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The rules in women’s college basketball are actually pretty good. The refs are bad. Step number one for the improving that is getting better refs. Short of that, they need to adjust how they manage games from the jump. Too often, we see refs call nothing early and then start over officiating...

The biggest issue with college refs (especially in the women’s game) is that they often don’t establish what a foul is early in games, and then they end up over correcting it later in the game when it gets too physical. NBA refs are far from perfect, but they know how to set a tone early to...

I know most of the criticism in women's college basketball goes to the officials - and deservedly so - but at what point do we start expecting more from the broadcast? The women’s game is starting to take off, and it’s about time ESPN puts a real A team together. Ryan Ruocco has zero feel for...

Van Lith may have been Iowa’s second best player tonight after Clark.

Morrow and Williams have absolutely killed LSU with their shot selection.

It would’ve been tough for Tennessee to win this game with the way the whistles have gone, but this looks so similar to how every Barnes team loses in the tourney.

They’re unbeatable if they keep getting every call.

As a matter of fact, yes. I found those FT discrepancies concerning, especially when you factor in the storylines that come with a potential LSU-Iowa rematch.

lol, nope. West Virginia was definitely the more physical team, so it makes sense that Iowa shot more free throws. But it should not have been anywhere close to a 28-5 discrepancy. When you have the likes of Bill Simmons, Damian Lillard, et al tweeting about WVU getting hosed by the...

That was a valiant effort by WVU, but they were never walking out of there with a victory. I’m old enough to remember the Kings-Lakers series that was decided by the officials. This may have been worse. It also would be nice if ESPN had any broadcasters willing to call out the poor state of...

UConn did more than enough to cough that lead up on their own, but my god, that was a breathtaking display of bad officiating. From the lengthy review on Paige’s incidental contact, to the review when Edwards clearly tipped it out, followed by the ridiculous shooting foul called on Paige when...

He ran the program into the ground and alienated anyone and everyone along the way. That includes Jim Calhoun, who single-handedly got him the job. I’m not rooting against Ollie or anything, but it shouldn’t be a mystery why so many fans don’t support him.

I forget which NBA analyst said this, but apparently these back-to-backs are partially for travel but also to try to facilitate some rivalries. They compared it to being like a mini-playoff series, where players start hating one another by the end. Not sure if I love the new scheduling either...

In hindsight, adding Rutgers and UConn would’ve been the best decision for the conference. From a TV/network standpoint, they would’ve had the NYC market almost entirely to themselves, and while college sports will never dominate New England, it would’ve given the ACC is a strong foothold in the...

Yup, I remember quotes at the time that FSU was tired of the Carolina schools calling all the shots and didn’t want another “northeastern basketball school.” I understood that sentiment from their perspective. But adding Louisville because they were ranked at football at the time turned out to...

Playing at KU is a nightmare, but I think it will be good for them in the long run. Often times, we see a correlation between college teams that know how to win away from home having success in the NCAA tourney - and conversely, teams that only win at home losing earlier than expected in the...

That’s totally fair, but I do think it’s possible to have multiple goals running in parallel. Results matter, and that will always be the case. But they’re less than three years away from hosting the World Cup, so seeing consistent growth and development matters, too. Even if we zoom out...

I was only passively watching tonight since the UConn game was on, but Dest really needs to sit out a few games after that one. Just an inexplicable tantrum from a veteran player. Even if you pin tonight on Dest, that doesn’t discount this team’s uninspiring home win the other night and barely...

Dreadful formation and game plan by Gregg, which comes as no surprise. Tillman is the only one whose stood out this half, but for all the wrong reasons.

And yet, the example you posted was anecdotal evidence.

Yeah, flopping is totally the reason. I’ve always thought it had more to do with his playoff struggles early in his career, including the complete disappearing act in the Mavs. But nah, some anecdotal evidence about him being a flopper makes perfect sense.

Welp…the final score looks a lot nicer than the actual performance. That was pretty gross to watch at times.

Those are the only two with a chance to start and play, but I could see a few of these guys making the World Cup roster. In my opinion, Ferreira should easily be behind Balogun and Pepi on the depth chart. But I do think he gets unfairly lumped into the “he’s only here because of the MLS” group...

Obviously the competition in this tourney isn’t great, but this team looks more well-coached than at any point under Berhalter. I can’t believe we have to go back to watching his garbage tactics in the next few months.

I think the players’ input is an important part of the evaluation process, but they shouldn’t be the driving force behind the decision. It really is remarkable that they hired a new sporting director who couldn’t even hire a coach without the help of an outside firm. I would call it...

Talk about an unserious organization.

Lol, neither Kobe nor Wilt are even close to being the 3rd best player ever. MJ and LeBron are objectively the two best players ever. After that, you have Kareem, Magic, Bird, Duncan, and Russell in some order. Wilt and Kobe belong in that next tier with Shaq, Hakeem, Curry, Durant, etc.

What a narc.

The Mansfield people are the best. They act like a college campus moved into their neighborhood, as opposed to the other way around. And nothing surprises them more than college kids behaving the way college kids have behaved since forever.

He was somehow even worse than Mazzulla in that regard, lol.

I’m not entirely sure what you’re trying to say here.

Hard pass. They need experienced NBA assistant coaches and maybe one former coach around Mazzulla. Ollie brings none of that.

Buzzer beaters are fun, but I could get used to their tourney approach of beating everyone by 100.

Thanks for sharing your dislike of the NBA in a thread about the NBA!

No, it doesn’t. There are some similarities in geography, and a handful of the best AAC programs are now in the Big 12. But that’s about where the parallels end. People really should stop making this comparison.