A couple of new faces are added to the mix, and the HPP crew has a healthy debate about the NBA’s MVP race. Also, the biggest surprise and most disappointing teams at the college halfway point are discussed, plus a new Draft Stock Report and game predictions for the coming week.
CHAPTERS:
1. NBA Chat (7:29)
2. College Hoops Notebook (27:14)
- Among the many surprising teams this season, there are 12 schools that are either ranked or receiving a lot of consideration in the polls: Clemson, NC State, Providence, Marquette, Iowa State, Kansas State, Missouri, Mississippi State, Charleston, Rutgers, Northwestern, and Wisconsin. Out of these 12 teams, which are serious contenders to make noise in March Madness and which are pretenders?
- There are 12 teams that received a lot of recognition in the preseason polls who are underperforming: Indiana, Michigan, North Carolina, Duke, Villanova, Creighton, Oregon, Dayton, Kentucky, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, and Baylor. Of these teams, which are finished and which could still make a long run in March?
- In Arizona’s last three games, all of which were vs. unranked opponents, the Wildcats have not scored over 70 points, which included a home loss to Washington State. Concerned?
- Updated Final Four picks
3. Draft Stock Rising (1:05:09)
- Brandon Miller, Alabama
- Gradey Dick, Kansas
- Jordan Hawkins, Connecticut
- Noah Clowney, Alabama
- Maxwell Lewis, Pepperdine
- Taylor Hendricks, UCF
- Taevion Kinsey, Marshall
- Brandin Podziemski, Santa Clara
4. Draft Stock Falling (1:38:13)
- Tyrese Hunter, Texas
- Pete Nance, North Carolina
- Andre Curbelo, St. John's
- Taran Armstrong, California Baptist
- Jamarion Sharp, Western Kentucky
- Skyy Clark, Illinois
5. Game Predictions (1:59:48)
- 1/10 — UNC @ Virginia
- 1/10 — Michigan State @ Wisconsin
- 1/11 — Indiana @ Penn State
- 1/11 — Alabama @ Arkansas
- 1/11 — UConn @ Marquette
- 1/11 — Creighton @ Xavier
- 1/11 — TCU @ Texas
- 1/12 — Michigan @ Iowa
- 1/12 — Gonzaga @ BYU
- 1/13 — Michigan State @ Illinois
- 1/14 — Kentucky @ Tennessee
- 1/14 — Kansas State @ TCU
- 1/14 — Providence @ Creighton
- 1/14 — Iowa State @ Kansas
- 1/14 — Miami @ NC State
- 1/14 — Wisconsin @ Indiana
- 1/14 — Duke @ Clemson
- 1/15 — Marquette @ Xavier
- 1/15 — Ohio State @ Rutgers
- 1/16 — Purdue @ Michigan State