This year has actually been really exciting, with so many good teams out there. Kansas, Duke, North Carolina, UCLA, Memphis, Tennessee, etc. Too bad Illinois choose this year to blow.

Same thing for OSU....

And Oregon is playing UCLA tough.

And Duke strengthens it's #1 standing in the ACC...

GO TO HELL CAROLINA GO TO HELL!

Can't wait for the game in Cameron.

UCONN IS BACK!

Going to the Ohio State vs Indiana game in a bit, so pumped.

Should be cool to watch Gordon play!

Make sure the OSU fans kiss and hug him the entire game, otherwise you'll be deemed "classless" by the media.

We yelled Airball everytime Gordon got the ball.

And damn DJ White is a fucking beast, he singly handidly schooled the BUckeyes.

Buckeye's guards all shot like shit, except for Diebler and Koufos....what a frustrating game to witness.

HOoray, the Buckeyes beat 0-10 in the big ten Northwestern.

I'm going to Ann Arbor this weekend for the OSU MICH game on Sunday....can't wait to be hammered on their lame campus wearing my Troy Smith jersey. 3-0 baby! Ah, how I miss Troy.

PS: They have huge crazy squirrels on that campus....some sort of a conspiracy.

Speaking of that, there's no way Bill Carmody keeps his job next year.

Wouldn't it be nice to get the Big Ten Network so I could watch the Gophers kick the shit out of Michigan?

Duke lost last night, but all five of Duke's starters fouled out and only one player fouled out (wasn't that good...only had 5 points) on the other team...hell, the rest of Wake's team wasn't even in foul trouble. Suck my ball, Duke-ref-conspiracy theorists!

Seriously though, I'm not blaming this loss on the calls. Duke couldn't hit jack shit and Wake played out of their minds (which is pretty normal when a team plays Duke).

I can't wait for the memphis/tenn. game! I can't for Memphis to get exposed. Hell any decent team could look like a number one when playing the competition Memphis plays!

I still think Memphis is the best team int he nation regardless of their competition. THey still play decent teams. And this Memphis team did make it to the elite 8 last year and they only have gotten better with the addition of Derrick Rose.

They definitely deserve to be number one right now, no one else has mad a bigger statement.

But I agree with you that it will be a fun game to watch against TEnn, I'm looking forward to it.

Look at Memphis' schedule: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/teams/schedule?teamId=235

Decent teams include Arizona and maybe Oklahoma? Uconn doesn't count because they were fucking awful at that time. Georgetown is really the only good team they've played. They only scored 56 against Tulsa, beat UAB by one point, ect. Hell they fucking played East Carolina...I'm from NC and I personally know that ECU's basketball team could be beaten by most high school squads.

I'm not "playa hatin" on Memphis. I think they're a good team, but it seems every other year we have a team that gets overhyped and then you look at their schedule and go WTF?

St. Joes=perfect example. They played ONE goddamn top 25 ranked team the entire season...and guess who that team was? Gonzaga. Another team that's hyped out the ass ever year. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/teamsched?te...seasonYear=2004

I realize I'm biased, but Duke's SOS fucking trumps Memphis'. No. 13 Marquette, @ No 3 UNC, No 20 Wisconsin, No 23 Clemson, plus maybe this isn't as obvious to people who don't watch many Duke games but everyone gives Duke their absolute best shot. Compare Wake's best shot to a team like Houston...not even close.

Listen, I never said they play a better schedule than Duke, UNC, Ohio State ( I had to add the buckeyes ), I'm just saying they are undefeated still and they are still playing competitive teams.

Uconn had the same players now as they did then, that's still a quality win. Doesn't matter if they were hot or not. And who cares if they scored only 56 against Tulsa, a win is a win. Ohio STate in the big ten last year sometimes would only score in the 40 point range in some games, but they were still good.

REgardless, they are undefeated, have played some competitive teams and no other team in the league right now has a better record or even 1 loss record, so they should be #1.

I definitely understand your beef against them, but that's what the tourney is for.

I agree that they SHOULD be number one (since they have played somewhat decent teams and are undefeated as you stated), but I disagree that they're the best team in the nation.

Don't mind me though, I'm just grouchy because I'm sick.

If I said they are the best team in the nation I didn't mean it. I just said they should be number 1. There's a lot of politics invovled in rankings.

I think the best team in the nation is North Carolina. Hansborough (SP?) Has been averaging almost 29 points and 15 rebounds since Ty Lawson has been out. He's a fucking beast (too bad he'll suck in the NBA ). Then I think Kansas is a close second.

Nevermind...Duke sucks. They have hit a major slump. Unless they beat UNC and/or win the ACC championship, we're not getting a number one seed. Hell of a come back by Duke...being down about 20 with 5 minutes to go and then only losing by one aint bad.

Yea I don't get how DUke does that, beat UNC one day and then lose to Miami......

I think Duke beating UNC was like getting high. You're filled with excitement and then after the high wears off (beating UNC), you're all tired and apathetic. That's what's happened to Duke. The last two games they've come out and just not cared. I think they've combined something for 40 something turnovers the last two games when before they had the best assist to turnover ratio in the ACC.

Duke will rebound...I just don't know if it will be good enough for a number one seed. UNC will have to lose another game for sure, maybe two.

Memphis lost...not surprising. Want to know what is surprising? Duke beat St. Johns!!!

This year for Ohio State has been so frustrating to watch....

I know they aren't half the team they were last year, but this years team has way more talent than the team of 2 years ago that had only 5 losses and was a number 2 seed.

THey have been god awful....they seriously trail by 4-9 points the entire game and can never make a push to regain the lead....

God I hate that. That was pretty much what Duke did in the mid 90s.

I'm sure they'll rebound soon though...OSU is right up there with UNC in terms of recruiting.

Yea that's only been for the last two years though....we'll see if Matta can keep it up. He's made a decent name for them in the few years he has been here.

He definitely has. OSU isn't known so much for basketball, yet he still manages to recruit great players the past few years. Roy Williams at UNC doesn't even have to go out of his way to get players...they come to him pretty much. Also, let's not forget he hasn't even been to a final four with HIS OWN players. He didn't recruit Felton, May,ect.

...gawd i wish i had a unc fan to fight with on here. haha

Oh ohio state, not even getting into the tournament this year....

Tennessee lost to Vandy which I can understand, but HOW THE FUCK did they almost lose to Kentucky? They didn't even have Patterson!!!! And how about Rice laying down 34 points against UNC in the first fucking half the other day?! Wooooow...oh and teams continue to play like final four squads against Duke (latest ex. NC State). I know I shouldn't be surprised teams give Duke their best shot, but I'm still amazed when a team like State who lost 6 straight games prior go and score almost 90 points, 96% from the FT line AND shoot 60% from the floor. Duke was lucky to pull that one out.

And Eric Gordon once again proves that he's nowhere near ready for the NBA draft.

Beasley is the only freshman that needs to leave this year. Patterson definitely needs to stay another year, especially after the injury.

I'd say Derrick Rose is plenty ready. That kids got some talent.


Also, here goes Ohio State against Purdue tonight....god damnt they better win out.

I'd love for Kevin Love to come out early and get drafted by Chicago, somehow.

I want chicago to get Derrick Rose...

What do you know....the buckeyes finally end their 4 game losing streak...barely though....

I forgot about Mayo too. me=east coast

And Duke plays at Virginia. Let's see...Virginia is last in the ACC, but they are playing Duke tonight sooo...get prepared to see Virginia score 80 points over their season average.

I don't even consider Mayo west coast....he's from a school originally around cincy, and then he played in like WEst Virginia....I've been watching him play in tournaments at OSU for the past 3 years, he's only on the west coast for 1 year.

TOMORROW NIGHT! 9PM ESPN FFFFFFUCK!!!!!!

I got UNC winning....

Bleh. This loss really didn't hurt. I had plans after the game so I didn't have that "the game is the only thing on my mind and I'll be going to sleep thinking about it too" syndrome I get whenever Duke loses a big one like this. UNC deserved to win though, Duke played their worst game of the year which can be said anytime Duke plays UNC in Durham. I guess it's the pressure of the crazies that makes Duke tighten up and play like shit. Who knows...

Yes, the buckeyes came back to beat a team...and it was Mich St! Finally.

I'll have to say it was an incredible game to be at though. Not so much the first half or the last 3 minutes, but that entire 2nd half stretch was insane. I had 2nd row center court seats too, I could have touched Hansbrough had I felt like it.

What pissed me off most about that game was the horrendous officiating both ways. 6 fouls called in the entire second half? What!?

Oh, and it's really obnoxious how Tyler always gets away with traveling under the basket. Some ridiculous no-calls as well on over-the-backs and fouls on 3-pointers coughScheyerTylerattheendofthegamecough

Everyone I know admits Tyler gets away with travels and many other no calls. However, what's funny is the media says ZERO about it. I can guarantee if he played for Duke, ESPN would have a whole segment on his no calls.

Good game.

Too bad they are now saying OSU has to beat Mich St again in the big ten tourney to get into the tournament.....god damnt.

Refs screwed the BUckeyes in this game, fucking bullshit.

ALso Minnesota game had a tight finish....the kid who hit it made a crazier shot in the minnesota high sdhcool cjhampionship with time winding down....lucky ass kid.

I'm proud to say that I've watched every game Illinois has played this year, which means I'll be going crazy if we actually make the NCAA tournament after the season we've had.

Ever since Duke beat UNC in Chapel Hill, they've been a completely different team. Then again, Duke has been the same way ever since they got beat by Uconn in 2004...they do well all year and then suck donkey balls during March Madness. Well, except for last year when they sucked the entire year.

I've been trying to pin down the exact timing of our turning point, and I think I have to agree with you that it was after beating UNC @ the Dean Dome.

Gerald hurt his wrist in that game, has had to wear a brace every game since and it's painful.

Coincidence? Maybe. Probably not.

Yeah, Duke peaked in early February right after the UNC win.

Until Duke gets a reliable big man and gets a player who can take over a game, they're destined to be just another good Duke team. I started watching Duke basketball in the mid '90s so I know just how terrible Duke can be. They're no where near that obviously, but mediocrity is beginning to wear on most Duke fans, especially me. Duke hasn't had a great team since the days of Jay Williams,Battier,Boozer,ect. UNC has that caliber of talent every year. *sigh*

Duke playing poorly right now is due to a team relying on the 3 ball. SIngler was god awful, I only saw the last 5 minutes and he missed atleast 3 good looks.

You live by the three, you die by the three.

IF OSU had shot atleast 20 percent from the three ball last year in the finals they would have whooped FLoriday...they started 0-19 I beleive.

I just hate how contagious shooting slumps are. When one player is off, everyone else can't hit shit (except for Paulus in Duke's case). And yeah, Singler sucks lately. He has missed some HUGE shots that would've sealed a win for Duke. Oh well. Maybe he won't turn into JJ and suck at the end of the year.

I have to catch up on college basketball though. I haven't had time to watch anything other than Duke play. IT'S MARCH MADNESS!

I think our reliance on the 3 pointer is greatly exaggerated by both the media and opposing fans. When Gerald and Nolan are both healthy they can penetrate really well. Obviously Demarcus is fantastic at driving the ball. We don't really have a low-post game though. We do shoot a lot of 3's, and when we're hot we're really really tough to beat. But we've won plenty of games this year even when our 3-pointers aren't falling, the games we've lost were bad shooting games overall, both from beyond the arc and regular FGs.

20% beyond the arc is horrendous no matter how you spin it, it's certainly not "average" or "normal".

I don't know what the fuck Kyle's deal is but he needs to get himself together. He sure isn't looking like the ACC rookie of the year lately.