Friday NCAA Tournament Game Thread

[RedOctober3829]

12:15 (CBS): Duke vs. Mercer (Harlan, Elmore, Miller, Nichols)
12:40 (TruTV): Baylor vs. Nebraska (Marv Albert, Steve Kerr, Craig Sager)
1:40 (TBS): New Mexico vs. Stanford (Jim Nantz, Greg Anthony, Tracy Wolfson)
2:10 (TNT): Arizona vs. Weber State (Andrew Catalon, Mike Gminski, Otis Livingston)
2:45 (CBS): Massachusetts vs. Iowa/Tennessee (Harlan, Elmore, Miller, Nichols)
3:10 (TruTV): Creighton vs. La. Lafayette (Albert, Kerr, Sager)
4:10 (TBS): Kansas vs. Eastern Kentucky (Nantz, Anthony, Wolfson)
4:40 (TNT): Gonzaga vs. Oklahoma State (Catalon, Gminski, Livingston)
6:55 (TBS): Memphis vs. George Washington (Harlan, Elmore, Miller, Nichols)
7:10 (CBS): Wichita State vs. Cal Poly/Texas Southern (Nantz, Anthony, Wolfson)
7:20 (TNT): North Carolina vs. Providence (Albert, Kerr, Sager)
7:27 (TruTV): Virginia Commonwealth vs. Stephen F. Austin (Catalon, Gminski, Livingston)
9:25 (TBS): Virginia vs. Coastal Carolina (Harlan, Elmore, Miller, Nichols)
9:40 (CBS) Kentucky vs. Kansas State (Nantz, Anthony, Wolfson)
9:40 (TNT): Iowa State vs. N.C. Central (Albert, Kerr, Sager)
9:57 (TruTV): UCLA vs. Tulsa (Catalon, Gminski, Livingston)

 

[Dan to Theo to Ben]

DtTtB's agenda:
 
Duke v. Mercer until/unless blowout
New Mexico v. Stanford 1st half
Umass v. Tenn/Iowa
Gonzaga v. OK State
UNC v. Providence
Kentucky v. Kansas State

 

[mabrowndog]

BUMP. Another completely unproductive day awaits.
 

DtTtB's agenda:
 
Duke v. Mercer until/unless blowout
New Mexico v. Stanford 1st half
Umass v. Tenn/Iowa
Gonzaga v. OK State
UNC v. Providence
Kentucky v. Kansas State

 
Sounds like a plan, though I'll probably opt for UCLA/Tulsa in the late game.

 

[EastCoasterOutWest]

I expect all of you A-10 guys to be rooting for VCU.

 

[canderson]

Axe 'em!

 

[Jed Zeppelin]

I expect all of you A-10 guys to be rooting for VCU.

 
I wasn't crazy about rooting for Saint Louis for whom I have an irrational hatred, but I'm pulling hard for all of them because fuck Coach K.

 

[EastCoasterOutWest]

Axe 'em!

Losing Johnson us going to hurt. Should be a great game.

 

[canderson]

Losing Johnson us going to hurt. Should be a great game.

I really hope so, I'll be disappointed if SFA gets blown out. They beat the most up-tempto team in the country three times, I'm holding out hope that is a good omen for the havoc defense they'll be seeing.

 

[EastCoasterOutWest]

I really hope so, I'll be disappointed if SFA gets blown out. They beat the most up-tempto team in the country three times, I'm holding out hope that is a good omen for the havoc defense they'll be seeing.

If Graham has a bad game, SFA will cruise. VCU needs Alie-Cox to step up as well.

 

[Dan to Theo to Ben]

"White David Lighty" (Jacob Gollon) is giving me a much better first impression than Langston Hall, for Mercer.

 

[The Napkin]

link to stream in case anyone needs it...

 

[Dan to Theo to Ben]

Mercer is pretty deep, should be able to hang for aboout 35-30 minutes.  Just need to grab some boards.

 

[tims4wins]

Hey Jabari and Rodney, the game has started...

 
It's their first tourney game - playing like it.
 
Duke continues to refuse to acknowledge the concept of defense.

 

[DukeSox]

who needs them when you got 'sheed?

 

[mabrowndog]

Mercer leads 34-33 off an 11-3 run. Final minute of the half.
 
EDIT - Wow, that was a superb 20 minutes of basketball on both sides. The Bears are for real.

 

[johnmd20]

Puke playing like the Puke of recent years. I like. Go Mercer!

 

[johnmd20]

Something about Rachel Nichols just makes me want to do things to her. Dirty things.

 

[Greg29fan]

Mercer might want to grab a rebound or two

 

[tims4wins]

This Duke team is softer than tissue paper. They won't be long for this tournament.

 
Been saying this for a while. They just ignore defense and don't exactly respond when the going gets tough. Doubt they make it past Michigan if they survive today.

 

[johnmd20]

And that Swish/Swiss commercial is painful. I hate it. It's dumb, it's stupid, it's not even remotely funny, and it makes NO sense. I have seen it over 8 times in the past day. FML

 

[mascho]

Something about Rachel Nichols just makes me want to do things to her. Dirty things.

 
Get in line my friend.

 

[Jed Zeppelin]

Audio on TruTV is a disaster right now.

 

[RedOctober3829]

MMOD sucks this year.  They used to have all the scores on the top of the screen.  Now, they just have one game and to check the other scores you have to leave the game you are watching.

 

[Jeff Van GULLY]

MMOD sucks this year.  They used to have all the scores on the top of the screen.  Now, they just have one game and to check the other scores you have to leave the game you are watching.

 
Red put your mouse near the bottom of the game screen and a scores box will show up, click it.

 

[RedOctober3829]

 
Red put your mouse near the bottom of the game screen and a scores box will show up, click it.

Gotcha, Thanks.

 

[johnmd20]

 
Get in line my friend.

 
I can share.

 

[CaptainLaddie]

Is it too early to start drinking? Asking for a friend.

 

[Average Reds]

Is it me or do they make you sift through 65453298340955483 commercials before they allow you to watch the games online?

 

[mascho]

Is it too early to start drinking? Asking for a friend.

 
To paraphrase from the Gospel of Smokey, "it's Friday, you ain't got shit to do..."

 

[mascho]

Holy crikey Craig Sager.  Bracket tie?  

 

[johnmd20]

Is it too early to start drinking? Asking for a friend.

 
If you're asking for a friend, it isn't too early.

 

[DukeSox]

maybe jabari comes back next year if they lose this

 

[ifmanis5]

3 on Jabari. Now's your chance Mercer.

 

[Jeff Van GULLY]

"Lord have Mercer!"

 

[tims4wins]

maybe jabari comes back next year if they lose this

 
Do you want him back? Can't defend

 

[Greg29fan]

the NCAA actually let Karl Hess referee tournament games?  Holy shit.

 

[RedOctober3829]

Is it too early to start drinking? Asking for a friend.

Tell your friend I was 4 beers deep this time yesterday.

 

[ifmanis5]

Do you want him back? Can't defend

Neither can most of the NBA, doesn't seem to hurt their wallets.

 

[CaptainLaddie]

I only have three Lagunitas Sucks in my fridge.  And they're kind of... past their peak.  They're still pretty good, but probably the ten best beer I can buy in my neighborhood right now.
 
I guess I could go buy more.

 

[mandro ramtinez]

Did anybody hear that bizarre Craig Sager report about how Scott Drew looks over to his Dad sometimes during the game for strategy suggestions since Scott doesn't have a basketball background? That was a pretty odd thing to admit by a major conference coach.

 

[Dan to Theo to Ben]

Duke has no mid-range game whatsoever

 

[CaptainLaddie]

I get the feeling that if Mercer lets Duke get on a small run, this is over.

 

[ifmanis5]

Duke looks better without Jabari.

 

[Greg29fan]

Notice how much more active and better Duke's defense is w/Jabari on the sidelines.

 

[ifmanis5]

Mercer should have called a TO a few possessions ago.

 

[mabrowndog]

Mercer should have called a TO a few possessions ago.

 
A TV timeout should be coming up shortly.
 
EDIT - And there it is. Both teams have all 4 TOs left.

 

[RedOctober3829]

Terrible call.  That was a charge on Hood.

 

[Dan to Theo to Ben]

New Mexico on their way to losing another game to a top-3 academic school.

 

[Ed Hillel]

Man, Duke is missing a TON of good looks.

 

[DJnVa]

Duke is doing what all less talented teams need to do--hit a high percentage of those threes.