2022-23 NCAA Men's Basketball Thread

[MuggsyB]

These Baylor uniforms are hideous.

And their play tonight hasn't been much better. 

[MUDPT]

Good lord, that was a tough one to attend in person.

Specifically the drive home was awful.  At some point, I was about to pull over and take a nap.

[Oldgym]

Baylor survives Wash St. 65-59.

[The Sultan]

No.  Not a victim.   Just an idiot for arguing with posters like you, John Dodds, and the ban-hammer holder here - Rocky - who were adamant Steve Wojo was a fantastic head coach.  Oh, and for believing that Derrick Wilson had no business playing 33 minutes per game as a Senior under Wojo.  That decision was all the proof I needed to know Wojo was an idiot.

Quite frankly, I consider it an honor to have been banned multiple times for belaboring those two points.

Btw, you failed to point out today that Georgia whooped Notre Dame.  Or were you driving back to Columbia and didn't have internet service the whole way between Milwaukee and Columbia?  GTFOH.

Ners you weren't banned for belaboring those two points. You were banned for being a dick like you have been in this topic. Just stop.

And also stop with the Projo / Nojo stuff. Everyone has moved on and most are excited about the trajectory of the program.

[Uncle Rico]

2

[Newsdreams]

2

Tjank you for your service Uncle

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

This draft class is absolutely stacked. Obviously Wemby is incredible. Scoot is awesome as well. But I'm seeing a mock draft that has Brandon Miller at TEN. If my team gets him at ten, my goodness I am happy.

Brandon Miller was superb against Gonzaga, but he's struggled on 2 pointers this year.  Shooting a paltry 42% at the rim and 31% on all other 2s.  That's the red flag holding back his draft stock.

His three point shooting has been lights out at 45%.  If he improves on his 2s, Miller will climb draft boards.

[MU82]

The A-10, which has produced 3-4 NCAAT teams many years, is down this season. Here's an interesting note from The Athletic's Seth Davis:

The NCAA has begun issuing its NET rankings, and while there are still a lot of games to be played, most of the nonconference games are in the bank. And here's a quick early take: The Atlantic 10 will almost certainly be a one-bid league. The A-10 is 12th in the conference NET rankings (behind Conference USA and the WAC), and the only top 100 teams are Saint Louis (87) and Fordham (96). If that holds, that means that no one in the league will play a Quad 1 game, because a team has to be ranked in the top 75 and be playing at home to qualify as a Quad 1 opponent. No team has earned an at-large bid with zero Quad 1 wins since the NCAA instituted the NET system before the 2018-19 season.

[Dr. Blackheart]

The A-10, which has produced 3-4 NCAAT teams many years, is down this season. Here's an interesting note from The Athletic's Seth Davis:

The NCAA has begun issuing its NET rankings, and while there are still a lot of games to be played, most of the nonconference games are in the bank. And here's a quick early take: The Atlantic 10 will almost certainly be a one-bid league. The A-10 is 12th in the conference NET rankings (behind Conference USA and the WAC), and the only top 100 teams are Saint Louis (87) and Fordham (96). If that holds, that means that no one in the league will play a Quad 1 game, because a team has to be ranked in the top 75 and be playing at home to qualify as a Quad 1 opponent. No team has earned an at-large bid with zero Quad 1 wins since the NCAA instituted the NET system before the 2018-19 season.

That's it. Every conference seems to be down. Parity Ball. While we bemoan the Big East, the ACC, PAC and these middies are down worse. There was a lot of roster churn after COVID eligibility and the new transfer rules, the crème will rise.

Buckle up. The Big East round robin is going to be a bunch of rock fights. I am excited to see that MU is proving they can play and win in different ways and styles.

[MU82]

That's it. Every conference seems to be down. Parity Ball. While we bemoan the Big East, the ACC, PAC and these middies are down worse. There was a lot of roster churn after COVID eligibility and the new transfer rules, the crème will rise.

Buckle up. The Big East round robin in going to be a bunch of rock fights. I am excited to see that MU is proving they can play and win in different ways and styles.

Great post, Dr. B, and I agree completely. My MU-buddy text chains have been filled with enthusiasm so far this season (except for the Madison game, when everyone was grumpy). Looking forward to lots of great hoops.

We Are Marquette!

[warriorchick]

This is pretty clever.

https://twitter.com/BlueDemonDegen/status/1604861688855105536

[Dr. Blackheart]

This is pretty clever.

https://twitter.com/BlueDemonDegen/status/1604861688855105536

Awesome

[DoctorV]

That's it. Every conference seems to be down. Parity Ball. While we bemoan the Big East, the ACC, PAC and these middies are down worse. There was a lot of roster churn after COVID eligibility and the new transfer rules, the crème will rise.

Buckle up. The Big East round robin is going to be a bunch of rock fights. I am excited to see that MU is proving they can play and win in different ways and styles.

This^^^

There is an assumption it seems that the BE is way down and that it'll be fairly easy to coast through, but as Lee Corso says not so fast!

4 KenPom top 30ish teams and 9 of the 11 in the top 75ish, with DePaul and GTown as the poopy outliers.

Those road games won't be easy for any of the teams, and for most not named UConn heading on the road to anyone outside of DePaul or GTown will be slightly better than a coin flip as opposed to a sure fire win.

Whoever holds serve and dominates on their court will rise to the top, and it's much better to be in X or MUs shoes than otherwise, but you've still got to win the games in front of you to get those numbers in the right spot to dance

PS- great post warrior chick that comment got me 😂

[lawdog77]

Don't look now, but St Thomas-MN is on top of the Summit League. Just a step away from Big East inclusion.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/401470178

[brewcity77]

This is pretty clever.

https://twitter.com/BlueDemonDegen/status/1604861688855105536

Respect to DePaul for that one. That's pretty good.

[tower912]

Rhode Island vs Milwaukee cancelled due to COVID.

[MU82]

Rhode Island vs Milwaukee cancelled due to COVID.

Blast from the (not all that distant) past.

[ATL MU Warrior]

Mississippi State down 2 at Drake with less than 20 seconds remaining

[Uncle Rico]

Mississippi State down 2 at Drake with less than 20 seconds remaining

They lost.  Looks like Marquette won't be able to get anything better than an 11-seed

[wadesworld]

Mississippi State down 2 at Drake with less than 20 seconds remaining

Elon does not appreciate you sharing this.

[Elonsmusk]

Elon does not appreciate you sharing this.

Yes.  We suck.  We'll only be good this year if Sean Jones massively exceeds expectations.  Thanks for sharing your incredible basketball intellect with this board.  Nonetheless, glad you seemingly are able to Scoop during a Marquette game, and not traveling in areas without internet service.

[VegasWarrior77]

Final - Lipscomb 75
            Loserville 67

[Uncle Rico]

Wofford beat Texas A&M.  Buzz's crew is currently 69th in KenPom which is nice.  This isn't a particularly good Wofford team, either.  Auto-bid or bust at the moment for Don't Mess With Happy whose current best win is DePaul

[Newsdreams]

Wofford beat Texas A&M.  Buzz's crew is currently 69th in KenPom which is nice.  This isn't a particularly good Wofford team, either.  Auto-bid or bust at the moment for Don't Mess With Happy whose current best win is DePaul

Do ee beat DePaul?

[wadesworld]

Yes.  We suck.  We'll only be good this year if Sean Jones massively exceeds expectations.  Thanks for sharing your incredible basketball intellect with this board.  Nonetheless, glad you seemingly are able to Scoop during a Marquette game, and not traveling in areas without internet service.

What does internet service have to do with anything? You post on Scoop while driving? Lol.