I don't typically get caught up in the "insert name" of the year award. But how is possible that Butler's HC Chris Holtmann didn't make the Top 10 Naismath HC of the year award? Butler lost 65% of their scoring from last season and was picked to finish 6th in the Big East. To top that, Butler is 4-0 against the coaches on the list....Jay Wright, Sean Miller and Chris Collins.
Holtmann may very well win the Big East coach of the year.
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Ball State wins their 20th game tonight, finishing 20-11 and tied for 1st in the MAC West. First 20 win season since I was in school. They secure a first round bye in the MAC conference tournament with a Kent State loss...anyway a solid season to build on. They're not in the Dance without winning the MAC, but even the NIT would be nice for us.
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Ball State's success brings back memories of Rick Majerus.
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Those were the days...I came to school when Ray McCallum was there and they were pretty good those years. Having Bonzi Wells didn't hurt, but even after he left they were quite good. Made the Dance in 2000 and gave a great UCLA team a heck of a game for most of it. 2001 started great but fizzled, and then it was all downhill. There was once a time when Butler and Ball State were equals in hoops (see 2001, both schools ranked and playing at a sold out Worthen Arena). We all know how that turned out.Originally Posted by Truth Detector
Ball State's success brings back memories of Rick Majerus.
Apparently so, losing to a 10-23 team. #1 and #2 out of the Horizon already.
Purdue is in a great position to have two great tourney showings this year, and with Swanigan moving onto the NBA next year they definitely need it.
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The number 3 seed is now also out of the horizon league tournament. Congrats again to the horizon league management for that change to venue and format ensuring they can win that coveted 16 seed. With just a little more effort they can reach up and grab the play in game for their tournament winner!
Relax, Northern Kentucky made it in with a respectable 24-10 record.
ESPN Bracketology has them as a #15 seed right now.
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Northern Kentucky and Jacksonville State both just qualified for their first NCAA tournament. Granted, NKY joined DI in 2012, but Jacksonville State has been around since 1995.
BTW, St. Francis (NY) should be added to David's list of teams that have been around as long as the tourney (1939) but have never qualified.
Those teams, unless they win their Conference Championship, they ain't going. It's amazing to me Northwestern hasn't gone especially with the expansion to 64 teams, now 68. Basically, you're saying, they haven't finished in the top 3rd or half of the conference(depending on the season) the last 30 years. Futility.
Kind of like Indiana in Football
I'm pretty happy to see they will finally be going this year (knock on wood, I suppose). They are generally one of the easier Big Ten teams for me to pull for in bowls and now, presumably, the tourney.Those teams, unless they win their Conference Championship, they ain't going. It's amazing to me Northwestern hasn't gone especially with the expansion to 64 teams, now 68. Basically, you're saying, they haven't finished in the top 3rd or half of the conference(depending on the season) the last 30 years. Futility.
Kind of like Indiana in Football
Eff LBD!
I know some people were pretty honked-off when the Big Ten scheduled its tournament in Washington DC this year and NYC next year.
Well, Jim Delaney has acknowledged that he doesn't expect a sellout for this year's tourney. The location, combined with a somewhat down year for the Big Ten, isn't helping.
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At least Maryland is having a good year, but the other two eastern Big Ten teams are not. It will be interesting to see which fan bases will travel well.
So Purdue gets to play Michigan. Michigan is hot right now and of course their plane incident has everyone on the team convinced that they are playing for some sort of destiny. They are all united....
As a Purdue alum, is it bad that I see everything coming at us as bad luck?
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I too was thinking that it was an unfortunate draw for a #1 seed's first game.
But a good team needs to win games like this, regardless of the circumstances.
Truth right there!!
Speaking of good teams, Kansas just lost to TCU.
Oh, thank God.
I'm not being snarky. KU winning both the regular season and conference tournaments can be too much to bear in these parts.
So Purdue gets to play Michigan. Michigan is hot right now and of course their plane incident has everyone on the team convinced that they are playing for some sort of destiny. They are all united....
As a Purdue alum, is it bad that I see everything coming at us as bad luck?
Isn't that a requirement to be a Purdue fan?
Biggie will handle Michigan.So Purdue gets to play Michigan. Michigan is hot right now and of course their plane incident has everyone on the team convinced that they are playing for some sort of destiny. They are all united....
As a Purdue alum, is it bad that I see everything coming at us as bad luck?
Michigan's story is pretty crazy though.
Isn't that a requirement to be a Purdue fan?
Pretty much. lol
Yeah it is. I don't know if it is enough to get them past Purdue, but it certainly beats a little paintball or ropes course bonding.
Purdue hit a shot from beyond half-court to pull to within a point at halftime.
That was pretty great.Purdue hit a shot from beyond half-court to pull to within a point at halftime.
Not sure if I'm allowed to say this here or if it is supposed to be in the IU thread, but man I'm nervous about the Badgers this year. Maybe nervous isn't even the right word. When they are right they can beat anyone, but that has come so infrequently over the season it just seems unlikely they will make any kind of run. They may not win one tonight, though the UW's record against Craen is promising. Still, it will be no surprise if they are out without a win...or if they win one...or if? Basically, just not possible to get a good read on them this season.
I calculated a distance of about 54 feet given the court's dimensions and his approximate location, about eight feet short of mid-court and ten feet from the sideline.
Purdue 5-11 free throws.
Make a couple more and you don't go to overtime.
I called it. The "plane crash" will be the story of this tournament. They are getting all the calls, it's a great story, ratings are going up. These are the best two teams in the BigTen, this should have been the Championship. Now Purdue will get a crap seed and out in the first round or two. It's the story of Purdue.... something always happens. ESPN is thrilled to see Michigan win, they can't hardly hold it in...
It's just unreal.
Michigan didn't win because they got "all the calls". I'm sorry for Purdue fans, but that was a pretty great win (and the story is legitimately great).
I couldn't care less about their story, as it applies to the game itself. Their story didn't make Purdue miss easy layups and free throws that would have salted it away. It should have never gone to OT.
BTW, as far as officiating, it was terrible. Just plain terrible. But I'm not sure I noticed either team getting the benefit of it.
Basketball officiating, overall, is even worse than football's. I can't watch full basketball games anymore because it's so bad.
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