mrflynn03 Posted October 16, 2022 Report Share Posted October 16, 2022 College basketball needs the equivalent of an advent calendar. The football season has been thoroughly disappointing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted October 17, 2022 Report Share Posted October 17, 2022 15 hours ago, mrflynn03 said: College basketball needs the equivalent of an advent calendar. The football season has been thoroughly disappointing. Not college, but.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted October 17, 2022 Report Share Posted October 17, 2022 Someone want to fill me in on what or who Creighton has to warrant #9 in preseason poll? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted October 17, 2022 Report Share Posted October 17, 2022 32 minutes ago, Seeking6 said: Someone want to fill me in on what or who Creighton has to warrant #9 in preseason poll? I was wondering the same and found this. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/college-basketball-rankings-creighton-cracks-top-10-after-summit-league-player-of-year-commits-to-bluejays/amp/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maedhros Posted October 17, 2022 Report Share Posted October 17, 2022 (edited) 37 minutes ago, Seeking6 said: Someone want to fill me in on what or who Creighton has to warrant #9 in preseason poll? I'm not sure I get it either. They were 50th in KenPom last season, with a top 20 defense and an offense ranked outside the top 100. They were never once ranked in the AP Top 25. Not a very different profile from us. But unlike us they lose two starters off a team that only played six or seven, two key pieces who used 87% and 81% of available minutes. Three of the other six guys are rising sophomores, Top 75 recruits who could make a leap this season. They also grabbed a top transfer Baylor Sheierman, though he'll be playing up from South Dakota St in the Summit League. I'm skeptical that's enough to get from top 50 to top 10. My guess is Creighton is getting overvalued because of how they closed the season (again, arguably not very different from us). In the Big East tournament they whipped a ranked Providence team, then gave Villanova a close game. They also played Kansas close in the second round of last year's Tournament. That was all without their point guard Ryan Nembhard, who is returning from a broken wrist. So just a ton of projection baked into that top ten ranking. Edited October 17, 2022 by Maedhros 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted October 17, 2022 Report Share Posted October 17, 2022 34 minutes ago, Maedhros said: I'm not sure I get it either. They were 50th in KenPom last season, with a top 20 defense and an offense ranked outside the top 100. They were never once ranked in the AP Top 25. Not a very different profile from us. But unlike us they lose two starters off a team that only played six or seven, two key pieces who used 87% and 81% of available minutes. Three of the other six guys are rising sophomores, Top 75 recruits who could make a leap this season. They also grabbed a top transfer Baylor Sheierman, though he'll be playing up from South Dakota St in the Summit League. I'm skeptical that's enough to get from top 50 to top 10. My guess is Creighton is getting overvalued because of how they closed the season (again, arguably not very different from us). In the Big East tournament they whipped a ranked Providence team, then gave Villanova a close game. They also played Kansas close in the second round of last year's Tournament. That was all without their point guard Ryan Nembhard, who is returning from a broken wrist. So just a ton of projection baked into that top ten ranking. 36 minutes ago, mrflynn03 said: I was wondering the same and found this. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/college-basketball-rankings-creighton-cracks-top-10-after-summit-league-player-of-year-commits-to-bluejays/amp/ Thanks you guys! Just seemed odd when I saw rankings released. I know they don't matter much now but how could a team returning 3 starters. 4 key contributors. Add 2 5 star recruits. In a far more difficult conference be ranked less. Oh well. It's October. I'll worry about that stuff in March. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted October 17, 2022 Report Share Posted October 17, 2022 On 10/16/2022 at 8:49 AM, rico said: TY. I looked at it and was surprised at how the rest of the B1G stacked up. https://kenpom.com/ Statistics aren't falling for the Illini hype... #33 overall and 7th in the Big 10... I think they'll be a bit better than that, but I don't think they'll be top 4 in the league... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted October 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2022 Creighton AP Top 25 preseason ranking: 9 The addition of Baylor Scheierman this offseason for Creighton might have been the singularly most underrated in college hoops. The reigning Summit League Player of the Year is a difference-making backcourt presence who can score it, handle it and distribute it. He joins a Creighton team that brings back Ryan Nembhard, Trey Alexander and Arthur Kaluma -- all prospects who have pro potential. Oh, and Ryan Kalkbrenner? He's our preseason Big East Player of the Year pick. This team has the weaponry to be the best in the Big East and could finish the regular season as a No. 1 seed come tourney time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted October 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2022 31 minutes ago, IUFLA said: Statistics aren't falling for the Illini hype... #33 overall and 7th in the Big 10... I think they'll be a bit better than that, but I don't think they'll be top 4 in the league... #23 in the A.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePaulieWalnuts Posted October 18, 2022 Report Share Posted October 18, 2022 Minnesota lands five star center Dennis Evans over Kansas and others. Big time get for them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted October 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2022 5 hours ago, ThePaulieWalnuts said: Minnesota lands five star center Dennis Evans over Kansas and others. Big time get for them. https://247sports.com/college/minnesota/Article/Minnesota-Gopher-Basketball-Recruiting-Dennis-Evans-Ben-Johnson-195591230/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceDouglas Posted October 18, 2022 Report Share Posted October 18, 2022 (edited) 15 hours ago, IUFLA said: Statistics aren't falling for the Illini hype... #33 overall and 7th in the Big 10... I think they'll be a bit better than that, but I don't think they'll be top 4 in the league... Surprising because stats usually go all out for the hype. 🤣 Anyway, we're a football school now. Edited October 18, 2022 by BruceDouglas 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted October 18, 2022 Report Share Posted October 18, 2022 3 minutes ago, BruceDouglas said: Anyway, we're a football school now. Be careful. That's what we said in 2020. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted October 18, 2022 Report Share Posted October 18, 2022 40 minutes ago, BruceDouglas said: Surprising because stats usually go all out for the hype. 🤣 Anyway, we're a football school now. I coulda swore you guys were a gymnastics school... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted October 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2022 I thought this was a good read on the Big East: https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-basketball/five-storylines-to-watch-at-big-east-basketball-media-day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted October 18, 2022 Report Share Posted October 18, 2022 13 minutes ago, rico said: I thought this was a good read on the Big East: https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-basketball/five-storylines-to-watch-at-big-east-basketball-media-day My hoops viewing has dropped off the last few years. Planning to turn that around this season. If I do, it will involve a lot of Big East. Have always enjoyed the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted October 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2022 10 minutes ago, 5fouls said: My hoops viewing has dropped off the last few years. Planning to turn that around this season. If I do, it will involve a lot of Big East. Have always enjoyed the league. I wonder what Boeheim thinks about the Big East? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted October 18, 2022 Report Share Posted October 18, 2022 (edited) 50 minutes ago, rico said: I wonder what Boeheim thinks about the Big East? They've been tough to get on the schedule recently. Edited October 18, 2022 by mrflynn03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceDouglas Posted October 19, 2022 Report Share Posted October 19, 2022 22 hours ago, IUFLA said: I coulda swore you guys were a gymnastics school... More of a golf/tennis school recently. Country Club U! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted October 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2022 The ACC: https://247sports.com/college/boston-college/Article/boston-college-acc-preseason-poll-projections-2022-2023-195741028/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierfan1901 Posted October 19, 2022 Report Share Posted October 19, 2022 Breaking: The IU-UK series has been renewed for the 2025-2026 season 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted October 19, 2022 Report Share Posted October 19, 2022 25 minutes ago, Hoosierfan1901 said: Breaking: The IU-UK series has been renewed for the 2025-2026 season And Cal will retire in April of 2025 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted October 20, 2022 Report Share Posted October 20, 2022 https://www.on3.com/news/college-basketball-insider-shares-target-number-for-ncaa-tournament-expansion-jon-rothstein-sec-commissioner-greg-sankey-ncaam-march-madness/ Another article about expanding the tournament. Also tonight on YouTube the show Eye on College basketball is having a show discussing the topic. They want to make 25% of the teams available for the tournament in all sports. I heard that Scott Drew wants them to expand to 128 teams and trying to figure out how they would bracket that many teams. That would out 32 teams in each region and figuring out how to have 4 sites for each region. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 (edited) 10 minutes ago, IU Scott said: https://www.on3.com/news/college-basketball-insider-shares-target-number-for-ncaa-tournament-expansion-jon-rothstein-sec-commissioner-greg-sankey-ncaam-march-madness/ Another article about expanding the tournament. Also tonight on YouTube the show Eye on College basketball is having a show discussing the topic. They want to make 25% of the teams available for the tournament in all sports. I heard that Scott Drew wants them to expand to 128 teams and trying to figure out how they would bracket that many teams. That would out 32 teams in each region and figuring out how to have 4 sites for each region. How would they televise them all? Imagine a fan base getting all excited their team makes it only to find out they have to pay $29.99 to watch a stream with announcers provided by the school's radio station. Edited October 21, 2022 by 5fouls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 4 minutes ago, 5fouls said: How would they televise them all? Imagine a fan base getting all excited their team makes it only to find out they have to pay $29.99 to watch a stream with announcers provided by the school's radio station. Actually they are discussing it on field of 68 and I actually agree with Jeff Goodman for once. Both him and Robbie Hummel both thinks it is a horrible idea to expand and they think it should go back to 64 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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