2024 NCAA Tournament Thread

[MuggsyB]

I still think they were seeded too high, but they got a break with McCullers being out.

True but they still throttled them and Self had 0.0 answers.   Do I think they win with McCullar?  Ummm.....no. 

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

True but they still throttled them and Self had 0.0 answers.   Do I think they win with McCullar?  Ummm.....no. 

Eh...they needed a basket and no one could get them one and they started pressing. I definitely could have seen them having a much better second half with him in the line-up.

[MuggsyB]

Eh...they needed a basket and no one could get them one and they started pressing. I definitely could have seen them having a much better second half with him in the line-up.

Better?  Yes.  Would have they won?  No.  McCullar is not exactly a Curryor Wade type player.

[MuggsyB]

This next one is a toughie.  Normally I would root for a 9 seed and automatically against UNC.  However, I have come to really despise Izzo and Hubert Davis seems pretty likable. 

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

Better?  Yes.  Would have they won?  No.  McCullar is not exactly a Curryor Wade type player.

They were winning at half.

[MuggsyB]

They were winning at half.

Which means literally nothing. 

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

Which means literally nothing. 

Of course it does. It means that they had the ability to hang with another team without their leading scorer. You don't think having him wouldn't have made a difference in the second half?

[MuggsyB]

Of course it does. It means that they had the ability to hang with another team without their leading scorer. You don't think having him wouldn't have made a difference in the second half?

Fluffy, was the game over yesterday when WKU lead us by 7 at the half.  Could it be Gonzaga woke up in the 2H? 

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

Fluffy, was the game over yesterday when WKU lead us by 7 at the half.  Could it be Gonzaga woke up in the 2H? 

So your theory is that Kansas missing their leading scorer in a game they were leading by one at half was irrelevant to the outcome?

That's not a real smart basketball thought.

[MU82]

The Runnin' Izzos are spankin' the Heels.

[wadesworld]

They were missing their All American. There’s no way to know if they could’ve won. But McCullar was their best offensive and defensive player. And for a team that was 5 deep with him, that’s an even bigger blow.

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

The heck with the stoopid MSU-NC game. Go turn on ESPNU!

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

They were missing their All American. There’s no way to know if they could’ve won. But McCullar was their best offensive and defensive player. And for a team that was 5 deep with him, that’s an even bigger blow.

Yeah, but Muggs doesn't think his loss was relevant to the outcome.

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

Yikes.

https://x.com/BryanDFischer/status/1771660056305479902?s=20

[MuggsyB]

Yikes.

https://x.com/BryanDFischer/status/1771660056305479902?s=20

So, therefore, Muggs was correct.   

[cheebs09]

Yikes.

https://x.com/BryanDFischer/status/1771660056305479902?s=20

Man, he's really rised up the unlikable rankings with the Adidas scandal and other things.

[Plaque Lives Matter!]

Yikes.

https://x.com/BryanDFischer/status/1771660056305479902?s=20

If I were a current player with them I’d feel really motivated to take my talents elsewhere

[MuggsyB]

If I were a current player with them I’d feel really motivated to take my talents elsewhere

Exactly right.

[MuggsyB]

Clones crapping the bed early. 

[MuggsyB]

The Runnin' Izzos are spankin' the Heels.

Am I seeing things?? 

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

Kinda been wondering why Kyle Smith isn't rising to the top of more of these coaching search discussions. He's really the one that built up San Francisco (not Todd Golden), and his work at Washington State has been pretty amazing. Have actually been wondering if he might go across the state to Washington.

[mugrad_89]

Man, he's really rised up the unlikable rankings with the Adidas scandal and other things.

He and Dickinson deserved each other.

[WhiteTrash]

Kinda been wondering why Kyle Smith isn't rising to the top of more of these coaching search discussions. He's really the one that built up San Francisco (not Todd Golden), and his work at Washington State has been pretty amazing. Have actually been wondering if he might go across the state to Washington.

I agree. He has done an terrific job. UW would be fortunate to get him. 

[SoCalEagle]

NC State looking good. It’s early.

[tower912]

Thanks for playing, Sparty.   The door is over there.