NCAA Tourney - greatest sporting event in the world - Page 5

scaeagles · 03-26-2006, 03:41 PM

History is made today.

I just watched what could be one of the best basketball games I have ever seen. George Mason, an 11 seed, becomes the lowest seed (sharing the record with an LSU team from 1986, I believe) to ever advance to the final four. A monumental congratulations to them. This is a team that Billy Packer specifically said did not deserve to be there.

Another overtime game. Another game decided on the last shot of the game.

This tournament has been, without a doubt, the best I can ever recall watching. Holy freakin' cow.

Should Florida beat Villanova, and they are up by 11 mid first half, it would be the first final four with no 1 seeds (if I have heard correctly).

Matterhorn Fan · 03-26-2006, 04:18 PM

I almost hate to post in a sports thread, but the GM/UConn game was good, even if I was rooting for the losers.

I suppose I picked a good one to happen upon by chance, leave in the middle to go buy groceries, and make it home in time to see the ending & OT.

And now I'm all basketballed out for the year. May the game I watch part of next year be as good.

Alex · 03-26-2006, 04:21 PM

It shows how little I care about college basketball that I didn't even know that UW (my alma mater) was in it until hearing the news of their defeat by UConn the other night.

Just happened to catch the last few minutes of regulation and overtime of the UConn/GM game and it was an exciting finish.

scaeagles · 03-26-2006, 05:52 PM

Your alma mater got screwed, Alex. There was an obvious goaltending call on UConn that was missed late in the game. UConn controlled the ball. If I recall, that was very close to the end of regulation. Count that 2 points, and UW probably wins that game.

Alex · 03-26-2006, 06:23 PM

Well then, in protest I hereby vow to boycott NCAA basketball in its entirety next season. I will not watch a single game.

Now in addition to "It was a fumble!" (Raiders vs. Patriots) and "Slide Jeremy Giambi! Slide you miserable fvck!" (Athletics vs. Yankess) I will always have "It was goaltending!"

Though my moral authority will be reduced for not having actually seen said uncalled goaltend. (It is so much easier when your outraged boycotts match what you would have done anyway.)

There was a small moment of reflected glory when the radio news guy said "in the matchup between UW and UConn the Huskies advanced to the elite eight." And then I remembered about UConn and realized the radio news guy was trying to be funny. Something they should never strive for.

SacTown Chronic · 03-27-2006, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by scaeagles

By the way, Washington was robbed the other day. UConn should not have won that game. That late missed goal tending call was huge.

Yeah, but Washington robbed themselves by being up three with less than five seconds remaining and not fouling UConn. Naturally, UConn hits a three to send it into overtime. If I'm the coach, I'm telling my team to foul in that situation every single time.

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

"Slide Jeremy Giambi! Slide you miserable fvck!" (Athletics vs. Yankess)

Drives me nuts that Jeter got, and continues to get, so much love from the media for that play when the result clearly was more about Giambi (He's both mentally and physically, uh, slow.) than it was Jeter.

scaeagles · 03-27-2006, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by SacTown Chronic

Yeah, but Washington robbed themselves by being up three with less than five seconds remaining and not fouling UConn. Naturally, UConn hits a three to send it into overtime. If I'm the coach, I'm telling my team to foul in that situation every single time.

Agreed. I've done tha tmore than once. I think mst coaches are afraid to make that call though. Really, I do.

One thing that I have noticed about college ball more and more is that certain basic fundamentals are just not done. One thing that was driving me insane was the number of missed boxouts, particularly on free throws. There is no reason not to box someone out when the other team is shooting a free throw. You know exactly where they are. They can't move before the shot goes up. Yet time after time after time the shooting team got the rebound, and not just on clanked ones with long rebounds (which can be excusable).

So....is the coach afraid to look stupid by stopping the clock and allowing a miss to be be put back by the offensive team? I don't know. Maybe. I think it would be better to just teach your guys to do it right (or demand it of them).

scaeagles · 03-29-2006, 05:59 PM

I saw something interesting on ESPN.

They run an online bracket pool. There were over 3 million entries.

Four - yes, only four - of those entries had the final four correct.

Drince88 · 03-29-2006, 08:19 PM

GEAUX Tigers
(Men and Women in the Final 4)

Seimone Augustus took a charge late in the game that nullified a Stanford 3 pointer (by the player she left to take the charge). It was a very well calculated move to make. Hmmm, I wonder why she was player of the year last year! I'm not a big Tiger fan, but it's really hard to avoid in this state, and it was nice to see the end of a well played game.

scaeagles · 03-30-2006, 06:55 AM

Chick ball? You dare to bring chick ball into this thread?

Just kidding. I respect very much the way the womens college game is played, as they rely on fundamentalism and teamwork far more than mens, who often just revert to one on one athleticism.

Plus, with a 6th grade daughter who LOVES the game, I am getting used to watching chick ball.

03-26-2006, 03:41 PM	#1
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	History is made today. I just watched what could be one of the best basketball games I have ever seen. George Mason, an 11 seed, becomes the lowest seed (sharing the record with an LSU team from 1986, I believe) to ever advance to the final four. A monumental congratulations to them. This is a team that Billy Packer specifically said did not deserve to be there. Another overtime game. Another game decided on the last shot of the game. This tournament has been, without a doubt, the best I can ever recall watching. Holy freakin' cow. Should Florida beat Villanova, and they are up by 11 mid first half, it would be the first final four with no 1 seeds (if I have heard correctly).
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03-26-2006, 04:18 PM	#2
Matterhorn Fan Double Agent Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Back East Posts: 2,071	I almost hate to post in a sports thread, but the GM/UConn game was good, even if I was rooting for the losers. I suppose I picked a good one to happen upon by chance, leave in the middle to go buy groceries, and make it home in time to see the ending & OT. And now I'm all basketballed out for the year. May the game I watch part of next year be as good.
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03-26-2006, 04:21 PM	#3
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	It shows how little I care about college basketball that I didn't even know that UW (my alma mater) was in it until hearing the news of their defeat by UConn the other night. Just happened to catch the last few minutes of regulation and overtime of the UConn/GM game and it was an exciting finish.
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03-26-2006, 05:52 PM	#4
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	Your alma mater got screwed, Alex. There was an obvious goaltending call on UConn that was missed late in the game. UConn controlled the ball. If I recall, that was very close to the end of regulation. Count that 2 points, and UW probably wins that game.
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03-26-2006, 06:23 PM	#5
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Well then, in protest I hereby vow to boycott NCAA basketball in its entirety next season. I will not watch a single game. Now in addition to "It was a fumble!" (Raiders vs. Patriots) and "Slide Jeremy Giambi! Slide you miserable fvck!" (Athletics vs. Yankess) I will always have "It was goaltending!" Though my moral authority will be reduced for not having actually seen said uncalled goaltend. (It is so much easier when your outraged boycotts match what you would have done anyway.) There was a small moment of reflected glory when the radio news guy said "in the matchup between UW and UConn the Huskies advanced to the elite eight." And then I remembered about UConn and realized the radio news guy was trying to be funny. Something they should never strive for.
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03-29-2006, 05:59 PM	#8
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	I saw something interesting on ESPN. They run an online bracket pool. There were over 3 million entries. Four - yes, only four - of those entries had the final four correct.
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03-29-2006, 08:19 PM	#9
Drince88 Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 481	GEAUX Tigers (Men and Women in the Final 4) Seimone Augustus took a charge late in the game that nullified a Stanford 3 pointer (by the player she left to take the charge). It was a very well calculated move to make. Hmmm, I wonder why she was player of the year last year! I'm not a big Tiger fan, but it's really hard to avoid in this state, and it was nice to see the end of a well played game.
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03-30-2006, 06:55 AM	#10
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	Chick ball? You dare to bring chick ball into this thread? Just kidding. I respect very much the way the womens college game is played, as they rely on fundamentalism and teamwork far more than mens, who often just revert to one on one athleticism. Plus, with a 6th grade daughter who LOVES the game, I am getting used to watching chick ball.
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