2022-23 NCAA Men's Basketball Thread

[tower912]

MSU and Rutgers combining for 15 points in the first 10 minutes of play at MSG.    Can't handle the bright lights of the big city.   

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

ESPN doing their best to hype up the Duke/NC game which is a battle for 6th place in the ACC.  🙄

ESPN has jumped the shark.  There are 6 games today with both teams ranked.  This isn't one of them.

[tower912]

MSU and Rutgers combining for 15 points in the first 10 minutes of play at MSG.    Can't handle the bright lights of the big city.

The second ten minutes of the first half were explosive!     44 combined points at halftime!

[MuggsyB]

The Cyclones are in complete control vs Kansas. 

[mugrad_89]

The Cyclones are in complete control vs Kansas.

I'm not sold on Kansas as a top 10 team.

[JWags85]

For being a veteran team, that offense just gets stagnant and bogged down at times.  I know the Leprachaun likes to control tempo but I bet they could run a little more and be more dynamic

I said that a few weeks ago.  It's insane to watch a team with that much scoring talent and basketball IQ get absolutely reigned in sometimes.  You see Campbell off a rebound and Clark/Juaquez up ahead with a 4 on 3 or 3 on 2 available, and Cronin is screaming to relax and slow down, especially if they are up by more than a possession or two in the second half.  It's brutal considering the roster.

[Uncle Rico]

IUPUI wins the Toilet Bowl against UWGB

[wadesworld]

UNC vs. Duke is still a fun game and always a top billing even when both teams are average.

[mugrad_89]

The fighting Joey's go down to Rutgers.

[Uncle Rico]

Michigan State and their Hall of Fame coach fall to 6-6 in Big 14 play with a loss to Rutgers at MSG.  13 turnovers with only 9 assists.  Have to wonder when the coach will get his players to share the ball.  Joey Hauser leads Sparty with shot attempts, going 4-11 and 1 assist. 

[JWags85]

Michigan State and their Hall of Fame coach fall to 6-6 in Big 14 play with a loss to Rutgers at MSG.  13 turnovers with only 9 assists.  Have to wonder when the coach will get his players to share the ball.  Joey Hauser leads Sparty with shot attempts, going 4-11 and 1 assist.

They missed on a couple recruiting classes in a row, bigly. 

Adkins, Sissoko, and Brooks were top 50 recruits who are contributing minimally.  Their best recruit, Christie, left after a year.  And their 2022 class was terrible by MSU standards.

Their two "best" players are transfers in Walker and Joey.

They have 2 MCD AAs and another top 50 guy coming in next year which should help

[Uncle Rico]

They missed on a couple recruiting classes in a row, bigly. 

Adkins, Sissoko, and Brooks were top 50 recruits who are contributing minimally.  Their best recruit, Christie, left after a year.  And their 2022 class was terrible by MSU standards.

Their two "best" players are transfers in Walker and Joey.

They have 2 MCD AAs and another top 50 guy coming in next year which should help

Looking for a quick fix.  Troubling look for a ball of fame coach known for developing players

[wadesworld]

Joey probably didn't want to play with anyone as talented as Tyler Herro.

[tower912]

Emoni Bates went elsewhere.

[Uncle Rico]

Lots of ugly basketball today.  Tennessee up 44-41 against Auburn with :22 left and the Vols just coughed it up

[4everwarriors]

Boom goes da Purdues, aina?

[MuggsyB]

Lots of ugly basketball today.  Tennessee up 44-41 against Auburn with :22 left and the Vols just coughed it up

Wow... 46-43?

[MU82]

Lots of ugly basketball today.

Man, you're right about that. Our win's still nothing to write home about, but it's looking a little less bad.

[Uncle Rico]

Man, you're right about that. Our win's still nothing to write home about, but it's looking a little less bad.

Have to assume the student athletes are overwhelmed with the return to school work and hoops

[MU82]

Michigan State and their Hall of Fame coach fall to 6-6 in Big 14 play with a loss to Rutgers at MSG.  13 turnovers with only 9 assists.  Have to wonder when the coach will get his players to share the ball.  Joey Hauser leads Sparty with shot attempts, going 4-11 and 1 assist.

Izzo: "Pass the ball!"

Walker and Hoggard: "To who? The big knucklehead who's slower than a glacier? Nah. We'll just shoot or turn it over."

Joey: "Maybe life with Markus wasn't so bad after all."

[wadesworld]

When people were talking about how Purdue was blowing up our NET I figured they were down 30. It was a 9 point game with 14 minutes left lol. Now it's a 4 point game with 7 minutes left at IU. This game won't touch our NET.

[WhiteTrash]

This slipped pass me, but if you want to know how "strong" the ACC is.... Louisville isn't the worst team.

[Uncle Rico]

This slipped pass me, but if you want to know how "strong" the ACC is.... Louisville isn't the worst team.

No, they're still the worst team

[WhiteTrash]

No, they're still the worst team

But not in last place of the ACC.

[Uncle Rico]

But not in last place of the ACC.

It's a half game