2024 NCAA Tournament Thread

[pissclams]

south carolina should win today by 10+

That SC team is absolutely stacked. An undefeated season is an incredible accomplishment.

tessa johnson is only a freshman, raven and kitts are sophomores

they’re going to be very good for a while

[Sandstone Outcropping]

south carolina should win today by 10+

That SC team is absolutely stacked. An undefeated season is an incredible accomplishment.

tessa johnson is only a freshman, raven and kitts are sophomores

they’re going to be very good for a while

Staley may surpass Pat Summitt and Geno if she keeps this up. Plus, she is doing it in an era where there is more than one elite team at a time in WBB.

[Sandstone Outcropping]

Good first half for Edey but it looks like UCONN just has more left in the tank as a team.

[catastrophe]

Purdue decided to live or die by Edey but he was not up to the task this time.

[nicname]

UConn is an absolute machine. Purdue just completely outclassed on the boards. UConn is able to get their shot whenever and wherever they want.

[Sandstone Outcropping]

UConn is an absolute machine. Purdue just completely outclassed on the boards. UConn is able to get their shot whenever and wherever they want.

Great play out of that TO. They are very good passers.

[MakeItRain]

Purdue decided to live or die by Edey but he was not up to the task this time.

Bro had 37 & 10, wasn't his fault

[Cire]

Purdue decided to live or die by Edey but he was not up to the task this time.

Bro had 37 & 10, wasn't his fault

This

And he had them in foul trouble with lots of time left. Just couldn’t get anything else going.

Really impressive by UConn. Just dominant


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[Sandstone Outcropping]

UCONN now with 6 Natty's (more than Duke, Indiana or KU), tied with N. Carolina, all in the past 25 seasons.

College basketball teams with the most national championships
UCLA — 11
Kentucky — 8
UConn — 6
North Carolina — 6
Duke — 5
Indiana — 5
Kansas — 4
Villanova — 3
Cincinnati — 2
Florida — 2
Louisville — 2
Michigan State — 2
NC State — 2
Oklahoma State — 2
San Francisco — 2

[michigancat]

UCONN now with 6 Natty's (more than Duke, Indiana or KU), tied with N. Carolina, all in the past 25 seasons.

College basketball teams with the most national championships
UCLA — 11
Kentucky — 8
UConn — 6
North Carolina — 6
Duke — 5
Indiana — 5
Kansas — 4
Villanova — 3
Cincinnati — 2
Florida — 2
Louisville — 2
Michigan State — 2
NC State — 2
Oklahoma State — 2
San Francisco — 2

That's pretty wild.

Also I've mentioned this before but UConn might be the most rural school of its size in the country. Like, calling Storrs a "town" probably makes it seem more significant of a place than it actually is.

[Sandstone Outcropping]

UCONN now with 6 Natty's (more than Duke, Indiana or KU), tied with N. Carolina, all in the past 25 seasons.

College basketball teams with the most national championships
UCLA — 11
Kentucky — 8
UConn — 6
North Carolina — 6
Duke — 5
Indiana — 5
Kansas — 4
Villanova — 3
Cincinnati — 2
Florida — 2
Louisville — 2
Michigan State — 2
NC State — 2
Oklahoma State — 2
San Francisco — 2

That's pretty wild.

Also I've mentioned this before but UConn might be the most rural school of its size in the country. Like, calling Storrs a "town" probably makes it seem more significant of a place than it actually is.

Interesting, wikipedia lists the population of Storrs at 15K. I had always assumed that it was situated inside an east coast megalopolis.

Edit: some more crazy UConn facts:

https://twitter.com/awaytoworthy/status/1777546473795621311

[michigancat]

UCONN now with 6 Natty's (more than Duke, Indiana or KU), tied with N. Carolina, all in the past 25 seasons.

College basketball teams with the most national championships
UCLA — 11
Kentucky — 8
UConn — 6
North Carolina — 6
Duke — 5
Indiana — 5
Kansas — 4
Villanova — 3
Cincinnati — 2
Florida — 2
Louisville — 2
Michigan State — 2
NC State — 2
Oklahoma State — 2
San Francisco — 2

That's pretty wild.

Also I've mentioned this before but UConn might be the most rural school of its size in the country. Like, calling Storrs a "town" probably makes it seem more significant of a place than it actually is.

Interesting, wikipedia lists the population of Storrs at 15K. I had always assumed that it was situated inside an east coast megalopolis.

Edit: some more crazy UConn facts:

https://twitter.com/awaytoworthy/status/1777546473795621311

I always assumed it was just outside NYC but nope!



Most of that is Uconn

[catastrophe]

Purdue decided to live or die by Edey but he was not up to the task this time.

Bro had 37 & 10, wasn't his fault

Obviously not saying it’s his fault. It just seemed obvious that Purdue had no backup plan.

Edey turned it on a bit at after my post when UConn’s big got in foul trouble, but they never overcame that slump from early in the second half where he went cold.

[catastrophe]

Interesting, wikipedia lists the population of Storrs at 15K. I had always assumed that it was situated inside an east coast megalopolis.

Edit: some more crazy UConn facts:

https://twitter.com/awaytoworthy/status/1777546473795621311

I really wonder whether that’s a coincidence or not. I definitely feel like some teams are built for tournament rather than conference play.

I always liked the teams with a gimmick like “Press Virginia” or Syracuse with that 2-3 zone. Your in conference opponents will know what to expect and how to break it, but there isn’t much time for tournament opponents to adjust.

[BIG APPLE CAT]

not sure if It Just Be Like That, but every time they showed a slo-mo replay where Eddy was involved (both defense and offense) he would just whack the crap out of whoever was in his vicinity. Specifically i'm remembering Eddy going for a slam dunk and the uconn guy tried to block it but his hand went thru the net and it was called goal tending but at the moment the ball rimmed out and Eddy seemed kinda mad that his dunk didn't count in the traditional sense, then on the way down (to the floor) Eddy just smacked that dude right in the mouth.

Another time was on defense the uconn guy drove the lane and did kind of a circus shot over Eddy's outstretched arms and then on the way down Eddy swatted that guy too.

In both cases it didn't really look like anything in real time, and the uconn players didn't try to sell the contact.

I have never played collegiate basketball (or professional) so i'm not sure if that's just how it goes sometimes or if Eddy is kind of a dirty bitch?

[Spracne]

not sure if It Just Be Like That, but every time they showed a slo-mo replay where Eddy was involved (both defense and offense) he would just whack the crap out of whoever was in his vicinity. Specifically i'm remembering Eddy going for a slam dunk and the uconn guy tried to block it but his hand went thru the net and it was called goal tending but at the moment the ball rimmed out and Eddy seemed kinda mad that his dunk didn't count in the traditional sense, then on the way down (to the floor) Eddy just smacked that dude right in the mouth.

Another time was on defense the uconn guy drove the lane and did kind of a circus shot over Eddy's outstretched arms and then on the way down Eddy swatted that guy too.

In both cases it didn't really look like anything in real time, and the uconn players didn't try to sell the contact.

I have never played collegiate basketball (or professional) so i'm not sure if that's just how it goes sometimes or if Eddy is kind of a dirty bitch?

I played professionally, but not collegiately.

As to Storrs, it does feel like the middle of nowhere. Closest major metro is Hartford, I think, if you can even call Hartford a major metro. I stayed there for a few days in middle school, and I can't remember a single thing about Storrs other than the campus.

[wetwillie]

UCONNs AD is legit broke, the whole thing is just one big riddle.

[pissclams]

well I now have my talking points if anyone ever talks crap about recruiting disadvantages of mhk again

locked and loaded, baby

[MakeItRain]

not sure if It Just Be Like That, but every time they showed a slo-mo replay where Eddy was involved (both defense and offense) he would just whack the crap out of whoever was in his vicinity. Specifically i'm remembering Eddy going for a slam dunk and the uconn guy tried to block it but his hand went thru the net and it was called goal tending but at the moment the ball rimmed out and Eddy seemed kinda mad that his dunk didn't count in the traditional sense, then on the way down (to the floor) Eddy just smacked that dude right in the mouth.

Another time was on defense the uconn guy drove the lane and did kind of a circus shot over Eddy's outstretched arms and then on the way down Eddy swatted that guy too.

In both cases it didn't really look like anything in real time, and the uconn players didn't try to sell the contact.

I have never played collegiate basketball (or professional) so i'm not sure if that's just how it goes sometimes or if Eddy is kind of a dirty bitch?

I played professionally, but not collegiately.

As to Storrs, it does feel like the middle of nowhere. Closest major metro is Hartford, I think, if you can even call Hartford a major metro. I stayed there for a few days in middle school, and I can't remember a single thing about Storrs other than the campus.

Hartford is absolutely a major metro, but when you're in Storrs, it may as well be two hours away. UConn has not traditionally done well with NYC kids because if you really want to stay close to home Storrs is a crap deal. It's 2.5 hours to NYC in good traffic. You can't even take a train from Storrs to NYC or Boston, you have to get to New Haven, which is an hour away, then take the commuter rail to the city.

[Spracne]

not sure if It Just Be Like That, but every time they showed a slo-mo replay where Eddy was involved (both defense and offense) he would just whack the crap out of whoever was in his vicinity. Specifically i'm remembering Eddy going for a slam dunk and the uconn guy tried to block it but his hand went thru the net and it was called goal tending but at the moment the ball rimmed out and Eddy seemed kinda mad that his dunk didn't count in the traditional sense, then on the way down (to the floor) Eddy just smacked that dude right in the mouth.

Another time was on defense the uconn guy drove the lane and did kind of a circus shot over Eddy's outstretched arms and then on the way down Eddy swatted that guy too.

In both cases it didn't really look like anything in real time, and the uconn players didn't try to sell the contact.

I have never played collegiate basketball (or professional) so i'm not sure if that's just how it goes sometimes or if Eddy is kind of a dirty bitch?

I played professionally, but not collegiately.

As to Storrs, it does feel like the middle of nowhere. Closest major metro is Hartford, I think, if you can even call Hartford a major metro. I stayed there for a few days in middle school, and I can't remember a single thing about Storrs other than the campus.

Hartford is absolutely a major metro, but when you're in Storrs, it may as well be two hours away. UConn has not traditionally done well with NYC kids because if you really want to stay close to home Storrs is a crap deal. It's 2.5 hours to NYC in good traffic. You can't even take a train from Storrs to NYC or Boston, you have to get to New Haven, which is an hour away, then take the commuter rail to the city.

121,000 souls, per the 2020 census. It's a nice, historic city, featuring Mark Twain's house and some old graveyards, but is that really a major metro?

[MakeItRain]

not sure if It Just Be Like That, but every time they showed a slo-mo replay where Eddy was involved (both defense and offense) he would just whack the crap out of whoever was in his vicinity. Specifically i'm remembering Eddy going for a slam dunk and the uconn guy tried to block it but his hand went thru the net and it was called goal tending but at the moment the ball rimmed out and Eddy seemed kinda mad that his dunk didn't count in the traditional sense, then on the way down (to the floor) Eddy just smacked that dude right in the mouth.

Another time was on defense the uconn guy drove the lane and did kind of a circus shot over Eddy's outstretched arms and then on the way down Eddy swatted that guy too.

In both cases it didn't really look like anything in real time, and the uconn players didn't try to sell the contact.

I have never played collegiate basketball (or professional) so i'm not sure if that's just how it goes sometimes or if Eddy is kind of a dirty bitch?

I played professionally, but not collegiately.

As to Storrs, it does feel like the middle of nowhere. Closest major metro is Hartford, I think, if you can even call Hartford a major metro. I stayed there for a few days in middle school, and I can't remember a single thing about Storrs other than the campus.

Hartford is absolutely a major metro, but when you're in Storrs, it may as well be two hours away. UConn has not traditionally done well with NYC kids because if you really want to stay close to home Storrs is a crap deal. It's 2.5 hours to NYC in good traffic. You can't even take a train from Storrs to NYC or Boston, you have to get to New Haven, which is an hour away, then take the commuter rail to the city.

121,000 souls, per the 2020 census. It's a nice, historic city, featuring Mark Twain's house and some old graveyards, but is that really a major metro?

You looked that up but didn't bother to look up the population of the Hartford Metro? 1.2 million people. Also Hartford, like basically everything between  Quincy, MA and Stamford, CT, is a massive sack of crap.

[Spracne]

Yup. You're right. I'm wrong.