College Basketball Season 2024-2025

[D-West & PO-Z]

What?

He had minor surgery about a week ago and is expected back in 2-3 weeks?

Isn't that what he just said?

Likely will miss the shootout I bet.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Marquette with a nice win over Purdue.

[bleedXblue]

Isn't that what he just said?

Likely will miss the shootout I bet.

Yeah it was old news and Skillings will likely NOT miss the shootout. We're still over 3+ weeks out. He may not be 100%, but would be shocked if he isnt back and playing

[bleedXblue]

Marquette with a nice win over Purdue.

They are athletic and Kam Jones is the real deal

[xubrew]

Marquette is one of the few teams that have not only gone out and played, but gone out and won. They're coming off what I would consider an almost equally impressive win against Maryland considering that game was on Maryland's floor.

I think teams that schedule that way get better sooner even if they don't win. Coaches seem to want to ease into their season and are hesitant to play a big game early because they feel they aren't ready for it yet. I still think it's better to play big early. Even though Duke lost to Kentucky, and Alabama lost at Purdue, and Arizona lost at Wisconsin, and Baylor lost REALLY big at Gonzaga, and Houston lost to Auburn, I think all those teams got better sooner. Since those are all probable tier-1 losses it isn't going to set them back, and they're better now on the court now than they would have been had they just stayed at home and ordered cupcakes off the pastry cart like several other teams have done.

[X-man]

Marquette is one of the few teams that have not only gone out and played, but gone out and won. They're coming off what I would consider an almost equally impressive win against Maryland considering that game was on Maryland's floor.

I think teams that schedule that way get better sooner even if they don't win. Coaches seem to want to ease into their season and are hesitant to play a big game early because they feel they aren't ready for it yet. I still think it's better to play big early. Even though Duke lost to Kentucky, and Alabama lost at Purdue, and Arizona lost at Wisconsin, and Baylor lost REALLY big at Gonzaga, and Houston lost to Auburn, I think all those teams got better sooner. Since those are all probable tier-1 losses it isn't going to set them back, and they're better now on the court now than they would have been had they just stayed at home and ordered cupcakes off the pastry cart like several other teams have done.

Marquette is notable in that they use the transfer window, and so have less turnover and plater development issues than programs (like Xavier, for example) that do. Because of this, I suspect that they have an advantage over such teams in the early part of a season, which might partially explain their success (I'm in no way belittling Marquette's wins in saying this). Xavier's defense, for example, is light years ahead of where it was even a couple games ago now that the players have settled in as teammates. As well as Marquette is playing, I suspect that we'll be right there with them once the BEast play begins.