**Lipscomb vs. Iowa Basketball - 11/3 - 7pm - BTN**

[L. Wade Childress]

I’ll get on the pear wagon if he shoots 100% from 3pt

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Did Jess just say he used to play in the Arabs

 

[douglasbader]

LOL they just went right to a guard post up on McCollum and abused him. The Big Ten going to have a field day with this midget.

Rebounding is atrocious.

 

[HerkyHopeful]

Lil lick has shot five three pointers, fuck this shit

 

[Revolver]

I just want to see Thompson and Harris play to know whether they suck or not.

 

[RiotFan]

He’s a chucker on top of being a slow midget. Wonderful.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

He’s a chucker on top of being a slow midget. Wonderful.

Lol

 

[douglasbader]

Coleman hits the floor more than Joe Toussaint.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Coleman is the next The Key

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Goddammit. Not tonight, Douglas.

 

[douglasbader]

Lil' Lick Jr. is 2-7 from the field and 1-6 from three with 2 fouls and abused on defense. Lipscomb.

You're lost your fucking mind, Ben.

 

[RecreationalGynecologist]

He’s still way better than lil lick. No one is shooting well tonight.

 

[jd10]

It is. But no one complains like reporters.

o rly?

and immediately blown by

it took him ten seconds to give up a layup

Imagine picking iowa over Purdue or Gonzaga and watching the coaches kid play before you.

i hate to tell you but

he can’t dribble with his left hand. He’s not a point guard.

Who would have thought you needed to replace an nba pg who handled the ball all game?

funny how it always works out that way when the coach has a kid on the team

I dont have much else to say, as I told everyone what was coming.

that’s fucking retarded. The main guys played like 5 mins together.

We have terrible hands. Slow down everyone.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Got me! In the iowa vs yourmom game thread!

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Look at Harris guarding the wing. How can you possibly want a 6’ walkon out there instead

 

[Silky Johnson]

If this McCollum playing time trend is actually real you can kiss any remote shot at getting Daughtry goodbye. Talk about giving the other guy the gun on the recruiting trail.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

If this McCollum playing time trend is actually real you can kiss any remote shot at getting Daughtry goodbye. Talk about giving the other guy the gun on the recruiting trail.

that’s crazy talk. First I’ve heard of this tactic.

 

[Silky Johnson]

Broken clocks and all, but if this sticks I’ll hand it to ol Wade.

 

[Silky Johnson]

that’s crazy talk. First I’ve heard of this tactic.

Sometimes the truth is more retarded than fiction I guess. Never thought this would be an actual worry.

All that said, this team is still likely to be about what we thought it would. Sage and Koch will clearly be the best players, you know what you’re getting with Manyawu and Combs, and Coon looks somewhat promising. 10-10 and another 9 seed would be just fine.

 

[brantshawks]

Faggots. Just couldn't hit would by 23.5, eh?

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Doug already mentioned the back door lobs and I think he was talking about basketball, but coon tonight felt like the Aaron white debut. You never quite know what to expect until the lights come on for freshmen, but some guys just clearly stand out even if they need to develop parts of their game.

 

[StinkyMcFadden]

Sage and Koch will clearly be the best players

Neither of them have looked anything other than average. They are going to be completely different/shittier players without Stirtz.

Maybe they both step up when the competition does, but it's a mish mash of average at every position, so far.

 

[RecreationalGynecologist]

Coon stands out with his athleticism.

This team definitely needs to improve their shooting but that’ll come. They obviously miss Stirtz but most of tonight was just early season sloppiness

 

[L. Wade Childress]

There’s going to be a lot of sloppiness when you ignore replacing an nba pg that played 40 min

 

[tallperson54]

Lipscomb is a pretty solid low major team and will likely win their conference this year.

Jirak looks world's better this year. Quicker and stronger (still not quick or strong), but his passing and size will be important.

There will be games were Coleman is going to get abused on defense by bigger guards. Same for McCollum. I'd imagine those games we will see less McCollum minutes. He's going to be a thing.

I think most of the first half was playing around with rotations to see what was going to work. Hard to take much away without McKeever on the floor. His impact will be big.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

Manyawu is still disappointing.

 

[Talkin' Goat]

No McKeever is tough since he was brought in to fill a specific void. At the same time, he’s not going to play all game so need to figure out wtf to do when he’s not in there. Tonight not a bad time to test that out a bit.

No concerns with Sage or Koch. They’re solid. Combs good too and in control. No reason to worry about any of these three at this point

Good to see Coon in there. He’s athletic as fuck and I’m guessing Ben likes that on D and will take his chances with him on O as long as a couple legit shooters are out there too.

Surprised at Trey Thompson. Was hoping to see more of him but that is obviously Ben’s call. Thompson, Harris and Coon are all the same age so maybe as simple as Coon being the best. Really was hoping for a Thompson bump this year though.

Matteoni and McCollum were annoying. McKeever playing probably keeps Matteoni on the bench for the most part. McCollum was going to play regardless due to the shitty opponent. Howard getting in foul trouble accelerated him getting in there. Neither are terrible, and they give good effort, but they should really only get spot minutes.

I like Coleman. I want to like Howard but he makes it difficult at times.

It’s still the first fucking game so all that is probably hot garbage, but those are my thoughts.

 

[Creed]

No McKeever is tough since he was brought in to fill a specific void. At the same time, he’s not going to play all game so need to figure out wtf to do when he’s not in there. Tonight not a bad time to test that out a bit.

No concerns with Sage or Koch. They’re solid. Combs good too and in control. No reason to worry about any of these three at this point

Good to see Coon in there. He’s athletic as fuck and I’m guessing Ben likes that on D and will take his chances with him on O as long as a couple legit shooters are out there too.

Surprised at Trey Thompson. Was hoping to see more of him but that is obviously Ben’s call. Thompson, Harris and Coon are all the same age so maybe as simple as Coon being the best. Really was hoping for a Thompson bump this year though.

Matteoni and McCollum were annoying. McKeever playing probably keeps Matteoni on the bench for the most part. McCollum was going to play regardless due to the shitty opponent. Howard getting in foul trouble accelerated him getting in there. Neither are terrible, and they give good effort, but they should really only get spot minutes.

I like Coleman. I want to like Howard but he makes it difficult at times.

It’s still the first fucking game so all that is probably hot garbage, but those are my thoughts.

I agree with pretty much all of this. Coon was great on both ends. I thought Jirak showed he has significantly improved and it seems like he can be a reliable backup to McKeever. Good size, good passer, can pick n pop a little bit. That’s a strong backup 5. I like Coleman and think he will be a great asset this year.
Sage and Koch did well enough. Combs was fine. Really disappointed with McCollum and Matteoni over Harris and Thompson. And free throws plus rebounding. But I did think the ball moved pretty well and hope that movement is a sign of things to come.

 

[Mitchandrsn]

It doesn’t really matter, but Matteoni actually had an incredibly efficient 9 minutes.

 

[CleteyColgate]

He’s still way better than lil lick. No one is shooting well tonight.

#FireBen

 

[Billy Butters]

Starting three shitty or reluctant shooters like Howard, Combs and Manyawu makes no sense. Coleman will make or break this team. They need his penetration and shooting and he is the one guy that can make the game easier for Koch and Sage. I think this team could end up being pretty damn good.

 

[douglasbader]

It doesn’t really matter, but Matteoni actually had an incredibly efficient 9 minutes.

That should get them back to the Elite 8 and win over transfers from SEMO.

 

[Hawk_Kegmasters]

What’s the story with the Simpkins kid transferring from Oregon to Lipscomb of all places? 32 MPG and 12.5 PPG in the Big Ten as a third year kid and he transfers down?

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Dicky?

 

[L. Wade Childress]

What’s the story with the Simpkins kid transferring from Oregon to Lipscomb of all places? 32 MPG and 12.5 PPG in the Big Ten as a second year kid and he transfers down?

he was at Elon before that.

 

[BillyBob]

Boyz, nepotism is an aggressive cancer, and it can metastasize quickly.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Yikes

 

[Hawk_Kegmasters]

Read this thread before watching the game and expected it to look uglier. My main concerns coming out are free throw shooting and the ice rink court. The young guys looked good, Coon looks like a guy that will have a major role all year, Jirak will get shit done when called upon. 4*s Harris and Thompson have showed nothing in the mop up time they’ve had in the exhibition and this game. I ain’t gonna bitch until we get to the meat of the schedule and see how things shake out.

 

[Monster]

I think Ben spent the offseason sniffing his own farts. Very very proud of himself.

Holy shit, Doug. Calm the fuck down. It's the first game of the year and a 20+ pt win.

 

[Monster]

Big Trev!

He's an affable young fella. Certainly not a pear either. Might need a new name.

 

[kenos]

This isn't the Fran era. I'm confident that the backcourt will get coached up sufficiently. Coleman will be the guy in January, with Combs to back him up. Sage is the 2.

 

[Monster]

Yeah I think some of y'all might be overreacting (no wai!) just a bit about last night. And about Peyton McCollum. Could be a vein of gold to be dug (Doug) in a couple years. I hope I remember. Probably won't.

 

[douglasbader]

Yeah I think some of y'all might be overreacting (no wai!) just a bit about last night. And about Peyton McCollum. Could be a vein of gold to be dug (Doug) in a couple years. I hope I remember. Probably won't.

If the gold is that I said Peyton McCollum and Joey shouldn't play over 4* players, dig away on that gold.

 

[Monster]

If the gold is that I said Peyton McCollum and Joey shouldn't play over 4* players, dig away on that gold.

That's all you've said?

 

[douglasbader]

McCollum has Peyton and Joey in his first half regular rotation and his 4* duo with offers from Purdue, Gonzaga, Tennessee and other high major programs buried as the 13th and 14th players. That's a shocking and alarming development.

This is the Big Ten. You will not compete if you cannot evaluate and motivate highly talented and highly recruited players, one who has been in the program for over a year now. It's going to get used against you. Everyone recruiting against you is going to point to the talent buried while Daddy's boy and Joey get significant minutes.

No matter what you think, this is not a good sign. At all.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

Otoh, Coon looks really good and has a big ten body right away.

 

[nolookpass]

How'd Isaiah Oglesby shoot?

 

[douglasbader]

Coon playing is awesome, he's a highly rated 4* with offers from elite programs. He can play all day long.

 

[Monster]

McCollum has Peyton and Joey in his first half regular rotation and his 4* duo with offers from Purdue, Gonzaga, Tennessee and other high major programs buried as the 13th and 14th players. That's a shocking and alarming development.

This is the Big Ten. You will not compete if you cannot evaluate and motivate highly talented and highly recruited players, one who has been in the program for over a year now. It's going to get used against you. Everyone recruiting against you is going to point to the talent buried while Daddy's boy and Joey get significant minutes.

No matter what you think, this is not a good sign. At all.

It was the 1st game. Relax.

 

[TurdBurgler]

Combs and Coleman can handle 99% of the minutes at PG. PMac is too small and too slow for this level. I love what Coon brings to the table, he was our best rebounder.