I like Houston. They seem to be in the Gonzaga great team category until they can get over that championship hump.
That's because Watkins and Clark are shooting 30-40 times a game. Bueckers never comes close to that.
Matchups and some of them were on cable TV, when they always used to be on CBS.
There are stars. The failing here is entirely on the media. As soon as the tournament starts people are going to be wowed by some of these guys. Most of America has never seen Stephon Castle for example. He could easily explode on the scene.
I think Juju and Clark have 3 games each with 30 or more FGAs, none with 40. Paige should honestly be on ball and shooting more like Dawn Staley said, especially in those non-conference games where they got smacked up. No expectations on them this year to make a real deep run, I would like to see Paige empty the clip and be more selfish in the tourney because that team is going to need it against non-BE teams.
All of this.
And the NBA finals in the 80's and 90's got double and triple the ratings it gets for the NBA finals these days.
Do people think college basketball is even what it was in the 2000s and 2010s?
Better than the 2010's. Transfer portal, the extra Covid season, along with the top big men staying in college makes it better.
Yes, it's a much better product today to anyone who watches
So the bigs today are better than guys like Anthony Davis, Jared Sullinger, Jahlil Okafor, Deandre Ayton, and more.
The larger point is that it's not exclusive to college basketball. Numbers are largely down across all of TV, people don't watch as much as they did in the past
Is that so?
I went back recently and rewatched the 1999 championship game. I recommend anyone do the same and try to take any emotion out of it. Compare the product to what you’ve watched this season. The modern product is night and day better (yes I know this will get a lot of folks fired up).
The game evolves, Rip would be shooting more 3s today and score more points same with his NBA career.
Yes, that's why I said largely down because there's always going to be exceptions. Which is why it broke a record from 2020 and not 2023Is that so?
ESPN Delivers Record Viewership Across College Football Playoff and New Year’s Six
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The more people that watch, the higher the value of the broacastng rights, the higher the payouts to the schools. No?
I think you misunderstood my point. I’m not saying the talent level is higher now, I’m saying it’s a better product with much better ball movement, less iso, and rule changes that have made the product much better (e.g. the restricted zone).
Too bad you can't filter for this year's or last year's team.
Do you like watching Euroleague basketball over the NBA too?
Last years team is under UConn not Connecticut, it’s weird for instance there’s BYU then Brigham Young. This years teams should be available the week of the tourney.
Also, more people watch and care about your team and players being dominant.