GP1 Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Am I the only one who is finding this college basketball season really entertaining? Lots of good team from a lot of good conferences. Quality play for the most part. Is it me or is college basketball really good this year? Or, are the networks just lucky thus far that the games have been good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Am I the only one who is finding this college basketball season really entertaining? Lots of good team from a lot of good conferences. Quality play for the most part. Is it me or is college basketball really good this year? Or, are the networks just lucky thus far that the games have been good? I can say with certainty, Indiana is fun to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Great question. I'm more interested in college BB this season for a number of reasons. I really believe that college BB is getting better and better each season as kids get better training earlier and are generally more polished by the time they get to college. The larger the pool of good players, the better more teams get and the more competitive it is. One thing I really like about this season so far is Kentucky falling on its butt early. After UK won the national championship last season, I was afraid that Calipari was going to get so many NBA-ready one-and-done freshmen that they'd be like a semi-pro team kicking everyone's butt every year. I like the way reality has set in this season for UK. They may work their way into a Final Four team by the end of the season. But there are no guarantees that every UK freshman class is going to get it together by tournament time. Another thing I like is the rise of the Big Ten in basketball. It has now surpassed the ACC and the Big East. The Big Ten really needed that as they have fallen so far behind the SEC and others in football. I'm really intrigued to see what Groce can accomplish at Illinois. And, of course, it's exciting to see more mid-majors becoming competitive with the old big names. But most of all I'm excited about the talent level coming to UA. Sure, talent level is up everywhere, so the Zips aren't gaining major advantages over everyone else. But I do believe that the Zips are slowly moving up in relative power. When I think back just a few seasons ago about how much I cringed when some of the subs went in, I'm amazed at some of the talent on the Zips bench this season. UA's previous recruits were rarely able to contribute as freshmen. Now we have freshmen who can not only hold their own on the floor, but make bigtime clutch plays like Kretzer in the MTSU game. I used to think the Zips would have a bunch of Creighton-like games each season, where they fell far behind and had no chance of getting back into the game. Now I think the Creighton game is the exception. In almost every game now, even if the Zips lose, they play entertaining, exciting basketball that's fun to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 There is more parity in CBB this year. Mid majors and non-traditional powers are stronger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted December 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 There is more parity in CBB this year. Mid majors and non-traditional powers are stronger. I think you are right on the money. The big teams haven't gotten weaker...the weak have gotten stronger while the strong remain strong. It makes for a good product from the start of the season until the end. With college basketball, there are a lot of good OOC games. In college football, fans have to wade through a sea of crappy games in September until conference play starts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heykevin Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 I can say with certainty, Indiana is fun to watch. I am agree with him... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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