2011-12 General Hoops Discussion Meta-thread

[BigOrange]

justified by their overall record and the fact that both their losses last week were to teams ranked in the top 5/10. also there aren't any better options behind them.

very interested to see if their slide continues tonight though.

[Kevin O'Shea]

Syracuse 11 Louisville 14 with 5:00 left in the half....

[Heel06]

Pitino's suit is a fashion abortion.

[GSU&UT]

Pitino's suit is a fashion abortion.

You mean $#@!ing awesome.

[Underdog]

Pitino's suit is a fashion abortion.

It's apropos. He's dressed like the "Colonel." And they play in the Yum Center.

[Mountaineer Maniac]

[STFU Donny]

The man has film to watch and recruits to text.

[Mizzou415]

justified by their overall record and the fact that both their losses last week were to teams ranked in the top 5/10. also there aren't any better options behind them.

very interested to see if their slide continues tonight though.

This. Baylor got knocked around a bit last week but they're still 22-0 against teams ranked outside the top 5.

[WhoooTex]

Ohio State needs to be on upset alert tonight. Minnesota could use a statement win and OSU is caught between a grueling home loss to Michigan State and a critical road trip to Michigan. They could very well have five conference losses by Sunday night.

[spystud13]

If you're by a TV, check out the Mountain Network... Looks like a $#@!ing HS broadcast.

[WhoooTex]

Ohio State needs to be on upset alert tonight. Minnesota could use a statement win and OSU is caught between a grueling home loss to Michigan State and a critical road trip to Michigan. They could very well have five conference losses by Sunday night.

So far this deep insightful meaningful post has been hilarious to revisit, as Ohio State is more than doubling up Minnesota 11 minutes into the first half. Minnesota looks like Ohio State's JV so far.

/oops, watch, now it's jinxed

[Mizzou415]

Awesome pic from Florida-Bama game:

[MNLonghorn10]

holy $#@!

[Heel06]

$#@!'s funny, but signs have no place in a college basketball arena. Bush league.

[MNLonghorn10]

speedos, on the other hand...

[Heel06]

Only at Duke would that be encouraged and applauded.

[Mountaineer Maniac]

Got my ticket today for the final backyard brawl in Pittsburgh tomorrow night. Can't wait to finish off the Panthers with another series ending loss.

[Heel06]

What has 34 thumbs and can't hit the broad side of a barn?

[WhoooTex]

What has 34 thumbs and can't hit the broad side of a barn?

a third-generation aggie

[Mountaineer Maniac]

Huge Big East game tonight in Pittsburgh. Last game in the 107 year rivalry (Backyard Brawl) between WVU and Pitt. Hoping that when I get back to Morgantown from the game tonight, it'll be to burning couches and drunken celebrations.

[GSU&UT]

Michigan State might be my favorite to at least make it to the championship game the way they're playing right now. They've had a couple of close losses to teams they should have beat, but damn they are good when they're on.

[spystud13]

Badass finish in the VT/FSU game. VT freshman misses 2 at the line up 2 with :10 left, FSU promptly comes down & drills a 3 for ballgame.

[John Coctostan]

Yup. Sucks to be Va Tech.

[Heel06]

Is it possible for both teams to lose a game?

[spystud13]

Duke is down 15 to NC St with under 5 left in the first. How the $#@! is that game not televised somewhere?

[spystud13]

WV up 26-25 at half of the Brawl.


44-28 NC St, 1:08 left. Tape delayed on YES Network @ 9. That doesn't $#@!ing help me any.

[John Coctostan]

You have access to ESPN3? It's on there (some Carolina ACC network broadcast that looks like it being shot by high schoolers).

[spystud13]

Cool, I'll check out the 2nd half on there. Thanks.

[Derka Derka]

Do you call a foul on FSU on the final shot here if you're a referee?

[John Coctostan]

Mason Plumlee is such a stiff. Missed a wide open, uncontested dunk and it went back the other way for 2 for NC State.

[spystud13]

Do you call a foul on FSU on the final shot here if you're a referee?

I'm not so sure he didn't walk first.


That was some $#@!ing insanely bad defense by VT on the 3 though.

[spystud13]

Pitt has 36 pts with 6:52 left. That's not very good.

[spystud13]

NC St up 18 @ the under-12 TO.

[John Coctostan]

NC St up 18 @ the under-12 TO.

You just knew Duke was going to make a run. Let's see NC State can hang tough.

[spystud13]

NC St trying to choke, lead down to 9 with 8:13 left.

[spystud13]

3-pt game now with 4:10 left. The choke is on.

[MNLonghorn10]

some clutch 3's

[spystud13]

Duke now up 3, 1:06 left.

[MNLonghorn10]

why are these idiots fouling with over a minute and down by 1 and 3??

[spystud13]

They have it on ESPN now...

[spystud13]

ESPNews... They sure are making this difficult.

[spystud13]

NC St with the ball & a chance to tie, still down 3 with :25.2 left.

[spystud13]

But they called the Rick Barnes final shot play & got off a $#@!ty look. Duke wins, 78-73. $#@!ing choke city.

[EsTyne]

Yeah, that was pretty $#@!ing weak.

[MNLonghorn10]

But they called the Rick Barnes final shot play & got off a $#@!ty look. Duke wins, 76-73. $#@!ing choke city.

i actually thought that was better than anything barnes could draw up

[John Coctostan]

i actually thought that was better than anything barnes could draw up

Yeah. The Barnes play was where the loosely guarded NC State guy stepped out of bounds in the backcourt a few plays earlier.

[Heel06]

Lots of noise coming from Raleigh last week after the "Tar Holes blew that lead," but it's pretty quiet tonight. I wonder how that shoe feels on the other foot, because it looks like it was custom made. Couldn't happen to a more deserving bunch.

[M C Orange]

rivers can ball. crazy game tonight. what im curious about is bracketology. right now texas is a 12 going up against 5 gonzaga. i know this is subject to change, but i was just watching highlights of their game tonight. seems they aren't as good as they usually are, but that one big guy looks solid.

[Mountaineer Maniac]

Just got back from Pittsburgh, i'm so glad that I won't have to go back to see a game anymore. Two of the girls in our group were spit on in the women's bathroom and we were called "mountainqueer" and "inbred retards" the entire game. Not to mention the hypocrisy of having the stadium chant "USA" when our Turkish center got the ball, ignoring the fact that they start a Nigerian. This was a solid road win though and will look good to the selection committee. If WVU had played this well against Syracuse or Baylor they would have won by 10+ easily. Hopefully they can carry this to the post season and Big East Tournament.

[applewhitetocavil]

Just got back from Pittsburgh, i'm so glad that I won't have to go back to see a game anymore. Two of the girls in our group were spit on in the women's bathroom and we were called "mountainqueer" and "inbred retards" the entire game. Not to mention the hypocrisy of having the stadium chant "USA" when our Turkish center got the ball, ignoring the fact that they start a Nigerian. This was a solid road win though and will look good to the selection committee. If WVU had played this well against Syracuse or Baylor they would have won by 10+ easily. Hopefully they can carry this to the post season and Big East Tournament.

Deniz Kilicli is my new favorite NCAA player.

WV will be a scary and respected school in the Big 12.