*** 2018 Maui Invitational ***

[Denim Vest]

This is not a game thread just feel like this is a topic that needs starting. Can talk about Xavier. Talk about Duke, Zags anyone else in the field. Can house any pics of Bruce and the boys on the beaches of Maui that may circulate. Maybe a luau. Lot to discuss with festivities for this event starting later this week.

 

[Denim Vest]

Btw Xavier struggled with something called Evansville yesterday 91-85.

 

[Muttonchop]

Btw Xavier struggled with something called Evansville yesterday 91-85.

I don't think Xavier will be good this year. But I will say, traditionally, Evansville is a team that you have to watch. They've had some success at the mid-major level.

 

[MomentInTheSun]

Would love to see the young geniuses rain an unholy barrage of threes on that sanctimonious hair dye enthusiast Coach K. What a treat that would be for the Cbb world. Mud stomping a beleaguered Xavier squad should be a nice warm up

 

[Denim Vest]

Here’s a little nugget. Duke has played in 5 Maui Invitationals and never lost a game.

 

[MomentInTheSun]

Also would be quite funny to see Jared slide 50 feet down the court as he takes an exaggerated charge against Zion

 

[demeat]

Would love to see the young geniuses rain an unholy barrage of threes on that sanctimonious hair dye enthusiast Coach K. What a treat that would be for the Cbb world. Mud stomping a beleaguered Xavier squad should be a nice warm up

LAMP post for use of palatial vocabulary

 

[Denim Vest]

Also would be quite funny to see Jared slide 50 feet down the court as he takes an exaggerated charge against Zion

Ho dawg or Malik checking Zion is must see television. My Gad this matchup has to happen.

 

[MomentInTheSun]

Duke getting all they can handle from Army right now deep into the first.

 

[Gran_Polla]

Auburn can beat this Duke team. Army has had wide open shots all day. I’m giddy as shit thinking about us being a top 3 team when we win the Maui.

 

[WDE_Tarp]

Obviously it is silly to try and read too much into this Duke/Army game, but the fact that Duke is struggling defending a team that is wide-open and knocking down three's is giving me a solid semi.

 

[FormerlyKnownAsSOLLY]

As accomplished as Corch K is, he has never opposed Lord BRUCE that I can think of. His having trouble with his alma mater today is scaring me of looming SDS. He really needs to win that game & advance cause he needs to
MARK IT OFF THE LIST

 

[MomentInTheSun]

pretty amazing how little usage everyone else on the team gets. That M Bolden kid was the #11 ranked overall player in the country two years ago, and he's basically a decoy who gets 3 shots against army. Two of those bench dudes too were also top 40 players and they get nothing

 

[MomentInTheSun]

 

[ShenaniganZ]

Here’s a little nugget. Duke has played in 5 Maui Invitationals and never lost a game.

Crazy stat

 

[Fatz Geronimo]

Auburn can beat this Duke team. Army has had wide open shots all day. I’m giddy as shit thinking about us being a top 3 team when we win the Maui.

we’d deserve to be #1 if we beat Washington, Xavier, Duke and Gonzaga in a 5 game stretch... that’s a legitimately Sweet 16/Elite 8/Final Four/National Championship caliber run

 

[AuWaterfowl]

Rodney leaves Wednesday heading to Maui.

 

[WDE_Tarp]

Rodney leaves Wednesday heading to Maui.

Does he need a whipping boy or anything?

 

[Gran_Polla]

Rodney leaves Wednesday heading to Maui.

I thought he was going with the team?

 

[MomentInTheSun]

 

[x-iceman-x]

Obviously it is silly to try and read too much into this Duke/Army game, but the fact that Duke is struggling defending a team that is wide-open and knocking down three's is giving me a solid semi.

I don't know why but solid semi made me laff harder than I initially thought it would as I read it. Reminds me when Conor McGegor called Nate Diaz a skinny fat bitch.

 

[stutsman23]

Also would be quite funny to see Jared slide 50 feet down the court as he takes an exaggerated charge against Zion

Would love to see Sweet Jared put on a clinic on drawing charges against Corch K's group of young studs... Corch K and his HOF staff will no doubt be in awe of the incredible effort, positioning, form, and flop when young Jared puts his skills on display in Hawaii. If Jared and Bryce get hot early from 3, force a few big turnovers, and start slapping the floor on the defensive end in front of the DUKE bench deer lourde I'm not sure I'll be able to contain myself.

 

[DufnerFanBoy]

Worried about all the Auburn/Duke matchup hype. Hope we don’t look past Xavier. While I don’t think they’re as good as they’ve been in recent years, I don’t think we can just easily roll over them.

 

[anon_4CmGPvQPk5H1WLRv]

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I like the way you think Jon

 

[RistDownAU]

Did Xavier change coaches? I remember the dude that was there when we beat them a few years ago was pretty salty about it and the next year when they won he said something.

 

[anon_4CmGPvQPk5H1WLRv]

I am so glad I work from home. I will be watching game and "not working"

 

[MomentInTheSun]

Did Xavier change coaches? I remember the dude that was there when we beat them a few years ago was pretty salty about it and the next year when they won he said something.

yeah. The head coach left for Louisville and Xavier promoted one of the assistants. I

 

[Slippin Jimmy]

I am so glad I work from home. I will be watching game and "not working"

I figured a baller like you would be headed to Maui

 

[anon_4CmGPvQPk5H1WLRv]

I figured a baller like you would be headed to Maui

times so f... hard right now. I will bounce back soon. I wanted to but school also not helping

 

[cookedw]

I am so glad I work from home. I will be watching game and "not working"

I'll be at Disney

 

[Boytano]

what time is Tiger Walk?

 

[Boytano]

6 long days til we get to see Bruce and his Young Geniuses...not helping my cabin fever.

 

[DufnerFanBoy]

6 long days til we get to see Bruce and his Young Geniuses...not helping my cabin fever.

Is the game tomorrow not on TV? We play Mississippi College tomorrow, right?

 

[MomentInTheSun]

Is the game tomorrow not on TV? We play Mississippi College tomorrow, right?

Think it’s on the alternate sec network channel

 

[Boytano]

shooo...you're right. Thank Bruce almighty!

 

[DufnerFanBoy]

shooo...you're right. Thank Bruce almighty!

Bruce was trying to throw in as many games before Maui to get Danjel eligible. Or at least that’s my story as to why we’re playing Miss College.

 

[Denim Vest]

 

[Denim Vest]

Bruce was trying to throw in as many games before Maui to get Danjel eligible. Or at least that’s my story as to why we’re playing Miss College.

Think we couldn’t get a halfway decent club to fill out the schedule that wouldn’t be an RPI drag. So we just picked up a D2 cause I don’t think they even count toward the metrics.

 

[Denim Vest]

Duke twitter bots already looking ahead to a matchup with the boogs:



I’ll take the over.

 

[Fillup Marschell]

I look for Duke to throw an early game to avoid playing Bruce.