NCAA Tournament 2nd Round Sunday Thread

[RedOctober3829]

No respect for the Huskies. Evening game plus on truTV.

Colorado vs. Marquette 12:10 PM CBS
Utah State vs. Purdue 2:40 PM CBS
JMU vs. Duke 5:15 PM CBS
Clemson vs. Baylor 6:10 TNT
Grand Canyon vs. Alabama 7:10 PM TBS
Northwestern vs. UConn 7:45 PM truTV
Texas A&M vs. Houston 8:40 PM TNT
Yale vs. SDSU 9:40 PM TBS

 

[tims4wins]

No respect for the Huskies. Evening game plus on truTV.

Colorado vs. Marquette 12:10 PM CBS
Utah State vs. Purdue 2:40 PM CBS
JMU vs. Duke 5:15 PM CBS
Clemson vs. Baylor 6:10 TNT
Grand Canyon vs. Alabama 7:10 PM TBS
Northwestern vs. UConn 7:45 PM truTV
Texas A&M vs. Houston 8:40 PM TNT
Yale vs. SDSU 9:40 PM TBS

Or, the ultimate respect. No one expects anything other than a blowout so they’re not making it a single slot CBS game.

 

[bosox188]

It's actually perfect. Hurley can play the disrespect card in the locker room, but the true disrespect is on Purdue and Duke for anticipating their games being close.

 

[tims4wins]

It's actually perfect. Hurley can play the disrespect card in the locker room, but the true disrespect is on Purdue and Duke for anticipating their games being close.

Exactly. And they are correct.

Plus - and this isn’t a newsflash - the country would rather root against Duke / see Duke lose than UConn.

At some point I wonder if that tide will turn, like it has with the Chiefs. Though college sports are a bit different from pro sports in that regard.

 

[Ale Xander]

Shska may actually get it to 2nd weekend

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

Sometimes I feel like the more vociferous the announcers are about a call the more I agree with it. That looked like a push live and on replay.

 

[Just a bit outside]

Sometimes I feel like the more vociferous the announcers are about a call the more I agree with it. That looked like a push live and on replay.

Disagree. The TDS barely pushes and didn’t extend and the guy took a step back and then threw his head back and went on a run.

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

Golden eagles are one of nature’s most ferocious raptors apparently.

They are also dinosaurs.

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

Buffs come out strong this half. Maybe some Coach Prime FaceTime in the locker room.

 

[Bongorific]

Exciting game between Marquette and Colorado second half.

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

Someone push the overtime button.

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

When the announcers say “don’t need a three,” the team they say that about (1) always needs a three, and (2) is 0-753 in the tournament.

 

[IdiotKicker]

Colorado has generated some wide open looks but hasn’t capitalized.

 

[Catcher Block]

Basketball really needs an advantage rule like they have in soccer.

If defense is trying to foul, but possessing team gets a pass off to a teammate, just let play continue.

 

[Just a bit outside]

Damnit! Buffs missed just a few to many shots.

 

[JOBU]

Big east 5-0

 

[Catcher Block]

Did Colorado not know they were down by 4? What the hell was that last possession?

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

I thought Marquette made a mistake. They had an uncontested dunk with 12 seconds left but took time and then had the one and one. I take the four point lead every time. But they converted the one and one so credit where it is due.

 

[shawnrbu]

I can’t believe this will be Shaka’s first Sweet 16 since VCU in 2011.

 

[Dan Murfman]

I can’t believe this will be Shaka’s first Sweet 16 since VCU in 2011.

Texas is a garbage program no matter the coach

 

[shawnrbu]

Every time Purdue launches a three before Edey even reaches the frontcourt drives me crazy.

 

[BaseballJones]

Every time Purdue launches a three before Edey even reaches the frontcourt drives me crazy.

These coaches totally outthink things. Edey is basically unstoppable at this level unless he’s double or triple teamed and he’s a good enough passer to hit open guys. That they run anything besides just letting him go to the block and shoot or pass from there is coaching malpractice.

 

[BaseballJones]

Basketball really needs an advantage rule like they have in soccer.

If defense is trying to foul, but possessing team gets a pass off to a teammate, just let play continue.

I think the opposite. When I was coaching, I would tell refs that we are trying to foul so please call it. Because if they don’t call it, it encourages teams to foul really hard to drive the point home, and that’s where it gets dangerous.

If the guy fouls, call the foul.

 

[shawnrbu]

I don’t get why Edey doesn’t want to come back for another year of this.

 

[Mooch]

Purdue is a terrible matchup for Utah State in pretty much every way.

 

[shawnrbu]

Purdue is a terrible matchup for Utah State in pretty much every way.

Never a good sign when the coach during the in game interview says, “we haven’t seen anything like him all season.”

 

[B H Kim]

I don’t get why Edey doesn’t want to come back for another year of this.

If he had the ability to take full advantage of NIL, he might have considered it. But, because he’s in the US on a student visa, he can only do NIL deals in Canada or passive deals.

 

[BaseballJones]

I really want to see Clingan and UConn go up against Edey.

 

[shawnrbu]

I really want to see Clingan and UConn go up against Edey.

Edey vs Kalkbrenner in the Elite 8 would also be a really good matchup.

 

[shawnrbu]

If he had the ability to take full advantage of NIL, he might have considered it. But, because he’s in the US on a student visa, he can only do NIL deals in Canada or passive deals.

Ah, did not know about that. I was wondering why a bunch of schools haven’t tried to get him to transfer.

 

[johnmd20]

It has gotten out of hand. The island games are always a bad idea on the first weekend.

 

[canderson]

Most points scored this season for Purdue.

 

[Catcher Block]

I think the opposite. When I was coaching, I would tell refs that we are trying to foul so please call it. Because if they don’t call it, it encourages teams to foul really hard to drive the point home, and that’s where it gets dangerous.

If the guy fouls, call the foul.

Valid point that I hadn't considered.

I'm not a huge basketball watcher, so I really lean hard towards anything that shortens that last 2:00 in close games. Even if it's not the Elam Ending, there's still room for improvement.

 

[canderson]

Well Duke looks unbeatable today so far. 24-9 8 minutes into the game.

 

[JOBU]

Must be losing my mind because I thought they just said the ACC was 6-0 in the tourney.

 

[BaseballJones]

Must be losing my mind because I thought they just said the ACC was 6-0 in the tourney.

They're 6-1, with the only loss being by Virginia in the First Four.

UNC: 2-0
NC State: 2-0
Clemson: 1-0
Duke: 1-0
Virginia: 0-1

TOTAL: 6-1

 

[IdiotKicker]

If this Duke team is engaged, they’re a Final Four team. The whole problem has been drifting against weaker competition.

 

[axx]

Do they not call traveling anymore?

If this Duke team is engaged, they’re a Final Four team. The whole problem has been drifting against weaker competition.

Well.. they've played Vermont and now JMU so far.

 

[Mr Jums]

If this Duke team is engaged, they’re a Final Four team. The whole problem has been drifting against weaker competition.

That and if they fall behind they tighten up and play noticeably worse. Maybe I'm wrong and the numbers don't bear it out but I've seen most every game they've played this year and they do not look good in those situations.

 

[Jim Ed Rice in HOF]

Enough of that game.

 

[canderson]

Hope Clemson and Alabama both win by 60.

 

[Jim Ed Rice in HOF]

Hope Clemson and Alabama both win by 60.

I assume the Clemson thing is due to Baylor, but Bama? What’s with the Grand Canyon hate?

 

[RSN Diaspora]

If this Duke team is engaged, they’re a Final Four team. The whole problem has been drifting against weaker competition.

Yeah, this is pretty much a nightmare for us JMU alumni. If they can keep this up, they’re a force to be reckoned with.

 

[Jim Ed Rice in HOF]

Personally my rooting interest is usually based on rooting against Duke and then rooting for whoever has alumni from my HS connected to a program in one way or another. At this point it’s Clemson, Grand Canyon, Marquette, Uconn and Arizona.

 

[canderson]

I assume the Clemson thing is due to Baylor, but Bama? What’s with the Grand Canyon hate?

It’s a diploma mill for profit school who lies about their tuition costs to scam students. Fuck ‘em.

 

[Ferm Sheller]

Yeah, this is pretty much a nightmare for us JMU alumni. If they can keep this up, they’re a force to be reckoned with.

I'm going to be at JMU on Thursday. Hoping they can pull this out somehow, some way.

 

[Jim Ed Rice in HOF]

It’s a diploma mill for profit school who lies about their tuition costs to scam students. Fuck ‘em.

So University of Phoenix with a basketball program? Got it.

 

[Ferm Sheller]

It’s a diploma mill for profit school who lies about their tuition costs to scam students. Fuck ‘em.

That's right. Roll Tigers, Roll Tide.

 

[Jim Ed Rice in HOF]

It’s a diploma mill for profit school who lies about their tuition costs to scam students. Fuck ‘em.

Also, Ha! just looked up who the guy is that works there. He’s the grandson of Dale Brown.

 

[canderson]

So University of Phoenix with a basketball program? Got it.

But Christian!!!!!!