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Running 2023-24 NCAA Basketball Thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Della9250, Sep 7, 2023.

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  1. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member



     
    MileHigh, Apr 2, 2024
    #2869
  2. Brooklyn Bridge

    Brooklyn Bridge Well-Known Member

    Not specifically related to the tournament, but legalized gambling is a scourge.

     
    Brooklyn Bridge, Apr 2, 2024
    #2870
  3. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    More than three of the four Men's games over the weekend, right?
     
    Inky_Wretch, Apr 2, 2024
    #2871
  4. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Yes.

    Over the past year, only four basketball games have averaged a larger audience: Sunday’s NC State-Duke men’s regional final (15.14M), last year’s UConn-San Diego State men’s national championship (14.69M), Game 5 of last year’s NBA Finals (Heat-Nuggets: 13.08M) and last year’s UConn-Miami national semifinal (12.85M). All of those games aired on broadcast television.
     
    MileHigh, Apr 2, 2024
    #2872
  5. jr/shotglass

    jr/shotglass Well-Known Member

    And ... this is why we can't have nice things.
     
    jr/shotglass, Apr 2, 2024
    #2873
  6. kickoff-time

    kickoff-time Well-Known Member

    While the women's tournament has gotten a huge bump in interest, I don't foresee the same for the WNBA. Initially, there will be interest to see what Clark and some of the other rookies do for sure. Still I don't see a monster bump for the league. I might be wrong. I'm wrong a lot.
     
    kickoff-time, Apr 2, 2024
    #2874
  7. Webster

    Webster Well-Known Member

    In my two primary group chats — my law school friends and members of a basketball team I played on when I lived in NYC — were all about the first game and some about the second. That has never happened.
     
    Webster, Apr 2, 2024
    #2875
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  8. I Should Coco

    I Should Coco Well-Known Member

    Several people at my weekly choir practice — not usually huge sports fans — mentioned the game to me last night knowing I’m an Iowa grad. That game obviously drew in quite a few people who usually don’t watch basketball, let alone women’s basketball.

    (Also very thankful that practice started at 7 p.m. last night so I could watch the entire game!)
     
    I Should Coco, Apr 2, 2024
    #2876
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  9. Scout

    Scout Well-Known Member

    It’s an amazing time to be a young girl interested in sports. Basketball, volleyball, soccer, softball are all insanely popular. A fucking ton of girls are playing sports, and damned if they are not all played at such a level that they are fun to watch. And all these girls will continue to watch sports as they age.

    Women’s basketball has fantastic shooting, passing, cutting, and ball-handling. The inside play and post moves do look a step below, but everything else is magnificent.

    And…

    These athletes are staying in school and building name recognition. If you ever wonder why some people lament about men’s college basketball in the 1980s, it’s because it used to be what happened last night; you had an entire season anticipating a rematch of great players.
     
    Scout, Apr 2, 2024
    #2877
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  10. Gutter

    Gutter Well-Known Member

    So a dozen … million.
     
    Gutter, Apr 2, 2024
    #2878
  11. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    No more of a scourge than the NCAA president calling for a ban on player props while taking the Final Four to Las Vegas in 2028. And that ban won't do anything, as the story said the benchwarmer is still going to get death threats for hitting that "meaningless" 3 to win by 28.
     
    playthrough, Apr 2, 2024
    #2879
  12. tapintoamerica

    tapintoamerica Well-Known Member

    And, sadly, many of these sports are going to be cut and opportunities will vanish if athletes become classified as employees.
     
    tapintoamerica, Apr 2, 2024
    #2880
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