2020-2021 NCAA (maybe???) basketball season thread

[Js1 85422]

Imagine if Steve Patterson was still here. Texas Longhorns Presented by Taco Bell

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[Underdog 28712]

20/21 UK Wildcats presented by Ex-Lax. 

[Horny Bull 2760]

 

[Underdog 28712]

Good job, 2A. 

[Machinator 32099]

 

[PittsburghTiger 6192]

Crazy times. I'm actually amazed these kids did so well for so long not to get the Covid.

[Underdog 28712]

Wonder how it would've gone down had some of these schools opted out of their conference tournaments and saving themselves for the NCAAT?  

[Prepuce of Doom 21083]

I am going to be fucking livid if the decision to have conference tournaments ends up ruining the NCAA tournament.

[Homercles 10206]

On the Ewing thing...when did  he last play pro ball, 20 years ago...so it’s quite possible some people working security were watching Spongebob when he retired.  
 

I agree with the sentiment that a giant like him probably looks like he belongs there, but even my 40 year old ass wouldn’t have necessarily gone ‘Hi Mr Ewing..:can I call you Patrick?...go right ahead sir, I totally know you built this place when I was 17 years old and worried about college, because all superstar athletes are required to be treated with deference and...oh man never thought I’d get to see you in person to ask this...remember that time you blocked a shot in this very building?’

Hell on the other end of the spectrum I may even be like ‘is that Patrick Ewing?  Not sure, I haven’t seen him on TV in half my life, so I’m going to check credentials to be sure I don’t want to get fired during a pandemic’.  
 

Don’t whine at a press conference about it dude. 

[Underdog 28712]

^ Yeah, I'd think Clyde, Willis, Bradley might have a thing or two to say about "built" this place. 

If Iona were to make it in, how fun would it be to see them matched up with UL in the 1st Rd?  What other hypo-matchups would be interesting?  

Okie St / Illinois?  

Buffalo / Bama? 

 

[Js1 85422]

Damn, Maryland was up 36-24 with 5 min left in the first half.  Michigan closes on a 16-2 run and leads 40-38 at half. 

[4th&Five 41559]

imo these kids should have all been vaxxed by now.  whether people like it or not the tournament is a massive business and jobs depend on it.  it seems pretty essential to make sure it goes off at the highest level possible.

[Underdog 28712]

MSU saved UK an ass whoopin' at the hands of Bama.  Thank you, Dawgs. 

[Prepuce of Doom 21083]

17 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Damn, Maryland was up 36-24 with 5 min left in the first half.  Michigan closes on a 16-2 run and leads 40-38 at half. 

Good. I want Illinois to brutalize them again on Sunday. 

[Js1 85422]

7 minutes ago, Underdog said:

MSU saved UK an ass whoopin' at the hands of Bama.  Thank you, Dawgs. 

Is a 30 point first half deficit bad? 😂

[Underdog 28712]

Howland wishing like fuck he were back at UCSB. 

[WhatTheBuck 28788]

Apparently Juwan Howard just got tossed from the game. 

[Underdog 28712]

Shox struggling with USF, down 10 early 2H. 

Hopefully Bama has righted themselves for a run, they looked to have hit a wall there for a bit late in the season.  A UA/UA SECTF would be fun. 

[Prepuce of Doom 21083]

14 minutes ago, WhatTheBuck said:

Apparently Juwan Howard just got tossed from the game. 

They still have Phil Martelli on the sidelines - no big deal in my opinion. 

Incidentally, I suspect that he's not getting nearly enough credit for the success of this team. 

[Sbbruin 21861]

Bruins have had just an almost comical trainwreck ending to the season.  4 straight losses to end the season, with second half leads, often big ones, in all 4.  Lunardi still has us in, but barely.

[Js1 85422]

 

[Juicy 727]

Apparently Turgeon doesn't like Juwan talking during the game. 

Rumor was he told Juwan not to hang any banners because they would just get taken down, but Turgeon denied that. I would have taken credit for it, it is a good burn. 

Edited March 12, 2021 by Juicy

[Js1 85422]

2 minutes ago, Juicy said:

Apparently Turgeon doesn't like Juwan talking during the game. 

Rumor was he told Juwan not to hang any banners because they would just get taken down, but Turgeon denied that. 

 

[Horny Bull 2760]

This is becoming increasingly relevant:

 

[Js1 85422]

 

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[Underdog 28712]

LOL...  dumbasses. 

[Underdog 28712]

Shockers survive 68-67, Bulls halfcourt heave misses the mark. 

[ztejas 43479]

This is a pretty good SMU team. It's a shame our season basically got wasted. I'd think we sneak in the tourney with a full schedule. Might need to win the tourney or at least get to the final to get into the 68.

[ztejas 43479]

1 hour ago, Js1 said:

 

Is that supposed to be an appeal to accomplishment? Because Juwan played in the NBA for 20 years. 

[Underdog 28712]

Fuck Juwan! 

Regards, 

Derek Anderson

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Edited March 12, 2021 by clapclapclap

[Brothahorn 10087]

Kid from Florida just knocked him the fuck out.

[Herpa Derpa 6126]

4 hours ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

I am going to be fucking livid if the decision to have conference tournaments ends up ruining the NCAA tournament.

Prepare yourself.  Ruined might be a bit strong, but we'll likely see a forfeit or a team with only 5-6 players get beat by an inferior squad. I'll just be happy if I get to watch some March Madness. It's the COVID tournament with no Duke or Kentucky, possibly no Kansas or Virginia.  Shame for Gonzaga if they finally put it all together and have to have an asterisk. But I suspect not one single Spokanite will care. I sure wouldn't. The only truly ruinous thing that could happen would be if the FF got derailed. I don't care if it's Purdue, Rutgers, Liberty and Clemson.  Just give me my one shining moment.

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Florida's Omar Payne with a left forearm, spin, right elbow knockdown of TN's Fulkerson.  Punk needs to be ineligible for the rest of the season.

 

Edited March 12, 2021 by clapclapclap

[Sbbruin 21861]

6 minutes ago, clapclapclap said:

 

 

A coach simply cannot lose his cool like that.  Not a college coach.  Under any circumstances short of the other coach saying

[ztejas 43479]

This SMU Cincy game is fucking terrible basketball. We haven't played in over a month. Not sure what their excuse is. 47 combined points as time runs down in the first half.

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3 minutes ago, ztejas said:

This SMU Cincy game is fucking terrible basketball. We haven't played in over a month. Not sure what their excuse is. 47 combined points as time runs down in the first half.

Pete Carril says, "Nice."

Edited March 12, 2021 by clapclapclap
Sorry, Sbb

[ztejas 43479]

First half stats:

Turnovers - 23

Made FGs - 21

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[Onboard 2.0 9083]

2 hours ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

They still have Phil Martelli on the sidelines - no big deal in my opinion. 

Incidentally, I suspect that he's not getting nearly enough credit for the success of this team. 

He is a damn good basketball coach. I give him credit that he was able to be an asst. coach Howard. 

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

37 minutes ago, clapclapclap said:

 

 

Juwan is an asshole. Next topic.

Edited March 12, 2021 by Onboard 2.0

[Underdog 28712]

Wasn't Martelli quite the dick to some St. Joes player who wanted to xfer out?  

[TheStoicPaisano 9922]

 

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

32 minutes ago, clapclapclap said:

Florida's Omar Payne with a left forearm, spin, right elbow knockdown of TN's Fulkerson.  Punk needs to be ineligible for the rest of the season.

 

Yeah pretty bush league, but the rest of the season ?  Maybe if the season is one more game.  Hopefully his coach deals with him.

[clapclapclap 9000]

Purdue-OhState going to OT, on Big Ten Network.

[SwanderedTalent 5761]

1 hour ago, ztejas said:

Is that supposed to be an appeal to accomplishment? Because Juwan played in the NBA for 20 years. 

he means he's been coaching for 34 years and he's had three games like this, all with Juwan Howard-coached Michigan

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

The A-10 did it right. Held the tourney last week, at 2 venues in Richmond Va. and the final game is this Sunday in Dayton, OH. followed by a bus ride to Indiana the next day for bubble encasement by both teams probably.  

The tournaments should have all been held a whole week before selection Sunday to give them time to deal with the shit that's happening now.

[Underdog 28712]

May be scum of the earth as a person but boy can Pitino coach, Iona up 18 on Niagara at the half.