2025 NCAA Tourney Bracketology

[austing7]

rooting for a Mississippi state win today, that would likely get them to higher than 30 in the net, bumping that to a Q1 win for us. They are currently at 32 in net.

 

[WichitaSooner]

Haha, one could convince me even you could design a better inbound play.

Five seconds on YouTube and anyone could.

The incident with Cal telling his guy to miss a FT to go up 4 with 2 seconds left yesterday is not only insane, but it should hopefully remind people that even though coaches spend their entire life in the sport, and their overall knowledge of the game is no doubt better than ours, they can and do make awful decisions. I find that coaches in all sports, especially football and basketball, are especially prone to awful game management decisions. I honestly think each staff would benefit greatly by having one assistant who was a specialist in that kind of thing. Maybe some coaches just can't handle everything happening so quickly at the end of games when they have to make so many decisions. An assistant who is the equivalent to a bench coach in MLB could come in handy when the head man is about to do what Cal did, or what Moser did in Atlantis.

 

[SoonerDutch]

Five seconds on YouTube and anyone could.

The incident with Cal telling his guy to miss a FT to go up 4 with 2 seconds left yesterday is not only insane, but it should hopefully remind people that even though coaches spend their entire life in the sport, and their overall knowledge of the game is no doubt better than ours, they can and do make awful decisions. I find that coaches in all sports, especially football and basketball, are especially prone to awful game management decisions. I honestly think each staff would benefit greatly by having one assistant who was a specialist in that kind of thing. Maybe some coaches just can't handle everything happening so quickly at the end of games when they have to make so many decisions. An assistant who is the equivalent to a bench coach in MLB could come in handy when the head man is about to do what Cal did, or what Moser did in Atlantis.

Yes, I can agree that humans are more prone to make consequential mistakes when margins are thin & deadlines are tight. I’d just add that margins are more often thin when teams are resource constrained for whatever reason.

 

[WichitaSooner]

Yes, I can agree that humans are more prone to make consequential mistakes when margins are thin & deadlines are tight. I’d just add that margins are more often thin when teams are resource constrained for whatever reason.

And if that's true, it makes coaching even more important. You need someone who can maximize what we have and give us a strategic edge, as opposed to putting us in difficult spots. Good baseball managers are masters at running a bullpen and knowing when/how to use their bench and how to work the platoon advantage. Good basketball coaches can come up with creative ways to break a press or score on a BLOB, etc. Stealing a couple baskets per game that way is huge in tight games.

 

[SoonerDutch]

And if that's true, it makes coaching even more important. You need someone who can maximize what we have and give us a strategic edge, as opposed to putting us in difficult spots. Good baseball managers are masters at running a bullpen and knowing when/how to use their bench and how to work the platoon advantage. Good basketball coaches can come up with creative ways to break a press or score on a BLOB, etc. Stealing a couple baskets per game that way is huge in tight games.

I agree it helps to have a better coach than a worse coach. I also think it’s better to be well-resourced than not well-resourced. If I had to pick one that’s a bigger deal, especially in modern CBB, it’s being well-resourced. But yes, hopefully we can improve both!

I think the post-Sampson experience shows that well, outside of generational talents OU has been fighting for 8/9 seeds at best even with a HofF coach.

Feel free to reply but no need to elaborate, I know how you feel by now lol. We all hope we have better coaching. It’s no fun to watch bad inbound sets, almost as little fun as being told I can’t be proud of our players for trying. But enjoy the tournament, it will be great for all of us to see Porter in it for a change!

 

[BoulderSooner]

I agree it helps to have a better coach than a worse coach. I also think it’s better to be well-resourced than not well-resourced. If I had to pick one that’s a bigger deal, especially in modern CBB, it’s being well-resourced. But yes, hopefully we can improve both!

makes it hard when you have an AD that is a bad fundraiser (/ doesn't want to raise NIL funds for teams) ..

 

[NickZepp]

Cooper Flagg got a bad injury. Tech leads Duke. That could bust up some brackets already.

 

[stormspencer]

Duke looks like they are going to hold off Tech. I wonder if they will sit Flagg the rest of the tournament as a precaution. Duke is going to be a 1-seed regardless, so the ACC tournament is futile. It's about time to say sayonara to Indiana.....they are down double-digits late to Oregon.

 

[IndySooner]

Down goes Indiana.

 

[WichitaSooner]

Duke looks like they are going to hold off Tech. I wonder if they will sit Flagg the rest of the tournament as a precaution. Duke is going to be a 1-seed regardless, so the ACC tournament is futile. It's about time to say sayonara to Indiana.....they are down double-digits late to Oregon.

Indiana should now be safely in our rearview mirror, but they may still make the tourney, at least the play-in round. Now I hope Wake beats UNC -- Wake is so low in the NET, you have to think they have even more ground to make up than UNC.

Barring a bunch of shocking upsets, the Big Ten won't have a bid thief. Maybe Iowa is the most likely of the bunch but they would have to go on an NC State type run. With no PAC 12, there really aren't as many possible bid stealers around the country as last season.

 

[BoulderSooner]

Duke looks like they are going to hold off Tech. I wonder if they will sit Flagg the rest of the tournament as a precaution. Duke is going to be a 1-seed regardless, so the ACC tournament is futile. It's about time to say sayonara to Indiana.....they are down double-digits late to Oregon.

i think they for sure will hold him out unless he is 100%

 

[OklaSooners]

Indiana lost. Another last 4 in that loses in their conference first round.

 

[slappy in OP]

I should feel comfortable about being in after the win last night. But I am still so gun shy after the horrible bad luck we have had the last several years. I appreciate everyone that is bringing information and stats to this thread. You guys feeling confident makes me optimistic.

 

[OklaSooners]

Xavier about to start. We need them to lose next

 

[slappy in OP]

Absolute bonkers ending to the Ole Miss v Arkansas game. March Madness is real.

 

[stormspencer]

Xavier playing well. If they hang on against Marquette, I think they are definitely in at least the play-in game. Boise/San Diego State is also going to tip in the next few minutes. In that particular game, OU is in a no-lose situation. If SDSU loses, there is a good chance we pass them on the seed line (if we haven't already) and if Boise loses, they are going to the NIT.

 

[SoonerDutch]

Looks like a great set of results for OU so far with Indiana and Arkansas losing.

UNC in a dog fight as well.

Would hope A&M beats UT so they sneak in but if it makes them more likely to keep Terry so be it.