***Official 2017 NCAA Hoops Tourney thread: Congrats UNC, all the refs from NCCG should be banned for life*** (1 Viewer)

[Long Ball Larry]

Dont blow it now, Cocks!

they're stroking it pretty well.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

the hall never should have been in this situation anyway.

 

[Eephus]

Not as bad as the one called on Wake in the play in game but still a poor way to seal a game

 

[fantasycurse42]

Way to destroy what would've been a great ending refs.

 

[Eephus]

the hall never should have been in this situation anyway.

Fair point

 

[jon_mx]

Dont blow it now, Cocks!

Seriously outclassed.   But I do like the 7-foot dude, Giga.  He is pretty darn good 

 

[fantasycurse42]

Just went through a bunch of my office brackets. At least 4/5 of the girls literally just have chalk the entire way, it's pretty funny.

 

[culdeus]

This feels like the type of year a 15 seed wins to torch everyone's dreams. 

 

[Scoresman]

Just went through a bunch of my office brackets. At least 4/5 of the girls literally just have chalk the entire way, it's pretty funny.

They'll probably end up in the top half when its all said and done.  

 

[RUSF18]

Flagrant was the right call. The one thing you can't do there is a two-handed shove.

 

[jon_mx]

I think the cocks done shot their wad in the first half.  

 

[Capella]

This is an amazing tweet from pft commenter:

Not suprised Jacksonville St is giving Lousiville a scare given Coach Pitinos history of busting in 15 2nds

 

[fantasycurse42]

Almost feel bad for these Texas Southern kids.

 

[fantasycurse42]

Glad Justin Jackson is using his fire against Texas Southern

 

[Eephus]

USC-SMU has been very entertaining

 

[Mr. Irrelevant]

USC-SMU has been very entertaining

Hoping SMU can avoid picking up any more dumb fouls down the stretch. They have no bench to speak of.

Meanwhile, my wife picked SMU not because she's ever heard of them, but because their center's name rhymes with "Beaujolais". No prizes for guessing which one of our brackets goes to 21-0 if they win.

 

[Mr. Irrelevant]

 at announcers playing up winning records in close games as being "clutch". The only thing it means is that you weren't good enough to blow bad teams out.

 

[fantasycurse42]

Shake Milton the coolest name ever?

 

[Long Ball Larry]

####### SMU.  Thanks Kenpom.

not calling a timeout seems a little questionable on that last possession.

though SMU does seem like a pretty poised and disciplined offensive team.

 

[Capella]

God that was awful 

 

[Mr. Irrelevant]

WT actual F? SMU obviously had no last play drawn up there. But hey, they get to take those 2 timeouts home on the plane with them! 

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Why do so many of these dumb teams casually jog down court with under 10 seconds left, then dribble or pass away from the basket to waste even more time, just so they can start actually trying to score with 2.5 seconds left and get a horrible look?

 

[Eephus]

Both teams played like kids down the stretch

 

[Statorama]

Thanks to that OKST cover I can drink worry free the rest of the day at the NYNY Irish pub

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

Why do so many of these dumb teams casually jog down court with under 10 seconds left, then dribble or pass away from the basket to waste even more time, just so they can start actually trying to score with 2.5 seconds left and get a horrible look?

They didn't know what they were supposed to do at all. Agree with others questioning no TO.

 

[jon_mx]

Thanks to that OKST cover I can drink worry free the rest of the day at the NYNY Irish pub

That 3-pointer made a lot of casinos happy as most the betting was on the Michigan side

 

[Major]

SMU alum here.   Seems like every year they win 25+ and go out in the first. Really thought this was their year to advance and upset Duke.  So much talent there    

 

[jon_mx]

If I was a major basketball program, I would be happy to have Jacksonville state Giga as my center.  A 7-footer who can hit threes, has good hands, and a soft touch near the rim.  

 

[need2know]

Some local wannabe big time gambler talked up smu all ####### week and picked them to win it all.  Lmao

 

[jon_mx]

Flagrant was the right call. The one thing you can't do there is a two-handed shove.

Grabbing with two hands gets a pass.  The intentional shove which sends the guy to the floor is going to get you a flagrant. 

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Grabbing with two hands gets a pass.  The intentional shove which sends the guy to the floor is going to get you a flagrant. 

Fair but the shove isn't what put him on the floor.  He pretty clearly tripped over the guy's feet.

ETA: I think if he doesn't trip and fall there's no way they would have called that there.

 

[Mr. Irrelevant]

Grabbing with two hands gets a pass.  The intentional shove which sends the guy to the floor is going to get you a flagrant. 

I don't disagree in principle, but look at the reverse camera angle and tell me the Razorback wasn't deliberately selling that call. It looked like something out of a La Liga match.

 

[Eephus]

I understand that that's the way refs have been instructed to call the games but it's tough when the game is in the balance.

 

[Mr. Irrelevant]

Am I imagining things? Or did I read a graphic earlier that a team hasn't gone over 100 in a tourney game since something like 2001?

UNC just made it two in one day.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

I don't disagree in principle, but look at the reverse camera angle and tell me the Razorback wasn't deliberately selling that call. It looked like something out of a La Liga match.

Are people watching on 4 inch high TVs that cut off everything below the player's knees or something?

He wasn't selling anything.  He tripped over the SH guy's leg.  You're running full speed and something takes out one of your legs and you fall over.  That's what happens.

 

[East Coast Bias]

11 seeds are the new 12 seeds.

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

I didn't hear. Did Josh Jackson attack anyone on the way to the arena? 

 

[Mr. Irrelevant]

I feel like Dayton is destined to win this game, just to further screw people like me who dig into advanced metrics at the expense of the office women who go straight chalk.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Good look! Was curious about this one b/c KP has St. Mary's ranked higher.

 

[Capella]

Scoochie Smith is nice 

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Scoochie Smith is nice 

cooke is also an excellent offensive player.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

chris webber's full court pranks seems like about the worst idea ever.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

maybe he could have a prank where he needs to call a timeout but they're all gone.

i don't know, you figure out the better joke.

 

[heckmanm]

Shake Milton the coolest name ever?

Scoochie Smith?

Giddy Potts?

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Am I imagining things? Or did I read a graphic earlier that a team hasn't gone over 100 in a tourney game since something like 2001?

UNC just made it two in one day.

and now Kansas threatening.

Like Josh Jackson with a co-ed.

 

[East Coast Bias]

Block. Block. Block. Block.

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

This one time at Frankamp....

 

[East Coast Bias]

The calls are going Wichita's way here at the end.

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

Iffy calls and no-calls plus shots going halfway down and popping out. This has to be killing Dayton fans. 

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

KenPom! KenPom! KenPom!