2022-23 NCAA Men's Basketball Thread

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Jesus Tower, you just made the case to hire Wojo, especially the ability to win the Powepoint. Always knew you were a huge Wojo slurper.

[TSmith34, Inc.]

Jesus Tower, you just made the case to hire Wojo, especially the ability to win the Powepoint. Always knew you were a huge Wojo slurper.

Your brains are truly dazzling

[MuggsyB]

Purdue in trouble again. 

[panda]

Purdue in trouble again.

Sensabaugh is a star. Can't believe there isn't more hype around him.

[tower912]

Purdue in trouble again.

... or.....

[GoldenEagles03]

Michigan and Madison the last 2 unbeatens left in the B1G.

(3-0) UW vs. (0-3) Illinois on Saturday. Didn't realize how badly the Illini had been struggling.

[MuggsyB]

... or.....

Big shot by Loyer. 

[jfp61]

Purdue in trouble again.

They were -2.5 point dogs. They won.

"in trouble" lol

[PGsHeroes32]

They were -2.5 point dogs. They won.

"in trouble" lol

I took them straight up.

They have failed to cover in 10 straight. Figured they were due.

And they almost did cover and lose....

Paid off though.

[MuggsyB]

They were -2.5 point dogs. They won.

"in trouble" lol

I was looking at the score, not the speead.

[Newsdreams]

Now there is an intelligent non comment.

Go have a burger

[brewcity77]

Now there is an intelligent non comment.

Goes well with your non-intelligent comment.

[MU82]

Seth Davis in The Athletic is floating Calipari as a possibility for Texas.

In light of Kentucky's current struggles, and the fan base's commensurate impatience, the notion that Calipari would actually leave this time is a lot more credible. Would Texas be willing to pay him what he's making at Kentucky, and perhaps more? Possibly. Would Calipari be willing to take a pay cut to make the move? Possibly. The timing of this is a challenge for Calipari, because he will undoubtedly be asked about it for the remainder of the season (although he has usually found conjecture about his next move to be quite useful). This remains a long shot, but it's not nearly as long as it seemed a couple of months ago.

Others: Dennis Gates, Chris Holtmann, Royal Ivey, Eric Musselman, Nate Oats, Kelvin Sampson, Rodney Terry (the interim coach), Jay Wright.

Davis thinks that, ultimately, Terry will get the job.

[Scoop Snoop]

Interesting scores for top ten teams last night.

#1 Purdue 71, OSU 69; #10 UCLA 60, USC 58; #9 Gonzaga 77, San Francisco 75; #5 Arizona 70, Washington 67.

Houston blew out SMU, but the others? Uneasy rest the crowns on the top ten last night.

[IrwinFletcher]

UCLA was up by 16-18 points at the half as well.

[Uncle Rico]

Interesting scores for top ten teams last night.

#1 Purdue 71, OSU 69; #10 UCLA 60, USC 58; #9 Gonzaga 77, San Francisco 75; #5 Arizona 70, Washington 67.

Houston blew out SMU, but the others? Uneasy rest the crowns on the top ten last night.

A lot of mediocrity in college hoops this year

[Scoop Snoop]

A lot of mediocrity in college hoops this year

And on Scoop as well.

[The Sultan]

And on Scoop as well.

But for us, it's a long tradition.

[muwarrior69]

A lot of mediocrity in college hoops this year

Does parity equal mediocrity?

[Uncle Rico]

Does parity equal mediocrity?

It's not parity

[WhiteTrash]

A lot of mediocrity in college hoops this year

You are not wrong, but this post / thread comes out every year on every fan board for the past 30 years.

[Hards Alumni]

You are not wrong, but this post / thread comes out every year on every fan board for the past 30 years.

Yep, it must be January and conference season.

[Uncle Rico]

You are not wrong, but this post / thread comes out every year on every fan board for the past 30 years.

I'm basing this off KenPom AdjEM, not conference season or such.  Houston and Tennessee are the top 2 teams and after that, there are a lot of good teams but none that standout like a Baylor or Gonzaga in '21 or Virginia in '19.  Stuff can change, but this looks a lot like last year.  I have a theory for it but isn't fully flushed out and you'll have to pay to read it.

By the end of the year, we may look back and say, yeah, Houston was clearly the best team all season.  I guess I'm skeptical of them because super low possession teams without great offenses always make me skeptical

[Hards Alumni]

I'm basing this off KenPom AdjEM, not conference season or such.  Houston and Tennessee are the top 2 teams and after that, there are a lot of good teams but none that standout like a Baylor or Gonzaga in '21 or Virginia in '19.  Stuff can change, but this looks a lot like last year.  I have a theory for it but isn't fully flushed out and you'll have to pay to read it.

By the end of the year, we may look back and say, yeah, Houston was clearly the best team all season.  I guess I'm skeptical of them because super low possession teams without great offenses always make me skeptical

My hot take?  Houston is extremely overrated and won't make the Sweet Sixteen.

I will not go into why I believe this.

[Uncle Rico]

My hot take?  Houston is extremely overrated and won't make the Sweet Sixteen.

I will not go into why I believe this.

I would not be shocked