2012/13 College Basketball Season (Page 4 of 13)

Last night's game was very exciting until the end of the first half when IU's depth started wearing down Carolina.  The First ten minutes of the second half Indiana certainly looked like the nation's best team, opening up a 30 point lead.  We finished the game with scrubs yet still handed Roy his third worst defeat.  We'll get our freshmen big men soon and will be a tough team to beat.

Michigan played well and beat a very good N.C. St. team.  Tonight Ohio State plays Duke and we'll see how good these teams are.

well Liz, not a good night for the Wildcats. They ran into a buzzsaw of home court advantage. Lots of distractions with little leprechaun running around, and a rowdy student section. KY is young and they will rebound, no pun intended, this is another part of their growing up process to learn how to win on the road in a hostile atmosphere. ND still had to make shots to pull it off, maybe they are a little better than we thought.

I'm totally embarrassed to say I missed the entire game I had in my mind all day it was a 9:30 ESPN game, I was so sure I never even checked the schedule! Crazy busy at work and trying to get everything cleaned off of a 6 year old computer to get a new one going & get wireless internet set up at house I got home from work a little before 7:00 and never turned on the tv. Got straight to work on computer, turned on tv around 9:15 & see Florida & Marquette??? Pick up schedule realize game is over and we lost??? I couldn't believe it I was so upset with myself because I have schedules everywhere, fridge, end table, car, desk, phone even one right beside computer I was working on! I hated I missed it

Cal's great at getting them ready by March so I hope everyone's right. Goodwin is now point guard, Harrow's "Mystery" illness still a mystery to me. From what I've heard there's still that "I'm going to be the guy"  like they were as high school players. If you saw the All Access UK specials on ESPN at the beginning of the season Cal kept telling players if they were going to try to do it all themselves and not play as a team they would be on the bench. From what I hear & read they're still learning this rule some are trying to do it all Also have heard they do not communicate well on the floor. It will be interesting to see where they're at in the Spring, really good no doubt, but good enough to go all the way? Time will tell!

Curby watched some of the IU/NC game now they are awesome! Caught bits & pieces of the 1st half as Jimmy had control of the remote & would flip over during commercials. I turned on the beginning of the 2nd half and fell asleep about 8 or 9 minutes in but IU was just killing them, I don't think NC had even scored a basket in the half yet!

Baylor today, on my way to work will have to miss 1st half hope they play better today

Some great games so far in the early season and some powerful teams (the usual suspects plus some surprising upstarts!). Praise all for college ball. I've lost interest in NFL with the sorry showing here (blacked out again this Sunday ) and there's the hiatus until bowl games for the bragging rights. Aztecs selected for the Poinsettia Bowl vs BYU and that should pack the stands.

The Wooden Classic on ESPN tonight between our Aztecs and UCLA. This is the first time they've played in 21 years! Away game on a tough court will be a challenge.
Rick
Huge win for the Aztecs on national tv. Franklin is a stud. Big support by the fans, it looked like a home game.

Getting a freshman's head into the real game is the coach's challenge. Most of the highly recruited ones have great skills and lack the discipline to do well at a high level. Tempers get hot and they do stupid stuff. Pollard will come around Tres.
Rick

I was wrong, yes, Goodwin belongs at the 2, but he needs to stop thinking he's the man on this team.  Wiltjer should've hit the weight room the past two years and added banger to his resume instead of thinking he's the next Larry Bird.  Cal shoulda talked Teague into staying an extra year to run this bunch.  Don't be surprised if that walk-on takes over the point and I doubt Harrow will be at Kentucky next year.  UK and UCLA are proving that the one and dones can be a risky venture.

I saw Alabama play last month and noticed two things: one their shot selection isn't disciplined and the other is they don't get back on defense.  I'd blame the coach for these issues.  No doubt they're very athlectic and have good shooters, but they need to play smarter.

Reality came a knockin' in Indianapolis this past weekend and my Hoosiers came out on the losing end in overtime to a very scrappy Butler.  I read last week that their coach, Brad Stevens, is 26-2 in games where he had six days to prepare - make that 27 wins now.

I blame our weak schedule for the loss as the team looked flat and hope they learn from this.  It was rebounding that caused this and the shorter bulldogs just flat out hustled us.  Life goes on.