Not this-not that, too small, not enough 6’s…all he does is Win!

Hah!!! The ‘critics’, naysayers, pro prognosticators, and the NBA coffeeklatcher biddies (NBA Today), doing their best imitation of “the View”, “Cocktails with Queens”, and other feminazi programs…Fatmouthing the NBA MVP…Mr. Jalen Brunson. Shoutout to Paul Pierce, ol’ motormouth Stephen A., and Coach Becky Hammond for being the straightmen, the “Ed McMahon’s”, for this historic finish by the NY Knicks! Impeccable timing folks!

Once the deficiency ‘ice’ against Brunson, was broken, it became an ongoing refrain. Becky and the klatchers harmonized Brunson’s supposed deficiencies, shortcomings, and his apparent “lack of 6’s” (6 foot tall, 6-pack abs, 6-figure salary, 6″, et. al.) back in 2023. They badmouthed him like he was a 5’9″, ordinary working simp, asking for a date!

From there, that synopsis picked up traction amongst the major talking-heads; see Pierce, Stephen A., others gleefully chiming in. Coach Becky ought to be milking this current moment in the spotlight for all she’s worth, lol! This is the most male attention/validation she’s received in years! Yea coach!

Brunson’s a 2018 2nd Round pick (#33- Dallas Mavs), been in the NBA for 8 years, the last 4 with the Knicks. He’s already a 3-time NBA All Star. Now he’s an NBA Champion! Undersized, substandard, small, inefficient, not 1A (alpha) enough…Hmmm? Results speak volumes, winning fixes all, and championships matter!

Hah Becky dearest, the good folks in NYC and down in Radnor, PA are partying hardy! All right Knicks! lol. NYC as the Main Line-North…the Garden as Finneran-North! The Wright stuff in New York! Hah!

Well done Knicks! Well done Jalen Brunson & Company! Congrats to the longsuffering NYC and NY Knicks fanbase. Well done!

Jim Harvey a.k.a. @gtmoBlue

Links:

https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-york-knicks/knicks-news-becky-hammon-cold-take-jalen-brunson-nba-finals-mvp

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/becky-hammon-left-looking-foolish-after-refusing-to-run-back-jalen-brunson-comments/ar-AA25C10Q

The 2026 version of Anonymous Eagle’s College Hoops Champions League

Most folks are aware that European Soccer has a league of Champions…the UEFA Champions League. European professional basketball also has a Champions League play system. How about a men’s college basketball Champions League (CBBCL)…here in the USA?

Way back when…”back in da’ day” (2000-2012) this notion surfaced, and has been repeatedly proposed on the periphery. According to SB Nation’s (Anonymous Eagle) writer Andrew Fleck.:

Anonymous Eagle’s Andy Fleck: This is not a new idea by me, of course. I am standing on the shoulders of giants, as John Infante had the idea back before Andy Glockner wrote about it for Sports Illustrated in 2012 and the two of them joined Matt Norlander for a CBS Sports podcast about it in 2013. Friend Of The Show Andrei Greska even brought the idea back up in 2019 for an article on Paint Touches. This isn’t even the first year that we’ve mocked up a CBBCL here on Anonymous Eagle, as we did that in each of the last four years.

Needless to say the notion has merit and the article’s explanation of the workings is detailed. See the Anonymous Eagle links for the 2025 version and the 2026 version below. AE/Fleck go into great detail in ‘fleshing out’ a college hoops version of the tried & true Euro Champions Leagues. He notes that there are many varying offshoots which can be considered in building the league.- there is no one ‘right way’ to configure such a league. In fact, the variations of configuration are some of the most intriguing aspects of such a proposed league.

With the demise of the majority of non-NCAA post-season tourneys, perhaps this idea’s time has come? The College Invitational Tourney (CIT) died in 2024. The College Basketball Invitational Tourney (CBI) died after its’ 2025 run, threatening to return in 2027.. The College Crown Tourney (CCT), which is in it’s 2nd season, has reduced it’s original ambitions due to tourney costs. Both the NCAA Tourney and the legacy NIT are both owned and controlled by the good folks in Indianapolis. The NCAA Men’s tourney being the cashcow for the NCAA’s total operations. See link to ESPN article below. Currently conferences & teams are attempting to makeup financial shortfalls with the new fall holiday tourneys.

Money being the lifeblood of collegiate circulation and growth these days, such a league as the CBBCL offers another avenue of revenue streams for collegiate sports. Post-season play opportunities are shrinking as the CBI, CIT are gone, The CCT is waffling…which left only another 100 billets (2026 NCAA/NIT). With Dance expansion slated for 2027 the number increases to 108 billets. Down from 140 or so when the CBI/CIT were in full swing. If the CCT survives into 2027, add another 16-24 postseason spots. A Champions League would offer an additional 52/53 postseason play billets according to the Anonymous Eagle article. Well worth serious consideration given today’s economic climate in college basketball.

The college basketball Champions League is one of those sporatic ideas that crop up periodically. Notions such as an all-majors P4 football playoff, a 76-84-100 team NCAA Basketball Tourney, or an All-Catholic basketball league. All of which are pipedreams and fantasies…visions of those who are unemployed or dreamers with plenty of time on their hands… Hmmm, wait a darned minute! Those ‘pipedreams’ have materialized into reality, lol. Hmmm? Maybe…just maybe??? A College Basketball Champions League! Hmmm?

Jim Harvey a.k.a. @gtmoblue

CBBCL 2025 Link: https://www.anonymouseagle.com/2025/5/28/24428577/ncaa-mens-college-basketball-champions-league-uefa-soccer-football-tournament

CBBCL 2026 Link: https://www.anonymouseagle.com/37261/ncaa-mens-college-basketball-champions-league-uefa-soccer-football-tournament

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/48198142/college-basketball-invitational-abruptly-cancels-2026-tournament