CBB With Danny Z: Gottlieb's Green Bay Loses AGAIN, Dan Hurley Embraces Villainhood, And More

I have to be honest with you guys: I'm having a blast writing this column every week. College basketball is such an underrated sport and deserves more mainstream media coverage prior to March Madness. Which is exactly why I decided to start this column in the first place.

Everyone loves to jump on board for the NCAA Tournament, but I say let's get on board now! There are so many games, there's so much intrigue and there are so many storylines that I can't even get to them all. And, if you think there's something I'm neglecting, please feel free to reach out via email dan.zaksheske@outkick.com or shoot me a DM on X @RealDanZak. 

OK, let's dive into the third edition of "CBB With Danny Z."

As I wrote earlier this week, things are going very, very poorly for Doug Gottlieb and the Green Bay Phoenix. Green Bay hired Gottlieb, who had no prior coaching experience above the AAU level, to lead their Division I basketball program. 

Now, in Gottlieb's defense, he got the job later than most new coaches, so he was a bit behind the eight-ball to start his career. Plus, the team's best player, Anthony Roy, hasn't played since mid-December. 

That being said, there's no way to sugarcoat it: Green Bay is terrible. Like, historically bad. And I mean that literally. The team entered Wednesday night's home matchup against IU Indianapolis (one of the two teams in the Horizon League that was ranked lower than Green Bay, according to Ken Pom) on a 15-game losing streak, the longest slide in school history. 

Doug Gottlieb and the Green Bay Phoenix dropped their 16th straight game with a home loss against IU Indy on Wednesday night. 

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Well, that number continues to rise, as the Phoenix fell to IU Indy, 86-77, on its