When a "no-name" college wins the tourney, does their stock go up in the draft regardless of their season %'s? If so, is it a considerable amount?


I'm just wondering if the GM players would be gobbled up by the NBA if they win the tourney. How does this work traditionally?

3/26/2006 5:05:46 PM

no name colleges don't win the tournament

there is no tradition to speak of

but these guys aren't draft picks

maybe skinn

3/26/2006 5:07:28 PM

i'm pretty sure all of these guys will be the most popular insurance agents in whatever communities they settle in

hell, there are plenty of guys on big conference team national champs who don't play pro ball

3/26/2006 5:07:55 PM

if recent trends are true... if George Mason wins....

The bobcats will draft one of them, maybe two

3/26/2006 10:49:18 PM

Try the Washington Wizards.

3/26/2006 11:30:43 PM

who cares


Laranaga will be able to recruit like crazy now though

3/26/2006 11:35:04 PM

the next gonzaga

we all remember when the zags were a cinderella team. now they are expected to do well. george mason is gonna have the same thing now.

3/27/2006 12:05:09 AM

nah, this is just one year


if they have 3 years like this, then i'll agree with ya

3/27/2006 12:13:06 AM

I remember going to the UNCW George Mason CAA championship game a few years back, final score was 35-33. George Mason and UNCW arent nobodies in basketball anymore and won't ever be again.

3/27/2006 12:28:07 AM

I think that Tony Skinn has a legitimate chance to make an NBA team, maybe Jai Lewis on the RIGHT team, they probably won't get drafted but could try out and make it.

3/27/2006 1:03:51 AM

Quote :

"the next gonzaga "

Gonzaga never made the final 4

3/27/2006 1:50:58 AM

There's obviously a lot of talent on this team. Not necessarily anyone who's right for the NBA, but it's still good to see that they earned some exposure.

3/27/2006 2:09:29 AM

Quote :

"Laranaga will be able to recruit like crazy now though"

And buy a new home. And a new car (or four). And get maddd phone calls from other D-IA schools trying to get him to their program.

The man has/will have it goin' on.

3/27/2006 2:13:57 AM

ah fuck it

i misread your post



[Edited on March 27, 2006 at 2:17 AM. Reason : nm]

3/27/2006 2:14:48 AM

^ That makes no sense. It takes a lot of talent to be tops in the Big East and get to the Elite 8.

3/27/2006 2:16:32 AM

If George Mason wins it all, the answer to "Was 1983 NC State or 1985 Villanova the biggest cinderella team ever?" will be resolved.

3/27/2006 6:13:42 AM

^ that's exactly what went through my mind

3/27/2006 7:09:43 AM

^^ true, '83 and '85 were both special, but if GMU does it you have to put them on top

3/27/2006 7:25:24 AM

yeah that is so true, because while GMU won the regular season CAA title UNCW won the garantted bid with the confernece championship making them one of the at-large bids that had to be invited in against some of the other mid-majors and weaker major teams.

3/27/2006 7:31:18 AM

^that, and the fact that they're george mason

58% of the vote on espn wants gmu to go all the way, i'm surprised it's not more than that

yeah this would blow '83 or '85 away in terms of probability

3/27/2006 7:44:20 AM

damn right, I don't want a fucking SEC team to win it all.

And UCLA has enough goddamn banners already.

Thus, Go GMU!

3/27/2006 8:18:58 AM

but listening to the sports radio shows last night and today amost make me sick. One guy tried to discredit GMU's wins by saying Michagan St., UNC and UCONN didn't show up in their games thus allowing the Patriots to be where they are now, as if a little thing called defense could have thrown these teams off if that were even the case. It's like you have to be an offensive powerhouse or a team built to win, like Carolina last year and probably UCONN this year in order to go all the way.

3/27/2006 8:31:55 AM

laranga is gunna be coaching somehwere big next year, just like bruce pearl did last year

3/27/2006 11:25:51 AM

NC STATE??

Fire Herb

Someone make that thread quick!!

3/27/2006 11:39:11 AM