*****OFFICIAL NCAA TOURNEY THREAD*****
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Providence sucks tho. Nothing to see here.
Few gonna get another DUI tonight. Prob gets smashed on fuzzy navels. Pussy.
I know its a tough gig to put together the NCAAT, etc, etc....But just realized Houston was playing that game in San Antonio......as a 5 vs a 1 seed....I mean, damn. Sort of like Wisky getting to play in Milwaukee as a 3-seed. Not saying if the game were played in Indy, it makes a difference....But shit,those were damn near home games...
Welcome to 2022. Did you have a nice nap?
Have you watched them? I don’t think they’re a team to overlook. They’re really balanced.
You're just saying that because Kansas is playing them, bruh. Don't give me that nonsense.😆
It was decent----but when you work 50 hours a week, work 40 HS basketball games, abut 30 college games, kind of easy to lose track....
I’ve definitely watched more footage of them than I would have otherwise, but I’ve said all year that I think they’re better than given credit for.
Winning a league that includes Nova and several other tourney teams is nothing to sneeze at. In the non-con, they won @ Wisky and beat Texas Tech without one of their top players.
I've not watched Villanova at all this year. Didn't watch them tonight, had them on the tv. Are they that good on defensive, was just Michigan off?
I've watched them 4 or 5 times this year. They aren't anything special on either side of the ball. They have decent guard play but it wouldn't generally be enough to get them to a Final Four (unless they beat Kansas, since the winner of that game esentially gets a bye to the Final Four 😆). Out of all the games I have seen them play they looked the best last week against Richmond, but that's Richmond. Creighton beat the living shit out of them in the conference semis and even though they won the Big East regular season title they lost both games against Villanova. That all adds up to a paltry #32 ranking in KenPom and the weakest 4 seed in the dance, by far.
Yeah, but you can pick any team apart like that. Arkansas had the shit beaten out of them by A&M, Mississippi St, Oklahoma and Hofstra. Duke just had their asses handed to them by Virginia Tech and UNC at home. Etc etc.
Kenpom doesn’t like them because they won a bunch of close games and got blown out a few times. It puts way too much emphasis on margin of victory.
Both games vs Nova were really close. The last game (@Nova) was a 1 pt game with under 10 seconds left. Creighton handled them in the conference tourney, but they blew out Creighton a few weeks before.
What worries me about them is that they have a knack for hitting tough, guarded shots. They have at least three guys who can get hot from outside, and they can get their shots off quickly.
Didn’t see the game. I haven’t watched Villanova a lot, but I think their defense is pretty solid but not elite.
I used to use it to watch Reds games but I am probably going on strike this year because Reds ownership sucks and they sold off all their good pieces to save a buck.
They have a lot of experience with that in the tournament.
Never like getting the West Region. Would almost prefer being a 3 seed in another region. Always look back to when we were the 1 seed in 2011 and got absolutely demolished by Arizona.
Does the West Coast only count as CA, OR, WA? We've won games in Utah and Colorado.
Crazy to think they're still a national title contender, even without their best player. Off the top of my head, I don't think I can recall anything quite like that.
You can add Gonzaga to the list of teams who lost because of refs. Pretty sizeable list in this tournament.
Those last 3 fouls on Chet were ridiculous and 100% cost Gonzaga the game.
The block/charge rule is ruining the game of basketball. It needs to be changed/adjusted to favor offensive players.
Those last 3 fouls on Chet were ridiculous and 100% cost Gonzaga the game.
The block/charge rule is ruining the game of basketball. It needs to be changed/adjusted to favor offensive players.
The last one was as a very legit call. Why should the rule favor the offensive players?
I thought they were legit calls. Just because you are tall and put your hands up in the air doesnt mean there isnt contact. If they are going to call the jumping into the defender from the 3 point line and getting a foul called, then they have to call the stuff near the hoop.
BTW, why is a 7 foot dude trying to take a charge on a 6 foot dude. Block the damn shot.
Chets body language and facial expressions were of a guy who never gets called for fouls.
Get rid of secondary charges. Sliding under a guy driving should be a technical foul. It's dangerous as hell. But refs wouldn't get to do their exaggerates charge gyration then
I don't know where the bracket challenge thread went but I'm tied for last place right now with by far the most points available remaining. Suck it hoes.
I don't agree on the last one, but it was at least borderline. The two before were horrible calls.
I think the block/charge should always favor the offensive player if it's close. The charge is too over powered and has led to unethical and ugly gameplay (flopping). It needs to be nerfed to encourage defenders to actually play defense.
Tie should go to the offensive player. Doing that would greatly reduce the amount of flopping and also greatly reduce the number of defenders who do nothing but slide in all game tryng to take secondary charges.
My issue with favoring offensive players is that it caters to people driving into the lane completely out of control looking for a bail out at times.
The one that came to me was Loyola Marymount, though I can’t really remember what it was like when it was happening. I was pretty young.
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