Peyton Stovall a contract. I'm sure Green is as good of a talent as those guys and with the exposure of being on a top team he will get an offer he just might not accept like Stovall didn't.

 

Somewhere overseas is a possibility.

[Exile on Waveland]

Indiana hung on (barely) to win 81-79 over Chaminade in what will be their only victory away from Bloomington all season.

[imb]

what the ... i didn't even recognize lavin without the hair gel. how long has this been going on

[Vanilla Ice]

ty lawson > tyler hansbrough

 

true story

[imb]

griffin goes for 32 and 15 on 11 of 14 shooting

 

if you watch sportscenter tonight, watch for his highlights, he had some pretty nice dunks

[Guest]

How's his jumper?

[imb]

How's his jumper?

 

i think he was 11 of 14 overall and 11 of 12 in the paint if that's any indication

[Andy]

Lost 102-87. I was hoping ND would be more competitive but I am not shocked. The story for the Irish is McAlarney, who dumped in 10/19 3-pointers (most of those attempts came after the game was pretty much in hand) to break his own school record of nine triples. He had 39 points overall.

 

Naturally, Harangody was sick and was upchucking before the game. He did not play well (or make good decisions). Luck of the Irish. But it was a good thing in that the Irish will know they have more work to do if they want to reach their goals.

[CubbieBum]

Lost 102-87. I was hoping ND would be more competitive but I am not shocked. The story for the Irish is McAlarney, who dumped in 10/19 3-pointers (most of those attempts came after the game was pretty much in hand) to break his own school record of nine triples. He had 39 points overall.

 

Naturally, Harangody was sick and was upchucking before the game. He did not play well (or make good decisions). Luck of the Irish. But it was a good thing in that the Irish will know they have more work to do if they want to reach their goals.

 

I don't think Harangody being sick hurt too much. If he was healthy McAlarney wouldn't have had a chance to do what he did. UNC is just too good right now and already seemed pretty gelled despite Hansborough being out. They will have to be hurt for someone to beat them.

[Vanilla Ice]

they are hurt. ginyard is their defensive ace.

 

hansbrough isnt 100%

 

zeller is gone for the season

 

they could have been so ridiculous.

[C.C.]

Depaul's 3-0 now. I'm tempted to start watching them again.