2018 NCAA Tournament thread

[nyg]

12 point lead, then turnovers just killed them, each leading to baskets.

Five turnovers in last four minutes, three by Blueitt, who was terrible. 

Shame, X had a path there and just blew it. 

[GGGG]

Two #2s and a #1 lose in the span of a few hours.

[Johnny B]

Blueit must have had money on Florida st. My god he "slipped" and literally passed right to FSU player back to back possessions wtf lol.. Xavier was not a one seed level team. Anyways nice joke go home. Nova all we got left lol

[jeffreyweee]

As someone who watches a ton of NBA basketball but the only college ball I see is every televised Marquette game I'm hoping you all can help me out -- is college coaching always this bad?

[chapman]

Ugly choke by X.  And wasting 14 seconds for an air ball by Kanter.  Guess we're all in on Nova.


@jeffborzello
Crazy that JP Macura fouled out with only two fouls.


@jeffborzello
The top five teams remaining on the entire left side of the bracket are Michigan (3), Gonzaga (4), Kentucky (5), Texas A&M (7) and Nevada (7).

[SaveOD238]

Whoever is on the city of Cincinnati's suicide hotline tonight is gonna be busy.  What a bad couple hours for the Queen City

[brewcity77]

How much money did Blueitt make to throw that game?

I'm not really kidding with that either. He just handed the ball to FSU repeatedly. If that wasn't intentional he is the worst basketball player in D1 history.

[MU82]

Some real terrible coaches exposed during the opening week.

Bennett - sucks. Miller - sucks. Mack - sucks. Williams - sucks. Izzo - sucks. Smart - sucks. Pearl - sucks. Cooley - sucks. Buzz - sucks. Marshall - sucks. Kruger - sucks. Martin - sucks. Cronin - sucks.

Hopefully, Ners, jonny and a few others will go to all of those coaches' campuses over the next couple of months and show them what they need to do to succeed.

[Mr. Nielsen]

2 out 3 years Xavier let one get away in the 2nd round.

[GrimmReaper33]

Not great for the Big East, but I've really grown to hate Xavier so I kind of enjoyed watching them choke that away.

[Johnny B]

How much money did Blueitt make to throw that game?

I'm not really kidding with that either. He just handed the ball to FSU repeatedly. If that wasn't intentional he is the worst basketball player in D1 history.


Omg I complely agree. That was overtly intentional or he's just terrible. Bizzare

[MDMU04]

Well that's a real kick in the groin for the Big East. Seton Hall put up a good game, but nothing to dispel that this is Nova and a bunch of wannabes.

I dunno, I thought it was pretty hilarious to see Macura and X go out like that. I definitely don't feel like we still have to love everyone in the league anymore.

Big East is fine, it was a bloodbath for everyone today.

[Mr. Nielsen]

Whoever is on the city of Cincinnati's suicide hotline tonight is gonna be busy.  What a bad couple hours for the Queen City

I would kill myself. 

[Dr. Blackheart]

Overrated, aina?

[cheebs09]

Some real terrible coaches exposed during the opening week.

Bennett - sucks. Miller - sucks. Mack - sucks. Williams - sucks. Izzo - sucks. Smart - sucks. Pearl - sucks. Cooley - sucks. Buzz - sucks. Marshall - sucks. Kruger - sucks. Martin - sucks. Cronin - sucks.

Hopefully, Ners, jonny and a few others will go to all of those coaches' campuses over the next couple of months and show them what they need to do to succeed.

I've heard a similar thought about the Georgia coach.

[Lennys Tap]

How much money did Blueitt make to throw that game?

I'm not really kidding with that either. He just handed the ball to FSU repeatedly. If that wasn't intentional he is the worst basketball player in D1 history.

Guess they don't point shave any more, just fix games outright so gamblers can win extra $ on the money line when the dog wins!

Boy, Brew, hope you're kidding when you say you're not really kidding. If not, this may be the silliest post in Scoop history - and I'm not even kidding!

[GB Warrior]

I dunno, I thought it was pretty hilarious to see Macura and X go out like that. I definitely don't feel like we still have to love everyone in the league anymore.

Big East is fine, it was a bloodbath for everyone today.

No love for Macura here, but I think until the Big East proves itself to be more than Nova and ???, we should be cheering for the Big East. The rankings of Creighton and Butler should show that we're not respected on a national level this year

[Norm]

2 out 3 years Xavier let one get away in the 2nd round.

At least they have been there them past 3 years. One trip in 5 years sucks.

[Lennys Tap]

Overrated, aina?

Sagarin, Pomeroy, Nate Silver and yours truly agree.

[Jay Bee]

#crapshoot

[brewcity77]

Boy, Brew, hope you're kidding when you say you're not really kidding. If not, this may be the silliest post in Scoop history - and I'm not even kidding!

The alternative is he's terrible. His last two turnovers in particular looked intentional. The one he threw it right to the defender and the second he softly lobbed it up in the middle of three defenders where only FSU players could get it.

I've watched plenty of Blueitt and never seen him play like he did tonight. Not assertive, not accurate, and became a turnover machine that allowed FSU to make a run. If he doesn't play tonight, I've absolutely zero doubt Xavier wins comfortably.

I can't fathom any explanation for his performance. He played like he wanted the season to be over.

[Otule's Glass Eye]

Wtf was Bluiett doing!! That was some of the worst basketball I've ever seen. Dude was bragging about Xavier not being the first #1 seed to lose on Twitter yesterday, shut up and play

[MDMU04]

No love for Macura here, but I think until the Big East proves itself to be more than Nova and ???, we should be cheering for the Big East. The rankings of Creighton and Butler should show that we're not respected on a national level this year

Creighton had a lousy resume and was seeded accordingly. The rest of the teams from the Big East were honestly just bracket fillers. It would have been nice for some to win a few games, but they didn't. Who cares.

It's not like there was any disrespect from the committee either. The Big East got 2 #1 seeds this year. If the teams are good, they'll get respect.

The league is fine.

It's ok to not actively want a team like X to win games in the tournament. I'll pull for Nova because they're a class bunch. But X? Creighton? No thanks, they can go home.

[Eldon]

The alternative is he's terrible. His last two turnovers in particular looked intentional. The one he threw it right to the defender and the second he softly lobbed it up in the middle of three defenders where only FSU players could get it.

I've watched plenty of Blueitt and never seen him play like he did tonight. Not assertive, not accurate, and became a turnover machine that allowed FSU to make a run. If he doesn't play tonight, I've absolutely zero doubt Xavier wins comfortably.

I can't fathom any explanation for his performance. He played like he wanted the season to be over.

He slipped and partially fell.  If you watch the replay, another X player is kind of near him and he also slips.

[MU82]

He slipped and partially fell.  If you watch the replay, another X player is kind of near him and he also slips.

Agreed.

Watching it, I thought, "Crap. He slipped. That sucks."

Never once thought, "Man, dude is throwing the game!"

But I don't own any tin foil, so what do I know?