Come ON PRINCETON DAMNIT!
Princeton, you didn't need a 3.
Mike Brey looks like he is coming off a bender.
For a bunch of smart kids, that was a really dumb shot to try to win it. 4 seconds left and you fire up a contested prayer from 25 feet. Go to the rim, son!
Butler's got a good first half down.
Shayock to locker room, UNCW to come back. (and back from locker room)
Quote from: RJax55 on March 16, 2017, 01:21:02 PM
Princeton, you didn't need a 3.
Mike Brey looks like he is coming off a bender.
Every morning he wakes up.
Quote from: MerrittsMustache on March 16, 2017, 01:22:28 PM
For a bunch of smart kids, that was a really dumb shot to try to win it. 4 seconds left and you fire up a contested prayer from 25 feet. Go to the rim, son!
+1
UNCW got about 16 pts better than Va's typical defensive output.
Winthrop is closing on Butler. South Dakota making Gonzaga work.
Shayock was extremely impressive.
Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on March 16, 2017, 02:02:52 PM
Shayock was extremely impressive.
That little bank shot with about 20 left was pretty.
For the break before evening games watch this game.
Fun article on the highest scoring game of all time.
http://www.sbnation.com/2017/3/14/14922480/troy-state-vs-devry-score-record
Full game here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWEMDwJPNU4&t=1s
Man Princeton was one of my upset picks. So close!
Quote from: TAMU Eagle on March 16, 2017, 03:31:55 PM
Man Princeton was one of my upset picks. So close!
No kidding. Should have gone for a 2 at the end instead of a long 3. Chance wasted.
Quote from: rocky_warrior on March 16, 2017, 03:34:20 PM
No kidding. Should have gone for a 2 at the end instead of a long 3. Chance wasted.
Yup, and they had a big guy cutting across the lane pretty open that they could have fired it into instead of taking the three.
Absolutly ridiculous one sided reffing in this Northwestern game right now.
Minnesota vs Middle Tennessee is so far a fun study in what happens when a team is way overseeded.
Quote from: Cooby Snacks on March 16, 2017, 04:51:02 PM
Minnesota vs Middle Tennessee is so far a fun study in what happens when a team is way overseeded.
And the other is way underseeded.....
Quote from: GooooMarquette on March 16, 2017, 04:53:02 PM
And the other is way underseeded.....
Yeah this is a 7-10 or 8-9 masquerading as a 5-12.
Officials giving this game back to Minnesota.
Anyone else think Richard Pitino looks a little like Howard from Big Bang Theory?
Not to brag or anything, but all of my brackets are still perfect. 8-)
Quote from: warriorchick on March 16, 2017, 05:10:30 PM
Not to brag or anything, but all of my brackets are still perfect. 8-)
Congrats on taking the favorite in every game. ::)
One big 10 team down. Nice job on that t, junior.
Quote from: tower912 on March 16, 2017, 05:14:29 PM
One big 10 team down. Nice job on that t, junior.
Yeah that was stupid by Pitino. Probably thought the game was over. Apparently he didn't watch the MU-Davidson game....
Middle Tenn 13/19 for 68.4% FT. #Gophers 18/21 for 85.7%. MT leads 77-67. #FTsNoMatta
Someone needs to take out this Fischer-Davis kid from Vandy. Bruce Bowen him, kicks his damn leg out every single time.
Quote from: ChitownSpaceForRent on March 16, 2017, 05:25:14 PM
Someone needs to take out this Fischer-Davis kid from Vandy. Bruce Bowen him, kicks his damn leg out every single time.
Or maybe northwestern should be more like Marquette and be winning by 30 at this point against Vandy.
Quote from: Jay Bee on March 16, 2017, 05:12:30 PM
Congrats on taking the favorite in every game. ::)
I picked MTSU. Still perfect. 8-) 8-)
Go Vandy!
Quote from: Cooby Snacks on March 16, 2017, 04:54:00 PM
Yeah this is a 7-10 or 8-9 masquerading as a 5-12.
I'd say 8-12. I don't think MTSU was underseeded.
What idiocy. Not knowing you're winning and then taking a 25 footer with 5 seconds left.
Wow.
Dumbest moment in NCAA tourney history?
I thought Vanderbilt students were supposed to be smart.
Quote from: ChitownSpaceForRent on March 16, 2017, 05:25:14 PM
Someone needs to take out this Fischer-Davis kid from Vandy. Bruce Bowen him, kicks his damn leg out every single time.
Holy crap that kid fouled thinking they were down, when they were up one, NW makes two free throws and wins by one.....
Chris Weber stupidity beyond belief. Thought Vandy had intelligent human beings.
That foul was Webber-esque.
Quote from: drewm88 on March 16, 2017, 05:37:03 PM
What idiocy. Not knowing you're winning and then taking a 25 footer with 5 seconds left. Morons.
I'm watching on my phone at work and blurted out laughing, "what the fu ck are you doing?"
I lied, I love Fischer-Davis.
Quote from: Cooby Snacks on March 16, 2017, 05:39:22 PM
I'm watching on my phone at work and blurted out laughing, "what the fu ck are you doing?"
Naughty language! Hope no one else was in the traffic toll booth with you!
Quote from: Jay Bee on March 16, 2017, 05:40:57 PM
Naughty language! Hope no one else was in the traffic toll booth with you!
Corner office, bro
I hope MU guys dont lose it like vandy today...please an honorable effort. No bonehead stuff at the end.
Win for sure....but if it has to be a loss. Nothing crazy stupid like both the vandy players...the foul was really bad but the shot was also foolish and maybe even more so. The shooter knew what had to happen and took that shot??
Quote from: jesmu84 on March 16, 2017, 05:38:12 PM
Wow.
Dumbest moment in NCAA tourney history?
Chris Webber.
LaChance had just beat his man to the basket. Have to run another pick and roll, not spread the floor.
Quote from: GooooMarquette on March 16, 2017, 05:43:08 PM
Chris Webber.
Eh... it's close. But Michigan wasn't ahead in the game when he did that, at least.
Plus I would say players would generally be more aware of score than # of timeouts.
Quote from: drewm88 on March 16, 2017, 05:37:03 PM
What idiocy. Not knowing you're winning and then taking a 25 footer with 5 seconds left. Morons.
Riley LaChance hero ball...
Quote from: jesmu84 on March 16, 2017, 05:44:51 PM
Eh... it's close. But Michigan wasn't ahead in the game when he did that, at least.
Plus I would say players would generally be more aware of score than # of timeouts.
Less than 48 hours ago, we had a guy choke his teammate, yell at his coach and get benched for the final 6 minutes of a one point game as a result.
I'll say this, if Rowsey or Howard get South Carolina's center switched onto them in a late game situation I have no problem with them getting him back pedaling and pulling up from deep. The kid had the exact same situation a minute earlier and burried it to give them their first lead of the second half. He also took the guard on the dribble for a layup and found a wide open teammate under the bucket while being doubled all inside the last minute. I have a feeling he's got a pretty good understanding of what his capabilities are.
Quote from: tower912 on March 16, 2017, 05:44:33 PM
LaChance had just beat his man to the basket. Have to run another pick and roll, not spread the floor.
Right. He had just beat his man to the basket. On the last possession he had NW's big switched onto him and backpedalling on his heels. Good look. Identical look to the one he iced with 1:20ish left. Didn't fall this time.
Quote from: warriorchick on March 16, 2017, 05:28:27 PM
I picked MTSU. Still perfect. 8-) 8-)
Go Vandy!
I believe MTSU was favored. At least by game time.
Quote from: Jay Bee on March 16, 2017, 05:12:30 PM
Congrats on taking the favorite in every game. ::)
Jay Bee, don't go there. Your manhood is about to shrink away. Just some friendly advice guy to guy.
I know its early, but anytime Nova wants to get their head out their ass would be great.
Quote from: MUBigDance on March 16, 2017, 05:42:26 PM
I hope MU guys dont lose it like vandy today...please an honorable effort. No bonehead stuff at the end.
Win for sure....but if it has to be a loss. Nothing crazy stupid like both the vandy players...the foul was really bad but the shot was also foolish and maybe even more so. The shooter knew what had to happen and took that shot??
I would never say Vandy gave anything less than "an honorable effort." They played hard. They fell behind by 15 and battled back to take the lead. They had a chance right up until the final horn. There was nothing dishonorable about their effort.
They took some silly shots (or at least silly-appearing shots), but that's what some 3-point-shooting teams do, including ours. Like wades, I have absolutely no problem with LaChance's last shot.
Obviously, Fisher-Davis is the goat of the tournament so far due to that foul. It's a shame because he had a fantastic game. Vandy never would have been close at the end if he hadn't shot the lights out earlier in the second half. I actually find myself feeling very sorry for him. He's a 20-year-old kid who made a mistake, and he's going to be known for that mistake for a long, long time. That blows.
Quote from: MU82 on March 16, 2017, 06:44:45 PM
I would never say Vandy gave anything less than "an honorable effort." They played hard. They fell behind by 15 and battled back to take the lead. They had a chance right up until the final horn. There was nothing dishonorable about their effort.
They took some silly shots (or at least silly-appearing shots), but that's what some 3-point-shooting teams do, including ours. Like wades, I have absolutely no problem with LaChance's last shot.
Obviously, Fisher-Davis is the goat of the tournament so far due to that foul. It's a shame because he had a fantastic game. Vandy never would have been close at the end if he hadn't shot the lights out earlier in the second half. I actually find myself feeling very sorry for him. He's a 20-year-old kid who made a mistake, and he's going to be known for that mistake for a long, long time. That blows.
+1. Some of those shots he hit mid second half were TOUGH. Man, that's rough.
Between the Xavier and Villanova games, the officiating is not in the Big East's favor.
Quote from: tower912 on March 16, 2017, 06:54:53 PM
Between the Xavier and Villanova games, the officiating is not in the Big East's favor.
The officiating overall has been pretty poor. Lots of missed calls or just plain wrong calls.
Like I said last weekend
VCU is a bad team.
#0 for Mount St Mary's makes our starting back court look like giants.
Quote from: ChitownSpaceForRent on March 16, 2017, 06:37:57 PM
I know its early, but anytime Nova wants to get their head out their ass would be great.
It would appear that they've finally decided to remove their heads from ass.
Macura is 0-4 from 3 and 0-4 from the FT line. Crazy.
But Macura stayed with it. Epic flop by Trimble.
Quote from: tower912 on March 16, 2017, 07:44:47 PM
But Macura stayed with it. Epic flop by Trimble.
That flop was absurd. Was the 4th on Blueitt too. Terrible swing for X.
Good Lord, do the refs want Maryland to win.
That freshman Huerter can shoot!
Quote from: drewm88 on March 16, 2017, 07:54:29 PM
That freshman Huerter can shoot!
He reminds me of Hauser...but with an extra foot or two of range.
Big second half for Blueitt and O'Mara. Nice win for X!
And another Big Twelethirfourteen team loses to a double-digit seed!
Perfect bracket gone. I know I will never get a perfect one but just once, I would like to go 16/16 on day one.
We recruited in O'Mara a few years back. Really wanted us to land him.
Quote from: ChitownSpaceForRent on March 16, 2017, 08:00:53 PM
Perfect bracket gone. I know I will never get a perfect one but just once, I would like to go 16/16 on day one.
My perfect bracket got busted by NW over Vandy. All the rest perfect so far.
Quote from: ChitownSpaceForRent on March 16, 2017, 08:00:53 PM
Perfect bracket gone. I know I will never get a perfect one but just once, I would like to go 16/16 on day one.
If it's any solace - and it probably won't be - but I once went 16/16 and 15/16 on the first two days...and then completely crapped out the next round.
Nice first day for the Big East. X putting it away. Butler solid. Nova good enough. If only the Friars were passable in the second half of their play-in game last night. Let's keep it rolling tomorrow.
Quote from: chapman on March 16, 2017, 08:03:32 PM
Nice first day for the Big East. X putting it away. Butler solid. Nova good enough. If only the Friars were passable in the second half of their play-in game last night. Let's keep it rolling tomorrow.
Yep, and the B10 wetting the bed so far....
After Buzz takes down Wiscy tonight, there are going to be a lot of midwest sports radio homers shocked at how bad the Big 1? really is.
Quote from: tower912 on March 16, 2017, 08:18:07 PM
After Buzz takes down Wiscy tonight, there are going to be a lot of midwest sports radio homers shocked at how bad the Big 1? really is.
Purdue finally seems to have their game in hand but it would have been pretty funny if the only Big 10 team to win was Northwestern.
Quote from: PFsHeroes32 on March 16, 2017, 07:20:11 PM
Like I said last weekend
VCU is a bad team.
They look roughly like a 10 seed looks. Hopefully Marquette looks better than a 10 seed tomorrow night.
Quote from: PFsHeroes32 on March 16, 2017, 07:20:11 PM
Like I said last weekend
VCU is a bad team.
With great hair.
Quote from: wadesworld on March 16, 2017, 08:23:03 PM
They look roughly like a 10 seed looks. Hopefully Marquette looks better than a 10 seed tomorrow night.
Nah we are far better.
These guys blow.
Awful resume and proof RPI is trash
Quote from: PFsHeroes32 on March 16, 2017, 08:37:05 PM
Nah we are far better.
These guys blow.
Awful resume and proof RPI is trash
I just don't know that there were that many teams below them this year. They weren't great. They weren't horrible.
Problem is I think our 7 seed is better than the one they played.
Quote from: wadesworld on March 16, 2017, 08:39:51 PM
I just don't know that there were that many teams below them this year. They weren't great. They weren't horrible.
Problem is I think our 7 seed is better than the one they played.
That's probably all true.
I'm just still more so mad at the fact this team was considered so safe by al pundits
I can't definitively say a team like Cuse was better
Quote from: forgetful on March 16, 2017, 08:02:30 PM
My perfect bracket got busted by NW over Vandy. All the rest perfect so far.
Same here.
Dirty Badgers
VPI's offense is very Buzz a la 2014ish.
Quote from: Sultan of Slap O' Fivin' on March 16, 2017, 09:19:49 PM
VPI's offense is very Buzz a la 2014ish.
That was my thoughts. The offense looks terrible.
Quote from: forgetful on March 16, 2017, 09:26:41 PM
That was my thoughts. The offense looks terrible.
Well they came in without their best rebounder and then their leading scorer got hurt, so.
Quote from: Lennys Tap on March 16, 2017, 09:35:46 PM
Well they came in without their best rebounder and then their leading scorer got hurt, so.
Yep - they're doing quite well given the personnel limitations.
Eh. This is the first time I've watched Buzz since he left MU so I'm admittedly not up to date on their personnel.
Same, but damn, all of Bucky's points are coming on second chances.
Quote from: Oldgym on March 16, 2017, 09:58:58 PM
Same, but damn, all of Bucky's points are coming on second chances.
Then its definitely a Buzz coached team.
Quote from: Lennys Tap on March 16, 2017, 09:35:46 PM
Well they came in without their best rebounder and then their leading scorer got hurt, so.
Their offense looked terrible before Seth Allen got hurt, and he is back and their offense is still poor. They aren't really running anything.
It reminds me of 2014 when we had shooters that couldn't create for themselves and he said that he would not run a play for them...they had to create their own shot.
edit. They've been playing better the last 5 minutes.
Was number 13 Allen the guy we wanted so bad from Georgia? They can have him
Quote from: Henry the 6th Kings on March 16, 2017, 10:29:07 PM
Was number 13 Allen the guy we wanted so bad from Georgia? They can have him
13 is Ahmed Hill. He missed all of last year due to a torn ACL I believe.
I mean Hill my apologies
Wisco makes a 3 everytime it gets close
Quote from: warriorchick on March 16, 2017, 05:10:30 PM
Not to brag or anything, but all of my brackets are still perfect. 8-)
Dizzy Dean said " its not bragging if you can back it up"
Quote from: Sultan of Slap O' Fivin' on March 16, 2017, 10:30:19 PM
13 is Ahmed Hill. He missed all of last year due to a torn ACL I believe.
Yep
Quote from: PFsHeroes32 on March 16, 2017, 10:31:02 PM
Wisco makes a 3 everytime it gets close
Koenig is probably having the best game of his career.
Buzz has really ran a nice gameplay the for the last 10 minutes of the 2nd half.
If Koenig keeps drilling 3's UW wins...if he regresses back to the mean VPI takes it.
Quote from: forgetful on March 16, 2017, 10:04:47 PM
Their offense looked terrible before Seth Allen got hurt, and he is back and their offense is still poor. They aren't really running anything.
It reminds me of 2014 when we had shooters that couldn't create for themselves and he said that he would not run a play for them...they had to create their own shot.
edit. They've been playing better the last 5 minutes.
I'll be interested what this "terrible, don't run anything" offense has for an efg% for this game.
Quote from: Lennys Tap on March 16, 2017, 10:42:57 PM
I'll be interested what this "terrible, don't run anything" offense has for an efg% for this game.
All 9 TOs occurred before the last 12 minutes. They were making shots earlier despite no offense. The last 12 minutes, as I've said, have been very well played from an offensive perspective and its allowed them to make it a battle. Let's hope they continue this.
Virgina Tech just looks like it loses composure every time it gets within striking distance. This game easily could have been theirs.
VT is incapable of taking the lead
3 or 3 pt play when down 1 every time
eFG% no matta.
Whatever Nova is favored by, they will cover.
Buzz just cannot teach rebounding.
Badgers even cover the spread.
The fact that Buzz's inability to control his team prevented a Badger upset makes me dislike him even more.
Half the board about to be sort of happy
wtf was the VPI guy doing fouling down 8 with 0.7 seconds to go?
Quote from: LloydsLegs on March 16, 2017, 10:54:11 PM
Half the board about to be sort of happy
And you don't mess with sort of happy....
Drick Bernstine is a load for North Dakota.
Possible grad transfer? Gotta love the name.
Observations:
Buzz is a good coach. Most complaints about him are Hater complaints.
UW Underseeded, should have traded with Minn. Better than VT.
I realize I don't like UW. Was rooting against them all game. Go Nova!
Why was Minn a 5 seed. Did committee set that upset up? 5-12? MTSU better than 12 too.
Nice Xavier win. They could get to S16.
If BE wins all 3 tommorrow can we say we're 6-0 or do we have to count the PROV loss at Dayton? Will be tough day for BE Friday.
Minnesota was overseeded. That does not mean the Badgers were underseeded. Maybe a line low, but that's about it. Only 4 top-50 wins, we were their best non-conference win, just not an impressive resume.
Quote from: MUBigDance on March 16, 2017, 11:20:54 PM
Observations:
Buzz is a good coach. Most complaints about him are Hater complaints.
UW Underseeded, should have traded with Minn. Better than VT.
I realize I don't like UW. Was rooting against them all game. Go Nova!
Why was Minn a 5 seed. Did committee set that upset up? 5-12? MTSU better than 12 too.
Nice Xavier win. They could get to S16.
If BE wins all 3 tommorrow can we say we're 6-0 or do we have to count the PROV loss at Dayton? Will be tough day for BE Friday.
Please forward all letters of dissatisfaction to
Ed Cooley
One Cunningham Square
Providence College
Providence, RI 02918
Please reference embarrassing loss to USC . If you desire an autographed picture, please enclose self addressed stamped envelope.
Didn't want to start a thread for this but was just watching the press conference on youtube with Markus, Luke and Katin and a question was asked by a guy named Dick Cox from Cox Sports Broadcasting. I feel like we should do everything we can to introduce him to Mike Hunt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9feZg4dS40
at about 1:25
15/16 damn Xavier.
Quote from: forgetful on March 16, 2017, 10:50:05 PM
eFG% no matta.
Becky had a higher eFG% than VT. Becky won. Is no problems.
Becky had a worse FT% than VT. Becky won. #FTsNoMatta
Becky's margin of victory was thanks to owning the o-boards. VT blows on the both sides of the glass.