March Madness 2023

[yourout]

Drake with a Badger like scoring drought to end the game.

 

[MrTPlush]

Great win over Memphis by the refs, clutch play at the end.

[yourout]

Indiana and northwestern are going to make the longest runs for the Big ten.

They both have enough talent at guard and enough other ingredients.

[HarryDoyle]

7 hours ago, Oxy said:

Did I say it would be excruciating to be a UNC fan this year? It would be excruciating to be a Purdue fan...every single year forever.  Somehow, neither Keady nor Painter has ever even made a Final Four...

Painter has only made one Elite 8 as well. Very overrated coach. However, this was a very flawed team. Without Edey they don't even make the dance.

[wallus]

Zero doubt the last couple Badgers Final Four teams would win the title this year. The teams are not strong at all.

[nate82]

If Marquette makes it to the elite 8 Tennessee is going to be a very difficult team for them.  

[HarryDoyle]

DUCK FUKE!!!

[MrTPlush]

1 hour ago, nate82 said:

If Marquette makes it to the elite 8 Tennessee is going to be a very difficult team for them.  

That is who I have beating Marquette in the Elite 8…and now Tennessee doesn’t even have the #1 seed in their way.

[MrTPlush]

It’s been really interesting watch the total collapse of Duke and Kentucky with the freshman heavy teams. Perennial 1/2 seeds now they miss tourneys and find themselves with 4+ seeds. It was about the same time those two team started faltering (2018) that Kansas stopped even getting 1 year players and starting freshman. Kansas of course has kept up the elite success.

I wonder if either of those teams might lay off Top 10 recruits or if they will just be perpetual farms for NBA lottery picks. It sure doesn’t bring the yearly success it once did.

[HarryDoyle]

There should never be these many fouls and and resulting disqualifications in any game, much less a tournament game. 

[HarryDoyle]

Don't you hate when you make a free throw you're trying to miss?

[Jimbo]

On 3/16/2023 at 3:29 PM, Samurai Bucky said:

If and when Gard moves on, I don't know if I would like to have TB come and coach the Badgers if he is interested.  I still have mental anguish from the 2001 loss to Georgia State when his Dad coached the Badgers.

I know it's not the same... but is it?  😉

 I still have the ending of that game on videotape somewhere.  Shall I burn you a copy?

[yourout]

Shaping up to be a pretty normal year for the Big ten.

Will be lucky if they get one team through to the second weekend.

[yourout]

Indiana gets a lead and then promptly jacks up back-to-back 28 footers about 5 seconds into the shot clock.

That and Galloway is really not good.

[MrTPlush]

48 minutes ago, yourout said:

Indiana gets a lead and then promptly jacks up back-to-back 28 footers about 5 seconds into the shot clock.

That and Galloway is really not good.

That Miami team is a mix of holdovers from an Elite 8 team (10 seed) that got ran over by the eventual champion and a slew of transfers. 

They haven't got much for darkhorse love...but they have the pieces to once again pull off some upsets. 

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

I think this is the most compelling Sweet 16 I can remember. Great matchups pretty much across the board, a good mix of true low-/mid-major teams (Princeton and FAU), favorites (Alabama, Houston, UCLA), and fun teams that could go on a run (Creighton, Gonzaga). High-octane teams like Xavier and grind you to a pulp teams like Tennessee and San Diego St. 11 different conferences. 

Hoping for good things from the Big East, Gonzaga, and FAU.

 

[pitchleague]

That Michigan State - Kansas State game was like a heavyweight title fight.  At MSG, coincidentally.   Really, really great game.

and a great result, too!

[RobDeer 45]

1 hour ago, pitchleague said:

That Michigan State - Kansas State game was like a heavyweight title fight.  At MSG, coincidentally.   Really, really great game.

and a great result, too!

Heck of a game!  They were going full go for more than half the 2nd half.  It was nuts.  I didn't think they could keep up that pace.  Nowell is so fun to watch.  He had some amazing passes.

[Oxy]

These are the best basketball games on earth every year...the first weekend is fun, but the sweet sixteen and elite 8 games are always unbelievable...loser goes home games  between GOOD teams with a ton at stake are always intense.  And there is still a Cinderella element with FAU...Princeton....

[MrTPlush]

Crazy how one year the Final Four is blue bloods and this year the Sweet 16 featured only 4 teams with a championship. Two lost yesterday and UConn was the only one to win. I can’t figure out who the fourth team is.

A lot of teams with zero Final Fours too.

I’d like to see Gonzaga/Houston win. Would be nice for one of these elite teams to finally seal the deal. 

[young guns]

Arkansas won in '94.

[Jim French Stepstool]

On 3/16/2023 at 3:29 PM, Samurai Bucky said:

If and when Gard moves on, I don't know if I would like to have TB come and coach the Badgers if he is interested.  I still have mental anguish from the 2001 loss to Georgia State when his Dad coached the Badgers.

I know it's not the same... but is it?  😉

Actually Brad Soderberg coached the team that lost to GSU. That was the season Bennett retired about 3-4 games in.

At this point I'd have the same reservations. But I don't think there's much chance TB would want to come back to Wisconsin to coach, and less chance McIntosh would go in that direction anyway.

[MrTPlush]

All the #1 seeds are dead and Texas is the last hope for the #2 seeds.

The championship game is assured to have San Diego St, FAU, Kansas State, or (Creighton/Princeton). 

 

[yourout]

K state flops a lot.

[HarryDoyle]

Is every player on KSU in their 30s?