***OFFICIAL*** March Madness watch thread (2 Viewers)

[culdeus]

I count 28 powerade racks on the OU sideline, this I think is the record.  

Has there been anyone just totally wipeout like 4-5 of them at once yet?

 

[parasaurolophus]

What did they review just now? 

 

[parasaurolophus]

Lots of lane violations so far in this tourney.

 

[Rodrigo Duterte]

LOFL @ the isolation on Timme's footwork they highlighted.  In slow-mo.  They are showing him pivoting around.  But he ends up clearly picking up his pivot foot (travel) and takes a mini-step with it.  Then takes another BIG step with his other leg, before laying it in.  No call, of course.   

It's just funny that they picked that sequence at half to highlight "great" footwork.  He traveled not once, but twice.

And don't get me wrong, GO ZAGS, but sheesh.

 

[Brunell4MVP]

Iowa has the worst defense I have ever seen.  How did they get a 2 seed?

Because they play in the Big 10. It's such an incredible conference  

 

[FishTacoTuesday]

I feel like OU was under seeded anyway, but without Harmon they weren’t beating this team anyway. 
 

I felt like they’ve played well today too, probably a two point game with anyone else. 

 

[parasaurolophus]

Oklahoma knows you dont get more points for an alley-oop right?

 

[Navin Johnson]

LOFL @ the isolation on Timme's footwork they highlighted.  In slow-mo.  They are showing him pivoting around.  But he ends up clearly picking up his pivot foot (travel) and takes a mini-step with it.  Then takes another BIG step with his other leg, before laying it in.  No call, of course.   

It's just funny that they picked that sequence at half to highlight "great" footwork.  He traveled not once, but twice.

And don't get me wrong, GO ZAGS, but sheesh.

Haven't seen the clip you're referring to but picking up your pivot is not a travel. 

 

[parasaurolophus]

Haven't seen the clip you're referring to but picking up your pivot is not a travel. 

What?

 

[Zigg]

14 point game with 55 seconds left.  There's no need for a review here.  Make a call a move on.

 

[parasaurolophus]

Lol oklahoma bet on gonzaga to cover. 

 

[Rodrigo Duterte]

Haven't seen the clip you're referring to but picking up your pivot is not a travel. 

Say what?  He picked up his pivot foot -- not even a shuffle -- and moved it to another spot on the floor.

The clip was showing him in the key going round and round on his pivot.  Then he moved it.  And then he took another (big) step with his other foot towards the basket, leaving his man for an easy layup.  If that's not traveling I don't know what is.

 

[parasaurolophus]

Say what?  He picked up his pivot foot -- not even a shuffle -- and moved it to another spot on the floor.

The clip was showing him in the key going round and round on his pivot.  Then he moved it.  And then he took another (big) step with his other foot towards the basket, leaving his man for an easy layup.  If that's not traveling I don't know what is.

This is going to be some semantic debate like see if you jump and shoot you lifted your pivot foot

 

[SFBayDuck]

I didn’t realize the 1991 UNLV Runnin Rebels made the tournament this year 

That was pretty fun.  Other than missing 5 layups in a row during a second half stretch, the Ducks can't play much better than that on the offensive end.

 

[Navin Johnson]

This is going to be some semantic debate like see if you jump and shoot you lifted your pivot foot

It's not semantic at all. As long as you shoot or pass before the pivot returns to the floor it's not a travel. The rule book is explicit with this. 

 

[bryhamm]

Haven't seen the clip you're referring to but picking up your pivot is not a travel. 

 

[Rodrigo Duterte]

This is going to be some semantic debate like see if you jump and shoot you lifted your pivot foot

Agree.  And the reason I brought it up wasn't so much the clear as day travel -- duh that's everywhere -- but that CBS picked that clip at half to highlight "great footwork".

 

[FishTacoTuesday]

I’m rooting for the Zags rest of way, what a juggernaut. 
 

Looking forward to USC/KU tonight. 

 

[ChiefD]

I want this LSU/Michigan game to last another couple of hours. That was a fun half.

 

[Capella]

This FSU Colorado game is horrid. 

 

[AAABatteries]

This FSU Colorado game is horrid. 

Considering changing the channel on the 2nd TV.

 

[Capella]

Considering changing the channel on the 2nd TV.

When it’s bad college basketball is really really bad. I have quite the interest in this one and it’s failing to hold me. 

 

[AAABatteries]

“I’m not so sure it’s his hand”.    

 

[The General]

That LSU guy working on his ball handling. 

 

[heckmanm]

This FSU Colorado game is horrid. 

Announcers called it a rock fight which I think is an insult to rocks

 

[AAABatteries]

Kind of ballsy to pass the ball between your legs when you just took a shot to the nuts.

 

[AAABatteries]

Georgetown must have the worst defense ever.

 

[ChiefD]

That LSU guy working on his ball handling. 

He better buy himself a drink later.

 

[whoknew]

These refs have turned ... interesting.

 

[The General]

Refs are getting way too involved here.

 

[Capella]

Laughing at all the Powerade now because of @culdeus   

 

[Capella]

Holy #### I’m thirsty I’m gonna drink a 120 ounces of Powerade in this two hour game 

 

[The General]

These calls are so bad 

 

[ChiefD]

This game was fun until the refs started calling everything.

 

[ChiefD]

LSU panicking now. This is over.

 

[FishTacoTuesday]

These refs have turned ... interesting.

The officiating in this tournament has been awful. They need to have conference crews doing the games instead of having “all star” individuals. In any one game you have three refs with three different approaches, making for choppy flow. 

 

[parasaurolophus]

I havent watched much LSU this year. Is this drive to the basket like a crazy man strategy the norm for them? 

 

[Ilov80s]

I havent watched much LSU this year. Is this drive to the basket like a crazy man strategy the norm for them? 

They were really good when they could run but their half court offense was pretty one dimensional.

 

[FishTacoTuesday]

I think everyone panicked when Livers went down. I still think Michigan is the second best team in this tournament. Dickinson and Wagner were their best players anyway, and this is when having 8 seniors pays off. 
 

The buffs/FSU winner will challenge them more than LSU though. 

 

[Capella]

I think everyone panicked when Livers went down. I still think Michigan is the second best team in this tournament. Dickinson and Wagner were their best players anyway, and this is when having 8 seniors pays off. 
 

The buffs/FSU winner will challenge them more than LSU though. 

FSU can turn the game ugly and they had a very effective offense a month ago but they’re a mess now. Don’t think they can score enough to beat Michigan. 
 

I don’t know anything about Colorado. 

 

[gump]

I’ve seen 1 two-point FG attempt in 5 min of the Bama game.

 

[FishTacoTuesday]

FSU can turn the game ugly and they had a very effective offense a month ago but they’re a mess now. Don’t think they can score enough to beat Michigan. 
 

I don’t know anything about Colorado. 

Colorado is really good and the metrics nerds love them. I actually thought they’d win this game but FSU looks good. 

 

[TLEF316]

Michigan is really good, but the "charge" they called on Cam Thomas was disgusting.  Insane call and totally changed the game.

The kid was running parallel to the basket and the Michigan defender threw his body out into him and then hit the deck. I have no idea how the "best refs" constantly fall for that 

 

[Courtjester]

Colorado is really good and the metrics nerds love them. I actually thought they’d win this game but FSU looks good. 

This game is being terribly officiated. I mean every time down there is a foul. No rhythm to the game at all. 
Colorado just simply hasn’t adjusted at all and the sloppy play is going to cost them this game 

 

[FishTacoTuesday]

Michigan is really good, but the "charge" they called on Cam Thomas was disgusting.  Insane call and totally changed the game.

The kid was running parallel to the basket and the Michigan defender threw his body out into him and then hit the deck. I have no idea how the "best refs" constantly fall for that 

To me that’s a call you will see in the NBA where guys are all works class athletes. It was a terrible call but I’ve seen it a handful of times already in this tournament. 

 

[Capella]

Fsu football out here catching strays from the announcing team sheesh 

 

[Capella]

Can’t believe how good the FSU hoops program is now. Like if Duke football became a borderline powerhouse or something. 

 

[The General]

Can’t believe how good the FSU hoops program is now. Like if Duke football became a borderline powerhouse or something. 

To be fair FSU football is pretty sorry.

 

[FishTacoTuesday]

It’s unfair that Alabama has a really good hoops team. 
 

They seem like a final four team. 

 

[shuke]

Later in the week, while we are in between rounds, I would like to have a philosophical discussion about why some of us are so bad at filling out these brackets.  I used to win pools.  Now I can't even beat my wife and two kids, who don't have a clue about it.