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[Grover Cleveland]

Defending Champions- Connecticut Huskies

GIF Semi Recap of the 2013-2014 Season:

Triumph

Failure

Anger

Joy

Off-Season Headlines:

1.Year of the Freshmen 2.0

Led by Duke's quartet and including names such as Cliff Alexander, Stanley Johnson, and Karl Towns Jr., the incoming freshman class looks to take college basketball by storm.

2. New Faces in New Places 2.0

2014-2015 brings the last scheduled sweeping conference alignment. Notable changes include Louisville to the ACC, Maryland Turtles and Rutgers to the B1G, Davidson to the Atlantic-10, and Tulane, Tulsa, and East Carolina to the American Athletic.

3. Will Wisconsin finally win the big one?

The Badgers return the core of a very strong team that made it to the Final Four in 2013-2014. Now the senior-laden team, led by Player of the Year candidate Frank Kaminsky looks to go even farther in 2015 and bring home an elusive title.

Early Contenders

Pivotal Early Season Games

North Carolina vs. Ohio State (December 20)
Florida at Kansas (December 5)
Duke vs. Connecticut (December 18)
Virginia at VCU (December 6)
Michigan at Arizona (December 13)
North Carolina at Kentucky (December 13)
Kentucky at Louisville (December 27)
Kentucky vs. Kansas (November 18)
Ohio State at Louisville (December 2)
Duke at Wisconsin (December 3)

 

[BertramCooper]

NO MORE AARON CRAFT

WHAT WE GONNA DO????????

 

[Fjordson]

Hype! Nice OT.

And like I say in all of these threads, I really wish we were still in off-topic =[ would probably get a lot more traffic up in hurr.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

If you're not already using those 40-0 t-shirts for changing your oil....

 

[inm8num2]

Anybody want to place bets on how long it takes Bilas to claim there are "no great teams"?

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

No Iowa State in the OP? I am disappoint.

 

[iamblades]

HYPE INTENSIFIES!

 

[jakncoke]

Aaron Craft fail as he leaves is one the greatest things. Go Pitt! Get healthy Cameron Wright, come back Maverick Rowan. Stay Mustafa Heron !

 

[perfectchaos007]

This thread is for NCAA basketball fans, and displaced college football fans who's team didn't meet expectations. Go Texas basketball woo! In Rick Barnes we trust!

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Note for those that are confused:

The thread title is reference to the California Bears, not the Kentucky head coach. True story.

 

[Hasphat'sAnts]

Which 15th seed will Duke lose to next March?

My money is on Winthrop.

 

[Frustrated_Grunt]

This is our year!

 

[Grover Cleveland]

Which 15th seed will Duke lose to next March?

My money is on Winthrop.

Nonsense. No way they lose to a 15 seed again.

They are losing to a 16th seeded Gardner-Webb.

Making history baby!

#RIPDICKVITALE

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Which 15th seed will Duke lose to next March?

My money is on Winthrop.

Lehigh
Mercer
Norfolk State

 

[BertramCooper]

Which 15th seed will Duke lose to next March?

My money is on Winthrop.

Albany

 

[jakncoke]

Nonsense. No way they lose to a 15 seed again.

They are losing to a 16th seeded Gardner-Webb.

Making history baby!

#RIPDICKVITALE

Please for that to happen to a sub .500 16 seed

 

[Bowser]

Surprised this pic didn't make it into the OP:

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

Surprised this pic didn't make it into the OP:

Much better.

 

[Bowser]

Much better.

That game was bullshit, Kane got away with a offensive foul or travel on that last basket (forgot which).

Whatever, UNC is set up for success this season!

 

[Outdoor Miner]

Illinois - Sleeper of the year

These preseason polls that have them finishing outside the top 5-6 in B1G are fucking nuts.

 

[DominoKid]

Surprised this pic didn't make it into the OP:

he's not fat anymore!

 

[perfectchaos007]

pre-season corches poll


RANK SCHOOL 2013-14 RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS
1 Kentucky (24) 29-11 785 2
2 Arizona (3) 33-5 746 5
3 Duke (2) 26-9 715 16
4 Wisconsin (3) 30-8 706 4
5 Kansas 25-10 654 14
6 North Carolina 24-10 598 21
7 Florida 36-3 568 3 go gata
8 Virginia 30-7 519 10
9 Louisville 31-6 507 9
10 Texas 24-11 479 NR
11 Wichita State 35-1 471 7
12 Villanova 29-5 439 13
13 Gonzaga 29-7 423 NR
14 Iowa State 28-8 323 11
15 Connecticut 32-8 292 1
16 VCU 26-9 259 NR
17 San Diego State 31-5 251 12
18 Michigan State 29-9 241 8
19 Oklahoma 23-10 237 NR
20 Ohio State 25-10 223 NR No Kraft bump
21 Nebraska 19-13 156 NR
22 SMU 27-10 149 NR
23 Michigan 28-9 139 6
24 Syracuse 28-6 128 17
25 Iowa 20-13 56 NR


Others receiving sympathy votes: Harvard 47, Stanford 47, Kansas State 37, Pittsburgh 36, Utah 26, Memphis 25, Minnesota 18, UCLA 15, New Mexico 11,Oregon 9, Colorado 8, Louisiana Tech 8, Arkansas 8, Dayton 6, Providence 5, Notre Dame 5, Massachusetts 4, UTEP 4, llinois 4, Georgetown 4, Florida State 3, Baylor 2, Saint Mary's (Calif.) 1, Miami (Fla.) 1, George Washington 1, Toledo 1.

 

[Fjordson]

Hope we can hold onto #1 longer than we did last year.

 

[jakefromstatefarm]

1 representative from the Pac-12 :kobescust:

 

[Alligatorjandro]

Go Gator

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Go Gator

Who

 

[GoldenEye 007]

OldBigEast/AAC back to back defending champs.

AAC AAC AAC

 

[Seth C]

Hope we can hold onto #1 longer than we did last year.

Would be nice but honestly there are no guarantees when you go and play the #5 team in your first week of the season.

 

[Fjordson]

Would be nice but honestly there are no guarantees when you go and play the #5 team in your first week of the season.

True true, our non-conference schedule is basically always brutal.

 

[Fjordson]

UK's midnight madness starting up. Aubrey in the building:

Spoiler

Aubrey = Drake

 

[vas_a_morir]

UK's midnight madness starting up. Aubrey in the building:

Spoiler

Aubrey = Drake

Oh shi... is it on TV this year? I used to watch it back in the day. I think it was KY PBS?

 

[Fjordson]

Oh shi... is it on TV this year? I used to watch it back in the day. I think it was KY PBS?

Not really. ESPN isn't airing the whole thing this year because of issues with the licensed music that the player intros use. Incredibly dumb, but that's what they've said.

If you have a cable provider email you can watch it on espn3.com. Otherwise you'll only see a few segments when ESPN U decides to jump in on TV.

 

[Seth C]

Awwww shit, Drake on stage.

 

[iamblades]

I need to get one of those all blue kentucky warmup jackets. those look sweet.

 

[Pollux]

Guys. It's time. GO BIG BLUE

C-A-T-S CATS CATS CATS

 

[Seth C]

I hope this group sets a new team record for blocked shots in a season. They have the height. If they have that kind of hustle I'll be happy. I want to see them embarrass people wkth defense. I want to see balls constantly stuffed in their opponent's faces.

 

[perfectchaos007]

I hope this group sets a new team record for blocked shots in a season. They have the height. If they have that kind of hustle I'll be happy. I want to see them embarrass people wkth defense. I want to see balls constantly stuffed in their opponent's faces.

Texas @ Kentucky will be one tall matchup.

 

[Fjordson]

Texas @ Kentucky will be one tall matchup.

Hell yeah, that should be a great game. Two stellar frontcourts.

 

[Dosia]

Red/Blue game in 7 hours. Awwww yeah

 

[Grover Cleveland]

Drake fails at basketball

I can't even believe this shit. Aubrey's out there fully suited in the warm-up line, like he's really on the squad.

But hey, what can I say? It's Cal's World. He does as he pleases.

 

[Matugi]

go heels. finna go to the game next friday

 

[Brian Fellows]

Really excited for this season to start.

Michigan will be young but the freshmen can play. I'm expecting big things from Kam Chatman, DJ Wilson, Ricky Doyle, and Aubrey Dawkins.

 

[bachikarn]

Gators going to the final four again

 

[Seth C]

Drake fails at basketball

I can't even believe this shit. Aubrey's out there fully suited in the warm-up line, like he's really on the squad.

But hey, what can I say? It's Cal's World. He does as he pleases.

Hey, some teams take advantage of the rules as they are, others cheat, steal, send their players to fake classes, pay their people to cover it up, and just generally every rule in the book but try to keep it secret.

 

[Brian Fellows]

Michigan needs a midnight madness hosted by Kate Upton in a bikini.

 

[Elfforkusu]

Illinois - Sleeper of the year

These preseason polls that have them finishing outside the top 5-6 in B1G are fucking nuts.

It's finally time, friend!

Actually, I have no idea how good we'll be. Too many unknowns. We'll be a great defensive team, and we have shooters all of a sudden... but who runs the offense? Who's the go-to guy when we need buckets?

I expect us to make the tourney regardless. Should be fun!

 

[enewtabie]

I hope Hicks really comes out good for us. He went to my high school and dominated, but whole lot of difference in College.

 

[Matugi]

I hope Hicks really comes out good for us. He went to my high school and dominated, but whole lot of difference in College.

he looked real good in the exhibition games earlier. playing the 4 will help him i think. dont be surprised if he plays the 4 and johnson plays the 5 in our speed lineup (Paige - Pinson - Tokoto - Hicks - Johnson)

 

[jakefromstatefarm]

Red/Blue game in 7 hours. Awwww yeah

play looked kinda choppy on tv, were you there?

 

[cr_blah_blah]

I miss him already. Maybe we'll get some rec league youtube footage of him avoiding beatings sooner than later if he washes out of Italy.