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@NoEscalators He’s had an incredible career. Definitely a winner. Was smart to go to UConn where he can be the 3rd or 4th best player on some really good teams and win a ton of games. He’s not a guy that can carry a team but he’s the ultimate role player and leader.

All-time NCAA Tournament wins: Alex Karaban - 18 Providence College - 17

@theblockspot Mixing women’s basketball with men’s basketball makes no sense. 2 totally different sports.

Top 5 Coaches in College Basketball: • Geno Auriemma • Rick Pitino • Dan Hurley • Dawn Staley • Dusty May You cannot debate this.

@CollegeGameDay Bilas is a perfect example of a smart guy that is also an idiot. He’s not thinking about the hundreds of guys that enter the transfer portal and don’t have anywhere to go to. They end up getting left out. This whole system is not sustainable. He has his Duke goggles on.

The College GameDay crew discuss the current state of college basketball.

@BrianJNBA Your eyes are blind

Top 25 transfers available by my eyes 1) Isaiah Johnson, G 2) Stefan Vaaks, F 3) Chol Machot, C 4) Alex Wilkins, G 5) Najai Hines, C 6) Christian Hammond, G 7) Ace Glass III, G 8) Bangot Dak, F 9) Jeremiah Wilkinson, G 10) Terrence Hill Jr, G (1/2)

@nap_or_wonder Have you seen him run? He looks like he’s 95 years old.

@JPFriars He’s covering for every other guy on the floor most of the time. When Vaaks and Edwards would let guys go right past them he’d be forced to guard guys that weren’t his assignment. He’ll be good with a good coach.

Oswin (+98) and Jones (+90) The 2 best defenders are leaving. Same old same old. 1 step forward 2 steps back. The story of the last 4 years.

@ESPN_Schick @AndyBock70 So classy. UConn fans are like the guy who lives in a trailer and wins powerball. Rich as hell but still white trash.

What’s worse than being eliminated by UConn? Being serenaded by their fans as you descend down the escalator. (Video from @AndyBock70)

@DanWolken @YahooSports And just think that he’s only the second biggest asshole out of UConn‘s basketball coaches.

Geno Auriemma came far closer to a Woody Hayes moment Friday night than anyone should be comfortable with. It was a warning sign. And hopefully there are people in his life who will tell him the truth. Column for ⁦@YahooSports⁩ sports.yahoo.com/mens-college-b…

@plusFRIAR I like him as much as anybody but people are acting like he’s an NBA player or something. He is very very far from being an NBA player. He did not attempt one shot off the dribble the entire year. Great college athlete but would be an average NBA athlete. Can’t overpay for that

Jamier Jones would’ve been worth every penny of 2.5 million dollars if that’s what he was asking for

@YahooSports @RossDellenger As ridiculous as it is for the men’s tournament it’s doubly ridiculous for the women’s tournament. They should only have 16 teams as it is because the women’s game is so top heavy. When UConn is up 65-12 at halftime against a 9 seed you know it’s a joke.

The NCAA is expected to finalize an expansion of the men’s and women’s tournaments to 76 teams soon after the completion of this year’s March Madness tournament, per Yahoo Sports' @RossDellenger. Barring something unforeseen, “it will happen,” a high-placed source told Dellenger. The proposal would add eight games to the First Four, with 24 teams playing in an opening round before advancing into the second round.

@TheFieldOf68 Maybe if you and your other fans didnt act like total entitled, classless, arrogant assholes the rest of the league would root for you. Go back to Jersey where you belong.

ICYMI: Andrea Hurley on St. John's fans 👀 "I'm gonna say it... When we went to the (Elite 8) game, all those St. John's fans were rooting against UConn. And that just broke my heart... It's really sad, and that's crappy. That was just crappy." 🎥: youtu.be/QyadtxNtTrs

@TheDunkCentral @BrettSiegelNBA He’s the most overrated coach in NBA history. People forget the Celtics had to go 7 games in each of the first two rounds in 2008. And it took a historic Paul Pierce performance to win game 7 in round 2.

Some Bucks players have reportedly lost confidence in Doc Rivers’ coaching style, per @BrettSiegelNBA “Nothing has gone right for the Bucks in quite some time, and while Doc Rivers is certainly not to blame for all of the organization's flaws, his 95-99 record since taking over in Milwaukee is extremely underwhelming. Not to mention, multiple sources relayed that there is a lack of confidence among several Bucks players in Rivers' style of coaching.” (Via clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-storie…)

@TheConnorPils Tells you how bad Scheyer is.

“You could put an NBA role-player on a 16-seed and they’d win it all” Reminder that this dude played with FOUR (4) OTHER NBA DRAFT PICKS on a 1-seed and didn’t even MAKE the championship game. The list is a lot smaller than you think.

@TriTownFriar You can’t pay one guy ridiculous money. I wanted him back more than anyone but you have to draw the line somewhere.

Brutal start in the portal for Hodgson, first step was to retain Jamier. Everyone else on the team should have been an afterthought.

@friartown23 @theylovecastro Did he drop the trophy?

Slim really just won MVP at the Reese’s All Star game in Indy. Generational Fumble on our staffs part. Friar 🫡@theylovecastro

@BiggerinProv These ratings are all useless. Where was Josh Oduro ranked? Or Jaylin Sellers? Neither one was very high.

I was just told that Oswin is ranked #5 in the portal and Vaaks is #7, if this is true than I will never believe in the transfer portal ranking system because it is insane to think Oswin is a better player than Vaaks. Love the kid and I wish him the best but that’s ridiculous.

@CookedbyRiley My favorite Marcus moment was when I woke up and heard that we traded him. I knew we were instantly a better team.

Still easily my favorite moment of Marcus Smart’s career with Boston bro 😭😭😭

@Leb_Zeppelins But the only reason he kept DC and BHop was because at the time you could only transfer once without sitting out. They would have had to apply for a waiver which were not getting approved that often.

Kim came in and kept Devin Carter, Jayden Pierre, and Bryce Hopkins. Incredibly impressive. Hodgson has a chance to keep Mela and Jamier, which will be almost just as impressive considering the team’s performance the last two years.

@Knickoson42 @DivineFriars I kind of wish Mazzula would be more involved in trying to stop his own team from choking in the second round again this year but what do I know?

Jerrod Calhoun says Celtics head coach Joe Mazzula will be involved/have a voice in the program at Cincinnati. He and Calhoun have been very close since their days at WVU/Fairmont State. #Bearcats

@Leb_Zeppelins When will they refer to him as a FORMER Providence basketball player??

The media is treating Duncan Powell like OJ. He was the 8th man on a bad PC team 😭😭