College Hoops Is So Boring

**dfberger23** · 12-11-10, 04:42 PM

During this part of the year I agree with you, very few games I can watch with interest. Once conference play starts I get more interested.

**doublej95** · 12-11-10, 04:48 PM

I only watch Duke Basketball games, could care less about any other college games.

**Landscaper** · 12-11-10, 04:50 PM

Collage is way better to watch than Nba imo

**Pete0** · 12-11-10, 04:51 PM

Lol coach, throw us a winner and the whole board is going to watch it

**ttwarrior1** · 12-11-10, 04:51 PM

i prefer college, but usually better if you have a favorite team , nothing beats march madness though

**Metalhead** · 12-11-10, 04:53 PM

I like the fact that college games are over quick, 2 hours and bet on the next one.

**Masu485** · 12-11-10, 04:55 PM

i never understood americans' fascination with college hoops

**Jessica** · 12-11-10, 04:59 PM

College Hoops is way better than the NBA. More fun to watch and they actually give a damn.

**sjm5122** · 12-11-10, 05:57 PM

^^this

**beerman2619** · 12-11-10, 06:09 PM

yeah kind of more of a college fan then nba.

**szk1983** · 12-11-10, 06:12 PM

depends on what league you watch. the big ten is boring, and low scoring. the sec and big east is more fun to watch.

**Reload** · 12-11-10, 06:12 PM

Years ago was even more of a drag. No three-point line the 45-second shot clock. Really sucked and was unwatchable for me.

**pokernut9999** · 12-11-10, 06:15 PM

Only watch the last 2 minutes of each half.

**BIGDAY** · 12-11-10, 07:22 PM

Originally posted by jjgold

How can anyone watch it??

I will take NBA any day of week over this stuff

Kidding right?

I love college ball. I just feel that they are out there fighting for the win right out of the gate. Much better Rivalry games in college than in NBA. Plus, I just feel that the NBA plays three quarters like, dur dah dur, and then each team checks the score in the fourth quarter at some point and decides wheather or not they will make a run at it... My 2 cents.

**pokernut9999** · 12-11-10, 07:33 PM

Loved the end of that Kentucky game

**Wreckloose** · 12-11-10, 07:50 PM

Crowd and atmosphere are better. Just have to watch the right teams.

**louisv516** · 12-11-10, 07:53 PM

College sports is general are boring, I can't watch if it's not the best of the best.

**AribaAriba** · 12-11-10, 07:59 PM

the best game that i watched was buffalo against akron, some of the worst of the worst. Had money on akron big, i can watch flipping coin as long as i have money on it. Degenerate so the least?

**zam77** · 12-11-10, 08:50 PM

Both are boring until the Tourney rollsl around and the nba playoffs. Nba can be really slow at times during the reg. season.

**jjgold** · 12-11-10, 09:00 PM

Watching pro ball like real men do

**jlgarciaiii22** · 12-11-10, 09:16 PM

College Hoops is the only reason I'm still playing...

**THEGREAT30** · 12-11-10, 09:33 PM

all sports bore me I have totally killed the fun factor by gambling

**Trucker George** · 12-11-10, 09:51 PM

Take the amount of money that you make in a week from your job, whatever that number is, and bet a side ATS: suddenly that boring game is going to get real interesting.

And that's a guaranteed way to make your college hoops experience more lively.

Or, I'll simply tell you what I told a former girlfriend as I sat on the couch watching MLB one evening: her: "I think baseball is boring". me: "well, MLB thinks YOU'RE BORING!"

**harlee71** · 12-11-10, 10:08 PM

Love College hoops.

**Shonner** · 12-11-10, 10:23 PM

35 second shot clock needs to go.

**flyingillini** · 12-11-10, 10:33 PM

Nothing like watching the ILLINI!

**southie** · 12-11-10, 10:58 PM

Yeah he's bored because he's generally blown out by halftime. Game over.

JJ, do you ever get sick of losing?

**agharah1** · 12-11-10, 11:22 PM

The NBA has so many rules that promote scoring: longer games, shorter shot clock, more fouls per player, defensive 3 seconds, etc. The pro game tends to be more front court and iso-oriented while college places more emphasis on guard play and team ball. NBA players also have to be much more consistent shooters to make it in the league, while in college the fact that the average player can't hit a wide open jump shot more than 45% of the time is all the defense most teams need. The one and done/prep to pro era has sapped college basketball of some of its bigger, more athletic recruits. As a result, we've seen the proliferation of slow down, Princeton style offenses while NBA teams like to stay up-tempo. College tends to have a shortage of experienced officials which leads to some inconsistent foul calling.

Ultimately, I like college more. For one thing, the NBA tends to waste its talent because when teams play 82 games per year, they tend to take games off. I feel that makes a lot of NBA games tossups when they shouldn't be. In College, 70% of games are won by the home team, which is one of the reasons the RPI was changed to place such excessive emphasis on road wins (not that it matters, all the Missouri Valley teams that inflate their RPIs with road-heavy schedules rarely get at large bids anyway). A lot of schools place their student sections courtside rather than some no-name big spending VIPs. Conference play brings lots of quality matchups every single night (except Fridays anyway). And of course, there are 345 D-I teams playing 30 games a year which makes for a ridiculous amount of hoops, to say nothing of the NCAA tournament. The NBA Playoffs, on the other hand, just feel like they drag on while we wait for the inevitable Lakers/Spurs/Celtics/Heat final matchup.

In the end, I love me some college basketball, but I'll watch the NBA Playoffs after the tournament to kill time until the baseball season starts getting good.

**jgray** · 12-12-10, 12:09 AM

You just miss college football like the rest of us. First weekend with only limited games. I know I felt the void.

**emoney** · 12-12-10, 12:12 AM

Basketball in general is a waste of time.

**BernardMadoff** · 12-12-10, 12:13 AM

Originally posted by jjgold

How can anyone watch it??

I will take NBA any day of week over this stuff

Lol I agree it is boring, depends on which teams you watch though. If you watch a halfcourt team who pass the ball around the key for 30 seconds before shooting then its really boring. I like watching a team with a motion offense or a team that gets up and down the court.

**LT Profits** · 12-12-10, 12:24 AM

You are insane JJ, college hoops is 10 times better than NBA. I would never watch an NBA game if I didn't have a bet on it, whereas as I could watch a college game just for the joy of the game, March Madness is the best sporting event in North America, better than the Super Bowl.

**biff** · 12-12-10, 12:28 AM

not boring when you lose it all by half a point... instead a living hell. college bball has totally for good wiped me out.

**gators0708** · 12-12-10, 12:39 AM

Then dont watch it!