2022-23 NCAA Men's Basketball Thread

[MU82]

Why not have a 32 team tournament with rosters of 5'4 and under? 

Just let 'em play against the big boys. The refs would need a new signal for "kneecap foul."

[Galway Eagle]

Why not have a 32 team tournament with rosters of 5'4 and under? 

I still think a smaller than 6ft league would be awesome to watch. Bet it'd be better than 3v3

[WhiteTrash]

It's going to be super fun when those left out will bitch about being 91 on the S-Curve.  This is seriously stupid.  72 is fine I guess but I liked 64.

100% agreed. Jim Boeheim has his press conference ready to go.

Syracuse could now play an OC SOS in the 300's with no repercussions.

I guess it will make the regular season more interesting for DePaul but I will be less interested in MU in November and December.

Also, I seriously could see load management becoming a thing in college hoops.

[MuggsyB]

I still think a smaller than 6ft league would be awesome to watch. Bet it'd be better than 3v3

Agreed.  I'm past my prime but I lthink I could have done some damage in the LPL (Lillyputian Pro League).

[Jay Bee]

Need to allow in the top 16 women's teams too. #equity

[WhiteTrash]

Need to allow in the top 16 women's teams too. #equity

Only if they reach the quota for transgender women. #true-equity

[brewcity77]

It's going to be super fun when those left out will bitch about being 91 on the S-Curve.  This is seriously stupid.  72 is fine I guess but I liked 64.

When they went to 64 teams in the field, there were 299 teams in D1. So 21.4% of the teams made the NCAA Tournament. Since then, we've expanded to 363 teams but just 68 bids (18.7%). It should be 78 teams based on the expansion. That's why I think 72 is a perfectly fine compromise. And worthwhile Tuesday/Wednesday games only improve the experience.

I get that it's easy to dismiss the play-ins, but plenty of those teams have won games in the main field and went as deep as the Final Four, including our own head coach. Remove the 16-seed play-ins because no one wants those and, honestly, the increase in early round losses for 1, 2, and 3 seeds can be directly correlated to the expansion of 16-seed play-ins which put better teams on the 16, 15, and 14 lines.

It would be better for ratings, better for the high-majors that make the decisions, and better for the fans who would get legit content the first two nights of the tourney.

[We R Final Four]

Why not have a 32 team tournament with rosters of 5'4 and under? 

We could call it "The 5th Grade Basketball Tournament".

[WhiteTrash]

We could call it "The 5th Grade Basketball Tournament".

I would have killed to be 5'4" in 5th grade, or in 8th grade. (made it to 6' by junior yr HS, thank God).

[wadesworld]

I'd rather they cut D1 athletics down to 92 teams than have 92 NCAA Tournament teams.  There are way too many D1 basketball teams, and 92 teams in an NCAA Tournament would be way too many teams in a Tourney.

[CountryRoads]

When they went to 64 teams in the field, there were 299 teams in D1. So 21.4% of the teams made the NCAA Tournament. Since then, we've expanded to 363 teams but just 68 bids (18.7%). It should be 78 teams based on the expansion. That's why I think 72 is a perfectly fine compromise. And worthwhile Tuesday/Wednesday games only improve the experience.

I get that it's easy to dismiss the play-ins, but plenty of those teams have won games in the main field and went as deep as the Final Four, including our own head coach. Remove the 16-seed play-ins because no one wants those and, honestly, the increase in early round losses for 1, 2, and 3 seeds can be directly correlated to the expansion of 16-seed play-ins which put better teams on the 16, 15, and 14 lines.

It would be better for ratings, better for the high-majors that make the decisions, and better for the fans who would get legit content the first two nights of the tourney.

If they were to expand, this would be the ideal format (32 auto, 24 byes, 16 wild cards). The current format of the play-in games just completely sucks and is uninteresting to me even as a hardcore fan who enjoys watching obscure low major games on ESPN+.

96 would really be a huge bummer for anyone that follows basketball all year round and not just in March. In a 96 format, tonight's game against St Johns would be pretty meaningless.

NCAAT is at about the right number of teams. Teams that get left out nowadays certainly had their chances to make it and should have nothing to complain about. Buzz was crying last year about not getting in, but he also could have not lost 8 games in a row.

[GoldenEagles03]

Iowa's Patrick McCaffery is taking an indefinite leave to address his anxiety.

Averages nearly 13 ppg.

[jesmu84]

https://twitter.com/roundballpod/status/1609990967402299393?t=Lx94UwbsQpC4qwTTD0NSHw&s=19

Scumbags

[JWags85]

https://twitter.com/roundballpod/status/1609990967402299393?t=Lx94UwbsQpC4qwTTD0NSHw&s=19

Scumbags

Of course every response is an immediate butthurt Badger fan talking about their loss to CMU.  Cause you can't say much to a program that has 3 S16s, an E8, and a Natty Runner Up in the last 5 NCAAs and has won 2 of the last 3 against you.

Oh and Juwan Howard should be in jail 

[brewcity77]

https://twitter.com/roundballpod/status/1609990967402299393?t=Lx94UwbsQpC4qwTTD0NSHw&s=19

Scumbags

Hunter Dickinson is an idiot who should learn to shut his mouth. I'm sure this will end up going just as well as guaranteeing Michigan would beat Arizona State by 20 before the Sun Devils boat raced them by 25.

[Uncle Rico]

Hunter Dickinson is an idiot who should learn to shut his mouth. I'm sure this will end up going just as well as guaranteeing Michigan would beat Arizona State by 20 before the Sun Devils boat raced them by 25.

At least he's an idiot speaking the truth

[jesmu84]

Iowa's Patrick McCaffery is taking an indefinite leave to address his anxiety.

Averages nearly 13 ppg.

I wonder if this will be received similarly to Simone Biles

[GoldenEagles03]

I wonder if this will be received similarly to Simone Biles

Not familiar with the scenario. How was it recieved in that case?

[The Sultan]

Not familiar with the scenario. How was it recieved in that case?

https://foxsportsradio.iheart.com/alternate/amp/2021-07-27-doug-gottlieb-says-the-media-is-giving-simone-biles-a-pass-for-dropping-out/

[GoldenEagles03]

Hopefully Dawson can improve to 2-0 against UW-Madison tonight.

[GoldenEagles03]

Louisville just lost a heartbreaker to Syracuse.

[WhiteTrash]

Louisville just lost a heartbreaker to Syracuse.

Somebody's CBT dreams live on.

[MuggsyB]

Hopefully Dawson can improve to 2-0 against UW-Madison tonight.

He has looked awful thus far.

[GoldenEagles03]

He has looked awful thus far.

7 to 7 8 minutes in is certainly a change of pace from what we just watched with our squad.

[We R Final Four]

https://twitter.com/roundballpod/status/1609990967402299393?t=Lx94UwbsQpC4qwTTD0NSHw&s=19

Scumbags

I know a scooper who will not appreciate this.