March Madness thread.
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True. Little correlation between NCAA tournie success and teams that run through their conference tournament punching above their weight class.
Hard to say.. The tournament is more about style of play then anything else. When your playing conference games you know what to expect..
UK came out with their britches too big, that's all that was. Not mentally prepared to get punched in the mouth, expecting to sleepwalk through the game. It happens all the time.
Really, really bad coaching at the end of both Kentucky and SDSU last night. Kentucky down 4 with plenty of time left and their guy comes down and hurries a bad 3. A 3 does nothing. Down 4, it's two possessions, get an easy two and put yourself in a position to win it.
SDSU did nothing to free up their big gun and instead he punted it twice on dribbles. They also gave Creighton time to come down and score which ultimately led to their demise.
SDSU did nothing to free up their big gun and instead he punted it twice on dribbles. They also gave Creighton time to come down and score which ultimately led to their demise.
San Francisco Vs Murray St was a good game last night. The USF coach looks like he’s 24 max but he sure looks like he can coach.
He just got hired by Florida and the article on ESPN says UF was impressed with his analytics acumen which he learned from analytics guru Kyle Smith
I doubt it. Golden is gonna need some dudes from the south. I wonder if Phelps gets a look to be the USF head coach.
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What the heck happened to Alabama? They seemed like they were on fire earlier in the year, was it injures or what?
edit: Ehh, after looking at their schedule they have some notable wins but they have some really suspect losses. Weird, I thought they would do a LOT better than they did this year.
edit: Ehh, after looking at their schedule they have some notable wins but they have some really suspect losses. Weird, I thought they would do a LOT better than they did this year.
Iowa State. Pretty incredible 2 wins last year, new coach this year, on to the second round of NCAA. Good for Kunc, that transfer worked out well for him.
Chattanooga played their hearts out against Illinois last night. Held the lead the entire game until the last minute. Heartbreaking loss for the team out of TN. Sidenote, Kofi Cockburn (pronounced Coburn, which is unfortunate) is an absolute beast for Illinois. 7'0 3 Bills and not an ounce of fat. Freakishly freakish.
They'll need Watson and Strawther to step up in physical games. That's not Bolton's game at all. In last year's final Nembhard was about the only Zag to punch back so he's not questionable.
Timme can handle the physicality but he picks up one or two stupid fouls. That's fine in blowouts but he has to be on the floor most of the game.
A lot depends on whether the officials let opponents beat on Holmgren. First half of the GA State game, they clubbed him pretty good and the refs swallowed their whistle. Holmgren really lost his composure and was crying for calls. Better in the second half but, in my opinion, the Zags chances rest as much on him keeping his composure as anything.
Arizona is playing better than Gonzaga right now and are more athletic/capable of handling physicality.
Knew a guy in school with that name. His nickname was Duzyer.
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TCU vs Zona was the best game of the tournie that I was able to watch. Arizona got away with a foul at the end of regulation that would have probably cost them the game.
It's early but Kelvin Sampson is pounding corrupt Zona. I like it.
Simpson's teams are always so tough and physical. Amazing to me that SMU beat Houston....twice?
This is true. He is definitely corrupt....but at least they don't pretend otherwise like Zona did with corrupt Miller.
He’s sleazy but my oh my, he can coach.
Not a good day for Mark Few, nor his protege' Tommy Lloyd. I am OK with that.
That was 30 years ago when he was in his mid-30s. Sampson has refined his abilities to the point where his teams compete well against everyone....even the big boy teams. Of course, he's "pushed the envelope" along the way and has had a tainted career but his teams have always played extremely hard and generally succeed.
By the way, that Shead kid is a good one. I wonder if Kyle Smith had an extra motive in giving his brother a scholarship a couple of years ago. A point guard like that would make the current Cougar team extremely dangerous.
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