NCAA Hoops Thread '21-22

[Dish]

That's a horrendous loss for Wake. Could keep them out of the tournament.

[JWags85]

That's a horrendous loss for Wake. Could keep them out of the tournament.

Going up 10 under 10 and blowing it to a terribly mediocre team is an AWFUL way to go out.  And they flat out didn't show up in OT.  Getting a TO down 4 with 2 min left and IMMEDIATELY jacking up a bad 3 was pretty emblematic

[wadesworld]

Stanford beats Arizona State at the buzzer, going on a 16-1 run to end the game.

[WhiteTrash]

Stanford beats Arizona State at the buzzer, going on a 16-1 run to end the game.

Is that the end for Hurley?

Maybe the s**t show that is ASU football will buy him more time.

[Dish]

I don't think Va Tech is in yet, but that win certainly doesn't help Xavier. Oddly, it may help Wake a smudge. A VT win over ND tomorrow likely gets the Hokies in and Deacs out.

Also, RIP the Bruce Weber era at KSU.

[MuggsyB]

I see Nebraska followed up their win at the Kohl with a emphatic performance against Northwestern.

[Pakuni]

I've seen better offense in middle school games than Virginia-Louisville.

[JWags85]

I've seen better offense in middle school games than Virginia-Louisville.

I've said it before, I'm always fascinated by what Tony Bennett sells to talented HS players.  Not saying everyone has to run like Bama,  but I can't imagine top 50-100 guys dream of playing in games with 50ish possessions in a half.  When the offense isn't clicking perfectly, it's excruciating to watch.

It's easy to say "he sells winning" but players at that level can go to plenty of other schools that win

[MuggsyB]

Bruce Webber resigned.

[Dish]

IU just punched their ticket in.

[MU82]

Jim Boheim is truly a POS

What ... you don't like, "It's everybody's fault ... except Buddy's"?

[jesmu84]

Norlander talked about it on a podcast within the last week.  Apparently it's to discourage schools to move up to D1 athletics.  They don't get any of a conference's revenue share for the first 5 years.  They need to prove they can survive independent of their conference's revenue as an athletic department before they are eligible for post season play and revenue sharing.  Pretty absurd policy.

Why can't they let the team compete in the tourney, but just not allow them to get any of the revenue?

Dumb

[JWags85]

Why can't they let the team compete in the tourney, but just not allow them to get any of the revenue?

Dumb

[MUBurrow]

Casey Jacobsen calling games sounds like what Doug Gottlieb sound if he were good.

[Dish]

It's going to be funny when Vermont is a 13 seed and plays 4 seed Providence in the first round, and the line is Vermont -2.

[MuggsyB]

Do we have a reason why Grant Hill is still announcing college games with Raff and Nantz?

[WhiteTrash]

White leaving UF for UGA kind of surprise. Nothing special at a place like Florida but solid. I guess that's about as good as UGA could do considering their history. Florida will be interesting to see who they get. Wojo? 

[JWags85]

White leaving UF for UGA kind of surprise. Nothing special at a place like Florida but solid. I guess that's about as good as UGA could do considering their history. Florida will be interesting to see who they get. Wojo? 

Does Anthony Grant get another P5 look?  Billy Donovan's coaching tree kind of stinks (outside of Grant and Shaka) in terms of success as HCs.  So thats likely not the path.

An interesting name would have been Mike Miller.  But seeing as he resigned from Memphis to coach HS basketball, maybe he decided the NCAA coaching grind wasn't for him.

[JWags85]

Pretty amusing to watch which teams accepted an NIT bid but clearly don't care. SLU is absolutely mailing it in.

[shoothoops]

Pretty amusing to watch which teams accepted an NIT bid but clearly don't care. SLU is absolutely mailing it in.

Their point guard, who leads the country in assists, was a late scratch just before the game due to injury.

They will also get a decision soon whether or not their best player, preseason conference player of the year, who missed the entire season due to a torn ACL in an exhibition game, will come back next year or not.

[Uncle Rico]

Pretty amusing to watch which teams accepted an NIT bid but clearly don't care. SLU is absolutely mailing it in.

SLU isn't good enough to be a D-1 program. 

[MU82]

If only Yadi still had some eligibility left.

[rocket surgeon]

anyone hear of the controversy surrounding benedict mathurin apparently/allegedly touching the breast of tcu cheerleader on his way off court following their recent win?

  appears as though someone trying to create something that isn't there imho.  saw the video-the girl doesn't flinch and benedict doesn't even appear to realize anything happened as he walked past her.  he had his arms extended on his way off court following a brief acknowledgement of their win and as he passed by her was retracting his arms and walked past her without so much as any realization anything happened.  IF he did "touch" her breast, there doesn't seem to be any malice or gratification. the girl never made any mention of it post game

the angle in this view from charlotte observer looks deceiving-

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/college/ncaa/article259649370.html

[rocky_warrior]

anyone hear of the controversy surrounding benedict mathurin apparently/allegedly touching the breast of tcu cheerleader on his way off court following their recent win?

  appears as though someone trying to create something that isn't there imho.  saw the video-the girl doesn't flinch and benedict doesn't even appear to realize anything happened as he walked past her.  he had his arms extended on his way off court following a brief acknowledgement of their win and as he passed by her was retracting his arms and walked past her without so much as any realization anything happened.  IF he did "touch" her breast, there doesn't seem to be any malice or gratification. the girl never made any mention of it post game

the angle in this view from charlotte observer looks deceiving-

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/college/ncaa/article259649370.html

It's a rare occurrence when I agree with you rocket, but in this case it appears he's looking at the crowd (not her) and walking towards the tunnel with both arms outstretched.  After the accidental "boop" he immediately drew his hand in.  He's reached out to her (presumably to apologize and clarify that he wasn't attempting to cop a feel), and it's really a non-story - except the media loves a scandal!

[JWags85]

It's a rare occurrence when I agree with you rocket, but in this case it appears he's looking at the crowd (not her) and walking towards the tunnel with both arms outstretched.  After the accidental "boop" he immediately drew his hand in.  He's reached out to her (presumably to apologize and clarify that he wasn't attempting to cop a feel), and it's really a non-story - except the media loves a scandal!

If anything, this should skyrocket his draft stock.  The body control and soft hands to lightly graze her chest, while not even looking at her, and withdraw in time to prevent it from going to full on grope?  Tremendous intuition and skill.