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Only double digit seed in the Sweet 16 will be the Cinderella Longhorns.
March Madness - Elite 8
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St John’s beat d00k in 1979.
I watched that one.
Love to see a repeat
I watched that one.
Love to see a repeat
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Me too. Spent most of that game playing basketball in the classrooms under the stands at Reynolds Coliseum.
One of my best friends runs several pools each tourney.Vanderbilt just jacked up my bracket.
Damn fraudsters.
And Vandy really has a player named Chandler Bing????
One pool goes like this - you can only pick a team once; once you’ve used a team, they’re off the board for you.
Like me, he grew up in Chapel Hill and went to UNC. He’s a diehard Tar Heel. Kenan-Flagler alum
One year (either the Lehigh or Mercer year), he chose d00k to win in the first round. Lehigh/Mercer won. As he said loudly, “The one time I pick d00k to win, they fucking lose.”
We lost that same day.
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Black Friday I believe…
We lost to Penn, who went on to beat St John’s, but then they lost to eventual champ Sparty
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aGDevil2k
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I did the ESPN Eliminator this year.
Just got ousted cause I picked Florida yesterday
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BTW I dont expect Duke-love here, but the commentators loved to talk about how we shot so many more FTs than TCU. But I havent heard a damn thing from these talking heads (and Jamal Mashburn) about Arizona shooting 28 more free throws than Utah State....
(we only had 5 less fouls - Arizona had 11 less) - but anyhow that is an INSANE FT differential that more than covered the difference of the game
(we only had 5 less fouls - Arizona had 11 less) - but anyhow that is an INSANE FT differential that more than covered the difference of the game
I’ll be honest I didn’t watch either of those games so I can’t comment on the officiating quality, but in general I agree that complaining about FT attempt discrepancy is one of the lowest forms of basketball discussion.BTW I dont expect Duke-love here, but the commentators loved to talk about how we shot so many more FTs than TCU. But I havent heard a damn thing from these talking heads (and Jamal Mashburn) about Arizona shooting 28 more free throws than Utah State....
(we only had 5 less fouls - Arizona had 11 less) - but anyhow that is an INSANE FT differential that more than covered the difference of the game
Teams like Duke and Arizona are significantly more talented and athletic than teams like TCU and Utah State. It makes sense that the underdogs will struggle significantly to defend the better team compared to the other way around and are more prone to fouling trying to keep up.
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I agree. I remember back when Rick Barnes was at Clemson and the fans would get so upset when Tom Wideman, Harold Jamison, Iker Iturbe, etc. would get called for so many fouls. If I remember, there was one game against Carolina where Clemson had to end the game with four players. It's because those guys played like linebackers. I saw a lot of that from TCU Saturday. Did not watch Utah State but would not surprise me at all if it was the same thing.
FT attempts are like +/- numbers in a box score. They’re imperfect stats that don’t tell the whole tale… but we all know there’s something there.BTW I dont expect Duke-love here, but the commentators loved to talk about how we shot so many more FTs than TCU. But I havent heard a damn thing from these talking heads (and Jamal Mashburn) about Arizona shooting 28 more free throws than Utah State....
(we only had 5 less fouls - Arizona had 11 less) - but anyhow that is an INSANE FT differential that more than covered the difference of the game
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Super, are you organizing the retirement party?
www.espn.com
Creighton coach Greg McDermott is retiring after this season, the school announced.
McDermott's retirement will end a gilded run at Creighton, as McDermott won 365 games in 16 years there. He has a career record of 514-319 over 25 Division I seasons, including the 2023 Elite Eight and 13 overall NCAA tournaments while the head coach at Northern Iowa, Iowa State and Creighton.
"It has been an incredible honor to lead the Creighton men's basketball program for the past 16 years," said McDermott in a statement. "I'm very proud of the young men that have proudly worn the Bluejay uniform and represented our program in a first-class manner. Witnessing their growth and development on and off the playing floor was especially gratifying."
Creighton head coach Greg McDermott retiring after season
Creighton coach Greg McDermott is retiring after this season, the school announced. His retirement will end a gilded run at Creighton, as he won 365 games in 16 years there.
Creighton coach Greg McDermott is retiring after this season, the school announced.
McDermott's retirement will end a gilded run at Creighton, as McDermott won 365 games in 16 years there. He has a career record of 514-319 over 25 Division I seasons, including the 2023 Elite Eight and 13 overall NCAA tournaments while the head coach at Northern Iowa, Iowa State and Creighton.
"It has been an incredible honor to lead the Creighton men's basketball program for the past 16 years," said McDermott in a statement. "I'm very proud of the young men that have proudly worn the Bluejay uniform and represented our program in a first-class manner. Witnessing their growth and development on and off the playing floor was especially gratifying."
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Feels like it was a generally poor officiating weekend
A bunch of calls late in SJU-Kansas that were all wrong favoring Kansas
Refs missing goaltends, traveling, out of bounds calls left and right
A bunch of calls late in SJU-Kansas that were all wrong favoring Kansas
Refs missing goaltends, traveling, out of bounds calls left and right
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I am no expert-but the women's officiting was likely worse
They call a"block" on a whimsy where it has zero impact on the shooter
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Calling a timeout after Florida was out of them to check the clock for like 5 minutes...
That horrific backcourt call against the Johnnies cost them 2 points down the stretch of a game decided by 2 points. Refs need to answer for their calls in a press conference after every game, just like the teams do.
The practice of allowing refs to continue working games, or big games, despite doing half-ass jobs needs to end. They operate behind a cloak of self-policing like “oh we grade them after every game blah blah…” is a load of bs if you’re not making those grades public and thereby making refs publicly accountable.
It’s a hard job sure, but the amount of shitty refereeing is absurd.
The practice of allowing refs to continue working games, or big games, despite doing half-ass jobs needs to end. They operate behind a cloak of self-policing like “oh we grade them after every game blah blah…” is a load of bs if you’re not making those grades public and thereby making refs publicly accountable.
It’s a hard job sure, but the amount of shitty refereeing is absurd.
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Fuck Creighton.Super, are you organizing the retirement party?
Creighton head coach Greg McDermott retiring after season
Creighton coach Greg McDermott is retiring after this season, the school announced. His retirement will end a gilded run at Creighton, as he won 365 games in 16 years there.
Creighton coach Greg McDermott is retiring after this season, the school announced.
McDermott's retirement will end a gilded run at Creighton, as McDermott won 365 games in 16 years there. He has a career record of 514-319 over 25 Division I seasons, including the 2023 Elite Eight and 13 overall NCAA tournaments while the head coach at Northern Iowa, Iowa State and Creighton.
"It has been an incredible honor to lead the Creighton men's basketball program for the past 16 years," said McDermott in a statement. "I'm very proud of the young men that have proudly worn the Bluejay uniform and represented our program in a first-class manner. Witnessing their growth and development on and off the playing floor was especially gratifying."
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Yeah, that was one of the bad ones I remembered
IIRC there was also a missed goal tend (what happened to calling those this year and reviewing if wrong?)
and the play where the Kansas player is standing out of bounds under his basket and tips it back into play for a Kansas layup