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    NCAA Sweet Sixteen Games for Thurs March 28

    In the words of a well-known former coach--"You're open for a reason".
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    5-7 Format Confirmed for 12-Team Playoff

    Have they announced yet how, or if, the addition of 3 teams will affect the ND/ACC scheduling arrangement?
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    NC State

    Late to the party, but a couple of things-- NC State's top 7 players are all transfers ( a couple double-transfers, and 4 are grad students). Maybe they needed to get to the end of the season to get the new arrivals integrated. 5 of the 7 are in their first year in Raleigh. For the conspiracy...
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    NC State

    Check the tape--it was a 3-point shot. This from next day's paper: Michael O’Connell's buzzer-beating 3-pointer got the game to overtime and DJ Burns' dominance got NC State through to the title game. Burns scored 19 points to lead four Wolfpack players in double figures. O’Connell and Ben...
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    IF the ACC breaks up, what are the likely outcomes for Syracuse?

    This is the crux. Although this has been the historical paradigm, there is no reason for it to continue. The NFL isn't involved in baseball or basketball. The NBA has nothing to do with football or hockey (except to sometimes share arenas). And that's not even considering the individual sports...
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    IF the ACC breaks up, what are the likely outcomes for Syracuse?

    I w I wasn't referring to population; just asking how far you would extend the area considered to be part of a program's home turf. Besides which, there must be substantial K-State, U of Missouri, maybe even Wichita St. fan bases in KC. SU doesn't have any P-5 competitors in most of Upstate.
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    IF the ACC breaks up, what are the likely outcomes for Syracuse?

    How about the Thruway corridor (Buffalo to Albany) for SU?
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    NCAA 2nd Round Games for Sat March 23

    Keatts has been very busy in the portal. His top 7 players are all transfers, 4 of them grad students. Maybe they did take 30 games to figure it out.
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    Joe Manhertz steps down as St. Bonaventure AD

    He went to Ohio State, then Duke, then St Bonnies.
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    Joe Manhertz steps down as St. Bonaventure AD

    I sent Joe a note earlier this week about the passing of a friend of ours. Now I know why he hasn't answered yet.
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    2024 - Portal Tracker

    Your original post can be interpreted more than one way. Sometimes a problem with the written word--no intonation.
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    2024 - Portal Tracker

    Duquesne-->Georgetown-->Florida State-->??
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    Fifteen teams on NET Top 40 lost their first game.

    How you're playing late is not always an indicator to how you will play in a post-season tournament. A couple of obvious examples this season--NC State on a 4-game losing streak before winning the ACCT. Long Beach on a five-game downer before winning their tournament. Alternately, Auburn...
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    LeMoyne College exploring move to D1

    Did Devo help him make contact?
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    Clemson wants out of the ACC too...(shocker)

    Have we got a college? Have we got a football team?...Well we can't afford both. Tomorrow we start tearing down the college. Groucho in "Horsefeathers"
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    Josh Hart calls Tyler Lydon trash

    But he has been unable to match his SU soph year stats at either Oregon or Illinois.
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    Josh Hart calls Tyler Lydon trash

    For longevity--Danny Schayes.
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    Possible Portal Point Guards

    How about all the Stanford guys--Ingram and Ryan at UNC, O'Connell at NCSt., et al.
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    2024 Seating Changes

    I certainly would like to see the donation I gave 2 months ago credited on my donor page. When might that happen?
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    Class of 2024 PF Donnie Freeman (MD / IMG) COMMITTED & SIGNED TO SYRACUSE (5/11/23)

    Unless he develops a whole new set of skills in the off-season, Bell is not a 2-guard. Starling had a 1:1 assist/TO ratio as a secondary ball-handler. That was without the opposition's primary perimeter defender on him. You can't put a square peg in a round hole, even for short periods.
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    Class of 2024 PF Donnie Freeman (MD / IMG) COMMITTED & SIGNED TO SYRACUSE (5/11/23)

    Where on the roster referenced above do you see an above-average ball-handling guard? Certainly not Starling or Bell.
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    Class of 2024 PF Donnie Freeman (MD / IMG) COMMITTED & SIGNED TO SYRACUSE (5/11/23)

    That lineup would be vulnerable to a press. They might average 20 turnovers per game.
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    Clemson wants out of the ACC too...(shocker)

    Yeah, but what about your (men's) lacrosse team? :)
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    Clemson wants out of the ACC too...(shocker)

    What if a court decides that the FSU/Clemson suits are totally without merit, even frivolous, and orders them to pay court costs?
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    NIT Bracketology

    That has been the trend for more than a few years. The Portal/Free Transfer Era (not to mention NIL) has only accelerated it.
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    NIT Bracketology

    Pitino, who is often credited with being one step ahead, brought in 11 new players this season, and said he needs to find 7 for next season. So maybe a significant number of schools turning over the roster every year will become the model, at least until some rules are formulated.
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    So Who Is The First Portaler?

    That team lost due to defense, not offense. Losing Edwards for the last 10 games was a killer. And not having Torrance to help relieve pressure might have cost a couple of games, too.
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    Michigan hire?

    There are lots of quality coaches at mid-majors and low majors (and also at lower-level conferences). What we don't know is whether they can run a D-I program. It's a whole different world.
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    Two more bad ideas from Steve

    The problem I see is the heavy reliance on conference standings. That works for the Ivy, Patriot, etal., even for the Big East where there is a double round-robin schedule. It doesn't work in the P4. The obscene behemoths of 14-16-18 teams all have unbalanced schedules.
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    Michigan hire?

    Thamel reported yesterday that Cronin has a $20M buy-out. Otzelburger (Iowa St) has $17M. The story is that neither Michigan nor OSU is going that big. We'll see.
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    A fellow Syracuse alum trying to destroy what makes the NCAA tourney great...

    He was born tin the same hospital I was. So there!
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    In conference, 40% of 3PA taken by guys who coming to shoot 24%

    I don't think he ever matched the numbers he put up as a soph at SU in the three seasons he has played since.
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    Possible Portal Point Guards

    That arithmetic means that at least 4 on the current roster need to move on.
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    3 of the 4 teams that had byes lost last night.

    I don't get sticking with a 15-team tournament. 15 is an awkward number. Go for 16. 4 games Tuesday. The 4 winners would play vs. teams 5 thru 8 Wednesday. 8 teams remain for quarterfinals Thursday. Then semis, finals. They play 4 games on Wed. and Thur. now. Why play only 3 games on the first...
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    So Who Is The First Portaler?

    They only allow a player to test the waters once, and Mintz did it last year. If he tries to do it again this year, he will not be allowed back. This is the situation unless and until someone challenges the NCAA on the rule in court. I expect Judah will portal, unless SU offers him a nice NIL...
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    Players Returning Next Year

    A hard situation for all coaches, regardless of how long they've been at it. See Roy Williams, Jay Wright, Nick Saban.
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    Players Returning Next Year

    I doubt he would end up at an ACC school. Maybe VCU, or George Mason.
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    Players Returning Next Year

    So they know what it won't be. Do they know what it will be, or is that TBD?
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    OT / General Interest: NCAA Bubble and Tourney Impact Games March 9 and 10

    I knew the answer--only because CBS ran a side-by-side graphic prior to yesterday's MSU-IU game. It was jarring to see Mich St with ~30 NET and Indiana mired in the 90's. Dan Bonner had a disparaging comment on the NET, specifically the use of efficiency data.
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    With Fran Brown Football recruiting is energized!

    Hang around for a while. You'll find out that "provoke" is not what this board is about. Share information and opinions in a respectful manner and you'll fit right in.
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    OT: Jim Boeheim threatens to punch Jay Williams over basketball opinion

    I disagree with your basketball comparison. The men and women play the same game; the differences being that the men play it above the rim, and the women play it with better fundamentals (in the opinion of one John Wooden). As a matter of fact, the women's college game is more like the...
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    Filipowski better be suspended

    Filipowski's weak-assed explanation doesn't help him. He's not being disingenuous--he's lying through his teeth.
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    Filipowski better be suspended

    They got after him on Game Day.
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    Mike Hopkins and UW

    I think his next gig is NBA.
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    The beat goes on

    There are lots of fans like you who began rooting for a team for their own personal, quirky reasons. There are many more who are bandwagon fans.
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    Complete Mismatch with Clemson

    Hall is Clemson's best player in the past 20 years. Replacing him will be a tall task.
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