Games of Interest (11/20-11/24)

[WuDrWu]

Either it's a foul or it isn't. Duke defender absolutely manhandled the Vermont kid, keeping him from going to the basket. There was a soft call (right call, but soft) against Vermont with 5 seconds left. I call BS.

[wufan]

Meanwhile, the Panthers are hanging around against the Terps, but just barely.

[WuDrWu]

Boy Mark seems to have really stopped coaching in a lot of ways. His Maryland team is horrible defensively.

[Play Angry]

Has UNI won a non-con game against a top 100 team since going to the Sweet 16? They are f*cking awful against quality opponents before New Year's, it feels like they go about 0 for 5 every season.

[AndShock]

Has UNI won a non-con game against a top 100 team since going to the Sweet 16? They are f*cking awful against quality opponents before New Year's, it feels like they go about 0 for 5 every season.

Maryland probably won't even be a Top 100 team...so there is that.

[wufan]

Maryland probably won't even be a Top 100 team...so there is that.

Neither team looks very good. I imagine UNI looks a lot better when they shoot well.

[AndShock]

Northern Iowa is always just going to be an average team, that Sweet 16 was a total fluke. UNI fans have been saying "next year" for the past few years, but I've now realized there is no "next year," UNI is going to be mediocre for the rest of Jacobson's tenure and then awful once he leaves.

[WuDrWu]

UNI fans are all excited because they are so athletic this year. That's how unathletic they have been, and still are. Washspun is uber athletic (for a guy 5'11") and Mitchell is, but they are the weakest team in the world. Can they shoot it? Yes, are they well coached? Yes, but are they ever going to do more than pull the occasional upset against a talented team? Nope.

They also have zero depth. They basically play 6 guys against anyone decent.

Do not leave them open from 3, or they'll make you pay.

[jocoshock]

@ESPNCBB: Another #UpsetAlert! Charlotte leads #14 Michigan 54-49 with 3:37 remaining on ESPN2. #CHARvsMICH

[wufan]

UNI fans are all excited because they are so athletic this year. That's how unathletic they have been, and still are. Washspun is uber athletic (for a guy 5'11") and Mitchell is, but they are the weakest team in the world. Can they shoot it? Yes, are they well coached? Yes, but are they ever going to do more than pull the occasional upset against a talented team? Nope.

They also have zero depth. They basically play 6 guys against anyone decent.

Do not leave them open from 3, or they'll make you pay.

Well said. Mitchell is fast, but doesn't jump well. Washburn IS athletic, but can't shoot. No one else is remotely athletic on that team.

[jocoshock]

@CBSSports: Charlotte upsets No. 14 Michigan 63-61 to win the Puerto Rico Tip-Off Championship.

[ShockerFever]

God, NIU is so predictable.

Let's see how long they'll roll with the "we're an NCAA at-large team because of our schedule" talk this year. Last year, it held on through mid-January.

[ShockerFever]

Duke is NOT a Top 10 team, maybe not even Top 20. They have one really good freshman and whole lot of home-cooking officiating on their side.

[WuDrWu]

God, NIU is so predictable.

Let's see how long they'll roll with the "we're an NCAA at-large team because of our schedule" talk this year. Last year, it held on through mid-January.

Not long. They're 1-3 with 3 near lock losses still on the non-con schedule. 5-6 would be a very successful non-con record at this point. 4-7 is certainly possible (Iona could be a handful) and that assumes they win tomorrow.

The key additional point is they're just not an at large team. They are an occasionally dangerous thorn in the side.

[pogo]

Not long. They're 1-3 with 3 near lock losses still on the non-con schedule. 5-6 would be a very successful non-con record at this point. 4-7 is certainly possible (Iona could be a handful) and that assumes they win tomorrow.

The key additional point is they're just not an at large team. They are an occasionally dangerous thorn in the side.

I thought the pain originated lower than that.