Comments on: 2008 BracketBuster Preview: Davidson at Winthrop

By: John

John — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:58:23 +0000

@ I said I watch Davidson when they were on ESPN or ESPN2. Ace said that I should watch them on MASN or RAYCOM. I don’t get those channels. I see enough college basketball to know what I am talking about. Go to the George Mason at Ohio BracketBusters and see what Jonathan Wall thought of my ”basketball knowledge.” I’m done with this.

By: Dex

Dex — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:40:17 +0000

@ John, I agree with everything that you said about IU except Mike Davis. He got them to the championship game, but that was Bobby’s team. Maybe it’s just that I can’t stand him, but I don’t agree that they should have kept Davis (I was so happy to see that UAB didn’t beat Memphis, and that goes for Vaden too). I watched nearly every game that IU played while Davis was the coach, and he was not a good coach. I will say that he was a very good recruiter (talents like D.J., Vaden, and several others). But I watched them waste that talent because of poor coaching.

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:36:32 +0000

John,

Don’t say yesterday “How can I watch Davidson play when they are never on TV?” and then today flip-flop and say that you watch Davidson every single second they are on TV. I mean it’s not hard to decide. Either you watch Davidson or you don’t. Which is it?

How many times do I have to tell you who I root for before it registers in your head? For the seventh time I root for Davidson and Georgia Tech. Don’t ask me again.

Please stop putting words in peoples’ mouths. That’s not what this board is for. I never disrespected Calethes or anyone else on Florida. Like I said, I will withhold further judgment on Florida because I admit I haven’t seen them a ton. I would appreciate it if you did the same for both Davidson and every other team in the nation outside of Gainesville.

By: John

John — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:31:47 +0000

@ Rick. I saw Davidson play North Carolina this year, a half of the Duke game, the N.C.-Greensboro game, the last 2 Southern Conference finals, so I think i’m more than qualified to speak about them. It’s not so much the team as it is the fact that you won’t acknowledge what everyone in the SEC does: That Calathes is a star, and in 2 years will be the best point guard in the conference. You know something Rick: I would love to see the Gators go down to Belk Arena, not just this year, but the next 5 as well. Then, they have their chance to beat a good team, and we could settle this once and for all. You know who my ”team of interest” is. They ran the games @ Alabama, @ Tennessee and vs Kentucky on ESPNU. Maybe you should have watched those(just a suggestion.) I’d love to know who you root for.

@ Dex. Thank you. All I can say on the Sampson front is that he was stupid for what he did, knowing he had a history. I just hope this doesn’t effect their play because they do have Final Four talent. I’m glad D.J. White finally got a wing man to play with, after all those years he carried the team. I heard that they put a clause in his contract saying they can’t fire him. That wasn’t smart. They should have kept Mike Davis. I wonder if IU fans remember he got to a National Championship Game.

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:17:23 +0000

John,

Let’s be honest, the only person refusing to give respect here is you. While I don’t think Florida is very good, I respect them enough to say they would probably beat a strong Davidson team at home.

You on the other hand, virtually guaranteed Florida would win at Davidson – even predicted the exact margin of victory my god! That’s not only lack or respect, it’s ignorance stemming from the fact that you have not even seen Davidson play this season (or more likely ever).

I have seen Florida play only a few times this year and you haven’t even made an attempt to see Davidson once, therefore I think it’s obvious neither one of us is going to come around to the other side on this nor do we know enough about each other’s team of interest to make this a relevant discussion.

If you insist on keeping this up, just please don’t come to me crying about a lack of respect when it’s oozing clear as day on your end.

By: Dex

Dex — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:14:10 +0000

John, I think it’s great that you defend the Gators no matter what. I’m the same way with IU. Bad news about Kelvin (although he’s made some bad decisions, he’s a heck of coach). I was really pumped up after the wins vs. Purdue and Michigan St. If they win at Flint then I think their 2 losses vs. Wisconsin won’t matter too much.

By: John

John — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:06:12 +0000

@ Dex. You are 100% correct. I was merely pointing out the facts.

By: Dr Bob

Dr Bob — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:01:54 +0000

Jonathan,
It is the real Dr. Bob and thanks for the nice words.

David,
I enjoy the site, but not sure my Cal Bears should be included in the field right now – although you having them in there gives me hope.

By: Dex

Dex — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:01:28 +0000

Let’s not get into the X school vs. Florida again, there’s no point. I thought about that Pat, and that’s a good point. I just think UCLA and UNC weren’t the best choices. But if Davidson had beaten NC St., Charlotte, and W. Michigan like they should have, it probably wouldn’t be that important that they lost all of their big games.

By: John

John — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:55:48 +0000

@ Rick. I am trying to convince you to give us some credit for the season we are having, and as I said, I only brought Florida up due to Dex using us an example in his scheduling point before. You would agree that Calathes is 2nd. It’s not fair to say that Davidson ”would roll at home” simply because we are 2-time defending National Champions. It’s not every day you lose your top 6 scorers from back-to-back National Championship teams and still win 20 games so far(soft non-league schedule or not.) Saying that Davidson ”would roll at home” is, I don’t want to say a lack of respect, but not giving us the credit we deserve. If they couldn’t beat N.C. State, who we are better than, how can they beat us?(no matter where the venue is.)