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Very tough to limit it to 5. They usually have a second team though which makes 10 who get honored. At the same time, I also love that the Enterprise does it like the all NBA team and ONLY puts 5 on the first team. A lot of all district teams for instance get watered down (as we’ve all talked about). Really like the Bridges kid’s game as well. The best player not on the team, however, in my opinion is McCain. Incredible talented kid who affects the game in a multitude of ways. But I can’t argue against any of the 5 on the list. And they absolutely got the MVP right with Adams. Good job by Meshach and the guys at the BE.

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Should have hedged but not take $50k. Guarantee you he could have sold that ticket in Vegas for at least 100k. Some sharp would have paid that for 40k in equity.

I caught that. Was pretty sure it was a flour...

There was the first tortilla appearance in the first half.

Heard today that Guy was +475 to win tournament’s most outstanding player. That may have been the bet of the day.

Tech has had someone step up every time Culver struggles. Tonight it’s been Francis. Been pretty much as expected. Both of these teams are as good as it gets defensively.

Aaron turned down a 2 way contract this year to play in Turkey. Had been bouncing between the league and the G league for the last few seasons. Andrew had a couple of solid seasons with Memphis (really good last year) before bouncing around from Memphis to Cleveland to New Orleans this year before ending up in Russia. Wesley is playing for Orlando and Johnathan is on a two-way with the Clippers. First two way contract in league history to be a part of a trade.

[Hidden Content] what would you guys sell the ticket for? Tech is +108 on the money line so the fmv of the ticket should be around $140k. You could also theoretically take UVA at -128 for $150k which would pay around $115k, guaranteeing yourself either $115k or $151,500. Either way, Dez was trying to rob this guy.

Regrettably no...

Andrew Harrison, Aaron Harrison, Johnathan Motley & Wesley Iwundu. Shaq Cleare and Derrick Griffin are also playing professionally.

Tech matches up very favorably against UVA, although a lot will depend on Owens’ ankle. His rim protection is vital to their defense. I will say it will likely be the ugliest NCAA final ever played. Top two defenses in the country. And Culver’s struggles will likely continue as I’m sure Bennett will have Hunter assigned to him, who is probably the best on ball defender in the country. Assuming Owens is a go, i think they will get enough support to finish the Cinderella season. On a side note, Beard may be revolutionizing how defense is going to be played at the college level and lower. It really is remarkable to watch. He only has one 4 star on the active roster (6th man grad transfer Brandone Francis). He does have a lottery pick in Culver, an undersized 2 playing the 1, and an elite rim protector in Owens (who is also a grad transfer). Mooney was exceptional in the semis obviously (played out of his mind - better than I’ve ever seen him) but he and Odiase (both starters) would struggle to find minutes at most Power 5 schools. What Beard has done with this roster is truly remarkable.

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More kids should get this. Case in point is a group that went through the summer team I work with. At least 6 players off that team are playing professionally, 4 of which play or have played in the NBA. But the most successful of that group financially is a kid who was a role player/shooter on the team. Parlayed that into a full ride to Stanford and took a Wall Street job upon graduation. Has as good an argument as any about getting the maximum out of basketball.

My faith in humanity is restored. And no...I wouldn’t watch it for free. In fact, I wouldn’t watch it if you paid me $70 to do so.

There was a particular job that was expected to be open that was to be offered to Shaka. It is my understanding numbers were already worked out and it was all but done. At the last minute, that university decided to give its coach at least another year, and that’s when you saw Texas pivot and publicly announce the job would remain Shaka. Short of Dixon and Cronin passing on the UCLA job (which I doubt) and that being offered to Shaka, he will be back. As for Beard. I don’t think we would have landed him anyway. He already makes a little more than Shaka and Texas can’t offer him enough to make him leave what is likely a lifetime gig for him if he wants it. He leaves Lubbock eventually but it’s going to take $6-8m a year to get him. And that kind of money only comes from the blue bloods, not “football schools.”

I would wager a hefty sum Mack has watched it more than me. Mack is also the one who implied FS1 was a second rate network. Right before the World Series was broadcast there. Not the college World Series, THE World Series. In his defense, I heard this week that Wrestlemania has higher ratings than the World Series. One of the most depressing things I’ve heard about this country in a long time....

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We had this discussion the other day. Is winning the NIT better than one and done in the big dance? I think so but still tough to get excited about. Especially with a Longhorn grad coaching another in state school in its first Final Four. Especially a team that realistically only has 3 kids who would see significant minutes on the team playing in MSG.

You are aging yourself

Both would be really solid hires. Jai is a really good recruiter and Beneford did an excellent job filling in at L$U after the WW suspension.

You can’t go wrong with either. I’m suddenly hungry

In all fairness, we did pitch the mascot in that first game...

5th tournament appearance this decade. Small South Carolina school that is always pretty solid on the court. Man thaf New Mexico State game today is going to haunt those poor kids for years to come. Had sp many chances to win in the last 10 seconds...