CBB Thread

[Millwood1Hitter]

Jerry Stackhouse has Ingram in the bag, he's coming to North Carolina Heyward.

[Heyward]

Jerry Stackhouse has Ingram in the bag, he's coming to North Carolina Heyward.

I'd rather have Jaylen Brown but we wont get either.

[Millwood1Hitter]

You think Stackhouse is gonna let Ingram go to Duke, not a change in HELL that is gonna happen.

[holden]

Um, Kennard is the real deal. Grayson Allen can ball (though he might go to the NBA too actually). They'll be fine. Won't be what they were, but they will still be good.

Sounds like UK might miss on all their big targets. Kind of a bummer. Maybe that will give Cal an excuse to pick up some guys to stick around and develop and just see what happens next year?

I really want Ingram, Brown, and/or Newman.

[gilesfan]

Kennard is really good. That dude is just being North Carolina hillbilly homer. Allen can ball. They may not be great, but they will win more than 10 games.

[Heyward]

Um, Kennard is the real deal. Grayson Allen can ball (though he might go to the NBA too actually). They'll be fine. Won't be what they were, but they will still be good.

Sounds like UK might miss on all their big targets. Kind of a bummer. Maybe that will give Cal an excuse to pick up some guys to stick around and develop and just see what happens next year?

I really want Ingram, Brown, and/or Newman.

Cal said on his twitter he wants 2-3 more, but who knows how much WWW have given him to spend this year.

[Heyward]

Tyus to the NBA, thank god.

[gilesfan]

Read a good breakdown on Duke about next year:

Plumlee/Jefferson

Jeter- top recruit.
Obi- Rice transfer, probably just rotational depth
Jones
Allen
Kennard- I like him
Justin Robinson (David's son). probably redshirt

Guys they are after:

Ingram
Thornton-This guy might be Jones replaceme

[Heyward]

Read a good breakdown on Duke about next year:

Plumlee/Jefferson

Jeter- top recruit.
Obi- Rice transfer, probably just rotational depth
Jones
Allen
Kennard- I like him
Justin Robinson (David's son). probably redshirt

Guys they are after:

Ingram
Thornton-This guy might be Jones replaceme

Evan Daniels said Thornton may not reclassify.

Only other recruits they've offered are Maker and Ingram.

Ideally Thornton stays in 16, neither Ingram/Maker go there but that wont happen.

[gilesfan]

Whats the dope on Gill, Brule? Visiting GEorgetown. Saw he was top 50 recruit.

[CK86]

Next season for Duke is all about setting up for hopefully a monster 2017 recruiting class. I'd be surprised if any of their current commits are one and done so this season is all about building the foundation for the 2017 team. I'm hopeful that Ingram and Thornton join this year's class but we'll see. Perfect world would see those two plus adding in Murray.

[BRule]

Whats the dope on Gill, Brule? Visiting GEorgetown. Saw he was top 50 recruit.

He was a former top 50 guy, I think? Somewhere around there anyway but he just bombed.....couldn't shoot and couldn't play a lick of D. Don't really see either of those things changing but maybe getting out of Louisville will help him. Dude is a BRUTAL shooter

[gilesfan]

He was a former top 50 guy, I think? Somewhere around there anyway but he just bombed.....couldn't shoot and couldn't play a lick of D. Don't really see either of those things changing but maybe getting out of Louisville will help him. Dude is a BRUTAL shooter

Yeah, he was top 50. Georgetown has a history of guys like this that are just good athletes. Some learned how to shoot, some didn't.

Its wild that he can't shoot. Dude was an insane scorer in high school. Think he drop 9 3s in a game.

Hes also friends with another Louisville reject at Georgetown in Akoy and good friends with Copeland from high school so I fully expect him to commit.

[BRule]

Yeah, he was top 50. Georgetown has a history of guys like this that are just good athletes. Some learned how to shoot, some didn't.

Its wild that he can't shoot. Dude was an insane scorer in high school. Think he drop 9 3s in a game.

Hes also friends with another Louisville reject at Georgetown in Akoy and good friends with Copeland from high school so I fully expect him to commit.

Akoy! Forgot you guys had him......yeah, he's a good athlete but his shot is ugly and most of the time it looks like it never has a chance. I don't know if he can fix it or not, he should be a good defender based on his length but he's horrible. Hopefully he turns it around, he wasn't a bad kid or anything.

[Heyward]

Zimmerman to UNLV.

[Millwood1Hitter]

LOL Tyler Thornton's younger brother committed to Duke today.

[gilesfan]

Zimmerman to UNLV.

Hope they dont fet NWG

Also Ennis may be Duke bound

[Heyward]

Hope they dont fet NWG

Also Ennis may be Duke bound

Who is Ennis?

[gilesfan]

Who is Ennis?

Dylan Ennis from Nova

[Heyward]

Dylan Ennis from Nova

PG?

[gilesfan]

You don't know who Dylan Ennis is?

Louisville stocking up......Damion Lee was probably the number 1 transfer target. Backcourt with Trey Lewis fixes that.

[BRule]

You don't know who Dylan Ennis is?

Louisville stocking up......Damion Lee was probably the number 1 transfer target. Backcourt with Trey Lewis fixes that.

Yup, nabbed two top JUCO's which will be our starting back to go with Mitchell, Adel and Spalding....should be pretty solid next year.

[gilesfan]

Surprised kentucky didnt get any of those remaining recruits

[Heyward]

Some talk it's because of the platoon system.

[BRule]

Bo Ryan retiring after next year.

[Bj1133]

This offseason is shaping up exactly like last offseason for the Illini

2014: Senior PG Tracy Abrams suffers season ending injury. Forward Darius Paul is dismissed from the team after being arrested.

2015: Senior PG Tracy Abrams suffers season ending injury. Forward Darius Paul is dismissed from the team after being arrested.

Coach Groce is starting to feel his seat get warm, but he has run into some bad luck along the way.

[gilesfan]

Holy ****


http://kentucky.247sports.com/Bolt/Calipari-says-he-kept-Harrisons-in-game-out-of-loyalty-39802400

[BRule]

Holy ****


http://kentucky.247sports.com/Bolt/Calipari-says-he-kept-Harrisons-in-game-out-of-loyalty-39802400

Lolllllllllllll

[CrimsonCowboy]

Uh oh..........................

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[BRule]

Everyone is saying it's a money grab.....don't expect them to say different but we will see.

[holden]

wow, Louisville.

3 sex scandals involving the basketball team in recent past. If Pitino survives this, they will be more of a joke than they already are.

[NinersSBChamps]

Izzo could be bringing in his best class in 2016 with Miles Briges committing.

[holden]

Everyone is saying it's a money grab.....don't expect them to say different but we will see.

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2013 banner is coming down.

Between U of L and UNC, not been a good year for fanbases who like to accuse UK of cheating.

[BRule]

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2013 banner is coming down.

Between U of L and UNC, not been a good year for fanbases who like to accuse UK of cheating.

Yeah, taking a banner down because of strippers LOL

I know you're trolling but very weak.

[holden]

ummmmmm... strippers?

How about...
the program funding the strippers? Or funding prostitutes to have sex with recruits and current players? I mean, the whole team pretty much was ineligible.

If they don't take the banner for this, they won't for anything.

[BRule]

ummmmmm... strippers?

How about...
the program funding the strippers? Or funding prostitutes to have sex with recruits and current players? I mean, the whole team pretty much was ineligible.

If they don't take the banner for this, they won't for anything.

Lol.....funding.......man, you're funny.

Have you listened to any athlete interviews since this? When they are asked, they all say this happens every where.

I'll let you have your moment though, troll away.

[holden]

o rly?

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/25350610/inside-college-hoops-yes-what-allegedly-happened-at-louisville-is-rare

lol. Now Pitino is skipping ACC Media Day. What a joke.

What's truly funny is the level of denial of you idiots.

[holden]

Everybody is talking about it.

And one of the things I've noticed, while reading comments posted on various social media sites, is that some seem to think this isn't that big of a deal. Or, at least, they insist what allegedly happened at Louisville happens all over this country all of the time.

Simply put, that's an insane opinion to me.

I mean, do we all understand exactly what allegedly happened at Louisville?

If not, let me state it plainly.

A member of Rick Pitino's staff allegedly purchased dancers and escorts, brought them to campus and provided them to players and recruits. That's what allegedly happened at Louisville, and that's why this is way different than former Michigan star Jalen Rose having sex on a recruiting visit two decades ago. I'm not sure why this is difficult for some to grasp.

Yes, recruits often have sex on visits -- sometimes even with dancers.

I've heard stories.

But I've never heard a story about a staff member providing prostitutes for players and recruits, and that's because, I think, this really isn't a common thing. So let's stop acting like a recruit having sex on a visit is the same thing as a staff member buying prostitutes for a recruit during a visit. Because it's not the same thing as much as it's an an apples-to-oranges comparison that totally misses the point of this entire scandal.


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After I wrote the lead to this column I started second-guessing myself a little and wondering if I was just being naive in stating that what allegedly happened at Louisville is rare, if not unprecedented. So I texted 10 different coaches -- head coaches and assistants at both the high-major and mid-major levels -- and asked them if they'd ever heard of anything like this.

I granted them anonymity, obviously.

I didn't ask for names or details.

I just wanted to know, in all their years of working in college basketball, if they'd ever even heard rumors about a staff member securing escorts for players and recruits.

To a man, they said ... "No."

To be clear, multiple coaches told me they've heard of assistants trying to facilitate female interaction for recruits through players or girls who are "around the program," and one coach told me he knows players "have used host money and other funds to pay for this type of entertainment." But nobody, not a single coach, said they'd ever heard of a staff member arranging anything like what Andre McGee allegedly arranged.

So I stand by what I wrote.



Yep, happens everywhere! /brule

[BRule]

Yup, because coaches will admit to knowing that goes on.

[Bj1133]

Haven't read much about this, but heard the Outside the Lines piece on ESPN Radio the other day - as bad as this looks for Louisville, how about the author/lead escort essentially pimping her own daughters out at these parties. That is disgusting.

[holden]

Yup, because coaches will admit to knowing that goes on.

LOL

Please, keep it up. The delusion makes this even better.

[BRule]

Lawsuit says #NotreDame employee arranged sex between daughter and students, including football and b-ball players.

But this only happens at Louisville!

[holden]

Good point.

I'm sure this happens lots of places. Just like the following:
1. head basketball coach bangs a crazy old broad (not his wife) on a restaurant table while his assistant stands guard, then pays for her abortion, then marries her off to his assistant
2. they re-hire a former football coach who at his previous stop was banging a side-piece (not his wife) who he hired on staff, then lied about it
3. star basketball player and known knuckle-head finally gets kicked off the team after he rapes a couple girls

Yeah, this happens everywhere. Face it.. it's a culture at Louisville. No where else would this stuff happen repeatedly. It's just a nasty, gross program that is so infatuated with keeping up with Kentucky (which it never will) that it will compromise its moral standards for anything that gives them an edge.

[holden]

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article43676205.html

[NinersSBChamps]

Some early upsets already. Wisconsin and Virginia both went down. Big games tonight at the Champions Classic too. I love the early season match ups in college basketball.

[Runnin]

KENTUCKY

[holden]

:eusa_dance:
:banana:
:dance:

I love these guards.

[gilesfan]

KENTUCKY

I have to remember these teams are young and its early because that was not a well played game. Duke looks awful. I do like the guards from Kentucky though, wonder if Cal would start them over the Harrison twins.

[NinersSBChamps]

Must say it feels good to actually win one of these marquee games. Last night was a great game and showed the depth for KU and MSU have. Such a good change of pace to see teams with players who actually play college basketball instead of just leaving right away. On a side note how old is Perry Ellis? Seems like he's been there forever and looks like an old man too .

[NinersSBChamps]

Denzel Valentine>

[gilesfan]

Its odd watching a couple Kentucky guards try to play street ball and the best big man recruit in the country playing a disappearing act. I wonder if this is going to be one of the toughest teams Cal has coached.

[NinersSBChamps]

Its odd watching a couple Kentucky guards try to play street ball and the best big man recruit in the country playing a disappearing act. I wonder if this is going to be one of the toughest teams Cal has coached.

Sure their checks haven't cleared yet. I'd be playing like a bum too if I wasnt being paid yet.

[NinersSBChamps]

College football playoff and number one ranking.

[CrimsonCowboy]

Bo Ryan has retired as Wisconsin coach, effective immediately.

[holden]

Bo Ryan has retired as Wisconsin coach, effective immediately.

what a chump

[holden]

Nice of Bo to retire before he graduated his first black player.

[NinersSBChamps]

Nice of Bo to retire before he graduated his first black player.

lol you are something else.

[CrimsonCowboy]

I've said it before, but it's worth repeating, whatever ESPN is paying Dave Pasch to work with Bill Walton on a broadcast, it's not enough.

[Runnin]

Texas A & M has the ugliest basketball uniforms I'm ever seen.

[NinersSBChamps]

lol idiot brule. Louisville haha!

[CrimsonCowboy]

Avery Johnson for SEC Coach of the Year!

[Bj1133]

Losing at Northwestern is not acceptable, regardless of the injuries. Need a new AD soon, so the evaluation process can begin on Groce. Illini might be looking for a new coach this spring.

[CrimsonCowboy]

Avery Johnson for SEC Coach of the Year!

Feel like quoting myself tonight.

[gilesfan]

Feel like quoting myself tonight.

I didn't realize:

A) Avery Johnson was alive
B) Avery Johnson was still a coach
C) Avery Johnson was a coach in the SEC

[holden]

Haven't posted much this year, but I'll be honest.. I was really worried about this Kentucky team for a while there. They had some bad, bad losses. And Skal is just not what he was supposed to be.. playing for a make-believe team his senior year in HS didn't do him any favors.

But they've really started to turn it around lately. Murray is playing within himself and consequently has become a premier scoring guard. And Tyler Ulis is amazing - I know not everyone will agree, but I would rather have him than any PG in the country. The problem is the big guys are still inconsistent and half of them are currently hurt.. but if we get even competent post play, I always like going to March with a guard-driven squad, especially because this year is wide open as any. Tomorrow against TAMU will be a tough test.

[NinersSBChamps]

As usual the SEC is awful in basketball. As bad as Florida is this season it's a more pathetic conference than it generally is. Lol at saying Texas AM is a tough test.

[Bj1133]

A few thoughts

- Is there a more overrated team in CBB than Miami?
- Big 12/Big 10 will likely make up half of the Sweet 16 this year, if not more than half
- Tom Izzo is the man
- Illinois basketball is depressing and seems to keep getting worse

[NinersSBChamps]

A few thoughts

- Is there a more overrated team in CBB than Miami?
- Big 12/Big 10 will likely make up half of the Sweet 16 this year, if not more than half
- Tom Izzo is the man
- Illinois basketball is depressing and seems to keep getting worse


No.
Yes.
Ef yes.
Yes.

[Bj1133]

No bracket discussion?

Kansas-Oklahoma-UNC-Michigan St seems like the obvious Final Four to me, but things never seem to go as planned

[NinersSBChamps]

No bracket discussion?

Kansas-Oklahoma-UNC-Michigan St seems like the obvious Final Four to me, but things never seem to go as planned



NCAA is a joke. I don't get the selection committee at all. They rewards teams because they are in a big conference. MSU surprisingly gets boned again.

Oregon is a weak as hell and have the worst region I have ever seen. Kansas, UNC, Oklahoma/Duke, and MSU.

[holden]

Kentucky at a 4 playing the Big Ten Champions in round 2 (if they make it past Stony Brook) is an absolute joke. Texas A&M and Duke were seeded higher than Kentucky. Really? In what world does that make sense?

Tulsa and Michigan getting in is a joke. Syracuse is a joke.

If this happened in football, there would be riots. But it happens every year in basketball.

[NinersSBChamps]

Kentucky at a 4 playing the Big Ten Champions in round 2 (if they make it past Stony Brook) is an absolute joke. Texas A&M and Duke were seeded higher than Kentucky. Really? In what world does that make sense?

Tulsa and Michigan getting in is a joke. Syracuse is a joke.

If this happened in football, there would be riots. But it happens every year in basketball.


Yep. Cal is a snake, but his comments are spot on. Every single season the committee seems to be doing a worse job than the previous season. The criteria changes each season too. They make these potential match ups because they are games they want to see. Hence the second round game with Indiana. Just biased humans with agendas to see games they want.

[sturg33]

NCAA is a joke. I don't get the selection committee at all. They rewards teams because they are in a big conference. MSU surprisingly gets boned again.

Oregon is a weak as hell and have the worst region I have ever seen. Kansas, UNC, Oklahoma/Duke, and MSU.

Wait... you think your team got screwed??

I'M SHOCKED

[Bj1133]

While I was surprised Michigan St did not get a 1, they do have a nice path to the Final Four. Utah is meh and they've beaten Virginia the last two tournaments. I think they are the most likely team to get to the Final Four

[Krgrecw]

Someone want to set up a bracket on yahoo or ESPN?

[gilesfan]

A few thoughts

- Is there a more overrated team in CBB than Miami?
- Big 12/Big 10 will likely make up half of the Sweet 16 this year, if not more than half
- Tom Izzo is the man
- Illinois basketball is depressing and seems to keep getting worse

Miami is very, very good. Im not sure where you are coming from.

[gilesfan]

Kentucky at a 4 playing the Big Ten Champions in round 2 (if they make it past Stony Brook) is an absolute joke. Texas A&M and Duke were seeded higher than Kentucky. Really? In what world does that make sense?

Tulsa and Michigan getting in is a joke. Syracuse is a joke.

If this happened in football, there would be riots. But it happens every year in basketball.

A&M had a better reume than Kentucky but i do think Kent should have been a 3. Tulsa and cuse didnt deserve it. Michigan was borderline. St marys and monmouth deserved to be in

[gilesfan]

While I was surprised Michigan St did not get a 1, they do have a nice path to the Final Four. Utah is meh and they've beaten Virginia the last two tournaments. I think they are the most likely team to get to the Final Four

I Think they got top 8 right. Beyond that, lol

[holden]

A&M had a better reume than Kentucky but i do think Kent should have been a 3. Tulsa and cuse didnt deserve it. Michigan was borderline. St marys and monmouth deserved to be in

There's no objective measurement that has Texas A&M ahead of Kentucky. Regardless, I'm fine with A&M being a 3 if Kentucky is as well.

[holden]

Avery Johnson for SEC Coach of the Year!

Really impressed with what he did this year. That team is not good at all aside from Obasahan (who is phenomenal), but he got a lot out of them. I am excited about the good coaches in the SEC currently.

[CrimsonCowboy]

It's early, but WOW at Middle Tennessee/Michigan State!

[sturg33]

It's early, but WOW at Middle Tennessee/Michigan State!

This game is excellent

[CrimsonCowboy]

Wow at this game. Could be a massive upset.

[sturg33]

LOL at MSU

[CrimsonCowboy]

Biggest upset in tournament history?

[Carp]

M-T-S-U, Go Raiders, Go!

So proud of my Alma Mater!!!

[CrimsonCowboy]

M-T-S-U, Go Raiders, Go!

So proud of my Alma Mater!!!

Congrats man!

[CrimsonCowboy]

Iowa with the worst foul ever!!!!!!!!!

[CrimsonCowboy]

Wow at that first round!

[The Chosen One]

Lol at niners. Now I know why he's always Scrooge about the Braves.

Football team gets molested in CFP.
Basketball team gets knocked in the first round.

[sturg33]

Lol at niners. Now I know why he's always Scrooge about the Braves.

Football team gets molested in CFP.
Basketball team gets knocked in the first round.

Oh but you know it'll be the officials fault, and the NCAA wanting to ensure upsets happened!

[NinersSBChamps]

Lol at niners. Now I know why he's always Scrooge about the Braves.

Football team gets molested in CFP.
Basketball team gets knocked in the first round.

Yep. I was actually very excited about this tournament. I learned my lesson a long time ago to garner excitement about my teams. I fell into that trap again and I am devastated.

[tomahawkchop10]

Does anyone know which side of the court to buy tix if I want to sit on the Duke side for the sweet 16 game?

[gilesfan]

Does anyone know which side of the court to buy tix if I want to sit on the Duke side for the sweet 16 game?

You could probably check with the school, they will have certain sections.

[Millwood1Hitter]

Cheat for decades, and the NCAA rewards them by putting an NCAA championship on a silver platter for them. Absolutely disgusting.

Dean knew Roy knows

[The Chosen One]

Nova onto the Final 4.

[CrimsonCowboy]

One of these times, I will learn not to pick Kansas to win it all.

[sturg33]

Epic choke job by UVA

[The Chosen One]

It's amazing.

Every analyst ripped the committee for giving Cuse an at-large bid over some other teams. They're in the F4 now.

[Millwood1Hitter]

Moral of the story: it pays to cheat because no one in today's day in age takes responsibility for their actions.

[Millwood1Hitter]

NCAA is gutless. For all of Carolina's transgressions, they'll take it out on some putrid Division II school and bomb them off the earth.

[yeezus]

who said 'cuse didn't deserve to make it??

[yeezus]

Moral of the story: it pays to cheat because no one in today's day in age takes responsibility for their actions.

lol huh

[Millwood1Hitter]

Biggest academic cheating scam of all time and what does North Carolina get out of it? Punishment, nope...instead a Final Four and Championship gets handed to them.

Dean knew
Roy knows

Pathetic

[gilesfan]

It's amazing.

Every analyst ripped the committee for giving Cuse an at-large bid over some other teams. They're in the F4 now.

They didn't deserve it for a number of reasons. One of them being they cheated and got caught. Boehiem was suspended for 8 games and the committee decided not to take those 8 games into consideration....how does that make sense? They also got a cupcake draw before facing UVA.

[yeezus]

"before facing UVA" who they beat after being down 16 in the 2nd half.

Dayton earned a 7 seed, and 'Cuse handled them pretty easily.
Gonzaga is much better than an 11 seed, too IMO.
they certainly lucked out facing MTSU over MSU, but they have no control over who they play. and then they beat a 1 seed who are considered one of the better defensive teams in the country.

Syracuse is a well-rounded team and their defense is suffocating at times. it's really hard not to root for Gbinije.

[Millwood1Hitter]

LOL, Syracuse is trash and will get absolutely whipped by the Tar Heels. That zone is going to get destroyed because it's weak along the baseline where the bigs of NC thrive, it's open in the middle and with the new found mid range game of Brice Johnson he will destroy it, and Carolina and Paige remain hot from outside the game will be over within 5 minutes. Plus the zone allows offensive rebounding where Carolina is at it's finest. And JB has saved the season for the Cuse by being able to comeback by speeding the game up with full court presses and traps, and if he does that against Carolina LOL, they'll be lucky to hang within 50.

Syracuse is garbage. No other way to look at it.

Carolina is cutting the nets down, no doubt about it, none of these teams can hang with them. They will win in decisive fashion. Let's face it, this is the most down year in like eternity for really no dominate or even great teams in the game.

And after 2 decades of cheating, they will get a mere slap on the wrist and the NCAA will be so mad about it that they will give some no name school the death penalty.

[yeezus]

"that final four team is trash." - smart people, probably.

[yeezus]

I don't see Cuse beating UNC but to say they're "garbage" is pretty ****in stupid.

[Millwood1Hitter]

Trash, historically speaking.....YES. I give them credit, they had to do what they had to do, they've beaten and they've outplayed who they have had to play to make it to this point, to make it this far, but make no mistake about it they just are not that good. They didn't play anyone that was really good until they met Virginia, and they got lucky to pull that rabbit out of the hate (On Easter sunday no less). It's pretty well known that Tony Bennett's teams and style of play aren't made for March. They came up short once again.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fancy-stats/wp/2016/03/28/syracuse-had-an-easy-road-to-the-final-four/

They are arguably the worst team to make the final four IMO, and that article backs that up.

[yeezus]

Trash, historically speaking.....YES. I give them credit, they had to do what they had to do, they've beaten and they've outplayed who they have had to play to make it to this point, to make it this far, but make no mistake about it they just are not that good. They didn't play anyone that was really good until they met Virginia, and they got lucky to pull that rabbit out of the hate (On Easter sunday no less). It's pretty well known that Tony Bennett's teams and style of play aren't made for March. They came up short once again.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fancy-stats/wp/2016/03/28/syracuse-had-an-easy-road-to-the-final-four/

They are arguably the worst team to make the final four IMO, and that article backs that up.

The article backs it up by using overall ranking entering the tournament...that's not really "backing it up" statistically.
MTSU beat Michigan State. Gonzaga beat a 3 seed in Utah before running into Syracuse.
Virginia handled a 4 seed...before losing to Syracuse.

"It was too easy."

"They got lucky."

Meh, that's too easy.

[NinersSBChamps]

Cheaters never prosper? Tell that to Boeheim and Roy boy.

[yeezus]

Cheaters never prosper? Tell that to Boeheim and Roy boy.

lol wahhhhh

[gilesfan]

Dayton fell apart down the stretch. Lost to St Bonnies, St Joes (2), Rhode Island and were even taken to overtime against St. Louis. It was a joke they were the 7 seed.

Teams either get hot at the right time or have good draws all the time. Syracuse making the final four doesn't change that they shouldn't have been, it doesn't change anything. George Mason, VCU, LSU, etc weren't one of the top 40 teams in the NCAA when they made final four runs. Syracuse didn't even have an over .500 record vs. top 150 RPI teams.

5-6 vs. top 50
3-4 vs. 51-100
1-2 vs. 101-150
10-1 vs 150+ (losing by 12 to St. Johns)

[gilesfan]

Cheaters never prosper? Tell that to Boeheim and Roy boy.

UNC could still be hit after the tourney, but I'm guessing it will be a slap on the wrist, if anything. What Boeheim did at Syracuse should have had him banned from the game.

[gilesfan]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/on-probation-vs--under-investigation--final-four-marred-by-schools-with-scandals-045055152-ncaab.html

[Millwood1Hitter]

UNC needs to get the SMU treatment, the death penalty. What they did and instituted was much worse than what SMU took part in. Nearly 2 decades of a academic sham, all in order for the glory of their athletic departments, specifically men's basketball and a smaller extent football. What's pathetic is that UNC is a good academic institution, obviously not on the level of an Ivy type school or small private school, but they put that entire reputation on the line, for the sake of the athletic department, at the expense of it's student body. And for them to boost about it, deny it, and blindly turn their eyes on the magnitude of what has gone on is absolutely sickening. And why this hasn't gotten more coverage is beyond incomprehensible.

Warning for the NCAA, if the appropriate measures aren't taken, and the decesion and penalty isn't severe and decisive, then you open yourself into a whole new ballgame in which the NCAA will cease to exist. All those other schools that have punished for much smaller infractions are watching intently and chomping their bit to seek and destroy.

But watch, UNC has institude their 4 corner stall ball offense in regard to working with the NCAA to delay punishment to buy time for this UNC team and for them to bask in the glory of a 2016 Final Four and Championship in a year of no dominant teams outside of them, all the while merely getting a slap on their wrist for all of their transgressions for 20 years of the biggest academic scandal in collegiate sports history. Worst case scenerio is Brice and Marcus Paige are gone obviously, while Jackson and Meeks declare for the draft and then, and only then, does UNC enforce a self-enforced ban for a season in which they know, they have no chance to compete.

How this is not getting more coverage is beyond belief. Oh wait, a good percentage of the media members that have influence went to UNC including ESPN's own head man John Skipper. Hey why cover decades of cheating when you can spend so much time flipping out about whether or not Grayson Allen tripped out of bed this morning or if Coach K said a curse word or Lebron James deleting someone from his Twitter account.

[Millwood1Hitter]

Derryck Thornton transfering from Duke.....WOW

[The Chosen One]

This is legalized rape right now.

[CrimsonCowboy]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bj1133]

That was some game and some finish. Can't for the life of me figure why Jenkins was left unguarded.

[NinersSBChamps]

Nothing fake about that loss.

[zitothebrave]

745830202635325440

[CrimsonCowboy]

New season starts tonight.

Excited about Alabama's future. Avery Johnson got two huge recruits yesterday.

[holden]

New season starts tonight.

Excited about Alabama's future. Avery Johnson got two huge recruits yesterday.

Yeah, he's really doing some things down there. Some other big SEC recruits as well. Really hope the league picks it up in the next couple years. They have the coaching and the recruiting to do it.

Interesting Champion's Classic this year. Kentucky has a long ways to go but the early results are promising. I love our guards. The questions will be offensive production on the interior and shooting. For the former, Bam looks and plays like Dwight Howard, which means lots of athleticism but little finesse. He also is going to have trouble staying on the court because of foul trouble. Humphries is much better and has a soft touch, so I'm hoping he will chip in on that end as well. The shooting is more troubling, as Monk is not going to go 7-11 in most games. Hopefully Willis remembers how to rebound and defend so he can stay out on the court enough to make some shots. Otherwise, consistent outside shooting is going to be hard to come by, which is crucial for the college game.

Overall though I love the make-up of this team and the players are all exciting and seem to fit together well. I don't think it's Cal's best class, but it's up there in the next tier behind the AD-MKG group and the KAT-Lyes-Booker-Ulis group.

Duke is going to be filthy if they are ever healthy. Their problem is lead guard - Frank Jackson just doesn't seem to have it yet. They don't need somebody to be a hero, they just need consistency. Kentucky won the title with Marquis Teague basically being a steady hand and hitting a couple clutch shots, so it's not impossible.. but in March, guards are king.

I have more thoughts, but I don't know if anyone else still cares about college basketball around these parts so I'll stop there.

[Bj1133]

Sure looks like Illinois will be in the market for a new coach after the season. Too much talent/experience on this team to be losing to Winthrop/getting blown out by West Virginia and Florida St.

[Bj1133]

Sure looks like Illinois will be in the market for a new coach after the season. Too much talent/experience on this team to be losing to Winthrop/getting blown out by West Virginia and Florida St.

A couple of months later and a nice run here at the end (and an absolute killer of a loss yesterday at Rutgers) hasn't changed my opinion on the matter. Time for a change.

[NinersSBChamps]

And boom Groce has been fired.

[Bj1133]

And boom Groce has been fired.

It simply had to happen. I've got a lot of faith in the AD Whitman to bring in a high caliber coach (Lovie was huge for the football program) and it's been reported that he has a good chunk of change to spend. Top job on the market this year, unless Indiana opens up.

[CrimsonCowboy]

Ah man, Bama just short of pulling the upset today. NIT again this is year.

With the recruiting class coming in, I'm excited for the future of Alabama Basketball.

[bravesnumberone]

Looks like another year with no teams from Georgia in the tournament. In a state loaded with talent.

[Bj1133]

One of my favorite days of the year and the start of my favorite week of the year. Doesn't get better than March Madness!

[NinersSBChamps]

Anyone want to do a bracket challenge for fun? If so I can set one up on yahoo

[CrimsonCowboy]

My NCAA Tournament predictions:

Double digit seeds winning in the first round:
Marquette over South Carolina
Nevada over Iowa State
Wichita State over Dayton
Middle Tennessee over Minnesota
Florida Gulf Coast over Florida State

Middle Tennessee and FGC to the Sweet 16

Final Four:
Duke over Arizona and Kansas over North Carolina
National Championship:
Duke over Kansas

[Bj1133]

My NCAA Tournament predictions:

Double digit seeds winning in the first round:
Marquette over South Carolina
Nevada over Iowa State
Wichita State over Dayton
Middle Tennessee over Minnesota
Florida Gulf Coast over Florida State

Middle Tennessee and FGC to the Sweet 16

Final Four:
Duke over Arizona and Kansas over North Carolina
National Championship:
Duke over Kansas

I've got the same Final Four, but with Duke-UNC in the title game. Prior to the brackets I would have predicted a Nova-Duke matchup, but the committee had other thoughts (Why put the #1 team in the nation in the same region as the hottest team/team with the most talent?)

Only real upsets I see are UNC Wilmington over Virginia and Middle Tennessee over Minnesota. Wichita St over Kentucky is a possibility in the 2nd round and I've got Notre Dame upsetting Gonzaga in the Sweet 16.

[NinersSBChamps]

Crean out at IU.

[Bj1133]

Illini go with Brad Underwood from OK St.

A little underwhelmed at first - was hoping for a bigger name - but as I've read more and more about this guy and his style/record, I'm very optimistic about where this program is headed. Add to the fact that he appears to be keeping the current interim coach/lead recruiter from the past staff and this team could find itself with a solid seed in the tourney come next season.

[NinersSBChamps]

Illini go with Brad Underwood from OK St.

A little underwhelmed at first - was hoping for a bigger name - but as I've read more and more about this guy and his style/record, I'm very optimistic about where this program is headed. Add to the fact that he appears to be keeping the current interim coach/lead recruiter from the past staff and this team could find itself with a solid seed in the tourney come next season.


He will learn or at least he better very quickly. You have to play defense in this conference. This isn't the finesse Big 12.

[CrimsonCowboy]

Three SEC teams in the Sweet 16
http://www.reactiongifs.com/r/2013/02/impressed.gif

[gilesfan]

Illini go with Brad Underwood from OK St.

A little underwhelmed at first - was hoping for a bigger name - but as I've read more and more about this guy and his style/record, I'm very optimistic about where this program is headed. Add to the fact that he appears to be keeping the current interim coach/lead recruiter from the past staff and this team could find itself with a solid seed in the tourney come next season.

Underwood is a hell of a coach

[gilesfan]

He will learn or at least he better very quickly. You have to play defense in this conference. This isn't the finesse Big 12.

Michigan disagrees

[NinersSBChamps]

Michigan disagrees

Well that was over quickly.

[CrimsonCowboy]

Very impressed by Oregon

[NinersSBChamps]

Love it when dollar Bill and his cheating program goes down!

[CrimsonCowboy]

How about South Carolina!!!

[The Chosen One]

How about South Carolina!!!

Would they play UNC/Kentucky winner?

[NinersSBChamps]

Would they play UNC/Kentucky winner?

No they play Gonzaga.

[CrimsonCowboy]

Shocking upset in the women's game: Mississippi State beats UConn on a buzzer beater in overtime, ending The Lady Huskies 111 game winning streak

[The Chosen One]

I would have liked to have seen the Cocks win both the Men's and Women's title games.

I don't think it's been done since UConn 2003 when Okafor/Gordon beat Tech and Taurasi won.

[CrimsonCowboy]

Didn't UConn do it about three years ago? I'm thinking the year the men beat Kentucky in the title game.

[The Chosen One]

Didn't UConn do it about three years ago? I'm thinking the year the men beat Kentucky in the title game.

A&M won that year. Conn lost in Final 4.

[Krgrecw]

I would have liked to have seen the Cocks win both the Men's and Women's title games.

I don't think it's been done since UConn 2003 when Okafor/Gordon beat Tech and Taurasi won.

I despise the gamecocks. Living in Columbia, all you hear all day long is how great the cocks are at everything.


Although it would had been cool to have the football (Clemson), baseball (coastal) and basketball national champions in this state.

[CrimsonCowboy]

A&M won that year. Conn lost in Final 4.

Gotcha. Thanks for the correction

[CrimsonCowboy]

Refs not swallowing their whistles in the second half

[NinersSBChamps]

Roy now has three titles. My guess is he retires after this. Wish the NCAA would do their job, but since it is UNC they will continue to drag their feet.

[CK86]

Congrats to UNC. Glad I didn't watch, knew it was inevitable after the Arkansas game.

[UNCBlue012]

NOTHING IS BRINGING ME DOWN TODAY.

That was a pretty horrible title game after last year's thriller, but I'll always love having the title back at UNC!

[NinersSBChamps]

NOTHING IS BRINGING ME DOWN TODAY.

That was a pretty horrible title game after last year's thriller, but I'll always love having the title back at UNC!

Until it's rightfully vacated along with the other two titles.

[Millwood1Hitter]

NCAA rewards cheaters.

Carolina should have been given the death penalty 1.5 years ago.

And then rewards them with a gift championship with an easy path and multiple bailouts by the refs.

It's questionable whether Carolina cleaned up their program today but one things for sure the 93,05,09 banners better come down.

And sad thing about it is it cost a great clean program like Gonzaga their moment.

But Carolina should have not been in the position.

And how Carolina fans, staff, and faculty can deny and justify what what on is astonishing and ignorant. Quite frankly it's disgusting. If that wasn't program I'd be ashamed and quit cheering.

The University of North Carolina is a fine academic institution and why a university like that can stand for that dishonesty and lack integrity for the benefit of the men's basketball program is unbelievable. Think of it this way, as a state funded public institution the university has spent over 18 million dollars in lawyer fees to defend their basketball program.

Then again their were a bunch of fake UNC fans in the student section last night.

So fitting for such a fake program that has no standards. I guess that indeed is the "Carolina Way."

And yet it continues to be the large elephant in the room that no one wants to discuss and talk about. Aw shucks Ole Roy is such a great guy and doesn't know anything. Everyone thinks the basketball program has been a victim when in fact the true victims are the student athletes that have no education to fall back on to make a living, the student body and graduates whose education and academic integrity has been compromised at the expense of athletics, the professional faculty whose credentials have to be questioned, and the taxpayers...and on the court all the teams that competed on the same court as the Tar Heels.

The University and the NCAA will do whatever it takes to protect St Deans skeletons in the closet.

Gonzaga earned their right to the championship game. Their opponent didn't. It's debatable whether the Zags would have beaten any other team that cleared their path from the other side of the bracket but as it is the fact remains...the NCAA is a joke and has no backbone for what they should stand for. Good things happen to bad people and bad things happen to good people.

[NinersSBChamps]

Nobody wants to bring it up because UNC basketball has a rich tradition. Nobody wants to call out a blue blood.

[Millwood1Hitter]

Nobody wants to bring it up because UNC basketball has a rich tradition. Nobody wants to call out a blue blood.

That and NC has friends in the right places...aka John Skipper at ESPN, etc. NC is a media darling. We've heard very little about the academic scandal through mainstream media. The general public has been fed false propaganda all season, for instance ESPN spent pimping NC for a surefire 1 seed long before the end of the season despite the fact their were other teams out there with better resumes.

John Swofford was in charge of the athletic department at NC when the scandal was put into action. Now he's in charge of the ACC.

And all those followers and the NCAA will do whatever it takes to protect St. Dean.

Too bad Tark isn't still alive. The NCAA is so mad at NC they gave them a championship and gave Cleveland State the death penalty.

[The Chosen One]

That and NC has friends in the right places...aka John Skipper at ESPN, etc. NC is a media darling. We've heard very little about the academic scandal through mainstream media. The general public has been fed false propaganda all season, for instance ESPN spent pimping NC for a surefire 1 seed long before the end of the season despite the fact their were other teams out there with better resumes.

John Swofford was in charge of the athletic department at NC when the scandal was put into action. Now he's in charge of the ACC.

And all those followers and the NCAA will do whatever it takes to protect St. Dean.

Too bad Tark isn't still alive. The NCAA is so mad at NC they gave them a championship and gave Cleveland State the death penalty.

ESPN did run something about the academic scandal on Outside the Lines. But that was just to show they said something about it because it got very little coverage on any of the other banter shows.

[Millwood1Hitter]

I do realize ESPN ran the bit on OTL but besides that it has been a major coverup.

Could you imagine if the roles were reversed and something like this happened to happen at Duke? ESPN would have to form another 24 hr channel just to follow it. Nearly every major media outlets including those outside the sports networks would be calling for K's head and their would be riots all across the country.

But being its North Carolina and St. Deans legacy and good ol folksy Ole Roy no one seems to care. Ol Roy can talk in circles and deny everything and everyone believes him. He's such a great guy but all he does is throw his players under the bus after losses and cry tears of defeat when things don't go his way.

And if the NCAA would handle this the way they should then Ol Roy can really compare it to the disaster in Haiti.

[Heyward]

NCAA rewards cheaters.

Carolina should have been given the death penalty 1.5 years ago.

And then rewards them with a gift championship with an easy path and multiple bailouts by the refs.

It's questionable whether Carolina cleaned up their program today but one things for sure the 93,05,09 banners better come down.

And sad thing about it is it cost a great clean program like Gonzaga their moment.

But Carolina should have not been in the position.

And how Carolina fans, staff, and faculty can deny and justify what what on is astonishing and ignorant. Quite frankly it's disgusting. If that wasn't program I'd be ashamed and quit cheering.

The University of North Carolina is a fine academic institution and why a university like that can stand for that dishonesty and lack integrity for the benefit of the men's basketball program is unbelievable. Think of it this way, as a state funded public institution the university has spent over 18 million dollars in lawyer fees to defend their basketball program.

Then again their were a bunch of fake UNC fans in the student section last night.

So fitting for such a fake program that has no standards. I guess that indeed is the "Carolina Way."

And yet it continues to be the large elephant in the room that no one wants to discuss and talk about. Aw shucks Ole Roy is such a great guy and doesn't know anything. Everyone thinks the basketball program has been a victim when in fact the true victims are the student athletes that have no education to fall back on to make a living, the student body and graduates whose education and academic integrity has been compromised at the expense of athletics, the professional faculty whose credentials have to be questioned, and the taxpayers...and on the court all the teams that competed on the same court as the Tar Heels.

The University and the NCAA will do whatever it takes to protect St Deans skeletons in the closet.

Gonzaga earned their right to the championship game. Their opponent didn't. It's debatable whether the Zags would have beaten any other team that cleared their path from the other side of the bracket but as it is the fact remains...the NCAA is a joke and has no backbone for what they should stand for. Good things happen to bad people and bad things happen to good people.

UNC played the #2, #3, and #5 ranked teams on the way to a title but sure "easy" path.

They went through a 16, 8 or 9, 4, 2, 3, 1, nothing easy.

Far cry from Duke's two title runs which were easy as hell.

And the cheating scandal is brought up all the time, you must be new to social media.

[NinersSBChamps]

UNC played the #2, #3, and #5 ranked teams on the way to a title but sure "easy" path.

They went through a 16, 8 or 9, 4, 2, 3, 1, nothing easy.

Far cry from Duke's two title runs which were easy as hell.

And the cheating scandal is brought up all the time, you must be new to social media.

And the refs bailed them out against Arkansas.

[Heyward]

And the refs bailed them out against Arkansas.

makes up for the refs ****ing UNC over vs Nova.

[NinersSBChamps]

Pitino needs to be canned and everyone near the Louisville basketball program.

[The Chosen One]

Pitino needs to be canned and everyone near the Louisville basketball program.

Vitale says Pitino is virtually fired.

[Bj1133]

Vitale says Pitino is virtually fired.

I'm guessing this will only be the first of many high profile coaches losing their jobs because of the FBI's investigation.

[NinersSBChamps]

Vitale says Pitino is virtually fired.

Was that in between in crying session?

[Heyward]

UNC cleared, it's a good day.

[Bj1133]

Illinois got a commitment from 2018 Ayo Dosunmu, point guard out of the Chicago Public League and the highest rated CPL kid since Deon Thomas back in the early 90s. Underwood landed the 2017 Mr Basketball and has the 2018 favorite committed now. Things are turning around in Champaign!

[Bj1133]

Illinois got a commitment from 2018 Ayo Dosunmu, point guard out of the Chicago Public League and the highest rated CPL kid since Deon Thomas back in the early 90s. Underwood landed the 2017 Mr Basketball and has the 2018 favorite committed now. Things are turning around in Champaign!

Things aren’t turning around as quickly as I’d like. 0-7 to start the Big Ten, although 3 of those losses came in OT and a fourth on a buzzer beater. This team is missing the athletes needed to run Underwood’s system. 5th straight season missing the tournament - unacceptable at Illinois.

[CrimsonCowboy]

Oh boy. Things are starting to hit the fan

[Bj1133]

This new Selection Show format is awful. Why they feel they need to change this is beyond me. They did it two years ago and were met with some pretty harsh feedback - it’s gonna be the same thing after this year’s version.

[weso1]

WTF just happened? How can a one seed from the best conference in America lose to a 16 seed by 20 points? Unreal.

[CrimsonCowboy]

Live look at my bracket
https://media.giphy.com/media/l0IxYWDltdHEqujnO/giphy.gif

[sturg33]

As a die hard uva fan, this one is gonna sting

[CrimsonCowboy]

If you had Loyola-Chicago vs Kansas State in the South Final, you’re a liar

[The Chosen One]

If you had Loyola-Chicago vs Kansas State in the South Final, you’re a liar

Espn says 17k still had Loyola v. K state in elite 8.

[NinersSBChamps]

Espn says 17k still had Loyola v. K state in elite 8.

Fake news company. They are pure garbage.

[Bj1133]

Great to see Bruce Weber doing well. By all accounts he's a good dude and I'm still of the belief that firing him at Illinois was the best choice (it was hiring John Groce as his replacement that was the problem).

[The Chosen One]

Fake news company. They are pure garbage.

It's possible someone picked that match, but that doesn't mean the brackets are perfect.

[The Chosen One]

Hats off to Loyola. Outrageous.

[Heyward]

Dook choking with the most talented team in CBB, K wont get any flack for it though.

[Acuña’s Bat Flip]

Dook choking with the most talented team in CBB, K wont get any flack for it though.

We were lucky to get that far with an overrated PG.

[Bj1133]

Barring a run in the Big Ten tournament, it will be 6 years without a tournament appearance for the Illini. Rough stretch, but I'm feeling confident they've got the right coach going forward.

[Bj1133]

Brackets are out - hard to see anyone beating Duke this year now that Zion is back. I like Duke, Michigan, Tennessee and North Carolina in the Final 4

[CrimsonCowboy]

Avery Johnson officially done at Alabama.

[weso1]

Phew. Quite an emotional roller coaster today.

I'll tell you what. UNC vs Auburn next week is going to be must watch tv.

[weso1]

Brackets are out - hard to see anyone beating Duke this year now that Zion is back. I like Duke, Michigan, Tennessee and North Carolina in the Final 4

Duke is beatable because they aren't a good perimeter shooting team.

[The Chosen One]

Phew. Quite an emotional roller coaster today.

I'll tell you what. UNC vs Auburn next week is going to be must watch tv.

Just to see Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith go at it at the studio desk.

[CrimsonCowboy]

Phew. Quite an emotional roller coaster today.

I'll tell you what. UNC vs Auburn next week is going to be must watch tv.

Let’s Go Tar Heels!!!!!!

[Bj1133]

Lots of chalk so far this year - if Houston holds on to beat Ohio St then only 2 of the top 16 seeded teams will not make the Sweet 16 (Kansas and Wisconsin)

[CrimsonCowboy]

ICYMI: Alabama hired Buffalo's Nate Oats as their new head coach. Really like the hire

[CrimsonCowboy]

I hate to give Auburn credit, but man, they're playing great basketball.

[weso1]

I hate to give Auburn credit, but man, they're playing great basketball.

They are playing like Villanova did last season. Everyone talks about how they have to hit threes to win, but nobody mentions the great turnover defense Auburn plays.

[CrimsonCowboy]

They are playing like Villanova did last season. Everyone talks about how they have to hit threes to win, but nobody mentions the great turnover defense Auburn plays.

Auburn is playing well on both sides of the floor. Dang, I have giving them credit

[CrimsonCowboy]

Well, congrats to Auburn. They did the job and in the Final Four.

[Bj1133]

Certainly not the Final Four most people anticipated but hard to argue these teams don’t deserve to be there. The games this past weekend were phenomenal and I’m guessing we will see more of that this weekend.

[Acuña’s Bat Flip]

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