College Basketball Thread

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by declansharbor

A team that can't be overlooked is Villanova (Villanofun if you ever partied there). I know their record against ranked teams is $hit, but they are playing as good as anyone right now. They can put up points with the best of them and look for them to do well come March. I hope to state more of the obvious in the upcoming months.

This is a team I was unimpressed with early in the season, but Wright has them improving with every game it seems, they've passed all of their conference tests (all three losses were understandable and close) and they don't have any glaring holes. They can also go eight-deep without losing much. Cunningham has developed into a hell of a player, I've still never seen him miss an elbow jumper. I still think they only go as far as Reynolds takes them in March, but they're playing really well.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

This is a team I was unimpressed with early in the season, but Wright has them improving with every game it seems, they've passed all of their conference tests (all three losses were understandable and close) and they don't have any glaring holes. They can also go eight-deep without losing much. Cunningham has developed into a hell of a player, I've still never seen him miss an elbow jumper. I still think they only go as far as Reynolds takes them in March, but they're playing really well.

Not to mention they are tourney tested with a Sweet 16 run last year with virtually the exact same players.

[King Glorious]

UNC is going to kill Duke tonight.

[gales0678]

Originally Posted by King Glorious

UNC is going to kill Duke tonight.

on paper i agree with you , they should

but i have watched more talented UNC teams go into that building and not win the game

UNC will go further in march in my opinion , but , i wouldn't be shocked if the home cooking got Duke a W tonight

[Heels1989]

Tarheel win this evening with send the Duke Seniors off without a home victory against Carolina over the last 4 years. I expect Duke to be firing on all cylinders tonite. Hoping the Heels crush the dookies, but I see a close game. NC 74 - Duke 68.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by gales0678

on paper i agree with you , they should

but i have watched more talented UNC teams go into that building and not win the game

UNC will go further in march in my opinion , but , i wouldn't be shocked if the home cooking got Duke a W tonight

I still don't get this contention that UNC is some scary juggernaut. They have four very good players (Hansbrough, Lawson, Ellington and Green) that can carry them a long way, but beyond that, they're nothing special. Duke is deeper and they actually play defense. Couple that with a home game for Duke, and I'd be stunned if UNC won comfortably.

[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

I still don't get this contention that UNC is some scary juggernaut. They have four very good players (Hansbrough, Lawson, Ellington and Green) that can carry them a long way, but beyond that, they're nothing special. Duke is deeper and they actually play defense. Couple that with a home game for Duke, and I'd be stunned if UNC won comfortably.

I think it's because UNC has more good players than Duke. The only player on Duke's roster that impresses me is Singler. The rest of them are not worth much to me. It's not about how great UNC is, it's about how good Duke isn't. This is one of the most overated Duke teams I've ever seen.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by King Glorious

I think it's because UNC has more good players than Duke. The only player on Duke's roster that impresses me is Singler. The rest of them are not worth much to me. It's not about how great UNC is, it's about how good Duke isn't. This is one of the most overated Duke teams I've ever seen.

This is probably because you're only looking at one side of the ball. Duke isn't going to outscore other teams, so they're less visually impressive. But they play great defense, and have enough good offensive players (Gerald Henderson has been unbelievable, Singler, Scheyer, Smith/Paulus) to win.

UNC gets more pub because they run up and down the floor and score a million points. But Duke is really good.

[gales0678]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

I still don't get this contention that UNC is some scary juggernaut. They have four very good players (Hansbrough, Lawson, Ellington and Green) that can carry them a long way, but beyond that, they're nothing special. Duke is deeper and they actually play defense. Couple that with a home game for Duke, and I'd be stunned if UNC won comfortably.

not saying they are a juggernaut , i think they are better team

duke can't match up inside with them

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by King Glorious

UNC is going to kill Duke tonight.

Wanna bet?

[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Wanna bet?

I don't like to bet against my favorite team in sports.

[gales0678]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Wanna bet?

the line is minus 2

UNC is favored


king be careful , when you say killed and duke im the same sentence to me , it's when UNLV beat them by 30 , that was a killing , i don't see that tonight

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by gales0678

the line is minus 2

UNC is favored


king be careful , when you say killed and duke im the same sentence to me , it's when UNLV beat them by 30 , that was a killing , i don't see that tonight

That's interesting, the Sagarin predictor says Duke should be 3 point favorites.

[gales0678]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

That's interesting, the Sagarin predictor says Duke should be 3 point favorites.

as an analogy scott sometimes the horse with the best beyer or beyers is not the favorite


the $$$ is on UNC , it may be right it may be wrong , but , overall they are the better team , no matter what the Sagarin ratings say