NCAA Tournament

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 2:33 am

11 pm EST tipoffs are horseshit.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Fri Mar 20, 2015 3:28 am

Holy shit. Rack the hell out of NC State.

Goober McTuber · Post by **Goober McTuber** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 4:01 am

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:
Goober McTuber wrote:All he wants from the tournament is "to see Tom Izzo get beat, because I can't stand that damn crybaby". Rack my old man.
So Wisconsin is having the best season in their history and that's all he wants? Rack Izzo for occupying all the real estate in your old man's dome.

My old man's from Ohio. He doesn't really get all that worked up about Wisky.

Carson · Post by **Carson** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 7:02 am

Jsc810 wrote:Holy shit. Where is the shower rod?

That one hurts. What a roller coaster. More like just getting shoved off the top of a building. Fuck.

Props to N.C. State. They never gave up and obviously wanted it more than LSU.

LSU gets beat by a 3 man Auburn team in the SEC tourney.

Then they are one-and-done in the NCAA.

Program on the rise???

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Fri Mar 20, 2015 3:02 pm

Day 1 thoughts...

- Lots of close games but some really bad basketball. Turnovers, tons of missed shots, awful decision making, all around sloppy play.

- STOP GOING INTO PREVENT OFFENSE MODE. All of these teams get up 10 in the second half then try to sit on their lead. They drain the shot clock then heave a long 3 which clanks. So many comebacks yesterday because of this. Keep doing what fucking got you there to begin with.

- The Big 12 received the SEC football treatment this year. Beat up on each other thereby accumulating "quality wins" leading to undeserved high seeds. But, I am guilty of buying into the hype as I had Baylor in the EE and Iowa St in the FF.

- These SEC teams you guys in here were raving about look physically imposing, long and athletic, but very undisciplined and just lacking fundamentals. Do they run any sets or is it all just ISO? There is talent in that league, it's just not realized. I blame a lack of quality coaching. Kentucky is obviously the exception.

- Currently I am sitting 41st out of 43 people in my money pool so disregard everything I say about college basketball.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Fri Mar 20, 2015 3:15 pm

Papa Willie wrote:Mgo - I don't think you understand this, but there isn't the "SEC SEC" thing down here in basketball. Most people down here just don't like basketball that much.

Right? I thought that was pretty much common knowledge. Not sure what part of my post prompted you to say that.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Fri Mar 20, 2015 3:34 pm

Well, there's four SEC guys posting in this thread so maybe y'all care more than you realize?

Carson · Post by **Carson** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 4:18 pm

If Auburn hadn't hired Bruce Pearl I probably wouldn't be in this forum.

Hopefully Cheatapari will get busted again before Pearl does.

That way, AU may see some NCAA tourney action in the next few years.

buckeye_in_sc · Post by **buckeye_in_sc** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 4:19 pm

what a crazy day...

my brackets are in the shitter so now I am rooting for Ohio State...to go as far as they can

The Seer · Post by **The Seer** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 5:27 pm

Screw_Michigan wrote:I got rid of cable a month ago (best decision I ever made), so I am test driving Sling TV for the week-long free trial. So far, so good, but I don't plan to keep it.

Can't afford washing machines or cable.

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 7:04 pm

The Seer wrote:
Screw_Michigan wrote:I got rid of cable a month ago (best decision I ever made), so I am test driving Sling TV for the week-long free trial. So far, so good, but I don't plan to keep it.
Can't afford washing machines or cable.

Hmmmm, I guess if not bending over for cable makes me a loser, than so be it.

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 7:41 pm

Sudden Sam wrote:MSU gets the win...but Georgia showed that they were as good as the Spartans.

It went to OT?

Ended in a tie?

Or was 18 minutes of the second half a complete asskicking, with the "prevent offense" allowing for a small run at the very end?

You're really out of your element when talking hoops.

The State · Post by **The State** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 12:20 am

Papa Willie wrote:Well - Pitino just formed and burst 'rhoids in one game. Jesus. That was pretty sick.

Yeah, I know it was a year or 2 ago when I made my post... but, my boy put a scare into Pitino and the state of Kentucky.

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=43762

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Sat Mar 21, 2015 1:42 am

Sudden Sam wrote:MSU gets the win...but Georgia showed that they were as good as the Spartans.

Today.

Georgia attempted 26 free throws, made 81% of them....a stat unforeseen...and yet Michigan State still covered the spread. Georgia was not "as good" today, and in fact, I expected more.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Sat Mar 21, 2015 6:28 pm

The Seer wrote:
MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote: -With Texas, UCLA, and Indiana all getting in comfortably, do not tell me the committee does not factor in name brand/ticket sales.
While I admit UCLA didn't set it on fire this year with it's depleted roster, it would've been tough to only have 3 teams from a power conference in, and they did reward the Bruins for SOS (splain it later to secfan), and they played better coming in.

With Alford/UCLA you have two tourney brands that will typically create the murmurs of intrigue with various matchups.

At least they're proving their worth, on to the Sweet 16. UAB had no answer for their inside game. That was painful to watch.

The State · Post by **The State** » Sun Mar 22, 2015 12:01 am

Pac-12 is... 6-0 in the tourney...

...The powerhouse B12 is 2-3.

... with Utah coming up against Georgetown in a couple of minutes.

Take Utah.

I'ts amazing how underrated the Pac was this year.

Hell, Cal beat Oregon, Ucla, and led for most of the 1st half against Arizona in the conference tourney... yet didn't even get an invite to the NIT ???

East Coast bias... rearing its ugly head... once again.

Cal blasting Duke off the court... (During March Madness and the tourney) ...

...the year after Duke and Christian Laettner won the National Championship...

Too funny...

The State · Post by **The State** » Sun Mar 22, 2015 1:46 am

Utah and Georgetown... best game of the tourney and it's not even close.

Good game for me and the other 3 people on this board that like College Basketball... and aren't Bandwagoners.

Did Josh Smith (sup, fucla)... eat the State of Maryland ?

Boy ain't small.

The State · Post by **The State** » Sun Mar 22, 2015 2:06 am

The State wrote:Take Utah.

You know who I am...

The PAC is 7-0... unreal

Has this EVER happened in NCAA history ?

Ummm.. No.

Rack the 12 !!!

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Sun Mar 22, 2015 2:13 pm

Josh Smith is still playing college basketball? Feels like he's been around for a decade.

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Sun Mar 22, 2015 3:23 pm

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:Josh Smith is still playing college basketball?

Not anymore.

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Sun Mar 22, 2015 6:20 pm

MSU was nails defensively down the stretch. That's how you win games.

Props to MSU.

Bucmonkey · Post by **Bucmonkey** » Sun Mar 22, 2015 7:26 pm

Nice work Sparty

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Sun Mar 22, 2015 8:47 pm

Happy with the win, but holy shit, 59 free throws attempted in this game. Let em play, refs. Nobody tunes in to watch high level athletes park themselves at the stripe and shoot free throws. UVA went over 12 minutes in the second half without a field goal but stayed within striking distance because they went to the line on every possession. All you have to do now is just drain the shot clock, drive wildly into the lane, throw yourself into the defender, and you'll get the call. Guys like Roy Williams bitched about more calls and they got what they wanted, so I hope people are entertained with these non stop whistle fests. It was ticky tack both ways though, so at least nobody had an advantage.

Three point shooting was pretty much the difference, 6/12 for MSU and 2/17 for UVA, with one of those two coming in garbage time. UVA is very good defensively, but MSU is used to those half court slug fests. They can win in a variety of ways.

The State · Post by **The State** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 1:28 am

Throw the Zag's on the pile of teams that will most likely derail Kentucky.

The

Just made Iowa look like a JV team.

The older and more seasoned Zags are going to cause problems for the younger and less disciplined Cats.

Having caught two of the Zag's games here in San Francisco and Moraga... they're the real deal this year... and can bang with anyone in this tourney.

The State · Post by **The State** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 1:35 am

Sudden Sam wrote:Bama's next coach won again. Way to go, Shockers.

Kansas my be full of slow people... but, they are nowhere as slow as the people in bama.

State's coach would rather go coach a high school in Kansas before he would EVER step foot in the swamps of Ala "get down der" bama.

This doesn't make him special... it just makes him smarter then a southerner.

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 2:28 am

I get it -- you're trolling.

Gonzaga (and for GOD and God's sake, pronounce it right, announcers, et al -- gone-ZAG-uh) Is nofuckingwhere near the Palouse. And the Spokane Valley looks nothing like your pic.

Dumbass.

The State · Post by **The State** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 9:17 am

Dinsdale wrote:I get it -- you're trolling.

Gonzaga (and for GOD and God's sake, pronounce it right, announcers, et al -- gone-ZAG-uh) Is nofuckingwhere near the Palouse. And the Spokane Valley looks nothing like your pic.

Dumbass.

Easy beanpole.

Everything north of the California border is Canada to me.

As far as I'm concerned... everything east of Seattle/methcouver and west of the Bitterroot Mountains is the Palouse to me.

Just like the simpletons (slowcals) on this board are too stupid to realize that Los Angeles and the central valley are part of the desert (Mojave)

Sup, Kern and LA county ?

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 1:09 am

Papa Willie wrote:Wisky/UNC. This is a good fucking game.

That is all.

Bo Ryan getting bent over in the NCAA tournament? Ponderous.

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 3:41 am

Screw_Michigan wrote:
Papa Willie wrote:Wisky/UNC. This is a good fucking game.

That is all.
Bo Ryan getting bent over in the NCAA tournament? Ponderous.

Oops

The State · Post by **The State** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 4:06 am

Rack Kurt Rambis for going back to college and taking it to zona

Old school (After his days growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area)

Going back to school for grad work... in the Queen City... and taking it to the desert rats.

The State · Post by **The State** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 4:34 am

Brandon Ashley (San Francisco Bay Area Guy) stepping up huge for the desert rats late...

Goober McTuber · Post by **Goober McTuber** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 4:10 pm

I wasn't feeling real comfortable throughout that game, and have serious doubts that they will get by Arizona. I think that team is running on fumes. Traevon went down right about the same time that Bo started losing faith in Vito Brown off the bench, and Dukan's production started falling off. Starters went from playing 25-30 minutes a game to more like mid-30s. Every fucking game.

Would love another shot at Kentucky, but Arizona's looking for the same thing with Wisky. I do believe that either team can take down Kentucky, though I have a $50 bet on Kentucky vs the field.

Goober McTuber · Post by **Goober McTuber** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 5:46 pm

Papa Willie wrote:I think they can make it to the final. Arizona didn't impress me that much last night. Kentucky... Well - that's a whole 'nother story there...

They can't get to the final without beating Kentucky.

They were fast-breaking a bit earlier in the season. Again, I think the starters are playing too many minutes and thus have less inclination to run the floor. I'm 62 years old. I'd love to see Wisky win one national championship in football or basketball before I cash in.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Fri Mar 27, 2015 11:41 pm

Sudden Sam wrote:
Papa Willie wrote:Evidently, nobody has told the Wisky players that they are white. Helluva good game.
Those guys aren't just white...they're freakin' ghostly!

Nigel Hayes. Even their black guys have white names.

Goober McTuber · Post by **Goober McTuber** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 12:15 am

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:
Sudden Sam wrote:
Papa Willie wrote:Evidently, nobody has told the Wisky players that they are white. Helluva good game.
Those guys aren't just white...they're freakin' ghostly!
Nigel Hayes. Even their black guys have white names.

Well, yes, as long as they don't shorten it.

The State · Post by **The State** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 1:54 am

wisconsin and arizona both looked good last night. they both turned it on when they needed to.

should be another classic battle of the Pac vs. Big 10... as well as, one of the best games of the tourney which could go either way.

Look for Utah, ta take out Duke tonight.

Utah's center is the real deal and will give Okafor all he can handle... and he's not Utah's best player... the guard is (Wright).

The Utes will also have to deal with the corp sponsors that want to see "Duke" in the finals.

The Pac has a long history of making Duke their bitch.

The State · Post by **The State** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 2:27 am

Unreal !!!

The corp sponsors just called a 3rd foul... on Utah's best player in the first half ???

The fix is in... to bad, and to sad.

Utah would have kicked Duke's ass tonight.

The State · Post by **The State** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 2:45 am

Good gawd... is "Duke" dirty !!!

Going for the knees on a "free throw" ???

Coach K is who we thought he was... a piece of shit !

Let's see how long "Wright" is allowed to stay in the 2nd half of the game.

The State · Post by **The State** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 3:24 am

This is unreal... just put duke in the finals...

this shit is NOW blowing up on the twitterverse... it's gotten so bad.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Sat Mar 28, 2015 10:36 pm

Tough pulling for Wisco in these fanny pack uniforms. Atrocious.