Are GT vs. UConn and Duke vs. MSU without a doubt... No one is even close.

GT beat a better UConn team than Duke beat MSU... but Duke beat MSU on their own homecourt... I'd have to say it's even as to how impressive these wins are. GT came out of the blue to win though... it's not overly surprising that Duke blew MSU out.

Slowly crumbling teams are not supposed to administer a whoopin at MSU, Nate.
You've got to give Tech plenty of credit but UConn was not 100% when Tech beat them.

Hey TM--I hope Duke underestimates us just like you are. At least Nate came out and said it.

I agree with those two, so far. Although Wake-Indiana was pretty impressive, but not as impressive as those two.

Might want to rethink how impressive that dook win over MSU really was. Losing to football powerhouse Oklahoma in OT by 3 to make their record 3-3? Of course I do give Tom Izzo a lot of credit for playing a tough schedule of Kansas, dook & OK in a two week period...much better losses than one to Purdue...

Lucy Wrote:Might want to rethink how impressive that dook win over MSU really was. Losing to football powerhouse Oklahoma in OT by 3 to make their record 3-3? Of course I do give Tom Izzo a lot of credit for playing a tough schedule of Kansas, dook & OK in a two week period...much better losses than one to Purdue...

Oklahoma was #12... KU was #5 and Duke was #6... that's a beast of a schedule... they are a bit over rated but they are still a top 10 team. Remember the only game they didnt make respectable was Duke.

Duke CLOBBERED THEM... AT MSU.

You haven't addressed that 10 point dook loss to Purdue...who is #16 now.

Lucy Wrote:You haven't addressed that 10 point dook loss to Purdue...who is #16 now.

Yeah... Duke lost... I dont see how that is relevant to the Duke-MSU game...??

Wake-Indiana

Lucy Wrote:You haven't addressed that 10 point dook loss to Purdue...who is #16 now.

What is your point? Purdue is obviously a great team. We lost, but they are no slouch and that is clear by their ranking.

nate jonesacc Wrote:Are GT vs. UConn and Duke vs. MSU without a doubt... No one is even close.

GT beat a better UConn team than Duke beat MSU... but Duke beat MSU on their own homecourt... I'd have to say it's even as to how impressive these wins are. GT came out of the blue to win though... it's not overly surprising that Duke blew MSU out.

Hi Nate...nice to see your tunnel-vision perspective hasn't changed much. I assume that an un-raked UMD team beating the #1 team in the country on the road while over-coming a 40+ home winning streak for the coaches 300th win doesn't register? Thanks for the props as usual.

That MSU victory isnt so impressive anymore. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Mackin Devil Wrote:

Lucy Wrote:You haven't addressed that 10 point dook loss to Purdue...who is #16 now.

What is your point? Purdue is obviously a great team. We lost, but they are no slouch and that is clear by their ranking.

Purdue is merely a good team, as is MSU. If dook were all that, they would have beaten both teams decisively.

Lucy Wrote:

Mackin Devil Wrote:

Lucy Wrote:You haven't addressed that 10 point dook loss to Purdue...who is #16 now.

What is your point? Purdue is obviously a great team. We lost, but they are no slouch and that is clear by their ranking.

Purdue is merely a good team, as is MSU. If dook were all that, they would have beaten both teams decisively.

God how I have missed you Lucy. Well put.

kaisersayzo Wrote:

nate jonesacc Wrote:Are GT vs. UConn and Duke vs. MSU without a doubt... No one is even close.

GT beat a better UConn team than Duke beat MSU... but Duke beat MSU on their own homecourt... I'd have to say it's even as to how impressive these wins are. GT came out of the blue to win though... it's not overly surprising that Duke blew MSU out.

Hi Nate...nice to see your tunnel-vision perspective hasn't changed much. I assume that an un-raked UMD team beating the #1 team in the country on the road while over-coming a 40+ home winning streak for the coaches 300th win doesn't register? Thanks for the props as usual.

:rolleyes: Check the timestamp buddy.

nate jonesacc Wrote:Are GT vs. UConn and Duke vs. MSU without a doubt... No one is even close.

GT beat a better UConn team than Duke beat MSU... but Duke beat MSU on their own homecourt... I'd have to say it's even as to how impressive these wins are. GT came out of the blue to win though... it's not overly surprising that Duke blew MSU out.

Michigan State has turned into the Brittney Spears of College Hoops (atleast so far in the young season). At first, everyone was striving hard to get a piece but now everyone has gotten one and its not so special anymore. No way does the Duke win over MSU compare to the domination that Tech laid on UConn.

yeah, but if I recall correctly, Uconn wasn't at 100 % in the Tech game. With Okafor fighting back spasms all night, he wasn't the dominate player inside that he is when he is healthy. I'm not saying Tech is a bad team, I think they've got a great team this year, but everyone keeps saying how impresive the victory was. There is no way without Okafor, the huskies would be number one. Tech would've had a completely different game plan, if Okafor were healthy, dropping in to double team him mainly the one thing that sticks out in my mind. I don't think there is one person in the NCAA that can guard Okafor, he'll drop them in all night long. Okafor was very ineffective that night because of the back spasms, in return giving Uconn an above average center, nothing special. Whether or not Uconn would've won with Okafor being healthy, I don't know, but I think it would've gone done to the wire atleast.

Sean May, Eric Williams and Arthur Johnson to name a few could hold their own against Okafor

I wasn't sure if May could or couldn't Terpy.... I think Mays ability to run would run greatly, but once they got in the low post I wasn't sure. I haven't seen the other two really play at all, but after looking at some of the write-ups and stuff, they seem to make valid ones also.

Sean May > Okafor > The rest

Throw Duke's 30 point ***-thrashing of Texas in there too...