Quote from: Pakuni on February 17, 2026, 06:48:50 PMhttps://x.com/TomPelissero/status/2023914127714844765

Is this good news for Packer fans? I seem to recall a lot of criticism of the STs.

LaFleur too big of a coward so Rich had to fire himself.

Quote from: wadesworld on February 17, 2026, 07:01:54 PMWhy is tanking an issue? It's also not really fixing bad teams, so it's just hurting their businesses. Look at who the bad teams have been. Not many go from bad to good. Bad teams are usually staying bad for a long time. Pels, Nets, Hornets, Wizards, Portland, Utah, Sacramento. If they want to keep tanking, let them. Just hurting themselves.

NBA/NFL/NHL owners and GMs would disagree with you. There are data points to support the tanking strategy. Not a guaranty to success (hmmm maybe like transfer portal players), but higher daft picks hit at a higher rate. Maybe not dramatically higher rates, but sometimes these teams are forced to work in the margins to gain any advantage possible.

If tanking for higher draft picks doesn't provide an advantage, why haven't the leagues gone to just picking in alphabetical order? 

Quote from: MU Fan in Connecticut on February 17, 2026, 07:48:04 PMTre Carrol just chucked the game away on an errant pass.

Sort of like MU final shots this year. Whoops.... But great game to watch

Glad Shaka said he will "evolve" with portal.

NOVA with 5 starters consisting of four portals and a Top 20 recruit.
X with 5 starters consisting of five portals.

Final Villanova  92 Xavier 89

Tre Carrol just chucked the game away on an errant pass.

Villanova 91 Xavier 89
Xavier threw it away

90 v 89 X 9.1 left

Nova 88 X 86 43.7 left in ot
34.2 left

Villanova 86 Xavier 83 2:41 in OT left