Offical NCAA Tournament thread

[Uncle Rico]

On occasion?  I feel it'd be closer to the norm, especially after the Big East becomes familiar with the system.  Moser just doesn't have good offensive players that'd be successful in the Big East.  Big East would adapt quickly.  Oregon St. had time to prepare and they're dominating Loyola.   

Oh, I'd agree.  If he had recruited similar players he has at Loyola to Chicago, the offenses would have been non-competitive in the Big East

[Dish]

A couple of us mentioned this last Sunday night on here, that Oklahoma State would have been a better overall matchup for Loyola. Tinkle is on a hell of a couple week run here, he has good players and they've just played really solid basketball. When you think of the success of the Pac 12 in this tournament and they won the conference tournament, that's a really impressive job.

[MuggsyB]

Why is Sam Dekker on the Buffalo WW ad??  #weird

[Uncle Rico]

Why is Sam Dekker on the Buffalo WW ad??  #weird

Seems wildly appropriate to me

[MU82]

ACU held the vaunted Chris Beard and TTU to 51 points in a close loss earlier in the year.   Maybe they aren't as talentless as you claim and Joe Golding is a good coach who has a system to keep it tight when outgunned

I know what you're saying, Wags, but so what? ACU gave up 85 to Arkansas and 84 to Central Arkansas, so the defense obviously isn't impregnable. And Loyola scored 71 against a 1-seed just last week, so obviously they aren't the worst offensive team ever.

It was just so predictable that some Smarties would watch today's game and say, "So glad we didn't get Moser," as if one game makes some kind of statement ... even as they casually dismiss the loss to ACU because one game doesn't make any kind of statement.

[MikeDeanesDarkGlasses]

A couple of us mentioned this last Sunday night on here, that Oklahoma State would have been a better overall matchup for Loyola. Tinkle is on a hell of a couple week run here, he has good players and they've just played really solid basketball. When you think of the success of the Pac 12 in this tournament and they won the conference tournament, that's a really impressive job.

Bill Walton said it in the PAC 12 tourney........  PAC 12 was underrated and Oregon St. hadn't lost to a ranked team by more than 3 points all season.  They were almost always in games early in the season, then finally got over the hump.   I'm so mad I didn't put money on them to go to Final Four.  I think it was +2500.  After PAC 12 tourney I was considering it but with Illinois/Ok St in same bracket, I thought there wasn't a good chance.........  ugggggggh

[Hards Alumni]

Why is Sam Dekker on the Buffalo WW ad??  #weird

Well, it's not like he has much else going on.   

[MU82]

Wow ... the refs are calling everything.

[Pakuni]

I know what you're saying, Wags, but so what? ACU gave up 85 to Arkansas and 84 to Central Arkansas, so the defense obviously isn't impregnable. And Loyola scored 71 against a 1-seed just last week, so obviously they aren't the worst offensive team ever.

It was just so predictable that some Smarties would watch today's game and say, "So glad we didn't get Moser," as if one game makes some kind of statement ... even as they casually dismiss the loss to ACU because one game doesn't make any kind of statement.

Psst ... I was joking. I didn't think teal was necessary.

[Uncle Rico]

Wow ... the refs are calling everything.

Oregon State is a team that fouls a lot

[MU82]

Actually ... they aren't calling everything. Krutwig hooks his man almost every time he makes a move to the hoop and never gets called for an offensive foul.

[PGsHeroes32]

Teams are finally coming alive now.

Getting good.

[MuggsyB]

Thomson has a really nice overall game.  Too little too late for Loyola.

[MU82]

Thomson has a really nice overall game.  Too little too late for Loyola.

Lotta time left, Muggs.

[PGsHeroes32]

First Half: 40 pts

Second Half: 42 pts with 7:47 left

[JWags85]

I know what you're saying, Wags, but so what? ACU gave up 85 to Arkansas and 84 to Central Arkansas, so the defense obviously isn't impregnable. And Loyola scored 71 against a 1-seed just last week, so obviously they aren't the worst offensive team ever.

It was just so predictable that some Smarties would watch today's game and say, "So glad we didn't get Moser," as if one game makes some kind of statement ... even as they casually dismiss the loss to ACU because one game doesn't make any kind of statement.

I don't even think it's "Smarties" but this past week we basically heard that Moser was Wooden mixed with Naismith mixed with Brad Stevens with a dash of Dean Smith. Concerns about his offense and pace were tossed aside cause he wins. But this isn't a compete anamoly.  It happened against Drake.  Even though they won, it happened against SIU late in the year. He's a fantastic coach, but it's an offensive style and system filled with lower players that can lead to this.

And I totally agree about Krutweig getting away with a half dozen hooks so far

[MuggsyB]

This is a brutal shooting exhibition from Loyola.  Had a great chance the last few mins. 

[MU82]

I don't even think it's "Smarties" but this past week we basically heard that Moser was Wooden mixed with Naismith mixed with Brad Stevens with a dash of Dean Smith. Concerns about his offense and pace were tossed aside cause he wins. But this isn't a compete anamoly.  It happened against Drake.  Even though they won, it happened against SIU late in the year. He's a fantastic coach, but it's an offensive style and system filled with lower players that can lead to this.

Fair. I would like to think that if Moser had gotten a higher-level coaching position he would get higher-level recruits, but maybe not. Either we'll get a chance to see because some other P6 school is gonna hire him, or we'll never know.

[Dish]

Maybe it's because he looks like him, but Williamson=Cheatham.

[MU82]

Maybe it's because he looks like him, but Williamson=Cheatham.

Only goes left?

[JWags85]

What a find by Thompson, what a shot by Lucas

[Uncle Rico]

Much more entertaining second half

[MuggsyB]

Just not meant to be for Loyola.  Please God don't let Syracuse make the F4.

[MU82]

What a find by Thompson, what a shot by Lucas

Proved to be the dagger, but only after Norris missed a wide-open 3 on a scramble. That goes in and it's a 2-point game with a minute left, and who knows.

[tower912]

Oregon State passed it in to the corner against the press