NCAA Basketball Thread 2024-2025

Insert meme of Arkansas, Kentucky, and Louisville debating on who has the best coach, with Rick Pitino standing above all of them. Can't help but wonder what he would have done if he turned down the Celtics job.

Since Drake's doing pretty well, it occurred to me to look at first-round sites, just in case.

One's in Denver. One time!

I mean, it's being overly presumptuous to think they're in, but first in the Valley so far.

saw where McCollum could be the likely successor at I.U.

at the half

trouble down on The Plains

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Sigh. Such is the life of a mid-major fan, once their team has had a little success.

Never a doubt. Florida now the only team in history to beat two #1 teams in the same season.

it looked like a couple of Clempson's fans got a couple of cheap shots off against dook's bench after the whistle

Clemson now w 5 straights wins over AP top 5 ranked teams

Just saw this

We took down Goliath in football and now we just took down Goliath in basketball. WE OWN THIS ****ING LEAGUE!!!

Didn't cover though

Was wondering about seasons in which UK beat Tennessee three times in the modern era (in case they meet in SEC tourney). I figured the Pitino years was a good chance. Nope. They did it in 2005. Don't even know who was coaching then. Gillespie? Looked it up, still Tubby then.

We covered the kenpom line. Isn't that all that matters according to the cool kids?

at the half

an Iron Bowl in February you say?

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Alabama is good. It basically came down to the fact that Auburn shot it better and didn't panic when AL made its big run.

There were a total of just 11 turnovers in this game between the two teams, which is incredible for a game with this many possessions.

Which is better turnaround from last year Louisville Cardinals or Detroit Pistons? How are they doing that?

not sure what surprised me more today:

- The Colorado Buffaloes actually won a conference game OR:
- Illinois didn't score in the last 8:30 of the 2nd half on their home court.

Wisconsin offense blows up in this second half @ purdue

That would be a good one ... what is the longest scoreless streak to end a game?

UK is kind of moving toward the bubble if they don't righten ship. It looks like they'll be doing good to end with 11 losses. Lots of good wins so they'll probably have to collapse to miss out. If they lose 4 or last 6 then first round of SEC tourney, it would probably put them out. Anything less probably in.

1.74 ppp

outrageous

#17 NET ranking

third toughest kenpom SOS

a 3 seed in the matrix

they should be fine

They would still get like a 6 seed

One of their guards got kicked out for a chris paul too

Pups lose, 61-59 to Bradley at home. Drake's 11-game winning streak over, now 23-3.

Did nothing down the stretch and missed FTs, bad combo. A disturbing trend from the few games I've been able to follow.

Still, 1st in the Valley with four to go.