Zoltanrules

November 30th, 2020 at 3:51 PM ^

 It doesn't matter.

 scoreboard watchers don't understand how good Oakland played with a pressure zone with players that didn't play their first three games. Also, the Grizzlies couldn't practice before their first game because the school was going to eliminate the program! Jalen Moore is a big-time JUCO transfer player talent that every big10 team would want. Kampe is a good coach too.

they may give Purdue fits tomorrow but Robbie Hummel will be sure to let Matt Painter know that this team will beat most every horizon team. 

Dickenson wow. His hands are terrific in catching bounce passes.

 

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tigerd

November 30th, 2020 at 4:08 PM ^

Personally I like the dropping out of the top 25. I believe some of these rankings too early in the year go to the kids heads and you end up with a team that reads their clippings and that think all they have to do is show up to win. I'd rather earn it the good old fashioned E.F. Hutton way. Ratings literally mean zilch at this time of year.

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The Mayor

November 30th, 2020 at 4:26 PM ^

They must’ve watched the football team’s performance and decided it was so bad that they just had to ding somebody since the football team wasn’t ranked... wrong JH

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Hugh

November 30th, 2020 at 5:14 PM ^

I would rather win a tight one like this (at this time in the season) than have another blowout. It teaches a number of things: 1. Be prepared for every game. Don't believe the press clippings, 2. Basketball is  a team game. In close games, someone on the bench may be more important than the starters, 3. Good players have bad games. (the point of this is that Davis and Wagner have some work to do on their game.) 4. Freshmen have to learn that things that worked in HS don't work at this level.

We were behind because of sloppy play in the first half.  I wish we could have Belien come in and do his fundamentals drills. Better to get this out of our system than during the Big Ten games.

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Steve in PA

November 30th, 2020 at 5:22 PM ^

They will be fine.  All the struggles yesterday were related to young players being out of position.  Floor spacing was really bad with two (or more) rotating to the same spot on the floor.  That will get fixed quick enough as the season goes on.

One of the beautiful things about college basketball is if you just keep winning ranking don't matter.

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Bosch

November 30th, 2020 at 5:34 PM ^

Got pushed out rather.  Richmond and Virginia Tech enter the poll, which I'm ok with, so two had to drop out.  UCLA deserved to fall and Michigan was on the bubble.

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