NCAA Basketball 24-25

[L-Jam3]

[L-Jam3]

Sucks that UConn tanked to steal some of the thunder away from Seton Hall today.

Seton Hall sucks. But UConn's played down to their competition all season, and well, UConn's not particularly good either. McNeeley is gone after this season (top 10 pick in the NBA draft). Karaban was the 5th option on last year's championship team, and his game does not translate to being the alpha dog on the floor. He can make players around him better, but this team doesn't have good ball-handlers. Their wings haven't developed much in the two years they've been at UConn (Ross and Stewart). They thought Mahaney could come in and take a solid chunk of minutes at PG. Nope. He's completely outclassed at this level of D1 ball. Joey Calcaterra or a Cam Spencer he is most certainly not. Swing and a miss. Still, Hurley (ever the smug bastard he is) is owed a mulligan after he sent 7 players to the NBA the past two seasons (and won b2b national championships in the meantime).

Today's loss was freakin brutal.

[EnochRoot]

Sucks that UConn tanked to steal some of the thunder away from Seton Hall today.

Seton Hall sucks. But UConn's played down to their competition all season, and well, UConn's not particularly good either. McNeeley is gone after this season (top 10 pick in the NBA draft). Karaban was the 5th option on last year's championship team, and his game does not translate to being the alpha dog on the floor. He can make players around him better, but this team doesn't have good ball-handlers. Their wings haven't developed much in the two years they've been at UConn (Ross and Stewart). They thought Mahaney could come in and take a solid chunk of minutes at PG. Nope. He's completely outclassed at this level of D1 ball. Joey Calcaterra or a Cam Spencer he is most certainly not. Swing and a miss. Still, Hurley (ever the smug bastard he is) is owed a mulligan after he sent 7 players to the NBA the past two seasons (and won b2b national championships in the meantime).

Today's loss was freakin brutal.

Six titles in 25 years suggests they’re living (rent free) in your head?

[L-Jam3]

Sucks that UConn tanked to steal some of the thunder away from Seton Hall today.

Seton Hall sucks. But UConn's played down to their competition all season, and well, UConn's not particularly good either. McNeeley is gone after this season (top 10 pick in the NBA draft). Karaban was the 5th option on last year's championship team, and his game does not translate to being the alpha dog on the floor. He can make players around him better, but this team doesn't have good ball-handlers. Their wings haven't developed much in the two years they've been at UConn (Ross and Stewart). They thought Mahaney could come in and take a solid chunk of minutes at PG. Nope. He's completely outclassed at this level of D1 ball. Joey Calcaterra or a Cam Spencer he is most certainly not. Swing and a miss. Still, Hurley (ever the smug bastard he is) is owed a mulligan after he sent 7 players to the NBA the past two seasons (and won b2b national championships in the meantime).

Today's loss was freakin brutal.

Six titles in 25 years suggests they’re living (rent free) in your head?

At least much as losses to a team in each of the last two seasons who sucks (YWNM) lives in yours?

[Giff]

Man one emoji can be triggering I guess.

[brian]

Illinois basketball hanging the retired jersey upside down of a guy who only played for them only two years and was accused of rape is peak Illinois.

This is a program whose greatest accomplishment is losing in the national semifinals to a team led by a guy who nailed Sarah Palin three months before.

[HaulCitgo]

Roy Williams is a freak

[duff]

Illinois basketball hanging the retired jersey upside down of a guy who only played for them only two years and was accused of rape is peak Illinois.

This is a program whose greatest accomplishment is losing in the national semifinals to a team led by a guy who nailed Sarah Palin three months before.

Glenn Rice played for Illinois?

[L-Jam3]

Illinois basketball hanging the retired jersey upside down of a guy who only played for them only two years and was accused of rape is peak Illinois.

This is a program whose greatest accomplishment is losing in the national semifinals to a team led by a guy who nailed Sarah Palin three months before.

Glenn Rice played for Illinois?

Glen Rice was nailin’ Palin? How did I not know this?

[DSafetyGuy]

The long and illustrious history of the Great Alaska Shootout.

Bad form to be a sports reporter and sleep with athletes.

[sancarlos]

Illinois basketball hanging the retired jersey upside down of a guy who only played for them only two years and was accused of rape is peak Illinois.

This is a program whose greatest accomplishment is losing in the national semifinals to a team led by a guy who nailed Sarah Palin three months before.

Glenn Rice played for Illinois?

Glen Rice was nailin’ Palin? How did I not know this?

Allegedly, but story seems to check out

[DaveInSeattle]

So when do people at Kansas start looking at Bill Self and thinking maybe its time to move on? The year was supposed to be the "reset"...losing by 34 to BYU is a tough look.

[Steve of phpBB]

My son was working the game; he said it was crazy.

Apparently when BYU was up 41, it was the farthest a Bill Self team has ever been behind in a game.

[wlu_lax6]

Cooper Flagg said he is loving Duke and may want to stay another year. Both Washington Wizards fans are worried.

[rass]

Cooper Flagg said he is loving Duke and may want to stay another year. Both Washington Wizards fans are worried.

That's one quote from the OG Athletic article that some downstream aggregators ran with, ignoring the rest of the piece that is written as if he's definitely a one and done.

Though it's understandable how that happened.

“S—,” Cooper says, “I want to come back next year.”

[duff]

Cooper Flagg said he is loving Duke and may want to stay another year. Both Washington Wizards fans are worried.

The kid isn't staying. He would lose out on a full year of service. NIL will never reach the amount of money he is going to make in the League. His handlers will reel him in. No reason to suffer an injury while having fun playing against lesser competition. Plus his team from this year will pretty much all be gone next year. 5 grad transfer this year as well as Kon and Khaman are leaving. And there are always transfers that didn't get the playing time they thought they were getting.

[Shirley]

Yeah, that's a great example of taking a comment out of context and blowing it up for clicks.

Now, he does already make a shit ton of money at Duke - not just NIL, but straight up national product endorsements - but he's gonna be in the NBA next year.

[mister d]

[sancarlos]

So, three years earns him a lifetime contract? That’s a hell of a pension plan.

[A_B]

These fucking replays are killing the game.

So when I said this, UK was in a game that lasted almost exactly 2.5 hours. No OT, but review upon review. Then, last game, it's over in under 2 hours. I am not a conspiracy theorist, but the marquee game of the night - Bama at MIzzou - started on time just after! If I didn't know better, I'd say the officials were in swallow mode.

[mister d]

So, three years earns him a lifetime contract? That’s a hell of a pension plan.

Alum who had no reason to come back but agreed to be a bridge to get the arena renovation over the line. He can live in my house if he wants.

[L-Jam3]

These fucking replays are killing the game.

So ...I said ...K. ....ga...y ... No O...but...d .... I am ...game...If I ...were in swallow mode.

[A_B]

Dan shulman not having his best game.

[sancarlos]

Thinking of you, DiS.

[DaveInSeattle]

Thinking of you, DiS.

Yeah...not a good season for them. Defensively, they are just lost at times. I was texting with my daughter yesterday, and she was saying that she hasn't been to very many games this year because of her academic load, but that maybe it's not that bad of a thing.

And...just a thought...I know it was Senior night and everything...but maybe giving the coaches son, who NEVER plays, the start and letting Saint Mary's start the game off with a 11-0 run might not have been the best idea.

[DaveInSeattle]

Thinking of you, DiS.

Crazy game for the Zags last night against Santa Clara. Santa Clara started out on fire, going 10-10 from three, getting a 10 point lead, and getting 3 of Gonzaga's big men in foul trouble in the first half. But Khalif Battle hit a bunch of shots before halftime, and gave them a 2 point lead at halftime, and then they ran away with a 19 point win.

The real game changer was when, because of that foul trouble, they put in a freshman, 7 footer Ismailia Diagne from Senegal, who hadn't played a minute all season. He game in and scored 9 points, grabbed 4 rebounds, and played some stiff defense.

[EnochRoot]

So I watched the 2nd half of that MSU @ MD game last night.

Brutal way for MD to lose considering they didn’t need to leave any clock left at all.

[rass]

So I watched the 2nd half of that RU @ UM game last night.

Brutal way for RU to lose...

[Nonlinear FC]

Something in the water in the mitten state.

[rass]

Didn’t realize St John’s was so good this season. That was quick!

[DaveInSeattle]

That Alabama-Auburn game was super fun, even with Dick Vitale on the call.

[EdRomero]

Didn’t realize St John’s was so good this season. That was quick!

Also the title of Rick Pitino's sex tape.

Dook looks really, really good. RJ Davis with the help of Coach Belichick, Julius Peppers, LT, and Drake Maye put up a good first half fight though.

[A_B]

Duke sucks asshole balls.

[DaveInSeattle]

Gonzaga wins an UGLY game last night to win the WCC conference tourney. And I do mean UGLY....both teams combined to go 1-31 on 3 pointers.

Pretty amazing stat for Mark Few...he's been the head coach for 26 years, and has made the Conference Tourney finals every year.

Hopefully this will bump them up out of the dreaded 8/9 -> #1 Seed matchup in the opening weekend of the tournament.

[rass]

That’s quite a haircut for 31 on Ga Tech.

[mister d]

That's super upsetting.

[DaveInSeattle]

That's super upsetting.

Did he lose a bet or something?

[rass]

And he had a sweatband on, placed just above the tuft

[sancarlos]

He should have left the side fringe on as well, so he could look like a 50 year-old man with male pattern baldness!

[DaveInSeattle]

He should have left the side fringe on as well, so he could look like a 50 year-old man with male pattern baldness!

Go with the medieval tonsure cut!