WillMunny

Just called the network to complain about the late starting time.  Had to leave a message.

1 hour ago, DAG said:

I got UConn beating Purdue by double digits tonight. I don’t trust Purdue guards to be that consistent. 

I picked Perdue.  Mainly to support a friend of mine who graduated from Perdue.

I'm just gonna savor seeing the clash of the big men tonight.  Centers (like Shaq, not Wemby) have usually been my favorite players.

I can't believe this game doesn't start until 9ET.  That's just crazy.  I'm usually asleep after 2 beers, but tonight it'll be 4.  Which means I'll make it to about halftime.

Caitlin Clark is the darling of traditional America.  If she were on Gilligan's Island, she'd be Mary Ann.

We recently saw this same sort of scenario (contrast between Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese) with Taylor Swift and Simone Biles.  Both beautiful, famous, and great at what they do, with NFL-starter boyfriends...yet Swift was over-hyped at NFL games while Biles was an afterthought.  Don't get me wrong - I'm not interested in seeing either of them hyped at an NFL game, but I notice the difference when one is over-hyped, while the other is not hyped at all.

1 hour ago, GTNupe11 said:

Are the Steven Pearl folks going to want him to stay and take over? 🤣

Hope not.

41 minutes ago, Dual-Threat Rigby said:

It’s pretty much just a name. As far as who they really want, it’s Hurley and Oats and they’ll fall back on Scott Drew 

Sure hope so.  Don't want to lose Bruce.

Bruce Pearl also being mentioned.

I'm pulling for Perdue tomorrow night.  Gonna love to see the big guys clash down low.

Bama looking good.

Let's go UConn.

Perdue is gonna win big, but if State could have shot better, it could have been a different game.

State had plenty of open shots and just missed them.  Went cold.

So fun watching Edey play. I love low post play.

The NBA has moved away from low post specialists in favor of "positionless" players.  Three and D.

Unfortunately, I think this the apex of Edey's career.

But it sure is fun watching him in college.

Is anyone watching this Perdue vs NC State game?  Wow, so many storylines.

2 minutes ago, shabby said:

Spring ball is always such a great Indicator👍

Has been for the past few seasons.

8 minutes ago, Swamp Eagle said:

Maybe it has something to do with what appears that we have one play with 3 variations.

Probably what Thorne was referring to this week when he said the coaches "simplified things".

Sounds like we're in for another 6-win season.

Anybody watching this UConn vs. Iowa women's game tonight?

Watching this women's game.  Good game.  Go SC.

Also been watching the G-League.  Reminds me there's a big difference between college, then G League, then NBA.

As someone said earlier in this thread, it appeared that Holloway was given a lot of playing time he did not earn this year.  I imagine that Tre noticed as well.

It was very telling that against Yale, Holloway was so ineffective that he was pretty much an afterthought.  He didn't seem to improve much during the season, although he showed glimpses of improvement in January (IIRC).

In my opinion, which means nothing, he is at best a project with no guarantee of return on investment.  A lot of his shortcomings were based upon his size and strength (or lack thereof), and not much can be done about that, relatively speaking.  He isn't going to significantly transform his body no matter how much time he spends in the weight room.

This is why if given the choice between the two, I'd pick Tre to stay and Holloway to leave.  Tre isn't great but at least he hits threes, and I don't think Holloway is going to reach his projected potential, or anywhere near it.  Just my opinion.

2 hours ago, BizEagle said:

Curious what Barkley's opinion is on this as Tre was his favorite player from this team.  Could be that Tre didn't like playing behind Holloway and he has an argument to make, IMO.  He made great progress this year but has he reached his maximum potential?  Could he get much better than he is now?

Keep in mind that players often don't get the type of portal offers they want and end up changing their minds.  Tre may be testing the waters. 

In my mind, I'd like to have him back if we could get a first-rate PG to start.  Tre is a good SEC PG, but he's a backup, at least by my estimation.  Not sure he would accept that.

I liked Tre.  Wish him well.  But not sorry for the opportunity to upgrade.

I like our RBs, but I think we'd all be shocked to see tape of them, followed by tape of Tre Mason and Kerryon Johnson.

We'd see that our RBs are closer to average than we might think.  But still, they are above average and would certainly benefit from a balanced attack, which we haven't had for a long time.

Watching the next game...Paige Bueckers (UConn) is considered by some to be better than Caitlin Clark.  I'm seeing her play for the first time.  We'll see...

1 minute ago, TigerOne said:

Wonder why some women coaches and assistants wear spike heals on a basketball court?

no respect for the facilities and maintenance crews

Good point.

I wonder why the women play 4 quarters instead of 2 halves.

Great women's game going on.  Caitlin Clark is amazing.