NCAA Tournament Thread (Non-Auburn Games)

[e808 3,028]

5 minutes ago, GTNupe11 said:

SC ran some good offense! Have a whole team of scorers. I think whoever makes it to them in the Championship game will have a problem on their hands. 

Looking forward to watching this next one though! I'm thinking UConn comes out with the W. 

If the NCAA is into rigging games the bigger storyline is South Carolina vs Iowa

[e808 3,028]

10 minutes ago, WillMunny said:

Iowa wasn't a one seed for nothing.  I think UConn is going down.  Bueckers > Clark tonight.

Just a guess.

Idk. I don’t think Iowas supporting cast is that great. 

[GTNupe11 2,036]

18 minutes ago, WillMunny said:

Iowa wasn't a one seed for nothing.  I think UConn is going down.  Bueckers > Clark tonight.

Just a guess.

No way they win without Clark scoring at least 30 points. 

[e808 3,028]

21 minutes ago, GTNupe11 said:

No way they win without Clark scoring at least 30 points. 

U right because look at all those shoots the rest of her team is missing

[GTNupe11 2,036]

Wow, you don't call that foul as a ref at the end of the game like that...

[TigerOne 1,152]

4 minutes ago, GTNupe11 said:

Wow, you don't call that foul as a ref at the end of the game like that...

Hope the men UConn don’t come up short also.

[autigeremt 6,666]

27 minutes ago, GTNupe11 said:

Wow, you don't call that foul as a ref at the end of the game like that...

Unless it’s a foul. Double dribble comes to mind (not a foul but)….

[e808 3,028]

25 minutes ago, TigerOne said:

Hope the men UConn don’t come up short also.

UConn had the game blown wide open but allowed Iowa back into the game which allowed the script to be played out.  I expect the Women’s championship numbers to surpass the LSU and Iowa game

[WillMunny 1,383]

Is anyone watching this Perdue vs NC State game?  Wow, so many storylines.

[WillMunny 1,383]

So fun watching Edey play. I love low post play.

The NBA has moved away from low post specialists in favor of "positionless" players.  Three and D.

Unfortunately, I think this the apex of Edey's career.

But it sure is fun watching him in college.

[WillMunny 1,383]

Perdue is gonna win big, but if State could have shot better, it could have been a different game.

State had plenty of open shots and just missed them.  Went cold.

Edited April 7 by WillMunny

[SLAG-91 1,483]

Purdue's only other title game appearance was 55 years ago.  Hopefully they'll be playing UConn for the title on Monday.

[DAG 34,016]

Please Win UCONN. 
 

Then we will have legit national championships on both sides .

[AURex 2,031]

From my vantage point, Purdue didn't win that game, NC State LOST it. NCS had lots and lots of open shots, they just went cold and could not make a basket to save their lives in the second half. Purdue might have still won the game, but if NCS had been dropping their open shots, it would have been a nail-biter.

 

[WillMunny 1,383]

Let's go UConn.

[e808 3,028]

Bamas threes are falling this might get interesting. Bama is battle tested . Isn’t this the first time UConn has trailed all tournament 

Edited April 7 by e808

[BustemBigBlue 178]

UConn looks to be having trouble with the athleticism of bama’s guards. It looks like Sears and Estrada can take it to the basket at will. 

[WillMunny 1,383]

Bama looking good.

[ArgoEagle 1,795]

My good gosh UConn!  You play Bama Man to Man & dont, don't, don't leave your man & let them have open 3's.  They are falling right into Bama's trap!   SMH!

[TeamZero77 1,785]

21 hours ago, e808 said:

UConn had the game blown wide open but allowed Iowa back into the game which allowed the script to be played out.  I expect the Women’s championship numbers to surpass the LSU and Iowa game

The Iowa vs UConn women's game drew the most viewers ever for a basketball game on ESPN, men or women. The most viewed basketball game on ESPN was 2018 Boston vs Cleveland ECF until last nights game beat that. The article I read said last nights game got nearly 15 million viewers. 

I've never watched much women's basketball unless Auburn has been good but I've watched every women's Elite 8 and Final 4 game this year and the games are exciting down to the final buzzer (in most of the games). 

[TeamZero77 1,785]

If Bama pulls this game off, I think they're destined to win it all. 

I saw a stat earlier that said 85% of Alabama's points this year came from shots at the rim or 3 point shots. Free throws weren't included in that stat.

Oats is analytics 100% just like Lane Kiffin is in football.

[e808 3,028]

Game is looking similar to the women’s UConn and Iowa game. UConn needs some separation 

[arein0 977]

1 minute ago, e808 said:

Game is looking similar to the women’s UConn and Iowa game. UConn needs some separation 

You could also say that Uconn is due for a run. Bama is shooting 70% from 3 and still trailing. Hard to keep up that % for the whole game.

[EastAl_Tiger 228]

I hope UConn doesn't get into the "trading 2's for 3's" game with bamma.  might not end well.

[TeamZero77 1,785]

26 minutes ago, e808 said:

Bamas threes are falling this might get interesting. Bama is battle tested . Isn’t this the first time UConn has trailed all tournament 

I think UConn had only trailed for 28 seconds before tonight. Hurley's got to settle them down at halftime. Grant Hill was right a bit ago when he said Bama wants a track meet and will run UConn to death and UConn seems to be playing right into that trap.

If Bama wins tonight, they'll run Eady to death in the title game. He's 300 pounds and he can play 40 minutes if he needs to but he can barely get up and down the floor at times. Against NC State tonight, the ref's didn't call a foul for nearly 7 minutes and Eady was literally walking up the court on fast breaks because he was so gassed.