2023 CBB Post Season All Things NCAA/NIT

[RhodyRams916]

If FDU can go 4-22 last season, win a play in game and beat a 1 seed the following year…why not us?

Just get me to Saturday in Brooklyn and the A10 semis and I’ll be happy!

Seriously though. If Archie gets the right pieces I don't see why it can't happen to us in a year or two. I'm not ready to say next season is "back to square one" until we know the final roster.

[Rhody15]

If FDU can go 4-22 last season, win a play in game and beat a 1 seed the following year…why not us?

Just get me to Saturday in Brooklyn and the A10 semis and I’ll be happy!

Seriously though. If Archie gets the right pieces I don't see why it can't happen to us in a year or two. I'm not ready to say next season is "back to square one" until we know the final roster.

These guys were 4-22. 4-22! In the worst conference in America! They lost to Hartford this season who will be in D3 soon!

Give me Battle, Pride, Leggett back and a few others kids and let’s get it moving.

[bigappleram]

He brought his D2 kids with him. And people in hoops know high level D2 and low major D1 is not all that different.

[RhodyRams916]

If FDU can go 4-22 last season, win a play in game and beat a 1 seed the following year…why not us?

Just get me to Saturday in Brooklyn and the A10 semis and I’ll be happy!

Seriously though. If Archie gets the right pieces I don't see why it can't happen to us in a year or two. I'm not ready to say next season is "back to square one" until we know the final roster.

These guys were 4-22. 4-22! In the worst conference in America! They lost to Hartford this season who will be in D3 soon!

Give me Battle, Pride, Leggett back and a few others kids and let’s get it moving.

Yes!!! Come on Archie, I wanna see that tweet where you say "#GoRhody" sometime next week. That's when you know we have a commit.

[RI_Bred]

Interesting facts from Reddit:

FDU's defense was ranked 360th on KenPom going into the tournament. There are 363 Division I teams.

FDU lost to KenPom #362 Hartford. They lost to Stonehill and Queens who were Division 2 schools this time last year. They hadn't even announced their D1 moves yet.

FDU finished third in their conference this year behind two teams not eligible for D1 postseason due to being recent DIl call-ups.

Their conference was the worst conference in basketball this year. It has never won a round of 64 game in its history.

FDU did not even win the conference tournament.

FDU had one win above Q4 all year. One.

This makes UMBC over Virginia look like a 10-7 upset.

Great post, thanks!

[adam914]

What a fantastic play to win that game by FAU

[RI_Bred]

What a fantastic play to win that game by FAU

Huge, wow!

[reef]

I can’t believe I just saw Jacob Toppin in an AT&T commercial.

Get that NIL money Jacob !!

[Rhodyram]

I can’t believe I just saw Jacob Toppin in an AT&T commercial.

Get that NIL money Jacob !!

It aired several times during the game. Big$$$$$

[adam914]

Even the mascot is embarrassed. I might blow this up and frame it.

[Rhode_Island_Red]

Even the mascot is embarrassed. I might blow this up and frame it.

Boo.

Hoo.

Hoo.

[reef]

San Diego St looks tough blowing out Furman

[NYGFan_Section208]

Even the mascot is embarrassed. I might blow this up and frame it.

Not that surprising...aside from SLU...is there a weirder, creepier mascot out there?

[Jdrums#3]

Man! This Tenn team plays tough D.

[reef]

Man! This Tenn team plays tough D.

Yeah they like to muck it up

[PeterRamTime]

Vols baby!

[section(105)]

Charles Barkley has gotten better for this year. Getting tired of Kellogg.

[Rhode_Island_Red]

San Diego St looks tough blowing out Furman

Liked what Charles Barkley said: Furman has college students, but San Diego State has full-grown men.

[Jdrums#3]

Princeton is at it again. Can they slay another P5 dragon ?

[reef]

Looks like they will

Devo Davis been going off for Arkansas

[section(105)]

San Diego St looks tough blowing out Furman

Liked what Charles Barkley said: Furman has college students, but San Diego State has full-grown men.

For me, the CBS Tournament Central B Team is better than the A Team

[KevanBoyles]

Mitchel making some bonehead plays for Arkansas just after they had retaken the lead.

[DeanDome88]

The top seeds are having trouble getting out of the first weekend.

[DeanDome88]

Another 1 bites the dust and Houston has their hands full with Auburn.

[section(105)]

Know what, good for the twins, as much as I hated them here, but sure why not?

[theblueram]

Damn, Princeton giving a beatdown tonight.

[reef]

Ugh those unlikeable twins and Coach Muss get to play in a Sweet 16 I am devastated

[steviep123]

Mitchel making some bonehead plays for Arkansas just after they had retaken the lead.

One of them had already fouled by the time there was 7 minutes left

[URI_CellBio14]

Good tourney for URI connections in a roundabout way:

-Twins still in
-Toppin still in
-Hurls still in
-Cox still in
-Nate Oats still in
-Former URI assistant Cooley about to be paid by someone. But he'll always know who's #1

[PeterRamTime]

Ugh those unlikeable twins and Coach Muss get to play in a Sweet 16 I am devastated

Yeah but screw Kansas

[DeanDome88]

Ugh those unlikeable twins and Coach Muss get to play in a Sweet 16 I am devastated

Yeah but screw Kansas

The twins drove me crazy but if they have turned over a new leaf then good for them.

[KeaneyTheChemist]

Hurley vs. Musselman would be an all-time battle of coaching emotions. Please let it happen basketball gods.

[PeterRamTime]

Hurley vs. Musselman would be an all-time battle of coaching emotions. Please let it happen basketball gods.

Well it has already happened

[theblueram]

Hurley vs. Musselman would be an all-time battle of coaching emotions. Please let it happen basketball gods.

I'm hoping for a St Mary's win, so there will be 4 mid majors in the sweet 16.

[Rhody15]

Hurley vs. Musselman would be an all-time battle of coaching emotions. Please let it happen basketball gods.

Musselman is such a dweeb.

Can’t stand him.

[KeaneyTheChemist]

Hurley vs. Musselman would be an all-time battle of coaching emotions. Please let it happen basketball gods.

Well it has already happened

Somehow I forgot about that URI vs. Nevada game during the Hurley era...

But Uconn vs Arkansas (if it happens) would still be two coaches who are always losing their minds against the refs.

[bigappleram]

The twins weren’t selfish players. They actually played the game in the right way in lot of ways. They were completely under coached at Rhody. Just look at how many threes Makhi took this year for 1 data point. With 2 guys of that size and ball skills in our league we should performed much better. But IMO they aren’t in the same camp as say Brayon. They are more like Fatts. Improperly coached.

[bigappleram]

Hurley vs. Musselman would be an all-time battle of coaching emotions. Please let it happen basketball gods.

Musselman is such a dweeb.

Can’t stand him.

Agreed he’s the worst.

[NYGFan_Section208]

Damn, Princeton giving a beatdown tonight.

Omigosh, they absolutely toyed with them. Phenomenal.

[NYGFan_Section208]

Ugh those unlikeable twins and Coach Muss get to play in a Sweet 16 I am devastated

Nah, good for the twins. The three of them keep moving on from town to town, glad they found a successful stop. #coachinghelps

[NYGFan_Section208]

The twins weren’t selfish players. They actually played the game in the right way in lot of ways. They were completely under coached at Rhody. Just look at how many threes Makhi took this year for 1 data point. With 2 guys of that size and ball skills in our league we should performed much better. But IMO they aren’t in the same camp as say Brayon. They are more like Fatts. Improperly coached.

They were the same player at a position that you can only have one at a time.... but Rhody staff couldn't figure out the math?

[Rhody72]

Is it 4 former URI players who get to play in the NCAAT. No wonder there is an exodus.

[NYGFan_Section208]

Is it 4 former URI players who get to play in the NCAAT. No wonder there is an exodus.

Rhody is like the Montreal Expos?

[reef]

Hurley vs. Musselman would be an all-time battle of coaching emotions. Please let it happen basketball gods.

Musselman is such a dweeb.

Can’t stand him.

Agreed he’s the worst.

Totally agreement , and it still bugs me that he didn’t play the return game @ Rhody

[SGreenwell]

I, for one, an glad that these portal shenanigans and NIL have clearly helped power teams like Princeton and Faintly Dickersons. /s

Snark aside, more player movement means more competitive teams. Of the last 10 NCAA championship winners, only three remain in this field - Baylor, UConn and Kentucky. It seems likely the eventual champion will be a team that either hasn't ever won a title, or hasn't in the past 25 years.

[PeteRI]

Even the mascot is embarrassed. I might blow this up and frame it.

PC Mascot Project, a Blair Witch Sequel

[reef]

I, for one, an glad that these portal shenanigans and NIL have clearly helped power teams like Princeton and Faintly Dickersons. /s

Snark aside, more player movement means more competitive teams. Of the last 10 NCAA championship winners, only three remain in this field - Baylor, UConn and Kentucky. It seems likely the eventual champion will be a team that either hasn't ever won a title, or hasn't in the past 25 years.

Right and it seems we have more upsets by the cinderellas cuz there is more parity @ the top

[Rhody72]

Seriously though. If Archie gets the right pieces I don't see why it can't happen to us in a year or two. I'm not ready to say next season is "back to square one" until we know the final roster.

And I'm about to win the Powerball jackpot.

[ramster]

Auburn led Houston 41-31 at halftime

Houston outscored Auburn 51-23 in the 2nd half

[ramster]

6-seed Kentucky vs 3-seed Kansas State


Kansas State NET 24
Kentucky NET 26

AP Poll
#15 Kansas State
#28 Kentucky

Kentucky favored by 3 points.

Is Kansas State seeded too high? Kentucky seeded too low? Combo?

Even giving 3 points I like Kentucky in this 2:40 tip-off today