College Basketball Thread

posted by friendfromlowry

Anyone have any cinderella's or bold predictions? 

So far I'm thinking Loyola-Chicago over Miami and Rhode Island to sweet sixteen. 

I’m pissy Rhode Island gets the close location. They might go elite 8

couldn't happen to a nicer guy...

Notorious NCAA referee Ted Valentine will not work the NCAA Tournament.

https://www.elevenwarriors.com/college-basketball/2018/03/91737/ted-valentine-ncaa-tournament

posted by vball10set

Hope so...

posted by Ironman92

Don’t like OSU’s bracket

...I love it 

 

I admire your optimism. I see a team that lost 3/5 down the stretch opening with a potential giant killer that's great from beyond the arc (OSU's most glaring defensive weakness, especially down the stretch) that has a potential NBA talent in Daum and if they win that, a rematch with a team that utterly waxed them, albeit before they turned on the switch...even though they looked more like the team that struggled against good competition recently than the team that was winning games left and right through most of the B1G schedule.

So how big is it that Hunter is out for UVA? They still favored over Zona/UK?

posted by Ironman92

So how big is it that Hunter is out for UVA? They still favored over Zona/UK?

He's pretty important.  Definitely a tough loss for them.

Virginia has been outstanding all season.  However, they haven't really proven that they can take the next step in the NCAA Tournament...yet.  I'm honestly not sure they make it past Zona or UK, but maybe this is the year that they finally take the next step.

I’ll say this, he isn’t a starter, and it’s easier to replace defense than offense, which is what he provides on that team

This game is soooo bad. 

Syracuse won, let me go ahead and pencil them into the sweet sixteen now.

posted by friendfromlowry

Syracuse won, let me go ahead and pencil them into the sweet sixteen now.

Of course Syracuse won.

Cant wait until next year when they go 18-14 and 7-12 in conference and make it.

It’s like Christmas Day today! Heading to the bar soon!

posted by SportsAndLady

It’s like Christmas Day today! Heading to the bar soon!

Same here. Best 3 weeks of the year.

Yep; time for about 3 or 4 straight days of pure basketball and beer.

Last time a team won it all and did not have a first round pick was in 1987 with Indiana.  

Alford went like 26th, which today woulda been in the first round but back then less teams.

First game OT.

Kansas down big early.

Could be a wild tourny

Fuck off Wright State

posted by thavoice

First game OT.

Kansas down big early.

 

 

URI beats Oklahoma in OT, Kansas up by 4 at half

Gonzaga what is you doin

Gonzaga in a tussle. up 1 with 5 to go.

Ohio state about to get a second round gift with zags possibly falling

posted by thavoice

Ohio state about to get a second round gift with zags possibly falling

OSU has to win first. And that is not a given. 

posted by wildcats20

OSU has to win first. And that is not a given. 

Whatever.

Doesn't matter  zags pulled it out