2023-2024 NCAA Men's Basketball Thread

[Mt. Olive]

All the HPU haters are really going to struggle next year. They are getting involved in the NIL game.

 

[WakeForest Fan]

College Basketball Trivia question:

Name the only Power Conference (ACC, Big East, Big 12, Big 10, Pac 12, SEC) school to have NEVER won an NCAA men's tournament game?

North Carolina?

i'm guessing nebraska

 

[Mt. Olive]

Nope. They won one game in 2017 and last year.

At least you know I don’t cheat.

 

[Mt. Olive]

i'm guessing nebraska
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I lived there. I should have guessed that.

 

[Pilchard]

Yep. Nebraska. 0 for 7 tournaments. Think that streak breaks this year; they are legit.

 

[WakeForest Fan]

i'm guessing nebraska

I lived there. I should have guessed that.
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thought northwestern too
went to espn and clicked on standings, nebraska was first team i came to that i couldn't remember winning. was gonna say UCF as well

 

[PhDeac]

UCF had that instant classic 2nd round game vs. Duke several years ago.

 

[KingCurtis]

Two minutes in and St. Johns has already run a different defense on all three possessions (man to man, 3-2 zone, man to man) and got three stops. I never understand staying in man all game unless you’re elite at it.

 

[Deaconblue]

Two minutes in and St. Johns has already run a different defense on all three possessions (man to man, 3-2 zone, man to man) and got three stops. I never understand staying in man all game unless you’re elite at it.

Fewer concerns that all the players are playing the same defense.

 

[Wakeforest22890]

Uconn is incredibly good at basketball

 

[Wakeforest22890]

Two minutes in and St. Johns has already run a different defense on all three possessions (man to man, 3-2 zone, man to man) and got three stops. I never understand staying in man all game unless you’re elite at it.

Because running zones takes a decent chunk of practice time that coaches would largely rather devote to other aspects

 

[daaberry]

Houston’s defense is stupid good.

 

[daaberry]

 

[Mt. Olive]

I hope enough teams keep this up to get HPU into the NIT. I guess they will be playing somewhere.

 

[myDeaconmyhand]

Feel like the vibes have to be fucked up in a program to turn down the NIT.

 

[ConnorEl]

Pretty good game…Pitt playing well again today.

 

[daaberry]

 

[Complacent Deac]

Hinson does not have 5 10 Boopie on him, so he can't hit ridiculous step back threes.

 

[Complacent Deac]

We will accept our NIT bid.

 

[myDeaconmyhand]

I knew as soon as Tennessee lost that Kentucky would lose as well. Every time that Kentucky’s bracket “opens up” they lose, vs them doing very well against difficult tournament paths.