2014-15 college basketball

[kso_FAN]

And really, guys, his decline started before that.

he never adjusted to the three point line.  which proves he was a dumbass long before he became senile.

Yeah, his last really great team was 92-93 (31-4) and Roy beat him in the Elite 8.

[sonofdaxjones]

What kind of stick in the mud are you if you don't like Bill Walton?

[star seed 7]

What kind of stick in the mud are you if you don't like Bill Walton?

Well, it is the same guy that says birth control is genocide

[MakeItRain]

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/04/geno-auriemma-mens-game

his team wins every game by like 60 points

Geno can STFU. Men's college basketball is in a much better place than the women's game. The same 7 or 8 women's teams go to the F4 every year. Who wants to watch that?

When does he find the time to watch men's ball? Maybe if wbb wasn't so easy to dominate, he'd have to less time to watch.

I've been too busy partying my face off in Omaha this week, no seriously, to address thus when it happened.

1. I'm guessing you guys didn't see the full quote, I mean it's linked in the article but USA Today and most of the sports media should share the fault for the ignorance happening with regards to what Geno said.

I mean women's basketball is behind the times.  Men's basketball is even further behind the times.  Every other major sport in the world has taken steps to help people be better on the offensive end of the floor.  They've moved in the fences in baseball, they lowered the mound.  They made the strike zone so you need a straw to put through it.  And in the NFL you touch a guy it's a penalty.  You hit the quarterback, you're out for life.  You know, in the NBA, you touch somebody in the perimeter, you whack guys like they used to do when scores were 90 to 75, they changed the rules.
This is entertainment we're talking about.  People have to decide, do I want to play 25 bucks, 30 bucks to go see a college scrum where everybody misses six out of every ten shots they take, or do I want to go to a movie?  We're fighting for the entertainment dollar, here, and I have to tell you it's not entertainment from a fan's standpoint.

2. As far as the lack of competitiveness with the women's game; I'm sure I don't have to point this out to you guys but the NCAA didn't have a women's championship until 1892 which means there have been 33 national championships awarded. The 33rd men's title was awarded in 1973. That year UCLA won their 10th in 11 years and that would eventually become 11 titles in 13 years. If UCONN finishes it off, it would be their 10 in 21 seasons. So historically the women's game compares pretty favorably with the men when it comes to competitive balance.

[Trim]

watching people mentally decline with age is very sad

This is the hoops board, steve dave.

[sys]

watching people mentally decline with age is very sad

This is the hoops board, steve dave.

 

[catzacker]

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/04/geno-auriemma-mens-game

his team wins every game by like 60 points

Geno can STFU. Men's college basketball is in a much better place than the women's game. The same 7 or 8 women's teams go to the F4 every year. Who wants to watch that?

When does he find the time to watch men's ball? Maybe if wbb wasn't so easy to dominate, he'd have to less time to watch.

I've been too busy partying my face off in Omaha this week, no seriously, to address thus when it happened.

1. I'm guessing you guys didn't see the full quote, I mean it's linked in the article but USA Today and most of the sports media should share the fault for the ignorance happening with regards to what Geno said.

I mean women's basketball is behind the times.  Men's basketball is even further behind the times.  Every other major sport in the world has taken steps to help people be better on the offensive end of the floor.  They've moved in the fences in baseball, they lowered the mound.  They made the strike zone so you need a straw to put through it.  And in the NFL you touch a guy it's a penalty.  You hit the quarterback, you're out for life.  You know, in the NBA, you touch somebody in the perimeter, you whack guys like they used to do when scores were 90 to 75, they changed the rules.
This is entertainment we're talking about.  People have to decide, do I want to play 25 bucks, 30 bucks to go see a college scrum where everybody misses six out of every ten shots they take, or do I want to go to a movie?  We're fighting for the entertainment dollar, here, and I have to tell you it's not entertainment from a fan's standpoint.

2. As far as the lack of competitiveness with the women's game; I'm sure I don't have to point this out to you guys but the NCAA didn't have a women's championship until 1892 which means there have been 33 national championships awarded. The 33rd men's title was awarded in 1973. That year UCLA won their 10th in 11 years and that would eventually become 11 titles in 13 years. If UCONN finishes it off, it would be their 10 in 21 seasons. So historically the women's game compares pretty favorably with the men when it comes to competitive balance.

I find the nba less watchable now than it was back in the mid 80's through mid/late 90's.  And all the perimeter changes and the eventual shot clock change (basically trying to make college bball like nba) won't make the game any better.  Officials not blowing their whistle makes the game better, imo, everything else forces offense which sucks, imo.

[chum1]

Looks like we're gonna have an all Big Ten national championship game.

[wetwillie]

Tom Izzo is using all of his luck tonight

[chum1]

Justise. LOL.

[SdK]

MIR, that's more of an argument against Wooden being good than Geno being great.

[SdK]

MIR, that's more of an argument against Wooden being good than Geno being great.

As evidenced by how many teams used to go undefeated as opposed to now.

[star seed 7]

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/04/geno-auriemma-mens-game

his team wins every game by like 60 points

Geno can STFU. Men's college basketball is in a much better place than the women's game. The same 7 or 8 women's teams go to the F4 every year. Who wants to watch that?

When does he find the time to watch men's ball? Maybe if wbb wasn't so easy to dominate, he'd have to less time to watch.

I've been too busy partying my face off in Omaha this week, no seriously, to address thus when it happened.

1. I'm guessing you guys didn't see the full quote, I mean it's linked in the article but USA Today and most of the sports media should share the fault for the ignorance happening with regards to what Geno said.

I mean women's basketball is behind the times.  Men's basketball is even further behind the times.  Every other major sport in the world has taken steps to help people be better on the offensive end of the floor.  They've moved in the fences in baseball, they lowered the mound.  They made the strike zone so you need a straw to put through it.  And in the NFL you touch a guy it's a penalty.  You hit the quarterback, you're out for life.  You know, in the NBA, you touch somebody in the perimeter, you whack guys like they used to do when scores were 90 to 75, they changed the rules.
This is entertainment we're talking about.  People have to decide, do I want to play 25 bucks, 30 bucks to go see a college scrum where everybody misses six out of every ten shots they take, or do I want to go to a movie?  We're fighting for the entertainment dollar, here, and I have to tell you it's not entertainment from a fan's standpoint.

2. As far as the lack of competitiveness with the women's game; I'm sure I don't have to point this out to you guys but the NCAA didn't have a women's championship until 1892 which means there have been 33 national championships awarded. The 33rd men's title was awarded in 1973. That year UCLA won their 10th in 11 years and that would eventually become 11 titles in 13 years. If UCONN finishes it off, it would be their 10 in 21 seasons. So historically the women's game compares pretty favorably with the men when it comes to competitive balance.

I find the nba less watchable now than it was back in the mid 80's through mid/late 90's.  And all the perimeter changes and the eventual shot clock change (basically trying to make college bball like nba) won't make the game any better.  Officials not blowing their whistle makes the game better, imo, everything else forces offense which sucks, imo.

yes.  forced offense is boring imo.  i really don't care if the game is physical and hate fouls being called.

[The Big Train]

so how much does kentucky win by?

[sys]

so how much does kentucky win by?

-3.

[wetwillie]

Wisconsin has some huge balls.

[j-dub]

yes. i regretfully respect/admire and hate them all at the same time.

c'mon cats

[sys]

this game is so much better than the duke game.

[wetwillie]

Wisconsin put up one hell of an effort, I'll give them that

[SdK]

Basketball in a football stadium is a joke.

[wetwillie]

It's really not fair, they don't have any bad players. 

[The Big Train]

Basketball in a football stadium is a joke.

i'm not a big fan either

[The Big Train]

shaping up to be a great second half! 

[wetwillie]

Bill raftery is BITB

[The Big Train]