Running 2023-24 NCAA Basketball Thread

He looks like Fred Flintstone in a quarter zip.

 

Fourteen 3s and they haven’t broken 80 in double OT yet. Thats got to be quite the shot chart.

 

Did Creighton advance? They YABBA DABBA DID!

 

Interesting how the tourney has played out - for such a "wide-open" tourney I'm guessing there will be at least two dozen (likely more) Final Four appearances scattered throughout the Sweet 16 teams. Probably a dozen national championships.

 

it’s also very chalky — of the eight that advanced, six played to their seed. And tomorrow seven of the eight still could

 

Bill Walton has worn Grateful Dead shirts and “Keep Austin Weird” shirts and gone shirtless while broadcasting games for years. It’s Walton, yes, but the dress code thing hasn’t applied to all ESPN employees in the past.

 

I won't mention names, but some SC anchors present themselves in a way that doesn't really scream "serious journalist" - even though they are. BTW - great seeing Allie LaForce on the hoops coverage today. CBS really blew it not giving her a bigger platform. She's a solid pro.

 

Not really a shock, but the women's side was straight chalk in the first round except for MTSU beating Louisville. All the 8s beat all the 9s.

I guess now I know why they don't expand wbb scholarship limits - even with the injuries. concentrating the top talent any more than it is already would be bad for the game.

 

Excellent point. Hadn’t thought about that.

 

A 9pm tip means time for a fifth meal.

 

At 6-9 with that build he’s 350 easy. But man, he can move — great footwork and agility— and has an amazingly soft touch around the basket.

 

St. Bonaventure AD resigns after fan blowback for spurning NIT. Players did not want to participate.

St. Bonaventure AD resigns after NIT controversy (deadspin.com)

"What I learned is that (the NIT) means a lot more to the Bonaventure alumni than it does to the Bonaventure players."