NCAA Hoops 05/06

aeroparrot · Post by **aeroparrot** » November 17, 2005 9:08 am

tequilatom wrote:
aeroparrot wrote:
tequilatom wrote:
aeroparrot wrote:I'm surprised that BC is at 11 because I think they will have a tough time in the ACC this year.
they have a real good team.....led by Craig Smith!!!
Probably so but the reason why I am saying this is because this is their first year within the ACC and that Conference is one of the most cutthroat conferences. ACC usually gets in 4 or 5 teams to the Championships every year. BC probably could get in as the 5th team.
How good are the other teams........Wake lost Paul to graduation.......North Carolina lost almost there whole team.......Maryland is ok and the same with GT.....other then Duke who are the other 3 teams in the ACC.

Unless WF, UNC, and UMD tank horribly, they will still make it to the championships. I remember UNC a few years ago making it without that great of a record, it was about 3 years ago or so.

MelliJellyBean · Post by **MelliJellyBean** » November 17, 2005 9:15 am

aeroparrot wrote:
tequilatom wrote:
aeroparrot wrote:
tequilatom wrote:
aeroparrot wrote:I'm surprised that BC is at 11 because I think they will have a tough time in the ACC this year.
they have a real good team.....led by Craig Smith!!!
Probably so but the reason why I am saying this is because this is their first year within the ACC and that Conference is one of the most cutthroat conferences. ACC usually gets in 4 or 5 teams to the Championships every year. BC probably could get in as the 5th team.
How good are the other teams........Wake lost Paul to graduation.......North Carolina lost almost there whole team.......Maryland is ok and the same with GT.....other then Duke who are the other 3 teams in the ACC.
Unless WF, UNC, and UMD tank horribly, they will still make it to the championships. I remember UNC a few years ago making it without that great of a record, it was about 3 years ago or so.

are you forgetting that BC is transitioning out of the Big East? Last time I checked there are some pretty good teams in there. As long as they keep playing well, they'll knock off some of the old ACC teams.

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » November 17, 2005 9:17 am

Token beginning of the season post. I'll be back in March when the real season starts.

aeroparrot · Post by **aeroparrot** » November 17, 2005 9:26 am

MelliJellyBean wrote:
aeroparrot wrote:
tequilatom wrote:
aeroparrot wrote:
tequilatom wrote:
aeroparrot wrote:I'm surprised that BC is at 11 because I think they will have a tough time in the ACC this year.
they have a real good team.....led by Craig Smith!!!
Probably so but the reason why I am saying this is because this is their first year within the ACC and that Conference is one of the most cutthroat conferences. ACC usually gets in 4 or 5 teams to the Championships every year. BC probably could get in as the 5th team.
How good are the other teams........Wake lost Paul to graduation.......North Carolina lost almost there whole team.......Maryland is ok and the same with GT.....other then Duke who are the other 3 teams in the ACC.
Unless WF, UNC, and UMD tank horribly, they will still make it to the championships. I remember UNC a few years ago making it without that great of a record, it was about 3 years ago or so.
are you forgetting that BC is transitioning out of the Big East? Last time I checked there are some pretty good teams in there. As long as they keep playing well, they'll knock off some of the old ACC teams.

I'm saying that the ACC has always been a stronger conference than the Big East, even with Syracuse and Seton Hall and the likes.

MelliJellyBean · Post by **MelliJellyBean** » November 17, 2005 9:26 am

aeroparrot wrote:
MelliJellyBean wrote:
aeroparrot wrote:
tequilatom wrote:
aeroparrot wrote:
tequilatom wrote:they have a real good team.....led by Craig Smith!!!
Probably so but the reason why I am saying this is because this is their first year within the ACC and that Conference is one of the most cutthroat conferences. ACC usually gets in 4 or 5 teams to the Championships every year. BC probably could get in as the 5th team.
How good are the other teams........Wake lost Paul to graduation.......North Carolina lost almost there whole team.......Maryland is ok and the same with GT.....other then Duke who are the other 3 teams in the ACC.
Unless WF, UNC, and UMD tank horribly, they will still make it to the championships. I remember UNC a few years ago making it without that great of a record, it was about 3 years ago or so.
are you forgetting that BC is transitioning out of the Big East? Last time I checked there are some pretty good teams in there. As long as they keep playing well, they'll knock off some of the old ACC teams.
There were. The only ones left I think are UConn and possibly Providence.

???? UCONN, Providence, Syracuse, West Virginia, Villanova -they are all still ranked teams and even the ones who aren't are still pretty decent teams, capable of knocking off top teams. I'm no BC fan, that's for sure....but there is no arguing that the Big East is undoubtedly the best conference in basketball right now (ACC is a close second)

Pencil Thin (inactive) · November 17, 2005 12:25 pm

Pay heed all who enter, beware of the Phog!

My Jayhawks are young (10 underclassmen) but talented (3 MickeyD's All-Americans out of our 4 freshmen). I think this team will be a lot better in March than they are now! And they are still pretty good now

The Maui Invitational should tell us some things about this team though. With a field that includes; UCONN, Mich. St., Arizona, Gonzaga, Arkansas and Maryland, there will be no easy ones for anyone.

CUparrot · Post by **CUparrot** » November 17, 2005 1:24 pm

What? Clemson isn't in the top 25? I'm shocked!

(Even I can't say that without laughing....)

Clemson is never a b-ball powerhouse, but I will still cheer for them all the same.

GO TIGERS!!!!

MangoMan13 · Post by **MangoMan13** » November 17, 2005 1:36 pm

jonesbeach10 · Post by **jonesbeach10** » November 17, 2005 7:01 pm

On a national level:

But the locals I pull for the Hofstra Pride of teh always dangerous, mid-major CAA

Pencil Thin (inactive) · November 21, 2005 12:06 pm

There have already been a couple of upsets to start the season. UC Irvine beats Stanford and Hawaii knocks off MSU by 20+

There appears to be a lot of parity this year. I could easily see anyone of 15-20 teams that could win it all.

RockChalk Jayhawk!

MelliJellyBean · Post by **MelliJellyBean** » November 21, 2005 1:06 pm

Pencil Thin wrote:There have already been a couple of upsets to start the season. UC Irvine beats Stanford and Hawaii knocks off MSU by 20+ There appears to be a lot of parity this year. I could easily see anyone of 15-20 teams that could win it all.

RockChalk Jayhawk!

that's what makes college basketball so much fun!

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » November 21, 2005 1:08 pm

As usual, none of the teams from Wisconsin are listed in the top 25. Yet EVERY YEAR, by the end of the season, one, two, and sometimes three of them are there. No respect.

In the last 4 years, Marquette has made the Final Four, Wisconsin & UW-Milwaukee have each made the Elite 8.

msu#1 · Post by **msu#1** » November 21, 2005 9:00 pm

Pencil Thin wrote:There have already been a couple of upsets to start the season. UC Irvine beats Stanford and Hawaii knocks off MSU by 20+ There appears to be a lot of parity this year. I could easily see anyone of 15-20 teams that could win it all.

RockChalk Jayhawk!

Or a rouge Hawaii program poisons your water, Izzo stopped the investigation because they knew they would never be able to prove it.

Pencil Thin (inactive) · November 22, 2005 11:08 am

msu#1 wrote:
Pencil Thin wrote:There have already been a couple of upsets to start the season. UC Irvine beats Stanford and Hawaii knocks off MSU by 20+ There appears to be a lot of parity this year. I could easily see anyone of 15-20 teams that could win it all.

RockChalk Jayhawk!
Or a rouge Hawaii program poisons your water, Izzo stopped the investigation because they knew they would never be able to prove it.

Cramping up really was a problem in the Maui tourney a few years ago. They have since added some A/C to the gym there. I know MSU wasn't playing in the Maui tournament yet when Brown cramped up, but my guess is all those gyms out there are pretty hot and humid.

MSU vs. 'Zags. Should be a great second round game. Make sure you get a collar on Morrison. He looked pretty awesome yesterday.

AlbatrossFlyer · Post by **AlbatrossFlyer** » November 22, 2005 11:24 am

MangoMan13 wrote:

pretty much now know where kansas stands

UpstateNYPH · Post by **UpstateNYPH** » November 22, 2005 4:21 pm

SYRACUSE!
Goin to the game tonight actually...

Pencil Thin (inactive) · November 22, 2005 5:25 pm

AlbatrossFlyer wrote:
MangoMan13 wrote:
pretty much now know where kansas stands

Shooting 29% against a team of pretty much all underclassmen? I wasn't impressed with a team of "veteran" players for the cats either. KU is young and will only get better. Like I said, no one will want to play us in March, not November

RockChalk Jayhawk.

Pencil Thin (inactive) · November 23, 2005 11:20 am

WOW

Please tell me some of you watched the Gonzaga/Mich St. game last night. An instant classic. 3OT's ended up with the 'Zags pulling it out 109-106. It is sure to be replayed on ESPN Classic as an instant classic. Keep your eyes peeled the next couple of days to see if it will be aired.

BarefootinNW · Post by **BarefootinNW** » November 23, 2005 11:40 pm

Anybody watching the game? It seems to be setting up as another classic.
The Zags are making the NW proud. I am concerned that they may run out of gas after last night's 3 OT thriller.

This tournement has been unbelievable for November college basketball.

BarefootinNW · Post by **BarefootinNW** » November 24, 2005 12:19 am

Wow! I thought we were goin to overtime. Hats off to UConn.
Great game

Hopefully we'll get a re-match in March.