Offical NCAA Tournament thread

[NickelDimer]

Timme doesn't do the mustache thing when he hurts a teammate?

[GooooMarquette]

Baylor is turning in one of the most remarkable defensive performances I have ever seen.

[PGsHeroes32]

Timme got exposed in this one.

Baylor ate him alive on the glass and barely let him get going on O.

[Oldgym]

I did not think BU could hold the intensity the whole 40, and I thought the Zags would narrow the deficit to six or so.  Wrong on both.

One thing I'm confident in is that this year's crop of repeating commercials has been the. worst. ever.

[MuggsyB]

I don't think the emotional win Sat for Gonzaga had anything to do with this result.  Baylor is just better.  Quicker at every position.

[MuggsyB]

I did not think BU could hold the intensity the whole 40, and I thought the Zags would narrow the deficit to six or so.  Wrong on both.

One thing I'm confident in is that this year's crop of repeating commercials has been the. worst. ever.

Great points. 

[Mr. Nielsen]

I don't think the emotional win Sat for Gonzaga had anything to do with this result.  Baylor is just better.  Quicker at every position.

I do. Gonzaga wasn't ready at the start after that epic game. Yet, that's on Gonzaga. Baylor poped them.

[NickelDimer]

I don't think the emotional win Sat for Gonzaga had anything to do with this result.  Baylor is just better.  Quicker at every position.

Idk man. Baylor was awesome but the Zags were off from the jump

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

I do. Gonzaga wasn't ready at the start after that epic game. Yet, that's on Gonzaga. Baylor poped them.

Baylor definitely looking infallible tonight.

[MuggsyB]

I do. Gonzaga wasn't ready at the start after that epic game. Yet, that's on Gonzaga. Baylor pooped them.

Maybe but I  disagree.  Baylor's overall guard play is WAY better.  And their bigs were also quicker to the ball.  They completely dominated on both ends of the floor and peaked at the right time.

[jesmu84]

Being as allegedly dirty as Drew/Baylor are, how many years till this is vacated?

Assuming it's similar to the punishments for Louisville, Arizona, LSU, etc....I'd say 10 years or never.

[MU82]

So does this mean Baylor is the best team ever? I mean, they rolled to easy wins in both Final Four games, including in the title game against a team some were touting as the best of all time. And they did so after winning the regular-season title with a 13-1 record in arguably the best conference in the country. Will finish 28-2.

(Pssst ... I don't really think they're the best team ever, or even in the neighborhood.)

Re Timme ... as many of us said earlier in the tournament, if opponents don't like all his antics, don't let him do what he wants to do on the court. He ain't doing any antics now, is he?

Timme will get drafted and will play in the league, but his game is not very good for today's NBA. He's not quick and explosive like many his size, and he has not demonstrated the ability to consistently hit the 3. Slow on D, too.

[GooooMarquette]

Kudos to Baylor. They dominated on both ends of the court.

[MuggsyB]

Baylor definitely looking infallible tonight.

The bottom line is Baylor's perimeter and overall D is vastly superior to Gonzaga and there is no evidence they could be stopped getting quality looks.  As Fluffy BM stated the Zags D was exposed on Sat.

[NickelDimer]

A lot of players much much MUCH better than Timme can't be stopped but they don't celebrate layups. It's called class. Acting like you've done it before.

[MUBurrow]

I'm torn. I wanted Few to get a championship.  But at the same time, had this Gonzaga team won, they would have gotten brought up in the "one of the greatest teams ever" given the undefeated season, and they just weren't that good. A very good and deserving final four team absolutely. But just not a historically great team.

[MuggsyB]

To play Baylor's defense you need to establish a physical identity from day one.  And of course you need a lot of overall quickness but perhaps we can learn something from this as a program.

[JWags85]

A lot of players much much MUCH better than Timme can't be stopped but they don't celebrate layups. It's called class. Acting like you've done it before.

I bet you hate touchdown celebrations and yearn for Barry Sanders muted response to scoring.  "Class" 

[MU82]

I'm torn. I wanted Few to get a championship.  But at the same time, had this Gonzaga team won, they would have gotten brought up in the "one of the greatest teams ever" given the undefeated season, and they just weren't that good. A very good and deserving final four team absolutely. But just not a historically great team.

This was my feeling precisely. Few is the kind of coach I really like and I want him to win a title. But we've seen better teams just in the last decade, let alone if we go back to the best Dean Smith teams, Bobby Knight teams and John Wooden teams. It was a fun discussion but come on.

[MuggsyB]

I bet you hate touchdown celebrations and yearn for Barry Sanders muted response to scoring.  "Class" 

A TD is different than a 6'11 guy making a lay-up.  I think his point on Timmie is well taken. 

[NickelDimer]

I bet you hate touchdown celebrations and yearn for Barry Sanders muted response to scoring.  "Class" 

Haha nah. Top players in football score 15+ TD's in a season. Apples to oranges.

[MuggsyB]

The only good commercial the entire NCAA tournament is the "scoop there it is" Geico ad.  And I'm not just saying that.  The lady in the red sweater is fantastic. 

[monkeyman34]

I haven't read a lot of the thread tonight, but see a bit of talk about Timme, but I thought Kispert was really exposed tonight.  He was slow and couldn't guard the wing, and couldn't get his shot off or make them when he was able to.  Feel like his NBA stock took a huge dive tonight.

[MuggsyB]

I haven't read a lot of the thread tonight, but see a bit of talk about Timme, but I thought Kispert was really exposed tonight.  He was slow and couldn't guard the wing, and couldn't get his shot off or make them when he was able to.  Feel like his NBA stock took a huge dive tonight.

Greg McDermott 2.0?

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

I believe Baylor becomes just the 2nd team since the McDonald's AA game started to win the title without a single McDonald's AA on the roster.

The other was Maryland in 2002.