2024-25 NCAA Basketball Thread

[We R Final Four]

Madison is a top 2 team in the Big Ten pretty easily.

I don't think the league is very good, but they are.

Very possible...maybe even likely that they will be unbeaten coming to Milwaukee on December 7th.

Viper....is that you?

[GoldenEagles03]

Lol.  Very easily a top 2 team?

You do this every year.  They will not finish in the top 2 of the Big Ten.

I think you underestimate how sound they are and more importantly how mediocre the Big Ten is.

That league has a few bad teams, a few good teams, and a lot of middling.

[PGsHeroes32]

I think you underestimate how sound they are and more importantly how mediocre the Big Ten is.

That league has a few bad teams, a few good teams, and a lot of middling.

None of what you keep saying points to them being pretty easily top 2. Could they be? Sure.

They beat Zona. Unwatchable fluke foul fest aside. Very good win. They have also struggled big time with multiple bye games. UCF is blah.

Nothing they have done shows they are pretty easily top 2 over all but 1 of, Purdue, Indiana, UCLA, Michigan, Oregon, Ohio State, Maryland, Illinois.

[wadesworld]

I think you underestimate how sound they are and more importantly how mediocre the Big Ten is.

That league has a few bad teams, a few good teams, and a lot of middling.

You said the exact same things last year around the same time. And the year before.

[Billy Hoyle]

None of what you keep saying points to them being pretty easily top 2. Could they be? Sure.

They beat Zona. Unwatchable fluke foul fest aside. Very good win. They have also struggled big time with multiple bye games. UCF is blah.

Nothing they have done shows they are pretty easily top 2 over all but 1 of, Purdue, Indiana, UCLA, Michigan, Oregon, Ohio State, Maryland, Illinois.

Not top two but once again our hopes of Bucky's demise have been dashed. They're a tourney team

[GoldenEagles03]

You said the exact same things last year around the same time. And the year before.

You said the exact same things last year around the same time. And the year before.

It was true last year too. Purdue, Illinois, and UW were the 3 best. UW/Illinois Big Ten Final and a Purdue National Title Runner Up.

[wadesworld]

Not top two but once again our hopes of Bucky's demise have been dashed. They're a tourney team

Another first round loss upcoming.

The obsession with the Badgers here is crazy. I get it when MU is a bubble type team or worse. But this program has bigger things to worry about than Wisconsin basketball. I know you said Shaka's seat will warm up if he doesn't start beating our biggest rival after our loss last year, but I'm fine losing to WI every year if we continue being towards the top of the BE and a protected seed every year.

[wadesworld]

It was true last year too. Purdue, Illinois, and UW were the 3 best. UW/Illinois Big Ten Final and a Purdue National Title Runner Up.

They finished fifths in the Big Ten last year. And far worse the year before.

We get it. You're a Badger fan who pretends to be a Marquette fan and comes here to remind everyone how great Wisconsin is every time they take a 20 point lead on a mid team.

Congratulations. Your Badgers will make the Tourney and lose to a mid team. And then you'll tell everyone that the team they lost to was underrated and dangerous and pick them to make a run, only to see a mid Duke team boat race them the next round.

[GoldenEagles03]

Another first round loss upcoming.

The obsession with the Badgers here is crazy. I get it when MU is a bubble type team or worse. But this program has bigger things to worry about than Wisconsin basketball. I know you said Shaka's seat will warm up if he doesn't start beating our biggest rival after our loss last year, but I'm fine losing to WI every year if we continue being towards the top of the BE and a protected seed every year.

Only care about them because they are on our schedule. Shaka's seat will never be warm for individual regular season games. Their program style is just a bad matchup for us. Losing to them in the regular season isn't a huge issue.

[Uncle Rico]

Bradley beats Wright State.  Great job by Coach Wardle

[Billy Hoyle]

Another first round loss upcoming.

The obsession with the Badgers here is crazy. I get it when MU is a bubble type team or worse. But this program has bigger things to worry about than Wisconsin basketball. I know you said Shaka's seat will warm up if he doesn't start beating our biggest rival after our loss last year, but I'm fine losing to WI every year if we continue being towards the top of the BE and a protected seed every year.

Huh? Ive never said a word about Shaka's seat.

I have been proven wrong time and time again thinking Bucky was finally back to sucking, way back to when Dick Bennett bailed and they hired Bo as their sixth choice. But, they're like roaches, they won't go away

[MUfan12]

Even though they've put gaudy numbers up, I think MU is better equipped to guard this version of UW's offense than the traditional swing.

[Uncle Rico]

St. Thomas making a late run against Wofford.  Might be the best college basketball game in Milwaukee this week

[Uncle Rico]

Wofford holds on to beat St. Thomas

[We R Final Four]

Only care about them because they are on our schedule. Shaka's seat will never be warm for individual regular season games. Their program style is just a bad matchup for us. Losing to them in the regular season isn't a huge issue.

But yet you dont comment on and revere every other opponent on our schedule.....

[PGsHeroes32]

https://x.com/TheFieldOf68/status/1860085736428785767

This sounds like another gambler caught.

[Hards Alumni]

yep

[We R Final Four]

Can someone tell me the first year they started playing these tournaments in conference rooms/ballrooms at resorts?
Has this been happening for more than the last few years?

[Newsdreams]

They finished fifths in the Big Ten last year. And far worse the year before.

We get it. You're a Badger fan who pretends to be a Marquette fan and comes here to remind everyone how great Wisconsin is every time they take a 20 point lead on a mid team.

Congratulations. Your Badgers will make the Tourney and lose to a mid team. And then you'll tell everyone that the team they lost to was underrated and dangerous and pick them to make a run, only to see a mid Duke team boat race them the next round.

He just likes traditionals

[Billy Hoyle]

Can someone tell me the first year they started playing these tournaments in conference rooms/ballrooms at resorts?
Has this been happening for more than the last few years?

Battle 4 Atlantis has always been played in a ballroom.
https://www.atlantisbahamas.com/b4a

[Newsdreams]

Bradley beats Wright State.  Great job by Coach Wardle

Time to bring him home

[Newsdreams]

St. Thomas making a late run against Wofford.  Might be the best college basketball game in Milwaukee this week

MU is now on the outside looking in.

[Uncle Rico]

MU is now on the outside looking in.

Is Wofford currently the best college team in Milwaukee?

[GoldenEagles03]

But yet you dont comment on and revere every other opponent on our schedule.....

If they are good I do. I comment about nearly every single opponent on our schedule in some capacity.

[Zog from Margo]

None of what you keep saying points to them being pretty easily top 2. Could they be? Sure.

They beat Zona. Unwatchable fluke foul fest aside. Very good win. They have also struggled big time with multiple bye games. UCF is blah.

Nothing they have done shows they are pretty easily top 2 over all but 1 of, Purdue, Indiana, UCLA, Michigan, Oregon, Ohio State, Maryland, Illinois.

UCF is "blah"? That can't be. They've got one of the long line of successful Coach K assistants at the helm.