same here.Originally Posted by allen3xis
My God I need to go coach high school ball or somethin... I needa get back on a sideline...
Not trying to be an a**, but the game is on Sunday. Should be on CBS too.
[h4]5 things we learned from BracketBusters[/h4]
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At 6-8, Butler wing Gordon Hayward is a difficult matchup.
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1. Davidson must win its conference tournament to go to the NCAAs. Stephen Curry clearly wasn't at his best against Butler, missing his first eight shots and struggling to a 6-for-23 afternoon in Davidson's 75-63 loss (RECAP | BOX). The Wildcats missed another opportunity for a quality win, dropping to 1-4 against teams in the RPI top 50. Davidson's RPI was 56 entering Saturday and will likely drop into the 60s. Three more regular season games against UNCG (No. 319), Georgia Southern (No. 291) and Elon (No. 253) are going to drop that RPI further even with wins. CBS will be pulling hard for the Wildcats to win three straight at the Southern Conference in Chattanooga on March 7-9.
2. Butler does not. There were slight murmurs about Butler limping to the finish after two straight Horizon losses, but there is not one major conference team that wants to see Butler in its bracket on Selection Sunday. They don't look impressive athletically, but the Bulldogs spread the floor brilliantly, have multiple three-point threats and play grit-your-teeth defense that never takes a possession off. Freshman Gordon Hayward is a difficult matchup as a 6-foot-8 perimeter player, and sophomore Matt Howard is nasty in the post. Butler will be in the tournament again, and will be a royal pain in the you-know-what again to whoever they match up against (ask Bruce Pearl what he thought of watching Butler take his Vols to OT last year in the second round).
3. St. Mary's has found a (temporary) replacement for Patrick Mills. Sophomore Michey McConnell started his fourth straight game in place of the talented Mills, and the Gaels are 3-1 with only a two-point loss to Gonzaga in that span. McConnell scored a career-high 22 points in St. Mary's critical 75-64 win over WAC-leader Utah State on Saturday. McConnell is 7-for-11 from three in the last four games, taking advantage of the attention paid to St. Mary's tough frontcourt duo of Omar Samhan and Diamon Simpson. Mills is expected to return for the WCC tournament, and McConnell's stellar fill-in play may get the Gaels a bid even if they fail to beat Gonzaga in the WCC tournament. St. Mary's improved to 22-5 and its RPI of 61 will climb.
4. Vermont would be a good Cinderella pick for your office pool. The Catamounts have quietly won 13 of 14 to move into first in the America East, and showed they could go out of conference quiet nicely with a 78-70 win over surprising MAC favorite Buffalo. Senior Mike Trimboli is a quality point guard, and Marqus Blakely is an athletic beast in the paint who leads the conference in blocks and steals and is second in rebounding. Vermont shoots the three well, generally takes care of the ball and didn't panic despite a 19-6 early deficit against the Bulls.
5. Things are down in the Valley. After nine straight years of getting multiple NCAA bids from 1999-2007, the Missouri Valley Conference is looking like a one-bid league for the second consecutive season unless Creighton can somehow sneak in. The Bluejays helped themselves with a home win over George Mason, but the other two league contenders -- Illinois State and Northern Iowa -- both lost over the weekend to MAAC teams, hurting the league's overall perception.
You're gonna have to wait until the end of the year and hope that they are in the holiday spirit. Then you have to explain why you want thatname back, get some co-signers along with having no bans/warnings for the whole year. I'm trying to get my OG name back as well.
Yarou needs to do him in the BE next year.Originally Posted by dreClark
And I agree w/ the names you mentioned....But I would shed no tears if Monroe and Aminu Blair left.
You think he's still a lock for the 1st round at this point? It was hard to watch him play last night. He has ZERO confidence in whathe's doing out there. He looked extremely disinterested the whole time. Saying he was going thru the motions would be a compliment, but he didn'teven do that. I really think he's gonna bounce, but I am not sold on him going in round 1. He's gonna have to dominate in pre-draft camps andindividual workouts. Son really needs a strong finish to the season and do well in the BET, NIT, or if a miracle happens...the NCAA's. Scouts are gonnanotice the disappearing act he is pulling. I mean, I don't know what it was but homie was straight shook of that Louisiville D. Settling for jumpersetc...he was killing G'Town in a bad way. I just expect more out of a junior in a JT3 system.
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PG contingency plans for Duke and Memphis
Jerry Meyer
Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Both Duke and Memphis would love to land John Wall, the No. 1 prospect and point guard in the country. However, each school is working on a contingency plan in case it doesn't sign Wall.
Interest in Darius Smith from both Duke and Memphis could be picking up.
Memphis has been tracking Birmingham (Ala.) Parker point guard Eric Bledsoe, who is the highest-ranked unsigned point guard behind Wall. Then on Friday night, Duke assistant coach Nate James watched Bledsoe lead his team into the final four of the Alabama state playoffs. Bledsoe has offers from Cincinnati, Florida, Kentucky, Ole Miss, South Florida, Tennessee, Alabama and UAB.
Duke and Memphis have also been rumored to have offered the third highest-ranked unsigned point guard, Darius Smith of Chicago Marshall High School. Marshall coach Henry Cotton, however, told Rivals.com that Duke and Memphis have called on Smith but haven't offered yet.
Smith, who already has offers from Arizona, Arizona State, DePaul, Indiana, Kentucky, Marquette and Iowa, is having a stellar senior season, averaging 23 points, six rebounds, five assists and five steals.
GEORGETOWN PUSHING FOR BIG MEN
Brandon Bass Elite travel team coach Scooter Owens says Georgetown is making a heavy push for five-star Latavious Williams of Humble (Texas) Christian Life Center.
In fact, the Hoyas are making a strong run against Memphis for the top spot on Williams' school list, and the Hoyas have passed Baylor. Bears coach Scott Drew watched Williams play last week.
Georgetown is in jeopardy of losing both Greg Monroe and DaJuan Summers to the NBA draft. Georgetown only has one prospect signed in the 2009 class, four-star small forward Hollis Thompson.
Georgetown is also pursuing Roscoe Davis, who is attending Goldsboro (N.C.) Charis Prep after failing to qualify academically to play for West Virginia this year.
UNC'S SEARCH FOR A SMALL FORWARD
North Carolina coach Roy Williams would love to land his No. 1 target, Harrison Barnes, with his remaining scholarship for the 2010 class. However, the Tar Heels aren't counting on landing the heavily coveted elite prospect.
Friday night, North Carolina was at five-star small forward Roscoe Smith's game. Casey Prather, another highly ranked small forward, is expecting a North Carolina assistant coach at his district championship game on Tuesday. Georgia Tech is also expected to be at the game.
Have you seen the draft pool? Name 30 players better than him right now...or 30 players with more potential that are coming out next year.He's a first round pick by default.
@ Gtown constantly on the verge of signing a legit 6-10 every yr
Latvaious has ties to the DC/MD area also...he went to one of those "basketball factories" but talent is talent so I guess weweren't afraid to touch him.
Roscoe Davis is another one of my former school's defects. He's no better than Vaughn but you can't coach 6'10 so I'd love to have him.
