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GW Men's Hoops » The March Madness Thread » 3/26/2024 3:49 pm

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Interesting article by John Feinstein on tournament expansion, which touches on many of the arguments in this thread.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/03/25/ncaa-tournament-expansion/
 

GW Men's Hoops » The March Madness Thread » 3/25/2024 6:05 pm

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It might have been nice to give the A10 another bid, since we went 2-0 in the first round, but that extra bid probably should have come at the expense of the Mountain West, which went a disappointing 2-3 (3-5 if you include the play in games), including some blowout losses.

GW Men's Hoops » The NIT Thread » 3/25/2024 11:04 am

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The Dude wrote:

VCU beats 25-7 South Florida  at South Florida 

JoeBam and VCU ride on.  Great game from Lawal 

Jamison Battle led Ohio State to a win over Virginia Tech,  Jamison was 17-18 from the Line.   
21 points 10 boards 
 

Somehow, VCU is once again the last A10 team standing...

GW Men's Hoops » The March Madness Thread » 3/23/2024 2:03 pm

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Dayton down 3 points  vs #2 seed Arizona, 10 minutes to go

Dayton is LEGIT.   They're right there vs a top 5 team

Recall this too was a team that was 1 or so less  "Quad 1 win" away from not being in the tourney based on this absurdly rigged criteria.



No idea if they pull this out but the gap between the 2 teams isn't tnat big. 
 

Arizona was clearly the better team, although Dayton fought hard and represented the A10 well.

GW Men's Hoops » 2024 Transfer Portal Szn » 3/23/2024 2:00 pm

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In the end it still comes down to Caputo, as he is the one that assembled the roster. But the fact that none of the freshmen have entered the portal yet is very encouraging. Playing so many freshmen was a gamble that just might pay off. Also, he is only a second year coach, so he is still learning how to assemble a roster and win in a place like GW. With the departure of James and Max, it will be a 100% Caputo roster next year. So we will know a lot more about whether he’s the right guy for this job this time next year.

GW Men's Hoops » The March Madness Thread » 3/23/2024 12:19 pm

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The Dude wrote:

James Madison pounds Wisconsin!!

In total control for 40 minutes, as impressive a huge upset as it gets!! 

James Madison a 30 win team that beat Michigan State on the road,  that would not have received an at large invite 

Yale Oakland James Madison, we do indeed need more of these teams and fewer 18-14 Power 5s.
Greg Gard in the tourney since 2018:

Missed the tourney, 15-18
Lost round 1  to the 12 seed
No tourney
Lost round 2
Lost as a 3 seed to the 11 seed, round 2
Missed the tourney again
Lost round 1  to the 12 seed 

Wisconsin was 16-4 and #6 in the country, lost 10 of their 16 games to end the year

James Madison, which has only been a D1 team since 1979, now has more NCAA Tourney wins (5) than GW (4).

GW Men's Hoops » The March Madness Thread » 3/21/2024 5:49 pm

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Amazing!!! What a day for the A10!

GW Men's Hoops » The March Madness Thread » 3/21/2024 5:41 pm

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Wow, what a comeback! Now close it out!

GW Men's Hoops » The March Madness Thread » 3/21/2024 5:38 pm

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Probably too late, but they’re making it interesting…

GW Men's Hoops » The March Madness Thread » 3/21/2024 4:34 pm

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Tennessee Colonial wrote:

Dayton looks really sloppy against Nevada

They started strong, and then just fell apart…

GW Men's Hoops » The March Madness Thread » 3/21/2024 2:01 pm

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Great win for the Dukes and the A10! Let’s go Dayton!

GW Men's Hoops » The March Madness Thread » 3/21/2024 1:14 pm

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Duquesne looking good, and the announcers are clearly not happy about it.

GW Men's Hoops » The NIT Thread » 3/20/2024 8:41 pm

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Not a good showing by the A10. 0-3 so far…

GW Men's Hoops » The NIT Thread » 3/20/2024 1:22 pm

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If the NCAA doesn't want teams to skip the NIT for portal reasons, then just move the date that players can enter the portal to after the NIT is complete. Problem solved. But my guess is that the NCAA doesn't care enough about the NIT to make this change.

GW Men's Hoops » The March Madness Thread » 3/19/2024 7:55 pm

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Great comeback by Howard, DC’s only rep in this year’s tournament. Too bad they couldn’t hit that final shot despite getting 3 attempts…

GW Men's Hoops » The Coaching Carousel Thread » 3/19/2024 7:46 pm

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Gwmayhem wrote:

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Is Michigan really that much better of a job than Marquette? I mean, both have one championship, and Marquette has been in the Tourney more often than Michigan (36 vs. 31), although Michigan does have more Final Fours (3 vs. 8, although 2 of them are vacated). When is Shaka Smart going to just stay somewhere and coach? Or will he keep "moving up" until he is at Duke, UNC, Kentucky, or UCLA?

This is a really curious post.  Shaka has been a head coach for 15 seasons.  He spent the first 6 at VCU (after serving there as an assistant) and then left for Texas where he more than doubled his pay.  He was in Austin for the next 6 seasons but it was clear the handwriting was on the wall and he agreed to leave for Marquette before he was fired.  At Marquette, he is radically underpaid but the tradeoff is that he has no buyout whatsoever.  Not that Michigan has even talked to him let alone offered, or that Shaka would have interest in Michigan.  That said, Juwan made $1.5 million more this season than Shaka did, so if he did leave to try to rebuild Michigan, it would be hard not to understand this.

It was an honest question. Maybe Michigan can pay significantly more and is a better job. I remember when Michigan was a top program, but the Fab 5 was 30 years ago. Michigan State seems to have been the better program for a couple decades now. I like Shaka, and it just seems like he’s built a good program and could win a championship there. The grass is not always greener elsewhere…

GW Men's Hoops » 2024 Transfer Portal Szn » 3/19/2024 7:36 pm

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GW0509 wrote:

Long Suffering Fan wrote:

In less than 24 hours, portal numbers have increased from 446 to 553.   I know it is still very early, but I would like to think that if anyone else on GW had decided to jump ship, they would have announced by now.   If a player has already decided, why wait?    Perhaps to negotiate NIL money?

I think Hoopsfan had it right earlier. If another guy transfers after this week it’s probably because they got recruited over. Although you never know with the International guys.

Btw, Max’s initial portal contacts were released. Wide variety of schools and levels. Hope he doesn’t end up transferring within the conference.

Virginia
Providence
Seton Hall
Duquesne
Richmond
UMass
Nevada
Bowling Green
NC A&T
UNCW
ETSU

If he transfers up, he will likely ride the bench. And there is no reason to transfer down, since he already plays starter minutes at GW. So I would say there’s a pretty good chance he stays in conference…

GW Men's Hoops » The Coaching Carousel Thread » 3/19/2024 3:03 pm

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Is Michigan really that much better of a job than Marquette? I mean, both have one championship, and Marquette has been in the Tourney more often than Michigan (36 vs. 31), although Michigan does have more Final Fours (3 vs. 8, although 2 of them are vacated). When is Shaka Smart going to just stay somewhere and coach? Or will he keep "moving up" until he is at Duke, UNC, Kentucky, or UCLA?

GW Men's Hoops » 2024 Transfer Portal Szn » 3/18/2024 11:25 am

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Free Quebec wrote:

Glad to hear DBJ is staying! 

Josh Cohen just announced he’s going Portaling. Tough blow for UMASS, though I suppose the move to the MAC has to be a factor. 

That said, while I know it’s better for the players, the transfer explosion really sucks for fans. 

Who was the last GW to play their whole (4 year) career here? I honestly can’t remember.

Yuta, I believe.

Great news about Darren!!!

GW Men's Hoops » The March Madness Thread » 3/17/2024 6:03 pm

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8 at large bids for non-P6 teams is better than recent years. Interview with committee member confirmed A10 would have been a 1 bid league if Dayton had won the tourney.

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