March Madness 2023

[jdw]

10 minutes ago, hskr4life said:

I needed Texas for $120 in a bracket contest so a bit bummed about them. 

If you have to lose money at least it was by texas losing.

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Edited March 27, 2023 by jdw
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[HuskerFever]

This is why there should be a limit on the number of brackets you can create:

 

 

[hskr4life]

Significant

 

 

[The Polish Rifle]

3 minutes ago, hskr4life said:

Significant

 

 

This tournament has been a shot in the arm for me. The play I watched from Nebraska Basketball all season isn't that far from the play I watched in Elite 8. Maybe it's a weird year and it won't happen again, but maybe the transfer portal has been an equalizer and in the next couple years Nebrasketball is one of those crazy  6-10  seeds making noise in the 2nd weekend.

[hhcmatt]

12 hours ago, hskr4life said:

I needed Texas for $120 in a bracket contest so a bit bummed about them. 

 

I needed Texas to lose for $140. Yippee ki yay Mister Falcon!

[Huskerpapa]

11 hours ago, hskr4life said:

Significant

 

 

This is very significant to me.  Most of the high level studs seem to be prima dona's with a "me first" attitude.   This final four seems to signify the importance of team over individuals.   That is the basketball I grew to love.

 

I think it was the KSU coach who indicated how difficult it was to defend Florida Atlantic because every player was a threat to score.  Nice!

[Fullbacksympathy]

Transfers are so much more important than high school recruits now.  The top to bottom levels of skill and defensive athleticism is crazy in the tournament.  I love it.  I think this will ultimately benefit Nebraska because bluebloods can no longer be what they once were.  Of the sweet sixteen, transfer numbers were:

 

Bama - 6 (two starters)

SDSU - 5 (top two scorers)

Creighton - 2 (BS 13ppg, 8rbg)

FAU - 5 (3 starters)

Tenn - 5 (1 starter)

KSU - TWELVE (top 9 in minutes are all transfers)

MSU - 3 (2 starters)

Houston - 3 

Miami - 3 (all starters)

Xavier - 5 (4 starters)

Texas - 6 (top 6 scorers)

Arkansas - 7 (two starters)

UConn - 4 (PG leads team in assists, steals, and average 10ppg)

Zags - 3 (one starter, two rotational)

UCLA - 0

Princeton - 0

 

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Planning for transfers is no longer even remotely the exception or an act of desperation.  It's a proven effective method.  

[Swan88]

It will be interesting to see how the viewing numbers pan out for this tournament as a whole . . . and particularly for the Final 4. 

Will two five seeds, with a four seed and a nine seed, (all having limited notoriety in basketball) bring in more or fewer viewers to the Final Four--or about the same?

[Handy Johnson]

Dutcher has a 5 million dollar buyout at San Diego but only ONE if he goes to Minnesota where his Father Coached. 

[cornfed24-7]

1 hour ago, Handy Johnson said:

Dutcher has a 5 million dollar buyout at San Diego but only ONE if he goes to Minnesota where his Father Coached. 

Oof. Not sure you could convince me to leave San Diego to coach at Duke. 

[Cowboy Kermit]

Dutcher has a 5 million dollar buyout at San Diego but only ONE if he goes to Minnesota where his Father Coached. 

And Minnesota still hired Ben Johnson

[Handy Johnson]

1 hour ago, Cowboy Kermit said:

And Minnesota still hired Ben Johnson

Ben is in a Free Fall right now & the allure of Coaching in the B1G might be too much for Dutcher to pass up. Especially with USC/UCLA coming onboard after next season. 

[Bugeaters1]

 

[jimmykc]

Two Nebraska guys, right?

[roscoe]

17 minutes ago, Bugeaters1 said:

 

Isn't Szelc the ref that called the back to back illegal screens vs Minnnesota? I know he called the 1st one on Keisei. And the fans in KC for regionals were less than impressed with John Higgins effort. 

[Huskerpapa]

41 minutes ago, roscoe said:

Isn't Szelc the ref that called the back to back illegal screens vs Minnnesota? I know he called the 1st one on Keisei. And the fans in KC for regionals were less than impressed with John Higgins 

I believe you are right.  I note Steroid Man and CJ (lurch) didn't make the cut.

[Norm Peterson]

So. Just a little bit of basketball strategy talk here.

 

If you're going to score all of your points in the first 30 minutes, you should probably give yourself more than an 8 point buffer over your opponent.

 

Off Wisconsin.

 

On North Texas Mean Green.

 

Will Chucky now enter the portal?

[hskr4life]

Choke job of epic proportions for Wisco in the NIT semi final.  Went like the last 10 minutes without scoring.

[Norm Peterson]

2 minutes ago, hskr4life said:

Choke job of epic proportions for Wisco in the NIT semi final.  Went like the last 10 minutes without scoring.

 

Norm is JUST a little faster.

[hskr4life]

2 minutes ago, Norm Peterson said:

 

Norm is JUST a little faster.

 

Story of my Jr High track career.

[HuskerFever]

0:49 to go in the game. Down 2. Gets to the line. Misses both free throws.

 

North Texas turns it over with 0:20 to go. Wisconsin gets a layup blocked. Gets the ball back, into the paint, and passes it 2 times rather than shooting the layup. Game over.

[AuroranHusker]

 

That's a shame, Wiskydicks.

[AuroranHusker]

 

And, man, the Badgers looked so happy.... at halftime.

 

[Art Vandalay]

Why he chose to play in that offense I’ll never understand 

[tcp]

tough year for the B1G. and don't forget we finished near the bottom. this ain't gonna be an easy climb.