Nick Frye

@Recru1t1ng_Guru That ball was off Kenny Kadji

John Groce gives a powerful speech to an emotional locker room following a close loss to Miami in the 2013 NCAA Tournament #illini

One thing I like about Kimble is he has a bit of Groover in him personality wise where he looks -and this is meant as a compliment- like he doesn’t care what game, team or coach he is working. It’s just a shrug, I’m whistling what I see. You get a fair shake with him always imo

"There's not a better point guard in America" 🗣️ TJ Otzelberger has high praise for his star guard 🤩 #MarchMadness

The Fourth 26-10-5 Game in NCAA Tournament History. Just Another Day for the Kid from Ames. #Cyclones | #C5C | @TaminLipsey

Kelvin Sampson on Big 12 tourney in KC: Iowa State fans, if this were a state fair, they'd get the blue ribbon. They're special.

HIGH level hoops in Big 12 semi. Each team keeps absorbing the others best shot and neither will back down. Amazing atmosphere.

T.J. Otzelberger's pregame entrance has taken on a life of its own. The Red Hot Chili Peppers accompany the well-loved Cyclone head coach before every game; this is the first time I can recall a live camera following him (displayed on the big board above the court).

Democrats- “We don’t need the tariffs” Republicans- “We need the tariffs” Fran Fraschilla- “JoJo Tugler has a 7’6” wingspan”

Just another night in the Big 12.

Never Change, Cyclone Nation. Never Change. #Cyclones | #C5C

The Heise family had themselves a DAY 😤 Taylor Heise today: Goal against Sweden in Team USA's semifinal win Nate Heise today: Go-ahead three with just over a minute to play against Houston

Kelvin Sampson: We have a ton of respect for T.J. Otzelberger, his program and this fanbase. I don't know what it looked like on TV, but any time you get Hilton Coliseum on TV that is good for the Big 12.

@RefObserver17 Ray Natili retire? I think he worked night one and then haven’t seen him again.

This Texas Tech-Arizona crew is 😳. Not a banner assigning day for Big 12

Whatever you do in life, find people that love you as much as Ames loves TJ Otzelberger

RT if you grew up with these guys 🥹

@WorldWideWob Well said.

With all due respect, this isn't Inside the NBA anymore. That was their first episode back after an eternity off the air, and it was ~28 minutes long. Some basic banter in the A-block, followed by highlights, and a quick Neat-O Stat of the Night before signing off. That episode tonight felt like a movie sequel only made because the original was so popular. It does fine at the box office, a couple cheap laughs hitting on the nostalgia of the characters, but has no cultural relevance/staying-power once the marketing campaign ends. I understand the why, being broadcast on ABC and needing to get to local news for the affiliates because the game ran late, but what made this program so successful for so long was their ability to improv a basketball variety show. That requires time. They would do a 15-minute segment of Kenny and Shaq arguing about filling up a gas tank when it hits half-full ($20) is cheaper than filling it from empty ($80), and when they come back from commercial: tap in to their experience and have a legitimate hoops convo, before Shaq decides to eat the world's hottest chip. It was a beautiful mess, which somehow intertwined heavily-produced segments with the hosts' unique ability to make any random conversation topic entertaining. On TNT, once they got done with the highlights, they'd shoot the shit for another 30 minutes. It appears they don't have that luxury anymore, and we're lucky to get just one rushed version of Shaqtin', Neat-O, Audio Toons, (Remember Area 21?), etc. thus far this season. It doesn't help either that nobody has any clue when the guys are on. ESPN made available a schedule of Inside the NBA broadcasts well before the season started, and not a soul cares or is scheduling their days around its randomness. They have had two shows in the last 2+ months. That calendar might as well be Apple's Terms & Conditions at the bottom of every iOS update. Just my personal opinion here: but the consistency of the show always being on late night ~every Thursday held a ton of equity in its sustained success. The sports media consumer has proven for decades that they are creatures of habit. The rhythm and expectation of content delivery matters. Super Bowl is in February, World Series is in October, Masters is the weekend after Match Madness ends, you can plan ahead knowing these events, amongst many more, are written in stone. This is more an airing of grievances by a lifelong fan than a critique from someone looking to indulge in schadenfreude. One of the NBA's most cherished properties feels like its being diluted with every episode that airs, and it's only a matter of time until the talent realize it too.

Michael Jordan has a message for D-Rose 🐐

@TheFieldOf68 @theDeptofHoops Ooof

Ed Cooley after Georgetown’s loss to UConn: “There’s a lot worse happening right now than Georgetown losing a basketball game… You know what we are? We’re blessed. We’re blessed to be 9-9, we’re blessed to be 1-6 in the league. It could be a lot worse.” (🎥: @theDeptofHoops)

@Hassel_Chris Hang the banner

Iowa’s 2 best games this season have been in 2 of the toughest places to play against top 5 teams. They’re so damn close.

Tonight's game vs Iowa State is just the fourth game in nearly 40 years and only the third under Bill Self where KU is the underdog at Allen Fieldhouse. #KUbball