Creighton Basketball 2013-2014

guitarguy · Post by **guitarguy** » Sun Jan 12, 2014 5:42 pm

Just got home from the game.. This game was my favorite Creighton game I have ever attended. The crowd was the loudest crowd I've ever heard at the Clink and the team showed true guts to come back from going down 0-12 in the first 2 minutes. So proud of the Jays today.. they should be getting some good press after the win today.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sun Jan 12, 2014 7:28 pm

And here I was worried Doug wouldn't get his touches

CU played well, but not the first five minutes nor the last 5 minutes. I agree the crowd was in to it most of the first half. Too bad many had to leave before the game was over. IIRC it started out 6-15, all points made on three pointers. They doubled down their big for most of the game, but that left their wings wide open for threes. That appears how they are going to handle Big East's front court. 17,589, bit there were many season ticket holders empty seats.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sun Jan 12, 2014 7:37 pm

Great comeback win for the Jays. I was a little worried there at the beginning, but the fans didn't let up and nor did the players. Great win and can't wait to see how far they climb in the polls tomorrow.

guitarguy · Post by **guitarguy** » Sun Jan 12, 2014 7:44 pm

Coyote wrote:And here I was worried Doug wouldn't get his touches CU played well, but not the first five minutes nor the last 5 minutes. I agree the crowd was in to it most of the first half. Too bad many had to leave before the game was over. IIRC it started out 6-15, all points made on three pointers. They doubled down their big for most of the game, but that left their wings wide open for threes. That appears how they are going to handle Big East's front court. 17,589, bit there were many season ticket holders empty seats.

Might not be a bad strategy to lock down the paint and live and die by the other teams 3 point percentage going forward. Creighton's ability to shoot the 3 really helps too since other teams take bad desperation 3 point shots when down by a lot.

I was prepared for a much different game with Gibbs out and Dougie dealing with a shoulder sprain. Shows just how tough this team is.

Post by **Brad** » Sun Jan 12, 2014 8:32 pm

Couple Quick Photos of the Arena tonight.

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Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 12:13 pm

AP Poll

1. Arizona (61) 17-0 1621 1
2. Syracuse (4) 16-0 1560 2
3. Wisconsin 16-0 1482 3
4. Michigan St. 15-1 1442 4
5. Wichita St. 17-0 1300 5
6. Villanova 15-1 1289 6
7. Florida 13-2 1205 7
8. Iowa St. 14-1 1048 8
9. Oklahoma St. 14-2 1046 9
10. San Diego St. 14-1 1020 10
11. Ohio St. 15-2 979 11
12. Baylor 13-2 952 12
13. Kentucky 12-3 912 13
14. Iowa 14-3 831 14
15. Kansas 11-4 686 15
16. Massachusetts 14-1 579 16
17. Memphis 12-3 536 17
18. Louisville 14-3 525 18
19. Cincinnati 15-2 405 19
20. Creighton 14-2 329 20
21. Colorado 14-3 328 21
22. Pittsburgh 15-1 299 22
23. Duke 12-4 193 23
24. Saint Louis 15-2 148 24
25. UCLA 13-3 103 25

Others Receiving Votes: Oklahoma 103, Missouri 42, Oregon 39, Connecticut 35, Kansas St. 25, Gonzaga 17, Michigan 11, California 10, Virginia 6, Louisiana Tech 5, Harvard 3, Xavier 3, Illinois 3, New Mexico 3, Geo. Washington 2

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 12:35 pm

Creighton is 19th in the coaches poll.

guitarguy · Post by **guitarguy** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 12:42 pm

Woo Hoo!!! Huge jump up the polls!

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 12:47 pm

USA Today Poll

1. Arizona (30) 17-0 798 1
2. Syracuse (1) 16-0 766 2
3. Wisconsin 16-0 724 3
4. Michigan St. (1) 15-1 718 4
5. Wichita St. 17-0 666 5
6. Villanova 15-1 598 6
7. Florida 13-2 573 7
8. Oklahoma St. 14-2 517 8
9. Ohio St. 15-2 516 9
10. Iowa St. 14-1 495 10
11. San Diego St. 14-1 481 11
12. Kentucky 12-3 424 12
13. Baylor 13-2 413 13
14. Louisville 14-3 393 14
15. Massachusetts 14-1 330 15
16. Iowa 14-3 297 16
17. Memphis 12-3 274 17
18. Kansas 11-4 272 18
19. Creighton 14-2 216 19
20. Duke 12-4 163 20
21. Pittsburgh 15-1 144 21
22. Colorado 14-3 103 22
23. Cincinnati 15-2 87 23
24. Gonzaga 14-3 82 24
25. UCLA 13-3 74 25

Others Receiving Votes: Saint Louis 68, Oregon 51, Missouri 43, Oklahoma 39, Kansas St. 15, California 9, New Mexico 9, Michigan 9, Connecticut 8, Harvard 6, Geo. Washington 6, Southern Miss 5, Virginia 4, Xavier 2, VCU 2

Post by **Brad** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 12:53 pm

I sure hope they don't have one of those let down games tomorrow, Butler is a lot better than their record. Hope the fans come out in force for an 8pm game too!

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:23 pm

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:46 pm

Coyote wrote:

Thats a great shot.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:52 pm

1 Pete Maravich LSU 83 3,667
2 Freeman Williams Portland State 106 3,249
3 Lionel Simmons La Salle 131 3,217
4 Alphonso Ford Mississippi Valley 109 3,165
5 Harry Kelly Texas Southern 110 3,066
6 Keydren Clark Saint Peter's 118 3,058
7 Hersey Hawkins Bradley 125 3,008
8 Oscar Robertson Cincinnati 88 2,973
9 Danny Manning Kansas 147 2,951
10 Alfredrick Hughes Loyola Chicago 120 2,914
11 Elvin Hayes Houston 93 2,884
12 Tyler Hansbrough North Carolina 142 2,872
13 Larry Bird Indiana State 94 2,850
14 Otis Birdsong Houston 116 2,832
15 Kevin Bradshaw Bethune-Cookman 111 2,804
16 Allan Houston Tennessee 128 2,801
17 J.J. Redick Duke 139 2,769
18 Hank Gathers Southern Cal/Loyola Marymount 117 2,723
19 Reggie Lewis Northeastern 122 2,708
20 Daren Queenan Lehigh 118 2,703
21 Byron Larkin Xavier 121 2,696
22 Bo McCalebb New Orleans 128 2,679
23 David Robinson Navy 127 2,669
24 Wayman Tisdale Oklahoma 104 2,661
25 Stephen Curry Davidson 104 2,635
26 Troy Bell Boston College 122 2,632
27 Michael Brooks La Salle 114 2,628
28 Doug McDermott Creighton 126 2,616
29 Calbert Cheaney Indiana 132 2,613
30 Mark Macon Temple 126 2,609
31 Don MacLean UCLA 127 2,608
32 Joe Dumars McNeese State 116 2,605

Post by **Brad** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:53 pm

I would assume he will pass Curry tomorrow night only needing 19 points.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:57 pm

14 regular season games left, maybe 3 Conference Championship games, maybe 3 NCAA Tournament game left:
20 games x 20 points = 400 points = 3,016 career points puts him in 7th place all time.

Post by **Brad** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 2:25 pm

Coyote wrote:14 regular season games left, maybe 3 Conference Championship games, maybe 3 NCAA Tournament game left:
20 games x 20 points = 400 points = 3,016 career points puts him in 7th place all time.

Wow, your setting the bar really high! Hope the can do that down the stretch, but I don't think the season is going to get any easier....

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 2:50 pm

Brad wrote:
Coyote wrote:14 regular season games left, maybe 3 Conference Championship games, maybe 3 NCAA Tournament game left:
20 games x 20 points = 400 points = 3,016 career points puts him in 7th place all time.
Wow, your setting the bar really high! Hope the can do that down the stretch, but I don't think the season is going to get any easier....

I agree that it is a lot of points to score, but he is averaging 25.0 pts/game this season. As we continue in league play, he is going to see quite a few minutes, which will probably result in a lot of scoring.

Post by **Brad** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 2:55 pm

But for the rest of the season, they will see everyone twice. I am sure they will start to contain him at least a little. Like I said, I hope he can do it, but its going to be tough.

Post by **Brad** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 7:51 pm

My photos are finally posted over on Rivals.

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ShawJ · Post by **ShawJ** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:41 pm

Nice! Those shots of the CLink are great.

It sounds like Doug is first place on a lot of voter's ballots (as of now) for the Wooden award. If he can keep it up, I wonder how deep of a run Creighton needs in the tournament for him to win.

Post by **Brad** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:45 pm

Thanks!

guitarguy · Post by **guitarguy** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:46 pm

Sweet 16 minimum probably..

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:43 pm

Saw this post on bluejayunderground:
Amazing where Wragge was shooting....and making them from:

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:48 pm

Received an email from Creighton that the $1 beer and soda starts at 6:30 instead of 7 and runs until 8 for tomorrow's game vs Butler.

Post by **Brad** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:48 pm

He gets way back there. Here is another one from Sunday night. Easily 3' behind the line.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 10:09 pm

That range will get him a hard look from the NBA.

guitarguy · Post by **guitarguy** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 10:47 pm

I too have wondered what it would take for Wragge to get looks from the NBA. I really hope this is a special year for the Jays so far it has definitely lived up to the hype!

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 10:49 pm

How many scouts did they say were there for the Xavier game? I know it was at least 10.

Post by **Brad** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 10:51 pm

Coyote wrote:How many scouts did they say were there for the Xavier game? I know it was at least 10.

Not sure how many scouts, but there were 4 NBA GMs there.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue Jan 14, 2014 12:10 am

Oh, yeah, one good thing about the Xavier game : they didn't try to repeat the 'Sweet Caroline' moment from the Marquette game!

ShawJ · Post by **ShawJ** » Tue Jan 14, 2014 8:52 pm

Really solid half from Creighton, leading Butler 53-24.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue Jan 14, 2014 9:00 pm

Doug passes Curry with 24 points in the first half, he ties Butler by himself.

Average 20 for the rest of the year to high, Brad?

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue Jan 14, 2014 10:33 pm

20 Daren Queenan Lehigh 118 2,703
21 Byron Larkin Xavier 121 2,696
22 Bo McCalebb New Orleans 128 2,679
23 David Robinson Navy 127 2,669
24 Wayman Tisdale Oklahoma 104 2,661
25. Doug McDermott. Creighton 127 2,644
26. Stephen Curry Davidson 104 2,635
27 Troy Bell Boston College 122 2,632
28. Michael Brooks La Salle 114 2,628

Post by **Brad** » Tue Jan 14, 2014 10:52 pm

ShawJ wrote:Really solid half from Creighton, leading Butler 53-24.

I saw an awesome state at the Half on Twitter... Butler 24, Doug 24!

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Tue Jan 14, 2014 11:07 pm

Great game for the Jays, if it would have been closer, Doug may have had a chance at a new career high (high is currently 44). 10 wins in a row.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Tue Jan 14, 2014 11:17 pm

By the way, I am not sure if there is a video of it yet, but I would love to see Devin Brooks' pass to McDermott in the post again. Probably the best pass of Creighton's season so far.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue Jan 14, 2014 11:23 pm

Yesterday's SI Bracket Watch has Creighton a 6 seed in the West, playing GW again, then the 3 seed Ohio St.
Villanova is the 2 seed in the South, while Georgetown and Xavier are 9 seeds.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 1:00 am

skinzfan23 wrote:By the way, I am not sure if there is a video of it yet, but I would love to see Devin Brooks' pass to McDermott in the post again. Probably the best pass of Creighton's season so far.

@ 0:20

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Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 1:05 am

Found a better one @ 0:30

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skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 6:43 pm

I just left feedback on the Big East's website with the following: There is an error on the statistics of the conference. Creighton's attendance figure doesn't include the attendance from the game on 1/14/14. The correct stats should be 10 games and 175,225 for an average of 17,522. Currently it reads 10 games and 157,623 for an average of 15,762.

Lets hope they get this to update correctly. I am really proud of Jays fans and the City of Omaha for the turnout and hope it gets displayed correctly.