March Madness Discussion (Men's Nat'l Championship Game: Mon 4/8: Purdue vs UCONN)

jkvonny · Post #1361 » by **jkvonny** » Wed Apr 3, 2024 12:55 am

This is wow!

Last nights LSU/Iowa womens TV ratings.

https://theathletic.com/5386550/2024/04/02/womens-basketball-elite-eight-ratings/

Post #1362 » by **Dirk** » Wed Apr 3, 2024 12:58 pm

jkvonny wrote:This is wow!

Last nights LSU/Iowa womens TV ratings.

https://theathletic.com/5386550/2024/04/02/womens-basketball-elite-eight-ratings/

When, at what time, do they play again?

I know this is an incredibly lazy post.

jkvonny · Post #1363 » by **jkvonny** » Wed Apr 3, 2024 7:29 pm

Dirk wrote:
jkvonny wrote:This is wow!

Last nights LSU/Iowa womens TV ratings.

https://theathletic.com/5386550/2024/04/02/womens-basketball-elite-eight-ratings/

When, at what time, do they play again?

I know this is an incredibly lazy post.

Monday April 1, 2024.
6:15 PM (CST) start time

jkvonny · Post #1364 » by **jkvonny** » Wed Apr 3, 2024 8:34 pm

Indiana St Sycamore vs Seton Hall Pirates in the NIT championship game. Tomorrow night.

Seton Hall has won NIT championship before (1963).

Indiana State won a championship in the past.....when they were NAIA. Won the 1950 NAIA national championship.

Interesting matchup here.

Post #1365 » by **Clav** » Wed Apr 3, 2024 11:44 pm

I'll be watching the final for sure. I think Ind State might get it, that one guy on their team that is like Jokic plays. "Cream" Abdul Jabbar lol

Very interesting thought because SH has some defense and I think it will be a tough matchup either way. Surprised that some of the snubbed teams didn't accept the NIT. It always feels good to end a season with a win.

All the NCAA tourneys are over by next Monday... its been a fun one so far.

jfs1000d · Post #1366 » by **jfs1000d** » Thu Apr 4, 2024 2:16 am

bluejerseyjinx wrote:
jfs1000d wrote:
bluejerseyjinx wrote:ACC went 8-0 this weekend and sent 4 teams to the sweet 16 !!

Conference still sucked this year. Carolina would finish fourth in big east.

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Highly doubt that. I would bet money on that if there was a way.

Carolina wasn’t better than UConn. That is easy. Then it is Carolina vs. Marquette. That is 50-50. Creighton was a top 12 team as well, I would have given you UNC over Creighton by a game or so,

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jfs1000d · Post #1367 » by **jfs1000d** » Thu Apr 4, 2024 2:19 am

Lockdown504090 wrote:
azcatz11 wrote:So what happened to UConn? Did they just stop getting all the top players? Why is that? Obviously they’re still good but they used to never lose a game

NIL money happened, not everyone can get all the advertising money on the squad, they can’t get EVERYONE anymore.

Wasn’t NIL money. It is injuries. UConn’s injured list is a top 20 basketball team.

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Lockdown504090 · Post #1368 » by **Lockdown504090** » Thu Apr 4, 2024 11:07 am

jfs1000d wrote:
Lockdown504090 wrote:
azcatz11 wrote:So what happened to UConn? Did they just stop getting all the top players? Why is that? Obviously they’re still good but they used to never lose a game

NIL money happened, not everyone can get all the advertising money on the squad, they can’t get EVERYONE anymore.

Wasn’t NIL money. It is injuries. UConn’s injured list is a top 20 basketball team.

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I really think it understates that this still would have been one of their worst teams over the last few years if healthy. That’s how crazy uconn recruiting has been. There’s no shot that none of the se top 8-10 women I’ve watched in the Tourny wouldn’t be at uconn if it wasn’t for the money.

bluejerseyjinx · Post #1369 » by **bluejerseyjinx** » Thu Apr 4, 2024 12:55 pm

jfs1000d wrote:
bluejerseyjinx wrote:
jfs1000d wrote:Conference still sucked this year. Carolina would finish fourth in big east.

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Highly doubt that. I would bet money on that if there was a way.

Carolina wasn’t better than UConn. That is easy. Then it is Carolina vs. Marquette. That is 50-50. Creighton was a top 12 team as well, I would have given you UNC over Creighton by a game or so,

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Easy to say a week later when the games are over. Talk about Monday morning QBing.

___Rand___ · Post #1370 » by **___Rand___** » Thu Apr 4, 2024 9:46 pm

LSU star Hailey Van Lith in the transfer portal! She wants a bigger bag!

https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4433412/hailey-van-lith

azcatz11 · Post #1371 » by **azcatz11** » Thu Apr 4, 2024 11:02 pm

bluejerseyjinx wrote:
jfs1000d wrote:
bluejerseyjinx wrote:Highly doubt that. I would bet money on that if there was a way.

Carolina wasn’t better than UConn. That is easy. Then it is Carolina vs. Marquette. That is 50-50. Creighton was a top 12 team as well, I would have given you UNC over Creighton by a game or so,

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Easy to say a week later when the games are over. Talk about Monday morning QBing.

You seem to be the master of that. Just saying.

___Rand___ · Post #1372 » by **___Rand___** » Fri Apr 5, 2024 1:14 am

Wow Indiana State player was FOULED shooting a 3 point shot rght at end of the game (5 seconds left) with them behind by 2. NO FOULS CALLED! WOW. Robbed.

RookieStar · Post #1373 » by **RookieStar** » Fri Apr 5, 2024 10:05 am

___Rand___ wrote:Wow Indiana State player was FOULED shooting a 3 point shot rght at end of the game (5 seconds left) with them behind by 2. NO FOULS CALLED! WOW. Robbed.

Yup! But what a game!

RookieStar · Post #1374 » by **RookieStar** » Fri Apr 5, 2024 10:05 am

___Rand___ wrote:LSU star Hailey Van Lith in the transfer portal! She wants a bigger bag!

https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4433412/hailey-van-lith

Didn't she just transfer?

___Rand___ · Post #1375 » by **___Rand___** » Fri Apr 5, 2024 3:15 pm

RookieStar wrote:
___Rand___ wrote:LSU star Hailey Van Lith in the transfer portal! She wants a bigger bag!

https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4433412/hailey-van-lith

Didn't she just transfer?

She did. Went from Louisville to LSU. This is her last year of eligibility. She wants to win a championship. She's ring chasing.

I hear she's dating Suggs?

___Rand___ · Post #1376 » by **___Rand___** » Fri Apr 5, 2024 3:44 pm

Man have to wait another day for the NCAAs. NBA bores me now.

Post #1377 » by **Clav** » Fri Apr 5, 2024 5:33 pm

RookieStar wrote:
___Rand___ wrote:Wow Indiana State player was FOULED shooting a 3 point shot rght at end of the game (5 seconds left) with them behind by 2. NO FOULS CALLED! WOW. Robbed.

Yup! But what a game!

It was a really good bball game for sure! I was rooting for In St and that last call was not right.... but still, it was pretty fun to see the NIT Championship come down to the final minute.

The refereeing in college always makes me upset so I try to just not think about it at all. In fact I do that with NBA too lol

Post #1378 » by **Clav** » Fri Apr 5, 2024 5:47 pm

___Rand___ wrote:Man have to wait another day for the NCAAs. NBA bores me now.

Your bracket is looking good!! [Go Wolfpack, am I right]

(I'm tied in 5th)

jkvonny · Post #1379 » by **jkvonny** » Fri Apr 5, 2024 6:09 pm

___Rand___ wrote:Wow Indiana State player was FOULED shooting a 3 point shot rght at end of the game (5 seconds left) with them behind by 2. NO FOULS CALLED! WOW. Robbed.

Agreed. Bad no call.

Great game, too bad Indiana State choked a big lead at the end.

Congrats to both ISU and Seton Hall on a nice season.

RookieStar · Post #1380 » by **RookieStar** » Fri Apr 5, 2024 9:43 pm

___Rand___ wrote:
RookieStar wrote:
___Rand___ wrote:LSU star Hailey Van Lith in the transfer portal! She wants a bigger bag!

https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4433412/hailey-van-lith

Didn't she just transfer?

She did. Went from Louisville to LSU. This is her last year of eligibility. She wants to win a championship. She's ring chasing.

I hear she's dating Suggs?

Yes she is... some thought at first it was Paige but nope... Hailey