Game Thread [2023-24] NCAA Tournament

[Grit]

Duke is never going to be a transfer mercenary program with a multi-million NIL budget. Admissions just isn’t going to go down that road. Anyone hoping for that is kidding themselves, we have no choice but to keep trying to win it being led by the can’t miss NBA star caliber freshman

With NIL though you can get back borderline prospects rather than losing the Frank Jacksons and DJ Stewards to the G League.

 

[LastHearth]

Hurley officially is the torch bearer for the greatest coach of his generation. It went Wooden-Knight-K-Hurley, hopefully Hurley has a normal peak of 10-12 years, after which maybe Scheyer at 47-48 is ready to be the next guy.

 

[Devilsforlife]

Roy was arguably the best coach from 2005-2017, though K did snare two more rings in that era himself

 

[DurhamSon]

Hurley officially is the torch bearer for the greatest coach of his generation. It went Wooden-Knight-K-Hurley, hopefully Hurley has a normal peak of 10-12 years, after which maybe Scheyer at 47-48 is ready to be the next guy.

Hurley is Gen X in the flesh while K is borderline silent. Weird how a solid Boomer coach never emerged as The Guy

 

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

Another wildly successful season for Duke IMO. UNC didn’t win the title.

 

[Devilsforlife]

I thought it Calipari was going to be the dominant boomer coach for a while

 

[DurhamSon]

Duke is never going to be a transfer mercenary program with a multi-million NIL budget. Admissions just isn’t going to go down that road. Anyone hoping for that is kidding themselves, we have no choice but to keep trying to win it being led by the can’t miss NBA star caliber freshman

With NIL though you can get back borderline prospects rather than losing the Frank Jacksons and DJ Stewards to the G League. (Thread reply)

we’re going to need to see that extend to junior years for those like Proctor, Foster, etc. Wendell and Roach are a start

 

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

Self is the guy for that generation. He’s just been so good for so long that he doesn’t even have an emergence.

 

[Devilsforlife]

If you’d told me in 2019 that UConn would get 6 before Duke, I’d have never believed it for a moment

 

[Devilsforlife]

Fucking Indiana getting it would’ve felt more likely

 

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

UConn is the Michael Jordan of college basketball.

 

[rome8180]

Self is the guy for that generation. He’s just been so good for so long that he doesn’t even have an emergence.

Self has underperformed in terms of titles though.

 

[DurhamSon]

best team loses Super Bowl, best teams win college basketball titles. Best NBA team _____ ?

 

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

There will be programs that enter this same realm over the years, but none will have UConn’s unassailable track record in winning titles.

 

[DurhamSon]

UCLA won their first ten didn’t they?

 

[Devilsforlife]

Self is the guy for that generation. He’s just been so good for so long that he doesn’t even have an emergence.

Self has underperformed in terms of titles though. (Thread reply)

Only 4 Final Fours, too, He did get fucked a little by his runaway #1 2020 team not having the chance to play in it

 

[rome8180]

best team loses Super Bowl, best teams win college basketball titles. Best NBA team _____ ?

loses in Finals to actual best team (Denver).

 

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

Some might call it good fortune, but the majority of the American public will consider it due to the clutch gene.

 

[rome8180]

Adam Silver took steps to destroy dynasties. Wonder what the NCAA will do when Hurley is winning his 4th in a row by double digits.

 

[DurhamSon]

best team loses Super Bowl, best teams win college basketball titles. Best NBA team _____ ?

loses in Finals to actual best team (Denver). (Thread reply)

this exact scenario is going 6 to 1 payout on Fanduel right now. I think it might be worth a sizable wager