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[bucknuticus]

Tom Crean

 

[Grover Cleveland]

Im pushing for Lavar Ball tbh

"Lavar Ball would win more championships than John Wooden"

-Lavar Ball

 

[bucknuticus]

Fred hoiberg has emerged as a legit candidate for the opening

 

[bucknuticus]

Just kidding!

Ohio State has offered job to Creighton’s Greg McDermott, source told ESPN. Two sides met tonight.

 

[Brian Fellows]

You guys should totally go after Tommy Amaker.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

McDermott: not going anywhere
Crean, Gottfried: waiting by the phone

 

[bucknuticus]

sounds like Chris Jent may interim coach for a year now

 

[Grover Cleveland]

I'm telling you it's Greggy P's time.

Why wouldn't you want the father of Aaron Craft's style to lead your team?

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Ohio State has hired the former head coach of Butler

 

[Proelite]

Ohio State has hired the former head coach of Butler

🍿

In other NCAA news, Cam Johnson has been cleared to play for the Heels.

Repeat incoming.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

In more news relevant to our active and vibrant Carolina community, Luke Maye can't drive.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...r-heels-hero-luke-maye-uninjured-flipping-car

 

[Grover Cleveland]

Ohio State has hired the former head coach of Butler

Related: Thad Matta is visiting Butler right now on a "college visit for his daughter". Stay woke fellas

🍿

In other NCAA news, Cam Johnson has been cleared to play for the Heels.

Repeat incoming.

Pittsburgh should have stuck to their guns and denied the transfer 😤

Spoiler

No they shouldn't have. The college athlete already gets a raw deal in that they rarely enjoy the full fruits of their labor. Denying them their agency to move to schools of their choice when coaches do it all the time is bush. Should have picked a different school tho...

 

[Silkworm]

I guess Billy Donovan was asking for too much money

Congrats to OSU on getting a good coach in Holtmann. Hopefully Butler can find a good coach to replace him so they can remain a mid-major force to be reckoned with in the NCAA tournament in the years to come.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

NCAA rules on Louisville sex scandal and comes down hard, giving Western Kentucky the death penalty.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...s-coach-rick-pitino-suspended-five-games-ncaa

Quick hits:

- Rick Pitino is suspended for five ACC games
- No additional postseason ban (Louisville self-punished previously)
- May vacate games played from 2010 to 2014, which includes 2013 national championship
---- Has 45 days to review games and report back
---- Duke may have never lost in Elite 8. Put up a sixth championship banner, Auburn style. Do it.

 

[Grover Cleveland]

Louisville is currently 10th on the all-time program wins list.

If every game played between 2010 and 2014 had to be vacated they would fall out of the top 25 on that list

#groverfacts

 

[bucknuticus]

The NCAA, as of today, has instructed UofL to vacate its 2013 national title, a first in men's basketball history. Appeal to come.


Never forget:

 

[Grover Cleveland]

The NCAA, as of today, has instructed UofL to vacate its 2013 national title, a first in men's basketball history. Appeal to come.


Never forget:

Related: As that 2013 Elite 8 game basically was the national championship...Duke now has 6 titles!

Speaking of teams with 6 titles*, the way the NCAA's come down on Louisville has to make a certain school in Chapel Hill, North Carolina nervous...

 

[Randolph Freelander]

The NCAA, as of today, has instructed UofL to vacate its 2013 national title, a first in men's basketball history. Appeal to come.

If it couldn't happen to Kentucky, at least it happened in Kentucky.

 

[Grover Cleveland]

No. 1 player in the Class of 2018 Marvin Bagley looking at potentially reclassifying to play in college for the 2017-18 season.

If he reclassifies expect him to decide between Duke and SoCal.

Also,

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Maybe K will actually start playing true road games in the non-conference outside of the B1G/ACC Challenge.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Maybe K will actually start playing true road games in the non-conference outside of the B1G/ACC Challenge.

Doubt it. Still no point. And when the ACC goes to 20 games with the start of ACCN, there's even less of a likelihood it will happen.




So obviously they'll announce something this afternoon and immediately make me eat my words.

 

[Fjordson]

Smh. So USC is up next in line as "random non-basketball school that gets elite recruits for a year or two".

 

[Proelite]

So... If Bagley joins Duke. Do we have the number 1 recruiting class two years in row?

Catfans.
👀

Best day in Duke basketball history on draft day 2018?

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Tre Jones (PG) has committed to Duke for 2018. Dude is Tyus Stones' little brother.

http://www.espn.com/college-sports/...e-jones-brother-tyus-commits-duke-blue-devils

Also, K went under the knife again. People think this continuous need for surgeries is going to push him to retire, but what they don't know is dude is piece-by-piece becoming bionic. He's going to coach forever.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...vils-coach-undergoes-knee-replacement-surgery

 

[Brian Fellows]

Tre Jones (PG) has committed to Duke for 2018. Dude is Tyus Stones' little brother.

http://www.espn.com/college-sports/...e-jones-brother-tyus-commits-duke-blue-devils

Recruiting 5 stars is for show offs man.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Recruiting 5 stars is for show offs man.

Five 1 stars is the same thing, really.

 

[Purple Cheeto]

ESPN gonna drag this Bagley thing out.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

ESPN gonna drag this Bagley thing out.

Prediction: He's going to UNC-Greensboro.

Spartans, represent!

 

[Purple Cheeto]

He's re-classifying.

And he's going to Duke, wearing #35.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Wait a second

I protest

Edit: Going to Duke, but wearing Ferry's retired number

 

[LionPride]

Damn it

 

[Proelite]

I feel embarrassed for Duke. Two five star commits in two days is surely piling on the karma debt.

 

[Fjordson]

Good lord. Duke stacked again.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Damn it

Listen, just because you made a mistake in your college recruitment process, that doesn't mean Bagley has to.

 

[Deleted member 12837]

REDEEM TEAM

 

[TraBuch]

I'm not big on unretiring a number, but fuck yes. Please no injuries.

 

[Proelite]

Good lord. Duke stacked again.

It's a two horse race between dUKe and UK. UNC and rest of NCAA where u at?

 

[Randolph Freelander]

So according to ESPN

Duke has the

#1 PG
#1 SG
#1 PF
#1 PF (that's right, they have the 2 #1 PFs)

I hope they all like each other.

(The first #1 PF was #1 until Bagley reclassified, who is the new #1 and top player overall.)

 

[Proelite]

So according to ESPN

Duke has the

#1 PG
#1 SG
#1 PF
#1 PF (that's right, they have the 2 #1 PFs)

I hope they all like each other.

(The first #1 PF was #1 until Bagley reclassified, who is the new #1 and top player overall.)

Grayson would be the #1 returning SG in the country.

Good lawd at our karma debt. I am expecting us to tank and become ACC bottom feeders once K retires.

 

[Grover Cleveland]

Probable preseason #1 with one senior, a bunch of dudes who can't get run, and 7764879 top 10 prospect freshmen?


The full-on Kentuckification of Duke Basketball is complete.

Sad!

Spoiler

Will be less sad if they win!

 

[Quake1028]

I don't get this reclassifying thing, especially in mid-August.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

I don't get this reclassifying thing, especially in mid-August.

It is kind of late.

Speaking of which, when do classes begin at Duke? (Grover?) They said on SportsCenter that he would be finishing high school in two weeks, which basically means he couldn't be on campus until around Labor Day.

 

[Proelite]

Grover, Ender, Randy, and Buch when y'all getting your 39-1 tats.

Spoiler

Lone loss to puppies.

 

[Grover Cleveland]

It is kind of late.

Speaking of which, when do classes begin at Duke? (Grover?) They said on SportsCenter that he would be finishing high school in two weeks, which basically means he couldn't be on campus until around Labor Day.

Last week of August (28th to be exact)

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Grover, Ender, Randy, and Buch when y'all getting your 39-1 tats.

Spoiler

Lone loss to puppies.

I have some time off this week, so...

 

[Proelite]

Before the rest of the NCAA gets uber salty, Bagley hasn't been cleared yet to play for 2017 - 2018.

 

[sf2fanatic]

Probable preseason #1 with one senior, a bunch of dudes who can't get run, and 7764879 top 10 prospect freshmen?


The full-on Kentuckification of Duke Basketball is complete.

Sad!

Spoiler

Will be less sad if they win!

Pre seasom Favorites never win it all, right?

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Pre seasom Favorites never win it all, right?

Using the AP poll, the preseason #1 has won it 14 times over the past 51 years (1966-1967 season). Granted, 6 of those were the UCLA teams of the 60s and 70s, but since their run ended, it's happened 8 times over roughly 40 years.

#2 has won 9 times over 51 years.
#3 has won 4 times.
#4 has won 5 times.

The top 4 in the preseason poll combine for 32 championship over the past 51 seasons.

#1 teams
Season	Champion	Preseason
1967	UCLA		1
1968	UCLA		1
1969	UCLA		1
1971	UCLA		1
1972	UCLA		1
1973	UCLA		1
1976	Indiana		1
1982	North Carolina	1
1990	UNLV		1
1992	Duke		1
1996	Kentucky	1
2004	Connecticut	1
2007	Florida		1
2009	North Carolina	1

#2 teams
1974	NC State	2
1975	UCLA		2
1977	Marquette	2
1978	Kentucky	2
1999	Connecticut	2
2001	Duke		2
2002	Maryland	2
2012	Kentucky	2
2013	Louisville	2

#3 teams
1987	Indiana		3
1989	Michigan	3
1994	Arkansas	3
2000	Michigan State	3

#4 teams
1970	UCLA		4
1984	Georgetown	4
2005	North Carolina	4
2008	Kansas		4
2015	Duke		4

The rest
1981	Indiana		5
1991	Duke		6
1995	UCLA		6
2017	North Carolina	6
1979	Michigan State	7
1988	Kansas		7
1993	North Carolina	7
1998	Kentucky	8
1986	Louisville	9
2010	Duke		9
1980	Louisville	10
2016	Villanova	11
1983	NC State	16
2014	Connecticut	18
1997	Arizona		19
1985	Villanova	NR
2003	Syracuse	NR
2006	Florida		NR
2011	Connecticut	NR

 

[Proelite]

Marvin Bagley declared ineligible by the NCAA...

Spoiler

to keep his hair cut.

 

[sf2fanatic]

Using the AP poll, the preseason #1 has won it 14 times over the past 51 years (1966-1967 season). Granted, 6 of those were the UCLA teams of the 60s and 70s, but since their run ended, it's happened 8 times over roughly 40 years.

#2 has won 9 times over 51 years.
#3 has won 4 times.
#4 has won 5 times.

The top 4 in the preseason poll combine for 32 championship over the past 51 seasons.

#1 teams
Season	Champion	Preseason
1967	UCLA		1
1968	UCLA		1
1969	UCLA		1
1971	UCLA		1
1972	UCLA		1
1973	UCLA		1
1976	Indiana		1
1982	North Carolina	1
1990	UNLV		1
1992	Duke		1
1996	Kentucky	1
2004	Connecticut	1
2007	Florida		1
2009	North Carolina	1

#2 teams
1974	NC State	2
1975	UCLA		2
1977	Marquette	2
1978	Kentucky	2
1999	Connecticut	2
2001	Duke		2
2002	Maryland	2
2012	Kentucky	2
2013	Louisville	2

#3 teams
1987	Indiana		3
1989	Michigan	3
1994	Arkansas	3
2000	Michigan State	3

#4 teams
1970	UCLA		4
1984	Georgetown	4
2005	North Carolina	4
2008	Kansas		4
2015	Duke		4

The rest
1981	Indiana		5
1991	Duke		6
1995	UCLA		6
2017	North Carolina	6
1979	Michigan State	7
1988	Kansas		7
1993	North Carolina	7
1998	Kentucky	8
1986	Louisville	9
2010	Duke		9
1980	Louisville	10
2016	Villanova	11
1983	NC State	16
2014	Connecticut	18
1997	Arizona		19
1985	Villanova	NR
2003	Syracuse	NR
2006	Florida		NR
2011	Connecticut	NR

I should rephrase it. It's been a long time since a pre season #1 has won it all.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

RIP Jud Heathcote

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...former-basketball-coach-jud-heathcote-dead-90

For you kids out there, he coached for years at Michigan State, including during the championship season of 1978-79 with Magic Johnson, until he retired and was succeeded by Tom Izzo in 95.