2023-24 non PAC-12 games

AZCatGirl · Post by **AZCatGirl** » Sat Dec 02, 2023 9:15 pm

Vermont and TCU is why I feel bad for people who don't pay attention to college basketball this time of year. They're missing some amazing finishes and games. (Plus us kicking ass.)

pc in NM · Post by **pc in NM** » Mon Dec 04, 2023 7:50 am

Damon gets some high praise on ESPIN - well deserved!!

Coach of the Week: Damon Stoudamire, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Georgia Tech athletic director J Batt went outside the box when he replaced Josh Pastner in the spring, hiring Stoudamire away from the Boston Celtics' staff. A slow start was expected, but a home loss to UMass Lowell in the third game was not. It didn't take long for Stoudamire to turn things around, however. Georgia Tech handed Mississippi State its first loss of the season on Tuesday then welcomed Duke to town on Saturday and beat the Blue Devils 72-68 in Stoudamire's first ACC game at the helm.

Stoudamire's rotation adjustments since losses to the River Hawks and Cincinnati eight days earlier have completely changed the trajectory of this team. Amaree Abram, who started the first four games of the season, hasn't played in the past two. Tyzhaun Claude moved to the bench (and played a key role against Duke). And into the starting lineup went NC State transfer Ebenezer Dowuona and freshman Naithan George, with the latter dishing out nine assists against the Blue Devils.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... teams-lose

TheCat · Post by **TheCat** » Tue Dec 05, 2023 5:36 pm

Watching FAU play Illinois right now. FAU's centers hit 3's so we might be playing some extended small ball. They are quick and actually have 12 of their top 13 back from a final four team. FAU currently up at half by 3.

pc in NM · Post by **pc in NM** » Tue Dec 05, 2023 5:42 pm

Wisconsin 34, MSU 23 - halftime

Catintheheat · Post by **Catintheheat** » Tue Dec 05, 2023 6:14 pm

Irish27 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 02, 2023 7:54 pm

This is a very good reason I would like to live in Burlington, Vermont. They are the best team in northern New England. I am considering living close to there. Burlington is expensive to live.

dmjcat · Post by **dmjcat** » Tue Dec 05, 2023 6:15 pm

pc in NM wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 5:42 pm Wisconsin 34, MSU 23 - halftime

MSU coming back

Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDEdn0FjPwE

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Tue Dec 05, 2023 6:32 pm

dmjcat wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 6:15 pm
pc in NM wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 5:42 pm Wisconsin 34, MSU 23 - halftime
MSU coming back

Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDEdn0FjPwE

Izzo losing his mind yet again.

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Tue Dec 05, 2023 6:36 pm

TheCat wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 5:36 pm Watching FAU play Illinois right now. FAU's centers hit 3's so we might be playing some extended small ball. They are quick and actually have 12 of their top 13 back from a final four team. FAU currently up at half by 3.

Really good tough competitive game. Whenever Goldin is on the bench we can go small and post up Pelle and Keshan with 3 perimeter guards.

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Tue Dec 05, 2023 6:39 pm

Fucking Badgers. I want body parts on the McKale hardcourt.

pc in NM · Post by **pc in NM** » Tue Dec 05, 2023 6:43 pm

dovecanyoncat wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 6:36 pm
TheCat wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 5:36 pm Watching FAU play Illinois right now. FAU's centers hit 3's so we might be playing some extended small ball. They are quick and actually have 12 of their top 13 back from a final four team. FAU currently up at half by 3.
Really good tough competitive game. Whenever Goldin is on the bench we can go small and post up Pelle and Keshan with 3 perimeter guards.

Those chumps are not helping our SOS…

pc in NM · Post by **pc in NM** » Tue Dec 05, 2023 6:44 pm

dovecanyoncat wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 6:39 pm Fucking Badgers. I want body parts on the McKale hardcourt.

They’re good. MSU isn’t…

pc in NM · Post by **pc in NM** » Tue Dec 05, 2023 6:46 pm

MSU is aiming to be a #12 seed, and screwing someone’s season…

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Tue Dec 05, 2023 6:57 pm

pc in NM wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 6:44 pm
dovecanyoncat wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 6:39 pm Fucking Badgers. I want body parts on the McKale hardcourt.
They’re good. MSU isn’t…

Then we'll just have to be better than both.

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Wed Dec 06, 2023 7:56 pm

For some unfathomable reason I'm rooting for the CSU Rams. They're behind to Denver at halftime. Headbutt those Pioneers!

TheCat · Post by **TheCat** » Sat Dec 09, 2023 12:42 pm

The Purdue / Alabama game is a good one. Alabama is shooting lights out and leads by 2 at half. Alabama is very aggressive and handsy on defense. The refs just can't call a foul on every play. They also pressure the in bounds well. They will be tougher in my opinion than Purdue because of matchup issues. Good game though and I'm hoping Purdue pulls it out.

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Sat Dec 09, 2023 6:24 pm

So Purdue beat Alabama 92-86 in a matchup of our next 2 opponents

Fishclamps · Post by **Fishclamps** » Sat Dec 09, 2023 6:45 pm

Thank god Bill is on the call for this Utah-BYU game cause this shit is boooooooooooring

AZCatGirl · Post by **AZCatGirl** » Sat Dec 09, 2023 7:56 pm

Oregon is in a close game with UTEP for some reason.

UCLA just lost to Villanova in a terribly played basketball game.

Pac 12 basketball is going to go out on a very disappointing note in general.

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Sat Dec 09, 2023 9:51 pm

TheCat wrote: ↑Sat Dec 09, 2023 12:42 pm The Purdue / Alabama game is a good one. Alabama is shooting lights out and leads by 2 at half. Alabama is very aggressive and handsy on defense. The refs just can't call a foul on every play. They also pressure the in bounds well. They will be tougher in my opinion than Purdue because of matchup issues. Good game though and I'm hoping Purdue pulls it out.

Hell of a round robin between these three teams over December

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Wed Dec 13, 2023 8:40 pm

#8 Creighton is in trouble.

U.P. Zona Fan · Post by **U.P. Zona Fan** » Thu Dec 14, 2023 7:04 pm

And we better be at Purdue or we will have lost to Purdue that got beat by Northwestern that lost to Chicago St!!!!!!!!
That would make us like #350 something. Because the transitive property is an appropriate measure of the quality of a team in weeks 4 thru 7.

U.P. Zona Fan · Post by **U.P. Zona Fan** » Thu Dec 14, 2023 7:13 pm

dovecanyoncat wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2023 8:40 pm #8 Creighton is in trouble.

Did unlv get a court ordered waiver on a player for this game?
Yeah, Keylan Boone scored 10 off the bench, how would you like to go in to that game, oh and here's a guy no one has seen or knows will play, we'll just throw him in there tonight thanks to a federal judges ruling this afternoon.

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Thu Dec 14, 2023 7:24 pm

U.P. Zona Fan wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2023 7:13 pm
dovecanyoncat wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2023 8:40 pm #8 Creighton is in trouble.
Did unlv get a court ordered waiver on a player for this game?
Yeah, Keylan Boone scored 10 off the bench, how would you like to go in to that game, oh and here's a guy no one has seen or knows will play, we'll just throw him in there tonight thanks to a federal judges ruling this afternoon.

News to me.

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Thu Dec 14, 2023 7:24 pm

U.P. Zona Fan wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2023 7:04 pm And we better be at Purdue or we will have lost to Purdue that got beat by Northwestern that lost to Chicago St!!!!!!!!
That would make us like #350 something. Because the transitive property is an appropriate measure of the quality of a team in weeks 4 thru 7.

With a week to prepare for the (slightly offsite) lion's den, and with the target on our back, unless some exogenous factor intrudes, we can trust every fractional outcome to accurately represent the truth about our team. Tommy and the rest of the coaching staff are going to be like quantum scientists drilling into the results of a super-collider experiment.

The true and the useful abide in sports as in philosophy and science! Me, Ima pukin' already.

U.P. Zona Fan · Post by **U.P. Zona Fan** » Thu Dec 14, 2023 7:40 pm

The pressure is on them. In front of a probably mostly wildly pro Purdue fan base, I heard coach Titus (mark titus' dad ) might be there sporting some zona gear. And of course the faithful on this site that are going. Gonna be a good one!!

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Thu Dec 14, 2023 7:55 pm

BTW, is Marquette on upset alert at the moment?

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Thu Dec 14, 2023 8:13 pm

Not a dominating victory: pretty much equal shooting %s. If not for the charity stripe .....

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 9:02 pm

UConn 7 of 9 from 3 in 1h and 63% from the floor. Zags are lucky they're only down by 11. Pound for pound Nembhard is beasting.

Catintheheat · Post by **Catintheheat** » Sat Dec 16, 2023 12:36 am

dovecanyoncat wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2023 7:24 pm
U.P. Zona Fan wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2023 7:04 pm And we better be at Purdue or we will have lost to Purdue that got beat by Northwestern that lost to Chicago St!!!!!!!!
That would make us like #350 something. Because the transitive property is an appropriate measure of the quality of a team in weeks 4 thru 7.
With a week to prepare for the (slightly offsite) lion's den, and with the target on our back, unless some exogenous factor intrudes, we can trust every fractional outcome to accurately represent the truth about our team. Tommy and the rest of the coaching staff are going to be like quantum scientists drilling into the results of a super-collider experiment.

The true and the useful abide in sports as in philosophy and science! Me, Ima pukin' already.

Sometimes I have to sift through your metaphors, but this I understand.

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Sat Dec 16, 2023 7:56 am

Catintheheat wrote: ↑Sat Dec 16, 2023 12:36 am
dovecanyoncat wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2023 7:24 pm
U.P. Zona Fan wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2023 7:04 pm And we better be at Purdue or we will have lost to Purdue that got beat by Northwestern that lost to Chicago St!!!!!!!!
That would make us like #350 something. Because the transitive property is an appropriate measure of the quality of a team in weeks 4 thru 7.
With a week to prepare for the (slightly offsite) lion's den, and with the target on our back, unless some exogenous factor intrudes, we can trust every fractional outcome to accurately represent the truth about our team. Tommy and the rest of the coaching staff are going to be like quantum scientists drilling into the results of a super-collider experiment.

The true and the useful abide in sports as in philosophy and science! Me, Ima pukin' already.
Sometimes I have to sift through your metaphors, but this I understand.

More like my metayammer. I'm trying to secure some detachment ahead of the event. It's hard to think like a coach instead of an emotional 14 year old girl.

U.P. Zona Fan · Post by **U.P. Zona Fan** » Sat Dec 16, 2023 12:08 pm

How long til we see Fuegs?
Kansas getting taken out back buy Indiana.

Shouldn't say anything yet, but no matter the outcome, it's a technical loss for the hens.

U.P. Zona Fan · Post by **U.P. Zona Fan** » Sat Dec 16, 2023 12:27 pm

Sparty giving it to Baylor early.

U.P. Zona Fan · Post by **U.P. Zona Fan** » Sat Dec 16, 2023 1:01 pm

Looks like Izzo got the pads out for practice finally.

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Sat Dec 16, 2023 1:45 pm

What is up with Baylor? Is someone out or something? 17 points in the 1st half although they are doing better in the 2nd half

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Tue Dec 19, 2023 8:37 pm

Marquette deep into upset alert.

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Tue Dec 19, 2023 8:48 pm

Providence is a pretty good team. It'll be an upset but not a big one

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Wed Dec 20, 2023 6:55 pm

UConn on upset alert.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed Dec 20, 2023 7:12 pm

dovecanyoncat wrote: ↑Wed Dec 20, 2023 6:55 pm UConn on upset alert.

Not a false alarm.

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:15 pm

Uconn St John's tied with 3 minutes left

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Sat Dec 30, 2023 7:42 pm

Thanks for nothing FAU.

Beachcat97 · Post by **Beachcat97** » Sat Dec 30, 2023 8:52 pm

Chicat wrote: ↑Sat Dec 30, 2023 7:42 pm Thanks for nothing FAU.

Teams just won't get up to play Florida Gulf Coast the same way they do to play Arizona. Just the nature of the sport, I think.

Fwiw, this doesn't really impact my opinion of FAU too greatly. Still think they can get back to the FF.

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Fri Jan 05, 2024 7:07 pm

If I were an Illinois player right now I wouldn't want to be within a light year of Brad Underwood.

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Fri Jan 05, 2024 7:45 pm

Didn't realize Terrence Shannon had been suspended under rape charges.

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Tue Jan 09, 2024 5:27 pm

Houston, favored by only 2.5 pts at Iowa State, down early.

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Tue Jan 09, 2024 7:02 pm

If Iowa State wins it will be well deserved. It's a baseline/sideline/high screen trap feston both sides. Houston doing Houston things up in your grill in all aspects. Shead is a dawg. Sharp has a 3ball release that's faster than Klay Thompson. The ball can't stop moving or they own it.

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Tue Jan 09, 2024 7:11 pm

And then there were none.

wyo-cat · Post by **wyo-cat** » Tue Jan 09, 2024 7:12 pm

Houston goes down.

They hoisted 3’s like they were going out of style.

Good Lord…they are playing Sweet Caroline.

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Tue Jan 09, 2024 8:48 pm

Every time I've been in Nebraska it was due to the need to get to some other destination.

wyo-cat · Post by **wyo-cat** » Tue Jan 09, 2024 8:57 pm

dovecanyoncat wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2024 8:48 pm Every time I've been in Nebraska it was due to the need to get to some other destination.

Purdue feeling the same tonight.

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