Yes, it has been some time. Whooooooweeeeee!That was in 1986.
I wasn't born. Nor concieved.
And I'm pushing 40.
Been some time now.
2025-2026 MBB computer projections thread
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Do college basketball players even have toe nails? As a mostly benchwarming high school basketball player I tended to lose a couple of toe nails every season.
Up to 4th in AP poll with a first place vote
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See, this is why you’re not fabulous.
There are nails on most people’s fingers too.
By the way, I say this as a 50+ year old man who still loses a couple toe nails a year. I’m not judging you.
I remember that game. Our social studies teacher (also the bball coach) used to bet ncaa games vs students in class. Just like a dime, but I think he won a ton of dimes on ISU iirc.That was in 1986.
I wasn't born. Nor concieved.
And I'm pushing 40.
Been some time now.
Yeah, where the hell did Vandy come from? #9 in Kenpom. Their Athletic department is having hell of a year.
Up to 4th in AP poll with a first place vote
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Arizona has Alabama at a neutral site this Friday before a few tricky Big 12 road games.
Duke has Texas Tech at a neutral site on December 20 and a hard game at Louisville on January 6.
Possible to leap those two. Michigan is going to be the hard one if they keep winning.
Sadly, I am not fabulous. But my fingernails are neatly clipped even if the polish is slightly chipped.
I have never totally lost a nail before but just did this fall. I was thinking about it this morning and what I will say to the girls on my RAGBRAI team when they go to paint all of the guys' toenails on the bus at the start of the ride. Should they just paint the empty spot on my toe or skip that toe altogether?
If someone were to flash that picture on the screen for 3 seconds and then ask me how many teams were shown, I would have guessed 8-10. This does not apply to anything, and does not move the conversation forward in any way. I just had to count all 17 to prove to myself how bad I am at estimating.
Historically speaking 10-12 of those teams will be in the Sweet Sixteen.
1-2 will be "Cinderella" types ranked 25+ in the computer rankings.
Almost never worse than 50. Almost never never never worse than 75.
The remainder will be in the 15-25 range.
National champions tend to almost always be from the top ~5 or so nowadays.
Not a great game for the analytics. Looks like the worst one all season.
Can't argue with the W against a hated rival who played you tough, though!
Absolutely baller games from Jefferson and Buchanan.
Jefferson with the 3/6 from three and 7/9 from the line including the clinchers.
Buchanan with a hyper-efficient 2/3 from the field, 2/2 from the line, two assists, three steals, four blocks, and six boards without committing a turnover and only committing one foul.
Jake and Brent on the pod predicted the Cyclone big men would maul the Iowa front court while the matchup between the guards would be more even. They were completely correct.
The Heise line hurts me -- he missed three open threes he usually makes. He drills those and the Cyclones win 75-62 and we're talking about having taken Iowa out behind the woodshed. Everybody else was "fine." Hopefully Nate hits one or two of those open threes afforded once we're into the teeth of the Big 12.
Strongly projected as a #1 seed right now alongside Big 12 new friend Arizona.
Something like this setup right now. Tracking very strongly toward St. Louis and hopefully (oh dear we never play well here) Chicago for the regional and Indianapolis for the finals.
Buffalo = #1 Michigan | #10 Louisville
Greenville, SC = #2 Duke | #6 Vanderbilt
Oklahoma City = #11 Houston | #12 Illinois
Philadelphia = #5 Connecticut | #14 Michigan St.
Portland = #8 Gonzaga | #16 Florida
San Diego = #4 Arizona | #13 BYU
St. Louis = #3 Iowa St. | #7 Purdue
Tampa = #9 Alabama | #15 Kansas
Can't argue with the W against a hated rival who played you tough, though!
Absolutely baller games from Jefferson and Buchanan.
Jefferson with the 3/6 from three and 7/9 from the line including the clinchers.
Buchanan with a hyper-efficient 2/3 from the field, 2/2 from the line, two assists, three steals, four blocks, and six boards without committing a turnover and only committing one foul.
Jake and Brent on the pod predicted the Cyclone big men would maul the Iowa front court while the matchup between the guards would be more even. They were completely correct.
The Heise line hurts me -- he missed three open threes he usually makes. He drills those and the Cyclones win 75-62 and we're talking about having taken Iowa out behind the woodshed. Everybody else was "fine." Hopefully Nate hits one or two of those open threes afforded once we're into the teeth of the Big 12.
Strongly projected as a #1 seed right now alongside Big 12 new friend Arizona.
Something like this setup right now. Tracking very strongly toward St. Louis and hopefully (oh dear we never play well here) Chicago for the regional and Indianapolis for the finals.
Buffalo = #1 Michigan | #10 Louisville
Greenville, SC = #2 Duke | #6 Vanderbilt
Oklahoma City = #11 Houston | #12 Illinois
Philadelphia = #5 Connecticut | #14 Michigan St.
Portland = #8 Gonzaga | #16 Florida
San Diego = #4 Arizona | #13 BYU
St. Louis = #3 Iowa St. | #7 Purdue
Tampa = #9 Alabama | #15 Kansas
Pleta not playing hurts the front court. Had the Mukder stretch instead.
Agree pregame with our bigs and their chance to feast. And they did for the most part. I thought JJ would get more boards but he played more away from the basket tonight on both ends, and Buchanan did the excellent dirty work.
Heise’s shot didn’t look fluid and felt like he was trying to aim his shot.
Step into those brother and let it flow.
Agree pregame with our bigs and their chance to feast. And they did for the most part. I thought JJ would get more boards but he played more away from the basket tonight on both ends, and Buchanan did the excellent dirty work.
Heise’s shot didn’t look fluid and felt like he was trying to aim his shot.
Step into those brother and let it flow.
Losing Pleta definitely mattered. Our front court is thin.
Regarding our frontcourt:
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Buchanan from what I've seen doesn't just deflect shots but seems to do it for a possession instead of trying to swat it into the 2nd row, which looks cool but doesn't really do anything except give the opponent a chance to reset.
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Yeah, a guy who blocks 3 shots while keeping them in play is as valuable as a guy who blocks 5 shots into the stands.
