2025 NCAA Mens Basketball Tournament Discussion

[BA47591]

I couldn't be happier for Coach Sampson. An incredible redemption story in the makings. I said it all year, whomever the coach for us may be. Give me a Houston identity we'll be good. 

[steubenhoosier]

So, either the youngest coach ever, or the oldest coach ever, will win a Natty on Monday night 

[HoosierFan1994]

Days like this are why this sport is awesome. Probably the second worst choke job I've seen in the NCAA tournament. The all-time one was Northern Iowa-Texas A&M.

Scheyer is much more likeable than Coach K, but he's not all that like the media makes him out to be. He's been able to use the Duke brand to get Elite recruits. Blew it last year against an 11 seed in the Elite 8 and again this year against a Houston team that has nowhere near the talent Duke has. 

 

[BA47591]

2 minutes ago, hoopsta007 said:

So who are we all rooting for on Monday?

My bracket was more hope than logic with Houston v St. John's. I would favor Florida but my hearts with Houston.  Has been all year. 

[Jeff Flabjohns]

4 minutes ago, HoosierFan1994 said:

Days like this are why this sport is awesome. Probably the second worst choke job I've seen in the NCAA tournament. The all-time one was Northern Iowa-Texas A&M.

Scheyer is much more likeable than Coach K, but he's not all that like the media makes him out to be. He's been able to use the Duke brand to get Elite recruits. Blew it last year against an 11 seed in the Elite 8 and again this year against a Houston team that has nowhere near the talent Duke has. 

 

If he doesn’t deliver a title in the next 4-5 years…the shadow money investing massive sums in his Duke teams might force a change. 

[Hoosierfan2017]

3 minutes ago, steubenhoosier said:

So, either the youngest coach ever, or the oldest coach ever, will win a Natty on Monday night 

Golden wouldn’t be the youngest coach ever. 

[Hoosier987]

5 minutes ago, BA47591 said:

I couldn't be happier for Coach Sampson. An incredible redemption story in the makings. I said it all year, whomever the coach for us may be. Give me a Houston identity we'll be good. 

Agreed. Just an unreal performance. A masterful coach that is all about grit and winning culture. Incredible coach. 

[Hoosier987]

8 minutes ago, hoopsta007 said:

So who are we all rooting for on Monday?

I’m all Houston. They play with such a style that is respectable. So much heart and grit it would make any fan of basketball proud. 

[HoosierFan1994]

7 minutes ago, Jeff Flabjohns said:

If he doesn’t deliver a title in the next 4-5 years…the shadow money investing massive sums in his Duke teams might force a change. 

You are spot on..all I heard in 2022 was how Hubert replaced a legend. Look how that's going for them. Same with Scheyer this week. He is able to get all the talent he wants. Ex: next year Boozer twins. He's won nothing. His first year they get spanked  in the 2nd round by a Tennessee team that had nowhere near the talent they did. Last year blew it to an 11 seed in the Elite 8. Tonight blows a 14 point lead against Houston. He was a great player and seems like a great guy. I just think he's another golden boy the CBB media puts on a pedestal. I remember how surprised I was that he was going to replace Coach K. DePaul had just turned him down. 

[LamarCheeks]

18 minutes ago, steubenhoosier said:

So, either the youngest coach ever, or the oldest coach ever, will win a Natty on Monday night 

You are joking, right? 

Golden is 39. 

This guy was 35 when he won his first title. His team didn't lose a game that season. 

 

[DChoosier]

17 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Good thing for them is they absolutely reload next year and will be top 3 or top 5 again. Rich People problems in Dukeland.


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Yep, , they have commitments from 4 of the top 24 players in the country for next season.

[skhoosier2]

Sampson with the masterful coaching job down the stretch. Duke had Houston on the ropes and just kept letting them hang around. For most of the game, Duke’s talent was too much for Houston to handle. Epic meltdown and great win for Houston. Should be a great game Monday night. 

[Hoosier987]

Gordon with a shoutout to his former college coach 

 

[DChoosier]

8 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said:

You are joking, right? 

Golden is 39. 

This guy was 35 when he won his first title. 

On tv they did  say Golden  would be the youngest coach to win it all but the correct answer is….Branch McCracken at 31.

 

[BA47591]

Tugler could've fell apart after that T he got defending the inbound. He didn't and his fingerprints were all over the last 2 minutes. What a tough group of guys, tough culture. 

[HoosierHoopster]

16 minutes ago, Hoosier987 said:

I’m all Houston. They play with such a style that is respectable. So much heart and grit it would make any fan of basketball proud. 

Yeah. Many are hung up on what Sampson did to IU, but for me, it was the IU pres/admin extreme overkill, following the self-reporting to the self-imposed insane sanctions that deconstructed the program into the dirt, over phone call violations. Sampson then did his time on show cause, came back and has built UH into one of the best bball programs. UH and IU of course run their programs and oversight differently, but there’s no aura of cheating or bad stuff around the UH program and the players love Sampson— and end if the day for me, he’s at least in the conversation for best current college bball coach, the strategy and the buy just a blast to watch.

And my middle kid is a senior at UH…. Him getting to experience what I did in 87 would be kinda cool….

[Demo]

26 minutes ago, hoopsta007 said:

So who are we all rooting for on Monday?

I find the idea of Indiana fans rooting for Kelvin Sampson nauseating. If I get infuriated enough with people whitewashing him I may post a bit on what a complete piece of $hit human he’s been for a very long time even if one is inexplicably willing to give him a pass for burning IUBB to the ground. Buy, hey, his team’s play hard

[BA47591]

43 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

If only IU could find a Kelvin Sampson….

His time here did a lot to make him the coach he is now. I met him when he was here and immediately liked him. Had a chance to talk to him multiple times. He's a better coach now than he was then. His time under Scott Skikes was huge. He's better now in specific situations, creating mismatches to exploit. His teams have always been tough though. If they win it all I won't be surprised if he retires. He has some medical issues you mightve picked up on. 

[Hoosier987]

17 minutes ago, HoosierHoopster said:

Yeah. Many are hung up on what Sampson did to IU, but for me, it was the IU pres/admin extreme overkill, following the self-reporting to the self-imposed insane sanctions that deconstructed the program into the dirt, over phone call violations. Sampson then did his time on show cause, came back and has built UH into one of the best bball programs. UH and IU of course run their programs and oversight differently, but there’s no aura of cheating or bad stuff around the UH program and the players love Sampson— and end if the day for me, he’s at least in the conversation for best current college bball coach, the strategy and the buy just a blast to watch.

And my middle kid is a senior at UH…. Him getting to experience what I did in 87 would be kinda cool….

Exiting for your son. I was at IU when Kelvin was here. Unfortunate it didn’t work out here…but I think he learned a lot. He’s a really good guy. He’s done a lot for players and former players that came from very little. 

[Jeff Flabjohns]

38 minutes ago, Demo said:

I find the idea of Indiana fans rooting for Kelvin Sampson nauseating. If I get infuriated enough with people whitewashing him I may post a bit on what a complete piece of $hit human he’s been for a very long time even if one is inexplicably willing to give him a pass for burning IUBB to the ground. Buy, hey, his team’s play hard

I’d love to read this, honestly