NCAA Tournament

[espken]

This is so great!! The one time Arizona played us at MSG they had the most obnoxious fans on the planet, even more so than UCONN. Have rooted against them ever since.

We paid them back on Golden State’s home court in Dec. 2019.

 

[Ray Morgan]

I'm not in any pools, so i get a rooting interest by finding a game where the underdog is close in the last minute, and imagining they are St. John's. It's not the real thing, but that's the by-product of bad hires for the past 20 years.

 

[MainMan]

See ww

 

[SLYFOXX1968]

I subjectively think that Arizona is consistently the most underperforming blue blood

Virginia is giving them some competition .

 

[Amaseinyourface]

I subjectively think that Arizona is consistently the most underperforming blue blood

Last 14 seasons now they have had a 6 seed or better 9 times. 3 elite 8’s, 3 sweet 16’s, and 3 1st round losses (2,4 & 6 seed).

 

[fordham96]

Duke is a problem. On talent and level of play the last 3 weeks Duke is a 1 or 2 seed disguised as a 5 seed right now.

 

[Amaseinyourface]

Duke is a problem. On talent and level of play the last 3 weeks Duke is a 1 or 2 seed disguised as a 5 seed right now.

Similarly creighton as a 6 has been playing like a top 10 team past month or so.

Saw that in Kansas’ bracket as a 1 seed they would currently be projected as dogs on neutral court vs the 2,3 & 4 seeds in their region. Hard to believe.

 

[L J S A]

Virginia is giving them some competition .

Assuming you would consider them a blue blood, which I don't think most people do.

 

[vegasman2000]

Last 14 seasons now they have had a 6 seed or better 9 times. 3 elite 8’s, 3 sweet 16’s, and 3 1st round losses (2,4 & 6 seed).

They also have more losses to 13 seeds or worse than any other school.

 

[vegasman2000]

Similarly creighton as a 6 has been playing like a top 10 team past month or so.

Saw that in Kansas’ bracket as a 1 seed they would currently be projected as dogs on neutral court vs the 2,3 & 4 seeds in their region. Hard to believe.

I am in two money pools. UConn in one and Creighton in the other. All in on Big East. I could well be done tomorrow

 

[gcjohnny]

And now my annual tradition…watching Johnnies transferees have their time to shine in the tourney while we sit home like idiots. Let’s go Greg!

 

[Amaseinyourface]

I am in two money pools. UConn in one and Creighton in the other. All in on Big East. I could well be done tomorrow

Those would be my two choices for BE runs as well. Love Kolek and Marquette but I don’t love their path. Speaking of struggling tourney teams, Shaka has lost 6 straight tourney games.

 

[SJUWillRockNYC]

N Kentucky is hanging with Houston.

I just noticed, N Kentucky is playing with 6 guys

 

[SJUWillRockNYC]

hoston with 15 turnovers -N Kent with 5

 

[vegasman2000]

Those would be my two choices for BE runs as well. Love Kolek and Marquette but I don’t love their path. Speaking of struggling tourney teams, Shaka has lost 6 straight tourney games.

No team seeded 2 or higher that wasn't ranked preseason haven't made a Final Four.

 

[vegasman2000]

On Princeton upset:

The Tigers trailed by 10 with eight minutes to play, didn't make a free throw until there were 21 seconds left and shot just 4-of-25 from 3-point range. This all against an Arizona team that is exceedingly more athletic at every position and has three players in its eight-man rotation who are 6-foot-11 or taller.

 

[vegasman2000]

NKU had so many shots rattle out. They could easily be ahead

 

[SJUWillRockNYC]

Louisiana down 18 is now on a 13-0 run, Tennessee now only up 5

 

[SJU61982]

A lot of these heavy underdogs did a great job of bringing the better teams down to their level. They knew they couldn't rise up their level of play, so they game planned in the other direction.

 

[Amaseinyourface]

Rick Barnes, who before tonight was the only ncaa coach with 40+ ncaa tourney games to have a losing % (think tonight brings him to .500), went home with 2 timeouts. Strange with the way the game went.