Comments on: Mason Plumlee Passed on the NBA, and He’s Why Duke is Very, Very Good This Year

By: orly57

orly57 — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 21:16:16 +0000

I wouldn’t draft a tall white guy. I would have missed on D Love, but it’s just a rule I believe in.

By: Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah!

Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah! — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 19:23:38 +0000

The players who were superstars in college but busts or role players in the NBA tells you all you need to know about the discrepancy in quality between the NBA and NCAA. If anything, the NBA has watered down it’s quality over the past few years implementing some of these NCAA and international rules in order to “brighten” up the game. The charge call is the worst call in basketball. It minimizes offensive skill by rewarding the lack of defensive skill.

By: mizerle06 is sarah phillips

mizerle06 is sarah phillips — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:21:28 +0000

you write 10 posts a day, make predictions … you hit some, you miss some, but you hedge on all so you can always be correct.

fixed

By: cursedcleveland.com

cursedcleveland.com — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:53:42 +0000

NCAA mens basketball is a 24 second shot clock away from being my favorite sport in a landslide.

I don’t think the players are skilled enough to handle that. You’d see teams jacking up garbage left and right. 30 seems good to me.

By: vajayjay redick

vajayjay redick — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:48:30 +0000

I’m in the minority but I like the longer shot clock in college, when you combine it with the shorter game clock, it makes each possession more meaningful.

The problem is in end of game situations, teams start fouling a lot earlier and the last 2 minutes can sometimes be brutal to watch. It happens in the NBA but not to the same extent.

By: José Pippen

José Pippen — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:40:33 +0000

One foul for every 8 minutes of game time, just like the NBA. I am against any changes to the college game. It’s just about perfect
Far from perfect but still enjoyable. The officials ruin so many games.

NCAA mens basketball is a 24 second shot clock away from being my favorite sport in a landslide.

By: sctrojans

sctrojans — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:39:08 +0000

Hasn’t hurt the NBA for the past 10 years.

I don’t see many 6’8″ centers shooting under 40% on wide open 18 footers in the NBA. I agree NBA bigs lack a postgame, but they aren’t totally incompetent.

By: HtownHacker

HtownHacker — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:38:54 +0000

To be fair, the last time I looked DraftExpress had Plumlee somewhere around 7 or 8 iirc.

By: José Pippen

José Pippen — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:37:17 +0000

I don’t think Plumlee is a lottery pick.
good luck finding 13 guys the NBA would rather have ahead of him.

Unlike you, I think most NBA teams account for foreign players when they’re doing their drafting and whatnot.

By: Patrick Patterson-Kidd-Gilchrist

Patrick Patterson-Kidd-Gilchrist — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:36:17 +0000

Watch that Cuse/OSU game

I watched Karl Hess do that same shit to Tubby Smith two years in a row.

By: cursedcleveland.com

cursedcleveland.com — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:33:23 +0000

One foul for every 8 minutes of game time, just like the NBA. I am against any changes to the college game. It’s just about perfect

Far from perfect but still enjoyable. The officials ruin so many games. You’re right about how over-protective coaches are, but I don’t think it’s because they can’t trust their players, it’s because they can’t trust the officials.

The worst thing about the tourney for me is that one official can completely hijack your team’s season. (Watch that Cuse/OSU game).

By: HtownHacker

HtownHacker — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:31:42 +0000

Yeah, I saw the game and agree it was ridiculous. Don’t remember who the crew was. Not sure what you can do to “fix” officiating, and I also think that game was an exception.

By: Human Vacuum Cleaner

Human Vacuum Cleaner — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:28:02 +0000

One foul for every 8 minutes of game time, just like the NBA. I am against any changes to the college game. It’s just about perfect.

By: Patrick Patterson-Kidd-Gilchrist

Patrick Patterson-Kidd-Gilchrist — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:27:31 +0000

the NBA has a 3rd round now?

They should just start the D-League’s draft at this point instead of pretending it’s the NBA… That’s where most of these kids are gonna wind up anyway.

By: Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce

Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:26:34 +0000

There were 48 fouls called in the Ohio State / Syracuse game. Anyone who watched that game and claims there’s not a problem with college officiating is a moron.

By: Jason McIntyre

Jason McIntyre — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:26:07 +0000

the NBA has a 3rd round now? damn, that’s going to shake up my mock draft tomorrow.

By: WheresWallace

WheresWallace — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:26:03 +0000

Also the way college coaches handle fouls (refusing to play guys with 2 fouls in the first half) is troublematic.

This. Coaches have zero trust for their players. There are a handful of coaches who let their start play with 2 in the first half, but they are very rare.

By: Jason McIntyre

Jason McIntyre — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:25:31 +0000

It’s not so much that he got it wrong…it’s that he called out two or three other journalists on Twitter, calling their ranking Duke in the Top 10 “laughable”. I had no prob with J-Mac ranking Duke where he did…but it certainly wasn’t even remotely a laughable premise that could be a top 10 team.

right now, Duke looks great. i was wrong. long season. we’ll see.
as you saw with Notre Dame, no shame in my game being wrong. you write 10 posts a day, make predictions … you hit some, you miss some.

By: HtownHacker

HtownHacker — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:25:17 +0000

Doesnt it take an additional foul to foul out in the NBA?

The games are 48 minuts long, not 40.

By: cracker jack

cracker jack — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:23:57 +0000

One foul for every 8 minutes of game time, just like the NBA.

Doesnt it take an additional foul to foul out in the NBA?