College Basketball Thread

[TitleTown088]

Originally Posted by SeanTaylorRIP

It's the luck of the draw. The NCAA tourny is who can move on with the matchup they are given. If you change a seed here and there, Kansas could have won the tournament. That's what I love about the Tourny, it's unpredictable and many times the best team in the country doesn't win. Duke couldn't control Kentucky choking up against WVU or Kansas flubbing abainst Northern Iowa. For example if they did a small tournament with the top 10 teams in the country, I guarantee Duke doesn't win that.

No team ANY year can control what other teams do in the tourney. They can only control their own game. Do you guys realize how absurd it sounds to say a team winning was the result of their match ups and others'? That could be said EVERY year for EVERY team then. Its ridiculous.

[JRTPlaya21]

Originally Posted by PalmerToCJ

haha you can have the actual 2010 championship... I'll take the 2012 on paper championship! I will be in New Orleans for the 2012 SEC Championship!

Tony Wroten posted on his twitter that he spoke to Teague and UK it is, WOOHOOO!

Really though, these are (potentially) two HUGE pieces to what could be the greatest recruiting class of all time.

Yall should be fun to watch yet again :).

[JRTPlaya21]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=5125307

A 68 team NCAA tourney....

[yodapoop]

Originally Posted by JRTPlaya21

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=5125307

A 68 team NCAA tourney....

A 16-seed will never beat a one seed now :(.

[derza222]

Originally Posted by JRTPlaya21

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=5125307

A 68 team NCAA tourney....

It really just seems silly to have the 68 team tourney, but that's a lot better than the 96 team stuff they were talking about.

[JRTPlaya21]

Scout is saying Teague to UK. The rich get richer.

[yo123]

Originally Posted by JRTPlaya21

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=5125307

A 68 team NCAA tourney....

Every game being on TV is going to be so awesome.

[SeanTaylorRIP]

Originally Posted by TitleTown088

No team ANY year can control what other teams do in the tourney. They can only control their own game. Do you guys realize how absurd it sounds to say a team winning was the result of their match ups and others'? That could be said EVERY year for EVERY team then. Its ridiculous.

That's exactly what I said. Most times the best team doesn't win. It's the team who has the pieces fall in line for them. You can't downgrade a champion for having an easier route, but it still doesn't mean they were the best team in the country. I went to George Mason but I can easily say they were not a top 4 team in the country let alone top 10.

[JFLO]

Originally Posted by JRTPlaya21

Scout is saying Teague to UK. The rich get richer.

Yea ESPN just confirmed too

So what's the predicted class...

Gilchrist
Teague
Chandler

isn't Wroten seriously considering UK now?

[T-RICH49]

not sure if this has been mentioned but Selby is reportedly trying to recruit Terrance Jones to KU

[SeanTaylorRIP]

Yeah that's been known for a while, we don't really know how good of friends they are though.

[PalmerToCJ]

Originally Posted by JFLO

Yea ESPN just confirmed too

So what's the predicted class...

Gilchrist
Teague
Chandler

isn't Wroten seriously considering UK now?

Gilchrist, Teague already

Chandler rumored to have swapped out of his UL commitment to give UK a look, wants to play with Teague.

Quincy Miller has all kind of pictures on his twitter decked out in UK stuff but he's also considering Duke, Baylor and won't decide till late probably. UK is considered the leader but Duke isn't far off.

Wroten called UK his new #1 after the Gilchrist commit. Has played with Teague and enjoyed it. Put on his twitter that if Teague committed he might not be far behind. Today put "I need to take my visit to UK ASAPPPPP". Regardless of where he commits, his twitter is pretty entertaining lol.

All 5 are in the 2011 top 10.

Terrence Jones to announce April 30th between Kentucky, UCLA, Oregon, Washington and Oklahoma. His mom said KU wasn't in the picture.

[JRTPlaya21]

Leslie down to UK, UConn & NCSU.

[T-RICH49]

per Zagoria T Jones visiting KU on Sunday

[yo123]

Cory Joseph to Texas.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recru...ory?id=5130568

[cdub11]

Originally Posted by yo123

Cory Joseph to Texas.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recru...ory?id=5130568

Was just about to post that

big pickup... the PG play last year was awful

[PalmerToCJ]

Dana Altman (Creighton's coach) might be Oregon's guy now. Took the Arkansas job 3 years ago and backed out at the absolute last second.

[JRTPlaya21]

Terrence Ross to Washington

[jballa838]

if Leslie goes UK i am 90% certain we get Terrence Jones. Ross was a real nice pick-up, Jones will be the icing though.

which makes Wroten in 2011 the embazzlement? or new cake layer?

[T-RICH49]

word is Terrence Jones KU visit is going real well

[T-RICH49]

ok Jones KU visit went real well and it's down to UW and KU from what I hear

[PalmerToCJ]

Some random ESPN site claiming Leslie will announce UK but it's really hard to get a read on him and Jones.

Billy Gillispie lobbying for the Iowa State job... Would be an odd fit with the Eustachy situation in the past but I think he'd be a really good fit there.

[iowatreat54]

Rumor is the Mayor is already set to be the next Iowa St. coach.

I'd be so pissed if Gillispie gets hired at Iowa st.

[PalmerToCJ]

haha yeah just saw that... Gillispie did contact ISU. I knew he'd take a hit after leaving UK but nothing like this.

[iowatreat54]

Yea, supposedly a lot of coaches have contacted Iowa St. I'm taking that with a grain of salt, but I do believe the reports that Gillispie had legit interest.

He would be a really good fit for Iowa St. imo. I really wanted him at Iowa. I don't care about his past, he would be able to bring attention back to the program and hopefully attract some talent.

But yea, if it's true, not sure about the Hoiberg hiring. Especially with the caliber of coaches that were allegedly interested.