2015-16 NCAA Basketball

[nando714]

Heck of a comeback from the Trojans last night. I think they ended the game on a 27-8 run. Much needed.

[Angel Oracle]

Wondering if the younger USC players are hitting the proverbial wall, and hopefully it's just temporary.

Arizona decimated ASU last night.

[nando714]

Wondering if the younger USC players are hitting the proverbial wall, and hopefully it's just temporary.

Arizona decimated ASU last night.

They're just horrible on the road. Their only conference road wins are against Washington state and ucla. I gotta feeling next season another year older and wiser could do the trick. No one should leave early for the nba.

[RallyMo]

I would love to see Cal make a nice run. It seems like they're coming together at the right time. It's just so hard to get non-home victories, though. Jaylen Brown is pretty amazing. He seems to improve with each and every game.

[nando714]

Nice comeback from Louisville

Also thought Miami would show up in chapel hill. I guess not

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Miami is really hard for me to figure. They look great, then they get blown out.

[nando714]

Agree lv halo. Already thinking they could make a run in March or lose early

[nando714]

USC splits 2 games. 19-9 I believe. Hope they can finish strong. Looking kinda tired lately

[Angel Oracle]

Cal plays like a top 25 team at home, but struggles some on the road.

[nando714]

USC should be a NIT team this year

God awful on the road

[halobob]

Looks like the Bruins will have to get into the tourney based on their name once again this year.  No real scoring threats on the team and we don't play good defense.  

 

SDSU with a huge win against Cal last night...I think they ended the game on a 42-15 run or something close to that. 

 

 

I agree

I agree

[Angel Oracle]

Crazy night:  USC gets stampeded by an average Stanford team, and BWC leader Hawaii (80 rpi) loses at home to a poor UCR team (around 250 rpi) that no longer has its' best player (Taylor Johns).

 

USC will suddenly be on the NCAAT bubble after Saturday's expected loss at Cal.

 

UCI may well get back into the NCAAT, and with the solid inside/outside game is a candidate to beat someone in the round of 64 if no worse than a 13-14 seed.    They certainly scared Louisville a year ago.

Mamadou Ndiaye is significantly better than a year ago.   

Edited February 26, 2016 by Angel Oracle

[halobob]

****ing waste of a college bball season.

[nando714]

And then Miami beats Virginia and Louisville this week

USC is about to get murdered today by kal

[Vegas Halo Fan]

I just watched Pitt totally dismantle Duke. They led by 23 at one point. Loved it.

[RallyMo]

USC is about to get murdered today by kal

That's a bingo.

[halobob]

Thursday/Friday of madness in Vegas, 32 games to bet the under, 1 great t-shirt.  A little over 2 weeks...I can't wait!

 

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[HeavenlyHalos]

Clinched the #1 seed tonight. **** yeah Ducks. **** yeah. Cal worries me the most in conference, a conference tournament where I could see the following teams make a run and win it: Oregon, Utah, Cal, Arizona, Colorado, Washington, Oregon St. and yes... UCLA.  Washington and UCLA are easily the most disappointing teams, I thought both were going to make the tournament at the start of league play. Romar and Alford do a lot less with more. They can both recruit incredibly well, but I feel like UCLA largely recruits itself so Alford doesn't get a ton of kudos there.

[HeavenlyHalos]

Speaking of which, UCLA fans that might read this (I only know of IEBruin), do you think Alford should be fired? Give him another year with that incoming class?

[Angel Oracle]

If the PAC-12 tourney was at Berkeley, Cal would be the significant favorite. They are top 10 material at home.

[nando714]

20 win season in AE 3rd year. Safe to say USC is a year ahead of schedule. So 20-10 with the ducks coming to Galen. Idk if they're in right now but if they beat Oregon they're definetly in the big dance imo

[RallyMo]

If the PAC-12 tourney was at Berkeley, Cal would be the significant favorite. They are top 10 material at home.

Tonight will be a very good test. The team seems to really be coming together at the right time. Jaylen Brown is everything he was billed to be and more, and the guy is a great fit for the school, but he'd be nutso not to go to the draft. There's a ridiculous amount of talent on this year's team. We also have pretty solid depth and some size for the first time in a long time. I'd be so excited to see them make a run.

[Angel Oracle]

Brown/Wallace/Rabb is about as good as it gets for the Western U.S.  

 

USC had a 38 rpi before yesterday, and beat another 30s rpi team in Oregon State handily.

Even with a loss to 3 rpi Oregon, one would think that USC has pretty much locked down an NCAAT spot with that solid win. 

 

Six schools are in good shape (Oregon, UofA, Cal, Utah, Colorado, and USC).

Oregon State probably needs to beat UCLA on Saturday, and then hope. 

U-Dub is out (rpi in the 70s), unless they win the PAC-12 tourney. 

UCLA needs to regroup for the 2016-17 season.

Edited March 3, 2016 by Angel Oracle

[RallyMo]

Brown/Wallace/Rabb is about as good as it gets for the Western U.S.

Bird, too. He's starting to do great things. Edited March 3, 2016 by RallyMo

[halobob]

Speaking of which, UCLA fans that might read this (I only know of IEBruin), do you think Alford should be fired? Give him another year with that incoming class?

I'll give him 1 more year with this supposedly great class he has coming to Westwood.  This year ****ing sucked.