2022 NCAA Tournament - 2nd Round

[HtownHorn 14,776]

Huge FTs here for White.

[dcar00 14,360]

Sampson is a cheater but he's not a douchenozzle like Drew.   for my bracket I'm good with Houston winning this round but want them to lose as soon as possible after that.

never really want Houston to win for recruiting, generally.

that said, sampson can coach.

[Wally Pryor 5,262]

I don't get the fawning of Cockburn.  He's big and excels at bully ball. But that won't translate at the next level. We no longer live in the Darryl Dawkins era.

[Wally Pryor 5,262]

Fantastic ball movement UH.

[HtownHorn 14,776]

If you are going to foul, why let 20 seconds run off the clock?

[Dr. Teeth 5,845]

Yes, Reggie, Houston can sense it up 16 with 2:01 to go. 

[HtownHorn 14,776]

4 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

Sampson is a cheater but he's not a douchenozzle like Drew.   for my bracket I'm good with Houston winning this round but want them to lose as soon as possible after that.

never really want Houston to win for recruiting, generally.

that said, sampson can coach.

Sampson is recruiting lights out now, but there is enough talent in Texas for everyone. Though, he did go grab a top 20 kid out of Florida, too. He's also doing this without his 2 best players, who were lost for the season. His player development is second to none right now at the college level.

Edited March 20, 2022 by HtownHorn

[Underdog 28,773]

1 minute ago, Wally Pryor said:

Fantastic ball movement UH.

It’s a beautiful thing when done right. 

[dcar00 14,360]

yeah Big 10 massively overrated.  maybe we can extend that idea tonight.

[Wally Pryor 5,262]

Just now, Underdog said:

It’s a beautiful thing when done right. 

It is. Have a defense whose head is spinning.

[Dr. Teeth 5,845]

Underwood can now use all of those saved timeouts. He and Penny can use those at home. 

[Dennis Taylor 18,867]

7 minutes ago, Horn80 said:

Rooting for a team from Texas.

 

[Wally Pryor 5,262]

Just now, dcar00 said:

yeah Big 10 massively overrated.  maybe we can extend that idea tonight.

Today needs to play out with Ohio State, Purdue and Sparty. So far it's had a good tournament.

[dcar00 14,360]

1 minute ago, HtownHorn said:

Sampson is recruiting lights out now, but there is enough talent in Texas for everyone. Though, he did go grab a top 20 kid out of Florida, too.

still good with houston losing as soon as possible. I'd be happy if they sucked shit.   wonder when he's gonna get Houston in NCAA hot water.

[Gut Wagon 8,087]

The Cougs are keeping their pimp hand strong. They look like FF material today. 

[Wally Pryor 5,262]

4 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

If you are going to foul, why let 20 seconds run off the clock?

That shit always drives me crazy. Give yourself a few seconds to go for the steal but if not get the foul.

[dcar00 14,360]

5 minutes ago, Dr. Teeth said:

Yes, Reggie, Houston can sense it up 16 with 2:01 to go. 

who let him leave the Wendy's?

[Underdog 28,773]

That’s a well coached team in Houston. 

Dana Jacobson...  berry it deep, King Arthur, all those kinds of shit. 

Edited March 20, 2022 by Underdog

[Wally Pryor 5,262]

Just a clinic by Houston. I'm a sucker for ball movement and smart basketball. They excel at both.

[Horn80 6,131]

Beat down.  

[HtownHorn 14,776]

Arizona better come to play in SA.

[Wally Pryor 5,262]

Just now, dcar00 said:

who let him leave the Wendy's?

He was giving Harlan shit in one of the Friday games and was told "oh, go make a hamburger".  

[Hermanator 7,167]

Sampson can coach. Glad he had to leave Oklahoma after all the repeated impermissible contacts and stuff. 

[Deej 76,914]

"And for Illinois, another disappointing end to the season." 

Doesn't only one team not have a disappointing end to their season?

[Hermanator 7,167]

1 minute ago, Deej said:

"And for Illinois, another disappointing end to the season." 

Doesn't only one team not have a disappointing end to their season?

If you're only looking at championships yes. But a team like St Peters will be happy with what they did no matter how their run ends now. And if we find a way to win tonight I'd say we eclipsed what this team was supposed to do and will be happy with the season. 

Illinois was supposed to be better than 2nd round exit. Massive disappointment. 

[Sbbruin 21,882]

Sampson may be shady, but dude can coach.  And Houston is athletic af.

[HtownHorn 14,776]

9 minutes ago, Hermanator said:

Illinois was supposed to be better than 2nd round exit. Massive disappointment. 

Yep. Two straight B1G titles and two straight 2nd round exits as the higher seed. Underwood is a good regular season coach, but the tournament he kinda sucks.

Edited March 20, 2022 by HtownHorn

[HtownHorn 14,776]

4 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

Sampson may be shady, but dude can coach.  And Houston is athletic af.

If not for a miracle shot, it would be 4 straight Sweet 16s for him. Moore and Shead can play on any team in the country, and they started the season on the bench behind Sasser and Mark.

Edited March 20, 2022 by HtownHorn

[Underdog 28,773]

9 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

If not for a miracle shot, it would be 4 straight Sweet 16s for him. Moore and Shead can play on any team in the country, and they started the season on the bench behind Sasser and Mark.

And if not for a late block/basket by UK, they move on to the EE and possibly beyond Auburn to FF. 

[Colonel Sanders 1,370]

Never understood why they don't have some overlap of games in the afternoon. Just start the games at 1 eastern and have a new game start each hour.

[HtownHorn 14,776]

Just now, Underdog said:

And if not for a late block/basket by UK, they move on to the EE and possibly beyond Auburn to FF. 

If they had gotten past Michigan they were also the highest seed remaining in their bracket and would have faced aggy in the S16. They really could be on a FF streak, but that's why the 1 and done tournament is the best month in sports.

[PittsburghTiger 6,196]

Now we need Villanova to clobber Buckeyes 

[royiv 9,352]

Just now, Colonel Sanders said:

Never understood why they don't have some overlap of games in the afternoon. Just start the games at 1 eastern and have a new game start each hour.

Same and it creates a whole lot of late night tipoffs by not having some overlap of the earlier games.

[PittsburghTiger 6,196]

44 minutes ago, Dr. Teeth said:

Should have said everyone but Edwards. Shead and Moore are really smart and calm about their shots. 

Whom ever.  Someone was shooting and missing.  They could have run them ragged 

[Underdog 28,773]

4 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

If they had gotten past Michigan they were also the highest seed remaining in their bracket and would have faced aggy in the S16. They really could be on a FF streak, but that's why the 1 and done tournament is the best month in sports.

Wasn’t FSU also in that Region?  Lenny had the Noles playing well that tournament IIRC.  I also wanted to pick UH to make a deep run that tournament but I really liked that UM Team. 

Edited March 20, 2022 by Underdog

[HtownHorn 14,776]

1 minute ago, PittsburghTiger said:

Whom ever.  Someone was shooting and missing.  They could have run them ragged 

I think they were afraid of Cockburn early, but when he got tired and they realized no one on Illinois could stay in front of them, they started to attack. Moore's hoop late in the 1H when he took a body blow from Cockburn and finished over him was likely the key to the guards. They ended up scoring 54 of the team's 68 points.

[SL Xpress 7,518]

15 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

Sampson may be shady, but dude can coach.  And Houston is athletic af.

In all honesty, I’ve never thought of Sampson as all that shady. Yes, he completely ignored any kind of NCAA guidance on contacting athletes, and I’m not trying to poo poo that, but he was never that great at the bag game. These days none of what he did would even be impermissible. The problem was he was getting an unfair advantage by communicating with players when no one else was doing so. Oh, and that he was breaking the rules in a way that was easily verifiable, which brings into question his intelligence. 

But he’s rarely grabbed the big name players. He’s a fantastic evaluator and all his teams play with a ridiculous intensity, even when they’re not all that skilled. He’s too big of a whiner on the sidelines and the coach’s box is merely a suggestion, but outside of that I’ve always had respect for the teams he puts on the floor. 

[HtownHorn 14,776]

4 minutes ago, Underdog said:

Wasn’t FSU also in that Region?  Lenny had the Noles playing well that tournament IIRC.  I also wanted to pick UH to make a deep run that tournament but I really liked that UM Team. 

Yep, FSU took out #1 seed Xavier in the 2nd round. Destroyed Gonzaga in the S16, and lost a defensive struggle with Michigan. I would take Sampson over Hamilton in a one and done scenario every time.

[HtownHorn 14,776]

4 minutes ago, SL Xpress said:

In all honesty, I’ve never thought of Sampson as all that shady. Yes, he completely ignored any kind of NCAA guidance on contacting athletes, and I’m not trying to poo poo that, but he was never that great at the bag game. These days none of what he did would even be impermissible. The problem was he was getting an unfair advantage by communicating with players when no one else was doing so. Oh, and that he was breaking the rules in a way that was easily verifiable, which brings into question his intelligence. 

But he’s rarely grabbed the big name players. He’s a fantastic evaluator and all his teams play with a ridiculous intensity, even when they’re not all that skilled. He’s too big of a whiner on the sidelines and the coach’s box is merely a suggestion, but outside of that I’ve always had respect for the teams he puts on the floor. 

Not for nothing, but Barnes and Beard are really good friends with him. His time working under D'Antoni changed his career.

[Zepol87 9,191]

Damn Nova on fire.

[HtownHorn 14,776]

Gillespie - 10

Ohio State - 7 

[Fudge Nuggets 19,221]

53 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

yeah Big 10 massively overrated.  maybe we can extend that idea tonight.

We’re going to blow them out   

[Deej 76,914]

Did the hamster escape the Rocket Mortgage guy's ass while he was sitting on the sofa?

 

[LTtxfan 49,352]

14 hours ago, LTtxfan said:

Eight teams qualified Sweet 16.... 8 different conferences  😋

• Zags  -- WCC
• Arky  --  SEC
• Ucla   --  Pac12
• NC     --   ACC
• StPeters  -- MAAC
• Providence  --  BigEast
• Ku      --     B12
• Mich   --    B10.

 

Now 9 teams qualified Sweet 16 -- 9 different conferences

• Houston   --  AAC

[Wulaw Horn 19,151]

18 minutes ago, SL Xpress said:

In all honesty, I’ve never thought of Sampson as all that shady. Yes, he completely ignored any kind of NCAA guidance on contacting athletes, and I’m not trying to poo poo that, but he was never that great at the bag game. These days none of what he did would even be impermissible. The problem was he was getting an unfair advantage by communicating with players when no one else was doing so. Oh, and that he was breaking the rules in a way that was easily verifiable, which brings into question his intelligence. 

But he’s rarely grabbed the big name players. He’s a fantastic evaluator and all his teams play with a ridiculous intensity, even when they’re not all that skilled. He’s too big of a whiner on the sidelines and the coach’s box is merely a suggestion, but outside of that I’ve always had respect for the teams he puts on the floor. 

Everything you said is true. Here’s my counterpoint:

fuck that cheating sooner in his fucking ass for life. That is the way. 

[Loop 1604 227]

31 minutes ago, Colonel Sanders said:

Never understood why they don't have some overlap of games in the afternoon. Just start the games at 1 eastern and have a new game start each hour.

This. Having one game on right now is baffling. I’m sure it’s all about advertising.

[Loop 1604 227]

12 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

We’re going to blow them out   

[SL Xpress 7,518]

24 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

Not for nothing, but Barnes and Beard are really good friends with him. His time working under D'Antoni changed his career.

Beard is friends with every fucking coach in the country, past and present. I think the only press conference this year pre or post game he didn’t talk about being friends with the opposing coach was Texas Tech. That guy is one networking machine. 

[Sbbruin 21,882]

18 minutes ago, LTtxfan said:

Now 9 teams qualified Sweet 16 -- 9 different conferences

• Houston   --  AAC

That really is nuts.  PAC had 4 last year.

[mdmost 43,046]

See, the fat Buckeye guy is still alive. They just showed him on CBS.