Chuck Taylor

Cincy plays such ugly ball, not sure why anyone would go there. Good early season win for the Buckeyes.

NU 96 SELA 49

Yeah, you usually don't call a 2-handed flush a tomahawk. But it sounds good!

I'm a longtime Thurman booster, but got to say that I'm shocked that he started and got 21 minutes for a team ranked 7th. Good for him. Also pretty surprised that Wingett got 12 minutes, but their game wasn't that close. Chandler didn't play much and Wichita looked terrible, but he's a freshman.

There are always concerns, but this season is set up to be the best in what, almost 25 years? It will be nice not to have to be worrying about a bid in February!

NU 87 MVSU 51 9 noncon 23 overall

I was pretty encouraged, despite some of the previously mentioned issues. Roby didn't foul, Glynn was efficient, Thomas rebounded well and while Amir had 3 fouls, he also drew 3. Flow wasn't good, but like other said, the playing rotation was kind of frenetic. Shooting not an issue, better to have bad nights in exhibitions than in real games.

I'd still opt for an exhibition. Good to get out in the lights with a crowd.

Curiosity got the better of me, so I checked and he started at center, ahead of their 6-10 starter from last year. So, yeah, apparently the wing skills are quite there yet.

OK, I'll admit that I bit. Got to the site and realized, wait a minute, I don't know where we're playing.

Didn't he visit? Surely they got a look at him working out in person before offering, didn't they? Probably just overlooked the flaws at the time because they had a need to fill.

Not a big concern, but I don't think the defense will be that great with Glynn and Thomas on the floor at the same time. One of them is going to get posted up, and both will be easier to shoot over than Amir because of their size. Maybe the offense isn't quite as good with Amir on the floor, but I don't think scoring is going to be a problem with our lineup.

Fired this morning. I guess management didn't think there'd be a dropoff when LBJ left. ?

Johnny Orr in his decline? Also, Kansas, OU, Missouri and ahem, DONU, had some pretty good teams in those years.

But they don't have the options if they play college basketball. The ability to transfer without sitting out, the ability to profit from your own (brand, image, whatever you want to call it), etc. are denied them. Look, I'm not advocating a complete free-for-all in college basketball, but the comparison of a student's choices to somebody working guy is spurious. Student athletes obviously don't get an appropriate share of the massive sports revenues (even though they are the product), they can't move freely to better opportunities like the coaches can and they're not allowed to market themselves while the universities can.

That's what the players want too.

Any buzz about Chan or Thorir being hurt? Seems strange they wouldn't play in a scrimmage that doesn't count, unless there's just no chance they'll get meaningful minutes during the year.

Yes. Think of us as one of those Big 12 teams last year that we complained about. ?

KenPom preseason, we're 38, 9th in the BIG. ? https://kenpom.com/index.php

The conference tourney records get a lot more attention than they deserve. Having one team get hot makes a big difference, especially if you don't have that many teams. The BIG got hosed on its bubble teams last year, so the lowest seed to make the tournament was a 5 in Ohio State. Better seeds generally win more games. Plus, Michigan got hot. In 2017, we had 7 teams and finished 8-7. The league was better, but the results weren't.

Now we've dropped to 37. I'm going to start obsessing over this.

Part of atmosphere, from a coach's standpoint in answering the question, includes intimidation. We have a pretty polite crowd in comparison to some other places. And let's be honest, we're probably easier to take out of the game than the crowd at a school that's had a lot more success and expects to win. So, yeah, 6th isn't bad.

This is for NBA players. Would have to think the odds would be better for an 18-year-old. https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2018/1/27/16940178/demarcus-cousins-achilles-injury-golden-state-warriors-this-is-the-worst

Glad to see I'm not the only one too cheap to pay for parking! Or maybe not cheap, just clever.

What an odd mix.