NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Thread

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superrific said:
Top 3 picks in the draft were Daugherty, Bias and Washburn. Johnny Dawkins went in the top 10, IIRC.
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IIRC, Jordan begged the Bulls to draft Dawkins. They could’ve taken him with the ninth pick but went with Brad Sellers instead…
 
superrific said:
Hale missed three games. If he got hurt against MD, then he probably missed NCSU, UVa, and Duke -- 2 of which we lost. That's one of the end of season injuries.

The problem with Kevin Madden was that he was never a perimeter player. He was a 6'5" PF essentially.

My memory was that UNC played Three Towers until later in the season when they went to the three guard lineup. That might or might not have coincided with Warren Martin's injury.

But you're right -- the team really lacked a wing player. They had absolutely nobody who could check Len Bias (not that anyone could fully check him), and that was reflected in his performance.

It's worth remembering just how good the ACC was that year. Top 3 picks in the draft were Daugherty, Bias and Washburn. Johnny Dawkins went in the top 10, IIRC. John Salley was a first rounder, I think, and Mark Price was underdrafted -- he became an NBA all star.
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Mark Price was the first pick of the second round (no. 25 overall back then). Mark Alarie was another first rounder from the ACC (no. 18). NC State’s Nate McMillan was picked in the second round at no. 30 overall (which would be a first round pick in today’s NBA).
 
Zoo_View said:
That was ugly basketball.
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Sure, but it was also fun basketball. Athletic and energetic as hell. The most grit and toughness I can recall in a championship game in a long time. Heels would’ve been well served to show a fraction of that kind of fight and scrap that these two did all year, right up through tonight.

Anyone who didn’t enjoy watching that game oughta just hang ‘em up as a college hoops fan.
 
Bigs23 said:
Defense was stout though.
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Yeah, not sure it was @ugly.” Both
duluoz said:
Sure, but it was also fun basketball. Athletic and energetic as hell. The most grit and toughness I can recall in a championship game in a long time. Heels would’ve been well served to show a fraction of that kind of fight and scrap that these two did all year, right up through tonight.

Anyone who didn’t enjoy watching that game oughta just hang ‘em up as a college hoops fan.
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That’s my thought as well.

That game was crazy fun to watch.
 
hedge said:
IIRC, Jordan begged the Bulls to draft Dawkins. They could’ve taken him with the ninth pick but went with Brad Sellers instead
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That was a good pick. Sellers at least had the possibility of being good. Dawkins was destined to be a 3rd guard.
 
Weird finish. 1 possession game for the last 7 mins

It did feel like Houston gave that away with some horrible possessions

Idk how you don't get something at the rim even once
 
Defense wins championships. While both teams played elite D, Fla. played even better D the last couple minutes of action. And their "elite" offense came through just enough... even though Houston's D remained off the charts good too.
This felt like a 7-6 defensive struggle in a football game. Or a 2-1 pitcher's duel in baseball. If you like high scoring games and tape-measure shot home runs, this game was not for you. But if are the type that can see the beauty in a 1-0 pitcher's dual baseball game, with stellar defensive play, you liked the game last night.

On a side note: I think Houston played even better D last night than they did on Saturday against dook. I don't think d00k beats either of those teams last night. Flagg would have run out of gas just as surely as he did on Saturday night.
 
Centerpiece said:
If you like high scoring games and tape-measure shot home runs, this game was not for you.
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Agree with most of what you wrote, but if we’re sticking to this analogy, there were numerous tape-measure HR’s in the form of *incredible* dunks and blocked shots. It was a highly, highly athletic game. Not a Virginia type of defensive slog.
 
duluoz said:
Agree with most of what you wrote, but if we’re sticking to this analogy, there were numerous tape-measure HR’s in the form of *incredible* dunks and blocked shots. It was a highly, highly athletic game. Not a Virginia type of defensive slog.
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These teams were flying around, scratching, and clawing for 40 minutes. I didn’t think UF was going to be able to match Houston’s frenetic energy but they did.

It was kind of a wild game, not beautiful but a game worthy of the moment.
 
duluoz said:
Agree with most of what you wrote, but if we’re sticking to this analogy, there were numerous tape-measure HR’s in the form of *incredible* dunks and blocked shots. It was a highly, highly athletic game. Not a Virginia type of defensive slog.
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Agree. Too heavyweights going at it. I think everyone would agree that the two best teams were fighting it out in the end. Auburn and Duke were worthy of the final four, but they were not worthy of the final game. And yes, I agree. Definitely not a Virginia-type slow down walk it up bullshit game.
 
superrific said:
That was a good pick. Sellers at least had the possibility of being good. Dawkins was destined to be a 3rd guard.
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I guess Jordan, who played against Dawkins for two years in college, saw something you didn't. Hard to say what somebody's destiny would've been had they been paired with Jordan. The real bright side of not drafting Dawkins is that they might not have taken Pippen the next year if they had Dawkins and were looking for a big. As far as Sellers, the only reason anyone even knows his name is b/c he played with Jordan a few years. Dude was 7'0" and averaged 2.7 rpg in his career. Bulls dumped him after 3 seasons...
 
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