reclegend22
Posts: 8,772
Mar 7, 2015 8:52pm
And March has begun. This is fucking fun.
Terry_Tate
Posts: 7,606
Mar 7, 2015 8:52pm
Fucking Belmont
Mulva
Posts: 13,650
Mar 7, 2015 8:55pm
That's what they came up with?
GOONx19
Posts: 7,147
Mar 7, 2015 8:56pm
He's looked like a corpse for a while now.Ironman92;1710881 wrote:Anyone see Pitino with the halftime interview.....looks awful. Heavy drinker?
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
Mar 7, 2015 9:03pm
All those forced abortions will get to yaGOONx19;1710889 wrote:He's looked like a corpse for a while now.
Iliketurtles
Posts: 8,191
Mar 7, 2015 9:04pm
God damn I love March
Mulva
Posts: 13,650
Mar 7, 2015 9:07pm
And Yale chokes. Harvard back in it.
gerb131
Posts: 9,932
Mar 7, 2015 9:18pm
Nova put up 105 today.
Azubuike24
Posts: 15,933
Mar 7, 2015 9:19pm
Well, at least the Ivy will get a 3rd game between them, although both backed their way into a 3-loss Ivy season. Sucks Murray blew it. Belmont stinks. No good wins really, got drilled by a lot of sub-100 teams. Then, they get into the dance beating Murray, who was 18-0 in the OVC. March for you...
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
Mar 7, 2015 9:30pm
Aren't you going to comment on Harrell's game today? He played pretty well....Azubuike24;1710899 wrote:Well, at least the Ivy will get a 3rd game between them, although both backed their way into a 3-loss Ivy season. Sucks Murray blew it. Belmont stinks. No good wins really, got drilled by a lot of sub-100 teams. Then, they get into the dance beating Murray, who was 18-0 in the OVC. March for you...
reclegend22
Posts: 8,772
Mar 7, 2015 9:30pm
I love watching Belmont. With Rick Byrd at the helm and the way they can shoot the ball, the Bruins can absolutely beat somebody in the Dance.
Azubuike24
Posts: 15,933
Mar 7, 2015 9:32pm
He did.
Does that change the fact that he's not still one of the most overrated players this year? Not even deserving of first team All-ACC and nowhere close to All-American. He's also on a team with literally 3 scoring threats. His numbers don't really reflect the opportunity he has to put up stats...
Does that change the fact that he's not still one of the most overrated players this year? Not even deserving of first team All-ACC and nowhere close to All-American. He's also on a team with literally 3 scoring threats. His numbers don't really reflect the opportunity he has to put up stats...
Mulva
Posts: 13,650
Mar 7, 2015 9:34pm
They're probably staring at a 16 seed unless a lot of small conference favorites go down.reclegend22;1710903 wrote:I love watching Belmont. With Rick Byrd at the helm and the way they can shoot the ball, the Bruins can absolutely beat somebody in the Dance.
Azubuike24
Posts: 15,933
Mar 7, 2015 9:35pm
Wasn't the Belmont team that won the OVC two years ago the worst 3-point shooting team in the tournament?
reclegend22
Posts: 8,772
Mar 7, 2015 9:45pm
So what? This year's Belmont team is fourth in the nation in threes made per game at 9.9. They aren't quite as high in team accuracy as in years past, but on a hot night the Bruins can make them in volume.Azubuike24;1710909 wrote:Wasn't the Belmont team that won the OVC two years ago the worst 3-point shooting team in the tournament?
Granted, if Belmont gets a 16, they're not going to win a game. But if they somehow find themselves on that 15 line depending on how things play out in the other conferences, Rick Byrd has proven that his team is a worthy opponent. This is a team that has historically shot very well in the NCAAs. Pointing out that one year they were not as good is utterly irrelevant.
Azubuike24
Posts: 15,933
Mar 7, 2015 9:51pm
It wasn't that, it was that they typically aren't a dominant 3-point shooting team. They certainly hit enough tonight.
reclegend22
Posts: 8,772
Mar 7, 2015 9:56pm
Not sure what you are basing on that information on, but long-range shooting is traditionally a staple of Belmont's.Azubuike24;1710913 wrote:It wasn't that, it was that they typically aren't a dominant 3-point shooting team. They certainly hit enough tonight.
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Mar 7, 2015 10:29pm
Fuck Belmont. I've listed my frustrations on the other thread (fantasy) about not getting to see Cam Payne in the dance. Pisses me right off.
On that note, feel free to add, but these are the 4 players hat jumped out as recent greats to never play in the NCAAs (though some could still make it this year):
DamianLillard
Cam Payne
RJ Hunter
Keifer Sykes
On that note, feel free to add, but these are the 4 players hat jumped out as recent greats to never play in the NCAAs (though some could still make it this year):
DamianLillard
Cam Payne
RJ Hunter
Keifer Sykes
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Mar 7, 2015 11:20pm
Kendrick Perry
Norris Cole???
Don't recall if CSU made the tourney that year.
Norris Cole???
Don't recall if CSU made the tourney that year.
reclegend22
Posts: 8,772
Mar 8, 2015 12:12am
The only player in recent years I was truly disappointed in not making the Dance was Lillard. He was Harold "The Show" Arcenaux reincarnated. With Lillard running the show, Weber State had the weaponry to advance on to the Sweet 16 that season. He was by leaps and bounds the best player not to reach the Dance.
In other news, Tyus Jones with another staggering big-game performance. Kid is a spectacular talent. Barring a quarterfinal ACC loss, Duke has locked up a number one seed. No team in the country has a resume of wins as impressive as Duke.
In other news, Tyus Jones with another staggering big-game performance. Kid is a spectacular talent. Barring a quarterfinal ACC loss, Duke has locked up a number one seed. No team in the country has a resume of wins as impressive as Duke.
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Mar 8, 2015 12:23am
Lillard is the best in recent memory. I remember late nights watching him dismantle the Big Sky as a Jr and Sr, only to fall short both years. I feel a Tyler Harvey is headed to the same path. Different players (Lillard is an all NBA Ayer while Harvey is one of the best shot makers/scorers in basketball). Both, to me, would be equally disappointing.
On that note though, not sure Keifer Sykes isn't on the same level as Lillard...
On that note though, not sure Keifer Sykes isn't on the same level as Lillard...
reclegend22
Posts: 8,772
Mar 8, 2015 12:38am
Sykes is great, don't get me wrong. Even though we are strictly speaking college here, it's easy to sort of elevate Lillard to a higher plane as a result of how magnificently good he has been at the next level. Admittedly, I am probably guilty of that here.Laley23;1710934 wrote:Lillard is the best in recent memory. I remember late nights watching him dismantle the Big Sky as a Jr and Sr, only to fall short both years. I feel a Tyler Harvey is headed to the same path. Different players (Lillard is an all NBA Ayer while Harvey is one of the best shot makers/scorers in basketball). Both, to me, would be equally disappointing.
On that note though, not sure Keifer Sykes isn't on the same level as Lillard...
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Mar 8, 2015 1:28am
BYU/Santa Clara is tough to watch. Officials are horrendous.
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birddog23
Posts: 1,086
Mar 8, 2015 7:37am
Duke have enough to secure to a #1 seed?
Road wins this year vs. Wisconsin, Louisville, Virginia, Syracuse (eh), and North Carolina.
Road wins this year vs. Wisconsin, Louisville, Virginia, Syracuse (eh), and North Carolina.
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
Mar 8, 2015 11:58am
It would take Duke losing in quarterfinals and still some other things