Game Thread [2022-23] NCAA Tournament

[mkvl04]

I feel like we need some recruiting changes and honestly what duke has been doing with their young squads has been impressive, but it's not enough to win it all

 

[physicsfactor]

I thought “Send it in, Jerome!” would be the call of my marriage, but turns out it’s this one:

"It almost went in!"

 

[best4heisman]

Damn. Being tied with Indiana (dead program) and UConn (lucky nouveau riche) is kind of depressing

 

[best4heisman]

Tyrese Proctor, you better not leave Duke until we get number 6!

 

[best4heisman]

Damn. Being tied with Indiana (dead program) and UConn (lucky nouveau riche) is kind of depressing

We are riding the blue blood short bus.

 

[Devilsforlife]

Damn. Being tied with Indiana (dead program) and UConn (lucky nouveau riche) is kind of depressing

At least we’re still one title ahead of Kansas! Really need a sixth one this decade, though.

 

[physicsfactor]

Damn. Being tied with Indiana (dead program) and UConn (lucky nouveau riche) is kind of depressing

I didn’t know until I just looked it up that Indiana won 5 of its first 6 Final Fours. Just like UConn, won the first two, lost the third, then won the next three.

 

[Devilsforlife]

With the way we were recruiting after 2015, I thought K was gonna get one more before his coaching decline became so apparent. If we win a sixth I think I can be content for life.

 

[rome8180]

Damn. Being tied with Indiana (dead program) and UConn (lucky nouveau riche) is kind of depressing

I didn’t know until I just looked it up that Indiana won 5 of its first 6 Final Fours. Just like UConn, won the first two, lost the third, then won the next three.

That means UConn will be a dead program 40 years from now. I will also be dead though.

 

[DurhamSon]

What we need is top tier NBA future talent, I think. One reason I’m not quite sure about next year is that I’m not sure we have even a single lottery pick, and we’re banking a lot on a (huge) shooting improvement that may or my not be as pronounced as we need

 

[best4heisman]

Damn. Being tied with Indiana (dead program) and UConn (lucky nouveau riche) is kind of depressing

I didn’t know until I just looked it up that Indiana won 5 of its first 6 Final Fours. Just like UConn, won the first two, lost the third, then won the next three.

That means UConn will be a dead program 40 years from now. I will also be dead though.

I will be alone in the game chat bitching about a senile Scheyer's ball screen defense.

 

[DurhamSon]

Indiana is like UNC where they hang multiple 1920s era banners decided by some random bread company, yes?

 

[Devilsforlife]

What we need is top tier NBA future talent, I think. One reason I’m not quite sure about next year is that I’m not sure we have even a single lottery pick, and we’re banking a lot on a (huge) shooting improvement that may or my not be as pronounced as we need

The Flagg/Boozers class could be the year for that.

 

[physicsfactor]

Nice interview from SDSU’s coach. Seems like a level-headed dude.

 

[DurhamSon]

What we need is top tier NBA future talent, I think. One reason I’m not quite sure about next year is that I’m not sure we have even a single lottery pick, and we’re banking a lot on a (huge) shooting improvement that may or my not be as pronounced as we need

The Flagg/Boozers class could be the year for that.

I suppose. I guess I got used to having a top 3 guy for half a decade straight, and usually with another lottery pick in tandem. It was also nice just bringing in a talent good enough to win ACC player of the year for three years straight, lol

 

[DurhamSon]

Partners?

 

[Devilsforlife]

The classes of 2022-2024, inclusive, just don’t seem to have those Zion/Paolo/Tatum/Bagley/Carter level talents.

 

[Slap the Floor]

I think even though we might not have a dominant lottery pick on next year's team there will still be plenty of talent if the sophomores make improvements. IMO Proctor should be a lottery pick and Mitchell and Flip first-round guarantees. If we have a lottery pick point guard, first round wing, and first round big man that's enough in the talent department to win a national championship assuming the team is cohesive and has a head coach that is modern in his X's and O's schemes.

 

[dukeboy911]

I’m fine not getting those Paolo/Bagley/Carter level players as long as our guys stay more than 2 years. I want continuity again in this program. Build it with borderline 5* guys who stay til their junior year and sprinkle in an elite guy and legit transfer every other year.

 

[Pantone287]

The classes of 2022-2024, inclusive, just don’t seem to have those Zion/Paolo/Tatum/Bagley/Carter level talents.

At least that will hopefully mean that having the top NBA freshmen will be less of a must for winning it all. Unless I'm missing someone, Davion Mitchell and Agbaji were the only two first-round picks from the previous two champions. Seems like "experienced fringe NBA talent" works just as well for the most part.