Game Thread: 2021 March Madness Thread

[Lions=TeHsUcKs]

Gonna be interesting to see who takes Garza in the draft. He's been a great CBBer, but there's just not too much post game left in the league.

Garza is not an NBA player. G-Leaguer at best. That's the problem. Big 10 recruiting is awful compared to a conference like the ACC.

 

[Eco]

Gonzaga is going to lose today. It's just been that kind of tournament. Wouldn't be surprised if LSU knocked off Michigan either.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Garza is not an NBA player. G-Leaguer at best. That's the problem. Big 10 recruiting is awful compared to a conference like the ACC.

recruiting in hoops is such a mixed bag. Kentucky hasn't netted much for all their recruiting paper champion titles of late. Between transfers and players going pro it's a little harder to track success directly from recruiting as it is in football.. Which is crazy considering so fewer players.

But yes...most of the top end NBA guys are going to be reflected in recruiting rankings.

 

[wazzu31]

Really bad acting by that Sooner.

 

[JohnShadows]

recruiting in hoops is such a mixed bag. Kentucky hasn't netted much for all their recruiting paper champion titles of late. Between transfers and players going pro it's a little harder to track success directly from recruiting as it is in football.. Which is crazy considering so fewer players.

But yes...most of the top end NBA guys are going to be reflected in recruiting rankings.

There are def different vectors to "success". One is like UK/Duke/other loading up on 1-n-dones in recent years. You hope they can blend with your other players within 1 year. Seems like there's downside though, with good-but-not-elite recruits, who know they could be replaced like that 4 years in a row.

Lot of these smaller programs have guys stick around for 4 years, benefit from team chemistry, everybody knows their teammate's strengths. You'll have like one all-conference guy and a bunch of role players. It can work.

 

[Lions=TeHsUcKs]

There are def different vectors to "success". One is like UK/Duke/other loading up on 1-n-dones in recent years. You hope they can blend with your other players within 1 year. Seems like there's downside though, with good-but-not-elite recruits, who know they could be replaced like that 4 years in a row.

Lot of these smaller programs have guys stick around for 4 years, benefit from team chemistry, everybody knows their teammate's strengths. You'll have like one all-conference guy and a bunch of role players. It can work.

I think the Roy Williams model is the best way even though it has degraded for him a bit. Get high 4 star and low 5 stars and allow them to stick around for 2-4 years. Big 10 doesn't seem to even land these players a lot of the time.

Anyways, Zags I think are going to win this all

 

[returnofjakedog]

Gonzaga is going to lose today. It's just been that kind of tournament. Wouldn't be surprised if LSU knocked off Michigan either.

Too many weapons. Okla didn't have enough guns, but Reaves played great.

I've watched the Zags all year and they tend to go into cruise mode too often. If they had targeted Reaves after he picked up his 4th foul with something like 16 minutes left. If they could have done that it could have been a blow out.

 

[Robotech]

Pac 12 is going to go undefeated in this tournament.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Pac 12 is going to go undefeated in this tournament.

Is that you Bill?

 

[The Derski]

The PAC 12 tournament was more exciting than this.

Guess the media should stay up once in a while at night and watch real basketball.

Conference of Champions kicking ass

 

[Stakesarehigh]

The PAC homers need to calm down a touch

One final four in the last 12 years. Conference having a nice run this year.

 

[The Derski]

The PAC homers need to calm down a touch

One final four in the last 12 years. Conference having a nice run this year.

Let us have this moment. The Pac-12 never get recognition. Meanwhile you have Big ten teams approaching 10 losses getting one and two seeds.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Let us have this moment. The Pac-12 never get recognition. Meanwhile you have Big ten teams approaching 10 losses getting one and two seeds.

You all got underseeded for sure.

 

[Lions=TeHsUcKs]

Garbage refs btw. Also just declare Wagner you soft ass bitch.

 

[Lions=TeHsUcKs]

Sloppy ass high scoring game here. Wtf is going on

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Garbage refs btw. Also just declare Wagner you soft ass bitch.

If you all do big damage it will be because of him imo

 

[Lions=TeHsUcKs]

This is the worst officiated game I've ever seen.

 

[Lions=TeHsUcKs]

If you all do big damage it will be because of him imo

Probably won't happen then

 

[JohnShadows]

Ya meatchicken pulling away a little here.

 

[Lions=TeHsUcKs]

Wagner's specialty is to get going with like 3 minutes left most games.