sabremike Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 Why was this game even allowed to proceed? At what point would they be forced to forfeit? Allowing a 5 on 3 game is absurd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonL21 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 6 hours ago, sabremike said: Why was this game even allowed to proceed? At what point would they be forced to forfeit? Allowing a 5 on 3 game is absurd. It's the NCAA rule. You can continue or forfeit. In the NBA they won't allow less than 5. If a player fouls out and he's the 5th player, he can stay in the game but every foul he commits counts as a team technical foul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 9 hours ago, sabremike said: Why was this game even allowed to proceed? At what point would they be forced to forfeit? Allowing a 5 on 3 game is absurd. Besides, they played better 3 - on - 5 than they did at full strength. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 9 hours ago, RonL21 said: It's the NCAA rule. You can continue or forfeit. In the NBA they won't allow less than 5. If a player fouls out and he's the 5th player, he can stay in the game but every foul he commits counts as a team technical foul Also, it's at the referee's discretion to determine if the team on the business end can still win the game... even if it's down to one player (which has happened). As Alabama showed, they could've pulled off the win so the referee was well within bounds to allow the game to proceed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 17 minutes ago, Pete said: Also, it's at the referee's discretion to determine if the team on the business end can still win the game... even if it's down to one player (which has happened). As Alabama showed, they could've pulled off the win so the referee was well within bounds to allow the game to proceed. If Minnesota had lost that game their program should've been disbanded. For that absurd Kentucky-Monmouth game in a few weeks at MSG they are charging stupid money for, Monmouth would actually stand a fair chance of winning if the game was played 5 vs 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 At the ETSU-Fordham game. It's modern college basketball in a nutshell: penetrate the lane, get to the basket and inexplicably kick it out to the 3 point line so you can get a much worse shot. This works well when you have Steph Curry, when you don't it's pretty ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 On 11/29/2017 at 7:28 PM, sabremike said: At the ETSU-Fordham game. It's modern college basketball in a nutshell: penetrate the lane, get to the basket and inexplicably kick it out to the 3 point line so you can get a much worse shot. This works well when you have Steph Curry, when you don't it's pretty ugly. Meanwhile, Rose Hill Gymnasium (Fordham's barn) is ancient college basketball in a nutshell. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 LiAngelo Ball has reportedly withdrawn from UCLA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 4 minutes ago, Zimbra said: LiAngelo Ball has reportedly withdrawn from UCLA. He can always play professionally in China... oh, right. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sabremike Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Who wants to bet that which ever school he goes to just happens to land his infinitely more talented younger brother as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 9 hours ago, sabremike said: Who wants to bet that which ever school he goes to just happens to land his infinitely more talented younger brother as well? Who wants to bet that no school will want to take a chance on said brother, seeing how the kid already has a shoe contract? To speak nothing of having to deal with LaVar's bullshit? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted December 5, 2017 Author Share Posted December 5, 2017 Yeah - Lavar already said that LiAngelo isn't going back to school and will enter next year's draft So they wouldn't be following anyone And yeah - there is the whole shoe contract issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 1 hour ago, RIPPA said: Yeah - Lavar already said that LiAngelo isn't going back to school and will enter next year's draft So they wouldn't be following anyone And yeah - there is the whole shoe contract issue G-League would be an interesting option for LiAngelo and his brothers LaMelo, LaParka and LaYogurt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Why would anyone draft him? He's the basketball version of the Staal brother who played his whole career in the AHL and ECHL. Not to mention the reason he left school. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Red flags are often ignored as "Youthful indiscretions". Besides, as an NBA exec, your eyes literally turn to Dollar Signs when you think about your first Ball vs. Ball game, the first Ball vs. Lebron game, merchandising sales, marketing opportunities, etc. A long suffering franchise in a big market (Brooklyn, Detroit, etc.) or a team that's "one player away" from the playoffs or better (New Orleans, New York, Miami, etc.) will absolutely roll the dice to make it work --- Note - this is all dependent on him being a superstar in combines/Europe/whatever semi-pro place he goes to. Also Note - His brother's 31.3% FG and 50% FT shooting are doing LiAngelo no favors, whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 23 minutes ago, Dolfan in NYC said: Red flags are often ignored as "Youthful indiscretions". Besides, as an NBA exec, your eyes literally turn to Dollar Signs when you think about your first Ball vs. Ball game, the first Ball vs. Lebron game, merchandising sales, marketing opportunities, etc. A long suffering franchise in a big market (Brooklyn, Detroit, etc.) or a team that's "one player away" from the playoffs or better (New Orleans, New York, Miami, etc.) will absolutely roll the dice to make it work --- Note - this is all dependent on him being a superstar in combines/Europe/whatever semi-pro place he goes to. The consensus seems to be that he'd be best off starting in the G-League. Make of that what you will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 The RAC was only about 3/4 full for a game against #3 Sparty tonight. Game was a lot more competitive than I expected, Rutgers actually looks competitive this year. They are beating the teams they should beat, which is an improvement from losing some of those games in the past to the likes of Monmouth. The real big game is in a few weeks at home vs Seton Hall. That's the real measuring stick. The coach was hired last year and he previously turned Stony Brook into a lower level D1 powerhouse so they may have found a guy who can do the impossble: make Rutgers basketball relevant for the first time in decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Honestly one of the dumbest things Mark Emmert has said, and that's a high bar to clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 It's so cute how he has to pretend that college athletics are this grand noble thing and not 14th Amendment-skirting feeder systems for professional leagues. And that other sports outside of football or basketball matter. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 2 hours ago, Dolfan in NYC said: It's so cute how he has to pretend that college athletics are this grand noble thing and not 14th Amendment-skirting feeder systems for professional leagues. And that other sports outside of football or basketball matter. Your an admin so is there any way you can allow me to like this post multiple times? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Harvard beats Fordham 47-45 at Rose Hill on a 3 with seconds left. Said it before and I'll say it again: Fordham destroyed their program by going to the A10. If they stayed in the Patriot or went to the MAAC or CAC they'd be competitive and probably make the tourney occasionally. In the A10 they don't have a prayer. Their last postseason bid of any kind was the 1992 NIT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted December 7, 2017 Author Share Posted December 7, 2017 LaVar Ball has told ESPN that LiAngelo and LaMelo have both signed with an agent and will play overseas Edit Quote "I don't care about the money," LaVar Ball said on Thursday morning. "I want them to go somewhere where they will play them together on the court at the same time. The priority is for the boys to play on the same team." I am sure you don't care about money LaVar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 In terms of a sports stage parent LaVar makes Carl and Bonnie Lindros look sane, rational, hands off and in no way meddling in comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 1 hour ago, RIPPA said: LaVar Ball has told ESPN that LiAngelo and LaMelo have both signed with an agent and will play overseas Edit I am sure you don't care about money LaVar His kids' shoes are priced at $499 a pop. If he actually cared about making money he'd make them- you know- affordable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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