2017-2018 College Basketball Thread - Page 7

cartman · 03-15-2018, 04:22 PM

Wow, Loyola-Chicago beats Miami with a 3 at the buzzer!

JonInMiddleGA · 03-15-2018, 05:02 PM

Things kinda went south for SDSU rather abruptly there

MizzouRah · 03-15-2018, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by cartman

Wow, Loyola-Chicago beats Miami with a 3 at the buzzer!

Nice I picked LC over Miami.. too bad Oklahoma lost.

JonInMiddleGA · 03-15-2018, 08:33 PM

This SFA - TT game is weird.

SFA feels like the P5 bully getting all the calls & TT feels like the scrappy underdog.

cartman · 03-15-2018, 08:44 PM

Tom Crean to Georgia

JonInMiddleGA · 03-15-2018, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by cartman

Tom Crean to Georgia

Obviously I hope he falls flat on his face given his new employer but ... if he had in-state recruiting issues at IU how in the hell is he supposed to be expected to recruit at UGA?

JPhillips · 03-15-2018, 09:10 PM

Arizona's defense looks awful to start.

muns · 03-15-2018, 10:16 PM

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Arizona's defense looks awful to start.

Its all on Miller and his staff. Buff is too quick to handle one on one guard wise and why they cant recognize that and change is irritating. It's not hard to see at all.

NobodyHere · 03-15-2018, 10:36 PM

There was a Buffalo soldier, in the heart of America...

tarcone · 03-15-2018, 10:36 PM

bUFFALO?

Atocep · 03-15-2018, 10:42 PM

I don't think Colin Sexton's game translates at the next level, but he's fun to watch right now.

molson · 03-15-2018, 10:45 PM

I don't even understand why a professional for-pay team is elligble for the tournament, but I'm glad they're gone.

Arles · 03-15-2018, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by JPhillips

Arizona's defense looks awful to start.

It’s been awful all year. The moment their offense faltered, they were going to be in trouble. This was embarrassing- but that’s a fitting ending to this year.

Atocep · 03-15-2018, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by molson

I don't even understand why a professional for-pay team is elligble for the tournament, but I'm glad they're gone.

Kentucky won?

molson · 03-15-2018, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Atocep

Kentucky won?

I know, but, it's rare it's so blatant and actually reported on.

RainMaker · 03-15-2018, 11:45 PM

It was a joke that Arizona got seeded where they did. Or that the Pac-12 got more than 1 team in. I guess you could make a case for USC but that's it.

I guess they can thank the committee for helping them out but in the end it just made them a laughingstock.

Izulde · 03-16-2018, 12:12 AM

Feeling chuffed that I picked Buffalo to upset Arizona in my bracket.

Suicane75 · 03-16-2018, 12:20 AM

I'm trying to pinpoint the exact moment Arizona rolled over, but it's hard to tell cause they never really showed up.

Kodos · 03-16-2018, 07:38 AM

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Obviously I hope he falls flat on his face given his new employer but ... if he had in-state recruiting issues at IU how in the hell is he supposed to be expected to recruit at UGA?

Happy for Coach Crean. I know he can be a major dork, but he is a good man. Hopefully he can get many more wins against Calipari. I hope he has learned some things in his year off and that he does well for Georgia.

INDalltheway · 03-16-2018, 04:08 PM

Purdue's Isaac Haas fractured his elbow in their first round win. He played 3 minutes after the injury occurred so the news came out of nowhere. Purdue University athletics are absolutely cursed. The last 3 teams that have been elite level have had injuries during or before the tournament. Robbie Hummel, Haas, and Glen Robinson played hurt in 94.

It makes me sick, but I hope we can embrace playing small ball the rest of the way. We have another 7 footer that can play 25ish minutes, but it's those other 15 that I am worried about.

Atocep · 03-16-2018, 08:46 PM

Charleston got screwed.

B & B · 03-16-2018, 08:51 PM

by screwed you mean that tap on the elbow?

FWIW, just make your FTs and you win that game, but missing the front end of 1 and 1s and making like 2-6 FREE THROWS down the stretch didn't help

Atocep · 03-16-2018, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by B & B

by screwed you mean that tap on the elbow?

FWIW, just make your FTs and you win that game, but missing the front end of 1 and 1s and making like 2-6 FREE THROWS down the stretch didn't help

Yes, can't swallow your whistle there.

But yeah, 7-14 from the line as a team that makes 75% is an awful choke.

rjolley · 03-16-2018, 09:20 PM

In my work bracket, all but 3 of us chose Virginia to win it all. With Arizona going down, I need UMBC to pull the big upset so I can finish in the money.

RainMaker · 03-16-2018, 09:54 PM

UMBC making me watch a 1-16 game

NobodyHere · 03-16-2018, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by rjolley

In my work bracket, all but 3 of us chose Virginia to win it all. With Arizona going down, I need UMBC to pull the big upset so I can finish in the money.

You may get your wish, Virginia is down 14

JonInMiddleGA · 03-16-2018, 10:01 PM

We've secretly replaced the UVA players with traffic cones ... let's see if anyone notices

hoopsguy · 03-16-2018, 10:17 PM

It looks like Lyles is getting two euro steps on a number of his drives.

Butter · 03-16-2018, 10:24 PM

Boys, it's finally going to happen.

Scarecrow · 03-16-2018, 10:24 PM

Oh shit! I hope K-State brought their home whites!!!

EMAW

MizzouRah · 03-16-2018, 10:24 PM

With Barnett out and MPJ at about 50% we need to somehow find some scoring tonight.

MrBug708 · 03-16-2018, 10:24 PM

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We've secretly replaced the UVA players with traffic cones ... let's see if anyone notices

Virginia really doesn’t have any next level guys on this team, and definitely no impact nba players. That makes a high seed ripe for an upset when you have an injury and the combination of a team playing at a “magical level” and your team struggling.

Butter · 03-16-2018, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by hoopsguy

It looks like Lyles is getting two euro steps on a number of his drives.

If you are down 17, the refs didn't fuck you. You played yourself

JonInMiddleGA · 03-16-2018, 10:28 PM

UVA has been out-quicked. How many blow-by layups did UMBC get in the 2nd half.

This is the largest bed-shitting in college sports history, bar none.
And it calls into question, IMO, the entire conference.

If you got THIS fucking dominated in this situation, who the hell did you play all year?

JPhillips · 03-16-2018, 10:30 PM

Is the PG for UMBC even 5'?

hoopsguy · 03-16-2018, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Butter

If you are down 17, the refs didn't fuck you. You played yourself

Yeah, not saying that at all. Just offending my basketball sensibilities. But this is hardly a "refs stole game from us" scenario.

miami_fan · 03-16-2018, 10:31 PM

At this point, it is about getting this one under 10 right?

JPhillips · 03-16-2018, 10:33 PM

Tremendous coaching and execution on breaking the press by UMBC.

JPhillips · 03-16-2018, 10:34 PM

Who thought the first 16/1 win would be a 20 point blowout?

miami_fan · 03-16-2018, 10:34 PM

Fuck that. Let them rush the court!

Young Drachma · 03-16-2018, 10:34 PM

I've seen this kind of outcome in FBCB a ton of times where you see a #1 and wonder how they're a #1 but a deceptively good, well-executed 16 comes out and puts it on their face.

ISiddiqui · 03-16-2018, 10:36 PM

Who? What? Wow! How insane was that?

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JonInMiddleGA · 03-16-2018, 10:36 PM

The Ralph Sampson team just got the albatross off their neck for the worst loss in NCAA history. But it ain't gotta change zip codes.

Atocep · 03-16-2018, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

This is the largest bed-shitting in college sports history, bar none.

A lot of times things like this are hyperbole. Not in this case. It's at the very least in the discussion. The unanimous AP #1 team and Kenpom's #1 overall lost to Kenpom's #188 team by 20 in the opening round.

A 1 was going to lose to a 16 at some point. This is not at all how I imagined it happening.

NobodyHere · 03-16-2018, 10:43 PM

Yeah I never thought the first #16 win would be by 20 points.

On a side note there are no perfect brackets left.
Last perfect bracket busts after UMBC pulls off biggest upset in NCAA tournament history | NCAA.com

MizzouRah · 03-16-2018, 10:43 PM

Mizzou might lose by 40.

NobodyHere · 03-16-2018, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Mizzou might lose by 40.

Luckily no one will notice that tonight.

SackAttack · 03-16-2018, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

This is the largest bed-shitting in college sports history, bar none.

I think there's a legit argument that you don't even need the word 'college' in there.

Like...as was mentioned, a lot of the time 'biggest ever' is hyperbolic, but a 16 beating the overall #1 by 20? I'm trying to think of an example even in pro sports of Goliath getting skunked like that.

rjolley · 03-16-2018, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by NobodyHere

You may get your wish, Virginia is down 14

So, for my next wish, I would like ...

JonInMiddleGA · 03-16-2018, 10:46 PM

I think, bless his heart, Sir Charles raised a valid point: it may not be possible for a team with UVA's style to win a title in this day & age.

If this happens, honestly, how do you stick with this?

They looked completely overmatched, lacking the necessary skills to even compete with their opponent.

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cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	Wow, Loyola-Chicago beats Miami with a 3 at the buzzer! __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

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JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	This SFA - TT game is weird. SFA feels like the P5 bully getting all the calls & TT feels like the scrappy underdog. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

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cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	Tom Crean to Georgia __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

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molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	I don't even understand why a professional for-pay team is elligble for the tournament, but I'm glad they're gone.

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RainMaker General Manager Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	It was a joke that Arizona got seeded where they did. Or that the Pac-12 got more than 1 team in. I guess you could make a case for USC but that's it. I guess they can thank the committee for helping them out but in the end it just made them a laughingstock.

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Suicane75 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NJ	I'm trying to pinpoint the exact moment Arizona rolled over, but it's hard to tell cause they never really showed up.

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INDalltheway College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Chicago	Purdue's Isaac Haas fractured his elbow in their first round win. He played 3 minutes after the injury occurred so the news came out of nowhere. Purdue University athletics are absolutely cursed. The last 3 teams that have been elite level have had injuries during or before the tournament. Robbie Hummel, Haas, and Glen Robinson played hurt in 94. It makes me sick, but I hope we can embrace playing small ball the rest of the way. We have another 7 footer that can play 25ish minutes, but it's those other 15 that I am worried about.

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Atocep Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Puyallup, WA	Charleston got screwed.

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B & B College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: A sports era long ago when everything didnt require a Nike logo	by screwed you mean that tap on the elbow? FWIW, just make your FTs and you win that game, but missing the front end of 1 and 1s and making like 2-6 FREE THROWS down the stretch didn't help __________________ Nobody cares about Kyle Orton because he's black. -PT Last edited by B & B : 03-16-2018 at 08:51 PM.

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rjolley College Starter Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Roseville, CA	In my work bracket, all but 3 of us chose Virginia to win it all. With Arizona going down, I need UMBC to pull the big upset so I can finish in the money.

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RainMaker General Manager Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	UMBC making me watch a 1-16 game

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JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	UVA has been out-quicked. How many blow-by layups did UMBC get in the 2nd half. This is the largest bed-shitting in college sports history, bar none. And it calls into question, IMO, the entire conference. If you got THIS fucking dominated in this situation, who the hell did you play all year? __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

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JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	I think, bless his heart, Sir Charles raised a valid point: it may not be possible for a team with UVA's style to win a title in this day & age. If this happens, honestly, how do you stick with this? They looked completely overmatched, lacking the necessary skills to even compete with their opponent. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

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