He was not. I'm glad. He has more important things to do right now like breaking down film of Day 1 practice. ;-)
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2019 NIT thread
- Thread starter Darth Snow
- Start date
BehindEnemyLines
beware the habu
Yeah, it would be nice.
If parole tide wins I'm sure bama chuckie will be visiting AB again in full southern trollatude mode.
Agreed, but I'm having a hard time finding a scenario where Alabama doesn't win by double digits.
Bama has a 94% chance of winning according to KenPom.
Saw one of their guy flop 3 times on a single play defending Battey. Every time Battey backed into him, his head went flying backwards like he just took a hadouken. No calls, which was nice, and accurate.
This can’t be. They’re in state guys and Colorado high schools suck at basketball.
brettden
Well-Known Member
I'm all for local guys making it good. But competing against Dayton in the NIT is quite a long road away from competing against Ja Morant in the NCAA tournament (or Kentucky, Duke, UNC, Gonzaga, Tennessee, Michigan, Michigan State, Florida State (who has like 4 Tyler Beys by the way, with another on the way next year) et al). I think both of those guys are good players, and if they stay 4 years they may even be great players. To me it is generally just where they are as freshman when they show up, versus where many other freshman who play P5 basketball are.This can’t be. They’re in state guys and Colorado high schools suck at basketball.
But I guess that has been the Tad philosophy all along - get 3-4 year guys and let them develop. It is a good strategy (when you can't get top caliber recruits) as long as you don't miss too many times. Colorado players aside, the current iteration of this team should be solid contender for NCAA tournament the next two years.
Murray State probably would've been in the NIT if they hadn't beaten Belmont in the Ohio Valley Championship. To say we're a "long road away" from competing against Murray State or Belmont is a reach. Competing against Duke, UNC, Gonzaga, etc. is a completely different story.
Disagree. Murray State at 27-4 (26-5 if they lose) with a top 3 NBA draft pick on the roster was probably getting in even if they lost to Belmont.
| School | NET | KenPom |
| Murray St | 44 | 52 |
| Washington | 45 | 53 |
| Seton Hall | 57 | 56 |
| Arizona State | 63 | 62 |
College basketball is very different than college football. A school does not have to be a member of a big money power conference to compete in the top 25-50 schools in the country. Gonzaga is a perfect example for multiple years, Murray State is an example for this year.
To compete at a high level you don't have to go out and recruit 20-25 top players a year over time. Get one guy who is elite (NBA lottery type) another couple of upper level guys (end up playing on the end of an NBA bench or in top leagues overseas,) and 4-5 guys who are legitimate D1 players who fit your system and you have a real chance to do some damage. You don't even need an elite roster, just a few difference makers and some guys good enough compete.
Sure, it's all hypothetical. But why are you trying to put Murray St. in the same conversation as the blue bloods of college basketball? We could absolutely compete with them or Belmont.
Medford M.
Well-Known Member
Long athletic dudes, yes, but not one of their guys is a projected 1st rounder as far as I know.
I compared them to three low ranking teams that were at-large's - not "blue bloods".
How did Weber State land Damian Lillard? Some dudes are under the radar and get a lot better in college.
Derrick White started at D2 UCCS. A lot of the "blue bloods" would ask how CU ended up with Dre, Burks, etc.
"What are schools you only need a pulse to get into for $800, Alex."
Medford M.
Well-Known Member
No one recruited him out of High School.
Birch1
Well-Known Member
Which are A-Team PAC-12 refs!
Damnit, hope that's a 2.
Maybe Bama should’ve tried running that guy off the line a time or two.
We want Norfolk State!
Yes sir!!!!