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2013-2014 College Basketball (official thread)

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LitlBuck

LitlBuck

Kevin Warren is an ass
I thought I would start this thread for general discussion of college basketball (non-B1G) for the 2013-14 season. This might be a good place to discuss how teams will be hurt by underclassmen declaring early for the NBA and just general discussion about how other teams outside of the B1G perform next season.

It would be nice if this thread was stuck. Thank you.
 
Bucky32 said:
I've seen a lot of way-too-early polls putting Kentucky at #1 because of their incoming class. They'll be better, but the whole team will basically be freshmen. I think it's pretty bold.
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They have some front court talent that is supposedly coming back so the #1 ranking is probably on target. Not much else out there to compete for that #1 ranking.
 
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Rule changes

I know that this really clears the block/charge rule in my mind:confused: plus there will be more usage of the monitor which should really help:lol:
Once again, the NCAA hopes to clear up the ever-confusing block/charge rule in men's basketball

On a conference call Monday, the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved a change to how the rule will be called, in addition to rule changes involving monitor reviews and elbow swings.

Moving forward, the NCAA says "a defensive player is not permitted to move into the path of an offensive player once he has started his upward motion with the ball to attempt a field goal or pass." If the defensive player is not in legal guarding position by this time, it should be called a blocking foul.

The old rule stated that the defender had to be in legal guarding position by the time the offensive player lifted off the floor.

The men's basketball rules committee believe the new block/charge rule will allow for more offensive freedom, provide clarity for officials in making this difficult call and enhance the balance between offense and defense.

The committee also asked officials to call a set of personal fouls with consistency, hoping to open up the game a bit more and allow for more scoring (on the heels of a historically low-scoring season). Here are the fouls the committee stressed that officials make:

When a defensive player keeps a hand or forearm on an opponent;
When a defensive player puts two hands on an opponent;
When a defensive player continually jabs by extending his arm(s) and placing a hand or forearm on the opponent;
When a player uses an arm bar to impede the progress of an opponent.
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more
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...ll-college-rule-changes-block-charge/2453949/
 
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This is not worthy of its own thread but I think that Brad Stevens taking the Celtics job is a huge mistake. I know that the Celtics are in a rebuilding mode but I think he will be eaten alive by professional athletes. I also do not think that his type of game is suited for the professional game.

Possible replacement is probably the assistant from sCum according to CBS
Butler isn't wasting time in its search to replace Brad Stevens. A source told CBSSports.com that athletic director Barry Collier will interview Michigan assistant LaVall Jordan on Thursday afternoon and that, if everything goes smoothly, Jordan could be offered the job before the weekend. Jordan is, as ESPN.com has also reported, considered the front runner, meaning it is basically his job to lose, though current Butler assistant Brandon Miller is also under consideration.
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LitlBuck;2351202; said:
This is not worthy of its own thread but I think that Brad Stevens taking the Celtics job is a huge mistake. I know that the Celtics are in a rebuilding mode but I think he will be eaten alive by professional athletes. I also do not think that his type of game is suited for the professional game.
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You may, of course, be right -- but I don't think so. I think Stevens's ability to make chicken salad from chicken crap (his Butler teams never had as much talent as their records indicated) and ability to develop talent will translate well to a young Celtics team that will need all the coaching help they can get.
 
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Winning in college at Butler is so much easier than winning in the NBA on a rebuilding team. Not even comparable. Great coaches that could build and keep a college head coach job forever get fired every year in the NBA.
 
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LovelandBuckeye said:
The CBS "experts" pick MSU over tOSU in the B1G.

The PAC 12 is an interesting conference according to these guys. Arizona is the hands down #1. Three for Oregon, two for Colorado, and one for Cal to be #2. Colorado? They received two for #2, two for #4, one each for #5 & #6.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...ege-basketball-preview-conference-predictions
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while these things are given as little thought as possible by these so-called experts, I can't say I totally disagree with them either. Until Ohio State shows a 2nd scorer on the floor, picking MSU seems to be a no-brainer at this point.
 
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I guess that probably most here saw the Louisville Exhibition tonight when Kevin Ware (we all saw that sickening leg break against Duke in the Tourney last year) hit his first shot of the game, and a 3-pointer at that!

What a story! 8 months ago we all wondered if this kid would ever see the court again, now he's dunking and hitting shots. I'm not a fan of Louisville in any way, shape, or form. However, I'm a fan of seeing great young men overcome adversity to be the best that they can be, and young Mr. Ware seems to be well on his way to that. Job well done Kevin!

Peace
 
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