NCAA Tournament Day 3 - Saturday Game Thread
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Yup, it's really tough to win a championship. Cal has 1 in 7 seasons at Kentucky. Coach K has 5 in 36 seasons at Duke. That's about the same rate. And Coach K is the greatest coach outside of Wooden.
It's either arrogance or stubbornness to not play zone against this Providence team but I'm not complaining. Absolutely fuckin giddy right now with what I'm watching. Thank you Roy!!
It has been a great tourney for the Catholic schools -- their only loss was the one game that pitted two Catholic schools against each other (Seton Hall - Gonzaga).
Huh?
The more talented team should almost always play M2M, especially when they don't regularly play zone D.
The Friars destroyed M2M the first dozen games of the season and struggled badly against zones once conference play began when teams scouted us in advance. We have a ton of offensive talent that can take advantage of M2M while zones force our offense to be stagnant and eliminates dribble penetration.
Pretty good bracket left for the Zags. If they are ever going to get over that final four hurdle, this is as good a year as any.
That is only one persons fault for not having his team best prepared. Practice began on October 15. I just wish we'd take advantage of these opportunities being gifted to us like Bentil losing the ball going up for a dunk. Wtf.
Every team needs to have zone in its toolkit these days. I don't know UNC well enough to know if their personnel allows for it, but if you have long players you should be able to practice it enough from time to time to use it in a pinch.
By the way, I'm not knocking zone D at all. Can you imagine that Holy Cross 1-3-1 run by a team with actual athletes?? But you've got to commit to that early in the season, at least part-time. UNC has had a hell of a season playing M2M almost exclusively (I think); they're right not to depart from that now.
Would be funny if this of all teams is the one that makes the FF. Zags have to like their path. Get winner of Cuse/MTSU and then a tough but winnable matchup against UVA/Iowa State.
It could very well be that Roy has it in his arsenal to only show the zone in the second half or down the stretch when it can change the pace and lock us down. I don't know all I know is that pretty much the only chance we have to win is against M2M and Roy is giving it to us. Now knock down some damn 3's and take the lead damnit!!!
MSU's loss really blows the bottom half of that bracket open; three of the remaining four teams (not MTSU) in that bottom half feel like they can make the round of 8.
I do think whoever wins UVA-ISU will beat whoever emerges from that bottom half to win the Final Four berth. Looking forward to watching that game.
This erection will last longer than 4 hours. I dont think anyone expected this game from Gonzaga on both ends of the court. Their D is strong and their guard play is amazing.
Xavier is key to my bracket -- got them going to the final (losing there to KU). Seriously underrated team.
We actually play a fairly decent zone, although not often and it is a trapping zone which Providence may be able to take advantage of with the speed of Dunn and whoever his fast back-up is that played most of the half.
I don't think Roy Williams made a tactical mistake and am reasonably pleased with where they are at. Our M.O. is to make a run in the beginning of the second half---we'll see if Providence can withstand it.
My Saboner is strong right now. The Zags held Seton Hall and Utah to under 60 point each.
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Providence came out with an 8-0 run and took the lead.
Edit: I misread the intent of your post. Thought you meant today he made a great adjustment.
Apologize in advance if I get snarky at all. I'm emotional and need tablet on me or I'll be jumping through roof. Thanks for understanding.
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Hey, I'm rooting for the upset. I'm just reacting to what Drocca said; it sounds like UNC has been a well-coached team throughout the season -- which is kind of a "no shit" statement for a #1 seed.
PC looks great tonight. You must be psyched.
Can't let him beat you baseline.
Color commentator echoing Drocca; UNC has a pattern of 2nd half runs.
Color commentator echoing Drocca; UNC has a pattern of 2nd half runs.
I'm sure someone covered this upthread, but what's with the PC coach's hair? I don't want to make fun of him (assuming he doesn't wear his hair that way by choice), but does anyone know the backstory?
I'm actually frustrated as hell with us missing so many scoring opportunities and Bad Lindsey showing up tonight. We have to knock down these shots.
That post-up offensive foul has been called all day (twice in this game, one against Providence and one against UNC, but literally all day today) and I hate it. A guy can't even back up?
Skin condition that began as a small patch when he was younger and has grown quite a bit over the years.
With the way they call fouls, and now that the 30 second clock leads to a few extra possessions per half, they should think about raising the limit to six.
I tend to think Dunn gets some bogus fouls called on him but Bentil's last 2 take that to a different level
Uconn was way inconsistent this year but the future is bright. Jalen Adams is a future pro and the next couple recruiting classes are filled with promise. Next year's schedule includes a trip to Maui(field includes UNC, Oregon, and Wisconsin), games with Ohio State and Georgetown already scheduled and Syracuse might be added. I'm sure a couple other good OOC games are on the table.