25/26 College Basketball

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[Plossum]

Hadn't seen much of Dybantsa until that first BYU game and damn is he an impressive athlete.

[ReasonablySober]

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Peat looks so much like pre-injury Jabari.

[Ron Swanson]

Yeah, Peat is a walking bucket. A little surprised that I'm seeing him in the fringe Top-10 and late lotto range. Early impressions are that this class is super deep. Sergio de Larrea is basically a better Nikola Topic, and he's probably going in the late-1st.

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[MikeIsGood]

BYU player just arrested for drunk driving after a car crash. Can't find his birthday to know if he's underage or not too, but since BYU athletes aren't supposed to drink, guess we're about to find out how strict they plan to be in this new transfer/money era.

I'd imagine that means he's out for their game vs us next week, too. He's a starter but looks like not a huge contributor so far.

[MVP2110]

UW Green Bay has taken Minnesota to OT after Minnesota nearly hit a half court shot to win but was just a tick late

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I like this Player's Era tourney - loaded bracked with some big games - but it makes me wonder about the teams being in it the next year having an advantage recruiting. 'Chance to come win $x if you sign with us.' Money makes college sports so messy; this helps showcase why the 'everyone was doing it, it's just above board now' argument has a lot of holes.

[MikeIsGood]

More on the Players Era tourney:

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/47109890/players-era-festival-rethink-format-32-team-event-26

Iowa State defeated St. John's, the reigning Big East champion, on Monday and then dominated Creighton by 18 points a day later, despite playing without star Tamin Lipsey. Yet the Cyclones were matched Wednesday against Syracuse, which had lost both of its games in Las Vegas, because Iowa State's overall margin of victory (plus-19) wasn't sufficient to earn a spot in the championship or third-place games.

Iowa State beat Syracuse, 95-64.

That's significant because the winner of the Players Era title game between Michigan and Gonzaga will earn $1 million in additional NIL compensation, coupled with the $1 million guarantee for every participant. The runner-up will receive $500,000. The winner of the third-place game between Tennessee and Kansas gets $300,000, while the loser gets an additional $200,000.

Iowa State did not get the opportunity to earn additional NIL compensation despite an undefeated record and the best collection of wins in the field.

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[Finn]

As a Michigan fan, those games were a blast to watch.

[BUCKnation]

Players era tourney is trash. We want good teams in Maui, Atlantis, Disney, etc

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[MikeIsGood]

Kansas/NC State has been insane.

[ReasonablySober]

Been a good day of games.