(11-22-2024 12:05 PM)bill dazzle Wrote:  * Strong win for Marquette over Purdue

* Tough loss for St. John's to Baylor

* Memphis vs. UConn looms. Bill Dazzle's Tigers vs. Nameless' Huskies. I would say "May the best team win," but UConn is clearly the better team. So I'll note: "May the team that plays the best game win."

Lol. Honestly we've gotten off to slow starts in half of our games. I think we have the talent and chemistry for another double digit OOC win, but Memphis is a good team. It will definitely not be a walk in the park, and the Tigers do have a chance to pull off the upset... Especially if we start slow

Best of luck to y'all

(11-22-2024 02:57 PM)Nameless Wrote:  

(11-22-2024 12:05 PM)bill dazzle Wrote:  * Strong win for Marquette over Purdue

* Tough loss for St. John's to Baylor

* Memphis vs. UConn looms. Bill Dazzle's Tigers vs. Nameless' Huskies. I would say "May the best team win," but UConn is clearly the better team. So I'll note: "May the team that plays the best game win."

Lol. Honestly we've gotten off to slow starts in half of our games. I think we have the talent and chemistry for another double digit OOC win, but Memphis is a good team. It will definitely not be a walk in the park, and the Tigers do have a chance to pull off the upset... Especially if we start slow

Best of luck to y'all

I saw your posts on the AAC board congratulating Memphis and wanted to say thanks, N-Less. You are a class gentleman.

I didn't get to see the game (working).

I trust all is well with you and good luck to your Huskies moving forward.

(11-26-2024 09:50 AM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(11-22-2024 02:57 PM)Nameless Wrote:  

(11-22-2024 12:05 PM)bill dazzle Wrote:  * Strong win for Marquette over Purdue

* Tough loss for St. John's to Baylor

* Memphis vs. UConn looms. Bill Dazzle's Tigers vs. Nameless' Huskies. I would say "May the best team win," but UConn is clearly the better team. So I'll note: "May the team that plays the best game win."

Lol. Honestly we've gotten off to slow starts in half of our games. I think we have the talent and chemistry for another double digit OOC win, but Memphis is a good team. It will definitely not be a walk in the park, and the Tigers do have a chance to pull off the upset... Especially if we start slow

Best of luck to y'all

I saw your posts on the AAC board congratulating Memphis and wanted to say thanks, N-Less. You are a class gentleman.

I didn't get to see the game (working).

I trust all is well with you and good luck to your Huskies moving forward.

Honestly I've had so many positive interactions with Tigers fans on this site I feel like I'm always pulling for Memphis unless they're playing UConn lol. Sucks we lost, but if we had to take an early season L I can't think of another team I would rather it be against.

Appreciate the kind words Bill . Things are OK, have a nice opportunity coming up in January so just hanging in until then and hoping I make the most of it

(11-26-2024 05:13 PM)Nameless Wrote:  

(11-26-2024 09:50 AM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(11-22-2024 02:57 PM)Nameless Wrote:  

(11-22-2024 12:05 PM)bill dazzle Wrote:  * Strong win for Marquette over Purdue

* Tough loss for St. John's to Baylor

* Memphis vs. UConn looms. Bill Dazzle's Tigers vs. Nameless' Huskies. I would say "May the best team win," but UConn is clearly the better team. So I'll note: "May the team that plays the best game win."

Lol. Honestly we've gotten off to slow starts in half of our games. I think we have the talent and chemistry for another double digit OOC win, but Memphis is a good team. It will definitely not be a walk in the park, and the Tigers do have a chance to pull off the upset... Especially if we start slow

Best of luck to y'all

I saw your posts on the AAC board congratulating Memphis and wanted to say thanks, N-Less. You are a class gentleman.

I didn't get to see the game (working).

I trust all is well with you and good luck to your Huskies moving forward.

Honestly I've had so many positive interactions with Tigers fans on this site I feel like I'm always pulling for Memphis unless they're playing UConn lol. Sucks we lost, but if we had to take an early season L I can't think of another team I would rather it be against.

Appreciate the kind words Bill . Things are OK, have a nice opportunity coming up in January so just hanging in until then and hoping I make the most of it

I get the impression you have earned the respect of not just Memphis fans who post on this board but fans of many other schools, N-Less. Posters see your consistency, fairness and positive karma.

UConn will be fine this year. It doesn't seem this team is as powerful as the last two squads. But the talent and coaching is still very high-level.

Happy Thanksgiving, and good luck with the looming opportunity!

Bill

(11-26-2024 08:54 PM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(11-26-2024 05:13 PM)Nameless Wrote:  

(11-26-2024 09:50 AM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(11-22-2024 02:57 PM)Nameless Wrote:  

(11-22-2024 12:05 PM)bill dazzle Wrote:  * Strong win for Marquette over Purdue

* Tough loss for St. John's to Baylor

* Memphis vs. UConn looms. Bill Dazzle's Tigers vs. Nameless' Huskies. I would say "May the best team win," but UConn is clearly the better team. So I'll note: "May the team that plays the best game win."

Lol. Honestly we've gotten off to slow starts in half of our games. I think we have the talent and chemistry for another double digit OOC win, but Memphis is a good team. It will definitely not be a walk in the park, and the Tigers do have a chance to pull off the upset... Especially if we start slow

Best of luck to y'all

I saw your posts on the AAC board congratulating Memphis and wanted to say thanks, N-Less. You are a class gentleman.

I didn't get to see the game (working).

I trust all is well with you and good luck to your Huskies moving forward.

Honestly I've had so many positive interactions with Tigers fans on this site I feel like I'm always pulling for Memphis unless they're playing UConn lol. Sucks we lost, but if we had to take an early season L I can't think of another team I would rather it be against.

Appreciate the kind words Bill . Things are OK, have a nice opportunity coming up in January so just hanging in until then and hoping I make the most of it

I get the impression you have earned the respect of not just Memphis fans who post on this board but fans of many other schools, N-Less. Posters see your consistency, fairness and positive karma.

UConn will be fine this year. It doesn't seem this team is as powerful as the last two squads. But the talent and coaching is still very high-level.

Happy Thanksgiving, and good luck with the looming opportunity!

Bill

We aren't looking good right now, that's for sure. Honestly I'm excited to see how DePaul does against TT on the 4th. Undefeated and you've steamrolled 4 of your opponents. Think DePaul might be a bit of a sleeper this year at this point, so I can't wait to see how they do against some real competition.

I'm not saying I expect to lose to DePaul this year, but if you guys beat TT and we lose again to Dayton, I wouldn't be shocked if we drop one against y'all this season. Not saying I expect it, but wouldn't be shocked.

I think this team just doesn't have the swagger of the past 2 teams, and that is due to a lack of experience (although I think we also had some real "dogs" in guys like AJax, Newton and Spencer that I'm still not quite sure we have this year.) The talent is there, but you can tell a lot of guys aren't playing up to their capabilities, almost like they have to prove themselves on a team that is so deep but also with so many unproven commodities. I'm confident we right the ship, and can at least have a top 25 season where we make a sweet sixteen run or something. But definitely time to pump the brakes on 3-peat talk.

Again, I appreciate the kind words. Happy Thanksgiving to you as well!

I haven’t watched any of the UConn games but damn those losses are going to hurt. Tough when you lose practically a starting lineup to the draft

My Hoyas looked really good in the second half against Wagner. And the kids looked like they were having fun. I haven’t seen that in years.

(11-28-2024 04:16 PM)VCE Wrote:  My Hoyas looked really good in the second half against Wagner. And the kids looked like they were having fun. I haven’t seen that in years.

I feel like that is the first step to righting the ship. If they're having fun, they tend to stand up to adversity better. And when a program has gotten accustomed to losing it definitely helps to play a bit more loosely until you get accustomed to winning again.

Like DePaul, I hope the Hoyas are a revelation this year. The league will need it with UConn and Creighton off to such poor starts OOC.

In regards to your previous post, yeah, we lost a ton. As I noted, the talent is still there. But we don't really have the bucket getters and junkyard dogs the way we've had the past couple seasons. I'm hoping we have a couple guys develop, and they all learn their roles on this team. We have time to figure it out but we need to beat at least Gonzaga or Baylor to do our part to help the league come selection time.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

(11-28-2024 08:03 PM)Nameless Wrote:  

(11-28-2024 04:16 PM)VCE Wrote:  My Hoyas looked really good in the second half against Wagner. And the kids looked like they were having fun. I haven’t seen that in years.

I feel like that is the first step to righting the ship. If they're having fun, they tend to stand up to adversity better. And when a program has gotten accustomed to losing it definitely helps to play a bit more loosely until you get accustomed to winning again.

Like DePaul, I hope the Hoyas are a revelation this year. The league will need it with UConn and Creighton off to such poor starts OOC.

In regards to your previous post, yeah, we lost a ton. As I noted, the talent is still there. But we don't really have the bucket getters and junkyard dogs the way we've had the past couple seasons. I'm hoping we have a couple guys develop, and they all learn their roles on this team. We have time to figure it out but we need to beat at least Gonzaga or Baylor to do our part to help the league come selection time.

I think it's been as much the defense as anything else. Just not able to get crucial stops.

(11-27-2024 01:30 PM)Nameless Wrote:  

(11-26-2024 08:54 PM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(11-26-2024 05:13 PM)Nameless Wrote:  

(11-26-2024 09:50 AM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(11-22-2024 02:57 PM)Nameless Wrote:  Lol. Honestly we've gotten off to slow starts in half of our games. I think we have the talent and chemistry for another double digit OOC win, but Memphis is a good team. It will definitely not be a walk in the park, and the Tigers do have a chance to pull off the upset... Especially if we start slow

Best of luck to y'all

I saw your posts on the AAC board congratulating Memphis and wanted to say thanks, N-Less. You are a class gentleman.

I didn't get to see the game (working).

I trust all is well with you and good luck to your Huskies moving forward.

Honestly I've had so many positive interactions with Tigers fans on this site I feel like I'm always pulling for Memphis unless they're playing UConn lol. Sucks we lost, but if we had to take an early season L I can't think of another team I would rather it be against.

Appreciate the kind words Bill . Things are OK, have a nice opportunity coming up in January so just hanging in until then and hoping I make the most of it

I get the impression you have earned the respect of not just Memphis fans who post on this board but fans of many other schools, N-Less. Posters see your consistency, fairness and positive karma.

UConn will be fine this year. It doesn't seem this team is as powerful as the last two squads. But the talent and coaching is still very high-level.

Happy Thanksgiving, and good luck with the looming opportunity!

Bill

We aren't looking good right now, that's for sure. Honestly I'm excited to see how DePaul does against TT on the 4th. Undefeated and you've steamrolled 4 of your opponents. Think DePaul might be a bit of a sleeper this year at this point, so I can't wait to see how they do against some real competition.

I'm not saying I expect to lose to DePaul this year, but if you guys beat TT and we lose again to Dayton, I wouldn't be shocked if we drop one against y'all this season. Not saying I expect it, but wouldn't be shocked.

I think this team just doesn't have the swagger of the past 2 teams, and that is due to a lack of experience (although I think we also had some real "dogs" in guys like AJax, Newton and Spencer that I'm still not quite sure we have this year.) The talent is there, but you can tell a lot of guys aren't playing up to their capabilities, almost like they have to prove themselves on a team that is so deep but also with so many unproven commodities. I'm confident we right the ship, and can at least have a top 25 season where we make a sweet sixteen run or something. But definitely time to pump the brakes on 3-peat talk.

Again, I appreciate the kind words. Happy Thanksgiving to you as well!

With the somewhat sluggish start the Big East teams collectively have seen, dare I say DePaul could be one of the five or six best teams in the league this year? The Texas Tech game looms large.

Seeing a few highlights of your Huskies ... there are multiple elements missing from this team that have been present in the past (and you know this better than I). If I'm Hurley, I want to see my team excluded from the next AP and coaches Top 25 polls. The team needs a reset, needs to have a decrease in pressure from unrealistic fan expectations, needs motivation (and time) to improve, etc. An Elite Eight is still possible. Another national title? I don't see it either. I'm with you.

I'm looking forward to catching some minutes of play from VCE's Georgetown club. It's possible the combo of GU and DePaul will be "better" this season than the combo of, for example, Seton Hall and Providence (which would have been hard to fathom the past few seasons).

(11-29-2024 12:03 AM)stever20 Wrote:  

(11-28-2024 08:03 PM)Nameless Wrote:  

(11-28-2024 04:16 PM)VCE Wrote:  My Hoyas looked really good in the second half against Wagner. And the kids looked like they were having fun. I haven’t seen that in years.

I feel like that is the first step to righting the ship. If they're having fun, they tend to stand up to adversity better. And when a program has gotten accustomed to losing it definitely helps to play a bit more loosely until you get accustomed to winning again.

Like DePaul, I hope the Hoyas are a revelation this year. The league will need it with UConn and Creighton off to such poor starts OOC.

In regards to your previous post, yeah, we lost a ton. As I noted, the talent is still there. But we don't really have the bucket getters and junkyard dogs the way we've had the past couple seasons. I'm hoping we have a couple guys develop, and they all learn their roles on this team. We have time to figure it out but we need to beat at least Gonzaga or Baylor to do our part to help the league come selection time.

I think it's been as much the defense as anything else. Just not able to get crucial stops.

Yeah, which is crazy, because something Hurley teams have always had (at least since we rejoined the Big East) is elite defense.

I've seen people say it's because we haven't adapted to not having Clingan. I think there's some credence to that, but again, we had really good defenses before he got here. We weren't great defensively when he was out last year, but I think we were still in the top 3rd of college basketball in terms of defensive efficiency without him. So I think that is being a little overblown.

Hurley does like to have big guards in the lineup, but Mahaney and Diarra are both rather small (I have no idea how Mahaney is supposedly 6'3, he looks like 5'11 when I see him on TV lol.) I think not having a big, lockdown perimeter defender like Castle is just as much if not more of an issue than not having Clingan.

Hopefully we figure it out. We are tracking to have our worst season since our final year in the AAC

(11-29-2024 09:06 AM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(11-27-2024 01:30 PM)Nameless Wrote:  

(11-26-2024 08:54 PM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(11-26-2024 05:13 PM)Nameless Wrote:  

(11-26-2024 09:50 AM)bill dazzle Wrote:  I saw your posts on the AAC board congratulating Memphis and wanted to say thanks, N-Less. You are a class gentleman.

I didn't get to see the game (working).

I trust all is well with you and good luck to your Huskies moving forward.

Honestly I've had so many positive interactions with Tigers fans on this site I feel like I'm always pulling for Memphis unless they're playing UConn lol. Sucks we lost, but if we had to take an early season L I can't think of another team I would rather it be against.

Appreciate the kind words Bill . Things are OK, have a nice opportunity coming up in January so just hanging in until then and hoping I make the most of it

I get the impression you have earned the respect of not just Memphis fans who post on this board but fans of many other schools, N-Less. Posters see your consistency, fairness and positive karma.

UConn will be fine this year. It doesn't seem this team is as powerful as the last two squads. But the talent and coaching is still very high-level.

Happy Thanksgiving, and good luck with the looming opportunity!

Bill

We aren't looking good right now, that's for sure. Honestly I'm excited to see how DePaul does against TT on the 4th. Undefeated and you've steamrolled 4 of your opponents. Think DePaul might be a bit of a sleeper this year at this point, so I can't wait to see how they do against some real competition.

I'm not saying I expect to lose to DePaul this year, but if you guys beat TT and we lose again to Dayton, I wouldn't be shocked if we drop one against y'all this season. Not saying I expect it, but wouldn't be shocked.

I think this team just doesn't have the swagger of the past 2 teams, and that is due to a lack of experience (although I think we also had some real "dogs" in guys like AJax, Newton and Spencer that I'm still not quite sure we have this year.) The talent is there, but you can tell a lot of guys aren't playing up to their capabilities, almost like they have to prove themselves on a team that is so deep but also with so many unproven commodities. I'm confident we right the ship, and can at least have a top 25 season where we make a sweet sixteen run or something. But definitely time to pump the brakes on 3-peat talk.

Again, I appreciate the kind words. Happy Thanksgiving to you as well!

With the somewhat sluggish start the Big East teams collectively have seen, dare I say DePaul could be one of the five or six best teams in the league this year? The Texas Tech game looms large.

Seeing a few highlights of your Huskies ... there are multiple elements missing from this team that have been present in the past (and you know this better than I). If I'm Hurley, I want to see my team excluded from the next AP and coaches Top 25 polls. The team needs a reset, needs to have a decrease in pressure from unrealistic fan expectations, needs motivation (and time) to improve, etc. An Elite Eight is still possible. Another national title? I don't see it either. I'm with you.

I'm looking forward to catching some minutes of play from VCE's Georgetown club. It's possible the combo of GU and DePaul will be "better" this season than the combo of, for example, Seton Hall and Providence (which would have been hard to fathom the past few seasons).

I don't think it's crazy to think DePaul might be that good. The top of the league is down, and they are definitely improved. Again, excited to see how they perform against TT! Will be telling as to what both their floor and ceiling truly are.

I definitely don't think we deserve to be a top 25 team next week. Who have we beaten that would merit consideration? We were clearly ranked too high to start the season. I agree, I think needing to earn that ranking will be good for this team.

Great point on DePaul and GTown vs SH and Providence. I think Seton Hall or Providence may finish ahead of GTown, but likely not both. I think DePaul will finish above all 3 teams. Providence looks bad, but will be better once Hopkins comes back. Seton Hall will have a really tough time scoring, and I think will struggle in league play. But I'm not totally sold on Georgetown yet. They did get absolutely smoked by the one "Power" team they've played. I want to see them perform against higher tier competition before I'm confident enough to predict them finishing any better than 9th.

(11-29-2024 01:08 PM)Nameless Wrote:  

(11-29-2024 09:06 AM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(11-27-2024 01:30 PM)Nameless Wrote:  

(11-26-2024 08:54 PM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(11-26-2024 05:13 PM)Nameless Wrote:  Honestly I've had so many positive interactions with Tigers fans on this site I feel like I'm always pulling for Memphis unless they're playing UConn lol. Sucks we lost, but if we had to take an early season L I can't think of another team I would rather it be against.

Appreciate the kind words Bill . Things are OK, have a nice opportunity coming up in January so just hanging in until then and hoping I make the most of it

I get the impression you have earned the respect of not just Memphis fans who post on this board but fans of many other schools, N-Less. Posters see your consistency, fairness and positive karma.

UConn will be fine this year. It doesn't seem this team is as powerful as the last two squads. But the talent and coaching is still very high-level.

Happy Thanksgiving, and good luck with the looming opportunity!

Bill

We aren't looking good right now, that's for sure. Honestly I'm excited to see how DePaul does against TT on the 4th. Undefeated and you've steamrolled 4 of your opponents. Think DePaul might be a bit of a sleeper this year at this point, so I can't wait to see how they do against some real competition.

I'm not saying I expect to lose to DePaul this year, but if you guys beat TT and we lose again to Dayton, I wouldn't be shocked if we drop one against y'all this season. Not saying I expect it, but wouldn't be shocked.

I think this team just doesn't have the swagger of the past 2 teams, and that is due to a lack of experience (although I think we also had some real "dogs" in guys like AJax, Newton and Spencer that I'm still not quite sure we have this year.) The talent is there, but you can tell a lot of guys aren't playing up to their capabilities, almost like they have to prove themselves on a team that is so deep but also with so many unproven commodities. I'm confident we right the ship, and can at least have a top 25 season where we make a sweet sixteen run or something. But definitely time to pump the brakes on 3-peat talk.

Again, I appreciate the kind words. Happy Thanksgiving to you as well!

With the somewhat sluggish start the Big East teams collectively have seen, dare I say DePaul could be one of the five or six best teams in the league this year? The Texas Tech game looms large.

Seeing a few highlights of your Huskies ... there are multiple elements missing from this team that have been present in the past (and you know this better than I). If I'm Hurley, I want to see my team excluded from the next AP and coaches Top 25 polls. The team needs a reset, needs to have a decrease in pressure from unrealistic fan expectations, needs motivation (and time) to improve, etc. An Elite Eight is still possible. Another national title? I don't see it either. I'm with you.

I'm looking forward to catching some minutes of play from VCE's Georgetown club. It's possible the combo of GU and DePaul will be "better" this season than the combo of, for example, Seton Hall and Providence (which would have been hard to fathom the past few seasons).

I don't think it's crazy to think DePaul might be that good. The top of the league is down, and they are definitely improved. Again, excited to see how they perform against TT! Will be telling as to what both their floor and ceiling truly are.

I definitely don't think we deserve to be a top 25 team next week. Who have we beaten that would merit consideration? We were clearly ranked too high to start the season. I agree, I think needing to earn that ranking will be good for this team.

Great point on DePaul and GTown vs SH and Providence. I think Seton Hall or Providence may finish ahead of GTown, but likely not both. I think DePaul will finish above all 3 teams. Providence looks bad, but will be better once Hopkins comes back. Seton Hall will have a really tough time scoring, and I think will struggle in league play. But I'm not totally sold on Georgetown yet. They did get absolutely smoked by the one "Power" team they've played. I want to see them perform against higher tier competition before I'm confident enough to predict them finishing any better than 9th.

Oh I’m not either. It was a good 1.5 halves against a bad team from the NEC or whatever. ND trashed us

Nice set of games by Butler in Phoenix. They seem to have turned around the season after a bad start.

(11-30-2024 09:17 PM)Sactowndog Wrote:  Nice set of games by Butler in Phoenix. They seem to have turned around the season after a bad start.

Agreed. Congrats to the Bulldogs on winning the Arizona Tip-Off!

(11-29-2024 06:15 PM)VCE Wrote:  

(11-29-2024 01:08 PM)Nameless Wrote:  

(11-29-2024 09:06 AM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(11-27-2024 01:30 PM)Nameless Wrote:  

(11-26-2024 08:54 PM)bill dazzle Wrote:  I get the impression you have earned the respect of not just Memphis fans who post on this board but fans of many other schools, N-Less. Posters see your consistency, fairness and positive karma.

UConn will be fine this year. It doesn't seem this team is as powerful as the last two squads. But the talent and coaching is still very high-level.

Happy Thanksgiving, and good luck with the looming opportunity!

Bill

We aren't looking good right now, that's for sure. Honestly I'm excited to see how DePaul does against TT on the 4th. Undefeated and you've steamrolled 4 of your opponents. Think DePaul might be a bit of a sleeper this year at this point, so I can't wait to see how they do against some real competition.

I'm not saying I expect to lose to DePaul this year, but if you guys beat TT and we lose again to Dayton, I wouldn't be shocked if we drop one against y'all this season. Not saying I expect it, but wouldn't be shocked.

I think this team just doesn't have the swagger of the past 2 teams, and that is due to a lack of experience (although I think we also had some real "dogs" in guys like AJax, Newton and Spencer that I'm still not quite sure we have this year.) The talent is there, but you can tell a lot of guys aren't playing up to their capabilities, almost like they have to prove themselves on a team that is so deep but also with so many unproven commodities. I'm confident we right the ship, and can at least have a top 25 season where we make a sweet sixteen run or something. But definitely time to pump the brakes on 3-peat talk.

Again, I appreciate the kind words. Happy Thanksgiving to you as well!

With the somewhat sluggish start the Big East teams collectively have seen, dare I say DePaul could be one of the five or six best teams in the league this year? The Texas Tech game looms large.

Seeing a few highlights of your Huskies ... there are multiple elements missing from this team that have been present in the past (and you know this better than I). If I'm Hurley, I want to see my team excluded from the next AP and coaches Top 25 polls. The team needs a reset, needs to have a decrease in pressure from unrealistic fan expectations, needs motivation (and time) to improve, etc. An Elite Eight is still possible. Another national title? I don't see it either. I'm with you.

I'm looking forward to catching some minutes of play from VCE's Georgetown club. It's possible the combo of GU and DePaul will be "better" this season than the combo of, for example, Seton Hall and Providence (which would have been hard to fathom the past few seasons).

I don't think it's crazy to think DePaul might be that good. The top of the league is down, and they are definitely improved. Again, excited to see how they perform against TT! Will be telling as to what both their floor and ceiling truly are.

I definitely don't think we deserve to be a top 25 team next week. Who have we beaten that would merit consideration? We were clearly ranked too high to start the season. I agree, I think needing to earn that ranking will be good for this team.

Great point on DePaul and GTown vs SH and Providence. I think Seton Hall or Providence may finish ahead of GTown, but likely not both. I think DePaul will finish above all 3 teams. Providence looks bad, but will be better once Hopkins comes back. Seton Hall will have a really tough time scoring, and I think will struggle in league play. But I'm not totally sold on Georgetown yet. They did get absolutely smoked by the one "Power" team they've played. I want to see them perform against higher tier competition before I'm confident enough to predict them finishing any better than 9th.

Oh I’m not either. It was a good 1.5 halves against a bad team from the NEC or whatever. ND trashed us

I mean like DePaul, Georgetown has definitely taken a step in the right direction. The WVU game will be a good chance to show if the team has adapted since playing ND.

Nice win over Albany last night. Absolutely throttled them

The Butler win over then-ranked MissState was big (both for Butler and the Big East). The BE needed something positive and this helped.

Fun fact: Georgetown starts three players listed as 6-9 or taller.

(11-29-2024 01:08 PM)Nameless Wrote:  

(11-29-2024 09:06 AM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(11-27-2024 01:30 PM)Nameless Wrote:  

(11-26-2024 08:54 PM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(11-26-2024 05:13 PM)Nameless Wrote:  Honestly I've had so many positive interactions with Tigers fans on this site I feel like I'm always pulling for Memphis unless they're playing UConn lol. Sucks we lost, but if we had to take an early season L I can't think of another team I would rather it be against.

Appreciate the kind words Bill . Things are OK, have a nice opportunity coming up in January so just hanging in until then and hoping I make the most of it

I get the impression you have earned the respect of not just Memphis fans who post on this board but fans of many other schools, N-Less. Posters see your consistency, fairness and positive karma.

UConn will be fine this year. It doesn't seem this team is as powerful as the last two squads. But the talent and coaching is still very high-level.

Happy Thanksgiving, and good luck with the looming opportunity!

Bill

We aren't looking good right now, that's for sure. Honestly I'm excited to see how DePaul does against TT on the 4th. Undefeated and you've steamrolled 4 of your opponents. Think DePaul might be a bit of a sleeper this year at this point, so I can't wait to see how they do against some real competition.

I'm not saying I expect to lose to DePaul this year, but if you guys beat TT and we lose again to Dayton, I wouldn't be shocked if we drop one against y'all this season. Not saying I expect it, but wouldn't be shocked.

I think this team just doesn't have the swagger of the past 2 teams, and that is due to a lack of experience (although I think we also had some real "dogs" in guys like AJax, Newton and Spencer that I'm still not quite sure we have this year.) The talent is there, but you can tell a lot of guys aren't playing up to their capabilities, almost like they have to prove themselves on a team that is so deep but also with so many unproven commodities. I'm confident we right the ship, and can at least have a top 25 season where we make a sweet sixteen run or something. But definitely time to pump the brakes on 3-peat talk.

Again, I appreciate the kind words. Happy Thanksgiving to you as well!

With the somewhat sluggish start the Big East teams collectively have seen, dare I say DePaul could be one of the five or six best teams in the league this year? The Texas Tech game looms large.

Seeing a few highlights of your Huskies ... there are multiple elements missing from this team that have been present in the past (and you know this better than I). If I'm Hurley, I want to see my team excluded from the next AP and coaches Top 25 polls. The team needs a reset, needs to have a decrease in pressure from unrealistic fan expectations, needs motivation (and time) to improve, etc. An Elite Eight is still possible. Another national title? I don't see it either. I'm with you.

I'm looking forward to catching some minutes of play from VCE's Georgetown club. It's possible the combo of GU and DePaul will be "better" this season than the combo of, for example, Seton Hall and Providence (which would have been hard to fathom the past few seasons).

I don't think it's crazy to think DePaul might be that good. The top of the league is down, and they are definitely improved. Again, excited to see how they perform against TT! Will be telling as to what both their floor and ceiling truly are.

I definitely don't think we deserve to be a top 25 team next week. Who have we beaten that would merit consideration? We were clearly ranked too high to start the season. I agree, I think needing to earn that ranking will be good for this team.

Great point on DePaul and GTown vs SH and Providence. I think Seton Hall or Providence may finish ahead of GTown, but likely not both. I think DePaul will finish above all 3 teams. Providence looks bad, but will be better once Hopkins comes back. Seton Hall will have a really tough time scoring, and I think will struggle in league play. But I'm not totally sold on Georgetown yet. They did get absolutely smoked by the one "Power" team they've played. I want to see them perform against higher tier competition before I'm confident enough to predict them finishing any better than 9th.

Have you read the CBS Sports column in which the writer is very critical of Dan Hurley's behavior? I would be curious to get your take.

1st NET ratings released....
Marquette 7
UConn 39
St John's 42
Butler 47
DePaul 63
Villanova 92
Creighton 99
Xavier 103
Providence 104
Georgetown 128
Seton Hall 200

honestly surprised UConn is so high.