2024-25 NCAA Basketball Thread

[PGsHeroes32]

That's Oregon ball again

Given to badgers again

[CountryRoads]

Oregon ball.

Everything going to UW.

[MuggsyB]

Complete b-ass but the ball don't lie. 

[PGsHeroes32]

Bucky so out of sorts. Running the Tonje chuck offense

[MuggsyB]

Damn.  Make a free throw and Oregon has a foul to give.  Total lack of focus. 

[CountryRoads]

Bucky so out of sorts. Running the Tonje chuck offense

That crisp free flowing offense really tightened up suddenly.

[PGsHeroes32]

I see this all the time in games

Analytics have teams almost always fouling up 3.

Teams with the ball pass up good shots with like 12 seconds left to keep passing only to let clock dwindle to when they foul.

[MuggsyB]

Ty, Oregon. 

Wasn't Whisky up 17 in the 2H?

[The Sultan]

Gard does not get it done.

[Skatastrophy]

I've always considered the Duck to be a noble creature

[PointWarrior]

At least some basketball joy this weekend watching Bucky choke one away.

[ATL MU Warrior]

I've always considered the Duck to be a noble creature

Very tasty also

[GoldenEagles03]

Let's go Ducks! Lemme change the vibes around here.

UW is clearly not a Top 2 team in the Big Ten. Marquette is clearly talented enough to turn this season back around.

Vibes.

Ducks!

We bird mascots stick together!

[MuggsyB]

I've always considered the Duck to be a noble creature

They are wonderful animals.

[MuggsyB]

Very tasty also

It's unfortunate.

[HutchwasClutch]

At least some basketball joy this weekend watching Bucky choke one away.

Even better on their homecourt

[MuggsyB]

I'm watching ducks crossing the road vids. 

[MUEng92]

The sports world giveth and the sports world taketh away.  Some weekends in the opposite order.

[CountryRoads]

Ty, Oregon. 

Wasn't Whisky up 17 in the 2H?

They were up 14 with 6min to go. That's a choke job. No other way to put it.

[MuggsyB]

They were up 14 with 6min to go. That's a choke job. No other way to put it.

I've stated all year that athletic teams can turn them over.  The refs also need to do something about Tonje's left arm and their moving screens. 

[MU82]

That crisp free flowing offense really tightened up suddenly.

Yep. It turned into a bunch of 1-on-1 play and settling for forced 3s.

Very good teams don't choke away 17-point leads on their home court. Very good teams don't blow 14-point leads with 6 minutes to go. Very good teams don't commit 17 turnovers against .500 conference opponents.

Hell ... the Weasels weren't even good enough to avoid getting trounced by Marquette, and we all know how bad Marquette is.

Only kinda/sorta related:

Altman didn't foul up 3, and Tonje ended up taking a sh!tty shot that didn't have a prayer of going in.

[MuggsyB]

Yep. It turned into a bunch of 1-on-1 play and settling for forced 3s.

Very good teams don't choke away 17-point leads on their home court. Very good teams don't blow 14-point leads with 6 minutes to go. Very good teams don't commit 17 turnovers against .500 conference opponents.

Hell ... the Weasels weren't even good enough to avoid getting trounced by Marquette, and we all know how bad Marquette is.

Only kinda/sorta related:

Altman didn't foul up 3, and Tonje ended up taking a sh!tty shot that didn't have a prayer of going in.

Tonje's left arm extension off the bounce is egregious.  This should be mentioned far more often. 

[PGsHeroes32]

I've always considered the Duck to be a noble creature

Yes, noble in the way they get in place for target practice

[MuggsyB]

Yes, noble in the way they get in place for target practice

Stop attacking the aquatic waddling community.

[wadesworld]

Let's go Ducks! Lemme change the vibes around here.

UW is clearly not a Top 2 team in the Big Ten. Marquette is clearly talented enough to turn this season back around.

Vibes.

Damnit.