bracket discussion thread

[symple19]

He better buy a nice dinner for those little guys after the game

[symple19]

Michigan = showtime

:lol I think this is my worst bracket ever

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

Now for the ultimate coaching mismatch of all time. The guy who does a lot with no talent vs. the guy who does nothing with a lot of talent.

[Venti Quattro]

:lmao :lmao UCLA :cry :cry :cry

[Mal]

Now for the ultimate coaching mismatch of all time. The guy who does a lot with no talent vs. the guy who does nothing with a lot of talent.

Which match was that ?

Oregon Ducks are damn good.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

Which match was that ?

Oregon Ducks are damn good.

Tom Izzo vs. Josh Pastner

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Singler has been really bad.

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Flopping occurs at nearly every level of basketball. The only reason people think college players don't flop is because the announcers never call them out.

[Mal]

Tom Izzo vs. Josh Pastner

Wasnt sure if you`re talking about Izzo. Yeah, he`s great coach, but I wouldnt say that Michigan St. have no talent. They simply dont have one-and-done guys, which are Top recruits.

[Clipper Nation]

Olynyk is getting the complete Durant treatment.... can't look at him or breathe on him, and he gets away with countless travels and other bullshit....

[Mal]

Butler is such smart team. Marquette pushed, pushed hard to get lead, but Butler didnt fold. They played their basketball and currently are back on top. After all this years I am still impressed with Brad Stevens

[Mal]

Please, please Clark, make that shot

[Mal]

Bad result for basketball. Of to sleep

[Venti Quattro]

:lmao :lmao :lmao Gonzaga :lmao :lmao :lmao

[Bill_Brasky]

:lmao Gonzaga

[thunderup]

Well at least I got this upset on my bracket.


:lmao Gonzaga

[thunderup]

:lmao I knew this was going to happen. Gonzaga was one of the most overrated #1 seeds in recent memory.

Edit: :lol Gonzaga choking at the line

[Clipper Nation]

I have Gonzaga losing to Wichita State, tbh.... I'm not really impressed by them, and the fact that they're a #1 seed is going to set all mid-majors back a decade....

Right about them Zags! :tu

[monosylab1k]

Also, i see UCLA getting their ass bear by Minnesota, Shabazz Muhammad will tank to start prepping for the draft.

Monostradamus

[Jeff Van Gundy]

Wichita will have a easy road to the elite 8. They can beat both ole miss and la salle.

[Jacob1983]

Gonzaga is the San Jose Sharks of March Madness. They always fuckin' choke. Is anyone going to Jerry World on next Friday and Sunday for the Sweet Sixteen and Elite 8 games? I wanted to go but the tickets were a little high. But yeah, Gonzaga as expected was the first number 1 seed to bite the dust.

[Fabbs]

They won't be seeded anywheres near #1 again.

American Pie dude Sherman.
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Gonzaga coach Mark Few
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[DUNCANownsKOBE]

Aaron Craft is gonna get fellated for that shot when he was completely fucking it up for OSU down the stretch.

[Fpoonsie]

ROFL. That ISU player collapsing in grief on the bench.

[Bill_Brasky]

I feel bad for ISU...they got screwed in both of their regular season matchups with Kansas then got screwed out of the tourney as well.

[Mal]

UNC collapsed... Why the hell Kansas is playing in Kansas City ??

[thunderup]

Not rooting for anybody here but Kansas has gotten a favorable whistle which has swung momentum the last couple of minutes here in their favor.

[Clipper Nation]

Not rooting for anybody here but Kansas has gotten a favorable whistle which has swung momentum the last couple of minutes here in their favor.
You would be the expert on those :lol

[thunderup]

You would be the expert on those :lol

:lol please

[Clipper Nation]

Looks like FGCU is going to beat San Diego State.... I really like their team, they're fun to watch and Sherwood Brown is a great player... their coach's wife is bangin', too...

[thunderup]

Looks like FGCU is going to beat San Diego State.... I really like their team, they're fun to watch and Sherwood Brown is a great player... their coach's wife is bangin', too...

Agreed.

[baseline bum]

You would be the expert on those :lol

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[baseline bum]

Damn, has a 15-seed ever made the Sweet 16?

[BUMP]

:rollin

FGCU is the most exciting tourney team I've seen in awhile

[JoeTait75]

Damn, has a 15-seed ever made the Sweet 16?

Never. Coppin State in '97 came the closest- they came within a basket of beating Texas in the 2nd round.

[blkroadrunners]

Tbf, that side of the bracket for FGCU is weak as paper. SDSU/Oklahoma is garbage, and Georgetown is always overrated. I'll be extremely surprised if they can hang w/ the gators for a good 40 minutes.

[Clipper Nation]

This year's Gators have been known for choking on dick (Arizona, K-State, Ole Piss) and wilting against hostile crowds (Kentucky), so FGCU definitely has a chance at beating Florida or at least keeping it close....

[DeadlyDynasty]

I have 7/8 of my Elite 8 teams still alive, including my entire F4:smokin

[DeadlyDynasty]

and God Bless Barry Larkin's sperm

[Venti Quattro]

So, the elephant in the room...what's Duke's ceiling this tournament?

[JohnnyMax]

BTSEwtFIe4A

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[JohnnyMax]

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[DUNCANownsKOBE]

So, the elephant in the room...what's Duke's ceiling this tournament?

I have them in the final four. Neither Michigan State nor Louisville is a really bad matchup for them since neither team has a great scoring wing or big man, which is what they're weakness is.

[JMarkJohns]

Duke with Kelly has lost just one game, and in that time they beat the #1 SOS. They are really good.

I'd have them as champ if I could live with myself for picking them.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

Duke with Kelly has lost just one game, and in that time they beat the #1 SOS. They are really good.

I'd have them as champ if I could live with myself for picking them.
Only reason I have Ohio State beating them in the final 4 is because DeShaun Thomas is a total matchup nightmare for them, but I agree they're underrated at this point.

My pick of Kansas to win it all is looking horrible for the most part, unfortunately.

[Jacob1983]

Really tempted to put Florida Gulf Coast in the Elite 8. I'm also tempted to put Wichita State in the Final Four. Yes I know that's crazy but this is unpredictable. Yahoo is having 2nd chance brackets for the rest of the tournament.

[symple19]

Miami pooping in the bed so far...C'mon Canes! I've still got a chance in my pool!

[DesignatedT]

16 pts at half lol

[symple19]

And Zona looking good

[DeadlyDynasty]

I'm doing an 8ball to the dome tonight...fuck this.

[symple19]

smh

Marquette is not this good












































are they?

[Jacob1983]

Damn Hurricanes.

[symple19]

I had switched over to the OSU/Zona game, but Marquette isn't impressive offensively, so I suppose I should ask if they're as good as they seem defensively?

[JoeTait75]

As much as I like to knock Thad Matta, it's tough to argue with his results. The guy just wins.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

good game JoeTait, tbh.

Arizona played well but Ohio State just played better. They made every shot they needed to make down the stretch, everyone here bitches about the refs but I didn't think anything was blatantly bad.

Glad I picked OSU to make the championship game in my bracket.

[symple19]

Tonight has been disappointing from an excitement standpoint, outside of the UA/OSU tilt, anyway

[thunderup]

Tonight has been disappointing from an excitement standpoint, outside of the UA/OSU tilt, anyway

I'm with you on that partner. Today's games were boring compared to days past. Can't wait for tomorrow's game between Florida and Florida Gulf Coast.

[Thread]

Knight is safe.

Thank, Christ.

[Venti Quattro]

Really excited for the Duke vs Michigan St game!

[symple19]

Really excited for the Duke vs Michigan St game!

Me too, should be a war

Hey Venti, how are you feeling about the Bruins going after Brad Stevens? Reports say he's unlikely to leave Butler, but damn would he be a great option

Still don't think they should have fired Howland, but I expect a marquee guy to end up there. Great job

[Venti Quattro]

Hey Venti, how are you feeling about the Bruins going after Brad Stevens? Reports say he's unlikely to leave Butler, but damn would he be a great option
I like Brad Stevens, but not a coach that'd help bring UCLA over the top


Still don't think they should have fired Howland, but I expect a marquee guy to end up there. Great job
Anybody than Howland is better. He's had a good time but lately he's been a massive disappointment. Still hoping our nigga Shabazz doesn't enlist himself for the draft. :cry

[baseline bum]

I like Brad Stevens, but not a coach that'd help bring UCLA over the top


Anybody than Howland is better. He's had a good time but lately he's been a massive disappointment. Still hoping our nigga Shabazz doesn't enlist himself for the draft. :cry

Bazz is gone son. Has his ass dropped out yet?

[Venti Quattro]

Bazz is gone son. Has his ass dropped out yet?

The regular season championship was worth it. :(

[baseline bum]

The regular season championship was worth it. :(

And how dumb is Shabazz? He was an obvious 1 and done, but since he's 20 he could have been a none-and-done under the CBA. Seems like he'd have been a better fit at USC intellectually tbh.

[Venti Quattro]

And how dumb is Shabazz? He was an obvious 1 and done, but since he's 20 he could have been a none-and-done under the CBA. Seems like he'd have been a better fit at USC intellectually tbh.

How dumb were UCLA for insisting that Shabazz was born in 1992?

[monosylab1k]

So i'm at Cowboy Stadium for the games tonight. Forgot that college games don't serve alcohol so that sucks. Also, Kansas has some fuckin hot ass girls at their school.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

Wow Oregon is in the process of gettin blown out by Louisville

[Clipper Nation]

Kansas fucking blows without their Big 12 refs :lol

[monosylab1k]

:lol another kansas chokejob

[blkroadrunners]

Wtf is Johnson thinking?? He had an open teardrop, but instead he passes the ball out for a more difficult shot.

I'm not complaining though. I picked Michigan to get to the Elite 8.

[Dirk Oneanddoneski]

:lmao

[symple19]

FGCU!

:lmao Kansas

[monosylab1k]

:cry mah gators

[Clipper Nation]

This year's Gators have been known for choking on dick (Arizona, K-State, Ole Piss) and wilting against hostile crowds (Kentucky), so FGCU definitely has a chance at beating Florida or at least keeping it close....

Gators proving me right so far, I could still easily see them losing.... FGCU was down at the half against SDSU as well and ended up winning by 10, tbh...

[symple19]

I got UF in the 4 but would gladly see FGCU go through. They're gonna have to battle to get it done, though... And stop turning the ball over

[monosylab1k]

Gulf Coast looks really overmatched tbh. They started hot and played with all kinds of adrenaline to start, but you can't sustain that for 40 minutes.

[symple19]

Gulf Coast looks really overmatched tbh. They started hot and played with all kinds of adrenaline to start, but you can't sustain that for 40 minutes.

True, and UF was missing everything early. Wasn't going to stay that way. With cinderella, you gotta think that eventually the lack of talent is gonna show. FGCU also doesn't block out very well.

Hope they can get hot again and at least keep it interesting.

So you got good seats, Mono?

[monosylab1k]

True, and UF was missing everything early. Wasn't going to stay that way. With cinderella, you gotta think that eventually the lack of talent is gonna show. FGCU also doesn't block out very well.

Hope they can get hot again and at least keep it interesting.

So you got good seats, Mono?

Lower level seats, but in this ridiculous behemoth of a stadium, every seat seems far away from the court.

[monosylab1k]

Cowboys Stadium is an incredible venue to experience, but it's actually terrible for watching sports or concerts or anything really.

[symple19]

Plumlee with 4 fouls and 8 minutes left. Not good for Duke, even though they're up by 8. Curry better start heating back up

[symple19]

Cowboys Stadium is an incredible venue to experience, but it's actually terrible for watching sports or concerts or anything really.

Well, at least you can watch on the jerruh-tron :lol

[symple19]

Duke playing great defense.

[monosylab1k]

Gators letting them hang around, need to put em away

[symple19]

Pretty sure the clock has struck midnight for FGCU

would love to see one more run and one more alley-oop to one of those crackers before its over, though

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

So if Duke upsets Louisville, Michigan upsets Florida, and Ohio State beats whoeverthefuck they're playing, I win my bracket. What a joke my pool is this year.

[Venti Quattro]

Seth Curry, wow.

[Venti Quattro]

So if Duke upsets Louisville, Michigan upsets Florida, and Ohio State beats whoeverthefuck they're playing, I win my bracket. What a joke my pool is this year.

I have a feeling that if Duke beats Louisville, they're gonna be the 2013 National Champions.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

I have a feeling that if Duke beats Louisville, they're gonna be the 2013 National Champions.

If I had to pick any of the teams remaining it'd be Ohio State.

[Jacob1983]

What was up with the basketball court at Jerry World tonight? It looked like the benches for the teams were not leveled like if a player was going to check into the game, he had to step up to get on the court. Seemed dangerous. The court seemed higher than the bench so if a person or player wasn't looking, they could hurt themselves.

[leemajors]

What was up with the basketball court at Jerry World tonight? It looked like the benches for the teams were not leveled like if a player was going to check into the game, he had to step up to get on the court. Seemed dangerous. The court seemed higher than the bench so if a person or player wasn't looking, they could hurt themselves.

Keen of you to notice several years after they started doing this in football stadiums.

[Venti Quattro]

Steve Alford to be the new UCLA coach??!

[JMarkJohns]

Yep...

[Venti Quattro]

318026007233826816

Wow...

[JMarkJohns]

Not seeing how he's better than Howland. Average recruiter, average success, but nicer?

[Clipper Nation]

:lmao Steve Alford sucks.... have fun never getting to the Sweet 16 :lol

[JMarkJohns]

Arizona just got better.

When Gordon commits next week, it will further cement this.

They should have hired Boyle from Colorado if they couldn't get the names. Uptempo, strong SoCal recruiter, good young coach. Thanks for not, UCLA!

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

For that kind of money I'm pretty surprised neither Shaka Smart nor Brad Stevens were interested.

Alford has no excuses to not put a very good team on the court next year. Adams, Anderson, the Wears, Powell and fatshit Parker should all be back and they have a decent recruiting class if no one decommits. They really need to get Rysheed Jordan since they have a giant hole at point guard right now with no replacement for Larry Drew.

There's no way he won't be a better on-court coach than Howland was, this will be a good hire if he can recruit well.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

Arizona just got better.

When Gordon commits next week, it will further cement this.

They should have hired Boyle from Colorado if they couldn't get the names. Uptempo, strong SoCal recruiter, good young coach. Thanks for not, UCLA!
The fact they were willing to make whoever they hired one of the highest paid coaches in college basketball yet couldn't get any names is a problem in and of itself. The only real competition they have for SoCal recruits is Arizona, and they have a good amount of talent coming back. The fact this wasn't an attractive job for coaches like Stevens and Smart doesn't say good things about their program.

With Howland gone, I'm a little surprised they didn't go after Jamie Dixon.

[JMarkJohns]

Parker transfers, my bet.

[JMarkJohns]

Guerrero spouting off about uptempo... Alford's team last year, arguably his best ever, ranked 230ish in adjusted tempo...

Alford really isn't a good game coach. Solid, but significantly worse than Howland.

[Venti Quattro]

Well fuck you too, Gene Block!

[JMarkJohns]

UCLA will go hard after Gordon the next few days, hoping to sway him with the head coach his brother transferred to play for. If they had real aspirations, they would have hired Romar. He at UCLA lands Gordon and owns LA.

[Clipper Nation]

For that kind of money I'm pretty surprised neither Shaka Smart nor Brad Stevens were interested.

It's the same reason Chris Petersen turned down the football job, tbh.... they're obviously happy building up their current programs, and don't want to deal with the dysfunction of Gene Block and Dan Guerrero and the delusional expectations of the fans....

[JMarkJohns]

You're seeing the burden of expectations at Indiana right now. Fanbase is talking coup to overthrow the Creen regime and bring in Stevens.

There might really be something to the "stay and build" and "football school" ideals.

Even have a Kentucky fan friend who said if Cal's super class next year doesn't get to Final 4, he should be fired.

It's unreal...

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

It's the same reason Chris Petersen turned down the football job, tbh.... they're obviously happy building up their current programs, and don't want to deal with the dysfunction of Gene Block and Dan Guerrero and the delusional expectations of the fans....

Turning down the job as UCLA's football coach isn't the same thing as turning down the job of UCLA's basketball coach :lol

I think you're right about Block and Guerrero, also maybe the fact that maybe they don't see themselves as West Coast coaches. Ridiculous expectations or not, the contract Alford got is a lot of money to turn down imo.

[Clipper Nation]

Turning down the job as UCLA's football coach isn't the same thing as turning down the job of UCLA's basketball coach :lol
True, but the biggest reasons why nobody decent wanted the football job (Block and Guerrero) are equally applicable to the basketball program, tbh...

[DeadlyDynasty]

I hope Pitino wins it all

[BUMP]

I'm picking the Suns to come out of the West.

[symple19]

Somebody finally exposed Marquette for what they are

I expect the same in game 2..OSU should handle bidness

Games tomorrow should be way better

[Monostradamus]

Wichita St dominating. Thad Matta in choke mode per usual.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

:lmao Ohio State
:lmao Aaron Craft being the most overrated player in college

[Clipper Nation]

Wichita State choking, Ohio State going to get sickeningly lucky again....

[Venti Quattro]

Ohio State, wow...

[monosylab1k]

is anyone watching the tournament this year?

I heard Myck Kabongo got his chode bloaded and that i don't know what it is but Rick Barnes makes Rick Pitino look like Rasho i saaaaiiiiiiddddd.

[monosylab1k]

:cry mah gators

[JoeTait75]

Ohio State, wow...

Not happy the Buckeyes lost, but it's great for Wichita to be able to get to the Final 4. Great also for Gregg Marshall, who has been a terrific coach going back to his days at Winthrop.

[Clipper Nation]

:lol Gators
:lol EYSS EEE SEE

[JMarkJohns]

USC should throw the bank at Marshall. He is likely bitter for not getting a sniff from UCLA, after he not-so-vaguely campaigned for the gig last week. There is no reason USC can't beat UCLA for LA recruits with the right coach.

[symple19]

This is pretty much the national championship, imo

Anybody else watching?

[leemajors]

ugh his leg folded

[ColinB]

Yeah, that was gruesome.

[DMX7]

Damn, that was gross. I wish him the best though.

[2pac > Kobe]

got dayum

[symple19]

:wow

[symple19]

Duke needs to capitalize on this and get a run going while the Cards are still shellshocked and crying like women

[phxspurfan]

Looked all normal then bam, shin bone was a coat hanger

[Clipper Nation]

Good lord, that was Shaun Livingston 2.0....

Of course fucking Dook lucks out....

[tlongII]

That was the most gruesome bball injury I've ever seen.

[symple19]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XK6QfPdH3PE

[symple19]

Duke can't handle that full-court pressure. Pitino should keep it up

[007nites]

His leg snapped in two.

[DMX7]

I like how the announcer said it was a "dislocation". His leg snapped like a twig... Is he blind?

[UZER]

Saw that ish live....wow! The bench reaction was as real as it gets.

[Fpoonsie]

Yeah, I think tha bench reaction was what really got me, too.

Evidently, some of the bench players actually vomited. Christ.

[Clipper Nation]

Dookie refs springing into action....

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

I thought the refs would hand this game to Louisville after that injury but they're doing the exact opposite :lol

[symple19]

Dookie refs springing into action....

:lol what the fuck are you talking about

[symple19]

Dieng is beasting.

Louisville with 9 blocks.

Better team is just winning

[DeadlyDynasty]

Hell yeah. Fuck Duke. At least all 4 teams left are somewhat likeable now that OSU and Duke (hopefully) are out of the picture.

[Clipper Nation]

:lol what the fuck are you talking about

They were starting to get a few of their usual calls at the time.... now they're just getting their asses raped :lol

[symple19]

I don't think the Zebras have done too badly. Maybe should have swallowed the whistle a bit more in the first half.

Smith, Dieng, and Siva are just too much... Add in Behanon and UL is clearly the best team in the country. Can't imagine them losing going forward. Duke is better than the other 3 FF teams

[DeadlyDynasty]

Looks like it's gonna be a Big East NCG...I'm ok with any of the teams, but order of preference would be: 1) Wichita St cause of the underdog factor, 2) Louisville, 3) Syracuse, 4) Meeeechigan

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

I don't remember an underdog I found less appealing than Wichita State. Them making the final four is more a reflection on how much of a joke Gonzaga was as a 1 seed and the poor state of college basketball in general that there could be an entire bracket filled with total shit from top to bottom.

[Venti Quattro]

I wish Wichita State loses in the Final 4. Let's go Wolverines

[log in/log out goods]

barring a freak injury to a key player, like someone's leg snapping in half, I don't think Louisville will lose the rest of the way

[monosylab1k]

I don't remember an underdog I found less appealing than Wichita State. Them making the final four is more a reflection on how much of a joke Gonzaga was as a 1 seed and the poor state of college basketball in general that there could be an entire bracket filled with total shit from top to bottom.

Defensively i think Wichita State is pretty impressive. Hall is a beast down low. On offense it seems like they've been getting a ton of points on flukey stuff and hustle points. That will go away, probably against Louisville.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

Defensively i think Wichita State is pretty impressive. Hall is a beast down low. On offense it seems like they've been getting a ton of points on flukey stuff and hustle points. That will go away, probably against Louisville.
Other big underdogs in recent years (VCU, George Mason, Davidson, Florida Gulf Coast, etc.) had an element of excitement during their run where you could tell they were playing out of their minds and happened to catch lighting in a bottle at the right time. I don't see that at all with Wichita State, it seems more like they emerged from a pool of mediocrity by default. They're obviously a good team, I just think them in the final four has a lot less to do with how well they've played and more to do with how shitty their bracket/college basketball has been in general this year.

IMO, their defense looks good largely because of how bad offenses have gotten in college basketball. If you can defend the 3 point line and defend against AAU hero ball, you've got a shot since that's all most teams do these days. That's not just Wichita State, it's also why Syracuse and Michigan are in the final four. In years past, Syracuse runs into a team that passes well and can pick its zone apart, while Michigan would have run into a team that was well coached enough to attack its weak defense. Kansas was that team but for whatever reason they would start jacking up 3s after they built a lead by exploiting Michigan's interior defense.

Basically I'm not really trying to talk shit about Wichita State in particular, but more about how bad the quality of college basketball in general has gotten as a whole.

[JoeTait75]

I don't remember an underdog I found less appealing than Wichita State. Them making the final four is more a reflection on how much of a joke Gonzaga was as a 1 seed and the poor state of college basketball in general that there could be an entire bracket filled with total shit from top to bottom.

Twenty years ago Gonzaga would have been a 4/5 seed. I remember a comparable one-loss LaSalle team w/Lionel Simmons getting a #4 seed (1990.)

It's funny to me whenever the Zags get beat as a higher seed because nobody bitches more about their seeding/lack of respect on a yearly basis than those guys. They're the worst when it comes to that. And they haven't even gotten past the Sweet 16 but that one time back in '99.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

Twenty years ago Gonzaga would have been a 4/5 seed. I remember a comparable one-loss LaSalle team w/Lionel Simmons getting a #4 seed (1990.)

It's funny to me whenever the Zags get beat as a higher seed because nobody bitches more about their seeding/lack of respect on a yearly basis than those guys. They're the worst when it comes to that. And they haven't even gotten past the Sweet 16 but that one time back in '99.

Yeah I know several people from Seattle and they all share a common hatred for Gonzaga because of the sense of entitlement Gonzaga fans have (and the fact Gonzaga is located in a horrible city).

Next year should be a much better year, but the combo AAU and the one year rule has basically destroyed college basketball. Coaches who actually want to get 4-5 star talent have no choice but to let players jack up 30 foot shots and go 1 on 5 whenever they want or else they'll earn the reputation of a hardass who'll hurt your draft stock. The NBA should also rethink the one year rule since it hasn't done the NBA any favors either. The last few drafts have featured about as many NBA ready players as the 1999-2001 drafts did.

[BUMP]

Like this fellow above me said ^ the one and done rule is completely ruining college basketball. I understand that all these scrubs who had no business entering the NBA draft is the reason this all got started, but that's their own fault. It doesn't do college bball any good to have some potential top draft pick turn his only college b-ball season into a personal NBA tryout while taking Underwater Basketweaving and Art Appreciation to qualify as a "student athlete" (Rolling On The Floor Laughing!)

When you have a large amount of bums going into the draft straight out of high school, you're also going to have a large amount of bums entering the draft after their freshman year of college. The only way to stop all that is to make them stay for 4 years but that's obviously never gonna happen. They just need to go back to the old rule and let the morons who enter too early figure it out themselves.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Good start for the Shockers.

[Clipper Nation]

Is it just me, or is Louisville's vaunted press just a bunch of (usually) uncalled hacking and grabbing?

[monosylab1k]

Wow that bullshit call fucked Wichita State.

NCAA got what they wanted, a close game and another night to milk the Ware injury.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

That jump ball call at the end was a joke :lol

[thunderup]

Wow Wichita State got screwed by the refs on that last call. Pathetic showing by the NCAA.

[Clipper Nation]

Just hand Louisville the trophy now, you really think these refs will allow Syracuse or Michigan to beat them? Nothing but bullshit down the stretch, tbh... this tournament's turned into the Kevin Ware Memorial Telethon :lol

[thunderup]

Just hand Louisville the trophy now, you really think these refs will allow Syracuse or Michigan to beat them? Nothing but bullshit down the stretch, tbh... this tournament's turned into the Kevin Ware Memorial Telethon :lol
I agree. I hope Cuse' gives them trouble but the refs allow Louisville to play with an extraordinary amount of physicality.

[vander]

tuned in with around 13:00 left in the second half, saw a foul called on about 5 straight Wichita possessions, was still trying to root for Wichita...

if the refs realized this was a spectator sport, they would have hair-trigger whistles on that full court defense, and be more lax in the half court. that Louisville full-court press was painful to watch, and the worst that basketball has to offer, that must be punished.

[Venti Quattro]

Let's go Wolverines.

[JamStone]

Go Blue!!

Didn't post in this thread at all because my bracket was busted before the second weekend and never thought in a million years UM would make it all the way to tonight. I had them losing to Kansas. But I'm still excited. Happy to see them there and hope they get it done. Also, Chris Webber better stay away from Atlanta tonight. Tonight is not about him or the Fab Five. Let it be about the kids playing tonight. Same can be said about Kevin Ware. It's not about him. It's about the Louisville Cardinals and Michigan Wolverines. Leave those sensationalized personal interest stories for TMZ.

Also, does sa butta post on here anymore? He should be excited about tonight too.

[Clipper Nation]

Several BS calls going against Michigan already, most notably a missed goaltend.... once again, just give Louisville the trophy and be done with it :lol

[JamStone]

poor officiating in the first half, but pretty exciting game so far. sucks that Michigan gave up the lead so quickly at the end of the half. but both teams had big unexpected contributions from bench guys, Albrecht more so than Hancock. but that's what makes the college game so fun to watch this time of year, unexpected heroes.

[Venti Quattro]

Well-played game.

[boutons_deux]

Burke hero ball, lost

[DesignatedT]

There defense and rebounding lost the game. Not burke. Louisville was too big down low.

[Venti Quattro]

Siva reminds me of a George Hill.

[symple19]

congrats UL...great game

[tlongII]

Very entertaining game. Props to both teams.

[boutons_deux]

too many late possessions with nobody by hero Burke touching the ball and driving into traffic or taking a Hail Mary