Author Topic: 2024 NCAA Tournament Thread (Read 8057 times)

MakeItRain · « **Reply #75 on:** March 23, 2024, 03:42:52 PM »

Quote from: DaBigTrain on March 21, 2024, 12:22:53 PM

The NCAA app and their website might be the best sports/streaming platform ever created. It's crazy that a one a year thing is 100x better than the straight up garbage ESPN+ platform.

I discovered that the app has a channel that plays one shining moment on a loop, I watched all of them, some observations.
1. UCONN is somehow underrated, they're pretty easily the best college baseball program since the 90's. I think they are hurt by not having a rival and being essentially out of sight during the regular season.
2. The 2009 one shining moment was probably the most emotional one, for K-State fans anyway. People hate it because Jennifer Hudson sung it but they had a shot of Denis sitting on the floor crying after the Butler game, then just a few seconds later they show Huggins on the floor comforting Dasean Butler when he tore his ACL at the end of that elite 8 game.
3. The NCAA/CBS made an all-time one shining moment in place of the missing 2020 tournament, and it's very good.
4. The basketball is clearly better now but the personalities of the game and tension on the floor have been very much muted.

Sandstone Outcropping · « **Reply #76 on:** March 23, 2024, 04:17:01 PM »

Hawks getting run out of the gym by Gonzaga.

catastrophe · « **Reply #77 on:** March 23, 2024, 04:18:42 PM »

Quote from: Sandstone Outcropping on March 23, 2024, 04:17:01 PM

Hawks getting run out of the gym by Gonzaga.

Is Samford can come back from 22 down, KU can do it here.

Spracne · « **Reply #78 on:** March 23, 2024, 04:21:48 PM »

Quote from: Spracne on March 21, 2024, 11:57:05 PM

The mighty Samford, beaches

We'll lose next round, though.

wetwillie · « **Reply #79 on:** March 23, 2024, 04:23:06 PM »

This KU team is poorly coached, it's wild.

CHONGS · « **Reply #80 on:** March 23, 2024, 04:23:42 PM »

Is this the end of the line for Doc? He looks extra forlorn on the bench there.

wetwillie · « **Reply #81 on:** March 23, 2024, 04:31:40 PM »

Mark Few making it to the S16 nine straight years is rough ridin' nuts

Sandstone Outcropping · « **Reply #82 on:** March 23, 2024, 05:10:03 PM »

Quote from: wetwillie on March 23, 2024, 04:31:40 PM

Mark Few making it to the S16 nine straight years is rough ridin' nuts

He has made it to the dance every year. 12 sweet sixteens. 5 Elite 8s 2 F4s. Incredible track record.

Sandstone Outcropping · « **Reply #83 on:** March 23, 2024, 05:33:33 PM »

ISU looks like they blew their wad in the Phillips. Halfway through the first half and they have 4pts.

CHONGS · « **Reply #84 on:** March 23, 2024, 06:04:36 PM »

The flood plain floppers will pull this out.

wetwillie · « **Reply #85 on:** March 23, 2024, 06:08:38 PM »

ISU is going to open a can on WSU in the second half

CHONGS · « **Reply #86 on:** March 23, 2024, 07:13:44 PM »

Iowa State's strategy of fouling every possesion on defense and flopping every possesion on offense is quite effective.

Sandstone Outcropping · « **Reply #87 on:** March 23, 2024, 08:44:49 PM »

Undy’s hair looks awful. Illini smoking Duquesne at 1/2time.

CHONGS · « **Reply #88 on:** March 23, 2024, 11:28:26 PM »

For everyone dragging the SEC, the Big 12 is shitting the bad just about as bad.

wetwillie · « **Reply #89 on:** March 23, 2024, 11:32:13 PM »

I mean our 1,2,3 seeds are still alive.

BIG APPLE CAT · « **Reply #90 on:** March 24, 2024, 08:42:24 AM »

That Oregon/creighton game was wild. Like if someone told me that Oregon wouldn’t attempt a free throw until there was like a minute left in the game, and also only 2 guys would be responsible for all of their 2nd half points I would ask how badly did they get blown out?

Pete · « **Reply #91 on:** March 24, 2024, 10:48:49 AM »

Quote from: CHONGS on March 23, 2024, 11:28:26 PM

For everyone dragging the SEC, the Big 12 is shitting the bad just about as bad.

KNOWN SEC SYMPATHIZER!

pissclams · « **Reply #92 on:** March 24, 2024, 11:02:11 AM »

Phil Titola · « **Reply #93 on:** March 24, 2024, 11:32:24 AM »

Quote from: BIG APPLE CAT on March 24, 2024, 08:42:24 AM

That Oregon/creighton game was wild. Like if someone told me that Oregon wouldn’t attempt a free throw until there was like a minute left in the game, and also only 2 guys would be responsible for all of their 2nd half points I would ask how badly did they get blown out?

I fell asleep, how did it compare to KSU / Xavier?

MakeItRain · « **Reply #94 on:** March 24, 2024, 11:56:17 AM »

Quote from: Phil Titola on March 24, 2024, 11:32:24 AM

Quote from: BIG APPLE CAT on March 24, 2024, 08:42:24 AM
That Oregon/creighton game was wild. Like if someone told me that Oregon wouldn’t attempt a free throw until there was like a minute left in the game, and also only 2 guys would be responsible for all of their 2nd half points I would ask how badly did they get blown out?

I fell asleep, how did it compare to KSU / Xavier?

Not nearly as good. The second overtime was over a minute in. Oregon gave up a quick 8-0 run and they literally then walked the ball up the court with their heads down and instead of calling a time out, Dana Altman just yelled at his players then the point guard bricked a 30 footer. Altman had an all-time coaching howler at the end of regulation and in the second overtime.

wetwillie · « **Reply #95 on:** March 24, 2024, 12:07:47 PM »

Shaka Smart is Benjamin Button. He doesn't look a day over 35.

DaBigTrain · « **Reply #96 on:** March 24, 2024, 12:47:33 PM »

Quote from: wetwillie on March 24, 2024, 12:07:47 PM

Shaka Smart is Benjamin Button. He doesn't look a day over 35.

35 isn’t that old broski

sys · « **Reply #97 on:** March 24, 2024, 06:49:49 PM »

the games have kinda sucked today.

CHONGS · « **Reply #98 on:** March 24, 2024, 07:27:26 PM »

Quote from: wetwillie on March 23, 2024, 11:32:13 PM

I mean our 1,2,3 seeds are still alive.

Lol we're only going to get two (if we're lucky) into the Sweet Sixteen out of EIGHT entries. The ACC and Big East were right to complain about us gaming the system. Exposed

wetwillie · « **Reply #99 on:** March 24, 2024, 07:31:26 PM »

I forgot about 2 seed Arizona