NCAA Basketball 2023-24

[Blotto 23488]

10 minutes ago, Rickylovesweed said:

This Auburn team is a microcosm of most other Pearl teams at Auburn. 

They have a lot of talent where you say they can make a deep run but they also just do so much dumb shit. They will get a high seed but I'll almost certainly fade them advancing out of the first weekend no matter who is on their side of the bracket. 

Its funny though, if I fill out two brackets I'll  probably have them at least to the Rd of 8 in of them, and out in first weekend in the other. He's feast or famine come tournament time.

Nice win for Hoiberg. I don't recall him having many of those in Lincoln yet. But fuck the huskers anyway. 

[LTtxfan 49144]

9 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Down goes #1 

 

[Rickylovesweed 14262]

3 minutes ago, Blotto said:

Its funny though, if I fill out two brackets I'll  probably have them at least to the Rd of 8 in of them, and out in first weekend in the other. He's feast or famine come tournament time.

Nice win for Hoiberg. I don't recall him having many of those in Lincoln yet. But fuck the huskers anyway. 

Thing is outside of 1 year Pearl has been pretty consistent at Auburn. He's only advanced out of the 1st weekend 1 time in 9 seasons. Fading Bruce Pearl has become a good moneymaker for me come tournament time. 

[Rickylovesweed 14262]

This game is a complete mess. Both teams trying to lose. 

[Blotto 23488]

1 minute ago, Rickylovesweed said:

This game is a complete mess. Both teams trying to lose. 

advantage aggy

[LTtxfan 49144]

1 minute ago, Rickylovesweed said:

This game is a complete mess. Both teams trying to lose. 

Yeah aggy doing aggy stuff late... and Pearl's team has no discipline 

That was not a foul... WOW

[Rickylovesweed 14262]

aggy is going to be dejected if they lose this. Auburn can't play any worse. 

[LTtxfan 49144]

5 minutes ago, Blotto said:

(both teams trying to lose)

advantage aggy

62-55 tigers lead, and possession

43 secs left

 

Edited January 10 by LTtxfan

[Blotto 23488]

2 minutes ago, LTtxfan said:

62-55 tigers lead, and possession

43 secs left

I never doubted it. Nobody can out-aggy those sheep fuckers. 

[Rickylovesweed 14262]

aggy going almost 10 minutes to finish this game without a FG. Jesus. 

[ClubWhatever 12120]

Good out of bounds play after a TO

[Rickylovesweed 14262]

aggy 0-2 to start the SEC.

Kentucky, @ Arkansas, @ LSU in the next 3 games. It likely won't happen but an 0-5 start in the SEC is not off the table. They've been pretty terrible for over a month now. Buzz Williams job security is getting really dicey. 

[LTtxfan 49144]

1 minute ago, Rickylovesweed said:

aggy going almost 10 minutes to finish this game without a FG. Jesus. 

aggy just ran out of time again...

lose 66-55 to tigers

[Rickylovesweed 14262]

11 minutes ago, LTtxfan said:

aggy just ran out of time again...

lose 66-55 to tigers

They just aren't very good. 

In the last month, they've lost to every decent team they've played. L to Virginia, L to Memphis, L to Houston, L to LSU, and L to Auburn. 

Edited January 10 by Rickylovesweed

[Underdog 28580]

Both 1&2 go down last night. 

Interesting convo with regards to possible UL opening... 

 

[PittsburghTiger 6175]

7 minutes ago, Underdog said:

Both 1&2 go down last night. 

Interesting convo with regards to possible UL opening... 

 

Last night at halftime of the Pitt game someone was mentioning Cronin as a hire for Louisville. It’s interesting, I think.

[Underdog 28580]

UL about to take down the Canes on the road, nice and badly needed win for them. 

[Underdog 28580]

And another Top 10 going down with Vols loss to Miss St. 

[shadow_operative 15932]

UCF takes down KU. tough week for top 5 teams.

[Underdog 28580]

Is it March already? 

[Js1 85277]

49 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

UCF takes down KU. tough week for top 5 teams.

1-2-3-5 in back to back days. Love it

[Rickylovesweed 14262]

In 4 days, UCF lost by 25 to K-State and beat Kansas. Let's get weird. 

[Rickylovesweed 14262]

Tennessee lost to unranked Mississippi State but that Mississippi State team can make a run in the tournament. 

They've been playing most the year without Tolu Smith who might be the best player in the SEC. 

Edited January 11 by Rickylovesweed

[Underdog 28580]

Hadn’t realized that Thad Matta was back coaching.  His Butler Bulldogs about to take down Marquette on the road. 

[Underdog 28580]

Georgia knocks off Arkansas at home 

[Rickylovesweed 14262]

5 minutes ago, Underdog said:

Georgia knocks off Arkansas at home 

Arkansas is bad. I'm not even sure that's much of an upset this year. 

[Rickylovesweed 14262]

Jaylon Tyson has turned into a legit stud. Looks like a NBA player. Weird career path going from Texas, to Tech, and now Cal. It also shows you that development takes time for certain players. 

Just weird he's at a school like Cal. Dude would make Texas or Tech really good if he was still there. 

Edited January 11 by Rickylovesweed

[MotownHorn 1759]

9 hours ago, Js1 said:

1-2-3-5 in back to back days. Love it

Heres my hypothesis…

Our team actually isn’t that bad. It’s just that most teams aren’t that great early in the season these days with the transfer portal due to all the new guys and figuring out rotations, chemistry, etc 

[Uncle Nate 2097]

9 hours ago, Rickylovesweed said:

Jaylon Tyson has turned into a legit stud. Looks like a NBA player. Weird career path going from Texas, to Tech, and now Cal. It also shows you that development takes time for certain players. 

Just weird he's at a school like Cal. Dude would make Texas or Tech really good if he was still there. 

I think if Tech had had Grant McCasland coaching him instead of the train wreck Mark Adams, he probably would have developed much better last year and stayed.  It's amazing the amount of damage Adams did to the program in just two years.

[shadow_operative2.0 15949]

68-35 currently, Utah over UCLA. 

[Tommy Shelby 188]

On 1/9/2024 at 11:28 PM, Rickylovesweed said:

aggy 0-2 to start the SEC.

Kentucky, @ Arkansas, @ LSU in the next 3 games. It likely won't happen but an 0-5 start in the SEC is not off the table. They've been pretty terrible for over a month now. Buzz Williams job security is getting really dicey. 

I was definitely wrong on the Buzz Williams hire. I thought he’d be a great fit given his success at Marquette, but looking back Marquette is just a well oiled machine that can make anyone look good. 

[Brian Fantana 6680]

2 hours ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

68-35 currently, Utah over UCLA. 

Oof, 90-44 final. How can they possibly be this bad? @Sbbruin what's going on?

Also, when was the last time Gonzaga was unranked? Looks like that's a possibility come Monday.

[Underdog 28580]

Watched some of the Utes game, Majerus has to be smiling from the great hotel suite in the sky.  Not a clue to what expectations were for UCLA this season but they’re a hot mess. 

[Sbbruin 21829]

12 hours ago, Brian Fantana said:

Oof, 90-44 final. How can they possibly be this bad? @Sbbruin what's going on?

Also, when was the last time Gonzaga was unranked? Looks like that's a possibility come Monday.

Lost 4 of 5 starters including P12 POY Jaquez (who is tearing it up in Miami).  Young and really pretty untalented bunch of athletes who can't shoot.  Tragic.  I'm going on Sunday.  May be the worst team this century for UCLA.  Correction, it IS the worst team this century.

[HtownHorn 14668]

1 hour ago, Sbbruin said:

Lost 4 of 5 starters including P12 POY Jaquez (who is tearing it up in Miami).  Young and really pretty untalented bunch of athletes who can't shoot.  Tragic.  I'm going on Sunday.  May be the worst team this century for UCLA.  Correction, it IS the worst team this century.

Would be upset if Cronin took the Louisville job (rumors)?

[Sbbruin 21829]

7 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

Would be upset if Cronin took the Louisville job (rumors)?

Yes, Cronin is still the right guy.  He's just struggling to coach up the young guys and Euros.

[shadow_operative 15932]

On 1/11/2024 at 12:15 AM, Rickylovesweed said:

Jaylon Tyson has turned into a legit stud. Looks like a NBA player. Weird career path going from Texas, to Tech, and now Cal. It also shows you that development takes time for certain players. 

Just weird he's at a school like Cal. Dude would make Texas or Tech really good if he was still there. 

why did he leave texas again? i can’t even remember.

[Js1 85277]

2 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

why did he leave texas again? i can’t even remember.

Because he clearly didn't want to take the time to develop, learn and be coached and wait his turn. 

[shadow_operative 15932]

yeah that sounds about right.

[shadow_operative 15932]

17 hours ago, Tommy Shelby said:

I was definitely wrong on the Buzz Williams hire. I thought he’d be a great fit given his success at Marquette, but looking back Marquette is just a well oiled machine that can make anyone look good. 

he was good at va tech too, always winning 20+ games, always in the tourney, led them to the S16 and finished 13th in kenpom his last year there. he’s probably still a pretty damn coach, and it wouldn’t surprise me at all if he does well at his next stop. a&m will bring the worst out of a lot of people. 

[Rickylovesweed 14262]

3 hours ago, shadow_operative said:

he was good at va tech too, always winning 20+ games, always in the tourney, led them to the S16 and finished 13th in kenpom his last year there. he’s probably still a pretty damn coach, and it wouldn’t surprise me at all if he does well at his next stop. a&m will bring the worst out of a lot of people. 

I'm not exactly sold. Buzz has only advanced out of the 1st weekend 1 time in 10 years. 

He's refused to adapt. His teams are always tough and physical but can't shoot or defend the 3. He needs a major philosophy shift with the way basketball has changed. 

 

[shadow_operative 15932]

that is a good point. 

[Underdog 28580]

31 minutes ago, Rickylovesweed said:

I'm not exactly sold. Buzz has only advanced out of the 1st weekend 1 time in 10 years. 

He's refused to adapt. His teams are always tough and physical but can't shoot or defend the 3. He needs a major philosophy shift with the way basketball has changed. 

 

Until tomorrow. 

[shadow_operative2.0 15949]

Hmm.

[Horny Bull 2759]

Tennessee in trouble at Georgia. 

[Underdog 28580]

Cuse telling UCLA to hold their beer, currently down  92-57. 

[Rickylovesweed 14262]

How is Tennessee ranked #4? 

They've played a tough schedule but they are nowhere close to being the 4th best team in the country. 

 

[Brian Fantana 6680]

College basketball rankings are literally always just spitball guessing games until we get much closer to March.

There's not a single team right now that stands out as clearly top 5.

[Underdog 28580]

Aggies with their 14th And One this half already. 

[Underdog 28580]

Creighton/Johnnies going down to the wire on Fox.