NCAA Tournament Thread

[Catsrock]

^^^ Certainly a lot of factors are in play. Tough to put a finger on the formula when champions are built differently each year. Last 5 champions are UConn, KU, Baylor, UVA and Nova. So that’s Hurley, Self, Drew, Bennett and Wright. Those teams were not all built the same or play the same style.

But, I’d say a common thread would be their commitment to their programs and employers. Not individual player agendas. And anyone who thinks that that old school loyalty approach means that those coaches don’t care about their players and their futures are wrong.

Players first program was simply a way of getting the best players to want to be here. Pushing them out the door for the next group is where it went haywire. Real players first would include helping the non one and dones become eventual pros through development and progress. Or at least maximize their abilities before being pros at something else.

[85 Fly]

Originally posted by KentuckyWild2020
Pin pointing a winning formula in today's college basketball atmosphere is hard to put a finger on..

Is it talent, coaching, system, transfers, luck all of the above, i have no idea anymore..

Probably some of all of the above.

Agree 100%

[TrueblueCATfan]

Ok, maybe it was my internet connection, but was that anthem bad? Like, terrible bad? It seemed bad.

IMO....It was bad

[justford]

U Conn has ONE senior in starting five. Will be interesting to see if the others all return.

[Jody Porter]

Ok, maybe it was my internet connection, but was that anthem bad? Like, terrible bad? It seemed bad.

[Matt Dillon]

Pin pointing a winning formula in today's college basketball atmosphere is hard to put a finger on..

Is it talent, coaching, system, transfers, luck all of the above, i have no idea anymore..

Probably some of all of the above.

[Jody Porter]

Championship game predictions? I'm going out on a limb to say:

San Diego St. 75
UConn 69

[KentuckyWild2020]

Hoping San Diego gets the W tonight. If not 5 titles in 23 for UCONN under 3 coaches, they are doing something right for sure....

[KentuckyWild2020]

But a metric crapton of transfers.

Pin pointing a winning formula in today's college basketball atmosphere is hard to put a finger on..

Is it talent, coaching, system, transfers, luck all of the above, i have no idea anymore..

[KCKUKFan]

Something to think about:
Not one McDonald's All-American or even a top 30 recruit 2023 Final Four.

But a metric crapton of transfers.

[KentuckyWild2020]

Something to think about:
Not one McDonald's All-American or even a top 30 recruit 2023 Final Four.

[Downes Van Zandt]

My brothers and I attended the final four in Houston when Uconn beat Kentucky. We got tickets from UK and our seats were in the endzone and way back from the court. Cotton Nash was 1 row closer than us and Jack Givens was several seats over but in our row. If you don't have sideline seats, that place is horrible.

We went to the S16 in Indy a few years ago when UK beat UofL and UT lost to UM. Nosebleeds, huge sections curtained off, tons of empty sections — it was a horrible venue.

[Lighthouse]

Close scores or not, most Final Four games are bad basketball, because they insist on playing them in these football stadiums.

I was pulling for FAU, but oh well. Higgins with another atrocious performance.

My brothers and I attended the final four in Houston when Uconn beat Kentucky. We got tickets from UK and our seats were in the endzone and way back from the court. Cotton Nash was 1 row closer than us and Jack Givens was several seats over but in our row. If you don't have sideline seats, that place is horrible.

[Pobilly]

That first game was a great watch. Both teams fighting, not playing their best but fighting the whole game. Congrats SDSU.

[TrueblueCATfan]

WOW...What a game...FAU had a 14 point lead and blew it