NCAA Men's Elite 8 Thread

[RedOctober3829]

Saturday
6:09 UConn vs. Illinois TBS
8:49 Clemson vs. Alabama TBS

Sunday
2:20 Purdue vs. Tennessee CBS
5:05 Duke vs. NC State CBS

 

[DukeSox]

Saturday
6:09 UConn vs. Illinois TBS
8:49 Clemson vs. Alabama TBS

Sunday
2:20 Purdue vs. Tennessee CBS
5:05 Duke vs. NC State CBS

Illinois
Alabama
Purdue
Duke

 

[JOBU]

Uconn
Bama
Tennessee
State

 

[Yaz4Ever]

UConn
Clemson
Purdue
NC State

 

[Kremlin Watcher]

UConn
Bama
Purdue
NC State

 

[Auger34]

UConn
Bama
Purdue
Duke

 

[tims4wins]

UConn
Clemson
Tennessee
Duke

 

[RedOctober3829]

Illinois
Alabama
Purdue
Duke

UConn.

 

[Ale Xander]

Illinois
Clemson
Tennessee
Orange Meteor

 

[BaseballJones]

UConn is not losing to Illinois.

 

[tims4wins]

Clemson is kind of getting slept on. They won in Chapel Hill. They probably should have won in Cameron. They had 3 losses by 1 point. Another by 2, and another by 3. They are tough and experienced.

 

[Norm loves Vera]

Huskies
Tigers
Boilermakers
Wolfpack

 

[bosox188]

Decent start.

 

[Mystic Merlin]

LOL that foul call

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

UConn in some trouble. Three pointers have been an issue and the competition is too good for them not to make some.

 

[JOBU]

This is some ugly basketball from the number 1 and 2 offensive teams.

 

[Dan Murfman]

WOW

 

[twibnotes]

If we're being honest, the quality of basketball in this March madness has been bad. Tons of blowouts where one of the teams just misses tons of wide open shots

 

[curly2]

This is a very good team.

Clingan was in Beast Mode, and Diarra was critical in the first half. He is so steady. A classic glue guy.

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

Yeah — Diarra was the quietly great guy today. Clingan and Spencer were the stars but Diarra and Johnson off the bench were very important. Newton and Castle were pretty average but they stuck with it and found ways to contribute (10 assists). But Diarra was the guy who really held down the fort. Silly to say in a blow out, but I thought his three at the end of the first half was really important.

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

Hall just can’t stop fouling.

 

[Ale Xander]

What a dive

 

[DukeSox]

https://x.com/ncaabuzzerbters/status/1774270296708771885?s=46&t=FxbIwRuF0dhQtxXUGGLXlA

 

[BaseballJones]

Clingan, Karaban, and Castle all have been UConn only guys. All three start. Maybe I’m not fully understanding what this graphic is meant to communicate though. (Other than yay we’re Duke and we’re so great everyone stays here?)

 

[tims4wins]

Once again the Simpsons predicts the future. This is from 2015.

View: https://twitter.com/rcorysmith/status/1774487750839812103?s=46

 

[JOBU]

Someone should tell Steve he has a mic and doesn’t need to yell.

 

[Auger34]

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Clingan, Karaban, and Castle all have been UConn only guys. All three start. Maybe I’m not fully understanding what this graphic is meant to communicate though. (Other than yay we’re Duke and we’re so great everyone stays here?)

I think it’s more to show that NC State and Alabama have a single starter that they recruited as a HS Sr between them.

 

[Auger34]

If Tennessee wins this game, UConn is absolutely going to destroy the field on a way to a title. Duke, NC State, Bama and Tennnessee just can’t keep up with UConn

 

[Auger34]

Great defense Purdue. Knecht can’t fucking miss and he has somehow got 2 wide open 3’s in a row. Real galaxy brain stuff

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

Purdue woke up.

 

[JOBU]

Purdue woke up.

And tenn went ice cold

 

[bosox188]

By all means Rick, don't call a fucking timeout or anything.

 

[Auger34]

Braden Smith on Purdue (#3) is an absolutely putrid defender. An incredible mix of no height and no brains

 

[PC Drunken Friar]

Does Edey get away with a lot or is it a he’s just bigger than everyone else thing?

 

[shawnrbu]

Do they ever call 3 seconds on Edey?

 

[CFB_Rules]

Does Edey get away with a lot or is it a he’s just bigger than everyone else thing?

Just bigger from my view. I’m not sure they’ve even called all the fouls against him. He’s a monster.

 

[JOBU]

Tenn needed that 3

 

[PC Drunken Friar]

Just bigger from my view. I’m not sure they’ve even called all the fouls against him. He’s a monster.

What about his D?

 

[CFB_Rules]

What about his D?

Tennessee hasn’t really gone at him much have they? They’re afraid to go near him.

 

[Mystic Merlin]

Tennessee just can’t rebound against this team. Purdue actually makes a few threes and this is a wrap.

 

[PC Drunken Friar]

Knecht can’t facilitate any offense

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

If the refs are allowing this style of play, its going to be really tough for Tennessee the rest of the way.

 

[shawnrbu]

Edey’s first foul with 9:40 to go.

 

[JOBU]

Aaaaand just like that it’s 1 pt game

 

[Ale Xander]

I forgot these games are earlier in the day

 

[Rusty Gate]

Do they ever call 3 seconds on Edey?

Travesty. Once he sets up in the lane, he does not leave even if the ball stays on the perimeter. This is blatant. Gene?

 

[Auger34]

The two senior point guards that were highlighted at the beginning of
This game have both really fucking sucked

 

[JOBU]

Edey gets the reverse Gronk treatment this is incredible.

Every foul gets called call on him.

 

[Auger34]

@HomeRunBaker has been on this for a while but there’s no way in hell I would spend a top 20 pick on Zach Edey. 25 is questionable to be honest

 

[Mystic Merlin]

Knecht has to finish that and-1