NCAA Dance Thread

[Uncle Rico]

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.

My second chances only apply to my teams and my politicians

[MuggsyB]

First to 40 in this Houston/Illini gane?

[Mr. Nielsen]

Xavier leading Florida 19-9 in the NIT. On ESPN.

[PGsHeroes32]

Xavier leading Florida 19-9 in the NIT. On ESPN.

Excellent contribution to the NCAA dance thread.

[wisblue]

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.

I think even Pomeroy explains that what he labels "luck" is not luck in the sense of pure dumb luck. It's just a shorthand way of saying that a team's W-L record is better than what you might expect from some of the raw numbers. You can decide for yourself if you think that's dumb luck or a reflection of food clutch play when things are right.

Similar to a baseball team that wins a lot of one run games

[MuggsyB]

I don't think I've seen these Illini Freshmen play all season. 

[The Sultan]

Lol. What a terrible technical foul call.

[PGsHeroes32]

That technical is an embarrassment to the sport

[forgetful]

Officials proving inept again in the Houston v. Illinois matchup.

Technicals were absurd in our game.

The officiating in the UNC v. Baylor game was criminal.

Now more absurd T's in the Houston game.

[MuggsyB]

Lol. What a terrible technical foul call.

That was awful. 

[MuggsyB]

Houston is impressive.  They have athletes all over the place. 

[4everwarriors]

Nads, as I'm certain you know, Howard has a long standing relationship with the player. Not only did Howard recruit this kid, but his son was a teammate of his in AAU ball, aina?

[Uncle Rico]

Assuming Zona rolls TCU, Houston- Arizona in the Sweet 16 is a national championship level matchup

[Scoop Snoop]

Anybody else catch the very end of one of the camera shots of Kofi trying to slam on the brakes as he pursued the ball going out of bounds? Just before the end of the camera shot, a guy sitting at a desk with a laptop saw Kofi coming straight at him and ducked under the desk. Only his hands were visible on the edge of the desk. I would have done the same thing, right after my life flashed before my eyes.   

[Norm]

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.

Funny story. One of my best friends in high school was a walk on for Michigan basketball and was a senior captain for UM the year the Fab Five came on the scene as freshmen. At dinner a couple years later a bunch of us asked him abut that experience and wanted to know which if the Fab Five caused the most problems behind the scenes. According to my friend, Rose and Weber were pretty mellow off the court and didn't get into any kind of trouble. The worst of the five he said was Juwan Howard, who broke team rules left and right, never made curfew on the road and gave the coaches hell. Anytime they tried to challenge him he'd threaten to transfer. Ironic then that he was the first to graduate and is now the head coach.

[MuggsyB]

What a total joke offensive foul call on Moore.  This crap needs to stop.

[Nukem2]

What a total joke offensive foul call on Moore.  This crap needs to stop.

Yeah, that was a baaaad call.

[ATL MU Warrior]

What a total joke offensive foul call on Moore.  This crap needs to stop.

Yes, bad calls should be stopped

[MuggsyB]

Yes, bad calls should be stopped

It's not a "bad call",  it's a call that should never be made. 

[panda]

4th best BE PG showing out already against OSU.

[MuggsyB]

Sweet Jesus.  You have gotta be kidding me with that bank triple by Liddell.  Nova should be up 15, smh.

[Jockey]

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.

He will be an NBA all-star.

[brewcity77]

Assuming Zona rolls TCU, Houston- Arizona in the Sweet 16 is a national championship level matchup

With the caveat that my bracket is a shambles, I don't think Arizona beating TCU is a safe assumption at all.

[MU82]

Houston is impressive.  They have athletes all over the place.

I was thinking the same as I was watching it. And they are well-coached, too. They are being rewarded for taking a "chance" on Sampson, whose violations (relative to others) were actually quite mild.

I think brewski was one here who was saying that it was too bad MU didn't consider Sampson. And it's hard to argue with that. The guy can recruit and coach.

[Uncle Rico]

I was thinking the same as I was watching it. And they are well-coached, too. They are being rewarded for taking a "chance" on Sampson, whose violations (relative to others) were actually quite mild.

I think brewski was one here who was saying that it was too bad MU didn't consider Sampson. And it's hard to argue with that. The guy can recruit and coach.

If he hadn't done what he did at Indiana, that's a great what-if.  Lot of dominoes fell with his dismissal