Official March Madness 2024 Thread

[Lucky_Lefty]

Rock chalk! survive and advance

 

[Rich Spirit]

They called a foul because of the way he fell smh

 

[Pure Water]

For this to be the most skilled era ever, how come this doesn't translate to college basketball?

Some of this play is just awful.

Skill isn't the only thing that makes a player great. Poise and experience are extremely valuable. Also, it's easier to exploit weak links in college just due to not everyone being great. You still have specialist in college basketball vs the pro game.

 

[MrLogic]

refs trash as usual

 

[mastermind]

He got 800 wins Calipari didn’t start Devin Booker and Shai Gilgeoius because he’s a bonehead coach

awesome, Cal still achieved more.

Rick Barnes should be nowhere near the HOF

 

[firemanBk]

Legendary

Fun fact someone pointed out on Twitter: Every 2007 Final Four team still has 1 roster member currently on an NBA roster 17 years later
Florida - Al Horford
Ohio State - Mike Conley
UCLA - Russell Westbrook
Georgetown - Jeff Green

 

[Don Homer]

Proud of my wolfpack tonight

 

[Dillah810]

For this to be the most skilled era ever, how come this doesn't translate to college basketball?

Some of this play is just awful.

Watching college basketball is always a reminder to me that these dudes are amateurs. There are always moments that make me remember that is isn't the NBA, and how much of a higher level the NBA actually is.

 

[chiefdogg]

Tee Grizzly out there working

Footwork is crazy.

 

[L. Deezy]

These kids bounce around from high school to high school, AAU program to AAU program and never win at any stop.

They get to college with zero idea of how to play actual basketball and get exposed. Calipari won’t stop recruiting them but he should. This team is a prime example.

I didn’t know he has a $33 million buy out good luck

True...

Calipari has to figure it out. Gohlke for Oakland is 24yrs old....experienced.

Calipari with constant Freshmen and Sophmores every year no longer works.

 

[King Poetic]

Long Beach State's athletic director said the timing of his decision to fire coach Dan Monson was done with the hope it might trigger the exact run that led the team on its unexpected trip to the NCAA tournament.

"My belief and hope is that by doing what I did and the timing of it, they would play inspired, and that's what they did," Bobby Smitheran told The Associated Press on Thursday, a few hours before the Beach lost 85-65 to Arizona in the first round. "I'm not trying to pat myself on the back, but it worked."

bytch ASS ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

 

[OGBobbyJohnson]

 

[Motife43]

Long Beach State's athletic director said the timing of his decision to fire coach Dan Monson was done with the hope it might trigger the exact run that led the team on its unexpected trip to the NCAA tournament.

"My belief and hope is that by doing what I did and the timing of it, they would play inspired, and that's what they did," Bobby Smitheran told The Associated Press on Thursday, a few hours before the Beach lost 85-65 to Arizona in the first round. "I'm not trying to pat myself on the back, but it worked."

bytch ASS ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

That shyt was so dumb to say smh

I worked in a D1 athletic dept for a couple yrs. Still got a group chat with some of my old coworkers, one guy texted yesterday

“tell *insert AD name* to fire all the coaches”

 

[CrimsonTider]

True...

Calipari has to figure it out. Gohlke for Oakland is 24yrs old....experienced.

Calipari with constant Freshmen and Sophmores every year no longer works.

Covid year one of the dumbest decisions ever

 

[Bigblackted4]

Covid year one of the dumbest decisions ever

And we still got at least 1 more year of this bullshyt