NCAA Tournament thread

Arkansas, down 9, was -116 on the market lol. Down 12, they were finally plus money at +106. Crazy.

Hell of a run by BJ Bob....they just went cold from 3 for, like, the last 30 minutes.  They should have won, but ARK rebounded like a wounded dog in H2.

My bracket is completely hilarious. On the left side of the paper, I look like Mr. Basketball Knowledge. If Alabama and Oregon win, I'll be 4/4 today. On the right side of the paper, let's just say I had no stake in any of yesterday's four games and that whole side is nothing but Sharpie'd "X"s throughout those two regions.

And I can still win my friends' pool as long as Gonzaga doesn't win the championship and Baylor loses soon (like they might have to fall to Oregon State tomorrow). A very slim chance, but just the fact I have ANY chance despite getting barely anything from 50% of the bracket is wild as hell.

2nd game of 4 not ending until 7:00 is dumb...no reason last game should be scheduled for 9:45 start

posted by Ironman92

2nd game of 4 not ending until 7:00 is dumb...no reason last game should be scheduled for 9:45 start

Playing the sweet 16 on Saturday/Sunday was dumb. It has been Thursday/Friday for as long as I can remember.

Refs calling a lot in this Bama/UCLA game

UCLA done 

Announcer: "Mick Cronin is big into fouling when up 3"

Mick Cronin: Nah

And now we're going to OT. All you have to do is foul and you've all but clinched the win. But I have Alabama, so I'm not complaining!

posted by Heretic

Announcer: "Mick Cronin is big into fouling when up 3"

Mick Cronin: Nah

And now we're going to OT. All you have to do is foul and you've all but clinched the win. But I have Alabama, so I'm not complaining!

3 UCLA players were just inside the 3 point line.....their defense should’ve been the 3 point line is the edge of the cliff, don’t fall off, force a 30 footer

Bill Raftery was New Jersey’s all time leading high school scorer and held title for 35 years. Was Mr. Basketball USA in 1959 and drafted by NBA in 1963. Also first team all state in basketball, baseball and soccer.

Kinda refreshing seeing half court offenses during this tournament...not just a barrage of 3’s 

posted by Ironman92

Kinda refreshing seeing half court offenses during this tournament...not just a barrage of 3’s 

Funny you say that, its the second most % of 3s taken in the history of the tournament this year. 2019 is the most. And this likely wouldve passed it, but the longer line instituted last season making this the first tournament with it in play

posted by Ironman92

Bill Raftery was New Jersey’s all time leading high school scorer and held title for 35 years. Was Mr. Basketball USA in 1959 and drafted by NBA in 1963. Also first team all state in basketball, baseball and soccer.

Good info, but soccer wasn't invented yet   :) 

Alabama damn, Michigan vs Bama would’ve been awesome. Maybe UCLA can keep this going, but I tend to think Michigan puts the clamps on them.

posted by Laley23

Funny you say that, its the second most % of 3s taken in the history of the tournament this year. 2019 is the most. And this likely wouldve passed it, but the longer line instituted last season making this the first tournament with it in play

Between high school and NBA the last couple years I just haven’t seen much of it. I’ve seen more quick passes leading to shots at the rim than I’ve seen in a while.

posted by QuakerOats

Good info, but soccer wasn't invented yet   :) 

To myself I wondered was high school soccer in NJ even meant but nonetheless 

Houston is an offensive rebounding juggernaut late in games. Impressive 

7 players with an offensive rebound

The past 5-6 years I’ve drifted away from watching much college basketball...I need to get back to it some next season. I’ve enjoyed the play this tournament.

That was crazy just now with the ref. He was just laying there motionless like he got shot. Didn’t look good. 

I don’t understand how many teams keep jacking threes when down only 2