The 2023 Tournament will take place Monday, November 20 through Wednesday, November 22. This has to be one of best fields ever. Chaminade, Gonzaga, Kansas, Marquette, Purdue, Syracuse, Tennessee and UCLA.

No idea to predict who will win it until recruiting, NIL and portal plays out...but wow...A couple VG teams will end up 1-2.

(03-22-2023 07:28 AM)TexanMark Wrote:  The 2023 Tournament will take place Monday, November 20 through Wednesday, November 22. This has to be one of best fields ever. Chaminade, Gonzaga, Kansas, Marquette, Purdue, Syracuse, Tennessee and UCLA.

No idea to predict who will win it until recruiting, NIL and portal plays out...but wow...A couple VG teams will end up 1-2.

Will speak to the Big East since that's what I follow besides the Canes.

Marquette should be loaded next season assuming nobody leaves.

All the key rotation players return (including the BE Player of the Year) and Shaka Smart signed three national Top 150 recruits.

MSU's guards bullied them a bit in the second round game, but those players should be a year older and stronger come next fall

(03-22-2023 07:28 AM)TexanMark Wrote:  The 2023 Tournament will take place Monday, November 20 through Wednesday, November 22. This has to be one of best fields ever. Chaminade, Gonzaga, Kansas, Marquette, Purdue, Syracuse, Tennessee and UCLA.

No idea to predict who will win it until recruiting, NIL and portal plays out...but wow...A couple VG teams will end up 1-2.

Somewhat OT:

As a Cuse fan ... if it was only a matter of basketball/non revenue sports, would you rather have the Orange belong to the ACC or Big East?

Just curious as I'd imagine either has its advantages

(03-22-2023 08:27 AM)PeteTheChop Wrote:  

(03-22-2023 07:28 AM)TexanMark Wrote:  The 2023 Tournament will take place Monday, November 20 through Wednesday, November 22. This has to be one of best fields ever. Chaminade, Gonzaga, Kansas, Marquette, Purdue, Syracuse, Tennessee and UCLA.

No idea to predict who will win it until recruiting, NIL and portal plays out...but wow...A couple VG teams will end up 1-2.

Somewhat OT:

As a Cuse fan ... if it was only a matter of basketball/non revenue sports, would you rather have the Orange belong to the ACC or Big East?

Just curious as I'd imagine either has its advantages

If money wasn't a factor

The BE for hoops and the ACC for Football.

(03-22-2023 03:50 PM)TexanMark Wrote:  If money wasn't a factor

The BE for hoops and the ACC for Football.

If only ...

(03-22-2023 03:54 PM)PeteTheChop Wrote:  

(03-22-2023 03:50 PM)TexanMark Wrote:  If money wasn't a factor

The BE for hoops and the ACC for Football.

If only ...

Ofcourse gotta drop UCF, Creighton and Xavier and add back WVU, Louisville, Cincinnati, BC and Pitt

Never going to happen but it would be nice.

(03-22-2023 07:28 AM)TexanMark Wrote:  The 2023 Tournament will take place Monday, November 20 through Wednesday, November 22. This has to be one of best fields ever. Chaminade, Gonzaga, Kansas, Marquette, Purdue, Syracuse, Tennessee and UCLA.

No idea to predict who will win it until recruiting, NIL and portal plays out...but wow...A couple VG teams will end up 1-2.

2 1's, 2 2's, 2 3's, Syracuse and Chaminade from this year.

Once the SEC and B1g are with the ACC you can have it all.

Holy crap, that's going to be a brutal tournament.

That will be must-see TV.

(03-22-2023 05:55 PM)bryanw1995 Wrote:  Holy crap, that's going to be a brutal tournament.

Yeah, when Syracuse is potentially your 7th best team- that's stacked.

That reads as a reasonable Elite 8 with your random cinderella thrown in.

Whomever was the tournament director for next year deserves a raise. Incredible lineup and an absolute (projected) gauntlet.

As to MU, we are projected to return everyone. However, these are new times. We are also over in scholarships, so something will happen sadly.

(03-22-2023 06:42 PM)GoldenWarrior11 Wrote:  Whomever was the tournament director for next year deserves a raise. Incredible lineup and an absolute (projected) gauntlet.

As to MU, we are projected to return everyone. However, these are new times. We are also over in scholarships, so something will happen sadly.

I heard you're getting Arizona's PG, too.

(03-22-2023 06:01 PM)stever20 Wrote:  

(03-22-2023 05:55 PM)bryanw1995 Wrote:  Holy crap, that's going to be a brutal tournament.

Yeah, when Syracuse is potentially your 7th best team- that's stacked.

And Cuse possibly could return Mintz, Girard and Edwards (both unsure pro vs college)
Add in Starling from ND and a portal Forward and they could be a Sweet 16 team.

Hopefully Autry is up to the task in his first year.