2022-23 NCAA Men's Basketball Thread

[panda]

Houston have an elite back court, elite coach and an elite defense. They're far and away the best team in the country.

[Uncle Rico]

Houston have an elite back court, elite coach and an elite defense. They're far and away the best team in the country.

Also entirely possible

[panda]

Also entirely possible

Are you just goldeneagles03 in disguise ??

[Uncle Rico]

Are you just goldeneagles03 in disguise ??

🥶

[panda]

🥶

Just remember to brag about being right no matter what happens to Houston in the tournament.

[Hards Alumni]

Houston have an elite back court, elite coach and an elite defense. They're far and away the best team in the country.

And they play in a lousy conference and have gone 2-1 in Q1 games, 4-0 in Q2 games, and the rest of their games are all Q4 wins.

a very fluffy schedule... but I said I wouldn't go into it.  Yet, here I am.

[brewcity77]

Houston have an elite back court, elite coach and an elite defense. They're far and away the best team in the country.

Best? Maybe. Far and away? Not remotely. Lost to Alabama, struggled mightily with Kent State and UCF at home. They're good, but not on par with the Gonzaga/Baylor teams of recent years, and there are a lot of good not great teams this year.

[MuggsyB]

Houston have an elite back court, elite coach and an elite defense. They're far and away the best team in the country.

This season is completely wide open panda.  Houston may very well be the best of the lot but I honestly think 20 teams could make the F4.  Including Marquette. 

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

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.

I would love Cal to Texas. Then Texas would have the Jimbo Fisher of college basketball and TAMU would have the John Calipari of college football!

[Uncle Rico]

I would love Cal to Texas. Then Texas would have the Jimbo Fisher of college basketball and TAMU would have the John Calipari of college football!

Eh

[panda]

And they play in a lousy conference and have gone 2-1 in Q1 games, 4-0 in Q2 games, and the rest of their games are all Q4 wins.

a very fluffy schedule... but I said I wouldn't go into it.  Yet, here I am.

I agree it's easy to poke holes in their resume but this is a tournament proven team with all of the tools available to make a deep run in march.

[PGsHeroes32]

Houston have an elite back court, elite coach and an elite defense. They're far and away the best team in the country.

I'm with Brew.


They are probably and imo the best team. But far and away?? Not a chance in hell.

[wadesworld]

KenPom tells me Houston is the best team in the country.

[Scoop Snoop]

But for us, it's a long tradition.

True dat.

[Newsdreams]

I would not be shocked

#crapshoot

[panda]

Best? Maybe. Far and away? Not remotely. Lost to Alabama, struggled mightily with Kent State and UCF at home. They're good, but not on par with the Gonzaga/Baylor teams of recent years, and there are a lot of good not great teams this year.

No shame in losing to bama.

Kent state is really, really good and has the ability to win a game or two in the tournament. Houston had a ton of stops at the end of the game and a bad three point shooter in Malique Jacobs hits an end of shot clock three to keep it close.

UCF game was mostly in control throughout for them. It was a one possession game, but with UCF fouling and chasing down the stretch.

Really nothing to be concerned about.

Tops for me are Houston, Kansas, Arizona,  and Gonzaga.

[Uncle Rico]

No shame in losing to bama.

Kent state is really, really good and has the ability to win a game or two in the tournament. Houston had a ton of stops at the end of the game and a bad three point shooter in Malique Jacobs hits an end of shot clock three to keep it close.

UCF game was mostly in control throughout for them. It was a one possession game, but with UCF fouling and chasing down the stretch.

Really nothing to be concerned about.

Top five for me are Houston, Kansas, Arizona, ucla and Gonzaga.

I'd put UConn in place of Gonzaga.  Zags are West Coast Marquette. 

Zona has an elite offense and so-so defense.  Like Bama better

Virginia, Arkansas, Kentucky and Creighton all lurking

[wadesworld]

No shame in losing to bama.

Kent state is really, really good and has the ability to win a game or two in the tournament. Houston had a ton of stops at the end of the game and a bad three point shooter in Malique Jacobs hits an end of shot clock three to keep it close.

UCF game was mostly in control throughout for them. It was a one possession game, but with UCF fouling and chasing down the stretch.

Really nothing to be concerned about.

Top five for me are Houston, Kansas, Arizona, ucla and Gonzaga.

Gonzaga stinks (relative to what they typically are of late).  Tennessee and UCONN are better than all but one of those teams.  I'd go Houston, Tennessee, UCONN, UCLA, Bama, Arkansas as the top 6.

[panda]

Gonzaga stinks (relative to what they typically are of late).  Tennessee and UCONN are better than all but one of those teams.  I'd go Houston, Tennessee, UCONN, UCLA, Bama, Arkansas as the top 6.

Don't forget who the coach of Tennessee is :-) he's allergic to winning in march

[PJDunn]

So is Marquette.

[wadesworld]

Don't forget who the coach of Tennessee is :-) he's allergic to winning in march

He's gone to seven Sweet Sixteens, a Final Four, and has 25 NCAA Tournament wins.

[panda]

He's gone to seven Sweet Sixteens, a Final Four, and has 25 NCAA Tournament wins.

Yes that's what happens when you're a good coach who sticks around for a long time.

But - he's had some really really good teams since 2008. And he's gone to one elite 8 and one sweet 16.

[wadesworld]

Yes that's what happens when you're a good coach who sticks around for a long time.

But - he's had some really really good teams since 2008. And he's gone to one elite 8 and one sweet 16.

Marquette has had some really good (and some really bad) teams since 2003 and has gone to two Sweet Sixteens and an Elite Eight.

I'll roll the dice with a guy who has "had some really good teams" come March.  Sometimes the good teams advance.  Others they bow out early.  It's the nature of a one and done format.

[brewcity77]

No shame in losing to bama.

Kent state is really, really good and has the ability to win a game or two in the tournament. Houston had a ton of stops at the end of the game and a bad three point shooter in Malique Jacobs hits an end of shot clock three to keep it close.

UCF game was mostly in control throughout for them. It was a one possession game, but with UCF fouling and chasing down the stretch.

Really nothing to be concerned about.

Top five for me are Houston, Kansas, Arizona, ucla and Gonzaga.

Your own post undermines your argument. If they were far and away the best, they wouldn't have lost at home period.

If they were far and away the best, even a good Kent State team wouldn't have a lead on them in their own building with under a minute left.

If they were far and away the best, they would've had a comparably bad UCF team thoroughly in control, and wouldn't have been in a one point game at home with an inferior opponent under 3 minutes to play regardless.

Are they good? Sure. Deserved #1? Sure. Far and away the best? Not remotely close by your own response.

[Hards Alumni]

No shame in losing to bama.

Kent state is really, really good and has the ability to win a game or two in the tournament. Houston had a ton of stops at the end of the game and a bad three point shooter in Malique Jacobs hits an end of shot clock three to keep it close.

UCF game was mostly in control throughout for them. It was a one possession game, but with UCF fouling and chasing down the stretch.

Really nothing to be concerned about.

Top five for me are Houston, Kansas, Arizona, ucla and Gonzaga.

I stopped reading here.