🏀 Post your Final 4 prediction: March madness thread

[Hoosier in Mad Town]

This made me lol, but why has Indiana sucked for so long?

Because we haven’t had a coach who would play the shoe game, minimizing the biggest advantage IU had for a long time, proximity to talent.

 

[BTAvenger]

I was being somewhat sarcastic. How is the nits gonna be this year? Who's the coach now?

Micah Shrewsberry is the coach now. First year. He was the top assistant at Purdue. He also coached with the Celtics before that. He is a Brad Stevens disciple.

Seems to be an excellent recruiter. His 2022 class is really good.

This team will probably be in the .500 range. A bunch of transfers. One is a PF who they were really high on but he just was diagnosed with a stress fracture in his foot. And a Juco Transfer PF hasn’t been cleared by the NCAA. So PSU will be very thin in the frontcourt. Which will be a killer. Guard play should be solid.

 

[shiv]

Bama clearly a final 4 team this year

 

[PleasureMoose]

Bama clearly a final 4 team this year

JD Davison looked good running the point he'll be starting soon. He's more explosive than Quinerly

 

[quickfeet]

Will Bama be able to hang on to Oats after this year?

 

[ttyh]

first one in the gym last one out..

He really sees the floor. Like having another coach on the court.

 

[Boxman4]

Michigan State appears to be in mid season form with turnovers.

 

[tiderollsonu]

Bama clearly a final 4 team this year

 

[tiderollsonu]

Will Bama be able to hang on to Oats after this year?

Bama Athletic Dept be like

 

[denn]

Why do the keep putting soft ass Gonzaga at the top

I would have a lot more respect for Gonzaga if they left the mid major conference and actually had to play for more than 1/2 the year.

 

[shiv]

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Were we really number 3 in Crootn?

 

[shiv]

Micah Shrewsberry is the coach now. First year. He was the top assistant at Purdue. He also coached with the Celtics before that. He is a Brad Stevens disciple.

Seems to be an excellent recruiter. His 2022 class is really good.

This team will probably be in the .500 range. A bunch of transfers. One is a PF who they were really high on but he just was diagnosed with a stress fracture in his foot. And a Juco Transfer PF hasn’t been cleared by the NCAA. So PSU will be very thin in the frontcourt. Which will be a killer. Guard play should be solid.

Is Micah shrewsberry a real name? I think you made it up

 

[tiderollsonu]

Were we really number 3 in Crootn?

Dude papa Oats putting coach Avery to shame in recruiting.

 

[shiv]

Dude papa Oats putting coach Avery to shame in recruiting.

I love coach oats. We looked so good last night. Hustle, fast, great d, rebounded good

 

[noleology]

#1 tips off at 9pm

 

[PleasureMoose]

#1 tips off at 9pm

 

[TTUcamper]

Saw TTU play last night. Our team is going to be starting 5 with no one under 6'6 and a deep bench. We are going to be very salty.

 

[noleology]

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[PleasureMoose]

FRIDAY NIGHT
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10:30 PM CT	ESPN2
4 Villanova​ (1-0, 1-0 Away)
2 UCLA​ (1-0, 1-0 Home)

 

[noleology]

No. 20 Seminoles completely overwhelm Penn 105-70 in season-opener​

The Storm is upon us

 

[denn]

Is Micah shrewsberry a real name? I think you made it up

Absolutely real. He was with the Celtics for the last bunch of years. I was hoping when the C's made the change from Stevens to Udoka that they would have kept Micah on staff because he was a really good coach who all the players loved. Happy for him to get the opportunity he did though. I think he has a very bright coaching future.

 

[Jayhacker]

Saw TTU play last night. Our team is going to be starting 5 with no one under 6'6 and a deep bench. We are going to be very salty.

Big 12 will be interesting to say the least.

 

[shiv]

Absolutely real. He was with the Celtics for the last bunch of years. I was hoping when the C's made the change from Stevens to Udoka that they would have kept Micah on staff because he was a really good coach who all the players loved. Happy for him to get the opportunity he did though. I think he has a very bright coaching future.

Good ole shrewsberry. Hope for him that he never crosses path with Oats

 

[quickfeet]

Pulling this from the 90s nostalgia thread bc it belongs here as well.





Tonight Oats pounds the Jackrabbits on the way to the final four

 

[ttyh]

Just saw where we get #1 Gonzaga on the road tomorrow night. Guess we will learn where we are as a team in a hurry this season.

 

[quickfeet]

Just saw where we get #1 Gonzaga on the road tomorrow night. Guess we will learn where we are as a team in a hurry this season.

Interesting matchup (I assume you are a lawn corn)

Gonzaga comes to Bama Dec 4th

 

[TJHall1]

No. 20 Seminoles completely overwhelm Penn 105-70 in season-opener​

The Storm is upon us

That was some storm against Florida. A shit storm.

 

[TTUcamper]

Just saw where we get #1 Gonzaga on the road tomorrow night. Guess we will learn where we are as a team in a hurry this season.

That's the softest Beard team I've ever seen. I have feeling the team is going to regret this game. Beard has an iron will.

 

[thenick_ttu]

That's the softest Beard team I've ever seen. I have feeling the team is going to regret this game. Beard has an iron will.

You mean the UT players aren’t street dogs? I’m shocked!

 

[shiv]

You mean the UT players aren’t street dogs? I’m shocked!

Texas Basketball: 3 reasons the Longhorns will upset No. 1 Gonzaga

Chris Beard and No. 5 ranked Texas basketball have the necessary talent and depth to upset Chet Holmgren and No. 1 Gonzaga on Nov. 13.

hookemheadlines.com

 

[noleology]

That was some storm against Florida. A shit storm.

 

[TTUcamper]

Texas Basketball: 3 reasons the Longhorns will upset No. 1 Gonzaga

Chris Beard and No. 5 ranked Texas basketball have the necessary talent and depth to upset Chet Holmgren and No. 1 Gonzaga on Nov. 13.

hookemheadlines.com

UT managed to make Timme look like Shaq. Really unbelievably for a beard team. I personally saw TTU hold better post men to their season average with nobody on the roster over 6'8. That was an embarrassment

 

[TJHall1]

Micah Shrewsberry is the coach now. First year. He was the top assistant at Purdue. He also coached with the Celtics before that. He is a Brad Stevens disciple.

Seems to be an excellent recruiter. His 2022 class is really good.

This team will probably be in the .500 range. A bunch of transfers. One is a PF who they were really high on but he just was diagnosed with a stress fracture in his foot. And a Juco Transfer PF hasn’t been cleared by the NCAA. So PSU will be very thin in the frontcourt. Which will be a killer. Guard play should be solid.

Is UMass good or the nits that bad?

 

[PleasureMoose]

week 2

AP Top 20

RK	TEAM	REC	PTS	TREND
1	Gonzaga(55)	2-0	1517	-
2	UCLA(6)	2-0	1450	-
3	Kansas	2-0	1400	-
4	Michigan	2-0	1252	2
5	Villanova	1-1	1232	1
6	Purdue	2-0	1223	1
7	Duke	3-0	1143	2
8	Texas	1-1	1058	3
9	Baylor	1-0	1010	1
10	Illinois	2-0	920	1
11	Memphis	2-0	886	1
12	Oregon	2-0	802	1
13	Kentucky	1-1	773	3
14	Alabama	2-0	743	-
15	Houston	2-0	655	-
16	Arkansas	2-0	646	-
17	Tennessee	2-0	575	1
18	North Carolina	2-0	506	1
19	Ohio State	2-0	438	2
20	Maryland	3-0	306	1

 

[quickfeet]

Tonight Oats pounds the Jaguars on the way to the Final 4

 

[quickfeet]

week 2

AP Top 20

RK	TEAM	REC	PTS	TREND
1	Gonzaga(55)	2-0	1517	-
2	UCLA(6)	2-0	1450	-
3	Kansas	2-0	1400	-
4	Michigan	2-0	1252	2
5	Villanova	1-1	1232	1
6	Purdue	2-0	1223	1
7	Duke	3-0	1143	2
8	Texas	1-1	1058	3
9	Baylor	1-0	1010	1
10	Illinois	2-0	920	1
11	Memphis	2-0	886	1
12	Oregon	2-0	802	1
13	Kentucky	1-1	773	3
14	Alabama	2-0	743	-
15	Houston	2-0	655	-
16	Arkansas	2-0	646	-
17	Tennessee	2-0	575	1
18	North Carolina	2-0	506	1
19	Ohio State	2-0	438	2
20	Maryland	3-0	306	1

Bama too low

 

[shiv]

week 2

AP Top 20

RK	TEAM	REC	PTS	TREND
1	Gonzaga(55)	2-0	1517	-
2	UCLA(6)	2-0	1450	-
3	Kansas	2-0	1400	-
4	Michigan	2-0	1252	2
5	Villanova	1-1	1232	1
6	Purdue	2-0	1223	1
7	Duke	3-0	1143	2
8	Texas	1-1	1058	3
9	Baylor	1-0	1010	1
10	Illinois	2-0	920	1
11	Memphis	2-0	886	1
12	Oregon	2-0	802	1
13	Kentucky	1-1	773	3
14	Alabama	2-0	743	-
15	Houston	2-0	655	-
16	Arkansas	2-0	646	-
17	Tennessee	2-0	575	1
18	North Carolina	2-0	506	1
19	Ohio State	2-0	438	2
20	Maryland	3-0	306	1

Bama too high, south alabama too low

 

[PleasureMoose]

AP Top 20

RK	TEAM	REC	PTS	TREND
1	Duke(51)	7-0	1513	4
2	Purdue(9)	6-0	1442	1
3	Gonzaga(1)	6-1	1428	2
4	Baylor	7-0	1324	2
5	UCLA	6-1	1253	3
6	Villanova	4-2	1147	1
7	Texas	4-1	1115	1
8	Kansas	5-1	1027	4
9	Kentucky	5-1	1002	1
10	Arkansas	6-0	960	3
11	Arizona	6-0	851	6
12	BYU	6-0	791	6
13	Tennessee	4-1	730	2
14	Florida	6-0	681	9
15	Houston	5-1	631	3
16	Alabama	6-1	456	6
17	UConn	6-1	437	5
18	Memphis	5-1	435	9
19	Iowa State	6-0	403	7
20	USC	6-0	380	4

 

[PleasureMoose]

Whos the #1 pick

 

[TTUcamper]

Whos the #1 pick

I'm not sure it matters. Both have massive upside and either could hurt themselves 1 year in the league and never be the same.