2022-23 NCAA Men's Basketball Thread

[MuggsyB]

Purdue got absolutely smoked tonight by Maryland

Yikes.  Is that team in disarray?

[wisblue]

Purdue led 37-29 early in the second half and the Turtles went on a 29-4 run.

You might think that when a team has been the victims of a court storming twice in less than 2 weeks that the fans of the third team to beat them would recognize that it isn't that special.

But, Maryland fans didn't see it that way.

Northwestern, proud owners of two losses to Michigan, is now just a game out of first place in the Big 14.

[tower912]

Yikes.  Is that team in disarray?

They lost a conference road game to a likely tourney team.

[mugrad_89]

They lost a conference road game to a likely tourney team.

True, but they again showed that they struggle against full court pressure.

[MuggsyB]

They lost a conference road game to a likely tourney team.

Their guards have had problems the last 3 games. 

[NotAnAlum]

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/court-report-how-marquette-became-one-of-college-basketballs-best-teams-despite-shunning-transfer-portal

Very interesting.   Any idea who the transfers Marquette stopped pursuing were?

[WhiteTrash]

Is there a bigger idiot in all of college sports than Tom Izzo? He is so self absorbed and thinks the world revolves around him and MSU basketball.

"You have to figure out a way to honor the people who were senselessly killed, and our way of being able to do that is to play the game," Izzo said during a news conference Thursday night.

I swear, if he wasn't such a damn good basketball coach, he'd be a gym / typing teacher in a high school. And the kids and parents would make fun of him.

Everyone knows MSU is not the home of class, commons sense or good judgment, but somebody should tell Izzo to shut up and coach.

[wadesworld]

It's looking like Stan Johnson will not be getting the season sweep of the Zags.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

It's looking like Stan Johnson will not be getting the season sweep of the Zags.

The Zags are winning by 40...at halftime.

[MarquetteMike1977]

Gonzaga winning 106-58 over LMU

[MarquetteMike1977]

It's looking like Stan Johnson will not be getting the season sweep of the Zags.

Final Gonzaga 108 LMU 65

[Uncle Rico]

Is there a bigger idiot in all of college sports than Tom Izzo? He is so self absorbed and thinks the world revolves around him and MSU basketball.

"You have to figure out a way to honor the people who were senselessly killed, and our way of being able to do that is to play the game," Izzo said during a news conference Thursday night.

I swear, if he wasn't such a damn good basketball coach, he'd be a gym / typing teacher in a high school. And the kids and parents would make fun of him.

Everyone knows MSU is not the home of class, commons sense or good judgment, but somebody should tell Izzo to shut up and coach.

One of the worst tropes in modern society is the idea sports heal something after a tragedy.  It's really gross exploitation to create a narrative at the expense of a seneseless tragedy.

[Uncle Rico]

Richmond head coach, Chris Mooney to miss the remainder of the season.  He's having heart surgery next week. 

[Jay Bee]

LMU only lost the second half by 3!

Will New Mexico continue dumping their pants tonight? Not unexpected.

[warriorchick]

Buzzkill:

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/florida-lawmakers-introduce-bills-that-would-criminalize-storming-fields-courts-at-sporting-events/

[JakeBarnes]

Buzzkill:

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/florida-lawmakers-introduce-bills-that-would-criminalize-storming-fields-courts-at-sporting-events/

Man, Florida is reality just the no fun league of states

[JWags85]

Richmond head coach, Chris Mooney to miss the remainder of the season.  He's having heart surgery next week.

Most of all, good luck to him, hope all goes well.

But Mooney is second only to Chris Lowery in terms of coaches I remember hearing mentioned with Marquette openings in the past that are an absolute bullet dodged.  Based on his track record, Mooney would have been Deane 2.0.   Meanwhile Lowery would have been Dukiet 2.0

[Uncle Rico]

Most of all, good luck to him, hope all goes well.

But Mooney is second only to Chris Lowery in terms of coaches I remember hearing mentioned with Marquette openings in the past that are an absolute bullet dodged.  Based on his track record, Mooney would have been Deane 2.0.   Meanwhile Lowery would have been Dukiet 2.0

The Richmond fanbase aren't thrilled with his record, though I'm not sure what realistic expectations are for them in the A-10

[JWags85]

The Richmond fanbase aren't thrilled with his record, though I'm not sure what realistic expectations are for them in the A-10

Yea, he's got 9 lives. Always does just enough to keep his job.

But agreed, not sure what they expect.  They have 5 NCAA berths in the last 30 years...Mooney has 3 of them.  Even Beilien was good not great there. It's a small school, second even in their own small city and even more of a minnow when you expand to the DMV area.

[wisblue]

Today is going to be an unbelievable day of watching and following college basketball with no stress worrying about an MU game.

A great chance to see future NCAA and bubble teams in action.

Maybe we can get a gift like last weekend with Creighton or Providence taking a loss. I suspect Xavier will rout DePaul. Better teams seem to blow away lesser teams that they lost to in an earlier road game. See, e.g. LMU vs Gonzaga.

[mugrad_89]

Today is going to be an unbelievable day of watching and following college basketball with no stress worrying about an MU game.

A great chance to see future NCAA and bubble teams in action.

Maybe we can get a gift like last weekend with Creighton or Providence taking a loss. I suspect Xavier will rout DePaul. Better teams seem to blow away lesser teams that they lost to in an earlier road game. See, e.g. LMU vs Gonzaga.

Agreed - it's been a while since we've had a stress free weekend of watching college b-ball.

[The Sultan]

Playing Georgetown last Saturday wasn't all that stressful. 😉😉😉

[Newsdreams]

Playing Georgetown last Saturday wasn't all that stressful. 😉😉😉

NMD was stressful

[MuggsyB]

Lots of awful calls in the Wisky/Rutgers game. 

[CountryRoads]

Lots of awful calls in the Wisky/Rutgers game.

You can hear a pin drop in there. Bardo even called it out.

Student section at tip off:

https://twitter.com/mtthffmn/status/1626990544294449152?s=46&t=yWk0ujtFg40wB0J3mATiYQ

That's what I call apathy.