2021 NCAA Tournament - Meta thread

[Sbbruin 21861]

39 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

 

Douchebaggery

[UpperWestside 6169]

5 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

Douchebaggery

Honestly I think that is about what would be expected from him. Doesn't matter because what an amazing game that was. I have never really had much issue with UCLA's basketball program. They have had some of the most enjoyable teams I have watched in my lifetime and while it is not a fun night for you, y'all definitely left everything you had on that court. It took every last thing the Zags had in the tank to pull that one off and I hope America's Team wins on Monday night so that this instant classic isn't just a footnote. I was trying to write a paper so I was going back and forth to the game on my laptop, but everything I saw was great to get to watch. Great run by your Bruins. Time to hope our favorite pro basketball team finishes the job when the time comes in the playoffs! 

[Mdhorn 5970]

1 hour ago, Beantown Express 2.0 said:

Sherman Douglass, Derek Coleman, Rony Seikaly was crazy talented.  Seikaly and Douglass would make up the crappy Miami Heat teams I watched in their early years in the NBA.

Still can’t believe they let Bobby get away with so much without calling a technical on him. Only knight could’ve gotten away with banging in the scorers table. They let that guy act like a spoiled child all the time

 

[Degenerate Gardner 4085]

15 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

Douchebaggery

On brand

[NorthLoop 14215]

1 hour ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Just so we are clear- I’m saying the play in the game tonight was way better than the play in that UNC v Nova game. 

 

1 hour ago, Sbbruin said:

Wrong.  That game is going to go down as one of the best in final four history.  All games are full of ugliness.  That game was amazing.

Hey Matt Gaetz.. you're wrong.. and you're about to go to prison. 

[orangecat92 306]

1 hour ago, WhatTheBuck said:

Recency bias much?

I backed off that already, when I thought of the famous Villanova-Georgetown game.  Imo this is number 2, ahead of Duke Kentucky.  How many lead changes in tonight’s game?  How many in duke Kentucky? 

Also, this one had OT and a last second shot. Duke Kentucky..? Don’t remember, did it have both? Go look at shooting %, which better, tonight’s or duke- Kentucky?  I think objective data proves this was better game.  

[orangecat92 306]

Just looked at boxes...duke had better shooting %, but Kentucky’s was much worse than duke, about 65 to 57....tonight we had 59 to 58, much closer, both great numbers...duke Kentucky had 31 turnovers, tonight there were 19...much cleaner game tonight.  Only thing I cannot find is number of lead changes, tonight I read almost 20...hard to imagine more than that.  

Both games had one OT and last second shot.  Imo a half court shot has a much lower chance of going in than Laetners shot.

Imo the only area the duke game comes out ahead is Duke FG %. Most items are push, but this game tonight was more even, thus a closer game.  take TOV...10 to 9....Duke game 19 to 12.   Does it get any better than 59 to 58 fg %?

So we have a tougher game winning shot after a closer better played game in a final 4 game as opposed to a regional final...

This game was better.  

[Underdog 28711]

4 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Yep. Weren’t they like an 11 seed one year?  Dale Brown man. Dale Brown. 

IIRC,  LSU was an 11 seed when they reached FF in ‘86. 

[Deej 76830]

5 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

 

Somehow? Lulz. 

[SEC 1174]

Pulling for the conference, but honestly I don't give a shit. I'm just happy UH got their shit pushed in.

[Underdog 28711]

5 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Did he really?  I thought he went after his sophomore year. Didn’t realize he was a junior. 
I think Bobby Knight was talking about that team some years later and he said something like I saw Shaq  and Jackson and was pretty nervous then I saw Dale Brown on the other sidelines and was like- yeah- we got this. 

That was in ‘87, the infamous Knight slamming his fist on a phone complaining about a call in Regional Finals vs LSU. 

[Underdog 28711]

6 hours ago, Hagbard Celine said:

1979

33-0 Bird

25-6 Magic

Bird went 7-21 and Magic went 8-15 so it wasn't the "greatest game evar" but it remains the #1 rated title game.

Michigan State 75

Indiana State 64

Sycamores made the dance again in 00 01 & 11, winning a game in 01.

Not certain but believe this was the last time an undefeated made the title game.

The DePaul/ISU semi final was a pretty good game in that FF.  
 

 

[Wade 464]

Amazing game.  When the Bruins got the ball with 20 seconds left, down 2, I was expecting, and really hoping, that they'd go for the win.  As underdog, it's not to your advantage to keep extending the game.

[Underdog 28711]

8 hours ago, Dr. Teeth said:

This kids in this game had to deal with paint splatter all over the court. So the degree of difficulty was higher. 

Post belongs in Trivial Shit that Annoys You thread... 

[Wulaw Horn 19094]

3 hours ago, Underdog said:

IIRC,  LSU was an 11 seed when they reached FF in ‘86. 

That’s what I was thinking of. Thanks man. 

[Underdog 28711]

Won't mention who they beat to get there.  

[Wulaw Horn 19094]

3 minutes ago, Underdog said:

Won't mention who they beat to get there.  

I was a baby then (like 8). I think that might have been the year Stamford broke my heart by losing to Sienna as a 3 seed with Keefe and Vlohov), but the ole memory bank does funny stuff to you from that long away. 
I assume that with all things Dale Brown the talent level of that team was way better than that of the typical 11 seed? 

[Underdog 28711]

That was pre-Shaq, LSU hit a bit of a lull with talent after their '81 FF team lost Macklin, Durand, Martin, etc...  That Regional was played in Atlanta and had UK, Bama, LSU and GTech, UK ended up playing both Bama and LSU 4x that season, really bad job by committee that year.  That may have been the season Brown introduced his junk defense(Box and 1?) to counter Kenny Walker.  

[Wulaw Horn 19094]

4 minutes ago, Underdog said:

That was pre-Shaq, LSU hit a bit of a lull with talent after their '81 FF team lost Macklin, Durand, Martin, etc...  That Regional was played in Atlanta and had UK, Bama, LSU and GTech, UK ended up playing both Bama and LSU 4x that season, really bad job by committee that year.  That may have been the season Brown introduced his junk defense(Box and 1?) to counter Kenny Walker.  

Just looked up that tournament- it was famous for

uosets but not the one that broke my heart- first time a 14 seed made it to the sweet 16, first time an 11 seed a final four, first time 2 teams at 14 seed won in the same tournament, and... what I actually remember but didn’t have a year assigned to... David Robinson and Navy making the Elite 8. 

Edited April 4, 2021 by Wulaw Horn

[Underdog 28711]

Sounds like you don't think too highly of Dale Brown, you should read up on him in Wiki, he's a better coach than some will give credit for.  I of course hated him growing up but have developed an appreciation for what he did/accomplished at LSU.  

[Wulaw Horn 19094]

13 minutes ago, Underdog said:

Sounds like you don't think too highly of Dale Brown, you should read up on him in Wiki, he's a better coach than some will give credit for.  I of course hated him growing up but have developed an appreciation for what he did/accomplished at LSU.  

Honestly I wasn’t old enough to really know if he was a good coach. I’m going on shots Bobby Knight took against him and being a 5,6 and 7 seed with Shaq. It seems utterly absurd to me that you could have an upperclassman in Shaq and be a 7 seed. 

Edited April 4, 2021 by Wulaw Horn

[Message Board User 12395]

 

[Underdog 28711]

Meh.  Knight shit on everyone who didn't kowtow down to him, he's even shit on America's grandpa Wooden.  I don't remember the specifics of their seasons with Shaq, perhaps Brown just does better as an underdog(no pun intended)?   

[Underdog 28711]

^ Only got to watch the 1st half, looking forward to catching a replay of the game.  

[SwanderedTalent 5761]

7 hours ago, orangecat92 said:

Just looked at boxes

there's mistake #1

[Wulaw Horn 19094]

5 minutes ago, Underdog said:

^ Only got to watch the 1st half, looking forward to catching a replay of the game.  

It will be enjoyable. 

[Wulaw Horn 19094]

7 minutes ago, Underdog said:

Meh.  Knight shit on everyone who didn't kowtow down to him, he's even shit on America's grandpa Wooden.  I don't remember the specifics of their seasons with Shaq, perhaps Brown just does better as an underdog(no pun intended)?   

I don’t either. 
but I’m digging through the rabbit hole when Dale Brown signed Shaq and Chris Jackson Wimp Sanderson was quoted as saying “even Dale Brown can’t screw that one up” so the feeling wasn’t just isolated to Knight. 
what did he say about Wooden?  Knight was pretty anti- cheating as I recall- wooden having a pristine image while UCLA was running a semi-pro team might have talked him to no end. 

[Underdog 28711]

Speaking of great FF games, although not close at the end, the '83 UH/UL high flying circus of dunks was very entertaining game. 

[Wulaw Horn 19094]

2 minutes ago, Underdog said:

Speaking of great FF games, although not close at the end, the '83 UH/UL high flying circus of dunks was very entertaining game. 

“The real national championship”. 
sports are funny sometimes. 

[Underdog 28711]

That he didn't respect him, sure it goes back to Wooden's dealings with Gilbert or lack of dealing with I should say.  Both are Top2 coaches imo for college.  

[Underdog 28711]

1 minute ago, Wulaw Horn said:

“The real national championship”. 
sports are funny sometimes. 

Why we watch.  Monday's game may be anti-climatic having what was witnessed last night. 

Edited April 4, 2021 by Underdog

[MirrOlure 14790]

That was pre-Shaq, LSU hit a bit of a lull with talent after their '81 FF team lost Macklin, Durand, Martin, etc...  That Regional was played in Atlanta and had UK, Bama, LSU and GTech, UK ended up playing both Bama and LSU 4x that season, really bad job by committee that year.  That may have been the season Brown introduced his junk defense(Box and 1?) to counter Kenny Walker.  

It was labeled the “Freak” defense, and was much more than a box and 1. It had so many “if this....then that” elements that nobody could really explain it so everyone assumed it was made up from scat h multiple times per game

[Underdog 28711]

Thank you.  Saw it in wiki but too late to edit and not like I'm going to rewatch that game anyways.  I just remember Ricky Blanton running down the court flailing his arms after making a shot that iced the game for them.  

Late to the party but that Nova/GTown game is an all-timer imo.  Nova just instilled their gameplan and will against that monster Hoya team.  

Edited April 4, 2021 by Underdog

[Francisco 2.0 32395]

 

 

[Rockethorn1978 6093]

As that shot went in I had flashbacks of northern Iowa beating Texas. Fuck you shaka!

[dcar00 14264]

2 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Just looked up that tournament- it was famous for

uosets but not the one that broke my heart- first time a 14 seed made it to the sweet 16, first time an 11 seed a final four, first time 2 teams at 14 seed won in the same tournament, and... what I actually remember but didn’t have a year assigned to... David Robinson and Navy making the Elite 8. 

to be fair 85 was when they expanded to 64 so not much chance for 14's and 11's before that tournament.

[Beau Vine 54253]

 

[Woodrow Call 494]

11 hours ago, Sbbruin said:

Wrong.  That game is going to go down as one of the best in final four history.  All games are full of ugliness.  That game was amazing.

UCLA showed that it belonged in the game. Cronin is a mastermind and will have the Bruins in the elites for as long as he's there. UC-LA!

[Underdog 28711]

^Negged

[Pimphand 5764]

2 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said:

first time an 11 seed a final four

Bro do you even Shaka Smart?  His 2011 VCU team that made the Final Four was an 11 seed they joined 1986 LSU who was the OG 11 seed to make the Final Four as well as George Mason in 2006.  Loyola-Chicago turned the trick in 2018 (apparently you forgot Sister Jean).  VCU even played in the First Four the way UCLA did.

So 5th time an 11 seed has made the Final Four which is an astronomically high number considering we've only ever had one 9 seed make it and one 10 seed.

Edited April 4, 2021 by Pimphand

[Jive Turkey 12617]

12 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

 

Looch:  Let me make the worst tweet about Gonzaga/UCLA 

Skip:  Hold my cosmo

[Big Frog II 511]

16 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

 

Skip is undefeated in dumbass remarks.

[Pancho 44856]

2 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Just looked up that tournament- it was famous for

uosets but not the one that broke my heart- first time a 14 seed made it to the sweet 16, first time an 11 seed a final four, first time 2 teams at 14 seed won in the same tournament, and... what I actually remember but didn’t have a year assigned to... David Robinson and Navy making the Elite 8. 

And 11 seed has made the FF five times.

[Herpa Derpa 6126]

Reading comprehension is a lost art. 

[PittsburghTiger 6190]

2 hours ago, Underdog said:

Speaking of great FF games, although not close at the end, the '83 UH/UL high flying circus of dunks was very entertaining game. 

That was an awesome game. The Dream with a 20/20 game.

https://www.ncaa.org/champion/best-final-four-games-youve-never-heard

[PittsburghTiger 6190]

1 hour ago, Beau Vine said:

 

That is quite possibly the worst take from last night's game, other than anyone praising Miss Miley.

[Catdaddyhorn 3446]

13 hours ago, Pancho said:

Baylor was the only Texas school to offer Timme.

Christ. 

Where exactly did you get this from?  Every school in the state offered him, including us.  

[Nicole44 22061]

Jesus is watching!

[Nicole44 22061]

27 minutes ago, PittsburghTiger said:

That is quite possibly the worst take from last night's game, other than anyone praising Miss Miley.

That his script! That’s what he get the money for. He’s not dumb. His brother is a bad ass chef. As annoying as his stuff is it’s on purpose. Also, he’s a total duck that said Troy Aikman was gay in his book

[VirginiaLonghorn 4777]

Timme ... Shaka was selling smoke, Few had the fire.