General College Basketball Thread 2020-2021

[Billy Hoyle]

Woah, Duke out of the ACC tourneys due to a COVID positive. Had they beat FSU today some bracketologists said they'd be in. What now? Convenient excuse for the committee to put them in?

[The Sultan]

They may not even be able to play if they make the field.  I think even Saturday theoretically put them out of the 10 day quarantine window.  (Unless I don't understand all of the rules here.)

[MU82]

Pretty sure Duke is done, but this might make Sunday evening a little more interesting.

[Mr. Nielsen]

Player did not play versus Louisville. So, one would think that is good news for Louisville.

[Hards Alumni]

Woah, Duke out of the ACC tourneys due to a COVID positive. Had they beat FSU today some bracketologists said they'd be in. What now? Convenient excuse for the committee to put them in?

Can't lose if you don't play.  K wanted this year over as bad as Wojo did.

[CountryRoads]

Player did not play versus Louisville. So, one would think that is good news for Louisville.

I was looking at Louisville's resume and am pretty baffled at how they are even on the bubble. They've been terrible this year and really shouldn't be in.

[Eye]

Only 1 bad loss (Miami), a handful of OK wins (including regular-season sweep of Duke). Hard to find 37 better at-large resumes. Gotta fill the field. Kind of where MU was last year at this time.

[Billy Hoyle]

Pretty sure Duke is done, but this might make Sunday evening a little more interesting.

The argument I saw last night (pretty sure it was FS1) was if they're near the bubble they get in because they're Duke and people want to see Duke play. I don't buy it but who knows what the committee is thinking. If it's between Duke and a mid-major Duke is going to get in because of the bias against mid-majors the Power Five members of the committee have.

[MuggsyB]

I see that Duke had another COVID outbreak and Maryland beat Mich St.  Neither team deserves to be in the NCAA tournament.  Is it conceivable Coach K didn't want to play this game vs FSU? 

[Mr. Nielsen]

I see that Duke had another COVID outbreak and Maryland beat Mich St.  Neither team deserves to be in the NCAA tournament.  Is it conceivable Coach K didn't want to play this game vs FSU?

Got to find 38 at large teams.

[Mr. Nielsen]

Virginia with a buzzer beating three to eliminate Syracuse from the ACC Tournament.

[Silent Verbal]

I see that Duke had another COVID outbreak and Maryland beat Mich St.  Neither team deserves to be in the NCAA tournament.  Is it conceivable Coach K didn't want to play this game vs FSU?

Anything's possible.  And think about it:  This is the guy our coach idolizes.  This is the guy he learned everything he knows from.  When Nate Oates called out K, whose side do you think Wojo took?  That's the kind of guy we're dealing with here.

[MuggsyB]

Anything's possible.  And think about it:  This is the guy our coach idolizes.  This is the guy he learned everything he knows from.  When Nate Oates called out K, whose side do you think Wojo took?  That's the kind of guy we're dealing with here.

Oats was spot-on earlier in the season.  This isn't debatable imo.

[wadesworld]

Anything's possible.  And think about it:  This is the guy our coach idolizes.  This is the guy he learned everything he knows from.  When Nate Oates called out K, whose side do you think Wojo took?  That's the kind of guy we're dealing with here.

Yeah.  Imagine learning from the best college basketball coach in the past 40 years.  What a shame.

But I'm all in on Duke showing up to the ACC Tournament, playing Louisville, and then faking a covid positive so they don't have to continue to play the tournament they had already started playing.

LOL!

[GooooMarquette]

They may not even be able to play if they make the field.  I think even Saturday theoretically put them out of the 10 day quarantine window.  (Unless I don't understand all of the rules here.)

Theoretically, they could be allowed in if they don't have more positives and meet the quarantine requirements. That said, the quotes from K and the Duke AD sound pretty final:

Duke AD Kevin White: The cancellation "will end our 2020-21 season."
K:  "I loved the 2020-21 Duke Basketball team and was honored to be their coach."

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/31045210/what-know-know-duke-positive-covid-19-test

[rocky_warrior]

My theory, K wanted to tell his guys that they were going to be one of the only 2 teams to end their year with a win! lol

[tower912]

3.  NCAA, NIT.   Most years CBI.

[tower912]

Archie Miller hearing the boo birds.

[WarriorPride68]

Archie Miller hearing the boo birds.

Watching this game made me think of how Dawson had a top 3 of Indiana, Minnesota & Marquette. Archie, Pitino, Wojo oof

[panda]

Watching this game made me think of how Dawson had a top 3 of Indiana, Minnesota & Marquette. Archie, Pitino, Wojo oof

I always thought that even though he's a Minny guy, that was a really weird list for an AA.

[MuggsyB]

Will Miller or Ricky P be back?

[Billy Hoyle]

Will Miller or Ricky P be back?

Little Ricky is done, maybe as soon as tomorrow.

Miller's buyout is likely too big. One more season.

[MuggsyB]

Little Ricky is done, maybe as soon as tomorrow.

Miller's buyout is likely too big. One more season.

Thx Billy.

WWLRD?? 

[MU82]

Ad revenue for 'March Madness' set to hit record after year away

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3671874-ad-revenue-for-march-madness-set-to-hit-record-after-year-away?mail_subject=t-ad-revenue-for-march-madness-set-to-hit-record-after-year-away&utm_campaign=rta-stock-news&utm_content=link-1&utm_medium=email&utm_source=seeking_alpha

Advertising revenue for "March Madness" - the annual NCAA men's basketball tournament - has "virtually sold out," hitting record levels just a week out from the start.

That's a welcome rebound after last year's cancellation of the tournament punched a hole in ad revenues.

In 2019 ads brought a $910M windfall, but last year's tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Now CBS (VIAC +3.8%, VIACA +3.7%) and Turner Sports (T -0.4%) are in "great shape going into Selection Sunday," says CBS' John Bogusz. The two companies have "never billed as much" as they have this year, Turner's Jon Diament says.

[Uncle Rico]

Virginia-Georgia Tech ACC semifinal cancelled due to a positive test within the Virginia party.  Ramifications for the NCAA undetermined