Its pretty clear todays college players could careless

about winning their tourney. So the only way to get these kids to wanna play is, the winning teams players are gonna have to be paid or just get rid of these games and go straight to the tournament. In the past the coach and players wanted to win these games, not so anymore.

@cd329

 These conference tournaments seem to get tougher to cap every year.  Really bizarre how a team that sucks all year plays amazing on a neutral site in conference tournament.  I lost my arse betting favorites . Guess I need to start just taking the dogs next year in conference tournaments 

@JohnnyZ1976

 Take em in tourney too 

@msucurt

 Not what he was referring to.  Favorites - teams already in the NCAA tourney don't care about winning conference tournament.

It's all fake. 

@msucurt

 The difference is they had something to play for, an NCAA bid. UNC and Houston had absolutely nothing. Colorado is no lock in the NCAA so I was surprised they lost

Tex Arlington will foul out all their players...

Waiting for gcu to get -6 again, hopefully. But ur right. 13:56 mark. 4 starters 3 fouls

I think he might be referring to the teams who were already locked in the tournament.  Of course you want to win but the only Tourney that matters is the one for national title

@cnybillsfan

 Nah….. seemingly I think UNC was drinking the media koolaid. Iowa State is the only choice for the last 1 seed. 

which means UNC likely will be 2 seed in East. They now have ZERO SHOT at going through UCONN to reach FF. 

No chance that Heel team can beat UCONN. 

Heels seem to only really care about beating Duke. Bacot and Davis have been there since Trump’s first term and literally have zero championships other than a regular season. Claim to fame is beating Duke in Coach K’s final game. 

I've managed my HS bball, college team at the U and worked 5 years for 2 teams in the NBA.

My HS team is the only team to beat Bobby and Danny Hurley in consecutive years.

Once at the Iolani Prep classic and the next year at the King Cotton.

It's on the Head Coach to impart and instill meaning to the games and players to have passion to play.

Danny Hurley had not won a Big East Tournament and uconn hadn't won since 2011...Motivation.

Long Beach St on Monday told Coach Monson bye bye at the end of the season.

So they win the Big West to go dancing...Motivation.

Iowa St. ..good program, unremarkable Coach so far, and boom gets it done.

NC State- not making the tourney on Tues morning , goes dancing, steals a bid and makes sure that Coach Keatts won't be fired.

Figure out who you believe has the real motivation and you'll have more winners.

I fall victim to not analyzing a situation and it bites me.

We are human...bet within your means and remember, tomorrow is a new day to find winners.

@JohnnyZ1976

 its all affected by gambling.  there are people telling friends and family what to bet, influencing games.  they care less about the game and more about the few hundred thousand they can help be made.

@Justasquirrel

 i totally agree about that...

@Justasquirrel

@msucurt

 Fake tears there’s way to much money involved to care 

@cdog8043

 exactly.  They are now just going thru the motions, where in the past these teams loved piling up the titles to hang on their walls.

cause gambling is everywhere now and so easy to. Back in the day, you had to know people to get bets down, now just go online and use your credit card, lolllll.  Man am getting old

Ok grandpa let's get you to bed

@cnybillsfan

 I would say UNC Houston Arizona, Purdue.  should play for a top seed in the tourney. But who do you replace them with? Should Oregon now be a higher seed than Arizona? If Illinois wins, should they be higher than Purdue? Then the regular season would be more meaningless. Not sure what the answer is. Some teams might want to win the tourney, others, might want a little extra rest.....LIKE Kansas. 

@Justasquirrel

 And we certainly know ESPN wouldn't let their ESPNBet ownership affect their dialogue, recs,views,etc...lol

if they get rid of these games vegas not gonan make any money at all, vegas live on these

bet more dogs

Cool and good watching NC St last night. I saw quite a bit of heartfelt,sincere joy and happiness. Esp their star PG being interviewed afterward.  That dude was obviously moved, tremendously, by the situation. Kudos to him...and them.