Official 2025 March Madness Thread

["It Was Always Jerry"]

game is going to be close, bama can score and bama has depth

Sorry breh.

 

[Whips-n-Chains]

Ace Bailey can be good playing in the nba with defense being unserious

He just seems so nonchalant. Maybe b/c he's just young...but I don't see a high motor, aggressive, take over the game type of mode from him in any game that matter. But it was Rutgers, so it's hard to tell.

 

[MikelArteta]

Hopefully this is the last time I have to care about how great some dude who's been in college for 6 years is... Bye love bye Sears...

If you're that good you should be in the NBA by now and yes I'm hating lol

He got 2 mill in NIL, he was not getting that as a late second round or undrafted dude in the g league

Example Johnny furphy was a second round pick last year and his salary this year is 1.8 mill

 

[Whips-n-Chains]

Nah. He would be the projected number 1 pick if so being they play the same position.

Coop is the better player rn, but Bailey is a legit 6'10 and longer, he's just not as developed yet. Coop is also very well marketed and has duke hype machine behind him. Bailey might never reach that ceiling. Coop does better at playing to the top of his ability consistently.

 

[MikelArteta]

He just seems so nonchalant. Maybe b/c he's just young...but I don't see a high motor, aggressive, take over the game type of mode from him in any game that matter. But it was Rutgers, so it's hard to tell.

I look at college with a grain of salt
Anthony Bennett was dominant in college, so was Trey Burke, Shabazz Napier, Derrick Williams, Tomas Robinson etc.

 

["It Was Always Jerry"]

He got 2 mill in NIL, he was not getting that as a late second round or undrafted dude in the g league

Example Johnny furphy was a second round pick last year and his salary this year is 1.8 mill

Makes sense. I'd milk this NIL for as long as I could if I'm a fringe 2nd rounder. Be a millionaire regardless of making the pros.

 

[tremonthustler1]

The NCAA is loving this because they hated the UConn and Cinderellas final four

 

[Flight]

Duke’s positional size nh is crazy. Scheyer did a great job putting together this team.

 

[Whips-n-Chains]

I look at college with a grain of salt
Anthony Bennett was dominant in college, so was Trey Burke, Shabazz Napier, Derrick Williams, Tomas Robinson etc.

Fair but all those guys I knew would be bums beside Burke, who i thought would be solid. Bailey, with his size, already has more capability that those guys.

 

["It Was Always Jerry"]

Coop is the better player rn, but Bailey is a legit 6'10 and longer, he's just not as developed yet. Coop is also very well marketed and has duke hype machine behind him. Bailey might never reach that ceiling. Coop does better at playing to the top of his ability consistently.

Bailey could very well be. I just hope my dawg don't go to Utah

 

[MikelArteta]

Makes sense. I'd milk this NIL for as long as I could if I'm a fringe 2nd rounder. Be a millionaire regardless of making the pros.

Yup if you're not say top 20 you can make more in college

That Purdue pg cac also making around 2mill and will prob get it again for next year.

Can leave college with like five mill
Thats why all them last covid year dudes will probably come back for that last pay

 

["It Was Always Jerry"]

Flagg can’t dribble. Match his size and he’s cooked

He will have time to work on it.

 

[Buckeye Fever]

Flagg is the 1st player to enter the final 4 with 75 pts, 20 ast, 5 blks.

Am I missing something? That's a good stat line, but that is 18.7 PPG 5 ast 1.25 bpg

You mean to tell me NOBODY has done that entering the FF????

 

[MikelArteta]

Fair but all those guys I knew would be bums beside Burke, who i thought would be solid. Bailey, with his size, already has more capability that those guys.

Bailey will be good
This draft is stacked to me . I like some of these senior guys and a bunch of teams will get a steal in the second round.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Duke’s positional size nh is crazy. Scheyer did a great job putting together this team.

One of the best built teams in a minute.