Offical NCAA Tournament thread

[MuggsyB]

Jaquez is a heck of a ball player.  Bama deserved to lose. 

[JWags85]

Apparently Bama thought that 3 was a game winner

[Mr. Nielsen]

Conference of Champions!

[Billy Hoyle]

Seriously??!!!  11 for 25 wth??

And two front end one and one misses. Brutal.

Props to Cronin and UCLA for not getting rattled after that buzzer beater.

[Billy Hoyle]

I'm seeing how Quinerly didn't work well with Jay Wright

[Skatastrophy]

Jaquez is a heck of a ball player.  Bama deserved to lose. 

Yeah he's always in the right place at the right time. I covet him

[shoothoops]

3 of 8 in the Elite 8 from the Pac 12. Could be more if the committee didn't put a 6 and 7 in the same region.

[MU82]

Oats picked the wrong week to not have his team practice free throws.

[Mr. Nielsen]

Amazing. I didn't see UCLA winning this overtime.

[MuggsyB]

Conference of Champions!

Bill Walton must be thrilled this evening.  Three P-12 teams in the E8.  Wow, Just Wow

[MU82]

Bill Walton must be thrilled this evening.

Depends if the shrooms are working their magic.

[MikeDeanesDarkGlasses]

Bill Walton must be thrilled this evening.  Three P-12 teams in the E8.  Wow, Just Wow

Alabama beat themselves but that was a knock on them coming into the tournament.  Exciting style of play with Nate Oats but his team needs to refine it's decision making/shot selection.  If they do that, they can compete for a title. 

[MuggsyB]

Alabama beat themselves but that was a knock on them coming into the tournament.  Exciting style of play with Nate Oats but his team needs to refine it's decision making/shot selection.  If they do that, they can compete for a title.

Agreed.  That was a game they should have won.  Especially with Juzang fouling out.  Marquette should have won at Pauley as well.

[GooooMarquette]

Depends if the shrooms are working their magic.

Big Red gets top quality 'shrooms. They always work.

[MuggsyB]

Was Walton's best better than Jabbar's?  I'm talking his all around game, not scoring.  I like watching the old '77 Blazers clips.  Fun team.  That was a damn good hoops year for the world. 

[MU82]

Was Walton's best better than Jabbar's?  I'm talking his all around game, not scoring.  I like watching the old '77 Blazers clips.  Fun team.  That was a damn good hoops year for the world.

Kareem had an unstoppable shot. That, alone, might have made him a "better" player. But the single thing that made Kareem better was that he was durable for about 1,000 years, while Walton couldn't stay on the court. One can say something like, "Take away the injuries ... " but you can't take away the injuries. In college, both were singular talents in an era when dominant bigs were supremely important.

[MuggsyB]

Kareem had an unstoppable shot. That, alone, might have made him a "better" player. But the single thing that made Kareem better was that he was durable for about 1,000 years, while Walton couldn't stay on the court. One can say something like, "Take away the injuries ... " but you can't take away the injuries. In college, both were singular talents in an era when dominant bigs were supremely important.

Agreed and I wouldn't put Walton anywhere near Kareem just because of durability alone.  I'm just curious how he was perceived when he was healthy in the NBA vs Jabbar? 

[MikeDeanesDarkGlasses]

Bill Walton was considered the best player on the planet at one time

[MuggsyB]

USC seems to be a pretty complete team.  Great overall athleticism.

[PGsHeroes32]

USC seems to be a pretty complete team.  Great overall athleticism.

Don't think it will matter much. But I definitely think they are the tougher match up for Gonzaga.

[Jockey]

Agreed and I wouldn't put Walton anywhere near Kareem just because of durability alone.  I'm just curious how he was perceived when he was healthy in the NBA vs Jabbar?

If healthy, I think Walton may have been a top 10 all timer. He was that good.

But he was still not Kareem. I am not sure of the order, but Kareem, MJ, Lebron, and Wilt are top 4.

But Kareem and Wilt are the only ones where they actually changed the rules of the game to balance the playing field.

[MuggsyB]

Bill Walton was considered the best player on the planet at one time

Way before my time but would you say he was similar to Russell in that scoring was not his primary skill?  His passing was sweet. 

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

My bracket is in a tough spot after that UCLA win.  I didn't realize one of the people I'm chasing actually had UCLA in the Elite 8.

I need either Baylor or Michigan to lose in the E8 and Gonzaga to win the title.

[Johnny B]

plz god no more.lily

[MikeDeanesDarkGlasses]

Way before my time but would you say he was similar to Russell in that scoring was not his primary skill?  His passing was sweet.

I cannot answer that question.  I referenced what Walton's co broadcaster said during the PAC 12 tourney.  Also had heard that from my dad before I think as well.