2023 Final Four general thread

[PittsburghTiger 6192]

This is one physical game, wow

[Vic Mackey 47089]

UConn getting every single call, even bullshit flops. This is done with.

[Pancho 44860]

uconn winning is almost as worst as someone like kansas or kentucky winning 

[PittsburghTiger 6192]

Those three grown men wearing UConn jerseys behind the San Diego bench, ugh.

He blocked it with his forearm, and then his hand

[Vic Mackey 47089]

Game is crawling down to a bore. Fucking fouls every single trip down.

[someguy 1508]

SD St has 9 fouls in 8 minutes played in the second half.  The refs are killing any sense of flow or momentum in this half.  Brutal.

[Hagbard Celine 10883]

can one give zero fucks and still post that one gives zero fucks?

[PittsburghTiger 6192]

4 minutes ago, Hagbard Celine said:

can one give zero fucks and still post that one gives zero fucks?

I would say, 

 

[PittsburghTiger 6192]

UConn keep pissing around passing outside

[George 493]

SDSU got bullied in this one. They couldn’t do shit around the basket. 

[PittsburghTiger 6192]

UConn is just better.

[MNLonghornFUKM 8817]

My buddy just lost a $35 bet to win $262 dollars had UConn won by 14-16 points…that last min foul at .1 seconds left on shot clock costed him 300 bucks lol

[jw4381 3085]

So technically he lost $35. nerd

[HookEm 2467]

I can’t help but think that with a healthy team we would have beaten any of the Final Four teams with the game being in Houston. Sorry, I just don’t think UConn looked better than us.  Sigh. 

[utxmike05 1828]

Was that the NIT?

Women's final was better, and probably could give these teams a run (kidding kinda).

[Wally Pryor 5261]

51 minutes ago, PittsburghTiger said:

Those three grown men wearing UConn jerseys behind the San Diego bench, ugh.

Doesn't matter the sport. If you're older than 25 and wearing a jersey, or any sort, you deserve to be beaten.

I hope we can all agree on that. 

[Wally Pryor 5261]

Texas was one of the 3 o r 4 best teams in the  tournament. Nothing wrong with that, at all. Helluva year. 

UConn was the best team in the tournament on both ends. Above and beyond everyone else. It peaked at the right time. Offensive continuity was there for most of the season and the defense is what separated it at the end.  

Good for the Hurley family. That's one helluva an accomplishment for UConn - 5 trips to the final, 5 wins.

[TexasMan 10941]

Just taking solace in the fact that we would have gotten smoked by UConn on Saturday. Especially with no Disu. The best team won this tournament. 

[ATXbronco 4084]

Was it just me or was this something anyone else thought of?

[Wally Pryor 5261]

5 minutes ago, TexasMan said:

Just taking solace in the fact that we would have gotten smoked by UConn on Saturday. Especially with no Disu. The best team won this tournament. 

The best team won. Everyone else was playing for a (distant) second. 

Hats off.

[gofuckyourself 8339]

18 minutes ago, Wally Pryor said:

Doesn't matter the sport. If you're older than 25 and wearing a jersey, or any sort, you deserve to be beaten.

I hope we can all agree on that. 

I think they've been beaten by life already.

[MNLonghornFUKM 8817]

Doesn't matter the sport. If you're older than 25 and wearing a jersey, or any sort, you deserve to be beaten.
I hope we can all agree on that. 

If it’s a #42 Khalid El-Amin jersey, I’ll allow it

[Rockethorn1978 6098]

I’m classic uconn fashion they’ll probably be 18-14 and in the nit next year.

[MonkeyDoughnut 10326]

Welp... that's all folks...

 

[WBT 20633]

Lose to Shaka in the Big East semis then roll through the tournament with six 13+ point wins.  What a country.

[MNLonghornFUKM 8817]

Impressive run by sdsu. They were a trendy pick for the 5/12 upset to college of Charleston.


Sucks their offense couldn’t get going and make it more of a game . Huskies were a buzzsaw this tournament

[Vic Mackey 47089]

It got me thinking about the teams Uconn beat in the championship game. After the upset ( i think it was at least) of Duke in 1999, they faced Georgia Tech, Butler, San Diego State and an 8 seed Kentucky. Although they were also a 7 or 8 seed that year. Some pretty random teams they faced off at the end.

[gernblansten 3197]

14 hours ago, PittsburghTiger said:

I know it’s been discussed before but, I think a win tonight solidly puts UConn into Blue Blood status. That would be five titles in less than 25 years, would tie them with Duke and Indiana, put them one in front of Kansas and one behind UNC. UCLA has won one title since 1975’s title. Indiana hasn’t won since 1987. And Kentucky has won one since it’s title in 1998. 

IMHO, that's like saying Miami was a football blue blood in 2001. Being a blue blood requires more history and prestige than just winning titles over an approximate 20 year period. Blue bloods are old money, wealth builders. UConn is a great program with a hell of a run of titles over a couple decades, but they're still nouveau riche. When UConn isn't any good, no one cares. When a blue blood sucks, they're still a blue blood and in the conversation and national conscience. 

[PittsburghTiger 6192]

13 minutes ago, gernblansten said:

IMHO, that's like saying Miami was a football blue blood in 2001. Being a blue blood requires more history and prestige than just winning titles over an approximate 20 year period. Blue bloods are old money, wealth builders. UConn is a great program with a hell of a run of titles over a couple decades, but they're still nouveau riche. When UConn isn't any good, no one cares. When a blue blood sucks, they're still a blue blood and in the conversation and national conscience. 

Does anyone care about Indiana because the Hoosiers won five titles? The last one being 1987. That was 36 years ago.

What about UCLA? They have won one title, in 48 years, since the end of the run in 1975.

Are those two programs still Blue Bloods?

Blue Blood family fortunes can be lost and bankrupted. And new money takes over.

Is a quarter century of championships enough time to be considered no longer Nouveau Riche? Is the cutoff 30 years? 40 years? 50 years?

Because if it is 50 years then UCLA has been living off its trust fund for too long.

[PittsburghTiger 6192]

1 hour ago, Vic Mackey said:

It got me thinking about the teams Uconn beat in the championship game. After the upset ( i think it was at least) of Duke in 1999, they faced Georgia Tech, Butler, San Diego State and an 8 seed Kentucky. Although they were also a 7 or 8 seed that year. Some pretty random teams they faced off at the end.

Does anyone really remember who UCLA beat in their titles? I don't.

Unless they are amazing games, 1983, 1985, Duke v UNLV, etc, and the losing team is remembered as well people don't really care whom it is that you beat.

[Vic Mackey 47089]

2 minutes ago, PittsburghTiger said:

Does anyone really remember who UCLA beat in their titles? I don't.

Unless they are amazing games, 1983, 1985, Duke v UNLV, etc, and the losing team is remembered as well people don't really care whom it is that you beat.

I am not demeaning their championships at all. Was just a random thought for the teams they faced in the championship game were pretty random. Seeing as how if UT won it all this year, they would have beat a random San Diego St team. And right, no one would care at all. If you win 5 games to get to the championship game, then you earned it. 

Edited April 4, 2023 by Vic Mackey

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1549]

23 minutes ago, gernblansten said:

IMHO, that's like saying Miami was a football blue blood in 2001. Being a blue blood requires more history and prestige than just winning titles over an approximate 20 year period. Blue bloods are old money, wealth builders. UConn is a great program with a hell of a run of titles over a couple decades, but they're still nouveau riche. When UConn isn't any good, no one cares. When a blue blood sucks, they're still a blue blood and in the conversation and national conscience. 

is UCLA one, with only 1 title since Wooden? What about Michigan football?

[PittsburghTiger 6192]

2 minutes ago, Vic Mackey said:

I am not demeaning their championships at all. Was just a random thought for the teams they faced in the championship game were pretty random. Seeing as how if UT won it all this year, they would have beat a random San Diego St team. And right, no one would care at all. If you win 5 games to get to the championship game, then you earned it. 

I didn't think you were. I was just adding to what you said. I think the nature of the tournament leads to some randomness.

I'd throw in UNC over Georgetown as memorable because everyone remembers the kid from Georgetown throwing the pass at the end, just like Weber and his timeout. I think there needs to be a lot of pain involved for teams to be remembered for losing, kind of like Kentucky losing to Duke in that overtime game before the championship.

[Rockethorn1978 6098]

If Texas won 5 titles over the next 20 years I wouldn’t give two fucks if anyone recognized us as Blue Bloods.