2023-2024 College Basketball Thread

[BCHoopster]

Purdue might be good

Those two guards were outstanding today!

[Uncle Rico]

Those two guards were outstanding today!

4 wins over KenPom top-10 teams.  Pretty good team

[Uncle Rico]

Virginia down 6 to Northeastern at the half.  Pure panic at Virginia Scoop

[JustinLewisFanClubPres]

Sending condolences to anyone else who tuned in and experienced Buzz's goatee for the first time.

I appreciate that Buzz has leaned more and more into looking like a scumbag over the years. It's like he is evolving before our very eyes.

[MU82]

He's like that one Star Trek episode with evil, parallel-universe Spock wearing a goatee.

[tower912]

Purdue probably returns to #1.   Good.team.

[Uncle Rico]

As KenPom says, the gulf between teams 4&5 is greater than 5&26.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

4 wins over KenPom top-10 teams.  Pretty good team

Still need to see more.

[El Guerrero 2]

As KenPom says, the gulf between teams 4&5 is greater than 5&26.

Ken Pom also says BYU is the 5th best team in the country and Kansas is No. 11.

[MuggsyB]

Ken Pom also says BYU is the 5th best team in the country and Kansas is No. 11.

And Bama is 9th, Creighton 11h, Iowa St. 17th, etc, etc.  Kenpom has some issues frankly.   Way too much emphasis on margin of victory.  Iowa St. has literally beaten no one.  Not a single tournament team. 

[PointWarrior]

BYU is awesome, probably a lock for the final four.  And ridiculous that Kenpom does not have the Badgers in the top 10...

Ken Pom also says BYU is the 5th best team in the country and Kansas is No. 11.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Is cheering for teams we've played and lost to (Purdue, Wisconsin) and/or played and beaten (Kansas, Texas) even relevant?  Like, these teams are going pretty assuredly going to be Q1 wins or losses. Saying we beat a probably 1-seed is cool, saying we lost to a 1-seed is fine.

But with MU where its at, does it even matter?

Relevant? Yes. Does each individual game matter much by itself? No.

There could be a situation where we are one of five teams good enough for a 1-seed. One of those 5 will end up getting 2-seed instead. How each team's opponents performed could be the difference between a 1 and a 2 seed.

BTW, Texas is currently a Q2 game. And not even a Q2A. They will need to step it up a ton for them to become a Q1 win.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

And Bama is 9th, Creighton 11h, Iowa St. 17th, etc, etc.  Kenpom has some issues frankly.   Way too much emphasis on margin of victory.  Iowa St. has literally beaten no one.  Not a single tournament team.

KenPom isn't about ranking the best resumes. Just how efficient a team is. Margin of victory actually isn't a factor considered by KenPom (though you can generally use margin of victory to tell if Kenpom classified a performance as positive or negative.

[panda]

KenPom isn't about ranking the best resumes. Just how efficient a team is. Margin of victory actually isn't a factor considered by KenPom (though you can generally use margin of victory to tell if Kenpom classified a performance as positive or negative.

It certainly helps to efficiently blow out a team !

[Uncle Rico]

And Bama is 9th, Creighton 11h, Iowa St. 17th, etc, etc.  Kenpom has some issues frankly.   Way too much emphasis on margin of victory.  Iowa St. has literally beaten no one.  Not a single tournament team.

No, it doesn't.

Some people can't or won't understand how these sites work.  That's ok.  Point Warrior is a perfect example.  He's so worried about it and the Badgers he can't take a second to understand it's simply a tool to use in evaluating teams

[Uncle Rico]

Games of the Day brought to you by KenPom:

Washington College at Navy at Noon on ESPN+

Miami-Hamilton at Akron at 1PM, no Tv

Saint Vincent at Robert Morris at 1PM on ESPN+

Kentucky Christian at Wofford at 1PM on ESPN+

Blackburn at Eastern Illinois at 2PM on ESPN+

Crown at St. Thomas at 2PM on Summit (Willie - don't watch this game.  Might trigger PTSD from Thursday's loss)

Lindsey Wilson at SE Missouri St at 3PM on ESPN+

Southern Colorado at Colorado State at 5PM on MWN

[Newsdreams]

Games of the Day brought to you by KenPom:

Washington College at Navy at Noon on ESPN+

Miami-Hamilton at Akron at 1PM, no Tv

Saint Vincent at Robert Morris at 1PM on ESPN+

Kentucky Christian at Wofford at 1PM on ESPN+

Blackburn at Eastern Illinois at 2PM on ESPN+

Crown at St. Thomas at 2PM on Summit (Willie - don't watch this game.  Might trigger PTSD from Thursday's loss)

Lindsey Wilson at SE Missouri St at 3PM on ESPN+

Southern Colorado at Colorado State at 5PM on MWN

Full schedule! No NFL for me

[MuggsyB]

You gotta love the ESPN analyst on the Auburn/USC telecast.  "Auburn already has some huge wins.  They blew out Notre Dame."  LOL. 

[PGsHeroes32]

Great 2nd half for Kstate today

[Uncle Rico]

Great 2nd half for Kstate today

Woof

[MuggsyB]

12 freaking points?? 

[mugrad_89]

12 freaking points??

And Nebraska's not exactly a defensive juggernaut.

[MuggsyB]

And Nebraska's not exactly a defensive juggernaut.

They were also playing on their home floor.  Point Shaving?

[Uncle Rico]

They were also playing on their home floor.  Point Shaving?

Probably

[Newsdreams]

Probably

Fine student athletes?