Sources: The NCAA has initiated the final steps to expand the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments to 76 teams. The expansion is on track to be formalized in the upcoming weeks, with mid-May as the target. The 76-team tournaments begin next year. https://t.co/2ZGUjZR0uJ
@BjDots Your last point is easier said than done, but yes.
We’ve had multiple, incredible 45s-1min minute defensive possessions the last few seasons. A couple of them have resulted in getting scored on. Demoralizing.
Twice, we chose the latter and actually won because of the stalling team committing turnovers. Still, that’s not basketball. It should be a calculating how many possessions left due to the shot clock end of game plan.
The game needs one. We were in multiple situations this season down 3-6 points with 2+ minutes left. Do we play the foul game? Do we constantly trap the ball hoping for a turnover as teams were in a stall type offense expecting us to foul?
@ryanhammer09 If any of these teams (NC State, St. Louis, even Wisconsin) inbound the ball, that forces the refs to call that tech. No human element required for a direct violation of the rules.
I can imagine this is now a talking point at end of games from coaches to players.
Over the last two seasons, only five NHIAA Division 1 boys basketball teams have advanced beyond the first round of the playoffs.
Exeter
Bedford
Trinity
Nashua South
and Windham.
That streak is on the line vs Nashua South tomorrow.