NCAA HOOP

the yankees are famous

we needed to call in an extra server at my bar last night because it was so busy for the *women’s final four game* and it wasn’t uconn fans despite their quarter century of dominance. Clark is a phenomenon that’s moving the sport into the mainstream. why oh why would the powers that be want that to persist

fwiw i think we can all agree that its great womens hoops is getting some shine

i even watched some lol

yall better be in the wnba thread this summer goddammit

i have an appointment then

wack

why oh why would the powers that be want that to persist

ofc they're pleased to have one more game that showcases Clark and draws more viewers as a result. more viewers makes more money. but their pleasure didn't generate the foul call. an obvious and undeniable offensive foul generated that call.

it is possible to read the thread before posting

in any case iowa is gonna get smoked by (U)SC, right?

I’d really like to see UConn get beat tonight, but Alabama is so helter skelter, you never know.
I’d think it will take a Rollie Vnova game to beat UConn.

Matt Painter is from where I grew up with, so I saw him play in high school at Delta. Even being an IU alumni, I can’t cheer against the old PU in this case, but I’d be ok with NC state winning it all as I definitely don’t want UConn to win another or hear that roll tide bs.

kevin k notable basketball fan and uconn alum had not even watched a uconn womens game this season before yesterday, which is frankly speaking shameful

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yeah it is tbf, I don’t really do college sports at all any more except for the tourney. uconn being dominant again could potentially change that tho

Last nights game apparently drew more viewers than any NBA Finals or World Series game last year

thats wild

saw a tweet that said most watched basketball game period in ESPN’s history?

jesus christ

Wow!

I admire nc state's commitment to their looney tunes logo

might retire off my 12 over-and-backs prop bet

what do the college ball knowers think about edey? I’m not seeing a future NBA starter but what do I know

needs more crab dribble

Mark Eaton had a good NBA career, but the modern NBA is not kind to players who resemble him. Watching Edey I'm sure he has more skills than Tacko Fall did and he can probably find a niche somewhere, but I, too, doubt he'll be a starter unless he keeps developing year after year during and beyond his rookie contract. His height & size won't give him nearly as much of an advantage as it has in college.

just doesn’t seem like he moves well. and he’s about to turn 22 already it’s not like he’s getting more athletic

he’s gonna be the heaviest person in the nba as soon as he’s drafted, which is something.

he’s not a great defender, despite his size, and he can muscle his way to the hoop and draw fouls, but he’s not gonna be officiated the same way in the league. i don’t really see it with him, maybe he can stick as a bench big

Hard to identify an elite skill he could bring with him right away. He'd have to develop further if he's ever going to stick.

looked at a couple mock drafts and he's listed as a high second rounder so i don't think anyone's seeing a whole lot there

purdue fans can taste it

He a stiff

rip wuffpack

amazing run, salute

Edey does have some touch at the line. It probably depends on the team. Kenny Smith was saying a coach might try to use him as a change of pace type player and maybe try a traditional inside game setup.

Guy at work who is a big time NBA follower said to me the modern spacing will kill him as they will just drive past him as he too slow to stop them.

I don’t know hoop enough to say either way.

some tall guys in the final four

clingan’s feel and activity under the rim is just on a different level from edey. can definitely see a role for him in the league—if walker kessler can succeed, cling kong certainly can

Guy at work who is a big time NBA follower said to me the modern spacing will kill him as they will just drive past him as he too slow to stop them.

^^ yeah I think this is the rub, he’s going to be in tough shape in space

it must suck to be 7'4" and have that not be good enough anymore

fwiw, espn’s jon givony thinks edey will be a late lottery/mid-1st round pick

grant nelson, future new york knick (hopefully!)

this is a pretty good game some nice plays

everybody cares so much

so i knew that a local place that makes good sandwiches had a special named after a uconn player who's from the same town, assuming nothing i did not realize he's actually one of their starters (#11, white forward who can shoot it a bit)

at the end of the day thats what its all about xp

karabanh mi

checking back, the sandwich is essentially a slightly fancy chicken bacon ranch, it sounds good

And the karaban is painted red and white
That means everybody's staying overnight

he probably wears his uniform and sings that at parties

Dan Hurley's wood bead bracelet lets us know he's not all business

i love the hurley cam hes funny

good game, alabama is totally respectable but it seems like uconn eventually just wears other teams out

congratulation to uconn the champ game will be a true battle of the big men

the men will be big and the effort will be big