The Official 2011 "Running Commentary of Every Single Tourney Game" Thread

[IlliniM1ke]

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Good game UConn fans. I could say alot of things, but no excuses tonight. I will say one thing though, I really wish they wouldn't have the final four and title games in a freakin' huge football dome.. Pick a random NBA arena or something. Nobody ever shoots well in the domes.

Would be nice but won't happen, can get a lot more people in a dome.

Also Dick Vitale was dead on as usual, his picks of VCU and UK were wrong.

Lets see who he picks to win it all.

[harrelson55]

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a frustrating end to the season, but gotta give credit too UCONN, I'm gonna miss Harrelson, it's sad to see him go..

[TheBrothers24]

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Ahh, Nored's still too short though

How tall do you think Kemba Walker is? Nored is probably the same height and Mack is bigger then Walker.

[IlliniM1ke]

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How tall do you think Kemba Walker is? Nored is probably the same height and Mack is bigger then Walker.

Yeah Walker is just 1 inch taller than Nored.

[Chrisksaint]

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WOOO!!!! Won both my pools thx to Uconn, had them going all the way but doesn't matter what they do now although they've actually grown on me so i'll be rooting for them in the Title game.

[Chairface1]

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Jimmy Calhoun....slaying the villains of college basketball since 1999.

Awesome. Love him.

[racerx]

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Congrats UCONN fans, great game. We had chances to win the game but overall a bad shooting night and every run we made to cut it close, Uconn would make a play or two to keep us at bay.

I did not like the shot Liggins took at the end, feels as though they should have drove it in and maybe kick it out to Lamb who was hot from 3 or take it to the hole with a chance to get fouled. Anyway I am disappointed but I did not expect this team to get this far, had them losing to Ohio St in the Sweet 16.

Should be a good game Monday night.

[J-Unit40]

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Is it just me or were those rims just awful last night? I don't think I have seen so many shots rattle out in two games in recent memory. The dome (open background is a different story because that is tricky by itself).

Oh, and Kentucky needs to learn how to make some free throws. TJ was 0-5. There is no excuse for that.

[DakkoN]

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Jimmy Calhoun....slaying the villains of college basketball since 1999.

Awesome. Love him.

Probably the most hypocritical post in this thread. Congrats.

[DakkoN]

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Is it just me or were those rims just awful last night? I don't think I have seen so many shots rattle out in two games in recent memory. The dome (open background is a different story because that is tricky by itself).

Oh, and Kentucky needs to learn how to make some free throws. TJ was 0-5. There is no excuse for that.

Like you said, Domes are just awful to shoot in, but no excuses on the shooting.. That's a disadvantage that both teams have.. I can deal with the missed shots, the missed free throws, the ridiculous flop near the baseline by Shabazz Napier, but looking back.. the one play that pissed me off more than anything was that obvious goaltending that wasn't called when the ball was bouncing around the rim and then got swatted against the backboard like a volleyball..

[CWood2]

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Even though UK could have won, I still thought they went farther in the tourney than I could have hoped for (even though I had them winning in my bracket like I have every year since '96 ).

Last year's team was far more talented. This year's team was hurt badly by the ruling of Enes Kanter. And next year, I would expect a few guys to stick around - Lamb almost for sure, Knight potentially to get his degree (he's a junior academically), and Jones really needs the seasoning even though he's my guess of who jumps. Combine that with one of the best recruiting classes out there with Gilchrist and Teague and Davis ... this team will be LOADED.

Congrats to Kemba and UConn. We'll be back, fellow UK fans. Coach Cal got a lot out of this team.

[rspencer86]

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Kemba and UConn are fun to watch, but 99% of America is going to be pulling for Butler tomorrow. I think Butler will pull it off.

[Evan_OS]

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How devastating would it be for Butler to be the runner up back to back years? They might become the 1990-1993 Bills.

[Chairface1]

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Probably the most hypocritical post in this thread. Congrats.

Thanks for the recognition, but I'm not sure how an $EC fan can call my post hypocritical. If you follow the $EC fan credo of "it happens everywhere," Jim is no different than every other coach.

Besides, true hypocrisy is being critical of a coach until he's leading your program, which has been evident in at least a significant portion of the UK fanbase lately. Perhaps not those of you on this board, but it's still been quite prevalent.

Jim's just had some luck in dispatching Carolina's enemies ('99, '04, '11), and we're happy about that. "The enemy of my enemy..." and all that.

[IlliniM1ke]

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Jimmy Calhoun....slaying the villains of college basketball since 1999.

Awesome. Love him.

Probably the most hypocritical post in this thread. Congrats.

lol no kidding, if anything last night symbolized two things.

What is right in college basketball (VCU/Butler) and what is wrong with college basketball (Calipari/Calhoun).

Saying Calhoun is slaying villains, sure he took one out but Calhoun isn't squeaky clean himself.