NCAA tournament games thread

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Wed Mar 14, 2012 1:47 pm

So far the theme is no lead is safe. MSVS blows a lead in historical fashion in a basketball game that was worse than watching old people fucking while playing basketball. Too bad I took a power nap during this comeback, but woke up right before WKU's go-ahead basket. Then the MVSU dude squares up for a wide open 3 to win the game and promptly air balls it. A fitting way to end the game. At least we get to see more of that 7 foot Sudanese dude with enough real estate on his forehead for an amusement park.

And then here's BYU clanking 3s and getting run out of the gym against what looked to be a very formidable Iona squad. Too bad I went to bed and missed that comeback as well.

Oh, and UNWAR getting TRUtv in regular def, but not HD.

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 12:30 pm

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:And then here's BYU clanking 3s and getting run out of the gym against what looked to be a very formidable Iona squad. 2oo bad I went to bed and missed that comeback as well.

Nice bedtime you got there, grandpa.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Thu Mar 15, 2012 4:01 pm

Thank you for your contribution.

Shine · Post by **Shine** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 7:07 pm

Murray St looked good today. I think they'll match-up well in a presumptive game with Marquette.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Thu Mar 15, 2012 9:34 pm

I'm rarely one to complain about officiating, but UNC Asheville is getting fucked hard by the refs. No lube. Christ, this is ridiculous.

Shine · Post by **Shine** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:14 pm

Certainly some suspect calls/no-calls down the stretch but the refs aren't why UNC-A couldn't close the deal. This is just another in a somewhat long list of 1-16 games where the 1 seed looks ugly but wins. Survive and advance.

As a favored seed playing late in the day I do NOT like how chalky the tournament has been thus far. Bound to be a few upsets.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:17 pm

There's no guarantee they would've won, but the game would've at least come down to the wire had they not gotten consistently fucked in the last 5 minutes.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:18 pm

Chalk so far, boo...

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Fri Mar 16, 2012 3:24 am

The Big 12's Big 10 team (Iowa St) looking pretty good.

M2 · Post by M2 » Fri Mar 16, 2012 3:54 am

Got a good one going on at "The Pit".

Colorado looks to be too much for a UNLV team that hammered North Carolina.

Truman · Post by **Truman** » Fri Mar 16, 2012 4:04 am

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:The Big 12's Big 10 team (Iowa St) looking pretty good.

The Pac 12's Big XII team (Colorado) doesn't look so bad either, Mgo.

Good start for the XII. Let's see if Mizzou, Tejas, and the Beakers can hold their end of the stick tomorrow.

M2 · Post by M2 » Fri Mar 16, 2012 4:27 am

A wild one out West... The Bison are starting to choke on some Cactus.

20 point lead down to 5 with 5 to go.

Shine · Post by **Shine** » Fri Mar 16, 2012 1:55 pm

Shoalzie wrote:Chalk so far, boo...

Never understood this sentiment. I want to watch good basketball. Typically that means better teams, which typically means better seeded teams. I could care less about a Cinderella story. The title game last year was dreadful because Butler was severely outclassed in the talent department. I'll take a bunch of 1,2,3 seeded teams advancing, thank you very much.

But Kentucky and Duke can get fucked of course!

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Fri Mar 16, 2012 2:22 pm

Shine, I would've liked to see the committee put UNC and IU in the same region for a Zeller/Zeller battle. That would've been sweet...though I suppose they would've had to swap some seeds. An IU/UK rematch is still pretty good.

Shine · Post by **Shine** » Fri Mar 16, 2012 3:08 pm

Honestly that's what I was expecting, to be in UNC's region. And all they would have had to do is swap us and Michigan, both 4 seeds from the B1G. Could've been done easily.

VCU is gonna be tough. A rematch with UK is far from a certainty!

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Fri Mar 16, 2012 9:17 pm

Thank god FSU pulled that shit out. Final Four team for me.

Norfolk State giving Mizzou all they can handle in one half of basketball.

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Fri Mar 16, 2012 10:10 pm

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote: Norfolk State giving Mizzou all they can handle in one half of basketball.

one and a half and I am seriously freaking out. I left work early for this shit.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Fri Mar 16, 2012 10:14 pm

Clean block. Let 'em play, Showtime Eddie.

M2 · Post by M2 » Fri Mar 16, 2012 10:17 pm

Some nice "home cooking" going on for Misery. That's the third clean block I've seen that's called a foul on
Norfolk St.

Does Mizzou know that they're playing a #15 seed and the tourney started ?

M2 · Post by M2 » Fri Mar 16, 2012 10:52 pm

Biggest choke job EVER ???

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Fri Mar 16, 2012 10:53 pm

I figured the Spartans would beat Mizzou, I just didn't think it would happen in the first round.

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Fri Mar 16, 2012 10:54 pm

I don't know what to say, except... nice job Norfolk St.

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Fri Mar 16, 2012 10:56 pm

now, where did I put that shower rod?

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Fri Mar 16, 2012 11:01 pm

Jsc810 wrote:Damnit. Yeah I like upsets, but this one doesn't feel as good as I would like. Sorry War Wagon and other Mizzou guys.

wow... as much hell as I've given you....

Thanks.

You sir, are a class act and as low as I feel right now, that made me feel better.

M2 · Post by M2 » Fri Mar 16, 2012 11:05 pm

What is with these Virginia teams ... George Mason, Norfolk St, Va Commonwealth.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Fri Mar 16, 2012 11:15 pm

I hate losing money but that's why they call it gambling...love those kind of upsets though.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Fri Mar 16, 2012 11:18 pm

Shine wrote:
Shoalzie wrote:Chalk so far, boo...
Never understood this sentiment. I want to watch good basketball. Typically that means better teams, which typically means better seeded teams. I could care less about a Cinderella story. The title game last year was dreadful because Butler was severely outclassed in the talent department. I'll take a bunch of 1,2,3 seeded teams advancing, thank you very much.

But Kentucky and Duke can get fucked of course!

Usually, the cream will rise to the top in the end once all the craziness ends in the first weekend. We've had the wild finishes and upsets in this opening weekend and I was actually bored with yesterday's games. Today has picked up the pace. Sparty is definitely in the driver's seat in their region now. Once we get to the second weekend, I'm not so big on worrying about seeing upsets...that's usually when the real basketball starts.

M2 · Post by M2 » Sat Mar 17, 2012 1:27 am

Duke and Michigan are going down.

Nothing better than watching Duke go down.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 1:28 am

This was a flawed Michigan team that overachieved...they'll be better next year.

At least Duke's in trouble though...

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Sat Mar 17, 2012 1:31 am

Wolvie Nooo!!!

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 1:33 am

I think we're seeing the death of the perimeter teams tonight. Michigan, Missouri and Duke...heavily reliant of threes and weak on the glass. I don't think we'll see Kansas and Michigan State stub their toe tonight but who knows at this point.

M2 · Post by M2 » Sat Mar 17, 2012 1:39 am

The San Francisco Bay Area boys are making a huge comeback in Omaha...

M Club · Post by **M Club** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 1:51 am

ohio just played well. i got the impression from the michigan sites that cooper was a chucker, which normally i'd be all "awwwwwwww yeah," but homeboy played a smart game and didn't take many bad shots at all. tore our "oh hey we're unreasonably known for the 1-3-1 but we're not going to play any zone at all" defense apart, for sure.

michigan, i don't know. i want to be optimistic about next year considering the size, athleticism, and actual talent coming in (not to mention never again having to throw smotrycz in at the 5), but i just can't shake the feeling burke's going to go through the whole "just getting an evaluation - declared for the draft but didn't hire and agent - fuck it i'm gone" thing.

M2 · Post by M2 » Sat Mar 17, 2012 1:56 am

Long Island is going to give State some trouble tonight...

Could State and Michigan both go down tonight ???

M2 · Post by M2 » Sat Mar 17, 2012 2:35 am

Long Island needs to have one of their boosters buy 3 or 5 "Happy Meals" for Nix at halftime.

Mariucci's mini-me... is one of the best at making halftime adjustments.

... and why in the hell did south Florida go back to being south Florida... and not knocking down 99% of their shots like they did a couple of days ago ?

That's right... Monty didn't go to the zone until halfway through the 2nd half where Cal knocked off 20 points of a 30 point lead.

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 3:15 am

Just stopping by to say Hail to the Victors and fuck Puke.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Sat Mar 17, 2012 3:37 am

Draymond Green with the triple double. Nice effort by LIU. Hung tough for a while there.

MuchoBulls · Post by **MuchoBulls** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 5:59 am

YEAH BABY!!!

Terrible first half, but our D keeps us in games.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 12:45 pm

Well, since Michigan is out of the way...I'm all for USF stomping a mud hole in OH-IO-U on Sunday.

Shine · Post by **Shine** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 1:06 pm

Really glad now I took Xavier to knock off Duke in the second round and had MSU beating Mizzou in every bracket.

Other than IU, for me these are the must watch games of round 2:

- New Mexico and Louisville
- Murray St and Marquette
- Cincy and F$U

I'll watch every game of course though!