NCAA Dance Thread

[bradforster]

Yup.  Said it all year, they’ve been incredibly lucky this year but no other fanbase would trade what the Friars have accomplished so far.  PU fans should enjoy every second

Why is Providence considered lucky?  Luck is hitting to 21 in Black Jack all night long or pulling a lever and landing triple 7's on a slot machine.  Winning close games is about skill, composure and desire.  KenPom's IBM computer calls a team lucky and that makes it so?  Providence is just a damn good basketball team this year. 

[MuggsyB]

If Saint Peter's pulls this off I think it's as big a Cinderella story as we have ever seen in the history of the tournament.  This is a team that was 12-11.  They had 5 games canceled because of covid in Dec/Jan.  Most people had no idea where the school was located until Thursday night.  And Murray St. is freaking good.  This is a 30-2 team. 

[MuggsyB]

What an incredible win for the Peacocks!!

[PointWarrior]

Aw, I feel so bad for those Murray State fans….

[DegenerateDish]

If I were Georgetown, I’d fire Ewing and ask Holloway “how much you need?”.

[bradforster]

What an incredible win for the Peacocks!!

Butch Lee is going back to the sweet 16!!!!!!!

[PointWarrior]

Willard already has ordained him the next Seton Hall coach.

If I were Georgetown, I’d fire Ewing and ask Holloway “how much you need?”.

[MuggsyB]

Meanwhile....Gonzaga down 10 at the half. 

[Dr. Blackheart]

Butch Lee is going back to the sweet 16!!!!!!!

Wojo passed on Lee. Wrong Jesuit team in S16. Fire Shaka.

[wadesworld]

Is that Ted Cruz coaching NMSU?

[MuggsyB]

Is that Ted Cruz coaching NMSU?

LOL!

[MuggsyB]

Really bad coaching decision by Penny. 

[wadesworld]

Bates having to be on the court for Memphis is an awful thing. He might’ve been the most overhyped player I’ve ever seen.

And I’d be absolutely terrified of taking Chet Holmgren in the top 3 of the NBA Draft. College kids are just going into his chest and he can’t contest shots. What is Giannis going to do to him?

[brewcity77]

Why is Providence considered lucky?  Luck is hitting to 21 in Black Jack all night long or pulling a lever and landing triple 7's on a slot machine.  Winning close games is about skill, composure and desire.  KenPom's IBM computer calls a team lucky and that makes it so?  Providence is just a damn good basketball team this year.

Statistically, you're wrong about close games. In addition to being lucky in close games, they had three of their toughest conference games cancelled and managed to play a ton of teams with their best players missing, such as Wisconsin without Davis and UConn without Sanogo. As efficiency is determined on overall possessions, their tendency to get destroyed in losses (Virginia, at Marquette, Creighton) shows how much their close wins are more a function of good luck rather than tangible skill.

[MuggsyB]

Gonzaga might consider making a free throw.

[PointWarrior]

Isn’t it so much better watching these games without worrying that your team will crap the bed on national tv?

[MuggsyB]

The thing about Holmgren (and I've been saying this all year) is that he appears to be at minimum 2yrs away.   So while I get the draft is about potential let's say he's more like 3yrs away?   Who knows if he will sign a 2nd contract with the team that drafts him?   I think he's got a ton of tools and will definitely get heavier and stronger but I still think he's a risk.  Unless the draft is horrifically bad and there are no great players.

[MUDPT]

I know it feels like it, but they aren't. They were here in 1999 and 2014, but not in 2010 (despite being a 4-seed) or 2017. The biggest BS was getting Milwaukee as a 6-seed in 1999, giving 3-seed Pitt a second round road game, though UW lost.

Brew, they played Pitt in 2004 at the BC.  The Devin Harris Carl Krauser matchup.

[LAZER]

Statistically, you're wrong about close games. In addition to being lucky in close games, they had three of their toughest conference games cancelled and managed to play a ton of teams with their best players missing, such as Wisconsin without Davis and UConn without Sanogo. As efficiency is determined on overall possessions, their tendency to get destroyed in losses (Virginia, at Marquette, Creighton) shows how much their close wins are more a function of good luck rather than tangible skill.

LOL. Respect your hate for PC.

[LAZER]

Penny deserves a lot of the crap he got earlier in the season, but he deserves credit for turning that team around.

[brewcity77]

Brew, they played Pitt in 2004 at the BC.  The Devin Harris Carl Krauser matchup.

Flipped 1999 and 2004.

[WhiteTrash]

I love the Providence University vs University of Marquette rivalry.

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

The thing about Holmgren (and I've been saying this all year) is that he appears to be at minimum 2yrs away.   So while I get the draft is about potential let's say he's more like 3yrs away?   Who knows if he will sign a 2nd contract with the team that drafts him?   I think he's got a ton of tools and will definitely get heavier and stronger but I still think he's a risk.  Unless the draft is horrifically bad and there are no great players.

This draft is horrifically bad and there are no great players.

[4everwarriors]

The thing about Holmgren (and I've been saying this all year) is that he appears to be at minimum 2yrs away.   So while I get the draft is about potential let's say he's more like 3yrs away?   Who knows if he will sign a 2nd contract with the team that drafts him?   I think he's got a ton of tools and will definitely get heavier and stronger but I still think he's a risk.  Unless the draft is horrifically bad and there are no great players.

How is Holmgren 2 years away and #10 should go now, hey?

[MU82]

Heartwarming images of Howard comforting an inconsolable Tennessee player.



I'm glad the powers-that-be didn't overreact to the fight with Wisconsin. 5 games was a fair punishment. From all I've heard about Howard, although he is a flawed human being (as we all are), he cares deeply about the athletes he coaches -- and, as that scene shows, even the athletes he doesn't coach.

I'm a big believer in second chances. I hope Howard continues to take advantage of his. From here on out, there obviously should be a zero-tolerance policy regarding him when it comes to altercations with others.