Jason

UC has a ton of talent coming in. But here's the sad thing. If Huggins had stayed, there is a VERY good chance our team this year would include Bill Walker, OJ Mayo and Michael Beasley. Word is Walker and Mayo were headed here when Huggs was here, and as I recall, Beasley signed with K-state while Huggs was there. Could you imagine that combination? Thanks Nancy. Bitch.

[quote name='Bengals1181' post='634412' date='Feb 21 2008, 02:48 PM']so will they still have a shot at the tournament based on their conference record and impressive win list, or are the 12 losses too many already? They currently stand 6th in a conference likely to send 8, though they are 10th in the conference by overall record.[/quote] They have 6 games left, including 3 tough road games, and the conference tournament. Realistically I think they need to get to at least 17 wins (and probably 18) to go to the big dance, with at least 1 win over one of the ranked teams. But if you consider the strength of their schedule, I think as long as they are at least 1 game over .500 they have a good shot at the NIT.

[quote name='IKOTA' post='634246' date='Feb 20 2008, 11:06 PM']Wow, close game tonight...........UC now 8-5 in the BEast and over .500 at 13-12......won 3 in a row BEast games.[/quote] They got lucky last night. Although that should have been a charge.

[quote name='IKOTA' post='632119' date='Feb 13 2008, 11:05 PM']Demolished St. John's tonight, who had won 3 straight. Good game for Williamson and Larry Davis who is becoming my favorite player to watch besides Vaughn.[/quote] Where has THIS Williamson been all season???

Bung, I apologize in advance. This is not directed at you. This is for all the arrogant UK fans I had to deal with over the years when they gave me crap about UC. [size=5][b]11 points in the first half?!?!?!?![/b][/size] :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[quote name='whodey24k' post='631812' date='Feb 12 2008, 05:29 PM']did you see the marquette game? he was throwing up bricks every time down the floor. The sick thing is, they just kept feeding him the ball. At one point he missed 8 shots in a row.[/quote] No, I did not. Are you referring to Adam or Anthony? I did see the X game, and Adam missed more layups than a blind man should.

[quote name='IKOTA' post='631736' date='Feb 12 2008, 01:55 PM']Yeah Adam H has lost all confidence he had........sad. McClain's bone spurs in his foot won't allow him to start or even play significant more minutes than he's currently playing......also sad. I can't wait till the offseason when he can get healthy and come back next year with Mike Williams and Yancey Gates playing next to him. Also I hear that Cashmere Wright is going to be a surprising player next year and will play significant minutes as a Freshman.[/quote] He's the PG, correct? I think he will have to, Warren is a senior, isn't he?

After watching last night's game, I think it's time Anthony McClain should start over Adam H.

Nice win tonight guys. Sorry Scarlet.

[quote name='whodey32' post='630227' date='Feb 5 2008, 09:48 AM']Gates sounds like a monster! it would be nice have him and a developed biggie mclain on the court at the same time.[/quote] Reminds me of a bigger Dontonio Wingfield. I hope his head is on straighter than Don's was.

[quote name='#22' post='628597' date='Jan 30 2008, 09:44 PM']2 Questions: 1.) How much of the low shooting % was just a cold night for WVU, and how much of it was UC's Defense? 2.) Did Huggins manage to stay classy?[/quote] 1. I'd say it was 50/50. WVU did miss a lot of open shots, but UC did a good job overall of guarding their man, and UC outrebounded them bigtime. 2. From what I saw.

Wow, nice game tonight! Held West Virginia under 40 points and to 20% shooting. IN Morgantown!

Another win over a ranked team! 62-59 over Pitt. Good job guys!!

They beat 17th ranked Villanova tonight. Good job! 3-1 in the Big East!

Wow, even UC beat Louisville.

There is a HUGE difference in playing for Western Carolina in the Southern Conference, and playing in the Big East.

[quote name='IKOTA' post='618710' date='Jan 4 2008, 11:33 AM']Nick Aldridge has decided to transfer to UC.......he'll be eligible after the fall qtr next year and will be a Sophomore for the rest of next year. I kinda like this transfer........[/quote] How good is this Aldridge kid? Would he play significant minutes for say Pitt or Georgetown?

Is dunking illegal in Poland??? Adam H has had several open chances at the basket and instead of dunking the ball he has missed several layups. Adam! Dunk the f*ck!ng ball!!!!!

[quote name='Storm' post='587996' date='Nov 6 2007, 09:28 PM']I hereby invite you to the Big Blue Thread, there will be plenty of good things to talk about there this year [/quote] Like the IU game?

Our recruiting class is ranked 19th for the upcoming season! That does count Texas transfer Mike Williams, but not Adam H. I wonder where it would rank if you add him since he didn't play last season. [url="http://collegehoopsupdate.com/html/recruiting_class_07-08.php#cincinnati"]http://collegehoopsupdate.com/html/recruit....php#cincinnati[/url]

This thread should be pinned!

[quote name='IKOTA' post='474778' date='Apr 19 2007, 02:17 PM']ESPN has proven in the past to be an unworthy source to trust when it comes to player rankings. Scout, Rivals, Hoop Scoop etc... all have him rated MUCH higher and the schools who were recruiting him give credibility to the higher rating on him. Regardless, he's a damn good signing by Mick and he staff. As for starting at C, it doesn't matter who starts...both will see significant playing time this year. [b]Can't wait till the season starts![/b][/quote] Ditto.

[quote name='IKOTA' post='474745' date='Apr 19 2007, 01:17 PM']Anthony McClaine - 6'11" or 7 foot, depending on which day you catch him. -6th best center prospect in the class of 2007 -Rated #41 to #51 depending on which scouting source you look at -Potentially dominate on the defensive end, offense needs some work but is serviceable on that end -Picked UC over UCONN, Georgetown, Florida and Tennessee -Runs the floor extremely well for man his height -His HS coach loves Mick Cronin and had a big part in his recruitment process -Nicknamed "Biggie" Any guesses as to the starting lineup next year? I think that with so many new faces, we will see multiple lineups in preseason and early on in the regular season but when it's all settled, I think the most successful one will be: PG: Vaughn (even though he's not really a PG) SG: Mitchell w/ Gentry first off bench SF: Williamson or Mike Williams PF: Mike Williams or Adam H C: McClaine Nice job Mick![/quote] ESPN's recruiting board has him the #16 center, and 103 overall. I think Adam H may be the starting C next year (at least to start the year), with McClain rotating in, and occasionally Adam and Anthony will be on the floor simultaneously.

[quote name='IKOTA' post='474280' date='Apr 18 2007, 05:06 PM'][url="http://frontier.cincinnati.com/blogs/cincybearcats/2007/04/more-on-mcclain.asp"]http://frontier.cincinnati.com/blogs/cincy...-on-mcclain.asp[/url] I do emphasize the same thing as this blogger that nothing is set in stone until he signs his name on the dotted line but everything I have heard so far is coming true so I am pretty happy.[/quote] According to Skinny on Homer, it is now official.

[quote name='IKOTA' post='474235' date='Apr 18 2007, 03:55 PM']Yes, but there are websites that are reporting it as well but nothing is official right now. The information I have is that he SHOULD be on campus tomorrow. Even with all this happening, I still have some questions regarding his ACT which he just took this past Saturday. He has to get a passing score in order to be eligible so there are still some questions surrounding this whole situation. Also, UC is at its scholarship limit already [b]so someone will have to come off scholarship[/b]. Things should clear themselves up in the next couple of days.[/quote] As bad as UC was this past season, I don't have a problem with that.