2011-12 NCAA Basketball Thread: Top Dogs

[John McGuirk]

I'm just messing with you.

 

[TheWatcher]

^Hopefully.

Meanwhile, UK is really,really good.

 

[bored]

Yes, but KU is also really, really good.

 

[TheWatcher]

SO HAPPY!!!!

We will NEVER see a team like this again.

 

[John McGuirk]

Most boring tournament ever. The team who was supposed to win, won.

NO Cinderellas.

Congrats to Kentucky. Hopefully this title appearance by Calipari will stick around.

 

[TheWatcher]

Umad?

 

[John McGuirk]

I'm not mad.

Obviously for you this was a great tournament. But there were no buzzer beaters, and outside of the Duke/Missouri upsets, nothing else was really stunning to see happen.

And once Michigan State bows out, I don't really watch a whole lot. I like Anthony Davis a lot, but I don't get attached to a player who is coming to UK strictly to groom his NBA skills for a season.

 

[TheWatcher]

You CLEARLY didn't pay to attention to the best team in the country. Anthony Davis and MKG played a full team effort and when they contributed, which was a lot of the time, it was for the team,the fans,the coach, and then for themselves. Look and liten before you say something like "but I don't get attached to a player who is coming to UK strictly to groom his NBA skills for a season."

 

[John McGuirk]

I CLEARLY did. Sorry I didn't get glued to the TV for every game and pay for the SEC Network.

Be honest with me: Do you seriously believe that if the NBA got rid of the "One and done" rule regarding college, that AD and gang would still go to UK for an education? PUH-LEASE. If you believe that you are chugging the Blue Kool-Aid.

I'm happy for you, as a fan. Congrats. But the overall arrogance of Kentucky fans is pretty sad.

 

[TheWatcher]

First of all, you don't pay for the SEC network.

No McDonalds All Americans go to school for education, THEY ARE BASKETBALL PLAYERS. If they can go to the NBA after one year then that's THEIR decision. But to say they did ALL OF THAT just for themselves is idiotic. They were the most unselfish team in the country. They weren't gunning to increase their stock.

 

[TheWatcher]

And if you didn't watch most of their games, don't act like you did.

 

[John McGuirk]

Because I am not a Kentucky fan? DERP.

 

[Webfoot Hero]

Most boring tournament ever. The team who was supposed to win, won.

NO Cinderellas.

Congrats to Kentucky. Hopefully this title appearance by Calipari will stick around.

Except for a couple upsets in the early rounds, the tournament went like clockwork for the upper seeds. UK was always the favorite and showed it after pretty much handling KU for most of that game. It only became close once UK went into one of their usual coasting but turn it back on late to seal the victory moments they've done all season long. Now it'll be interesting to see how much of a team they'll have left once players start declaring for the NBA Draft.

 

[TheWatcher]

Because I am not a Kentucky fan? DERP.

Your Incompetence amazes me

 

[Lantern Venom]

If I may paraphrase a great speaker, the Rock, and say:

"Finally, the NCAA title has come back.....HOME!"

 

[Immortalfire]

Did you actually ATTEND Kentucky? If not, you cannot say "Us" or "We" when referring to the team. That's a rule.

That is the stupidest concept I've ever heard

 

[WildcatNC]

I CLEARLY did. Sorry I didn't get glued to the TV for every game and pay for the SEC Network.

Be honest with me: Do you seriously believe that if the NBA got rid of the "One and done" rule regarding college, that AD and gang would still go to UK for an education? PUH-LEASE. If you believe that you are chugging the Blue Kool-Aid.

I'm happy for you, as a fan. Congrats. But the overall arrogance of Kentucky fans is pretty sad.

Of course they wouldn't. Why would they when they could be millionaires right out of high school. ANYONE with half a brain would jump in the draft if your a top 5 pick, you can always finish school later if that's what you want to do.

People need to quit acting like this is UK or Cal's fault. The NBA made the rule and we are doing the best job that we can within the rule structure. Cal has said OVER and OVER that he hates the rule and thinks we should do away with it. I agree. If your 18 and don't want or need college you should not be forced into it.

The real problem here is other schools, coaches, and fans being ******** at getting their arses kicked in recruiting and on the court. Everyone DOES realize that Cal is not the only one recruiting all these "one and dones" right?? Coach Krzhekckkdkslslkidhgkey recruits them, Roy recruits them, Izzo recruits them, Bohiem recruits them, etc, etc. Coach K has had two in a row now (he tried to get more than that) and I don't hear the outcry against it. Barnes and Marshall are underclassmen, wheres the outcry.

Cal just gets them, and more of them. He also does a FAR better job of showcasing the kids talents and getting them ready for the next level faster.

People need to live in reality. Most of these high level players are going to make FAR more money playing basketball than they ever could with a degree. Their chosen career field is Basketball and that is what they are going to college to learn. Nothing wrong with that. The point of college for most is to earn a good living doing something you love when you get out.

If your doing whats best for the kid and their families, you make them multi-millioniares as soon as they are ready. School will be there when they want it. Shouldn't coaches be doing right by their kids?

I'll tell you what. Lets just eliminate athletic scholarships. Stop televising the games, stop selling merchandise, etc. EVERY SINGLE ONE of the academics crying over the fall of the "true student athlete" are rolling in all that TV and ticket sales money, not to mention merchandise. Its a multi-billion dollar industry. They take the money and then cry about where the money comes from. They need to shut up, or quit taking the money, which they actually have control over. The players and coaches have no say in the rules they play by.

The NBA is a business and makes rules that are best for it. The NCAA is a business (a corrupt one at that) and does what is best for it.

Lets quit demonizing the coaches and kids that are doing the best they can within the rule structure allotted to them. The whole NCAA "rules" are rife with so much hypocrisy its utterly astounding. The NCAA itself is a money racket and a business.

 

[WildcatNC]

If I may paraphrase a great speaker, the Rock, and say:

"Finally, the NCAA title has come back.....HOME!"

 

[Dr. Evil]

Now I know nobody cares about Women's Basketball here, but Pat Summitt has retired:

http://news.yahoo.com/summitt-steps-aside-warlick-tennessee-coach-182443469--spt.html

 

[Immortalfire]

Without Pat, there probably wouldn't be ladies hoops today. And I doubt there would be as much coverage of college hoops, guys or gals, as there is.

She's had more influence on the game than most realize. While I loathe the University of Tennessee in all things, Summitt is a real icon.