Non-KU Games
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@Texas-Hawk-10 said in Non-KU Games:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 9 all lose on the same day. And Providence wins their first ever regular season Big East title.
ya I posted same thing on another site. - -Crazy , Crazy day in Baasketball
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Well, here we are, the start of conference tournament week for the mid-majors. After looking thru the standings I’m surprised at the number of teams that have made huge turnarounds from last season.
The most notable example is Towson in the Colonial. From 4 and 14 last year to 23 and 7 this year (14 and 3 in conference play ) with a respectable KenPom ranking of #63.
Here are some other comeback teams with their records last season vs. this season, in order of ranking. (One caveat: Some of these schools had multiple games cancelled last year due to the coronavirus.)
Wyoming (Mountain West) - 14-11 to 23-5 (12-3 in conference play). (#46 KenPom) Long Beach State (Big West) - 6-12 to 16-11 (10-3) . (#143) Cal State Fullerton (Big West) - 6-10 to 17-9 (10-3). (#149) Longwood (Big South) - 12-17 to 23-6 (15-1). (#158) Troy (Sun Belt) - 12-16 to 19-10 (10-6). (#173) Samford (Southern) - 6-13 to 20-10 (10-8). (#188) Purdue-Fort Wayne (Horizon) - 6-14 to 20-10 (15-6) (#228) Texas A&M Corpus Christi (Southland) - 5-19 to 19-10 (6-6). (#253)
And even though it’s not exactly a mid-major, a shout out to Middle Tennessee of Conference USA. Picked to finish last in their division, they went from 5-18 to 22-7 (13-3 conference). (#97). Credit where credit is due.
Not impossible that KU could draw one of these teams in the first or even second round (if they survive their conference tourneys, of course).
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4 Leagues start their tourneys tonight : The Patriot - -The I beleive it’s called the Atlantic Sun - - The Horizon - & The NEC – it’s about that time - -time to get things in order, you better have it in order by now- - -Now is not the time to tinker with lineups anymore- -you better be set
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A lot of those midmajors benefitted from being able to bring guys back for an additional year. Veteran leadership means a lot at the midmajor level, where freshmen usually don’t come in ready to play tons of minutes. Bringing back experience can help quite a bit, and if you bring back guys that opted out last year, even better.
Last year was a throwaway year for some programs due to COVID, opt outs, injuries, etc. It’s nice to see several teams bounce back.
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@justanotherfan Good point. I didn’t go that deeply into the roster of each team on the list, but Towson does have a few seniors/grad students who got that extra year of eligibility. Lots of transfers too.
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Speaking of Towson, they just beat Delaware today to go 24-7. They tied for the conference title and have the #1 seed in the CAA tournament this weekend.
By the way, their turnaround echoes one they made almost a decade ago when they went from 1-31 to 18-13 in 2013, an all-time Division I record. Unfortunately they couldn’t play in the postseason that year due to NCAA academic sanctions.
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Soooo is Chris Beard going to help us tonight or lose on purpose?
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@BeddieKU23 I’m guessing he’s not a Scott drew fan
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The ending of the UNC Cuse game is wild. Caleb Love hit a NBA 3 to go up 2, then UNC doesn’t really get back on D and Joe Girard hits a jumper to tie it. Going to OT.
Also, #fireHubert
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@BeddieKU23 tough D!
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Yupp Texas sucks
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Thanks Beard, your good for nothing. Go to the SEC
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@BeddieKU23 Let’s send him there with an L
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@benshawks08 said in Non-KU Games:
@BeddieKU23 Let’s send him there with an L
Probably can send him there with a few. no idea when they are leaving
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@BeddieKU23 word around here is that Texas has the money to leave now but Oklahoma doesn’t. Radio folks here have been wondering if it’s worth it for Texas to just pay OUs way out too.
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@benshawks08 said in Non-KU Games:
@BeddieKU23 word around here is that Texas has the money to leave now but Oklahoma doesn’t. Radio folks here have been wondering if it’s worth it for Texas to just pay OUs way out too.
This is what they talk about to avoid talking about basketball in this town.
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Actually, the game looked a bit like ours at first. Texas didn’t have such a huge lead, but played pretty evenly until just a few minutes left. Then UT missed some shots, had awkward turnovers, and Baylor cashed in.
Early in the game I thought Texas did a better job than we did of staying in front of B’s guards on defense. When B was missing we did great, but once their shots started falling we did not adjust well and failed to keep their speed in check.
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@mayjay Baylor guards have been making plays at the end of the game. There were a few that were eerily similar in the Texas game vs the KU game. Texas playing decent d and a guy just rising up and making a tough shot. Not much you can do but tip your hat and think about why you weren’t up by more earlier. We had some guys doing that early in the year. Here’s hoping that comes back this month.
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I thought Texas did better hedging those high ball screens and were able to disrupt flow a lot better then KU did against them.
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Duke and Coach K had a little setback yesterday. They expected UNC to foldup at the star-packed gala at Cameron. Felt like karma to me. I’m surprised we were even able to watch any of the OT in our game because ESPN was clearly more interested in showing Duke’s pregame footage. It’s sickening.
Coach K and his assistant coaches showed how petty they can be after the loss. Gheez… kids… man up! What a bunch of pussies. Poor sports. If this happens to Self on his last game, he will step up to the microphone and tell a joke.
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@drgnslayr lol. Nice to see i can still hate Duke with Scheyer and Smith and co at the helm.
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@drgnslayr said in Non-KU Games:
Duke and Coach K had a little setback yesterday. They expected UNC to foldup at the star-packed gala at Cameron. Felt like karma to me. I’m surprised we were even able to watch any of the OT in our game because ESPN was clearly more interested in showing Duke’s pregame footage. It’s sickening.
Coach K and his assistant coaches showed how petty they can be after the loss. Gheez… kids… man up! What a bunch of pussies. Poor sports. If this happens to Self on his last game, he will step up to the microphone and tell a joke.
It was sickening , ESPN was how you put it . I mean we all know how far they have always had their nose up K’s ass but this was even worse - should re name College game day to - - DUKE kiss ass day. Had to laugh for a bit it was showing that the Duke/N Carolina game was on the ESPN APP. - -then once they found out OT for KU/Tex - it was like Ewww what we gonna do - - and BAM Duke /N Carol can be seen on ESPN 2 lmao - -holy bat stink - - It was a perfect Saturday KU Women & Men both win And duke gets beat in their own rathole on his final day
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Memphis just beating Houston like a dog up 21 in the 2nd half
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BREAKING NEWS: Coach K going to ask for a do-over of yesterday’s game because he suspects some of the actors involved did not follow the approved script.
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FWIW, Chattanooga Mocs on ESPN @ 6, featuring Silvio De Sousa. He’s averaging almost 11 pts & 7 rebounds per game for them. Averaging about 20 min/game. 24/26 starts.
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@Gorilla72 thx
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Silvio getting a ton of face time.
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Ha. Almost punched the ref in the face again celebrating!
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Worth pulling up a chair for this ending IMO
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Silvio is playing great. I’m still mad how he got screwed over at KU. Had things been a little different he would’ve been a nice piece for us.
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@FarmerJayhawk said in Non-KU Games:
Worth pulling up a chair for this ending IMO
I see what you did there…
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Jeebus Chattanooga ya got one job! Don’t let em shoot a three! Doink.
So, would we like to face Silvio in the tourney?
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HOLY CRAP
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Wow.
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Silvio deserves something good
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Wow. What a block. St Mary’s vs Gonzaga. Should be a good conference final. First time seeing St Mary’s this year. Looks like they have some guys who can guard Timme. Their PG is interesting. Solid but plodding.
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@tis4tim said in Non-KU Games:
BREAKING NEWS: Coach K going to ask for a do-over of yesterday’s game because he suspects some of the actors involved did not follow the approved script.
And ask to replace the refs for “more friendly” stripes.
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Their players are just okay… but they know how to play the Zags.
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Who else saw that 30 footer as time was expiring for Chat - - WOW - -NOTHING BUT NET - - LET THE MADNESS BEGIN
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@drgnslayr said in Non-KU Games:
Their players are just okay… but they know how to play the Zags.
St. Mary’s is a good program that’s makes the NCAA Tournament more than not in recent history. They’re style of play is very methodical and usually one of the slower paced teams of the country. They’re a legit top 25 team this season and deserve their ranking. They have non-confernce wins over Notre Dame and Oregon and only lost to Wisconsin by 6 and all of those games were in Maui. They also have wins over Bellarmine that just won the ASUN tonight.
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Yes… they have a good program. I just don’t see them as a National Championship team. I do see the Zags as one.
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@drgnslayr said in Non-KU Games:
Yes… they have a good program. I just don’t see them as a National Championship team. I do see the Zags as one.
Never said they were a title team, but their players are better than okay as you described them.
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Cuse mauls Florida St 96-57. Ouch.
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ESPN favors KSt by 1.5. Does the losing coach tonight lose his job?
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I think Bruce is gone unless they go dancing
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You got to keep K/State off the 3 point line make them beat you other wise - - no inside game at all - can’t let them live off the 3 - - 10-21 in this game
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So ends the Bruuuuuuuuuce era
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@FarmerJayhawk anyone want to say some words for the dearly departed?
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@approxinfinity said in Non-KU Games:
@FarmerJayhawk anyone want to say some words for the dearly departed?
"I wore black to tell the guys that it’s over, it’s a funeral of [Bruce Weber] in that he’s no longer the coach here,’’ [Gene Taylor] said [Wednesday] night. "He’s no longer the coach here, so we’ve got to move forward and go on.’’
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@approxinfinity said in Non-KU Games:
@FarmerJayhawk anyone want to say some words for the dearly departed?
Peace be upon the play hard chart.
