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one_manshow;1589932 said:
Shout out to Corey Joseph and Tristan Thompson both playing on the Longhorns squad this season.

Saw them play on Monday, pretty good players.
 
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toheeb27;1589996 said:
Saw them play on Monday, pretty good players.

Played ball against CJ his brother plays for Minnesota but he is more skilled and better overall. Will flourish in Barnes system as previous guards have.
 
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Sunflowa Seeds;1589997 said:
Kansas needs to get Josh Selby eligible. Excuse me if they have already.

“Josh’s status for competition hasn’t changed," Self said in a statement. "While he has met NCAA academic requirements to be on aid, practice and compete this year, we continue to work with the NCAA as we review his amateur status. We will not play Josh in games until that process is complete and a decision is rendered.

We support and respect the process, and hope that it is over sooner rather than later. But we don’t expect a decision on this before the regular season begins. We will not comment further until the process is complete."

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Friday November 12th: Games Of The Day

1) #21 Georgetown @ Old Dominion 7:00est
Old Dominion beat them last year in Georgetown.
Old Dominion returns 3 of their top 4 scorers and are primed to win the Colonial conference.
They would love to add this game to their at-large resume.

2) Seton Hall @ #22 Temple
Seton hall is one of those middle of the pack Big East teams right now.
They have Hazel (20.4ppg last year) and Pope coming back so you know they have talent.
I personally think Temple is too good for them, and they are the favorites in a very good A-10 conference.

3) Oakland @ West Virginia
I'm just throwing this in here because Oakland is the favorite to win the Summit League (along with Long Beach St.)
Anyway look at this:
Oakland non conf matchups= @West Virginia, @Illinois, @Michigan St, @Tennessee, @Michigan, @Ohio St.
^Talk about brutal...

I mean there are like 135 games 2mm so there will be some upsets sprinkled around, but nothing else stands out to me as noteworthy.
We shall see.
 
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People were asking about John Henson

UNC expects breakthrough for Henson

CHAPEL HILL If there was one player who summed up all of North Carolina's struggles last season, it was probably John Henson.

After the Tar Heels lost four starters to the NBA, the highly touted freshman forward was asked to do too much, too soon. It took him almost the entire season and a position change to start playing up to (lofty) expectations, just like the Tar Heels.

They showed occasional moments of brilliance early - that win against Michigan State, so stunning in retrospect - before plunging into depths of incompetence rarely seen at the Smith Center, then emerging in the final month to start playing the kind of basketball the Tar Heels could have (should have?) been playing in January and February.

The same could all be said of Henson, and no player benefited more from North Carolina's unusual appearance in the NIT.

"John is the first person that comes to mind, all the minutes that he got down the stretch in those extra five games, that was extremely important to us," North Carolina coach Roy Williams said.

Everyone's talking about North Carolina's freshmen, most notably Harrison Barnes, but with massive losses in the frontcourt - two starters graduated, two reserves transferred and Will Graves was kicked off the team - what the Tar Heels really need is a boost from last year's big recruit.

Henson looked lost for months while playing small forward, moving aimlessly on the court as if he had no grasp of the offense, occasionally surfacing to throw down dunks on consecutive plays or some other amazing feat, then disappearing again.

But down the stretch, playing power forward, Henson started scoring, became a more effective defender - 34 blocks in UNC's final 15 games, roughly the same rate as ACC leader Solomon Alabi of Florida State - and started looking more like the player who was supposed to be the ACC's best freshman and a potential top-five NBA draft pick.

Now he's 20 pounds heavier, a year older and presumably wiser and will get all the playing time he can handle.

Outside shooting was the Tar Heels' biggest issue last season, but that shouldn't be as much of a problem this time around with Barnes and fellow freshman Reggie Bullock and some natural improvement from Larry Drew II and Dexter Strickland. That alone should be worth an upgrade in ACC wins.

Inside play is the issue for the Tar Heels this year, and they need a breakout season from Henson if they're going to return to the levels of excellence expected of them - and they expect of themselves - on an annual basis.

Read more: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/20...ts-breakthrough-for-henson.html#ixzz1558Guwy7
 
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#4 pitt panthers in the buildin !!!!!!!!

edit : where the fuck are my caps?? lol

will this be our year though?? will we finally be able to get over that hump??? final four or bust !!
 
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Tough Break bro. Sunflowa Seeds made the official one last season and did a great job uppin it and posting the different schedules. I guess bcos he did a great job managing that thread last season, Millz decided to roll with his.
 
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John Henson showed up tonight. 17 rebs and 7 blks. Thats how u contribute when your offensive game is not up to par yet. Harrison Barnes was decent. Still think Perry Jones is the better prospect but i will keep watching to see what the hype is about with Barnes.
 
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Yo I just seen an Ohio State highlight and David fuckin Lighty is still on the squad?????? this nigga gotta be 30 by now... just kiddin but it seems like dude has been playin forever smh
 
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Yup I wish I could have seen the G-town Old Dominion game. I knew it would be a close one. Apparently the Hoyas rallied late to get a 3 point victory.

Every other game was pretty much obvious. No real big upsets.
Wake forest lost to Stetson 89-79, but they suck this year and ain't doing shit in the ACC.
 
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61 more games being played today, but no real great match-ups.
The only thing I could see that's somewhat interesting is San Diego St. @ Long Beach St, but that's just being desperate to name a game.
Tuesday is the big day, can't wait.
 
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beezy f baby;1593247 said:
who u telling!!!!

Kansas coach Bill Self said in a text Thursday night that he was hopeful there will soon be a resolution on the eligibility of point guard Josh Selby. But it didn't sound promising for the immediate future: Friday's game against Longwood and Monday against Valparaiso. Kansas starts the meat of its nonconference schedule with a rugged seven-game stretch -- Ohio, Arizona, UCLA, Memphis in New York, Colorado State, USC and at California. All of those teams, save perhaps Cal, should be in postseason contention. But the game against the defending Pac-10 champion is in Berkeley, which still makes it a difficult stop.

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What do u think about Kemba Walker? Dude puts up the stats, but every time i saw him play last season, i was not impress.
 
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toheeb27;1594899 said:
John Henson showed up tonight. 17 rebs and 7 blks. Thats how u contribute when your offensive game is not up to par yet. Harrison Barnes was decent. Still think Perry Jones is the better prospect but i will keep watching to see what the hype is about with Barnes.

yup, i'm glad for henson, finding other ways to get it done, that may be his niche, just a shot blocker and rebounder, and i think he can get buckets too if he can develop a consistant little jump hook
 
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toheeb27;1596557 said:
What do u think about Kemba Walker? Dude puts up the stats, but every time i saw him play last season, i was not impress.

Dude pretty much summed up Uconn's season last year. Very hit or miss.
He obviously has tremendous talent (amazing speed). He should be an all big east first team player this year.
We'll see how he does running the show.
He has 18 points in the opening game yesterday.
 
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