Agreed…

The only time I ever even get into it is when UT is in the mix and the homer in me decides to make an appearance. My co-workers always do backets but since I don’t really follow college basketball (other than the handfull of ‘Horns games) I don’t join in. (something about giving my money away just doesn’t appeal to me)

Geez, if you’re this bitter now, I can’t imagine how you’ll feel when I pwn you with my leet bracket, d00d.

Woah, and I thought I disliked college basketball.
The defense thing is true though, just because everyone runs around doesn’t mean they’re playing defense. Shooters in college basketball are horrible compared to the NBA, and the defenses in are either very simple or non-existant.
 In fact, that’s what most rookies have trouble with when they first start playing in the NBA, the defense. They find that its very rare that you have an open shot, so a lot of times they end up taking very bad , forced shot. It’s a whole other level from scoring in college basketball.
Though I will say, that college does wonderful things for those poor, oppressed white people that are just trying to play some hoops.

for the reason of the low scores. If i wanted to watch low-scoring basketball, I’d watch the WNBA, no matter how unattractive the players are.

Yes, college basketball is an inferior product. As is every college sport compared to the pro version of the same sport. I don’t think it sucks. You have good talent that competes hard and it makes for an entertaining game. Is it as good as the NBA? Not most of of it, perhaps the lower half of the Eastern Conference could be challenged by some of these teams.

My point is, the NCAA doesn’t have the talent level of the NBA, but that doesn’t mean it sucks. That’s like saying Bill Simmons sucks ‘cause he’s not as good as Stampler…oh wait…he does. Anyway, I like college ball. I like the Spurs more, but I enjoy the college game as well.

College basketball does not suck, but its not professional basketball. Thats for sure.

I love how the first thing that a Pro ball hater says about the League is how the guys are over paid cry babys…

Is Bradd Pitt overpaid ? What about NIcholas Cage? Of course they are overpaid. But are you going to stop watching them just because of that?

Get over jealousy, NBA haters…

If you dont like watching Pro basketball, you do not love the game.

You can make the case that these guys are just going through the motions in the regular season…

But is there any basketball on earth that is more compelling than the NBA playoffs? Of course not….

Ehh, and WNBA players being attractive…?

I dont really see that….

I will KILL for something like this to be available for the NBA. I’m watching Miss / Wash and the quality of the feed is AMAZING.

All the games will be there. Bookmark it.

I only watch professional basketball, and am always glad/excited when March is over, because that means it’s REALLY crunch time in the NBA. To each their own, though. :-)

We’re already last, bell. :)

anything about how the dimensions of the college court are smaller than that of a pro court. I’ve had a long day, and will thus not be bothered by researching any of this redundant architecture, but I’m sure I don’t have to, because everyone should know this.

I’m sure that in any game of Sim City any of us have played, we all remember noticing a chart on the side bar that tracked “population density”. Back then, I was too busy playing the role of a vengeful god, eviscerating my cities via fires, earthquakes, and purple monsters, to care about what population density was. Now, I am older. The loose definition of population density refers to the amount of people within any certain area. These areas, not unlike the confines of any sporting court or field, are often confined by strict boundaries (we will, for the sake of science, exclude the gerrymandered district lines often associated with high school football)

During these apparently hated college hoops games, we’ve all noticed the teams playing on a smaller court, complete with shorter three point lines, baselines, etc. Still, the games are of the five on five variety, so one must factor in that what we are seeing is the same amount of people, playing in a decidedly much smaller space. This would create the ILLUSION of tougher defense.

Most college teams employ a man to man defense, with which they will accompany a standard zone, usually a 2-3 or 3-2. Basic stuff. Given that you typically don’t see these zones, or any of the more complex presses in your average pro game, one could be easily led to believe that college teams ARE actually playing better defense. After all, players in the college ranks seem to have a more difficult time maneuvering through the oppositon. I will, for the sake of simile, refer to this as “The Bristol Syndrome”.

NASCAR races consist of a standard 43 car field. All of these cars are expected, to the best of their ability, navigate the track and hopefully finish in a favorable position, if not with a win. The length of the average NASCAR has to lie somewhere between 1.5-2 miles. On these super speedways, comparable to our NBA courts in this case, there is usually one or two packs of cars, and a large, empty, “no man’s land” type area. On the shorter track however, like Bristol, the same 43 car field is forced to navigate in a much smaller area. This reduction in size forces the cars to take each other into greater consideration, seeing as how the void found on the super speedways has disappeared, leaving the cars bumper to bumper throughout. This however, does not mean that the drivers are “playing better defense”. If anything, the track is just being an asshole.

In suffering from “Bristol Syndrome”, college players who once were alleged to be playing such staunch defense, find themselves actually playing only rudimentary defense while the dimensions of their play area take care of the rest. When you take into account that the average college player is usually no better than those who we play pick up games against, the plethora of accompanying missed shots should ALSO not be attributed to good defense. They just suck, is all…

Furthermore, it should be noted that since there is no such thing as a lane violation, and that the three point line is closer to the rim, and STILL the scores are lower on average than a pro game, my point should only be reinforced.

If Lebron played college ball, he’d score seventy hojillion million points a game.

The only thing I can say about college ball that has any bearing on anything, is the point that Powelly made above. I feel more affiliation to my school’s team than I ever could towards my pro team of choice.

Other than that, it pretty much sucks.

Well, there’s no loser thread today, so…..

Anyone watching Blazers @ Cavs? OT now.

OK here’s my “WTF” stat of the night:

The Warriors(yes, those Warriors) are outrebounding the Lakers 16-9 at the end of the 1st.

The Lakers seems a little slow tonite.

Apologies to Mrs ATS, but Reggie Miller is very annoying!

But Rand, I couldn’t agree with you more.

Sabre

They also score like 20-25% of their points off free throws versus like 15% in the NBA which is ridiculously annoying. That said, Go Duke!