On January 18 2017 10:30 Ghostcom wrote:
I realize this will be slightly off-topic, but I hope you will all forgive me as there doesn't seem to be a college basketball thread for 2016/17. I'm currently at University of North Carolina and will be until April 1.st. I could feasibly attend one of three games:

vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish
vs Virginia Cavaliers
vs Louisville Cardinals

Are there any of these which you would think a more interesting game than the other? And why?

From previous seasons, Virginia likes slowing the pace of the game down and taking as much time on offense as possible. Louisville likes to press, which can result in more frenetic games. No idea about Notre Dame. I don't know how much of these still holds true this season. So I suppose you can choose based on which opponent is more appealing.

Ghostcom

Denmark4783 Posts

January 18 2017 06:29 GMT

#563

Thanks for the input guys

I'll see if I can make it to more than 1 game.

JimmyJRaynor

Canada17708 Posts

January 18 2017 15:37 GMT

#564

Part of what Atlanta got in the Korver trade is being sent to Denver. Atlanta shipped Mo Williams+cash for a former Hawk draft pick from 10 years ago that has never played an NBA game.

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/244623/Hawks-Trade-Mo-Williams-To-Nuggets

basically, Mo Williams is being replaced by Gary Neal on Atlanta. I wonder if Mo refused a d-league assignment that Neal is willing to accept? Atlanta does not have its own d-league team so "getting sent down" prolly sucks balls.

TropicalHaze

Finland61 Posts

January 18 2017 21:06 GMT

#565

Jefferson seemed to be coasting against warriors. I hope he won't follow that trend or the regular season MVP title goes to someone else.

zev318

Canada4306 Posts

January 19 2017 17:24 GMT

#566

holy shit that westbrook travel last night ROFL

LuMiX

China5757 Posts

January 19 2017 17:37 GMT

#567

^ yea the refs didn't even whistle it until like 5 seconds while it was happening...was ridiculous lol

andrewlt

United States7702 Posts

January 19 2017 20:11 GMT

#568

It's going to be on Shaqtin a Fool. It has to be. I think it's one of those things where people's reactions were delayed because they didn't think it was really happening.

KingofdaHipHop

United States25602 Posts

January 20 2017 03:22 GMT

#569

the knicks have truly turned losing into an artform

Xeris

Iran17695 Posts

January 20 2017 04:12 GMT

#570

Go Wizards!

JimmyJRaynor

Canada17708 Posts

January 20 2017 19:28 GMT

#571

Rudy Gay gone for the year. it'll be interesting to see if he loses any explosiveness upon his return.

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/kings-confirm-rudy-gay-will-miss-the-rest-of-the-season-with-a-torn-achilles-tendon/

Basically, this injury is "Chris Bosh Lite" for the Kings. It is bad and the outcome is ambiguous. I wonder if the Kings will reveal where exactly the rupture is? if its at the insertion point then Gay is in for a long road back.

sung_moon

United States10110 Posts

January 21 2017 02:52 GMT

#572

The courts of Wells Fargo has not been this loud/hype/exciting since the AI days maaaaaaan.

I'm still pumped from tonight's win.

Scarecrow

Korea (South)9175 Posts

January 21 2017 03:03 GMT

#573

The future looks very bright and the bandwagon is taking on weight. 8 wins over the last 10, embiid's ceiling is huge and they haven't even got Simmons yet. 2 unprotected first round picks coming over the next few years too (LAL, the Kings). There's also a 2020 okc protected pick but it's not worth much

ZenithM

France15952 Posts

January 21 2017 04:39 GMT

#574

On the other hand, the Blazers are depressing.

icystorage

Jollibee19350 Posts

January 21 2017 10:11 GMT

#575

On January 21 2017 13:39 ZenithM wrote:
On the other hand, the Blazers are depressing.

I've come to accept it

cLutZ

United States19574 Posts

January 22 2017 01:24 GMT

#576

Is 8- 30 PT games against the Spurs that good for LeBron? He's played them 16x in the finals alone.

Jerubaal

United States7684 Posts

January 22 2017 15:09 GMT

#577

Jefferson had the 5th highest +/- on the team last night.

JimmyJRaynor

Canada17708 Posts

January 22 2017 16:56 GMT

#578

its just a regular season game though

JimmiC

Canada22817 Posts

January 22 2017 17:50 GMT

#579

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JimmyJRaynor

Canada17708 Posts

January 22 2017 19:02 GMT

#580

the Raptors ultra young bench is getting exposed.

pretty hilarious how weak the Canada/Toronto media is. If Patrick Patterson were on a major US team we'd know the X-Ray results, the MRI results, whether its cartilage, ligament, tendon or muscular. Instead we get "strained knee". it'll be even more silly if it goes from "strained knee" to "upper body injury"