March Madness

[fightinfunbags]

@tlance what’s your honest thoughts on this call?

Yeah that’s a soft call.

 

[eaglesnut]

It's a bit much to make such a broad call after one year.

Can cohesion beat talent? That was the tourney. That is gone now.

 

[shopson67]

Can cohesion beat talent? That was the tourney. That is gone now.

...based on the smallest of sample sizes

Besides, did you just see Houston beat Duke? Cohesion beat talent.

 

[eaglesnut]

...based on the smallest of sample sizes

Besides, did you just see Houston beat Duke? Cohesion beat talent.

Exactly like I said. Don't need the 64 teams now.

 

[shopson67]

Exactly like I said. Don't need the 64 teams now.

Never really did to be fair. A few early round upsets get washed out soon enough anyway.

 

[Wamu]

That was a helluva comeback by Houston last night. Enjoyed it.

 

[eaglesnut]

Never really did to be fair. A few early round upsets get washed out soon enough anyway.

64 was great. The bottom half teams had real chances to compete. They weren't going to beat 3 top teams in a row in the final rounds, but they could shake the whole thing up and get attention for their program. Not anymore.

 

[shopson67]

64 was great. The bottom half teams had real chances to compete. They weren't going to beat 3 top teams in a row in the final rounds, but they could shake the whole thing up and get attention for their program. Not anymore.

Let's wait and see if it becomes a trend before we call this a done deal. There will always be an adjustment period.

Did we ever expect this NOT to happen when the kids started getting paid? Of course the talent will flow to the highest bidders. The smaller schools (and their alumni) will have to open their wallets. To some degree, there is an upper limit to this as the top kids aren't all going to flow to the same few schools and end up not starting.

 

[TheGoodMan19]

This tournament was boring. I suspect NIL deals and changing the transfer rule has ruined the tournament for regular spectators forever. Gone are the days of players like Steph Curry playing at small schools for more than 1 year. Now, anybody that excels at a mid major will transfer to a major conference the following year. The magic of the tourney is gone and the people who were pushing payment for the players only have themselves to blame. I bet revenue for the tourney starts to decline over the next few years.

"pushed"? NIL had to happen because it was just. If someone was making millions off shirts with my name on it, I'd want a cut and so would you. And without NIL, the NBA would have gutted CBB. Many in the league wanted to challenge the Draft in the courts. End the Draft, sign whoever they wanted, expand the G League and leave CBB the scraps.

 

[bksballer89]

Pointed this out on the cbb board as it happened. This was such a selfish decision especially in a 1 and 1 situation. You find your top Ft shooters especially when one of them is open

 

[bksballer89]

In shocking news having the best play each other in the final 4 is a great thing

 

[DJ Fieri]

Houston vs Florida is going to be a really good game.

Happy for Coach Sampson to finally make an appearance in a title game. He's been a really good coach for a long time.

 

[The Q]

"pushed"? NIL had to happen because it was just. If someone was making millions off shirts with my name on it, I'd want a cut and so would you. And without NIL, the NBA would have gutted CBB. Many in the league wanted to challenge the Draft in the courts. End the Draft, sign whoever they wanted, expand the G League and leave CBB the scraps.

Most of those are impossible because of the non statutory labor exemption.

And spare me the just

Sure selling a jersey is fine

This is money laundering

 

[The Q]

Yeah that’s a soft call.

He causes him to not be able to use his left arm.

Otherwise he secures the rebound

 

[bksballer89]

Congrats @The Q

 

[The Q]

Congrats @The Q

thanks bro

it's been quite a decade

chokes

heart breaks

more injuries than Joel Embiid and Zion Williamsonn combined the last 5 years.

It was time to get back to the top of the mountain.

 

[The Q]

Congrats @The Q

Btw The single good thing about the portal?


I get to drop this bad boy

 

[The Q]