2022-23 NCAA Men's Basketball Thread

[MU82]

Well, we do rank 323 in the "luck" category, so there's that.  Meanwhile Miss State ranks 91st in luck and Wisconsin 183rd before there 2nd OT win in a week..

OK.

[MuggsyB]

We have exactly as many losses as we "should" have.

And had we won any of those three games, fans of those teams would have claimed they "should" have won.

I'm a fan of executing down the stretch.  We just didn't get it done.  But your point is well taken.. 

[tower912]

Mississippi State is going to find their rhythm and pull away.

69-51

[The Sultan]

https://www.on3.com/college/texas-longhorns/news/texas-basketball-coach-chris-beard-arrested-monday-morning-in-austin-tx/

"According to records from the Travis County Sheriff's Office, Texas men's basketball coach Chris Beard was arrested early Monday morning at 4:18 a.m. in Austin for "Assault on a family/household member." He also apparently was preventing the victim from breathing. Beard was booked with a third degree felony."

[Dr. Blackheart]

https://www.on3.com/college/texas-longhorns/news/texas-basketball-coach-chris-beard-arrested-monday-morning-in-austin-tx/

"According to records from the Travis County Sheriff's Office, Texas men's basketball coach Chris Beard was arrested early Monday morning at 4:18 a.m. in Austin for "Assault on a family/household member." He also apparently was preventing the victim from breathing. Beard was booked with a third degree felony."

He gowne, hey?

[MuggsyB]

https://www.on3.com/college/texas-longhorns/news/texas-basketball-coach-chris-beard-arrested-monday-morning-in-austin-tx/

"According to records from the Travis County Sheriff's Office, Texas men's basketball coach Chris Beard was arrested early Monday morning at 4:18 a.m. in Austin for "Assault on a family/household member." He also apparently was preventing the victim from breathing. Beard was booked with a third degree felony."

Oh.....boy. 

[Shooter McGavin]

https://www.on3.com/college/texas-longhorns/news/texas-basketball-coach-chris-beard-arrested-monday-morning-in-austin-tx/

"According to records from the Travis County Sheriff's Office, Texas men's basketball coach Chris Beard was arrested early Monday morning at 4:18 a.m. in Austin for "Assault on a family/household member." He also apparently was preventing the victim from breathing. Beard was booked with a third degree felony."

Wow.  He had it rolling.  The University will have a hard time justifying keeping him after this.

[MuggsyB]

Wow.  He had it rolling.  The University will have a hard time justifying keeping him after this.

MU targets moving forward? 

[MUDPT]

And yet the Badgers are 2-0 against those teams already. Looks like another top 4 finish, if not another conference title for UW.

Meh, 2 close wins, it will come back to bite them.

[PGsHeroes32]

Beards immediate family is all women too.

[brewcity77]

Wow.  He had it rolling.  The University will have a hard time justifying keeping him after this.

Reading more about this, Beard has to be done at Texas and probably done in the sport for good. That program just can't get there. Rick Barnes was good but never good enough, Shaka wasn't the right fit, they finally get the guy with the personality, recruiting, and coaching chops and this happens.

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

Shaka to Texas.

[Jockey]

Beards immediate family is all women too.

These creeps don't usually pick on someone their own size.

[DoctorV]

Bad bad situation.

Is this the big break Buzz has been waiting for?
Buzz to Texas?

He's always had quite a bit of good fortune in his career (or created it).
He 100% takes it if offered and he's already down the road.
I could see it

[cheebs09]

Do we see the Buzz's Bunch videos come out? He hasn't been that successful at A&M, but from an off the court perspective, would probably help the image despite our views on him.

Wasn't Royal Ivey in the running before Beard?

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

If true,  Beard should be fired on the spot. Unfortunately, DV cases have a tendency of being swept away and ignored. Victims often forgive and drop charges against their abusers.  If that happens, my guess is Texas calls it a misunderstanding and offers him an extension.

[The Sultan]

Bad bad situation.

Is this the big break Buzz has been waiting for?
Buzz to Texas?

He's always had quite a bit of good fortune in his career (or created it).
He 100% takes it if offered and he's already down the road.
I could see it

Buzz's performance at A&M isn't getting him the Texas gig.

[Heisenberg]

Holy crap! 

I cannot imagine Beard is still the head coach by 5PM Today.

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https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/35237963/texas-basketball-coach-chris-beard-arrested-assault-charge

Beard was arrested by police in Austin, Texas, and has been booked on a charge of third-degree assault of a family member "impede breath circulation" or strangulation.

Austin police told ESPN they received a "disturbance hotshot" call, and officers were dispatched to the 1900 block of Vista Lane shortly after midnight Monday. The Austin Police Department's website defines a "hotshot" call as "incidents which are in progress are an immediate threat to life and/or public safety. ... These calls are dispatched immediately."

[cheebs09]

Holy crap! 

I cannot imagine Beard is still the head coach by 5PM Today.

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https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/35237963/texas-basketball-coach-chris-beard-arrested-assault-charge

Beard was arrested by police in Austin, Texas, and has been booked on a charge of third-degree assault of a family member "impede breath circulation" or strangulation.

Austin police told ESPN they received a "disturbance hotshot" call, and officers were dispatched to the 1900 block of Vista Lane shortly after midnight Monday. The Austin Police Department's website defines a "hotshot" call as "incidents which are in progress are an immediate threat to life and/or public safety. ... These calls are dispatched immediately."

I think we might need a little patience with the firing from Texas. I have to imagine there's a lot of work being done to make sure they can fire him without any recourse.

I'm assuming they will fire him, but that might be a generous assumption.

[The Sultan]

I think we might need a little patience with the firing from Texas. I have to imagine there's a lot of work being done to make sure they can fire him without any recourse.

I'm assuming they will fire him, but that might be a generous assumption.

Even if UT keeps him, I think it will be extremely difficult for him to coach again this season.

If true,  Beard should be fired on the spot. Unfortunately, DV cases have a tendency of being swept away and ignored. Victims often forgive and drop charges against their abusers.  If that happens, my guess is Texas calls it a misunderstanding and offers him an extension.

Unless pictures come out.

[WhiteTrash]

I can't wait for Beard's, or more specifically his attorney's, explanation of this "unfortunate misunderstanding".

1. Any who knows Beard, knows he's not kind of person.
2. He has done more for woman's rights than anyone in the world
3. Prescription drugs, had a bad reaction
4. He was only defending himself
5. Bad cops..... always bad cops.
6.....

[cheebs09]

Even if UT keeps him, I think it will be extremely difficult for him to coach again this season.

For sure. I read at a minimum he wouldn't be able to coach road games. I'm guessing he's suspended indefinitely until the university gets their legal ducks in a row to fire him.

[MU82]

He'll get put on leave, and the university will release a statement about working with law enforcement and/or seeing how the legal situation develops. Then we'll see what happens.

But when you Neil Reed a family member, and it goes public, it's tough to come back from that. As it should be.

[The Sultan]

He'll get put on leave, and the university will release a statement about working with law enforcement and/or seeing how the legal situation develops. Then we'll see what happens.

But when you Neil Reed a family member, and it goes public, it's tough to come back from that. As it should be.

Ironically, Beard was an assistant under Knight at Texas Tech.

[WhiteTrash]

Even if UT keeps him, I think it will be extremely difficult for him to coach again this season.

I'd say if he's not back coaching very soon, he's gone. Like the cops and DA apologize and the family flatly refutes the whole story and he returns to the bench 100% vindicated within days.

Texas, while crazy about sports (football), seems like a classy institution that cannot stand by him, nor should they.

I know I'm speaking for almost everyone; any harm to women is disgusting and needs to be delt with harshly.