College Basketball 2024-2025

[soccer10k]

First time since 2017 that the top-4 seeds went 16-0 in the first round.

[bukie]

1 hour ago, soccer10k said:

First time since 2017 that the top-4 seeds went 16-0 in the first round.

Top 25 on the seed list went 22-3, with one of the losses being a Memphis team so overseeded they were the Vegas underdog in their game against Colorado State, and that doesn't include a Gonzaga team everyone thought was heavily underseeded and won by 20.

Edited March 22, 2025 by bukie

[cwood218]

Big 10 is 8-0 and looks good to get maybe 5-6 teams in the Sweet 16.

[Brian707]

Wow. Illinois is a 1.5 favorite vs Kentucky.  I know the game is in Milwaukee but I was expecting Kentucky to be favorites of 3 points 

[gflore34]

Feeling pretty good about 2 Big Ten teams will advancing today, 3 is also a decent possibility.  Wouldn't it be awesome if all 4 advanced knocking out 2 SEC teams in the process?  I'd love it for the Big Ten to dominate the tournament while the media darlings SEC teams flail away.  Or, Pearl and Hurley soon exit, there's a real good chance obnoxious horsefeathers supreme Hurley is done by 3 tomorrow,

Edited March 22, 2025 by gflore34

[soccer10k]

6 hours ago, gflore34 said:

Wouldn't it be awesome if all 4 advanced knocking out 2 SEC teams in the process?

I was confused for a few seconds looking at the schedule as I was trying to figure out what the second SEC-Big 10 matchup was besides Michigan-A&M. Then I remembered that UCLA is in the Big 10 now.

[gflore34]

2 minutes ago, soccer10k said:

I was confused for a few seconds looking at the schedule as I was trying to figure out what the second SEC-Big 10 matchup was besides Michigan-A&M. Then I remembered that UCLA is in the Big 10 now.

Yeah, I often forget Oregon, USC, UCLA and Washington being members of the Big Ten.

[Soul]

Badgers are trashy today.  Biggest surprise for me is how BYU is dominating underneath.

[Derwood]

45 minutes ago, Soul said:

Badgers are trashy today.  Biggest surprise for me is how BYU is dominating underneath.

Only casually watching, but BYU is getting too many offensive boards

[Derwood]

That final play was....not good

[Thurman Merman]

So close to a couple buzzer beaters, but not one this tourney yet.

[CubinNY]

8 hours ago, Thurman Merman said:

So close to a couple buzzer beaters, but not one this tourney yet.

Alabama State

[Ding Dong Johnson]

2 hours ago, CubinNY said:

Alabama State

I refuse to acknowledge the first 4.

[javy knows my name]

12 hours ago, Thurman Merman said:

So close to a couple buzzer beaters, but not one this tourney yet.

Nor an OT game! Uncharacteristic 

[Wilson A2000]

The Liberty coach went to the Carlos Boozer school of hair design

[gflore34]

Much like yesterday, think there's good chance of 2 more Big Ten teams, possibly 3 added to the Sweet 16.

[Derwood]

5 hours ago, CubinNY said:

Alabama State

Sounds like a fake school

[gflore34]

If Hurley wasn’t such a big dickhead, I might feel a little empathy at his “emotional” post game press conference.  Glad he’s done and gone from this tournament.

[gflore34]

Another bad start to the second half, I'd say this game is over, it's just a matter by how much the Illini will lose.  Really irritating, this Kentucky team is not objectively better, the Illini just keep throwing the ball to them.  I don't get it, it's not like Kentucky is some defensive amoeba, overplaying the passing lanes or anything.

Edited March 23, 2025 by gflore34

[gflore34]

I'd like to see Riley stay, he's not ready for the NBA of course, the NBA oftentimes drafts on potential.  Riley will get NIL money, another year could push him into the lottery.  TO machine KJ can go bye-bye, his careless TO's put them in the early hole from which they never recovered.

Edited March 24, 2025 by gflore34

[Outshined_One]

And there's your buzzer beater.

[soccer10k]

SEC with 7 teams in the S16, breaking the record of the ACC in 2016.

[Brian707]

9 hours ago, soccer10k said:

SEC with 7 teams in the S16, breaking the record of the ACC in 2016.

The also had 14 teams in so 50%..  i get the SEC is a basketball conference now that their football teams are second tier lol. 

[mul21]

13 hours ago, gflore34 said:

I'd like to see Riley stay, he's not ready for the NBA of course, the NBA oftentimes drafts on potential.  Riley will get NIL money, another year could push him into the lottery.  TO machine KJ can go bye-bye, his careless TO's put them in the early hole from which they never recovered.

The carelessness with the ball was really striking.  I don't think he's ready for the NBA either.  He won't be able to be an on ball guard right away if that's not improved.  Really disappointed in the lack of improvement from him throughout the year.  Almost makes me think he was never really fully recovered from the early season injury.  Ivisic was really the guy that made everything go for that team anyway.  Hopefully he's back next year.

[gflore34]

47 minutes ago, mul21 said:

The carelessness with the ball was really striking.  I don't think he's ready for the NBA either.  He won't be able to be an on ball guard right away if that's not improved.  Really disappointed in the lack of improvement from him throughout the year.  Almost makes me think he was never really fully recovered from the early season injury.  Ivisic was really the guy that made everything go for that team anyway.  Hopefully he's back next year.

That may be a factor, have not really dived into any film from his play in Europe to know if carelessness with the ball is a consistent issue.  If, it is, I'd rather he work on his handles in the NBA developmental league than throw away games for the Illini in a short college season.