2025 NCAA Mens Basketball Tournament Discussion

[Demo 23,351]

  On 4/6/2025 at 12:38 AM, LamarCheeks said:

Florida kid was stupid to pick up the dribble -- but he got mauled. That was not a held-ball. 

Assuming Florida hangs on they will have won this 2nd half straight up 5 on 8. Auburn has gotten every single close call. 

[Trish 14,470]

Florida with another national championship appearance.

 

Meanwhile, Indiana has wasted the last 8 years on Miller and Woodson. 

[Hoosierfan1901 8,292]

  On 4/6/2025 at 12:41 AM, Trish said:

Florida with another national championship appearance.

 

Meanwhile, Indiana has wasted the last 8 years on Miller and Woodson. 

Maybe next year 

[jonz44 849]

Man, I really would love to see IU play like Florida. Long, skilled, athletes. Pressure D, push the pace hard, shoot 3's. Fun basketball to watch.

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[FloridaHoosierGirl 5,001]

  On 4/6/2025 at 12:34 AM, LamarCheeks said:

I'm always amazed at how once a guy goes to the floor with the ball -- everybody can just jump on top of him and we end up with a held ball call. 

Exactly!  How is that not a foul?

[DChoosier 9,793]

5/6 of Florida’s top rotation guys are portal dudes.

ALL 5 transferred from non-power schools.

A couple of years ago who had that on their bingo card as a way to get to the Final game ???

[FloridaHoosierGirl 5,001]

  On 4/6/2025 at 12:46 AM, jonz44 said:

Man, I really would love to see IU play like Florida. Long, skilled, athletes. Pressure D, push the pace hard, shoot 3's. Fun basketball to watch.

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That's what I've been saying all tournament, telling my friends who actually went to Florida that I've watched a lot of bad basketball this year and was so impressed by this team.

[jonz44 849]

  On 4/6/2025 at 12:52 AM, FloridaHoosierGirl said:

That's what I've been saying all tournament, telling my friends who actually went to Florida that I've watched a lot of bad basketball this year and was so impressed by this team.

I'm a way they remind me of UK when Pitino was there. Really love their style of play. It's kinda nice to see coach's that know what they wanna do and recruit and teach to that style. Have a plan, don't suck lol.

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[str8baller 7,434]

  On 4/6/2025 at 12:41 AM, Trish said:

Florida with another national championship appearance.

 

Meanwhile, Indiana has wasted the last 8 years on Miller and Woodson. 

And 9 years on Crean and 7 on Davis and Sampson. If Florida wins you can throw them with UConn as programs that have emerged as blue bloods since our last title.

[BA47591 996]

Maybe the best way to look at things is we're an expansion franchise starting from scratch in 2025-26. 

[steubenhoosier 1,787]

Which wins out?

Duke talent >Houston?

Sampson> Scheyer?

[Ryno6284 4,432]

  On 4/6/2025 at 12:34 AM, theriverpilot said:

Golden looks like a cartoon character from Hey Arnold or something.

Stoop kid's leaving the stoop!

[skhoosier2 143]

  On 4/6/2025 at 1:12 AM, steubenhoosier said:

Which wins out?

Duke talent >Houston?

Sampson> Scheyer?

I hope Houston/Sampson but if I was betting…Duke’s talent. 

[Demo 23,351]

Having to watch meaningful games of Houston-PU and Houston-Duke in the same tournament is clear evidence that I’ve somehow pi$$ed off the universe in a giant way. No non-Florida alumnus in the country will be rooting harder for the Gators Monday night than this guy.  

[#1fanofafrin 619]

[BA47591 996]

Let's go Houston! Can they out work the positional size of Duke? 

[str8baller 7,434]

  On 4/6/2025 at 1:29 AM, Demo said:

Having to watch meaningful games of Houston-PU and Houston-Duke in the same tournament is clear evidence that I’ve somehow pi$$ed off the universe in a giant way. No non-Florida alumnus in the country will be rooting harder for the Gators Monday night than this guy.  

Basically this. I will say that I don’t dislike Scheyer as much as I thought I would and his team this year isn’t nearly as annoying as some past Duke teams

[schoosier 3,736]

  On 4/6/2025 at 1:03 AM, str8baller said:

And 9 years on Crean and 7 on Davis and Sampson. If Florida wins you can throw them with UConn as programs that have emerged as blue bloods since our last title.

Thank IU administration and Quinn’s BOT because obviously every freaking coach knows Indiana will come back. 

[Hovadipo 61,396]

  On 4/6/2025 at 1:39 AM, str8baller said:

Basically this. I will say that I don’t dislike Scheyer as much as I thought I would and his team this year isn’t nearly as annoying as some past Duke teams

This Duke squad is as close to enjoyable as a Duke squad can get. Scheyer is enough of a robot that I don’t care about him. Anticipating the day he turns self-righteous like K. 

[Demo 23,351]

  On 4/6/2025 at 1:39 AM, str8baller said:

Basically this. I will say that I don’t dislike Scheyer as much as I thought I would and his team this year isn’t nearly as annoying as some past Duke teams

I don’t really dislike Scheyer and he’s doing well, but the way he benefited from K basically shanking Tommy Amaker to get him the job really irritates me, so I can’t root for him. But since I’d root for Jeffrey Dahmer against Sampson I’m a Dukie tonight.