2011 NCAA Basketball Tournament Thread

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by whomario

are you kidding me ? What a gutsy (slash crazy) play/shot by Morehead State not going for the tie but the lead down 2

makes perfect sense to me, it'l like an inferior team going for 2 in OT if football. The longer the game goes on the less chance you have to win.

[Swaggs]

Originally Posted by Atocep

They've died down as of late but you never know. They have less to do with playing time and more to do with homesickness I've heard.

I think Huggins really likes him, but he has had a quick hook with him and it seems like his confidence has taken a shot. I sure hope he sticks around. I think he can be a really productive player next season, swinging between the 2 and 3 and playing at the top of the zone (assuming we still use it).

[Butter]

Faried is awesome. Great finish and gutsy no-call, but I thought it was a clean block.

[Thomkal]

and somewhere at ESPN, Mike Greenberg is on suicide watch. He went on ad nauseam today on Mike and Mike on making Louisville one of his final four picks but felt very unsure about it. Was making me root for Morehead State just to see his reaction lol.

[whomario]

Originally Posted by Lathum

makes perfect sense to me, it'l like an inferior team going for 2 in OT if football. The longer the game goes on the less chance you have to win.

it´s not that i disagree with the choice, but it still happens very rarely in one and done games as far as i´ve seen it. And then to make it a kind-of off-balance pull up just added to it in that particular moment.

happy for Faried, the guy had a really bad game offensively but never let up and played with great energy all game.

[Young Drachma]

My first loss in my bracket, but kudos to Newark, New Jersey's Kenneth Faried and Morehead State. Glad to see them advance.

[Atocep]

Originally Posted by whomario

huge no-call to end it. I agree with that one though, imo all Faried does is stand there and block view.

Looked like he got all ball there. I thought it was a foul when it happened, but replay showed it was a good no call.

[Swaggs]

Wow. I thought Louisville was capable of a deep run. They were one of the few Big East teams that I figured as being very safe in the first round.

I probably say it every year, but It really is amazing how many close games and last second heroics there are in the tourney every year.

[TargetPractice6]

Need Kentucky to win before I can really savor the loss of the dirty birds.

[Swaggs]

Originally Posted by Butter_of_69

Faried is awesome. Great finish and gutsy no-call, but I thought it was a clean block.

Looked like a foul in real time, but after the instant replay, I think it was clean. Great eye by the refs.

[bhlloy]

Best refereeing call I've seen in a long time. How they got that one right in real time I have no idea. Or maybe they thought it was a foul and just didn't have the balls to call it...

[Butter]

Temple needs to win one for the A10... or should I say for the A10 who is not named Xavier.

[muns]

Originally Posted by Atocep

Looked like he got all ball there. I thought it was a foul when it happened, but replay showed it was a good no call.

Totally disagree, he had his right arm hit(shooting hand). I think it was a gutsy no call, but there was a foul in my opinion. Besides he def didnt give him room to land and that in itself is a foul.

I have really enjoyed this tourney so far though

[Butter]

Battle!!!! What a shot! That was a legitimate 26 footer.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Whatta 3 ... dude shot that one from somewhere in New Mexico I think.

[TargetPractice6]

Only four hours in and this tournament is nuts!

[whomario]

Holy hell !!! And best part of that 3 was how Fernandez immediately knew they screwed up and tried to scramble over like mad but too late ...

[whomario]

Fernandez !!!!

this is nuts, that´s enough clutch moments for 2 days and we had it in the first 4 games ...

[Thomkal]

Man what a thrill it must be to make a game winning shot like that.

[muns]

ha ha ohhhh shit.... anyone else 0-3 on last second shots in their brackets?

[whomario]

Originally Posted by muns

ha ha ohhhh shit.... anyone else 0-3 on last second shots in their brackets?

3-0

[Butter]

UNC-Asheville has done well to cut the Pitt lead under 10 before half.

[muns]

Originally Posted by whomario

3-0

ha ha you bastard

[Thomkal]

Originally Posted by Butter_of_69

UNC-Asheville has done well to cut the Pitt lead under 10 before half.

go Big South!

[Butter]

Dickey of UNCA is one of those guards that can take over a game if he gets hot, so I don't rule UNCA out of this game, but Primm picking up his 3rd foul right before half is not good for them.

[Swaggs]

Princeton takes the lead, 36-34 with 17:55 remaining.

[Thomkal]

Originally Posted by Butter_of_69

Dickey of UNCA is one of those guards that can take over a game if he gets hot, so I don't rule UNCA out of this game, but Primm picking up his 3rd foul right before half is not good for them.

Keep on eye on John Williams. He nearly single-handily beat Coastal Carolina in the Big South title game. Made several big plays offensively and defensively.

[JonInMiddleGA]

This really isn't the usual Princeton team. More athletic than normal.

[DataKing]

Glad to see Temple eek one out...they're my sleeper pick this year (got them going as far as the Elite 8 before losing to Texas).

[Coffee Warlord]

Whooo. I had Morehead beating Louisville.

MASTER PROGNOSTICATOR C-DUB.

[Scoobz0202]

Go Princeton!

[Scoobz0202]

Bah. Fuck Calipari.

[TargetPractice6]

Originally Posted by TargetPractice6

Need Kentucky to win before I can really savor the loss of the dirty birds.

Now it's officially a great day of basketball!

[BYU 14]

Have to say ESPN on demand is awesome, though I am getting a little less work done today than usual.

[Glengoyne]

Originally Posted by muns

ha ha ohhhh shit.... anyone else 0-3 on last second shots in their brackets?

+1

Right there with you. I really struggled with Temple and Penn St., but I really believed in Louisville this year...but I should have looked at Moorehead with their future NBAer, and picked them looking for a first round upset pick. I let my "long run" assessment trump my "first round upset" assessment, when my experience shows I'm much better at the latter than the former.

In any case...all in all I suck, but at least I'm in good company.

[Radii]

Richmond totally looks like the higher seed here, great play in the final minute.

[Young Drachma]

Richmond played a heck of a game down the stretch.

[StLee]

I feel great that I picked both Richmond and Morehead State to advance.

However, I had Penn State with upsets of Temple and SDSU. Oh well.

[Young Drachma]

Terrible execution by Vanderbilt. Bleh. Heck of a game by Richmond.

[Groundhog]

You know what sucks. Being in the Australian time zone in March.

[Atocep]

Originally Posted by Radii

Richmond totally looks like the higher seed here, great play in the final minute.

ESPN's Giant Killers Blog had Richmond as a slight favorite (52% chance to win) and the most likely 1st round upset.

[CleBrownsfan]

Anyone else experiencing big time lag on cbs's online feed?

[muns]

What the hell was Lesley Visser thinking when she looked in the mirror this morining. Good lord someone should have sent her home.

[Butter]

Isn't she married to Verne Lundquist? I tend to think that no one is going to say anything, lest 2 of the 3 on-air talents walk-off.

[muns]

Originally Posted by Butter_of_69

Isn't she married to Verne Lundquist? I tend to think that no one is going to say anything, lest 2 of the 3 on-air talents walk-off.

I had no idea that was the case..... He needs slapped around then for letting her out of the house then. Thats embarrassing

[JPhillips]

I know I'm late, but GO EAGLES! First Tourny win for my alma mater since I was a freshman long ago. Even better that it came against Louisville, since they use us as an early pre-conference pinata nearly every season.

[Dr. Sak]

Originally Posted by muns

What the hell was Lesley Visser thinking when she looked in the mirror this morining. Good lord someone should have sent her home.

I said the same thing buddy!

And I know PSU lost but I am sure as heck proud of them for their effort. If Brooks doesn't get hurt I think they win that game. Unfortunately they lose 80% of their starting 5 and will go back to being the bottom of the Big Ten.

[muns]

Originally Posted by Dr. Sak

I said the same thing buddy!

And I know PSU lost but I am sure as heck proud of them for their effort. If Brooks doesn't get hurt I think they win that game. Unfortunately they lose 80% of their starting 5 and will go back to being the bottom of the Big Ten.

Brooks getting hurt, the foul trouble, there isnt a question thats a different game at that point. Thats why they play em though. I think Ed gets a few more years to try to turn it back around, I think what he has been able to do there was pretty special, and they have Frazier to build around, so there is some hope at least as small as it is.

[StLee]

Originally Posted by Groundhog

You know what sucks. Being in the Australian time zone in March.

I'm with you. I'm in Korea, so the early games are 2 AM starts for me. Glad I have no team in this. I can casually watch the games I choose.

Also a big shout out to CBS for continuing to keep the streams free! It's the only sport I can still watch without having to worry about the plug being pulled or having to pay a lot of money to view.

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by StLee

Also a big shout out to CBS for continuing to keep the streams free! It's the only sport I can still watch without having to worry about the plug being pulled or having to pay a lot of money to view.

Amen

SI