NCAA Tournament

[MuggsyB]

Did I just hear that FDU is the smallest team in the tournament? 

[shoothoops]

Just say, "whoops, my bad," and move on. Practice in front of a mirror if it helps. Its just a message board.

You're projecting.

[Dickthedribbler]

Painter for coach of the year

The B10 is just sooooo tough year in and year out. He!!, they deserved to get 13 in the Tournament this year

[Ellenson Guerrero]

Did I just hear that FDU is the smallest team in the tournament? 

You're projecting.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Lost in all of this, somewhere Arizona is thrilled

[Dickthedribbler]

Lost in all of this, somewhere Arizona is thrilled

That's a Farleigh safe bet.

[21Jumpstreet]

The gym was electric for FDU, that team has some motor. What a game

[forgetful]

I'm gonna call bs on this one.  Let see it.

Well, turns out you were right. Was trying to figure out how to post an image of the bracket to here...was going to PM it to you, but alas I'm not sure how to post an image.

But in the process I realized I actually had 4 misses. I thought it was only Furman and FDU, but I also had Iowa State and A&M advance (and they didn't).

Really thought I only missed two, but I was wrong. Still currently ranked 9558 on ESPN, which is still pretty good.

[ATL MU Warrior]

Yes it is. I'm just salty about mine.

[wadesworld]

Fumbled? That's generous. I've never seen a ball get fumbled by a face hahaha!

Against a team like Fairleigh Dickinson he probably should've had like 30 rebounds. He's awful! And he's gonna be watching the rest of the tourney from home. Sorry wades I know you liked him.

You've never seen a football bounce off a guy's facemask and a defender recover it? Hmm. Must not watch a lot of football.

I have no real feelings positive or negative about Edey. I'm just not sure claiming the guy who was head and shoulders (literally) above everyone else in the NPOY race is terrible at basketball is very intelligent. Especially in a game where his team shot 35% from the field and had 16 turnovers where Edey was 7/11 for 21 points and 15 rebounds, just 2 turnovers despite being guarded by 5 all game. If you really believe he's bad at basketball you aren't very smart. Which you've proven with your defensive three second complaints.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Edey is fine, but he also only had one field goal attempt in the last 12 minutes. That just can't happen.

[JWags85]

The levels to FDU are what make it all the more amazing for me.  They did it despite being one of the bottom 4 #16 seeds so they had to play on Wed night.  Also because they only got into the tournament based on the NCAAs BS probation rule about moving up a division which kept conference regular season and tournament winner Merrimack at home.  Then, even further, both of the electric Mighty Mouse guards, and another starter, were D2 players that came with FDU's coach when he took the job this year, so last year they were playing D2 ball in a glorified HS gym.

Just incredible stuff.  Tobin Anderson was a machine in D2.  I doubt he stays at FDU all that long, he's gonna get solid Mid major looks

[Tums Festival]

Matt Painter is 9-3 against Tom Izzo in their last 12 meetings.

[5DollarPitcher]

You've never seen a football bounce off a guy's facemask and a defender recover it? Hmm. Must not watch a lot of football.

I have no real feelings positive or negative about Edey. I'm just not sure claiming the guy who was head and shoulders (literally) above everyone else in the NPOY race is terrible at basketball is very intelligent. Especially in a game where his team shot 35% from the field and had 16 turnovers where Edey was 7/11 for 21 points and 15 rebounds, just 2 turnovers despite being guarded by 5 all game. If you really believe he's bad at basketball you aren't very smart. Which you've proven with your defensive three second complaints.

He's bad at basketball. He's a million feet tall and just led his team to a loss to the shortest team in the tournament. He's very very bad.

Large? Yes. Good? Absolutely not.

[panda]

He's bad at basketball. He's a million feet tall and just led his team to a loss to the shortest team in the tournament. He's very very bad.

Large? Yes. Good? Absolutely not.

There's been plenty of guys his size who can barely play the game. He's one of the best players in the country who had a bad game because Purdue's guards suck and the opposition double and triple teamed him forcing the ball out of his hands.

[wadesworld]

He's bad at basketball. He's a million feet tall and just led his team to a loss to the shortest team in the tournament. He's very very bad.

Large? Yes. Good? Absolutely not.

So you're one of those guys who think Giannis is not skilled and can only run and jump. Checks out.

[5DollarPitcher]

There's been plenty of guys his size who can barely play the game.

Edey can barely play basketball. The ball bounced off his face, uncontested. He got stripped every time he touched the ball in crunch time. He got outrebounded by kids 8-10 inches shorter than him. He had a crucial turnover and 0 rebounds in the last two minutes of the game.

Did we all watch the same game? The guy is an unskilled ogre. I've even thought that in their wins.

[5DollarPitcher]

So you're one of those guys who think Giannis is not skilled and can only run and jump. Checks out.

If you're honestly comparing Giannis to Zach Edey I think it's clear who doesn't know ball here lol.

[panda]

Edey can barely play basketball. The ball bounced off his face, uncontested. He got stripped every time he touched the ball in crunch time. He got outrebounded by kids 8-10 inches shorter than him. He had a crucial turnover and 0 rebounds in the last two minutes of the game.

Did we all watch the same game? The guy is an unskilled ogre. I've even thought that in their wins.

He had a bad game. However he had an incredible season which is why he's shortlisted for national player of the year. Do players who can barely play basketball generally receive that distinction or did he rig the vote ?

[wadesworld]

Edey can barely play basketball. The ball bounced off his face, uncontested. He got stripped every time he touched the ball in crunch time. He got outrebounded by kids 8-10 inches shorter than him. He had a crucial turnover and 0 rebounds in the last two minutes of the game.

Did we all watch the same game? The guy is an unskilled ogre. I've even thought that in their wins.

Obviously we did not. "He got outrebounded by kids 8-10 inches shorter than him." He did? I checked the stats and he had 15 rebounds. Nobody in the game besides him had more than 6 for FDU. Or are you saying he should've rebounded every missed shot in the game, because he's tall, after all?

So guards should never, ever get a rebound in basketball if the big men are competent basketball players, it appears.

FDU collapsed 5 on him. You obviously were not watching the game. Or are as clueless as you believe Edey is bad at basketball.

[wadesworld]

If you're honestly comparing Giannis to Zach Edey I think it's clear who doesn't know ball here lol.

Says the guy who thinks the tallest person on the floor should get every single rebound or he's incompetent at the sport.

[5DollarPitcher]

He had a bad game. However he had an incredible season which is why he's shortlisted for national player of the year. Do players who can barely play basketball generally receive that distinction or did he rig the vote ?

No, I just think his size alone allows him to score points and grab rebounds in a physically inferior conference such as the Big 10.

[5DollarPitcher]

Says the guy who thinks the tallest person on the floor should get every single rebound or he's incompetent at the sport.

You just compared Zach Edey to Giannis my guy, it's over.

[wadesworld]

You just compared Zach Edey to Giannis my guy, it's over.

Did I?

[panda]

No, I just think his size alone allows him to score points and grab rebounds in a physically inferior conference such as the Big 10.

Why didn't Matt haarms or Isaac Haas put up the same numbers as Edey this year? They're both huge ipso facto should dominate. Yet they both fell way short of accomplishing what Edey did this season. It's almost like there still is skill involved.