It's 2026, but Pickleball Kingdom Paddle Battle has been a fun watch, especially with Jen bring from Minnesota.

I know it's already in the basketball thread, but might as well get this one going.

Jerome Tang out.
Shaka to K-State?

Does St. John's have any suspensions? Read that Powell got two extra games in addition to his automatic one for being ejected for fighting.

Quote from: Jay Bee on February 15, 2026, 06:53:25 PM^^^ This seems political. Ban this clown boy.

Quote from: rocky_warrior on February 15, 2026, 07:02:09 PMDiscussing disgusting murderers is not political.

        

Quote from: Scoop Snoop on February 13, 2026, 05:34:26 PMThis all true. The good old days. Shaka is no Al.

Many of the posters on this board would have been calling for Al's head long before the first Final Four appearance in 1974 given the NCAA failures that preceded it.

Quote from: MU82 on February 15, 2026, 07:19:10 PMIf BPR says Owen Freeman is better than Nigel James, BPR is a totally effed measuring stick.

Seriously, how many of the 365 Division I coaches do you think would take Freeman over James? Fewer than 10? Fewer than 1?

I was pretty clear that it's a whole year stat, so you're showing recency bias.

Nonetheless, I suppose it would depend on whether those coaches were looking for a Nigel James, or a Caedin Hamilton.

Quote from: rocky_warrior on February 15, 2026, 07:13:58 PMThis has flipped since I looked a couple weeks ago, but according to BPR, he'd be Marquette's second best player after Chase, and far ahead of Nigel for the whole season

If BPR says Owen Freeman is better than Nigel James, BPR is a totally effed measuring stick.

Seriously, how many of the 365 Division I coaches do you think would take Freeman over James? Fewer than 10? Fewer than 1?

Quote from: GoldenEagles03 on February 15, 2026, 06:10:28 PMA mid season firing of Jerome Tang at KState?

Not sure how up to date you are with the buzz surrounding K State leading up to the firing, but it definitely didn't help that Tang went so far as to have his players' names removed from their jerseys in their most recent game. Hard to imagine a coach in his position keeps their job after that.

Quote from: Jay Bee on February 15, 2026, 07:13:26 PMHow is there (sic) grammar?

There is a zone

Quote from: onepost on February 15, 2026, 07:08:41 PMSee: Owen Freeman at Creighton

This has flipped since I looked a couple weeks ago, but according to BPR, he'd be Marquette's second best player after Chase, and far ahead of Nigel for the whole season