Creighton Thread

[bilsker]

Thought I started on before but seems I fogot to hit "submit". Rather than clog the board every time CU plays or has news I'll mostly keep it to this thread.

CU up to 17 in the coaches poll and enters the AP at 19. Not that the polls are all that important right now but it's never a bad thing to get that kind of recognition. The longer they stay in the rankings the longer they are in the minds of NCAA selection committee types. If CU can go 10-2 in the OOC (includes what should be a decent Bracket Buster match-up) and 14-4 in conference that should be enough to make the tourney....SHOULD be. We'll see. Winning the conference tourney is preferrable...no sense leaving it up to the committee.

They've shown they can win a few different ways so far. Running away from lesser competition, essentially outscoring a talented team on the road (SDSU) or slugging it out with a slow-it-down opponent (NU) at home. Obviously a good sign.

[bilsker]

Good publicity for McDermott. On the from page of espn.com's college basketball section tonight.

http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebaske...doug-mcdermott

The season really started for McDermott this summer.

He was one of 12 players picked to represent the United States in the U19 FIBA World Championship in Latvia, where he averaged 11.3 points and 6.1 rebounds per game.

“It just showed my potential and it was a great experience for me, brought a lot of confidence coming into this season,” he said.

As he competed next to players such as UConn’s Jeremy Lamb and Florida’s Patric Young, he realized that he was closer to the upper echelon of college basketball than he'd previously thought. Others recognized his growth, too, as evidenced by his preseason All-America consideration.

[Fromunda Cheese]

Big game saturday, anyone else going to DJ's downtown to watch the Jays take on St. Joe at 11am?

[bilsker]

Big game saturday, anyone else going to DJ's downtown to watch the Jays take on St. Joe at 11am?

Long drive to go start drinking at 11AM! I think it's on regular TV so I'll be checking that one out from the living room.

[Fromunda Cheese]

I think it's on regular TV so I'll be checking that one out from the living room.

It is. KMTV, although Comcast is producing it so maybe it will be in HD??? Joe Lunardi is doing the color (no Travis on pxp).

CUAD is holding a viewing party at the downtown DJ's...

[bilsker]

CU up 15-10 early. McDermott with 10.

[bilsker]

St. Joe putting a run on CU right now. 28-20 with 6 to go in the first.

[bilsker]

Decent RPI game. St. Joe at 45 going into the game. CU at 11.

[bilsker]

CU with about four blocking fouls leading to three point plays

[bilsker]

10-30 from the field. Yuck.

[bilsker]

CU down 35-30 at the half. Not too bad given the poor shooting. Someone, in addition to McDermott, is going to need to hit some shots. He's got 14 at the half but Young is 2-7...need to hit some of those open shots he's getting.

[bilsker]

That hawk's shoulders must be ripped..flapping his wings the whole game like that.

[bilsker]

CU obviously determined to get Echenique involved...2 posessions and 2 buckets.

[bilsker]

39-39 with 13:20 to go

[bilsker]

Christ. Chatman is a turnover machine...and then the gift foul on the bucket. Get him out.

[bilsker]

St. Joe's is a shot blocking bunch of muthas

[bilsker]

10-2 hawk run after CU tied it up. This game just isn't going to go CU's way.

[unmartin]

fyi..Gonzaga has a HUGE game tonight in Spokane against Michigan St. Really cool that Gonzaga gets to play MSU in the Kennel and not at the Spokane arena

[bilsker]

I haven't see this many "and 1" plays as I have in this game for St. Joe. CU's defense is sucking. 56-50 with 7 to go.

[unmartin]

I would really like to see a Maui type tourney that had GU, Xavier, Butler and Creighton. Actually Gonzaga is playing Xavier and Butler this year..would like to add Creighton