2024 NCAA Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight Games

[Billy Pilgrim 1960]

1 minute ago, Biff Tannen said:

Explain to me like I'm 5 years old how NC State gets the points on that 3?  The whistle blew like 3 steps before he took it.

Not that hard. Duke guy blindsided the NC State guy going for the rebound.

[JGrayDBU 338]

1 minute ago, JGrayDBU said:

I knew there was something about this game that reminded me of something.  The NC State FG% is eerily similar to Villanova's % in the best, biggest upset in Final game history...I remember exactly where I was to watch that game. I mean 2nd half % for NC State, over 70%.
 

 

[Biff Tannen 45673]

Just now, Billy Pilgrim said:

Not that hard. Duke guy blindsided the NC State guy going for the rebound.

The rebound?  Was the foul not the guy that tripped coming up court behind the shot?  

[Brian Fantana 6685]

Why'd we have to draw THIS 11 seed in Rd 1 wtf

[Underdog 28611]

Might've been off State. 

[Surly Bevo 24908]

The rebound?  Was the foul not the guy that tripped coming up court behind the shot?  

It was not

[Billy Pilgrim 1960]

Nope. It was the Nc State guy that ended up on the ground after the guy hit the shot.

[Underdog 28611]

Just now, Biff Tannen said:

The rebound?  Was the foul not the guy that tripped coming up court behind the shot?  

No. 

[Biff Tannen 45673]

Just now, Surly Bevo said:

It was not

 

Just now, Billy Pilgrim said:

Nope. It was the Nc State guy that ended up on the ground after the guy hit the shot.

[JGrayDBU 338]

This game is Ovah!

[Underdog 28611]

Smooth move. 

[Welshy 907]

Holy shit, Burns.

 

[Surly Bevo 24908]

Burns is the new Oliver Miller

[Brian Fantana 6685]

Eat shit Filipowski you bitch

[Huckleberry 32851]

Burns is the greatest YMCA basketball player of all time, just needs to get old enough to hang out here. 

[shadow_operative 15932]

dj burns is america’s player.

[UTexasFight 9431]

Excited for burns/edey 

[Beau Vine 54211]

1 minute ago, Surly Bevo said:

Burns is the new Oliver Miller

I played against him in high school.  It was not fair.

[Duane Moore 5237]

Fillipowski is carrying on the long and storied tradition of Duke having a hateable white guy who behaves like a wrestling heel on the court. A grateful nation thanks you for your service in keeping it unified against Duke. 

[Grande Mart 511]

Man, whose dick did NC State suck? What fantastic day for their basketball fans

[Brian Fantana 6685]

1 minute ago, shadow_operative said:

dj burns is america’s player.

I think he is a good contrast to what I was saying earlier about Edey...Burns is too fat to be a good rebounder but his post moves and touch are miles ahead of Edey, where Edey is more just huge without great moves/touch but he's so huge he's just naturally a great rebounder.

That looked like a clean block

[Underdog 28611]

GFL, it's a good block. 

[ClubWhatever 12129]

I didn't know you could stop the game cold to review GT

[PittsburghTiger 6178]

A lot of reviews for Duke here

[Underdog 28611]

Will be a dark day when Raf decides to hang it up. 

[JGrayDBU 338]

3 minutes ago, Underdog said:

Will be a dark day when Raf decides to hang it up. 

"onions!" 

[LTtxfan 49170]

6 minutes ago, Underdog said:

Will be a dark day when Raf decides to hang it up. 

"A little kiss!" 

 

Edited March 31 by LTtxfan
Jgray was 1st

[PittsburghTiger 6178]

4 minutes ago, Underdog said:

Will be a dark day when Raf decides to hang it up. 

 

Just now, JGrayDBU said:

"onions!" 

 

Just now, LTtxfan said:

"ONIONS!!!"

Our favorite has always been, “Send it in, Jerome!”.

[Welshy 907]

you have got to be kidding me. 

[PittsburghTiger 6178]

Big Man has such a nice soft touch around the basket.

[Welshy 907]

1 minute ago, PittsburghTiger said:

Big Man has such a nice soft touch around the basket.

Word. 

[TheStoicPaisano 9922]

 

[ClubWhatever 12129]

Last 1:30 will take 30 minutes

[Brian Fantana 6685]

3 weeks ago this dude was almost certainly getting fired

[miguelito 11262]

I hope you all like free throws!

[Underdog 28611]

It's ok,60 Minutes will still be seen in its entirety after the game... except on the West Coast. 

[JGrayDBU 338]

last time out for Duke?

[PittsburghTiger 6178]

Just now, miguelito said:

I hope you all like free throws!

When they are made in an effort to erase Duke, yes.

I for one am happy for free throws that go in. 

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1549]

Edney at 7'4 vs Burns .  Savor it. 

[PittsburghTiger 6178]

Duke has only made 17 baskets in this game. State has 27. Duke has made 10 more FTs

[PittsburghTiger 6178]

Ah yes, another review to see if we can help Duke.

[Brian Fantana 6685]

2 minutes ago, Make em eat Taco Bell said:

Edney at 7'4 vs Burns .  Savor it. 

I'm not even sure Burns will be his primary defender. They got a couple other bigs they might try in order to keep him out of foul trouble.

[Horn80 6118]

36 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

Aidoo was absolutely terrible offensively for three straight games, sending him to the bench should have happened sooner. him going to the bench has nothing to do with the outcome.

Benching the team’s third highest scorer for second half in elite eight game was significant.

[Underdog 28611]

Saw on Twitter recently that State was tied with UL with 5 minutes to play in first rd of acct.  Man how fortunes can change.

Congrats to any WP fans on here, just an impressive run in March. 

[LTtxfan 49170]

7 minutes ago, PittsburghTiger said:

Our favorite has always been, “Send it in, Jerome!”.

Raftery's trademark calls include "Send it in big fella!" when a big man dunks — such as Pittsburgh's Jerome Lane backboard-shattering slam in 1988. "With a little kiss!" when a player makes a bank shot (my personal favorite). "A little nickel-dimer!" when a weak foul is called. "Get the puppies organized!" when a player displays good footwork and "A little lingerie on the deck!" when a player leaves a defender in the dust.

There is one Rafteryism that stands above the rest, however.

"Onions!"

Similar to Breen's "Bang", "Onions!" is used when a player hits a clutch shot late in the game. How did Raftery come to associate big shots with a cheeseburger's best accessory?

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The Story Behind Bill Raftery's Signature "Onions!" Call

"Onions!" graced basketball fan's ears for the first time during a New Jersey Nets broadcast in 1995. Nets guard Kevin Edwards hit a shot late in a game against the Orlando Magic. How did the former Seton Hall coach react? That's right, "Onions!"

Ian Eagle, who was the Nets play-by-play man alongside Raftery for eight years, explained his initial reaction to ESPN.

"I always thought I was pretty good at translating what Raftery was getting at," Eagle said. "So Kevin Edwards hits a shot and he says, 'Ohhh, onions!' We go to break and I say to him, 'What was that? So good you had to cry?'

And Bill says to me, 'No, big balls!'"  😋

 

Raftery is the best.

Good read...

https://fanbuzz.com/college-basketball/bill-raftery-onions/

[Brian Fantana 6685]

Pretty good day for NC State (sorry Lady Horns)

[Lonestar88 4659]

Thank you NC State for giving America someone to root for. Duke-Purdue would've been vomit-inducing.

[A-Tex Devil 2446]

As a Duke fan, those dudes played like ass today.  I hope Flip doesn’t decide to come back.  And on bright side, he doesn’t have Edey tape to plummet his draft status next week. He would have gotten dominated. 
 

 Now Burns/Edey should be fun.  

[Horn80 6118]

On 3/30/2024 at 1:24 AM, TreatyOak said:

Blue Devils think they are better than everyone else cause, well, they are. It’s my younger daughter’s school. Amazing school, amazing campus. Go Blue Devils. 

[PittsburghTiger 6178]

3 minutes ago, LTtxfan said:

Raftery's trademark calls include "Send it in big fella!" when a big man dunks — such as Pittsburgh's Jerome Lane backboard-shattering slam in 1988. "With a little kiss!" when a player makes a bank shot (my personal favorite). "A little nickel-dimer!" when a weak foul is called. "Get the puppies organized!" when a player displays good footwork and "A little lingerie on the deck!" when a player leaves a defender in the dust.

There is one Rafteryism that stands above the rest, however.

"Onions!"

Similar to Breen's "Bang", "Onions!" is used when a player hits a clutch shot late in the game. How did Raftery come to associate big shots with a cheeseburger's best accessory?

----------------------------------------------

The Story Behind Bill Raftery's Signature "Onions!" Call

"Onions!" graced basketball fan's ears for the first time during a New Jersey Nets broadcast in 1995. Nets guard Kevin Edwards hit a shot late in a game against the Orlando Magic. How did the former Seton Hall coach react? That's right, "Onions!"

Ian Eagle, who was the Nets play-by-play man alongside Raftery for eight years, explained his initial reaction to ESPN.

"I always thought I was pretty good at translating what Raftery was getting at," Eagle said. "So Kevin Edwards hits a shot and he says, 'Ohhh, onions!' We go to break and I say to him, 'What was that? So good you had to cry?'

And Bill says to me, 'No, big balls!'"  😋

 

Raftery is the best.

Good read...

https://fanbuzz.com/college-basketball/bill-raftery-onions/

I met him a few times while working the Big East Tournament. My encounters with him were always very pleasant. And, I am friends with Jerome so that one always makes me smile.