NCAA Basketball Thread - 2022-3 Season (1 Viewer)

[Capella]

Pretty shot. Wow.

 

[Penguin]

Mid Major Madness

 

[Deamon]

My Aztec buddy had bet the money line on the last 3 games, letting it ride and carry on. He's up quite a bit so he took the profits, bought a flight to Houston and a ticket to the F4 game tonight. Straight YOLO and that's why i love the guy.

He must be losing his mind

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

Onions

 

[Capella]

Looked like Jordan against Georgetown.

 

[dickey moe]

Stones

 

[msudaisy26]

Lol at you guys complaining about the refs.

FAU has missed a ton of free throws
Turned the ball over numerous times
Missed layups
Gave up like 10 offensive boards , many of them on free throws misses by SDSU

The are lucky they aren't down 10 all in the last 6:45

They were 16-21 from the line.

And they missed them in the second half and 3 of them in last 7 minutes. When they lost their lead.

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

So was this the first best reffing crew or second best?

 

[parasaurolophus]

Dusty May waiting til 57 seconds left in the game to call his first timeout, while watching his team give up offensive board after offensive board was questionable at best.

 

[dickey moe]

Holy armpits Batman

 

[The Z Machine]

My Aztec buddy had bet the money line on the last 3 games, letting it ride and carry on. He's up quite a bit so he took the profits, bought a flight to Houston and a ticket to the F4 game tonight. Straight YOLO and that's why i love the guy.

He must be losing his mind

He hasn't responded to messages. Hopefully he posts a pic soon or I'll get worried.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

Looks like a cold night in Houston.

 

[Dez]

Not sure how Martin didn't get their final shot. No true mid major is ever going to win the title. Butler was the closest in 2010 vs Duke back when they were a mid major.
I root for my own teams but when they are out I root for the mid majors. #9 seeds and lower are now 0-9 in National Semi-Final games.
I thought FAU had a real shot to win it all this year but to blow a 14 point lead in the 2nd half is going to haunt them for a life time. Butler made it back to back final games so maybe FAU can get back to the final 4 they have their coach coming back and unless anyone transfers out everyone except Forrest can come back.
Those 4 missed FT rebounds by SDST was game changing and now sure how the ref blew the block at the 3 that was a 3 point SDST possession a made FT a miss a rebound and score.
I didn't even think the guy was going to get the final shot off.
Well now my teams are out and FAU is out so I don't care what happens rest of the way but I will still watch.

 

[ChiefD]

Looked like Jordan against Georgetown.

No.

 

[msudaisy26]

This game looks exactly like Miami's last game. The are getting outplayed severely and make some very tough shots to keep it close. Can they continue to survive this way?

 

[msudaisy26]

Miami needs to quit trying to get all the way to the hoop, UConn is to tall. They need to settle for some 8 to 10 foot jumpers on their drives.

 

[Bri]

Down, ooh nice comeback and d, down...whew this is a tough one to watch

 

[Bri]

This game looks exactly like Miami's last game. The are getting outplayed severely and make some very tough shots to keep it close. Can they continue to survive this way?

It's what they're rooted in. Defense and defensive fire or energy.
It's been this way all year. Same with opposing team having a big man they don't.

I don't know if they win this but they'll make a steal or block and go on a run

 

[Penguin]

I really thought Miami had a shot as long as Omier stayed out of foul trouble but here we are

 

[Capella]

I love that UConn was top-10 before the tourney in offensive and defensive efficiency, 5th and Kenpom and the committee made them a 4 seed. And we have to take these people seriously and pretend like they know what they’re doing. It’s crazy.

 

[rockaction]

Hasheem Thabeet getting referenced in a commercial? Emeka couldn't make it?

 

[rockaction]

Gene ****in' Steratore talking about the officials?

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

 

[Scoresman]

I love that UConn was top-10 before the tourney in offensive and defensive efficiency, 5th and Kenpom and the committee made them a 4 seed. And we have to take these people seriously and pretend like they know what they’re doing. It’s crazy.

They were top ten overall, but top two since January. One of the more crazy mis-seedings.

Another team that was under seeded? San Diego State.

Underseedings like this help people win brackets and quarters though so I don’t mind.

 

[Willie Neslon]

Looked like a missed 10 second call against UConn there.

 

[The Z Machine]

Got 3 outta 4 tonight. I'll take that every day.

 

[The Z Machine]

Aztec friend is alive and well. I hay video evidence of no voice but still drinking cocktails.

 

[rockaction]

Aztec friend is alive and well. I hay video evidence of no voice but still drinking cocktails.

I don't even know why they're bothering to roll the ball out Monday. Geesh. Everybody knows it's in the bag.

UCONN!

HUSKIES!

 

[Bri]

What a run Miami... probably returning and the start of something too

 

[Uruk-Hai]

I love that UConn was top-10 before the tourney in offensive and defensive efficiency, 5th and Kenpom and the committee made them a 4 seed. And we have to take these people seriously and pretend like they know what they’re doing. It’s crazy.

I thought UConn, SDSU, & FAU were all under-seeded when the tourney started, and yet they all made it to the FF. UConn should have been a #2. SDSU probably a #3. And FAU a #5. For some reason, that bad mid-winter stretch led many to forget about UConn.

 

[tri-man 47]

Miami needs to quit trying to get all the way to the hoop, UConn is to tall. They need to settle for some 8 to 10 foot jumpers on their drives.

But …the 8 to 10 foot jumper is quite the lost art these days.

 

[MAC_32]

Miami needs to quit trying to get all the way to the hoop, UConn is to tall. They need to settle for some 8 to 10 foot jumpers on their drives.

But …the 8 to 10 foot jumper is quite the lost art these days.

They used it to get back in the game v Texas, but they lost their discipline last night.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

I love that UConn was top-10 before the tourney in offensive and defensive efficiency, 5th and Kenpom and the committee made them a 4 seed. And we have to take these people seriously and pretend like they know what they’re doing. It’s crazy.

I thought UConn, SDSU, & FAU were all under-seeded when the tourney started, and yet they all made it to the FF. UConn should have been a #2. SDSU probably a #3. And FAU a #5. For some reason, that bad mid-winter stretch led many to forget about UConn.

I like how difficult the seeding is these days, but there’s no way you can put the Big East 4th place team who didn’t even make the conference tournament final a #2.

 

[msudaisy26]

Miami needs to quit trying to get all the way to the hoop, UConn is to tall. They need to settle for some 8 to 10 foot jumpers on their drives.

But …the 8 to 10 foot jumper is quite the lost art these days.

I don't think the 8 footer is lost, it is the shots outside the paint. The 16 to 18 foot jumper.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

I love that UConn was top-10 before the tourney in offensive and defensive efficiency, 5th and Kenpom and the committee made them a 4 seed. And we have to take these people seriously and pretend like they know what they’re doing. It’s crazy.

I thought UConn, SDSU, & FAU were all under-seeded when the tourney started, and yet they all made it to the FF. UConn should have been a #2. SDSU probably a #3. And FAU a #5. For some reason, that bad mid-winter stretch led many to forget about UConn.

I like how difficult the seeding is these days, but there’s no way you can put the Big East 4th place team who didn’t even make the conference tournament final a #2.

The 4th place team had a better season than the others? I tend to discount single-elimination tournaments in favor of season-long accomplishments and measurables. But I'm a damned hippocrite, too. It's all a circle with no end.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

I love that UConn was top-10 before the tourney in offensive and defensive efficiency, 5th and Kenpom and the committee made them a 4 seed. And we have to take these people seriously and pretend like they know what they’re doing. It’s crazy.

I thought UConn, SDSU, & FAU were all under-seeded when the tourney started, and yet they all made it to the FF. UConn should have been a #2. SDSU probably a #3. And FAU a #5. For some reason, that bad mid-winter stretch led many to forget about UConn.

I like how difficult the seeding is these days, but there’s no way you can put the Big East 4th place team who didn’t even make the conference tournament final a #2.

The 4th place team had a better season than the others? I tend to discount single-elimination tournaments in favor of season-long accomplishments and measurables. But I'm a damned hippocrite, too. It's all a circle with no end.

I loved this UConn team after seeing them play Marquette in Milwaukee in January. I will win my long-standing pool because I reached to pick them with the 10th pick in my March madness draft. But at some point the scoreboard also has to matter. To put them a 2 they would have to bump Texas or Arizona as well as seeding them higher than Creighton and Xavier, both of which had better seasons in the same conference, not to mention teams like Kan St and Gonzaga. I could see a 3 seed but even that would have seemed a reach at the time.

 

[Capella]

I love that UConn was top-10 before the tourney in offensive and defensive efficiency, 5th and Kenpom and the committee made them a 4 seed. And we have to take these people seriously and pretend like they know what they’re doing. It’s crazy.

I thought UConn, SDSU, & FAU were all under-seeded when the tourney started, and yet they all made it to the FF. UConn should have been a #2. SDSU probably a #3. And FAU a #5. For some reason, that bad mid-winter stretch led many to forget about UConn.

I like how difficult the seeding is these days, but there’s no way you can put the Big East 4th place team who didn’t even make the conference tournament final a #2.

Conference tournaments are pure variance. Shouldn’t be a factor at all.

 

[parasaurolophus]

Are the seeds supposed to be a reflection of season achievement or are they supposed to be speculative? Seems the committee waffles on this now whereas they used to stand firm that it was the former.

 

[General Malaise]

The annual reminder that Jim Nantz is the luckiest dude on the planet. Goes from Final Four courtside on a PJ to Augusta. What a jerk!!

His saccharine-sweet reverence only surpassed by that colored sugar that covers Peeps(tm) this time of year.

That was good. Kudos!

 

[Uruk-Hai]

I love that UConn was top-10 before the tourney in offensive and defensive efficiency, 5th and Kenpom and the committee made them a 4 seed. And we have to take these people seriously and pretend like they know what they’re doing. It’s crazy.

I thought UConn, SDSU, & FAU were all under-seeded when the tourney started, and yet they all made it to the FF. UConn should have been a #2. SDSU probably a #3. And FAU a #5. For some reason, that bad mid-winter stretch led many to forget about UConn.

I like how difficult the seeding is these days, but there’s no way you can put the Big East 4th place team who didn’t even make the conference tournament final a #2.

Conference tournaments are pure variance. Shouldn’t be a factor at all.

They matter, but I think they should be weighted lower than other concerns.

 

[General Malaise]

Caitlin Clark was approached by the Iowa Food Bank for an NIL deal. She agreed to work with them but wouldn't take any money. Great story about that in the Athletic. I know who I'm rooting for today!

 

[The Z Machine]

I'm pulling for Caitlin (but I just bet against her with LSU ML +135). Everyone is on the hype train with her (and rightfully so), but I always like to fade the hype.

 

[Scoresman]

Are the seeds supposed to be a reflection of season achievement or are they supposed to be speculative? Seems the committee waffles on this now whereas they used to stand firm that it was the former.

They use both I think, which means there's always going to be a discrepancy if you only compare the seeds to efficiency metrics.

UConn is a good example. They clearly got punished for their stretch of losses in conference play. A lot of these losses were very close however, which resulted in not much of a penalty efficiency-wise. So when it came to seeding, they end up with a worse seed than their talent suggests.

San Diego State was also underseeded. Talent-wise, this final is actually a 2 vs 3.

All that said, I dont think the committee should change how they do things. Wins and losses should matter.

 

[WDIK2]

Caitlin Clark was approached by the Iowa Food Bank for an NIL deal. She agreed to work with them but wouldn't take any money. Great story about that in the Athletic. I know who I'm rooting for today!

As a Nebrakan it's very hard for me to root for anything Iowa, but here we are. Never thought I would call a women's bball game must watch TV, but I set an Alexa reminder because Clark is just to much fun to watch.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

I love that UConn was top-10 before the tourney in offensive and defensive efficiency, 5th and Kenpom and the committee made them a 4 seed. And we have to take these people seriously and pretend like they know what they’re doing. It’s crazy.

I thought UConn, SDSU, & FAU were all under-seeded when the tourney started, and yet they all made it to the FF. UConn should have been a #2. SDSU probably a #3. And FAU a #5. For some reason, that bad mid-winter stretch led many to forget about UConn.

I like how difficult the seeding is these days, but there’s no way you can put the Big East 4th place team who didn’t even make the conference tournament final a #2.

Conference tournaments are pure variance. Shouldn’t be a factor at all.

They matter, but I think they should be weighted lower than other concerns.

If UConn had won the Big East tournament, it would be an easier argument to say they should be a 3. But its really hard look at Xavier who beat UConn twice, finished second in the conference and played in the conf tournament final and then seed UConn higher because of Kenpom.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Are the seeds supposed to be a reflection of season achievement or are they supposed to be speculative? Seems the committee waffles on this now whereas they used to stand firm that it was the former.

They use both I think, which means there's always going to be a discrepancy if you only compare the seeds to efficiency metrics.

UConn is a good example. They clearly got punished for their stretch of losses in conference play. A lot of these losses were very close however, which resulted in not much of a penalty efficiency-wise. So when it came to seeding, they end up with a worse seed than their talent suggests.

San Diego State was also underseeded. Talent-wise, this final is actually a 2 vs 3.

All that said, I dont think the committee should change how they do things. Wins and losses should matter.

This is a really good post.

 

[General Malaise]

I'm pulling for Caitlin (but I just bet against her with LSU ML +135). Everyone is on the hype train with her (and rightfully so), but I always like to fade the hype.

I bet Iowa ML as I think this one will be tight.

I also just cannot get behind pulling for Kim Coachdashian and her past cringe behavior towards LGBTQ+ but that's too political so I'll just say again Go Hawkeyes and Caitlin Clark!

 

[Uruk-Hai]

I love that UConn was top-10 before the tourney in offensive and defensive efficiency, 5th and Kenpom and the committee made them a 4 seed. And we have to take these people seriously and pretend like they know what they’re doing. It’s crazy.

I thought UConn, SDSU, & FAU were all under-seeded when the tourney started, and yet they all made it to the FF. UConn should have been a #2. SDSU probably a #3. And FAU a #5. For some reason, that bad mid-winter stretch led many to forget about UConn.

I like how difficult the seeding is these days, but there’s no way you can put the Big East 4th place team who didn’t even make the conference tournament final a #2.

Conference tournaments are pure variance. Shouldn’t be a factor at all.

They matter, but I think they should be weighted lower than other concerns.

If UConn had won the Big East tournament, it would be an easier argument to say they should be a 3. But its really hard look at Xavier who beat UConn twice, finished second in the conference and played in the conf tournament final and then seed UConn higher because of Kenpom.

How would you have seeded all 68 teams before you saw any NCAAT game results? I'm not trying to argue with you (you are smarter than I am), but any team's resume is a small sample size and we get caught up in these circular arguments that have no resolution.

 

[General Malaise]

Caitlin Clark was approached by the Iowa Food Bank for an NIL deal. She agreed to work with them but wouldn't take any money. Great story about that in the Athletic. I know who I'm rooting for today!

As a Nebrakan it's very hard for me to root for anything Iowa, but here we are. Never thought I would call a women's bball game must watch TV, but I set an Alexa reminder because Clark is just to much fun to watch.

I'm already on my first glass of Rosé

Pre-funk is on for Malaise & Co.

 

[WDIK2]

Caitlin Clark was approached by the Iowa Food Bank for an NIL deal. She agreed to work with them but wouldn't take any money. Great story about that in the Athletic. I know who I'm rooting for today!

As a Nebrakan it's very hard for me to root for anything Iowa, but here we are. Never thought I would call a women's bball game must watch TV, but I set an Alexa reminder because Clark is just to much fun to watch.

I'm already on my first glass of Rosé

Pre-funk is on for Malaise & Co.

In support of my Iowan neighbors, I'm have a Busch Latte. No joke. Nebraskans drink a lot of those also.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Caitlin Clark was approached by the Iowa Food Bank for an NIL deal. She agreed to work with them but wouldn't take any money. Great story about that in the Athletic. I know who I'm rooting for today!

As a Nebrakan it's very hard for me to root for anything Iowa, but here we are. Never thought I would call a women's bball game must watch TV, but I set an Alexa reminder because Clark is just to much fun to watch.

I'm already on my first glass of Rosé

Pre-funk is on for Malaise & Co.

In support of my Iowan neighbors, I'm have a Busch Latte. No joke. Nebraskans drink a lot of those also.

I think I'm afraid of the answer, but what is a Busch Latte?