No faffing about this season; we're starting fast! (2018/19 CBB Thread, part 1)

[Yo Tee]

Bruce Webber

They were pretty decent last year. Figured K-State was gonna win by double digits against Denver. Down year for K-State or just a bad game?

 

[ericd7633]

They were pretty decent last year. Figured K-State was gonna win by double digits against Denver. Down year for K-State or just a bad game?

They were above average last year. They finished 42nd in Kenpom last year and that was with making the elite 8 taken into account. I don't think they are a top 15 team this year. They returned everyone of significance, but even if they do improve, to improve from 42nd to top 15 is a tall order. I think I had them as a 5/6 seed in my preseason bracket so I think they somewhere between 20-25.

 

[BoiseStateFan27]

11/12 recap

I honestly don't know what that post from @BoiseStateFan27 was all about, but let's see if his Broncos screwed up again yesterday:

North Carolina over Stanford 90-72
Kansas State over Denver 64-56
Buffalo over Southern Illinois 62-53 (So Buffalo wins it's first game as a ranked team since... well, ever.)
Pittsburgh over Troy 84-75
USF over Austin Peay 74-70 in OT
Duquesne over Illinois-Chicago 89-88 in OT
Washington over San Diego 66-63
Minnesota over Utah 78-69

Oh, wait... Boise State's next game is Friday (against Jackson State). Honest mistake, @BoiseStateFan27. Won't happen again.

Oh yes that was about our screw up last Friday against Idaho State LOL

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/13 recap (AKA: What happened while I was looking at the title character in the movie "Talk Radio")

Tennessee over Georgia Tech 66-53
LSU over Memphis 85-76
Wisconsin over Xavier 77-68
Temple over Georgia 81-77
Western Michigan over Oakland 85-77 in OT
Longwood over Maryland-Eastern Shore 66-63 (Longwood is starting 3-0 for the first time in Division I)
California Baptist over Oral Roberts 70-69 via half-court buzzer beater
Georgetown over Illinois 88-80

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Wednesday, November 14th

Before I go to my CFB thread to type in more nonsense, I wanna look at the games we'll have over the next 2 days. First, the final day before the holiday tourneys start:

Game of the Day: Michigan @ Villanova (6:30)
Eastern Michigan @ Duke (7:00)
Radford @ Notre Dame (7:00)
Seton Hall @ Nebraska (7:30)
Rice @ Houston (8:00)
Marquette @ Indiana (8:30)
Saint Mary's @ New Mexico State (9:00)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Thursday, November 15th

And now, the day where the CBB season officially gets crazy as the tournaments start. Let's see what's what:

Myrtle Beach Invitational [From Conway, SC]
Saint Joseph's vs. Wake Forest (11:30 A.M)
UCF vs. CSU-Fullerton (30 minutes after above game)
Valparaiso vs. Western Kentucky (5:00)
West Virginia vs. Monmouth (Around 7:30)

Charleston Classic [From Charleston, SC]:
Ball State vs. Virginia Tech (11:30 A.M)
Alabama vs. Northeastern (Around 2:00)
Purdue vs. Appalachian State (5:00)
Davidson vs. Wichita State (Around 7:30)

2K Empire Classic [From Madison Square Garden]:
Game of the Day: Syracuse vs. UConn (7:00)
Oregon vs. Iowa (Around 9:15)
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Other big games:
Ohio State @ Creighton (7:00)
Belmont @ Lipscomb (7:30)
Fresno State @ TCU (9:00)
Penn State @ DePaul (9:00)
Texas A&M @ Gonzaga (11:30)

It's strange... Why do I have the feeling I've seen "Talk Radio" earlier in my youth? Hmm...

 

[jonvi]

It's strange... Why do I have the feeling I've seen "Talk Radio" earlier in my youth? Hmm...

Cause you're old.

I'm waiting on your thoughts about SU/no pg's this weekend.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/14 recap

After a couple of tense moments with my PC update, and @jonvi skewering me about "Talk Radio", I'm ready to recap yesterday's action:

Michigan over Villanova 73-46 (This is the biggest @$$-whipping that Villanova has received in a VERY long time)
Duke over Eastern Michigan 84-46
Indiana over Marquette 96-73
IUPUI over Boston College 76-69 (Whoopsie)
Radford upsets Notre Dame 63-60 (Whoopsie)
Nebraska over Seton Hall 80-57
Saint Mary's over New Mexico State 73-58
Seattle over Washington State 78-69 (Whoopsie)

And by the way, @jonvi, that Syracuse/UConn game does look intriguing today (that's why I made it the "Game of the Day"). But I am expecting the Orange to take care of UConn tonight.

 

[jonvi]

11/14 recap

After a couple of tense moments with my PC update, and @jonvi skewering me about "Talk Radio", I'm ready to recap yesterday's action:

Michigan over Villanova 73-46 (This is the biggest @$$-whipping that Villanova has received in a VERY long time)
Duke over Eastern Michigan 84-46
Indiana over Marquette 96-73
IUPUI over Boston College 76-69 (Whoopsie)
Radford upsets Notre Dame 63-60 (Whoopsie)
Nebraska over Seton Hall 80-57
Saint Mary's over New Mexico State 73-58
Seattle over Washington State 78-69 (Whoopsie)

And by the way, @jonvi, that Syracuse/UConn game does look intriguing today (that's why I made it the "Game of the Day"). But I am expecting the Orange to take care of UConn tonight.

The D will be fine ... SU is much taller, but SU still needs to controll the ball and I'm not sure they have a PG ready for the task yet. And SU must make shots in this game....same reason, to give the D a chance to get set. UConn is playing fast. I like what their new coach has done.

 

[osubuckeye89]

Notre Dame

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/15 recap

Oh, great. Not only did the Orange got caught by an improved UConn team, but today we now have to deal with #13 Oregon... who also lost last night.
And that concludes my "2K Sports Empire Classic" recap! Now let's see how everyone else did:

Charleston Classic:
Northeastern upsets Alabama 68-52 (Whoopsie)
Virginia Tech over Ball State 73-64; will meet Northeastern in semis
Purdue over Appalachian State 92-70
Davidson over Wichita State 57-53; will meet Purdue in semis

Myrtle Beach Invitational:
Saint Joseph's over Wake Forest 89-69 (This is NOT a "Whoopsie" loss for Wake; maybe Saint Joseph's can do something in 2018-19)
UCF over CSU-Fullerton 68-52; will meet Saint Joseph's in semis
Western Kentucky over Valparaiso 83-71
West Virginia over Monmouth 71-53; will meet WKU in semis
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Other big games:
Gonzaga over Texas A&M 94-71
TCU over Fresno State 77-69
Ohio State over Creighton 69-60
Illinois-Chicago over William & Mary 100-95 in OT
DePaul over Penn State 72-70 in OT (It wasn't all that pretty, but what a win for the Demons!)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Friday, November 16th

Despite the snowy weather out there, people like me and my brother are still working. You gotta admire our dedication (and pity our stupidity)!
Anyway, here is how Friday's action will look like:

2K Sports Empire Classic [From Madison Square Garden]:
Syracuse vs. Oregon (4:30)
Final: Iowa vs. UConn (30 minutes after above game) [Game of the Day]

Charleston Classic Semifinals [From Charleston, SC]:
Virginia Tech vs. Northeastern (11:00 A.M)
Purdue vs. Davidson (6:30)

Islands of the Bahamas Showcase [From Freeport, GB]:
Incarnate Word vs. Montana (11:00 A.M)
Miami-Ohio vs. North Dakota State (2:00)
Georgia Southern vs. Florida Atlantic (5:00)
Towson vs. Pepperdine (8:00)

Myrtle Beach Invitational Semis [From Myrtle Beach, SC]:
Saint Joseph's vs. UCF [1:30)
Western Kentucky vs. West Virginia (9:00)

Paradise Jam [From St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands]:
Oregon State vs. Old Dominion (1:00)
Kennesaw State vs. Missouri (30 minutes after above game)
Northern Iowa vs. Penn (5:30)
Kansas State vs. Eastern Kentucky (30 minutes after above game)
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Other big games:
Harvard @ Rhode Island (7:00)
Loyola-Marymount vs. Georgetown [From Montego Bay in Jamaica] (7:00)
St. John's @ Rutgers (7:00)
Lousiana Tech @ LSU (8:00) (Let's see how good this La-Tech team really is!)
Texas A&M-CC @ UT-Arlington (8:00)
Ole Miss @ Butler (8:00)
Little Rock @ Nevada (11:00)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/16 recap

So Iowa has won the "2K Empire Classic" over UConn, and now I don't know where the Orange are right now. Anyway, here's how everyone else did yesterday:

Myrtle Beach Invitational Semis:
UCF over Saint Joseph's 77-57
Western Kentucky over West Virginia 63-57 (Not a "Whoopsie" loss for WVU; I did hear some good things about the Hilltoppers this season)

Islands of the Bahamas Showcase:
Montana over Incarnate Word 93-66
Miami-Ohio over North Dakota State 89-78; will meet Montana in semis
Georgia Southern over Florida Atlantic 80-70
Pepperdine over Towson 74-65; will meet Georgia Southern in semis

Paradise Jam:
Kansas State over Eastern Kentucky 95-68
Penn over Northern Iowa 58-51; will meet Kansas State in semis
Missouri over Kennesaw State 55-52
Oregon State over Old Dominion 61-55; will meet Missouri in semis

Charleston Classic Semis:
Virginia Tech over Northeastern 88-60
Purdue over Davidson 79-58
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Other big games:
Kansas over UL-Lafayette 89-76 (It was pretty close for a while. Thank god for Lagerald Vick.)
LSU over Louisiana Tech 74-67
Tulsa over California Baptist 82-79 (First loss for Cal-Baptist at the Division I level)
UMBC over Air Force 77-72 in 2-OT's
Rhode Island over Harvard 76-74
St. John's over Rutgers 84-65
Loyola-Marymount over Georgetown 65-52 (Whoopsie)
Green Bay over Eastern Washington 82-78 in OT
Butler over Ole Miss 83-76
Weber State over Central Michigan 78-76

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Saturday, November 17th

Which would you rather do this Saturday? Watch Citadel get hanged, drawn, and quartered by Alabama in football... or watch these college basketball games?

Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament [From Uncasville, CT]:
Michigan vs. George Washington (12:00)
South Carolina vs. Providence (Around 2:30) [Game of the Day]

Islands of the Bahamas Showcase Semis [From Freeport, GB]:
Montana vs. Miami-Ohio (5:00)
Georgia Southern vs. Pepperdine (8:00)
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Other big games:
Radford vs. Duquesne [From Akron, OH] (12:00)
Furman @ Villanova (5:00)
New Mexico State @ New Mexico (6:00)
Saint Louis @ Seton Hall (8:00)

Hmmm... Actually, maybe we'd be better off watching Cincinnati vs. UCF later tonight. Don't worry, things will pick up again on Sunday!

 

[bksballer89]

Nova in trouble.

Down 5 at home to Furman.

4 to go

 

[Hitman Hart]

Furman is a good mid-major this year. #139 on kenpom and that number is going to rise

Villanova looks like a bad high major right now. only November, so still time to turn it around

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/17 recap

Furman is a good mid-major this year. #139 on kenpom and that number is going to rise

Villanova looks like a bad high major right now. only November, so still time to turn it around

And that concludes my look at the Furman-Villanova game. Now let's see what else happened yesterday:

Basketball Hall-of-Fame Tip-Off:
Michigan over George Washington 84-61
Providence over South Carolina 76-67

Islands of the Bahamas Showcase Semis:
Montana over Miami-Ohio 73-71
George Southern over Pepperdine 88-78
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Other big games:
Pittsburgh over North Alabama 71-66
Duquesne over Radford 69-64
Cornell over N.J.I.T 86-73 (First loss for NJIT this season. Pretty late for that to happen this season!)
New Mexico State over New Mexico 98-94
Lipscomb over SMU 79-73 (Whoopsie)
Saint Louis over Seton Hall 66-64
Memphis over Yale 109-102 in 2-OT's
Illinois-Chicago over Bradley 71-70
Eastern Illinois over Western Illinois 68-66 in OT

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Sunday, November 18th

So I just got down moving a lamp from downstairs to upstairs, and then moving another lamp from upstairs to downstairs. Well, I'm done with work for the day, so let's see what CBB games I can watch today:

Myrtle Beach Invitational [From Myrtle Beach, SC]:
Consolation Game: Wake Forest vs. Valparaiso (10:30 A.M)
3rd Place Game: Saint Joseph's vs. West Virginia (4:00)
Championship Game: UCF vs. Western Kentucky (Around 6:30)

Charleston Classic [From Charleston, SC]:
Consolation Game: Wichita State vs. Alabama (1:30)
Championship Game: Virginia Tech vs. Purdue (8:30) (Game of the Day)

Paradise Jam Semifinals [From Freeport, GB]:
Oregon State vs. Missouri (5:30)
Penn vs. Kansas State (30 minutes after above game)
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Other big games:
Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Final: Michigan vs. Providence (1:30)
South Florida vs. Georgetown [From Jamaica] (12:00)
Hardwood Classic: Indiana @ Arkansas (3:30)
Charleston @ Oklahoma State (4:00)
Islands of the Bahamas Championship: Montana vs. Georgia Southern (8:00)
LIU-Brooklyn @ San Francisco (10:00)
TCL Vancouver Showcase [From Vancouver, BC]: Minnesota vs. Texas A&M (10:30)

 

[Yo Tee]

Sunday, November 18th

So I just got down moving a lamp from downstairs to upstairs, and then moving another lamp from upstairs to downstairs. Well, I'm done with work for the day, so let's see what CBB games I can watch today:

Myrtle Beach Invitational [From Myrtle Beach, SC]:
Consolation Game: Wake Forest vs. Valparaiso (10:30 A.M)
3rd Place Game: Saint Joseph's vs. West Virginia (4:00)
Championship Game: UCF vs. Western Kentucky (Around 6:30)

Charleston Classic [From Charleston, SC]:
Consolation Game: Wichita State vs. Alabama (1:30)
Championship Game: Virginia Tech vs. Purdue (8:30) (Game of the Day)

Paradise Jam Semifinals [From Freeport, GB]:
Oregon State vs. Missouri (5:30)
Penn vs. Kansas State (30 minutes after above game)
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Other big games:
Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Final: Michigan vs. Providence (1:30)
South Florida vs. Georgetown [From Jamaica] (12:00)
Hardwood Classic: Indiana @ Arkansas (3:30)
Charleston @ Oklahoma State (4:00)
Islands of the Bahamas Championship: Montana vs. Georgia Southern (8:00)
LIU-Brooklyn @ San Francisco (10:00)
TCL Vancouver Showcase [From Vancouver, BC]: Minnesota vs. Texas A&M (10:30)

Let's go UCF!!!

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/18 recap (AKA: What I looked at while being mesmerized by those stand-mixers on QVC)

Myrtle Beach Invitational:
Consolation game: Wake Forest over Valparaiso 69-63
Final: UCF over Western Kentucky 78-62

Paradise Jam Semifinals:
Kansas State over Penn 64-48
Missouri over Oregon State 69-63

Charleston Classic:
Final: Virginia Tech over Purdue 89-83
Consolation game: Alabama over Wichita State 90-86
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Other big games:
Kentucky over VMI 92-82
Hall of Fame Tip-Off Final: Michigan over Providence 66-47
Georgetown over USF 76-73 in OT
Oklahoma over Wofford 75-64
Arkansas over Indiana 73-72
Fordham over Columbia 70-69
Junkanoo Jam Final: CSU-Bakersfield over Weber State 68-67
TCL Vancouver Showcase: Minnesota over Texas A&M 69-64
Islands of the Bahamas Championship: Georgia Southern over Montana 80-77