The Official 2024-2025 College Basketball Random Thoughts Thread

[aceboon]

This the deepest and most talented team Hurley has had since he's been at UConn, record wise they'll probably be more in line with the 2023 title team since they are depending on younger players to step up and plug holes

 

[TUA TAGOVAILOA]

This the deepest and most talented team Hurley has had since he's been at UConn, record wise they'll probably be more in line with the 2023 title team since they are depending on younger players to step up and plug holes

What’s their lineup and bench gonna look like? If McNeeley is a star as a freshman then you might be right but Clingan was a cheat code at the college level. At least he’s gone.

 

[aceboon]

What’s their lineup and bench gonna look like? If McNeeley is a star as a freshman then you might be right but Clingan was a cheat code at the college level. At least he’s gone.

Startling line-up last night was Hassan Diarra(PG), Solomon Ball(SG), Liam McNeeley(SF), Alex Karaban(PF), Samson Johnson(C)

Bench/Immediate Subs: Aidan Mahaney(CG), Jayden Ross(SG/SF), Jaylin Stewart(SF/PF), Tarris Reed(C)

Karaban has been a starter on both title teams and this should be his last year, decided to come back because he was borderline first rounder/high 2nd round. Diarra won Big East 6th man of the year last year and is now starting and Johnson backed up Clingan and started when he was injured. Mahaney was a 2 year starter for a top 25 St Mary's team and Reed started for Michigan last year. McNeeley should be one and done and Ball/Stewart/Ross were 4 star recruits in the same class with Stephon Castle but didn't play much last year but had their moments(Ball scored in dbl figures vs UNC at MSG in a dbl digit win). If that sophomore class has leveled up they should be top 5-top 10 again this year. Top to bottom Hurley hasn't had this many top 100 recruits on the same roster since he's been there.

 

[aceboon]

UNC vs Memphis exhibition on ESPNU right now

 

[TUA TAGOVAILOA]

Startling line-up last night was Hassan Diarra(PG), Solomon Ball(SG), Liam McNeeley(SF), Alex Karaban(PF), Samson Johnson(C)

Bench/Immediate Subs: Aidan Mahaney(CG), Jayden Ross(SG/SF), Jaylin Stewart(SF/PF), Tarris Reed(C)

Karaban has been a starter on both title teams and this should be his last year, decided to come back because he was borderline first rounder/high 2nd round. Diarra won Big East 6th man of the year last year and is now starting and Johnson backed up Clingan and started when he was injured. Mahaney was a 2 year starter for a top 25 St Mary's team and Reed started for Michigan last year. McNeeley should be one and done and Ball/Stewart/Ross were 4 star recruits in the same class with Stephon Castle but didn't play much last year but had their moments(Ball scored in dbl figures vs UNC at MSG in a dbl digit win). If that sophomore class has leveled up they should be top 5-top 10 again this year. Top to bottom Hurley hasn't had this many top 100 recruits on the same roster since he's been there.

Yea that FC is loaded but no one as dominant as Clingan and I’m still not sure about the backcourt. Hurley will have them top 5 for sure though.

 

[daemonova]

Never forget Naismith coach the Kansas program.for a while.

Also, remember dead ass in a cold as hell Massachusetts winter, stuck in a YMCA creating the game, he didn't know that you could also dribble the ball instead of just passing it. We almost got tackle basketball folks...

 

[ReturnOfJudah]

 

[VegetasHairline]

 

[aceboon]

season starts in less than a month, this is wild

 

[young3000]

Hearing UVA coach Tony Bennett is retiring

 

[TUA TAGOVAILOA]

Weird. Must be some kind of health/personal issue going on.

 

[mozichrome]

So uva gonna go with another low scoring, play defense coach

 

[TUA TAGOVAILOA]

End of an era. Hurley, Self, Oats, Sampson the 4 best coaches right now?

 

[aceboon]

St Johns vs Rutgers exhibition @ 6:30 on Big Ten Network, first look at Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey

 

[aceboon]

Ace Bailey