Week of 11/24 Games Thread

[Dan]

Welcome to the (non-IL) men's college basketball games thread.

 

[Barfolomew]

Behold! Feast Week is upon us!
CBB junkies are thankful.

 

[NarrowJ]

Tennessee vs Rutgers on TNT in 5 mins

UConn's offense looked really bad last night... 72 points versus a team they should've put up 100+ on (#319 KP)

 

[Illiniguy13]

Pee-yew! You know what that smell is? A stinky Rutgers team

 

[ChiTown]

Tennessee vs Rutgers on TNT in 5 mins

UConn's offense looked really bad last night... 72 points versus a team they should've put up 100+ on (#319 KP)

Hopefully it’s going to be just as bad when they play us.

 

[ChiTown]

Tre White is bringing the energy.

 

[derrick6]

Tennessee vs Rutgers on TNT in 5 mins

UConn's offense looked really bad last night... 72 points versus a team they should've put up 100+ on (#319 KP)

UCONN is expecting a key player or two to return for our game. I still like our matchups.

 

[Johnny Lawrence]

Tre White is bringing the energy.

Does anyone have that picture of him and Snoop from the Wire side by side?

 

[Iamgroot]

Man usc not looking good against Boise state

 

[PleaseMakeABowlGame]

Has to be the worst maui field ive ever seen.

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

It is a two point game and Syracuse is shooting a abysmal 11/25 from the foul line. Houston doesn't look nearly as intimidating as years past.

 

[WhereDoWeStandWithStorr?]

It is a two point game and Syracuse is shooting a abysmal 11/25 from the foul line. Houston doesn't look nearly as intimidating as years past.

Hopefully we have a game this year where a team shoots that poorly against us. One can hope.

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

Houston pulls it out in OT. Syracuse finishes 12/29 from FT.

 

[NarrowJ]

Alabama and Gonzaga at a frenetic pace, but neither team can hit shots

3 point shots:
Gonzaga 2-10
Alabama 1-11

 

[Piotyr]

Chaminade leads Washington State by 10 in the second half in the Maui Invitational.

Looking at the field for the Maui Invitational, though, Chaminade may have a legit shot this year. #36 Texas might be the best team in the field?

 

[FeelYourPaign]

A good battle between Iowa St and St Johns ends up with the Cyclones winning by one.
A lot of fouls in this one. Border line unwatchable at times, but at least the Cyclones won

 

[EmeraldCityIllini]

Philon is just ridiculous

 

[EmeraldCityIllini]

Bama would sandwich two horrific 3 point shooting games with illinois being in the middle

 

[jparker005]

Zags looked cohesive and especially strong defensively. You could tell they studied the film from our matchup with Bama

 

[IlliniFanTX]

Has to be the worst maui field ive ever seen.

Came to say the same thing. Boise State and Washington State?... sooooo many schools must be turning them down.

 

[illiniguy24]

Man between Purdue beating Texas Tech by 30, along with Bama, and Bama losing again last night…I’m not feeling nearly as good as I was about our team a week ago…

 

[Barfolomew]

Came to say the same thing. Boise State and Washington State?... sooooo many schools must be turning them down.

Yeah, traditional MTE's are undergoing a seismic shift, and may go the way of the dodo. A trip to Hawaii used to be enough for programs.
Now, if you ain't payin, they ain't playin.

 

[ChiTown]

Rutgers is just horrible for lack of better words to describe the team,can’t imagine them having much success in conference play this year.

 

[IlliniFan42]

Yeah, traditional MTE's are undergoing a seismic shift, and may go the way of the dodo. A trip to Hawaii used to be enough for programs.
Now, if you ain't payin, they ain't playin.

When you say a trip was enough that implies the tournament covered the travel costs. They usually don't. That's what makes Players Era so special- teams participate for free and get paid on top of it.

 

[RabidDawgClassic]

Yeah, traditional MTE's are undergoing a seismic shift, and may go the way of the dodo. A trip to Hawaii used to be enough for programs.
Now, if you ain't payin, they ain't playin.

When you say a trip was enough that implies the tournament covered the travel costs. They usually don't. That's what makes Players Era so special- teams participate for free and get paid on top of it.

More importantly, a lot of coaches — Brad included — are shying away from these tournament where you can possibly lose three games in three days. On top of that, they prefer to do the scheduling themselves instead of being forced into a bracket which might not ultimately benefit them come March.