2022-23 NCAA Men's Basketball Thread

[MuggsyB]

Wow.....lots of upsets today. 

[wadesworld]

Whoever gets Brandon Miller will be getting a total steal.

[Newsdreams]

Wow.....lots of upsets today.

Conference play

[MU82]

Whoever gets Brandon Miller will be getting a total steal.

Agree. Total stud.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Scheyer sucks

[Pakuni]

Alabama player Darius Miles charged with murder.

@ThisBenFlanagan: One of the two suspects charged with capital murder is Alabama basketball player Darius Miles https://twitter.com/robinsoncarol/status/1614680149710053377

https://www.si.com/college/alabama/bamacentral/darius-miles-charged-with-capital-murder

[pbiflyer]

Holy !#$&@@*
Alabama forward Darius Miles charged with capital murder after shooting

Alabama men's basketball player Darius Miles and another man have been charged with capital murder in connection with an early-morning shooting near campus that killed a 23-year-old woman.

Miles was booked into the Tuscaloosa County Jail around 6:45 p.m. ET on Sunday, an official with the jail told ESPN. In a statement Sunday, the university said that Miles, a junior reserve forward from Washington, D.C, is no longer on the team.

"At this time, it appears that the only motive was a minor altercation that these individuals had with the victim as they were out on The Strip,'' Kennedy said in a news conference Sunday evening.

[MuggsyB]

Alabama player Darius Miles charged with murder.

@ThisBenFlanagan: One of the two suspects charged with capital murder is Alabama basketball player Darius Miles https://twitter.com/robinsoncarol/status/1614680149710053377

https://www.si.com/college/alabama/bamacentral/darius-miles-charged-with-capital-murder

Uhhhh.....wtf?

[Newsdreams]

Uhhhh.....wtf?

Basically 2nd amendment which isn't what most US citizens think it is.

[Mu8891]

So ... in the SEC it takes
MURDER to get you kicked off the team

Well ... at least we have that clarified

JFC

[muwarrior69]

Kentucky loses at home71-68 to South Carolina, a 19.5 point underdog. I love it! I have always hated UK since Al's fight with Rupp. Their fans and current coach are absolutely obnoxious.

Edit: Allegedly, a fan was escorted out of Rupp Arena for holding up a sign that said "Please go to Texas."

https://nypost.com/2023/01/11/john-caliparis-sad-kentucky-season-fan-kicked-out-for-texas-sign/

[brewcity77]

Wonder if the Darius Miles situation will impact Nate Oats ability to move on to a position like Texas or Kentucky if they were to open this offseason.

[GoldenEagles03]

These Purdue Freshman are ridiculously poised.

[GoldenEagles03]

What Zach Edey just did is basically unguardable.

https://twitter.com/CBBonFOX/status/1615103203841908739?t=KE_WUbMKZYJZiCjlt1nzcg&s=19

[tower912]

Need a Clanigan or a Nunge to have a chance.

[MU82]

Fun game between Sparty and Purdue, though the last minute took about a half-hour to play.

Walker was sensational late for MSU, though he missed what would have been an absolutely incredible shot at the end. Cool as a cucumber freshman Fletcher Loyer just about matched Walker point-for-point down the stretch. Edey was unstoppable, though he did miss from close in with a couple minutes to go.

There was one replay review I didn't really understand. The ball was called off MSU. The refs looked at the replay, which was inconclusive -- looked like it might have grazed Edey's fingertips but very hard to say for certain. Rather than say, "Inconclusive, so the call stays Purdue ball," they called it a jumpball; the alternate possession arrow pointed to Purdue. But the result wasn't quite the same, as if there had been another held ball, Sparty would have gotten it.

Walker got called for a cheap foul late -- it wasn't even ticky tack, just a bad call. Izzo responded with 2 F-bombs right at the ref, but there wasn't gonna be a T at that stage.

[MuggsyB]

What Zach Edey just did is basically unguardable.

https://twitter.com/CBBonFOX/status/1615103203841908739?t=KE_WUbMKZYJZiCjlt1nzcg&s=19

He might make an NBA roster?  I'm not sure his game can work at that level. 

[Uncle Rico]

Fun game between Sparty and Purdue, though the last minute took about a half-hour to play.

Walker was sensational late for MSU, though he missed what would have been an absolutely incredible shot at the end. Cool as a cucumber freshman Fletcher Loyer just about matched Walker point-for-point down the stretch. Edey was unstoppable, though he did miss from close in with a couple minutes to go.

There was one replay review I didn't really understand. The ball was called off MSU. The refs looked at the replay, which was inconclusive -- looked like it might have grazed Edey's fingertips but very hard to say for certain. Rather than say, "Inconclusive, so the call stays Purdue ball," they called it a jumpball; the alternate possession arrow pointed to Purdue. But the result wasn't quite the same, as if there had been another held ball, Sparty would have gotten it.

Walker got called for a cheap foul late -- it wasn't even ticky tack, just a bad call. Izzo responded with 2 F-bombs right at the ref, but there wasn't gonna be a T at that stage.

Izzo let someone shoot the ball 23 times?!?!?  In a game where they had 53 shots???

Weird

And only 12 assists on 23 makes?!?!?

[GoldenEagles03]

Penn State hasn't won in Madison since 1995.  Hoping that changes tomorrow.

If UW keeps losing but sneaks into the tournament as like and 11 or 12, would the committee ever match us up with them in a 1st round game?

Could be a 5/12 or 6/11 matchup if trends continue.

[Uncle Rico]

Penn State hasn't won in Madison since 1995.  Hoping that changes tomorrow.

If UW keeps losing but sneaks into the tournament as like and 11 or 12, would the committee ever match us up with them in a 1st round game?

Could be a 5/12 or 6/11 matchup if trends continue.

Who cares

[GoldenEagles03]

Who cares

I'd love to get a rematch with the Red team. That's why.

[Uncle Rico]

I'd love to get a rematch with the Red team. That's why.

🙄

[tower912]

I'd love to get a rematch with the Red team. That's why.

Might have to go to the NIT for that.

[GoldenEagles03]

Might have to go to the NIT for that.

Fair!

[MU82]

I'd love to get a rematch with the Red team. That's why.

You have said multiple times that Madison "always gets it done." Why would you want your favorite team to play an NCAA tournament opponent that never fails to get it done?

Izzo let someone shoot the ball 23 times?!?!?  In a game where they had 53 shots???

Weird

And only 12 assists on 23 makes?!?!?

Their previous game, they had only 4 assists all game, so they're improving. It also could be home scorekeeping that even got them to 12 this time. Walker has never met a shot he doesn't like -- he had the ball a ton and had zero assists. He's averaging fewer than 3 assists even though he leads the team in minutes played.