The Official 2024-2025 College Basketball Random Thoughts Thread

[VegetasHairline]

 

[Drake's Tan]

Mikey Williams on UCF now?

Has anyone been following how he's done there?

I know the Knights beat Texas A&M (who is a solid squad) in opening game but haven't really followed them much besides that.

 

[Rigby.]

Thats the blueprint. That’s how you win in CBB. Having a bunch of one and dones on your roster is cool and all but it never gets the real results you want. You need veterans to get you over the hump in March

Well I definitely think the Covid year + instant transfers really helped change the way the game went. It’s the most that seniority (and super seniority) has ever been on display, in the modern era.
We won’t have as many old heads from this point on with the Covid year gone, but I still think hella coaches will keep an eye out for those upperclassmen

 

[Rigby.]

SEC Football way overrated this year but in basketball it is LEGIT!

Yeah I think whoever the 1 seed is will have a real shot at falling off the top seed just bc of the all potential losses. I think we still got like 12+ Q1 opportunities left on our schedule last I checked. And it should be close to double digits for most other teams in conf.

Big 12 since adding Houston has been in a pretty similar situation but I think this is clearly the best overall start for a conference since I’ve been following the sport heavy. I don’t think any SEC team is perfect but there’s no dominant teams this year, at all. Before injuries, I would’ve said Kentucky and Alabama had ceilings to be higher than Auburn and Tennessee, but those two had a few that kinda make me think differently.