NCAA Basketball 2023-2024

needs to watch tape of how the jokers exist out there while moving like they're playing in slippers i guess

Pretty sure they won every game on a neutral floor by double digits for 2 years. Only OOC loss in that time was at Kansas this year without Castle and banged up Spencer.

Nah. You had 7 3PA the entire game (3 were in garbage time) and at least 3 of those were tipped or hand right in the grill. The team that missed a lot of open looks was UConn. Crazy that they won by 15 shooting 27% from 3 with mostly great looks.

UConn is just unbelievably well coached. Everything they do is perfect even down to the little things like letting the ball bounce around after a Purdue made FG and letting 5 extra seconds tick off. They also never panic late in the shot clock and always seem to get great shots even under 5 seconds whereas most teams just panic and throw up some dumb mid-range shot. If Hurley had Purdue's squad, I'm positive they would've shipped at least 1 title these last 3 years.

Big East Tourney is neutral and they went out in the Semis last year and this year won, but only beat St John's by 5.

Yah, I'd say some team should take a chance on him a bit earlier than mocked. Just like out of HS where he was unheralded, you might just bink something.

Hurley press conference in 2020

“People better get us now. That’s all. You better get us now because it’s comin.”

I don't understand the mock drafts that all have him 20th or higher. Are they not watching the same games I am? This guy had 30 pts + 10 rebounds + almost every game of the tournament.

Sure his talent may not transition to the NBA , but he could also be the next Shaq or Jokic. Nothing is sure in the NBA, I see top 5 picks flame out all the time. No idea how you don't take a chance on him with a lottery pick.

Hurley on path to become one of the GOATs. This team is so incredibly well coached. It's like watching a clinic every time they play.

* OOC

Tough team to plan for with no prior experience and especially on short notice in preseason and postseason tourneys.

Yeah watching UConn on offense is like watching the later Jay Wright Nova teams but with NBA Athletes.

woke up this AM to watch the 2nd half. was told this would be an epic battle bt two generational teams

i was lied to

the BIG futility continues. now 24 straight years without a championship

w history as our guide, Purdue's next MM title game appearance will come in 2079

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major conferences post-season records -- FINAL
(including NIT games)

BE: 14-7, 0.667

ACC: 15-8, 0.652

P12: 9-5, 0.643

BIG: 14-9, 0.609

SEC: 11-10, 0.524

MWC: 6-7, 0.462

B12: 9-11, 0.450

UConn 12-1 in final four and beyond is gross
2009 UNC faded a buzz saw

UConn was like those Texas tech teams combined with Villanova or something.

faded a buzz saw he said

Yep. Drake's Final Four experience, lost to UCLA in the semis. Back in those days, they had a third-place game, in which Drake beat UNC.

NCAA Tournament records:

Most points:

184 Glenn Rice (1989, Michigan)
177 Zach Edey (2024, Purdue)
177 Bill Bradley (1965, Princeton)
167 Elvin Hayes (1968, Houston)
163 Danny Manning (1988, Kansas)
160 Jerry West (1959, West Virginia)

Most rebounds:

102 Tom Gola (1954, La Salle)
97 Elvin Hayes (1968, Houston)
96 Tom Gola (1955, La Salle)
95 Bill Russell (1956, San Francisco)
93 Artis Gilmore (1970, Jacksonville)
91 Elgin Baylor (1958, Seattle)
90 Sam Lacey (1970, New Mexico State)
87 Zach Edey (2024, Purdue)

I don't know why, but the NCAA keeps a stat for most rebounds after 1973. Obviously, Edey #1.

Field goals:

75 Glenn Rice (1989, Michigan)
70 Elvin Hayes (1968, Houston)
69 Danny Manning (1988, Kansas)
68 Austin Carr (1970, Notre Dame)
66 Zach Edey (2024, Purdue)
66 Johnny Dawkins (1986, Duke)

Free throw (makes):

55 Bob Camey (1954, Bradley)
49 Christian Laettner (1991, Duke)
49 Don Schlundt (1953, Indiana)]
47 Bill Bradley (1965, Princeton)
46 Jerry West (1959, West Virginia)
45 Zach Edey (2024, Purdue)

Free throw (attempts):

71 Jerry West (1959, West Virginia)
70 Bob Camey (1954, Bradley)
66 Zach Edey (2024, Purdue)
63 Don Schlundt (1953, Indiana)
62 Wilt Chamberlain (1957, Kansas)
62 Len Chappell (1962, Wake Forest)

besides Edey, there isn't a single player on those lists more than three years after the 3-point line was introduced. basketball has exclusively turned into a 3-point shooting and defend contest.

purdue was the #1 three-point shooting team in the country this year (by percent). but they hardly attempted or made any last night, which was the difference in the game

That's just crazy talk. Unless Hurley dies or goes to the NBA, he'll get more. I'm definitely taking Hurley in a coach v. coach first to natty vs. any other coach.

There isn't really any basis for the comment either.

Maybe if UConn had a generational team, that they're unlikely to get again, and won with that squad B2B, I could maaaybe see the argument, but that's far from the case.

Hurley took a 4-seed, who's supposed to be good, but not elite, and completely destroyed the competition.

He lost a ton of guys off that squad, runs it back with a different team, and completely destroyed the competition.

He doesn't even need elite guys to do it either. Castle is the only top 40 player, HS or portal, that he's gotten.

Finally, just based on the eye test, UConn looks so ****ing well coached, it's nuts to think he won't get another if he stays 10+ more years.

Yeah he was totally out of left field on that one. Playing Blake Griffin (NPOTY) and Draymond Green in Sparty's back yard in route to the title is far from fading a buzz saw. LSU was loaded with athletes. UNC covered every spread with ease during that run, and the LSU game was with Lawson on a bum ankle.

Props to Uconn though. I always liked them under Calhoun for destroying dook in the F4 and preventing them from getting a few natty's (Redick especially).

To be clear, this wasn't a choice that Purdue made though

I still feel so bad for Shead and Houston

Would've been fun to watch a team that averages like 6' 4" in height battle Purdue and/or Uconn

They are absolutely sunrunning college basketball.

I was obviously kidding/referencing UConn run good but that schedule is charmin soft.

Yeah I thought Purdue may have just shot long range 3s but even those weren't open.

Poor 2015 Wisconsin played the toughest schedule of all time

Buzz saw they might have faded was Jerome Dyson going out with season-ending knee injury in Feb when they were #1.