2023-2024 NCAA Men's Basketball Thread

[DeacsATS]

I know this is the wild west, but it is funny when a player enters the portal one day and then decides on his new team the next. These moves have been in the works for a while and that sucks when players are still playing.

 

[Buttermaker]

What an effin mess...

 

[cville deac]

Just saw that Poteat is also in the portal, so that's both bigs and their best guard. VT going to be starting from scratch.

 

[thatguy2016]

So Pedulla is headed to Oklahoma and Kidd to Miami. Noticed that Boopie is also in the portal. Surprised no UVA players listed in the portal yet. Anyone know when the portal closes?

are these moves official?

 

[cville deac]

Yes, according to the Rivals hoops portal tracker.

 

[DeacsATS]

I have seen nothing official regarding either player.

 

[DeacsATS]

Now I see Lynn Kidd to Miami is official.

 

[spritethr]

Now I see Lynn Kidd to Miami is official.

Just an all around ACC guy apparently

 

[thatguy2016]

Just an all around ACC guy apparently

only the orange teams

 

[Deaconblue]

Now I see Lynn Kidd to Miami is official.

Just an all around ACC guy apparently

only the orange teams

Does Miami have a new sugar daddy?

 

[TimmyClutch]

O you have a a problem with an off campus arena? How about out of town arena:

 

[PhDeac]

Universities are real estate, hedge fund, venture capital companies, and pro sports conglomerates operating under the veil of education.

 

[DeacOnCapeCod]

O you have a a problem with an off campus arena? How about out of town arena:

I don’t think they quite understand how university athletics work. It’s not the pros where you can up and leave a city for greener pastures. They think they can build in OKC (30 mins away) and OU would move their sports teams to play there?

 

[DeaconPeach]

I don’t think they quite understand how university athletics work. It’s not the pros where you can up and leave a city for greener pastures. They think they can build in OKC (30 mins away) and OU would move their sports teams to play there?

There was that series of years when Wake men's basketball played its ACC games 30 mins away in Greensboro.

 

[BarcaDeac]

I don’t think they quite understand how university athletics work. It’s not the pros where you can up and leave a city for greener pastures. They think they can build in OKC (30 mins away) and OU would move their sports teams to play there?

Miami football did it to mixed success

 

[ralphkitleyrules]

Uconn plays football and half their hoops games in Hartford which is 30 min from campus. It does not work well for football but hoops easily sells out and kids take buses. Basically if you are going to make it harder on students to get to games you better be winning.

 

[JuiceCrewAllStar]

There was that series of years when Wake men's basketball played its ACC games 30 mins away in Greensboro.

out of necessity, not by choice

 

[deacdixieboy]

Well maybe we can make this next year. A new postseason tourney:

https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/fo...ason-tournament-march-madness-1235959326/amp/

 

[uncaboref]

I'm sure teams who miss the NCAA Tournament are going to be THRILLED to practice for 2 weeks straight before any of these new (not NCAA) tournament games even start.

 

[Biff Tannen]