The Basketball Tournamaent

[dukedevilz]

Anyone been watching the The Basketball Tournament? Kind of fun to watch, because it's so fast-paced. Games are 36 minutes long, with 9 minute quarters. Final stoppage under 4 minutes brings the Elam Ending into effect, which means you add on 7 points to the team that is leading, and that is the target final. Games always end on winning shots.

Semifinals are tonight... Championship tomorrow. 1 seeded Overseas Elite vs. 3 seeded Golden Eagles, then 2 seeded Team Fredette vs. 7 seeded Eberlein Drive. Who ya got? Hard to pick against Overseas Elite, as they seem to win every year. Not sure how/why Eberlein Drive was seeded so low; they looked stacked. Here are some of the noteworthy names that you might remember. I have bolded the guys that have played in the NBA.

Overseas Elite:
Kyle Fogg, Arizona
DeAndre Kane, Iowa State
Paris Horne, St.John's
Justin Burrell, St.John's
DJ Kennedy, St.John's
Jeremy Pargo, Gonzaga
Johndre Jefferson, South Carolina

Golden Eagles:
Elgin Cook, Oregon
Travis Diener, Marquette
Jerel McNeal, Marquette
Jamil Wilson, Marquette
Maurice Acker, Marquette
Cinmeon Bowers, Auburn

Team Fredette:
Jimmer Fredette, BYU
Jack Cooley, Notre Dame
Brandon Davies, BYU
Devin Williams, West Virginia
Jordon Crawford, Bowling Green

Eberlein Drive:
Lou Amundson, UNLV
Jeremy Evans, West Kentucky
Alex Kirk, New Mexico
James Michael McAdoo, North Carolina
Jerome Randle, California
Donald Sloan, Texas A&M
Christian Watford, Indiana

 

[Cat_Incognito]

James Michael McAdoo - kid could have been a lottery pick at one point. Weird seeing his name on this list.

 

[toonces11]

Ive watched some---Jimmer usually looks like the best on the floor.

 

[lurkeraspect84]

Channel/time?

nvm got it. ESPN

 

[Hank_]

I usually just watch the finals.

Overseas Elite going to win again?

 

[dukedevilz]

I would say Overseas Elite should be the favorite. They have ridiculous continuity. And they're talented, too... I would rank the odds as: 1. Overseas Elite 2. Eberlein Drive 3. Team Fredette 4. Golden Eagles

If Jimmer's defense was ever anywhere close to adequate, he'd be in the league for 10+ years. A lot of these guys could easily be bench players in the league. But often is the case, once you play overseas you're kind of off the NBA Radar. It's a tough choice for these guys because you're making scraps in the G League, but it is a clear road back to the NBA. However, you're losing out on big earnings that can be found in countries like Greece, Italy, and Spain.

 

[dukedevilz]

My two favorites to win it all both won in the semifinals. I think Eberlein Drive could take this. They have more talented players, IMO. They don't have the continuity like Overseas Elite, but they can play. Should be a good one.

Overseas Elite dominated the Golden Eagles. Kyle Fogg can ball. I wasn't a big fan of the Golden Eagles, as they don't have quality bigs, or many dynamic play-makers... The other semifinal was quality basketball. Lots of high-level players (7 former NBA Players).

 

[IUfanBorden]

Hate the Elam Ending. Just stupid.

 

[dukedevilz]

Hate the Elam Ending. Just stupid.

I liked it at first. But, not sure I'm crazy about it anymore. I watched 15+ TBT games, and I never saw a single team come back and win. The margin for error for the teams that are losing is very, very thin. I think it would be better if the target score increased from 7 points, to say 11 or 12 points.

 

[IUfanBorden]

I liked it at first. But, not sure I'm crazy about it anymore. I watched 15+ TBT games, and I never saw a single team come back and win. The margin for error for the teams that are losing is very, very thin. I think it would be better if the target score increased from 7 points, to say 11 or 12 points.

Agree. It's a huge advantage. I mean a 7 point game with 4 minutes to play is anybody's game. But the Elam ending really eliminated that. It turns a simple 3 possession game into a 6 or 7 possession game for the tram trailing; And that's IF you get stops. IMO it simply sucks. It takes away any drama whatsoever.

 

[F-Duke]

It should be renamed the Kyle Fogg tournament. Dude is 25-0 and won it 4 times.

 

[brooky03]

Boeheim's Army has done well in TBT. Two common themes have held them back from getting the F4 or championship. One, is that they usually play the 2-3 zone. They're old guys now who don't extend as well as they did as youngsters, so teams with a lot of shooters can just shoot over them. The shooters are also better than they were in college, obviously. Two, is that the team typically lacks its own 3 point threats. It's a team of mostly Syracuse alum, so they have height but don't shoot exceptionally well. Lots of former NBA and Euroleague talent, though. A lot of people thought the addition of Arinze Onuaku as a legitimate low post threat would help the team get over the hump this year, but true centers struggle to fit into the style of these games.