2019 NCAA Tournament: First Round

[Pancho 44996]

1 slapped him on the forearm.  I thought that was pretty clear. 

(And yes, there’s been some fouls where i’m Like “wtf” and some no-calls that I’ve been like “wtf”)

[Al_4_ISU 12485]

Ball game on that turnover

[Radical Larry 28663]

Well, that's not helping things.

[Al_4_ISU 12485]

Fucking Iowa is still playing.

It’s a good thing I’m in Texas.....

[clapclapclap 9000]

Refs or not, ISU has mostly played like crap.

[Braff Zacklin 13664]

1 minute ago, Pancho Negro said:

1 slapped him on the forearm.  I thought that was pretty clear. 

After the offensive player twice lowered his shoulder and bulled into him.

[Al_4_ISU 12485]

Refs or not, ISU has mostly played like crap.

Yup

[Pancho 44996]

ISU is better than ohio state.  I think the fans booing got to the players so they kept whining about the officiating instead of playing fucking basketball.  ISU is way better than this.  

[MNLonghornFUKM 8821]

Fucking iowa state. Let your nuts hang

[Al_4_ISU 12485]

ISU is better than ohio state.  I think the fans booing got to the players so they kept whining about the officiating instead of playing fucking basketball.  ISU is way better than this.  

On our good days.

We’re also far worse on our worst.

[Radical Larry 28663]

Oh shit. 

[CurlyDumps 4484]

Christ ISU.  You really gonna not break 60 and lose to this mediocre team?

[TexArcher 38069]

Well that was a big nuts shot.

 

[TexArcher 38069]

Ohhhh shit, they had it!

[Radical Larry 28663]

Damn, they almost got the steal. 

[PittsburghTiger 6197]

that was close

[Pancho 44996]

1 minute ago, Braff Zacklin said:

After the offensive player twice lowered his shoulder and bulled into him.

Nooooooo.  No he did not. 

There’s definitely been some of that action in this tournament, but that play wasn’t it. That’s a smart post player, dats what dat is. 

Now if it’s ohio state and dat big man vs. Houston?  Nikka dat gonna be a game. Clean ya ass!

[Radical Larry 28663]

Holy shit. That was close to 5 seconds. 

[Assman 1830]

5 second call flashbacks

[Braff Zacklin 13664]

Just now, Pancho Negro said:

Nooooooo.  No he did not. 

Yeah, he did.

[Al_4_ISU 12485]

Christ ISU.  You really gonna not break 60 and lose to this mediocre team?

It’s like you know nothing about us

[Pancho 44996]

1 minute ago, Braff Zacklin said:

Yeah, he did.

[Al_4_ISU 12485]

Shayok missing that shot was this team’s ethos in a nutshell

[Braff Zacklin 13664]

That sums up the night for ISU. Condolences, Al.

[MNLonghornFUKM 8821]

2 minutes ago, Al_4_ISU said:

 

It’s like you know nothing about us

 

fuck off. 

[PittsburghTiger 6197]

had a clean shot for the tie

[Al_4_ISU 12485]

(Sigh)

[Braff Zacklin 13664]

It's cool, Pancho--everyone knows refs a) are blind and b) can never admit it.

[ButtFumble 5183]

damn it ISU 😬

[Machinator 32099]

A fair number of close games, but too few upsets for this to be a memorable first round.

[76Jayhawk 44]

Fucking ISU. Plays like its a championship game against Big 12 teams in the conference tournament.

Shits the fucking bed every fucking NCAA tournament. Never fucking picking them to win another game in the NCAAs again. Fucking fucks. Fucking "home" game for them and they just choke.

God damn. Fuck.

[Al_4_ISU 12485]

fuck off. 

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['stache 21867]

“Big XII Champs” are 1-2, lol.

[76Jayhawk 44]

Just now, Machinator said:

A fair number of close games, but too few upsets for this to be a memorable first round.

Man, unpopular opinion. I dont give a fuck about upsets. I want to see good games. Its cool if the underdog wins, but I just dont want to see a fuckton of blowouts.

[Pancho 44996]

Just now, Braff Zacklin said:

It's cool, Pancho--everyone knows refs a) are blind and b) can never admit it.

 

I admit when i’m Wrong all the time haha.  That wasn’t a blatant lowering of the shoulder and bullying into the defense though.  Not in D1 basketball.  In high school, maybe. 

My vision?  Well...es bueno

[Al_4_ISU 12485]

Fucking ISU. Plays like its a championship game against Big 12 teams in the conference tournament.

Shits the fucking bed every fucking NCAA tournament. Never fucking picking them to win another game in the NCAAs again. Fucking fucks. Fucking "home" game for them and they just choke.

God damn. Fuck.

You might be more butt hurt than I am

[Pancho 44996]

Iowa State and Cincinnati 

 

Never ever pick them.  Ever. 

[Machinator 32099]

Just now, 76Jayhawk said:

Man, unpopular opinion. I dont give a fuck about upsets. I want to see good games. Its cool if the underdog wins, but I just dont want to see a fuckton of blowouts.

I think there's a good balance. You don't want the latter rounds to be diluted with teams that played over their heads for one game and crash back to earth, but chalk isn't all that fun either.

Then again, we saw three 12-5 upsets, so maybe I'm being greedy. Just hard to get excited about Oregon or Liberty as "cinderellas".

[76Jayhawk 44]

Just now, Al_4_ISU said:

 

You might be more butt hurt than I am

 

I am. I so very rarely pick Big 12 teams to win games in the NCAA other than KU because no one has shown any god damn reliability. This year I took a chance I picked you fuckers because of how you played down the stretch and you dipshits went all ISU on me AGAIN.

[Al_4_ISU 12485]

Iowa State and Cincinnati 
 
Never ever pick them.  Ever. 

Get out of my head

[76Jayhawk 44]

Just now, Machinator said:

I think there's a good balance. You don't want the latter rounds to be diluted with teams that played over their heads for one game and crash back to earth, but chalk isn't all that fun either.

Then again, we saw three 12-5 upsets, so maybe I'm being greedy. Just hard to get excited about Oregon or Liberty as "cinderellas".

and a 4-13 upset. And 3 of the 4 1s were down at the half. That was somewhat exciting, if even momentarily.

[Al_4_ISU 12485]

I am. I so very rarely pick Big 12 teams to win games in the NCAA other than KU because no one has shown any god damn reliability. This year I took a chance I picked you fuckers because of how you played down the stretch and you dipshits went all ISU on me AGAIN.

Yeah. It’s what we do. You know the parable of the scorpion and the frog? Why does anyone think we can ever change?

[76Jayhawk 44]

Just now, Al_4_ISU said:

 

Yeah. It’s what we do. You know the parable of the scorpion and the frog? Why does anyone think we can ever change?

 

Lesson learned

[Braff Zacklin 13664]

5 minutes ago, Pancho Negro said:

 That wasn’t a blatant lowering of the shoulder and bullying into the defense though.  Not in D1 basketball.

I realize it's a subjective call, but generally, when the offensive player uses his shoulders to back down a defender and create space, rather than his hips, it is often whistled. In D1 basketball.

You must've been out of the room and refilling your whiskey again. It's cool. Enjoy the buzz.

Edited March 23, 2019 by Braff Zacklin

[Machinator 32099]

1 minute ago, 76Jayhawk said:

and a 4-13 upset. And 3 of the 4 1s were down at the half. That was somewhat exciting, if even momentarily.

That's fair.

I always like to see a couple WTF upsets in the top 4 seeds, and feel slightly cheated that the one we got was the team that had a pseudo-home court advantage facing a short-handed higher seed (coached by Bruce Weber). If Colgate or Bradley didn't lose steam towards the end, or if Yale could have shot just decent BTA, I would probably be singing a different tune.

There was also a noticeable lack of buzzer-beaters.

[LTtxfan 49358]

13 minutes ago, Braff Zacklin said:

That sums up the night for ISU. Condolences, Al.

[MNLonghornFUKM 8821]

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Ok now you're making this personal

[Billy Pilgrim 1984]

This might be a good game if SLU could make a free throw

[Pancho 44996]

18 minutes ago, Braff Zacklin said:

I realize it's a subjective call, but generally, when the offensive player uses his shoulders to back down a defender and create space, rather than his hips, it is often whistled. In D1 basketball.

You must've been out of the room and refilling your whiskey again. It's cool. Enjoy the buzz.

Nah, I saw the play in real time.  You’re correct in what you state, but that’s not what happened in that play.  

I wish I was buzzed. 

[Braff Zacklin 13664]

1 minute ago, Pancho Negro said:

Nah, I saw the play in real time.  You’re correct in what you state, but that’s not what happened in that play.  

I wish I was buzzed. 

Now there's something we can agree on: I wish I were buzzed, too. It'd help me forget about the current state of Texas basketball.