Germanshepherd Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 2 hours ago, TrueYankee26 said: Turns out the first round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament means less for the SEC Leave it to Nebraska to change that God what an embarrassing performance. At least five of our six best players graduate so we’ll have to start all over just to hope to get back to a place where Hoiberg gets mercilessly outcoached. Now I’m grumpy lmao. The tournament is more fun when your team’s not in it. 1 1 Quote i have unquantifiable corpses on my conscience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFGiants58 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 On 3/21/2024 at 7:39 PM, See Red said: Down goes Kentucky! I wonder if Coach Cal gets fired. That will be $33,355,000 to do a buyout if they want to get rid of him. But hey, I’m sure the boosters are more than capable of solving their “can’t adapt to the NIL and experienced mid-majors” problem with a flash of the checkbook. 1 Quote MLB: Project 32 (Complete), MLB: The Defunct Saga (Complete) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 17 hours ago, SFGiants58 said: That will be $33,355,000 to do a buyout if they want to get rid of him. But hey, I’m sure the boosters are more than capable of solving their “can’t adapt to the NIL and experienced mid-majors” problem with a flash of the checkbook. Yeah, I can see where NIL is a problem because this is the first time Calipari or Kentucky has had to deal with paying players. Before NIL there wasn't a cleaner coach or program in all of college basketball. (I somehow managed to keep a relatively straight face while typing that.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFGiants58 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 It’s more a “loss of advantage” than anything else, since the NIL leveled the playing field to a degree and created attractive destinations for players outside of blue bloods who can pay handsomely for players. That and Calipari has lost his touch since 2019. Quote MLB: Project 32 (Complete), MLB: The Defunct Saga (Complete) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueYankee26 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Zags are laying the smackdown on Kansas now lol Quote trueyankee26.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
See Red Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Just now, TrueYankee26 said: Zags are laying the smackdown on Kansas now lol Easy to forget Kansas was the preseason #1 with the way they’re playing. This is about as thorough of a dismantling as you’ll see. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Just now, See Red said: preseason #1 Meaningless. Always has been. Including NCAAF. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueYankee26 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Just now, See Red said: Easy to forget Kansas was the preseason #1 with the way they’re playing. This is about as thorough of a dismantling as you’ll see. And now UConn looks like that dominant #1 team Kansas needed the refs to get past 1 set of Bulldogs already, now the Gonzaga Bulldogs are putting the Jayhawks to the doghouse 1 Quote trueyankee26.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFGiants58 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 If this is the year Gonzaga wins a title, I will eat "Aunt Myrna's Party Cheese Salad." Quote MLB: Project 32 (Complete), MLB: The Defunct Saga (Complete) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynasty Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 There is talk around Calipari, but what about Izzo? What has Michigan State done in the past several years? They haven't been an elite program for quite a while and just seem to be an easy chalk for early-to-mid tournament exits. Their last title was 2000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueYankee26 Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 2 hours ago, Dynasty said: There is talk around Calipari, but what about Izzo? What has Michigan State done in the past several years? They haven't been an elite program for quite a while and just seem to be an easy chalk for early-to-mid tournament exits. Their last title was 2000. Death, Taxes, MSU-UNC matchups in the big dance ending in Tar Heel wins 1 Quote trueyankee26.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 3 hours ago, Dynasty said: There is talk around Calipari, but what about Izzo? What has Michigan State done in the past several years? They haven't been an elite program for quite a while and just seem to be an easy chalk for early-to-mid tournament exits. Their last title was 2000. Calipari is crazy safe. He's probably the best recruiter in the nation. Who would UK even replace him with? Nobody. Right. And Izzo still makes the tournament and a Big Ten contender every-single-year. He has a job for life -- teflon in in East Lansing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDAWG Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Caitlin Clark's run in the Women's Tournament isn't going to end well, but she's on her way out anyways and headed to the Indiana Fever of the WNBA. On the Men's Side, I have been watching Purdue closely and Zach Edey is super interesting to me because I want to see how he turns out in the NBA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
See Red Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 47 minutes ago, GDAWG said: Caitlin Clark's run in the Women's Tournament isn't going to end well, but she's on her way out anyways and headed to the Indiana Fever of the WNBA. On the Men's Side, I have been watching Purdue closely and Zach Edey is super interesting to me because I want to see how he turns out in the NBA. Not sure he will turn out in the NBA. He’s slow, not particularly athletic (relative to the NBA), and his entire game is within, like, five feet of the basket. He’ll get abused in the pick and roll. There’s not much place for someone like him in the modern NBA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 2 hours ago, GDAWG said: Zach Edey is super interesting to me because I want to see how he turns out in the NBA. Spoiler At best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDAWG Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 11 hours ago, See Red said: Not sure he will turn out in the NBA. He’s slow, not particularly athletic (relative to the NBA), and his entire game is within, like, five feet of the basket. He’ll get abused in the pick and roll. There’s not much place for someone like him in the modern NBA. That is what I thought. NBA Centers these days are quite athletic and even have a 3 point game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 10 hours ago, GDAWG said: That is what I thought. NBA Centers these days are quite athletic and even have a 3 point game. I think if he went to somewhere similar to Golden State, he can fill that Draymond Green/Dennis Rodman role on the boards. But if he's anywhere else, he's just a less mobile LaMarcus Aldridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floydnimrod Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 On 3/23/2024 at 10:59 PM, Dynasty said: There is talk around Calipari, but what about Izzo? What has Michigan State done in the past several years? They haven't been an elite program for quite a while and just seem to be an easy chalk for early-to-mid tournament exits. Their last title was 2000. They went to the Sweet 16 last year and the Final Four in both 2019 and 2015. They were also a top ten team in 2020 when the tournament was cancelled. Something separate: I hate when people use the tournament to gauge how good conferences are as whole. The SEC is not a weaker conference than the ACC because of how tournament results play out. Literally anything can happen in the tournament. Dan Hurley saying the Big East deserved more teams because the Big East is 6-0 is so dumb. They'd have a worse record if they let the worse teams in. It's a dumb as using the bowl season to say whatever conference is better than the rest. Quote Mancakes: The Bandhttps://twitter.com/FloydNimrod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
See Red Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 On 3/24/2024 at 2:16 AM, Cujo said: Calipari is crazy safe. He's probably the best recruiter in the nation. Who would UK even replace him with? Nobody. Right. All that recruiting and he still hasn’t made it out of the first weekend in four years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 1 minute ago, See Red said: All that recruiting and he still hasn’t made it out of the first weekend in four years. Four whole years... But you're right. They should totally fire Cal and hire another Billy Gillespie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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