2024 NCAA Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight Games

[PittsburghTiger 6,179]

What the hell to do this week now while waiting for Saturday!

[Underdog 28,615]

We!l shit, only one more weekend of cbk. 

[Okie State 3,818]

I love watching Burns play. Hope they keep winning.

[JGrayDBU 338]

3 minutes ago, PittsburghTiger said:

What the hell to do this week now while waiting for Saturday!

I think we will be bombarded with ESPN interviews of at least one assistant of Jimmy V's who is still working in basketball, in his 70s now, Jimmy's widow, who works for the V foundation, and Whittenberg, who works for his alma mater as an associate athletic director.  At least one ex-player I am definitely looking forward to hearing from is Terry Gannon, who went on to have a strong career on NBC as a golf analyst.

 

Oh, and how can we forget Dickie V!!! Baby !!! 

[Brian Fantana 6,685]

9 minutes ago, A-Tex Devil said:

As a Duke fan

[PittsburghTiger 6,179]

4 minutes ago, JGrayDBU said:

I think we will be bombarded with ESPN interviews of at least one assistant of Jimmy V's who is still working in basketball, in his 70s now, Jimmy's widow, who works for the V foundation, and Whittenberg, who works for his alma mater as an associate athletic director.  At least one ex-player I am definitely looking forward to hearing from is Terry Gannon, who went on to have a strong career on NBC as a golf analyst.

 

Oh, and how can we forget Dickie V!!! Baby !!! 

You lost me at Dukie V.

 

[LTtxfan 49,180]

13 minutes ago, PittsburghTiger said:

What the hell to do this week now while waiting for Saturday!

Tomorrow night...  Iowa vs lsu and her Disgusting Technicolor Dreamcoat

[Wally Fairway 5,544]

North Carolina loses & Duke loses this weekend 

[shadow_operative 15,932]

this team (#78 in kenpom and ready to fire their HC when the regular season ended)-

 

has just done this:

to go to the final four. one of the more unforeseen, unpredictable runs ever to the final weekend. amazing.

 

another way to look at it:

unreal.

Edited April 1 by shadow_operative

[Wally Fairway 5,544]

2 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

this team (#78 in kenpom and ready to fire their HC when the regular season ended)-

has just done this:

to go to the final four. one of the more unforeseen, unpredictable runs ever to the final weekend. amazing.

 

another way to look at it:

unreal.

So another way to put is NC State was 17-14 heading into the ACC tournament and have run off 9 wins in a row to get to 26-14

[Lonestar88 4,659]

 

[Rickylovesweed 14,293]

5 minutes ago, Lonestar88 said:

 

I'm trying to understand what Virginia's strategy was here. If you keep players in the paint and apply any type of pressure NC State probably doesn't even get a decent shot off. Also, why wouldn't you foul here after a couple dribbles? 

 

[shadow_operative 15,932]

8 minutes ago, Lonestar88 said:

 

or if tony bennett decides to foul up three with time running out. so crazy how these things play out in college hoops. the nba playoffs will always be my far the best on-court basketball product around, but there is nothing like the pageantry, the do-or-die stakes, and the underdog stories of college hoops. for me only the world cup rivals march madness for drama, intrigue, and importance. there’s just nothing like it.

[Rickylovesweed 14,293]

3 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

or if tony bennett decides to foul up three with time running out. so crazy how these things play out in college hoops. the nba playoffs will always be my far the best on-court basketball product around, but there is nothing like the pageantry, the do-or-die stakes, and the underdog stories of college hoops. for me only the world cup rivals march madness for drama, intrigue, and importance. there’s just nothing like it.

Heck, if they just keep players in the paint and apply pressure it's probably a half court attempt. 

That's coaching malpractice by Bennett. 

[UTexasFight 9,432]

2 minutes ago, Rickylovesweed said:

Heck, if they just keep players in the paint and apply pressure it's probably a half court attempt. 

That's coaching malpractice by Bennett. 

Instead he made sure he had the entire national stage to himself to show us all in the play-in game 

[Fudge Nuggets 19,190]

I wish they would do the final four like the T20 cricket leagues do their playoffs.

Re-seed the four teams 1-4.  #1 plays #2, winner gets the first spot in the final round. 

#3 plays #4, loser is out.  Winner plays the loser of the #1 vs #2 game.  Winner of that game gets the other spot in the finals.

 

[miguelito 11,262]

Do you know how brackets work?

[Lonestar88 4,659]

36 minutes ago, Rickylovesweed said:

I'm trying to understand what Virginia's strategy was here. If you keep players in the paint and apply any type of pressure NC State probably doesn't even get a decent shot off. Also, why wouldn't you foul here after a couple dribbles? 

 

 

29 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

or if tony bennett decides to foul up three with time running out. so crazy how these things play out in college hoops. the nba playoffs will always be my far the best on-court basketball product around, but there is nothing like the pageantry, the do-or-die stakes, and the underdog stories of college hoops. for me only the world cup rivals march madness for drama, intrigue, and importance. there’s just nothing like it.

Yeah, it took a comedy of errors for Virginia to blow that game.

A Virginia team that looked like the worst at-large team to make the field in the play-in game should’ve ended NC State’s season right there. And now NC State is in the Final 4. That’s fun. And it’s why hope springs eternal for so many teams every year, you just never know.

Edited April 1 by Lonestar88

[Celery Man 20,935]

Go Pack

[dcar00 14,181]

18 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

I wish they would do the final four like the T20 cricket leagues do their playoffs.

Re-seed the four teams 1-4.  #1 plays #2, winner gets the first spot in the final round. 

#3 plays #4, loser is out.  Winner plays the loser of the #1 vs #2 game.  Winner of that game gets the other spot in the finals.

 

yes let's mimic cricket.  we could also have 4 days of Virgina v CSU to decide the play in winner.

[Fudge Nuggets 19,190]

9 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

yes let's mimic cricket.  we could also have 4 days of Virgina v CSU to decide the play in winner.

So you prefer the possibility of three blowouts over two or three close games to see who goes to the finals?

You seem dumb.

[miguelito 11,262]

Do you know how brackets work?

[Fudge Nuggets 19,190]

9 minutes ago, miguelito said:

Do you know how brackets work?

Do you know how hypotheticals are not what is in place?

[dcar00 14,181]

11 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

So you prefer the possibility of three blowouts over two or three close games to see who goes to the finals?

You seem dumb.

yes, I'm the dumb one here.  holy shit.

[Brian Fantana 6,685]

1 hour ago, shadow_operative said:

or if tony bennett decides to foul up three with time running out.

My eye twitches every time I think about a situation like this. Fucking Beard had to learn that lesson at our expense in that moment.

[Fudge Nuggets 19,190]

1 minute ago, dcar00 said:

yes, I'm the dumb one here.  holy shit.

The current scenario we have UCONN v Alabama and Purdue v NC State.  Two highly likely blowouts.

My scenario, UCONN would play Purdue, winner is in the final game.

Alabama plays NC State, loser goes home; winner plays the loser of UCONN Purdue.  Winner of that game plays the winner of the first game in the final.  So if UCONN beat Purdue in the first game and Purdue won the third game you get a rematch of two #1s for the championship.

Yeah, this current setup is soooo much better.

Fuck off, dumbass.

[Beau Vine 54,215]

 

[dcar00 14,181]

6 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

The current scenario we have UCONN v Alabama and Purdue v NC State.  Two highly likely blowouts.

My scenario, UCONN would play Purdue, winner is in the final game.

Alabama plays NC State, loser goes home; winner plays the loser of UCONN Purdue.  Winner of that game plays the winner of the first game in the final.  So if UCONN beat Purdue in the first game and Purdue won the third game you get a rematch of two #1s for the championship.

Yeah, this current setup is soooo much better.

Fuck off, dumbass.

fuck you. everyone on this thread thinks you are an idiot for bringing this up. Cricket LMFAO.

[troph 24,785]

I don’t know about the recent back and forth here, all I know is I’ve watched every NC state game since the ACC quarters and holy shit they are fun to watch. Total accident I caught their run that early. But amazing. So much fun.

[Vic Mackey 47,027]

 

[Fudge Nuggets 19,190]

20 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

fuck you. everyone on this thread thinks you are an idiot for bringing this up. Cricket LMFAO.

Just because you aren't open to doing things differently doesn't mean you're right.  The Final Four should have been doing this since day 1.

[Fudge Nuggets 19,190]

11 minutes ago, Vic Mackey said:

 

My man's gone tear that shit up.

[TreatyOak 16,313]

3 hours ago, Horn80 said:

Someone call the police, ‘cause we were robbed!

[Brian Fantana 6,685]

Of what, your dignity?

[shadow_operative 15,932]

[shadow_operative 15,932]

 

Edited April 1 by shadow_operative

[shadow_operative 15,932]

 

[aggie08 21,498]

50 minutes ago, Vic Mackey said:

 

It's hard to fathom how tall these mother fuckers are off of the basketball coach. Dude looks like Lurch. I'm 6'3" and I get "how's the air up there?" jokes and assumptions about what collegiate sports I must have played. Bitch, I'd be undersized for a point guard in the NBA.

[shadow_operative 15,932]

52 minutes ago, Vic Mackey said:

 

life is hard for college athletes.

[Surly Bevo 24,908]

life is hard for college athletes.

Something was about to get hard.

[shadow_operative 15,932]

 

[dcar00 14,181]

21 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

 

It's like people didn't watch our game with Purdue when all this started.  That game was bullshit on so many levels.

Matt painter may be the worst coach in the NCAA if he can't win a NC with this advantage for 3 years, much less getting bounced in the first round.

[shadow_operative 15,932]

sorry dj burns, it’s all downhill from here.

 

[shadow_operative 15,932]

 

[Welshy 907]

I put giant in your womb?

[Huckleberry 32,858]

9 hours ago, shadow_operative said:

What this graphic tells me is that the one time they didn't get a huge foul discrepancy in their favor they lost to a 16 seed. 

[Beau Vine 54,215]

11 hours ago, Vic Mackey said:

 

"WHO WANTS TO SEX EDEY??"

 

[PittsburghTiger 6,179]

12 hours ago, Vic Mackey said:

 

The reaction of the girls in the hallway was funny.

[PittsburghTiger 6,179]

11 hours ago, shadow_operative said:

 

And in those games Purdue made 50/81 of them while Tennessee made 28/41.

Tennessee in those games shot a lot of 3s, combined 56 of 119 shots from the floor.

Purdue only shot a combined 30 3s of 107 shots.

That still doesn't account for no fouls being called on Purdue. That was bad.

Purdue beat Tennessee, 71-67, in the season's fifth game and then, 72-66 yesterday.

[Al_4_ISU 12,460]

13 hours ago, Vic Mackey said:

 

This definitely would take some of the fun out of being a hot shot college athlete today.