Here's the thing Bama does something a bit different and I could see them having a crazy game and pulling something something off vs Duke if they get hot. I'd have probably given them a better chance just for that reason. I don't like Tennesssee's chances vs Duke at all honestly. Think their bigs will be in foul trouble in no time. Houston I'm not so sure either, but I'd admit I've watched much less of them.
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If you go with Sears you'd need to go with more wings and not another small guard. I think they wanted to try and play faster and maybe catch Duke with speed, but their length makes up for everything. Plain and simple you HAVE to make the 3s in that style. They cant just go after the glass vs Duke.
Just a really good Duke team. I hope they win it all, they deserve to.
Man, the two games we played you guys, we got close here and there, but you guys always had the game in hand. Especially the ACC championship, I knew when we went up 5, you guys would come storming back. Sure enough, you did. Same with the first contest when Flagg played.
Congrats to Duke moving on to the final 4. They did it with some serious style points. No question they solidified themselves as the favorite with that performance.
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I have a houseboat at Taylorsville lake. The guy in the boat beside me is a Cards fan. I told him the Cards would win twice as many games as last year. He said “you’re wrong”. Yep. I was! Won more than twice as many. I think Duke, Louisville and UK all hired the right coach
You talking about that 8 foot behemoth you got sitting on the bench? What's his name again Rioux or something?
Tech fvckd up at the end. Fouled when Florida was about to commit a 10 second violation. Had a nice look on that final shot too, just didn’t fall.
And Willard to Villanova.
Glad to see the traitor gone, but man is MD going to be terrible next season.
Glad to see the traitor gone, but man is MD going to be terrible next season.
Ok...
And? That's their fault? They've also beaten two #1 seeds. So, what..only those count?
Are you the one calling out the Florida coach? That's pretty amazing.
Good luck @della and the other Tennessee fans! I put $10 on Tennessee back in November after they kicked our butts, Friday against Kentucky it appears that they have regrouped.
Payout is $230 for the $10 bet. I also have Duke and Auburn bets from the same time frame.
Payout is $230 for the $10 bet. I also have Duke and Auburn bets from the same time frame.
Good luck today Tennessee fans. This Purdue fan is pulling for you guys.
This has nothing to do with Houston. Simply being a Purdue fan that went through the lows of missing the final four for all those years, I’m hoping Tennessee gets the monkey off the back and gets to experience the fun of the final four run.
With that said, not sure how much I’m gonna watch this first to 50 hack fest.
This has nothing to do with Houston. Simply being a Purdue fan that went through the lows of missing the final four for all those years, I’m hoping Tennessee gets the monkey off the back and gets to experience the fun of the final four run.
With that said, not sure how much I’m gonna watch this first to 50 hack fest.
Sampson and Barnes are from NC but I'm hoping for a UT win. They're both good dudes and great coaches.
I hope both teams sustain a lot of injuries.
The iso
Given the angst their fans still show on Twitter, I'm good with Tennessee losing by 50. Crazy how deep in their heads Purdue and Zach Edey are to this day.
You know if we would’ve beaten Houston their fanbase would’ve been super nervous about losing to us yet again haha.
Eddey won the game for you last year, but Vols are more pissed that our bigs couldn't even slow him down. If our bigs score 8 pts or slow him down and he only gets 32 pts, we win.
Vols respect Purdue as a program, but we think we would win this year.
Agree with your first sentence. Strong disagree with your second sentence.
IMO, Vols fans were pissed because they thought Edey was parked in the paint. I was at the game, and a Tennessee fan in front of me was ready to throw down with a Boilermaker fan next to me because of that. It was pretty funny.
In a fair world, Houston would advance to play Duke.
Then, in their FF matchup, Duke's best player would get hurt early in the first half just like Houston's best player got hurt against Duke early in the first half in last year's Sweet 16 matchup.
Now that would be fair...
I’m so dumb for picking a team that’s never made the Final Four to make the Final Four
I have you beat-did two brackets, second one was Vols winning it all!
Now that Bennett is retired, I think the media needs to start the “Tennessee is bad for basketball” narrative
One thing I learned during the Edey tenure is how shocking it is that so few fans know the NCAA rules regarding three seconds.
Welp, there's nowhere but up from here in the second half Vols. It can't get any worse than the first half.
Looks like Sampson and Houston are deep inside Tennessee also but it’s not their heads!!!! Jesus what going on with Tennessee today???
I just assumed today's games were on at the same time as yesterday's. Missed the first half of the game. Looks like Tennessee did too.
15 points in the first half is pretty impressive for all the wrong reasons