WH671 Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 As I was poking around the web I ran across this article and thought of the good folks on HSN. If this has been posted before, my apologies and feel free to remove. Hopefully the link works. My #1 team of all time is ranked #2. http://newarena.com/college-basketball/ranked-25-best-mens-college-basketball-teams-of-all-time/?amxt=tbdt_nar_nofl_rr2&utm_campaign=tb_jc_dt_mcb_alltime&utm_source=tb_ae&&utm_term=foxnews-foxnews&utm_content=Ranked%3A+The+25+Best+Men’s+College+Basketball+Teams+of+All-Time&utm_medium=tbdt-tbdt_nar_nofl_rr2 Almost forgot, all credit goes to "NewArena.com". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 Thanks for the contribution. I really enjoyed it. But ranking the '76 IU, team number 2 ? I don't get it. And that Texas Western team. Very high on the list. Had two players from different high schools from Gary, Indiana. Both of which I saw play in high school. Not many college programs have movies made of them, like Glory Road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 I have no problems with the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 25 minutes ago, rico said: I have no problems with the list. IU disagrees with you. In fact IU hung a banner saying the '76 team is the all time number one team. IU Celebrates 40th Anniversary Of Undefeated Basketball Team | News - Indiana Public Media Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoomBaby Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 Not sure of the methodology used, if any, for the above list. For comparison, here is a computer ranking of the best teams of the last fifty years, ranked by how dominant they were in their year, which is probably the only objective way to do it: http://www.inccstats.com/basketball/alltime/teams.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 1 hour ago, BoomBaby said: Not sure of the methodology used, if any, for the above list. For comparison, here is a computer ranking of the best teams of the last fifty years, ranked by how dominant they were in their year, which is probably the only objective way to do it: http://www.inccstats.com/basketball/alltime/teams.html No reflection on you BB. And though I appreciate the contribution. Those people need to get a new computer. '76 team. That deep ? No way ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 Many people that followed IU in that era said that the '75 team was better than the '76 one. At the very least, the '75 one deserved to be on the list under the title of '25 best basketball teams'. Now, if the title was '25 best NCAA Basketball Champions', then leave the '75 team off. But, as the story is titled, leaving '75 off is wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 2 hours ago, milehiiu said: IU disagrees with you. In fact IU hung a banner saying the '76 team is the all time number one team. IU Celebrates 40th Anniversary Of Undefeated Basketball Team | News - Indiana Public Media UCLA disagrees with IU... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 4 minutes ago, rico said: UCLA disagrees with IU... Powers burgers or Coney Island ? I say they are both great. And the '76 IU team is greatest team of all time. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 29 minutes ago, 5fouls said: Many people that followed IU in that era said that the '75 team was better than the '76 one. At the very least, the '75 one deserved to be on the list under the title of '25 best basketball teams'. Now, if the title was '25 best NCAA Basketball Champions', then leave the '75 team off. But, as the story is titled, leaving '75 off is wrong. The '75 was better than the '76 team...JMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 35 minutes ago, 5fouls said: Many people that followed IU in that era said that the '75 team was better than the '76 one. At the very least, the '75 one deserved to be on the list under the title of '25 best basketball teams'. Now, if the title was '25 best NCAA Basketball Champions', then leave the '75 team off. But, as the story is titled, leaving '75 off is wrong. Even Coach Knight valued the '75 team over the '76 team. So.... where is the '75 team on the list ? Agree with you. Leaving the '75 team off the list is egregious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosiermd Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 It was before my time, but my Dad always told me 75 was better than 76. He could never stand the fact that the 75 team didn't hang a banner. Not much bothered him. That did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted July 15, 2019 Report Share Posted July 15, 2019 1 hour ago, hoosiermd said: It was before my time, but my Dad always told me 75 was better than 76. He could never stand the fact that the 75 team didn't hang a banner. Not much bothered him. That did. The '75 year team finished the regular season, 29-0. And beat their opponents by an average of over 22 ppg. Scott May going down. And Knight admitted he brought him back too soon. Much like Coach Miller said this past season, in regards to De'Ron Davis. Your dad has a lot of cred saying the 75 team was better than 76. As we saw last season... what an injury ( or more) can make to the outcome of a season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WH671 Posted July 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2019 I was at IU for both the 75 & 76 teams. I agree with all on the merits of both teams. I had "full" season tickets, I remember that it seamed like if you took your eye off the games for a second the other team was down 20 or 25 points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass Cannon Posted July 15, 2019 Report Share Posted July 15, 2019 I refuse to click next 23 times to read a list. I take it the undefeated Hoosiers were #2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Officer Obie Posted July 15, 2019 Report Share Posted July 15, 2019 21 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said: I refuse to click next 23 times to read a list. I take it the undefeated Hoosiers were #2 Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billingsley99 Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 Was winning a championship part of criteria? No way that the 75 team is not in the top 10 and IMO the greatest team to not win the title. Like others have said 75>76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 I am gonna get crucified over this but I believe the '81 team was better than '76. I have always thought that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 13 minutes ago, rico said: I am gonna get crucified over this but I believe the '81 team was better than '76. I have always thought that. Talent wise they probably were and how they were playing at the end of the season but as a team 76 was better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 2 minutes ago, IU Scott said: Talent wise they probably were and how they were playing at the end of the season but as a team 76 was better. The goal is the same...win the championship. And it was accomplished in '81. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 1 minute ago, rico said: The goal is the same...win the championship. And it was accomplished in '81. As well as 76 and they did not lose a game where 81 lost 9 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 Just now, IU Scott said: As well as 76 and they did not lose a game where 81 lost 9 games. Regardless of the record, the mission was accomplished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 23 minutes ago, rico said: Regardless of the record, the mission was accomplished. That was not the point you stated when you said that you thought the 81 team was better than the 76 team. So if both teams own the championship then you do need to look at the record as part of discussion on who was better. Most of the 76 teams was part of a two year run where they went 36-0 in the big ten as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 1 minute ago, IUFLA said: Nope...the only thing that kept that team from taking it all was Scott May's broken arm. Basically the same team as 76, but with 2 additional good players...Lazkowski and Green. And I still remember listening to the Mideast regional gut punch. Still hurts. The 76 and the 81 teams are the ones we are talking about and I said I think the 76 team was better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 4 minutes ago, IU Scott said: The 76 and the 81 teams are the ones we are talking about and I said I think the 76 team was better Realized that and removed my post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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