2016-2017 season

[CrazyFinn]

I did not like what I saw from Greyson Allen tonight. Not just the tripping, but the complete meltdown on the bench afterwards, the sort of TNB we are more used to seeing from affletes.

The white Duke basketball player is already the most hated athlete in all of sports. He's making it too easy for the anti-white vermin in the sports media like ESPN and others to further promote their agenda. The best way to stick it to these people is to play well and shut them up, don't give them any openings like tonight.

 

[Leonardfan]

Just saw Allen is suspended indefinitely. Crazyfinn is exactly right - Allen needs to stop with the tripping and buffoonery on the sidelines. He looks like an idiot.

 

[Jack Lambert]

I'm extremely disappointed in Allen. I was hoping he'd gotten over this last year. White athletes already have enough obstacles in front of them without making their own. My guess is that Allen will definitely be coming off the bench when he gets back.

 

[Shadowlight]

Have to admit this ongoing Allen tripping thing and his tantrum last night was bizarre but Coach K has said all the right things and Duke has suspended him. Celtic is right it will only add fuel to the fire for his growing legion of haters. What gets me is he represents the slashing white player that is nearly disappearing off the NBA radar and it would be a shame if (ala Johnny Football--different situation of course) if these antics hurt his NBA chances. He is a young man and he has made some mistakes. Coach K is being reasonable and I like Grayson a hell of a lot and I think when it is all said and done he will get back on track and become a factor in the NBA down the road.

 

[Shadowlight]

In a desperate attempt to say positive here are my favorite freshman so far this season. With apologies to Maryland's Huerter (just have not seen him play but a few minutes) and Zach Collins the athletic beast from Gonzaga here are my top three in order of favorites.

#3--Lauri Markkanen out of Arizona. Has some Dirk like tendencies and is fundamentally sound. A surefire NBA prospect.

#2-- Kyle Guy out of Virginia. He saved the game on the road at Cal last night. Nice athlete with big hops he has a pure stroke. Only downside is he may not have the "NBA measurables" (one of them being white) and he sports one of the worst haircuts I have seen--some bob thing--haha kids today-- He will be fun to watch as he progresses though the years.

#1-- T. J. Leaf out of high flying UCLA. He looks like and plays like a basketball player from the early 60's. None of that football muscle or stiffness. He has all the attributes you look for in a well rounded smooth player. He is quick,nimble and agile. He is long and jumps very well. He can pop out and hit three pointers but he can battle down low for rebounds. Displays nifty moves around the hoop and has a feathery touch. He plays the team game and passes the ball properly. John Wooden would have loved him. He is a pure delight to watch. Ex UCLA people mention David Meyers a former PF star during the Walton era. Meyers had a brief injury riddled NBA career with the Bucks. I barely remember him but he had his moments. He abruptly retired which confused people. Leaf looks like a winning ball player much like former Knick great Dave Debusschere who was one of my favorite players growing up.

 

[icsept]

My 2 cents on the Grayson Allen tripping nonsense. After viewing the video of each of the 3 tripping events, I deem the incidents incredibly lame and benign. A lot of extracurricular goes on in basketball, primarily cheap elbows, shoving, or maybe a hip check. Call a foul and get on with the game. These so-called "trips" were very minor and harmless. Clotheslining, undercutting, swinging elbows, punching or kicking nuts...now that stuff can actually hurt someone.

That said, he has to be smart enough to know his every move is scrutinized. Time to stop.

 

[Shadowlight]

I want to talk about Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk the 6'8" junior guard out of Kansas. His career has been as difficult as his name. He exploded on the scene in Europe as a young teen and people were throwing big words around. Back then speculation swirled that he would be the number one pick in the NBA Draft when he became eligible. I thought to myself is this the next Larry Bird? This was all back in 2012 or 2013. He surprisingly signed with Kansas in 2014 and I was licking my chops anxious to see this young "star" tear up the mostly black college scene. Alas it didn't work out that way at all. Playing for Bill Self a coach who was not playing white players unless they were centers Svi got spotty playing time as a freshman and frankly he was borderline bad. He seemed to have settled into the role of three point specialist and he was missing the target too often. His sophomore year showed some improvement but his playing time was still patchy and overall he was nowhere close to living up to all those superlatives thrown at him several years ago. He went from being a lottery pick to a possible late second round pick. This season his junior year started a bit better with more playing time as he was doing more than just standing around the three point line and even though he is young for a junior (19) there was nothing defined where you can say yep this kid is going somewhere. Nice skills for sure but nothing to make you go wow.
The past couple of games he finally earned a starting spot. He played well in his first start but last night vs UNLV he was the difference. He handled the ball well showed nice hops and pulled up midrange or at the three point line. He grabbed boards and played alert defense. He passed the ball very well.
He hit the key shots as the game tightened and late in the game when Kansas was stalling he made a nice driving move to the hoop and hit a double pump banker to seal the win. Am I ready to knight him? No, given his history I can't say where his career is heading but if last night is any indication he could work his way back into the lottery. I see improvement and it would be wise for him to stay at Kansas his senior year where he might become a full fledged star. He is too young and uncertain to jump into the NBA . I thought Nik Stauskas out of Michigan should have stayed his senior year. Yes he is in the NBA but he is somewhat of a solid fringe player at this point.
Anyway Svi finished the game with 20 points and 6 boards a couple of key steals and two dimes. His much ballyhooed freshman teammate Josh Jackson finished with a team high 21 points and had a few high light dunks etc. but his game got cold in the second half. Jackson had no steals or dimes by the way and shot 1 out of 4 from three point land. Svi was 4 out of 6 from three. Why am I getting all detailed here? Well ESPN showed highlights of the game and every clip was of Josh Jackson and there was the usual drooling commentary. You would think there was some sort of Payola thing going on with ESPN and Jackson because it seems that ESPN acts as marketing agents for these young black players. ESPN failed to capture the true nature of the game including a missed dunk by Jackson.
Ironic that in his first start the other day Svi had an easy breakaway dunk but instead tried an awkward alley oop to Jackson which failed. Listen kid don't be playing puppet face out there that was your dunk. Jam the thing in the hoop with authority!!

 

[Jack Lambert]

I want to talk about Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk the 6'8" junior guard out of Kansas. His career has been as difficult as his name. He exploded on the scene in Europe as a young teen and people were throwing big words around. Back then speculation swirled that he would be the number one pick in the NBA Draft when he became eligible. I thought to myself is this the next Larry Bird? This was all back in 2012 or 2013. He surprisingly signed with Kansas in 2014 and I was licking my chops anxious to see this young "star" tear up the mostly black college scene. Alas it didn't work out that way at all. Playing for Bill Self a coach who was not playing white players unless they were centers Svi got spotty playing time as a freshman and frankly he was borderline bad. He seemed to have settled into the role of three point specialist and he was missing the target too often. His sophomore year showed some improvement but his playing time was still patchy and overall he was nowhere close to living up to all those superlatives thrown at him several years ago. He went from being a lottery pick to a possible late second round pick. This season his junior year started a bit better with more playing time as he was doing more than just standing around the three point line and even though he is young for a junior (19) there was nothing defined where you can say yep this kid is going somewhere. Nice skills for sure but nothing to make you go wow.
The past couple of games he finally earned a starting spot. He played well in his first start but last night vs UNLV he was the difference. He handled the ball well showed nice hops and pulled up midrange or at the three point line. He grabbed boards and played alert defense. He passed the ball very well.
He hit the key shots as the game tightened and late in the game when Kansas was stalling he made a nice driving move to the hoop and hit a double pump banker to seal the win. Am I ready to knight him? No, given his history I can't say where his career is heading but if last night is any indication he could work his way back into the lottery. I see improvement and it would be wise for him to stay at Kansas his senior year where he might become a full fledged star. He is too young and uncertain to jump into the NBA . I thought Nik Stauskas out of Michigan should have stayed his senior year. Yes he is in the NBA but he is somewhat of a solid fringe player at this point.
Anyway Svi finished the game with 20 points and 6 boards a couple of key steals and two dimes. His much ballyhooed freshman teammate Josh Jackson finished with a team high 21 points and had a few high light dunks etc. but his game got cold in the second half. Jackson had no steals or dimes by the way and shot 1 out of 4 from three point land. Svi was 4 out of 6 from three. Why am I getting all detailed here? Well ESPN showed highlights of the game and every clip was of Josh Jackson and there was the usual drooling commentary. You would think there was some sort of Payola thing going on with ESPN and Jackson because it seems that ESPN acts as marketing agents for these young black players. ESPN failed to capture the true nature of the game including a missed dunk by Jackson.
Ironic that in his first start the other day Svi had an easy breakaway dunk but instead tried an awkward alley oop to Jackson which failed. Listen kid don't be playing puppet face out there that was your dunk. Jam the thing in the hoop with authority!!

That is exactly how the cucked sports media works. One of Duke's much-hyped freshman, Harry Giles, finally made his debut a couple of games ago. Despite Kennard scoring 24 points to carry the sluggish Blue Devils past Tennessee State, the headline was "Duke wins in Harry Giles debut." What was Giles monster stat line? 4 minutes played, and 0/2 from the floor. You can't make this stuff up. A white freshman would NEVER get this much attention, especially if the roles were reversed.

 

[Shadowlight]

There is nothing wrong for broadcasts to bring up highly rated freshman since fans are always on the lookout for the next big thing or what have you but the sports media takes this concept and beats the living daylights out of it. Maybe Giles will become a great player someday but for now the media does not need to mention his every move. When ESPN covers the games on sports center who puts this stuff together? There is always a running narrative of some hyped up black player to the point where you say why do we need teams anymore since it is all about the "super human athlete" win or lose. And then ESPN panel shows ponder why they thinks college athletes are so self centered these days. Because networks like ESPN give these kids the equivalent (sorry for the crudeness) of a bj on a daily basis that's why you morons.

 

[Jack Lambert]

There is nothing wrong for broadcasts to bring up highly rated freshman since fans are always on the lookout for the next big thing or what have you but the sports media takes this concept and beats the living daylights out of it. Maybe Giles will become a great player someday but for now the media does not need to mention his every move. When ESPN covers the games on sports center who puts this stuff together? There is always a running narrative of some hyped up black player to the point where you say why do we need teams anymore since it is all about the "super human athlete" win or lose. And then ESPN panel shows ponder why they thinks college athletes are so self centered these days. Because networks like ESPN give these kids the equivalent (sorry for the crudeness) of a bj on a daily basis that's why you morons.

Obviously, there are some really good freshman, but the hype this year has been worse than ever. It's ridiculous how all of these guys are "NBA" ready. Recruiting services are such BS; they may be able to get a few of the top guys, but most of these guys are VERY overrated. Look at UConn for example. They get a bunch of 4 & 5 star guys, yet watching them is like scraping fingernails off a chalkboard. Yeah, they're athletic, but what else can they do besides throwing down dunks? Nothing. A lot of these caste coaches go for the "flash" play over actual good play. For coaches who supposedly do anything to win, a lot of these guys (especially at the mid-major or crappy high-major teams) sure don't recruit white players. Take Louisville's Ryan McMahon, who Shadowlight mentioned. I'll bet you there's a lot more guys like him around, but don't get recruited by Division 1 schools.

Don has mentioned the "shrinking black talent pool" a few times, and it's very apparent this year. For the few times I've had the misfortune of watching non-Top 25 black dominated teams play this year, it's been awful. No semblance of an offense, and a LOT of turnovers and fouls. Seeing as how the NBA just opened a new "academy" in Africa, it's only going to get worse, despite the fact that Africans SUCK at basketball; look at their national teams.

 

[Shadowlight]

Who needs waterboarding? Make them watch a UCONN men's basketball game. That will do the trick.

 

[Jack Lambert]

I've been able to watch the San Francisco Dons the last couple of days on ESPN, with them playing in the Hawaii tournament. The Dons are good, starting this year off at 10-2, and they are VERY fun to watch, and they start four whites and play three more off of the bench. They play more of an up-tempo game at times, a bit of a deviation from their normal Princeton offense. Nearly everyone on the team can shoot. The Dons are also unique in that most of the scoring comes off of their bench. In the last two games, San Francisco's bench has scored 52 and 45 of the team's points, some insane totals. They'll play 5 white guys for stretches of the game as well. The beauty of this team is that they're balanced (10 players average over 5 PPG) and anybody can be their leading scorer on a given night. It makes for a fun offense to watch.

In a victory for us in a big caste matchup, the Dons were matched up against all-black Illinois State tonight. After not being able to find their shot in the first half, the Dons began hitting them in the second half, with guard Frankie Ferrari sparking the Dons off the bench with 16 points, good for 2nd on the team. He's one of their better players, along with starting forward Matt McCarthy, who's the team's best big. McCarthy finished with a double double tonight, with 11 points and 11 boards. Finnish freshman Remu Reitanen is also a good big off the bench; he provides shooting at the four or five. Reitanen finished with 10 points and 9 boards. In addition, the Dons also clamped down on defense, holding Illinois State to 27 points in the 2nd half. Admittedly, the Redbirds were not very good on offense, missing a LOT of easy shots. I thought these were the best players Illinois State could find? San Francisco will be in the Tournament Championship game Christmas night on ESPN, if you guys get a chance to see them. It'll be another big caste matchup against nearly all-black San Diego State.

 

[Jack Lambert]

Sorry for being a bit behind, but we've had some good performances by our guys this week. Need some more positive news to counter the Grayson Allen tripping and the endless freshman hype.

Tuesday

Northwestern's Gavin Skelly had 19 points, 11 boards, and 6 blocks, while Bryant McIntosh had 10 points, 9 assists, and 5 boards as the Wildcats ate up a cupcake.

BYU rolled past Idaho State 84-58 behind 19 points and 12 rebounds from Eric Mika, while TJ Haws had 17.

Lauri Markkanen had 13 and 9 in Arizona's win over mediocre New Mexico.

Jordan Bohannon continued his great play for Iowa, tying for the team lead in scoring with 18 against North Dakota.

St. Mary's ran past a cupcake as well before the holidays against A&M Corpus Christi. Jock Landale had 15 and 13 in the win, Calvin Hermanson had a team high 19 points, Joe Rahon had 14, while Emmett Naar had 7 points, 9 assists, and 4 rebounds.

Wednesday

Butler's Andrew Chrabascz had a game-high 28 points as the Bulldogs beat Vermont.

Luke Kennard had 21 points and 7 rebounds to carry Duke past Elon in the "infamous" trip game.

Illinois forward Maverick Morgan had 19 and 11 for the Illini in their win against lowly Missouri.

Davidson forward Peyton Aldridge had 29 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists in the Wildcat win against Jacksonville State.

Zach Collins had a breakout game for Gonzaga, with a game-high 21 points, 4 blocks, and 3 boards. The Zags coasted past South Dakota 102-65.

In UCLA's last tuneup before the break, the Bruins got through Western Michigan 82-68. Bryce Alford led the way with 22 points, and TJ Leaf had 14 and 8.

As Shadowlight mentioned, UVA's Kyle Guy saved them against Cal, with a team-high 17 points.

Luke Fischer got 15 points in the Golden Eagles' cupcake game.

Thursday

Phil Forte led Oklahoma State through their cupcake game against A&M CC, scoring 19 points. Freshman Thomas Dziagwa also had 11 off the bench. Mitch Solomon had 8 points and 14 boards as well.

Moritz Wagner had 18 and 6 in Michigan's closer than expected "cupcake" game against Furman. The Wolverines won 68-62. In more good news, Duncan Robinson seems to be playing more and more minutes as conference play approaches.

If you want a window into how bad Alec Peters' teammates are at Valpo, here it is: Peters scored 35 points and had 13 boards, and the Crusaders still lost to Santa Clara in OT. I wish Peters had went to a high-major school for this season, where more people would be able to appreciate his massive talent. As it stands, the Crusaders may be lucky to get into the tourney. You know it's bad when even the media lambastes his nonexistent help.

Nick Emery scored a game-high 23 for BYU as they held off CSB 81-71. Haws added 14 and Mika had a double double with 13 and 10.

Another credit to Shadowlight for mentioning Svi Mykhailiuk's ascension into the Jayhawk's starting lineup in the last couple of games. He had a good game against UNLV, with 20 points and 6 boards.

Jock Landale had 20 and 11 in another tuneup for the Gaels before conference play starts.

 

[Jack Lambert]

I watched another game last night after I made this post, USC against Wyoming. Unfortunately, white-friendly Wyoming (who played 2-3 whites the whole time I was watching) wasn't quite able to knock off the undefeated Trojans, who feature freshman forward Nick Rakocevic. The Cowboys have two players I wanted to mention, senior guard Jason McManaman, and junior forward Hayden Dalton. McManaman, who had a team-high 23 points in the 94-92 OT loss. He's a pretty good athlete who's able to drive to the bucket and is also a good shooter. Dalton is a bit thin at 6'8 185, but this kid is long and athletic. I saw him make a bunch of impressive plays, including a run down block on a Trojan fast break, and hitting the game-tying three to send it into OT. He finished with 18 points, 18 rebounds, and 6 assists! This kid knows how to fill up a stat sheet, as last night was his fourth double double in a row. This is only the Cowboys' 3rd loss, so it looks like they're a team to cheer for in the Mountain West in addition to Boise State.

Jason McManamen isn't just a shooter!

Here's a video of that dunk from a couple of years ago:

Hayden Dalton going up for the block!

 

[Jack Lambert]

In my last post here before the holidays, I'd like to give a shout-out to a few guys that have been VERY good this year, but haven't good much attention.

The first is Richmond's senior forward TJ Cline. At 6'9, Cline leads the Spiders in scoring at nearly 19 PPG and rebounding at nearly 8 per game. Simply put, he's the guy that makes the Spiders go. Unfortunately, he's the only white player on the Spiders to see significant time; but still, watch him if you get the chance. You won't be disappointed.

TJ Cline slamming it down.

The next guy is Arkansas's Dusty Hannahs. Hannahs, a 6'3 shooting guard can really light it up from deep. So much so, he's the Razorbacks' leading scorer on the year at nearly 15 PPG. However, Hannahs only plays around 24 minutes per game, and often comes off the bench. He started a bunch last year, but this year, he's mostly off the bench. He said something to the effect of "I'll do anything to help the team win." No doubt "chemistry issues" came up when the white guy was inserted into the starting lineup. At any rate, Hannahs continues to bail out the "real athletes" with his good shooting. Too bad he didn't pull at Rotnei Clarke and transfer (he's a senior this year).

Dusty Hannahs can light it up from deep.

Next is Ole Miss guard Cullen Neal. Neal, who had to transfer from UNM because of death threat he received. Just imagine what would've happened had Neal been black. At any rate, he transferred to Ole Miss and was eligible immediately this year, and has been pretty good. He's cut down on the turnovers a lot this year, and has the best assist to TO ratio on the team with 2.32. He averages nearly 4 assists per game, and is first on the team in 3pt FG %, hitting over 41% of his shots beyond the arc. Neal is fourth on the team in scoring at over 12 PPG. Despite this, he was benched for a few games earlier in the year before he regained his starting role, hopefully for good. In his last game, Neal had 9 assists! The guy knows how to share the rock, and score it.

Cullen Neal looks to get around his man.


The next guy is someone who's been mentioned: Washington State forward Josh Hawkinson. Hawkinson is averaging a double double this year, with 15 points and 11 boards per game. Hawksinson is WSU's do-everything player, leading the team in blocks per game as well. Unfortunately, he's toiling on one of the worst high-major teams in the country, one that's already played themselves out of the NCAA tournament. Hawksinson is another guy who I wished transferred to get himself more exposure on a better team and bigger stage.

Josh Hawksinson throws it down


The last guy is Lehigh's Tim Kempton. The Preseason Patriot League Player of the Year has so far lived up to his billing. The 6'10 Kempton is averaging nearly 22 PPG, and is also leading the Mountain Hawks with over 10 rebounds per game as well. Think he's just about scoring, he also leads the team in blocks per game. Simply put, Kempton is a workhorse who puts his team on his shoulders. They sit at just 6-5 on the season, but Lehigh has a great chance to win the Patriot League autobid in March.

Tim Kempton looks to score.

 

[Jack Lambert]

Who needs waterboarding? Make them watch a UCONN men's basketball game. That will do the trick.

This is the truest statement of the college basketball season thus far. If you want an example of the caste system, how blacks are overrated and overhyped by the scouting services, and affirmative action in coaching, looking no further than UConn. As much as I loathed Jim Calhoun, at least his teams were at least decent and could actually be watched. Kevin Ollie's teams absolutely suck. It's worse than watching playground basketball. Today, against noted basketball non-power Houston, the all-black Huskies managed a paltry 12 points at halftime. You read that correctly. 12 points. How can this happen? Their team is chuck full of "4 and 5 star recruits." UConn should have the highest upside out of any team in their conference! Yet they suck, and will in all likelihood not making the NCAA tournament. If there's one good thing Ollie can do, it's drive UConn basketball back into irrelevance.

 

[Freethinker]

In a good game last night, #21 Oregon knocked off #2 UCLA at home. While it wasn't the result we would hope for, all of our guys showed well.

For the Ducks, freshman PG Peyton Pritchard had 15 points, 9 assists and hit a huge 3 pointer to pull them within 1 during the waining seconds of the game. The Bruins were lead by the 20 points and 10 boards from Thomas Welch. Alford also chipped in 20 points on high percentage shooting. TJ Leaf only had 13 points but he was efficient with the few shots he took. Overall UCLA still looks like a team that could make a final 4 run.

 

[Jack Lambert]

In a good game last night, #21 Oregon knocked off #2 UCLA at home. While it wasn't the result we would hope for, all of our guys showed well.

For the Ducks, freshman PG Peyton Pritchard had 15 points, 9 assists and hit a huge 3 pointer to pull them within 1 during the waining seconds of the game. The Bruins were lead by the 20 points and 10 boards from Thomas Welch. Alford also chipped in 20 points on high percentage shooting. TJ Leaf only had 13 points but he was efficient with the few shots he took. Overall UCLA still looks like a team that could make a final 4 run.

Pritchard is a great player who should be more of a focus of the offense after next year, with Ennis and Boucher moving on. Thomas Welsh played a spectacular game last night; he's one of the few big men who can still consistently hit those mid range jump shots. I agree that UCLA can still make a Final Four run, and is our best chance for a white friendly team to do so this year.

Meanwhile, white-friendly Notre Dame, Purdue, Princeton, Davidson, Penn, Marquette, Boise State, Wyoming, and Virginia (often had 2-3 whites in the game against Louisville) all won as well. Elon (a white-friendly team that played Duke hard a week back) also won.

Some good performances from these teams include:

Davidson's Peyton Aldrige had 18 points, 4 boards, and 3 blocks, while freshman combo guard Jon Axel Gudmundsson had 13 points, 8 assists, and 6 boards. He's been playing so well that even some media guys at CBS have taken notice of the Icelandic freshman.

Steve Vasturia of Notre Dame had 11 points, 4 boards, and 3 assists as the scoring was pretty spread out for the Irish; they finished off a cupcake to end their nonconference slate.

Purdue's Dakota Mathias led the way with 17 points and 4 assists for the Boilers, while Isaac Haas had 16 and 7.

Boise State's Nick Duncan had 18 points and 5 boards, while freshman two-guard Justinian Jessup had 16 points.

Wyoming's Hayden Dalton tied for the team lead in scoring 15 points, while also getting 6 boards and 4 assists. Jason McManaman had 11 points, with 6 assists and 5 boards.

Penn's AJ Brodeur (a good player who had high-major interest from teams like Notre Dame) has settled into a starting role as a freshman at Penn. Brodeur had 19 points and 6 boards.

Princeton (who began the year starting 4 whites, but has been ravaged by injuries, reducing the number to three) had 17 from Spencer Weisz in a winning effort.

NC State (who's not as white friendly, but still has two key players in Omer Yurtseven and Maverick Rowan) won as well, with 16 points and 5 boards from Yurtseven, while Rowan had 12 points and 5 boards.

Valpo's Alec Peters had 15 and 14 in the Crusader's relatively easy victory. They have been starting Derrik Smits at center, and have been playing more white guys due to injury, making them a better team to support.

Despite the caste system's best efforts, white ballers are doing great again this year!

 

[Jack Lambert]

In terms of our guys on tonight (all times Eastern):

Butler plays St. John's at 7 on FS1.

St. Mary's is on ESPNU at 11 PM playing Loyola Marymount.

Vandy is on ESPNU at 9 PM.

They aren't televised, but San Francisco, BYU, Gonzaga, and Vermont play as well (the latter two on ESPN3 at 9 and 7).

In terms for Friday, if you haven't seen Alec Peters play, please turn in to ESPNU at 5 PM. Peters will be playing against Illinois-Chicago.

Oklahoma State and their 4 white contributors also play Friday at 4 on ESPN2.

Arizona plays at 11 PM against Cal on ESPN2, and UCLA will play on the Pac-12 network against woeful Oregon State, a good game to get them back on track.

 

[referendum]

I'm following the Kansas token white starter situation as it would be nice if they have at least one. As Shadowlight pointed out the Ukrainian kid Mykailhiuk is starting for the Jayhawks, and he was in again tonite against TCU and had a pretty good game. Hopefully he solidifies his position there.

 

[Shadowlight]

I watched Kansas last night too and Myka has put together three solid games in a row. He is YOUNGER then freshman hype job Jackson. Perhaps by next year he will become one of the team leaders and a certifiable pro prospect!!! But I don't want to get ahead of myself. One game at a time.
Also stayed up late to watch UCLA and Oregon State. Leaf had a nearly flawless game not to mention several high flying dunks. He is starting to get mentioned for the upcoming draft but it is way too early for that kind of talk and I think he should consider staying in school for a while. He would end up sitting on the bench if he declared early.
Oregon State is not very good ( they lost their best scorer Tre Tinkle to an injury) but their sophomore center/power forward Drew Eubanks is intriguing. He is very raw but he has the physical tools that NBA scouts desire. It is too early to imagine him in the NBA and he will need all four years in college to develop. He was a good baseball player too so he needs more work on the hardcourts. But heck if he does not remind me of the Plumlee brothers and both of them are in the NBA. In fact Mason is a pretty darn good player but is still sort of raw when it comes to shooting.

 

[Jack Lambert]

Some good performances from our guys the last couple of days:

Saturday

Luke Kennard, Duke: 34 points and 7 boards

Przemek Karnowski, Gonzaga: 19 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds

Ben Lammers, Georgia Tech: 11 points, 11 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks

JP Macura, Xavier: 23 points, 6 boards.

Jock Landale, St. Mary's: 14 points, 9 rebounds

Steve Vasturia, Notre Dame: 15 points, 5 assists. He also had the game winner against Pitt.
http://collegebasketball.nbcsports....-overtime-3-lifts-no-24-notre-dame-past-pitt/

Eric Garcia, Wofford: 31 points, 6 assists

Steven Cook, Princeton: 24 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists

Mike Daum, South Dakota State: 30 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists

TJ Cline, Richmond: 19 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists

Peyton Aldridge, Davidson: 21 points, 11 boards, 3 assists.

Lucas Woodhouse, Stony Brook: 27 points, 5 assists.

John Konchar, IPFW: 16 points, 11 boards, 7 assists

Taylor Barnette, Belmont: 28 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist

TJ Haws, BYU: 20 points, 4 assists.

Sunday

Andrew Chrabascz, Butler: 11 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds, 3 steals.

Dusan Ristic, Arizona: 16 points, 4 rebounds

Lauri Markkanen, Arizona: 15 points, 5 rebounds

Kevin Huerter, Maryland: 26 points, 5 rebounds (Nice breakout game for Huerter!)

Josh Hawkinson, Washington State: 26 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists

Duncan Robinson, Michigan: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals

Katin Reinhardt, Marquette: 17 points, 4 rebounds

David Collette, Utah: 14 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists

 

[Shadowlight]

I finally got a chance to watch Maryland's shooting guard Kevin Huerter play and wow I was floored. He had a career game granted and Maryland managed to lose the damn game despite a comfortable lead but he has a great stroke and terrific bounce. Always hard to predict early on but I see NBA potential in this kid!!

 

[Jack Lambert]

I finally got a chance to watch Maryland's shooting guard Kevin Huerter play and wow I was floored. He had a career game granted and Maryland managed to lose the damn game despite a comfortable lead but he has a great stroke and terrific bounce. Always hard to predict early on but I see NBA potential in this kid!!

Huerter is also a year younger than most freshman, so he's got a LOT of room to develop the next few years. After Trimble leaves, I could see Huerter becoming a large part of Maryland's offense.

Also, Duncan Robinson is back to playing starter's minutes for Michigan, giving them at least 2 whites on the floor nearly all of the game. Moritiz Wagner also continues to get better and better for the Wolverines.

Markkanen and Ristic seems to have become two of Arizona's most important players; they always seem to be around the team lead in scoring.

 

[Jack Lambert]

Here's some results from the last two days of games:

Monday

Alex Murphy, Northeastern: 20 points, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks

Eric Garcia, Wofford: 27 points, 11 assists, 4 rebounds

Tuesday

Ethan Happ, Wisconscon: 19 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists
Bronson Koenig, Wisconsin: 17 points
Zak Showalter, Wisconsin: 14 points

Dinos Mitoglou, Wake Forest: 15 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists

Svi Mykhailiuk, Kansas: 11 points, 2 assists, and the Jayhawks game-winning bucket against Kansas State!

Dean Wade, Kansas State: 20 points, 3 rebounds.

Some games on tonight for people to watch (Eastern time):

Villanova at Butler: 6:30 PM FS1

Georgia Tech at Duke: 7 PM ESPN2

Penn State at Michigan, 8:30 PM BTN

Louisville at ND, 9 PM 9 PM ACC Network

Boise State at UNLV, 11 PM, CBS Sports Network