2022-23 NCAA Men's Basketball Thread

[Oldgym]

Coaching Changes tweeted that Porter Moser is doing "everything possible" to get the Notre Dame job. Never thought the fit with Oklahoma was a good one.

If he was lobbying for the MU job, he's definitely in on the ND one.

[JakeBarnes]

Coaching Changes tweeted that Porter Moser is doing "everything possible" to get the Notre Dame job. Never thought the fit with Oklahoma was a good one.

Not surprising. I think he thought the Marquette gig was his to loose. Shaka wasn't really on the table at that point until the tourney loss. Glad it played out the way it did.

[Uncle Rico]

If he was lobbying for the MU job, he's definitely in on the ND one.

Does Notre Dame want him, though?  I’d take Holtmann over him in a heartbeat.  Can’t believe Brian Wardle isn’t the top choice

[The Sultan of Semantics]

Not surprising. I think he thought the Marquette gig was his to loose. Shaka wasn't really on the table at that point until the tourney loss. Glad it played out the way it did.

Everyone but Nolongerwarriors is.

[mug644]

Does Notre Dame want him, though?  I’d take Holtmann over him in a heartbeat.  Can’t believe Brian Wardle isn’t the top choice

Is Wardle a big enough name for ND? Both Moser and Holtmann are nationally known and would make a much bigger splash than Wardle.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Rico you got a bite

[Scoop Snoop]

Rico you got a bite

Hook, line and sinker is more like it.

[GoldenEagles03]

"Rutgers' Mawot Mag will miss the remainder of the 2022-23 season with a torn ACL, per release. Averaged 7.8 PPG and 5.3 RPG."

Huge loss for Rutgers.  Hate to see anyone lose guys.  It can happen to anyone at anytime.

[Jay Bee]

Bernie Fine hey

[mug644]

Rico you got a bite

Hook, line and sinker is more like it.

Accepted.

[cheebs09]

Not surprising. I think he thought the Marquette gig was his to loose. Shaka wasn't really on the table at that point until the tourney loss. Glad it played out the way it did.

I’m not too sure he was wrong either until Shaka became available.

Count me as one who is glad it worked out the way it did.

[StillWarriors]

Not surprising. I think he thought the Marquette gig was his to lose.

Correct.

I think he would have done a great job, but can't argue with the way it has worked out so far for MU. Tough to imagine anyone outdoing what Shaka has done so far.

[Goose]

Wardle to ND would be a marriage made in basketball heaven. It likely would take him off shortlist of replacement for Shaka down the road, but it would hard to not be wildly happy for Wardle. Great call, Rico.

[Badgerhater]

Wardle to ND would be a marriage made in basketball heaven. It likely would take him off shortlist of replacement for Shaka down the road, but it would hard to not be wildly happy for Wardle. Great call, Rico.

Louisville should hire Wardle and MU should schedule them at home so they can play the Wardle shot to beat Louisville on an endless loop.

[Goose]

All this Wardle talk has me daydreaming about what a Wardle MU program would have looked like. It kind of took away my excitement for the game tonight.

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

Correct.

I think he would have done a great job, but can't argue with the way it has worked out so far for MU. Tough to imagine anyone outdoing what Shaka has done so far.

I definitely favored Shaka at the time.  Success may have come earlier than I anticipated, but this level of success playing this style of ball is exactly what I hoped for. 

I was never high on Porter Moser's style, which fits better in the Big Ten.  Badgers 2.0 vibes.

[4everwarriors]

Kolek has a better chance to coach ND than Wardle, hey?

[Uncle Rico]

All this Wardle talk has me daydreaming about what a Wardle MU program would have looked like. It kind of took away my excitement for the game tonight.

You can just watch the Badgers current team to get a good idea

[Galway Eagle]

Is it blasphemy for Wardle to head to ND? It might be, although they've invaded our athletic department so I guess we could return the favor

[Goose]

Doc,

You know Wardle has been my guy the last couple of times the job has been open. Don't burst my bubble like MU did by hiring Shaka over Brian.

[MU82]

Fun 3-minute video of a wild, wacky ending to the Portland-Pepperdine game:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEOe2MOSXMg

[GoldenEagles03]

Tennessee loses because they chose not to take an open layup to go up 4 with 15 seconds left.  Guy dribbled it out to waste time and get fouled.

They missed the front end. (11-12) Vanderbilt hits a 3 at the buzzer for the win.

[mugrad_89]

Tennessee loses because they chose not to take an open layup to go up 4 with 15 seconds left.  Guy dribbled it out to waste time and get fouled.

They missed the front end. (11-12) Vanderbilt hits a 3 at the buzzer for the win.

Tennessee is another team with a small margin for error because of their limited offense.

[brewcity77]

Virginia Tech loses at home to Boston College. ACC is in trouble. Virginia, Miami, Duke, and NC State are in good shape, but beyond that Pitt is the only team that can have any confidence, though mainly because they've done enough and have an easy schedule from here on out. UNC, Clemson, and Va Tech are all sliding in the wrong direction. Depending on how it finishes, it could be a 4-5 bid league.

[GoldenEagles03]

Virginia Tech loses at home to Boston College. ACC is in trouble. Virginia, Miami, Duke, and NC State are in good shape, but beyond that Pitt is the only team that can have any confidence, though mainly because they've done enough and have an easy schedule from here on out. UNC, Clemson, and Va Tech are all sliding in the wrong direction. Depending on how it finishes, it could be a 4-5 bid league.

Penn State playing themselves off the bubble by trailing to UW at half.

Said on TV, Penn State has lost 16 of 18 between the 2 schools.  Penn State can't really afford to pick up a Q3 loss.