13th&Jackson

115-219 on FTs this year.

Charles Barkley on NIL “Did he say we’re going to ask the politicians to help us? See, that pisses me off already. Our politicians are awful people... we can’t ask these politicians nothin’. Those people are awful people. Democrats and Republicans- they’re all crooks.” https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2023/03/24/ncaa-tournament-charles-barkley-slammed-ncaa-president-over-nil-idea

In successful programs, I believe culture leads to winning. It's having the structure in place to be successful, communicating expectations and then holding coaches and players accountable. If that leads to winning, then it reinforces the culture and it becomes sustainable. I would add, though, that there are coaches who will put winning and playing to their system above all else. What happens off the court doesn't matter as long as the players don't lose eligibility. That can be a culture that leads to a lot of winning, it just may not be comfortable to some people.

And these. Early in my career, I had a mentor/friend who taught me that the easiest way to get promoted is to do everything you can to get your boss a promotion. 9. Coaches want to win. It’s how they feed their family 10. Coaches will play who they trust

Agree. They finished 13th in the NET and were 6-3 in Quad 1 & 2 games. Plus C-USA was a fairly solid conference. N TX and UAB are both in the final four of the NIT. Charlotte is in the championship game of the CBI.

Nobody wanted to take the shot

On a bad ankle

Nowell for KSU is the best PG I’ve seen this year. 15 assists

Pronounced Lee-Kay

Miami would make me nervous with Malik. Hope he stays

Yeah, McDermott makes no sense. He's from IA and has spent his entire life and career in the central and upper Midwest. No ties to PA or the Philly area (where you have to recruit for PSU). His current roster doesn't have a US player from east of Chicago. He did his time at IA ST, which didn't go well. He has a good gig at Creighton. No reason for Matta to go to PSU, either. Here's another list. Can't imagine Jay Wright at PSU. I would rank likelihood of Fisher, Urgo and then Langel. https://www.collegian.psu.edu/sports/men_basketball/7-potential-coaches-who-could-take-over-for-micah-shrewsberry-and-lead-penn-state-basketball/article_3f49da82-c911-11ed-9794-a3536e41c8a0.html

I can see that. He missed out on the NIT

That would be a mistake for May or probably Kelsey for that matter

It just seems like those kids go to Purdue or Michigan St. IU just hasn’t had much success there for whatever reason. There’s a strong IU following in The Fort, but it doesn’t translate

Running a weave for 25 seconds and then jacking a contested three doesn’t lead to a high scoring average

At least UConn was put on probation and Ollie got a three year show cause, but Ollie still won. I’d think Anderson would have a strong case.

Well, having lost to a 13, 15 and 16 seed, PU will be looking to draw an inside straight

You just know PUke will draw Iona in the tourney next year