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

[Good Posting Judge]

His pick for the final was Nova beating Louisville 81-79 or something. 160 points between those two.

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

Maybe one day someone can explain to me the physics of how you jump "straight up" and land 18 inches away from where you jumped.

Earth turns while you're in the air.

 

[Mile High]

Wichita State showed once again they belong in the tournament even without an automatic bid. With everyone coming back should be back, even better next year.

 

[sporthenry]

Maybe one day someone can explain to me the physics of how you jump "straight up" and land 18 inches away from where you jumped.

Well his hands were straight up. Of that I think we can all agree. And I guess the point is, his jump was not in the offensive players space, therefore he is entitled to that space as much as the offense. 

"The player with the ball shall be given no more protection or consideration than the defender in the judging of which, if either, player has violated the principle of verticality"

Offensive player is not supposed to be able to initiate contact that is not incidental. I guess you could argue him jumping into him was a normal basketball play but he didn't invade Shamets space kinda just flew by him. 

 

[Da Guru]

Wichita State showed once again they belong in the tournament even without an automatic bid. With everyone coming back should be back, even better next year.

Has that bald guy been on the team for like 6 years?

 

[tdoss]

Jackson is a detriment for Kansas so far.

Blocked by the rim, gaggle of turnovers, missed layup...

Got feet for hands today.

 

[Spartans Rule]

MSU gets off to a nice start and then its best player gets injured. That type of season.

If Bridges doesn't come back (and it doesn't look like he will), this game will be a blowout.

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

No Miles. We're done. Sure doesn't look like he's coming back.

 

[Mile High]

Has that bald guy been on the team for like 6 years?

Which one? Frankamp. If he is the one you are asking about this is his first year with Wichita State. He is a jr after transferring from KU.

 

[Spartans Rule]

Welcome back Miles!

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

Stud

 

[jon_mx]

Maybe one day someone can explain to me the physics of how you jump "straight up" and land 18 inches away from where you jumped.

You do realize the earth is rotating and the surface is moving faster than 1000 mph.   It is a miracle he only moved 18 inches after jumping straight up.  

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

Not a fan of all the dribble-handoff weaves in half court.  These guys are so much better spreading out and moving the ball more.

 

[In The Zone]

Blocking foul. He slid under him.

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

kind wish pitino and calipari would of both lost today.....

 

[Spartans Rule]

Huge call reversal there. MSU's backup center is a 6'6 walk on, so keeping Ward out of foul trouble is kinda important.

 

[jon_mx]

Nobody will argue that.

Sounds like a challenge.  

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

Blocking foul. He slid under him.

Seemed like a charge in real-time, but the replay definitely showed it was blocking.  Good call.

 

[sporthenry]

Bridges seems too hyped up. Jackson seems the opposite. Would think something in between is where you need to be. 

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

Like that Sparty isn't too interested in crashing the offensive boards.  Their transition D has mostly been effective, but KU can be beat on the glass and will commit fouls battling for boards.

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

We're  too young interested in throwing up garbage bricks.

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

Lourawls "Tum Tum" Nairn, Jr. is my favorite college basketball name of this millennium.

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

Nairn should never shoot the ball 

We're digging ourselves a serious hole right now

 

[tdoss]

Jackson is a detriment for Kansas so far.

Blocked by the rim, gaggle of turnovers, missed layup...

Got feet for hands today.

And now a stupid foul going for a steal to pick up his second foul.

Does this guy normally play this boneheaded?

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

And now a stupid foul going for a steal to pick up his second foul.

Does this guy normally play this boneheaded?

Not at the frequency we've seen today.  But Jackson's lowlight reel from the season is a lot of ill-advised fouls and dribbling into traffic.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

You do realize the earth is rotating and the surface is moving faster than 1000 mph.   It is a miracle he only moved 18 inches after jumping straight up.  

He was up pretty high.  I'm thinking maybe he actually stayed in the air long enough for one full rotation of the earth plus an additional 18 inches.

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

Smart play by Miles. We need these 3 bad

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Lourawls "Tum Tum" Nairn, Jr. is my favorite college basketball name of this millennium.

Can't wait to see LourAwls "Tum Tum Tum" Nairn 3.0 playing college ball in 25 years.

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

There's a very fine line between madness and genius.

:takesbiteintosnackhoodie:

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

And now a stupid foul going for a steal to pick up his second foul.

Does this guy normally play this boneheaded?

Add "dribbling one step backward into contested shot when closely guarded" and "basket interference with a ball deep in the cylinder"

 

[Spartans Rule]

MSU with Ward +9, without -16.

I think they gotta leave him out there the rest of the way and gamble that he won't fatigue or foul out. You can't compete with Kansas with Kenny Goins at center.

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

BTW... I don't think Coleby (KU #22) played any crunch time minutes all season before today.

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

Freshman mistakes killing us. And where the #### is Bridges. 

 

[sporthenry]

Well that is the like the sixth stare down I've seen this tournament and first technical for it.  

 

[need2know]

Add "dribbling one step backward into contested shot when closely guarded" and "basket interference with a ball deep in the cylinder"

Those were bad. But his talent can't be denied

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

Alley oop

Alley oop 

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

Those were bad. But his talent can't be denied

Oh he's clearly the best talent on the roster and an easy lottery pick to make.  He gets in his own way on and off the court.  

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

Freshman mistakes killing us. And where the #### is Bridges. 

You can see a 2018 Big Ten champion trapped inside the roster.  But freshmen gonna freshmen.

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

Ward has to come in. Cut our losses. Bridges can't hit shots or free throws.

 

[jon_mx]

Bye bye Sparty 

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

Was a good run. Too many freshman mistakes. If Miles comes back I feel real good about our chances next season. GoGreen

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

Good game, Sparty.  Closer than final score will indicate.  

Lots of talent returning.  Hope y'all win your Champions Classic game in Chicago in November, and I hope I'm in the stands to see it.

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

Soo-ie!

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

Good game, Sparty.  Closer than final score will indicate.  

Lots of talent returning.  Hope y'all win your Champions Classic game in Chicago in November, and I hope I'm in the stands to see it.

I'll be there. Good game Jayhawks

 

[heckmanm]

That ####### Samsung ad with the thumpy noise make my dog think someone's pounding on the door EVERY DAMN TIME.

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

Soo-ie!

Whoa!  When did Arkansas get back in the game?  They were way down.

 

[TripItUp]

The espn goons and the selection committee look a bit foolish with the dismal ACC performance.

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

Kingley has almost all of his points since I flipped over from KU/MSU. WTF were they doing earlier?

 

[fantasycurse42]

Somebody should explain to Roy Williams how timeouts work, just saying.

 

[jon_mx]

Ar-Kansas making it a game.