I question some of the Indiana recruits (Roth), but if I were an Indiana fan, I'd be kind of excited about it this year. New vibe.

 

What's with the Digger Phelps reference edited in the title? Booooo.

 

What about Roth? I've heard he's got one dimension (beyond the arc), but he's DAMN good at it.

 

I'm excited to see what Nick Williams can do the most.

NIU and Illinois are both a year away as the calvary really begins to arrive in 2009-2010 for both squads. Hopefully they both have fun seasons this year though, I have only modest hopes for both sides however.

wow, can't believe it's already college basketball season... I need something to look forward to with how bad football has been for us at UT.

Will Indiana win a Big Ten game?

nike continues to make the most atrocious jerseys ever in just about all sports...

Will Indiana win a Big Ten game?

 

I think we'll sneak a few. Northwestern, Penn State, and Iowa are the most likely targets.

How do you Redbirds like coach Jank? I know him. He's a great great man.

What about Roth? I've heard he's got one dimension (beyond the arc), but he's DAMN good at it.

 

I'm excited to see what Nick Williams can do the most.

 

He is definitely a great shooter, but when I saw him down state last year, he didn't do much else. Not much of a penetrator and his defense didn't stand out. Not saying he can't improve at all, just didn't seem like a big time college recruit is all.

 

Is he a Sampson recruit?

How do you Redbirds like coach Jank? I know him. He's a great great man.

 

I think that most redbird fans are pretty happy with him. Sadly, when i attended ISU Porter Moser was the coach and he was just terrible. Jank has doen a really good job and they got some good recruits coming in this year.

 

Unfortunatley, they have no shot of making the tourney this year unless they win the conference tourney. Their schedule is absolutley terrible. After not going to the tourney last year due to a poor schedule, they went out and scheduled one of the worst schedules in the country. They literally will play no one of any significance this year. I am really disappointed in the scheduling job. I don't know if that is Jank's fault though.

LETS GO BUCKS!!!

 

Bringing in some more one and done players, woo!!!! Still excited for BJ Mullens though.

Since we are posting pics

 

 

4 freshman studs. Mullens, Offutt, Crater, Buford

 

The team.

Edited October 15, 200817 yr by RockRaines

LETS GO BUCKS!!!

 

Bringing in some more one and done players, woo!!!! Still excited for BJ Mullens though.

 

Lenzelle will stick around for 4 years. I know what you meant though.

I'm thrilled as always for the college hoop season to arrive, but with all the fellas returning for another year in blue heaven this could be a very special season for my Tarheels, so maybe a bit more excited at this point.

 

I already got the tickets to see them and Valpo play at the United Center, and I just got some Purdue/Duke tickets to root on my old player E'twaun so I'll be interested in the Boilers run at it as well this year.

Friday night the banner goes up...rock chalk champions.

Heads...what's your projection for Iowa St this year? Seems like it's Brackins or bust.

 

 

Optimistic: 19-14 (6-10)

 

Pessimistic: 12-20 (2-14)

 

Realistic: 16-16 (4-12)

 

It's kind of wildcard since we don't know what we have, but we probably don't have much. Yes, a lot depends on Brackins, but Staiger and Vanderbeken will also have to step up.

 

BTW:

 

I already got the tickets to see them and Valpo play at the United Center,

 

I'll be there.

I hate to get my hopes up given their history, but this appears to be the most talented Northwestern team I've seen. They actually have three proven double-digit scorers coming back and they brought in by far their deepest recruiting class, including some potentially legit big men. Maybe for once they won't be screwed if Coble or Moore has an off night and they won't give up 15 points to any big man with a pulse.

Optimistic: 19-14 (6-10)

 

Pessimistic: 12-20 (2-24)

 

Realistic: 16-16 (4-12)

 

It's kind of wildcard since we don't know what we have, but we probably don't have much. Yes, a lot depends on Brackins, but Staiger and Vanderbeken will also have to step up.

 

BTW:

 

 

Wow the pessimistic one is REALLY pessimistic. It adds 10 conference games to the slate and has them all losses.

Brian who are those bums in your sig? why did you start this thread? now i want Redbird bball to start. oh and the redbirds could quite possibly have the worst non conference schedule of all time. If they are not undefeated going into conference, I will be real upset.

If by bums you mean studs then you got, from left to right: Ryan Hare, Bryan Mullins, Anthony Booker, Kevin Dillard and Torres Roundtree.

Sorry, should have said of the modern SIU era that most of us have lived in.

The great part for us SIU fans is that he might not even be the most talented player on this team. Individually this is the most talented SIU team since I've been here by far. Like Brian said, they're going to have some growing pains though. What I like about these guys is, they actually have some swagger, there will be some emotion to this team unlike last years, most of these freshman(KD especially) actually want the ball and want to make plays.

 

There is definitely going to be some ups and downs but I'm absolutely pumped for the talent that is on this team.

I like Duke's chances this year.

 

Whole team back except Nelson, and then add on another year to the annual-better Paulus, Singler, Scheyer, Thomas, and Smith, and then freshmen Plumlee, Williams, and Czyz.

 

I think they can make an Elite 8 run.

I like Duke's chances this year.

 

Whole team back except Nelson, and then add on another year to the annual-better Paulus, Singler, Scheyer, Thomas, and Smith, and then freshmen Plumlee, Williams, and Czyz.

 

I think they can make an Elite 8 run.

 

Is it really a positive they have everyone back? They were highly overrated last year.

We should load this thread up with MVC talk before Heads comes and ruins it with Iowa State talk and Felix with his Gophers.

HEY HEY HEY

 

Midnight madness is Friday, I can't wait to see what the student section shirts look like.

 

I also simply can't wait for the season to begin. Despite how well the football team has done this year, college football has died to me over the years in comparison to college basketball. With Ralph Sampson, Devoe Joesph, Devron Bostick and Paul Carter joining an already solid group of young players, I have high hopes for this team. I don't know if this will be the year we make the tournament, but there's no doubt in my mind that we will in the next two or three years. I can't wait to see Damien Johnson and his development, and I can't wait for the student section road trip in the beginning of January which I seriously hope I can go on again. Last year's trip to Michigan was fantastic.

He is definitely a great shooter, but when I saw him down state last year, he didn't do much else. Not much of a penetrator and his defense didn't stand out. Not saying he can't improve at all, just didn't seem like a big time college recruit is all.

 

Is he a Sampson recruit?

 

Yeah. Of this year's class, Roth and Pritchard were Sampson recruits. Jobe, Williams, Story, Dumes, and Jones were all Crean gets.

oh I cannot wait for more SIU is god talk.

 

I am so excited to see the next generation of KU(7 incoming players) and the most talented group of recruits of any school for late night.