Final Four Open Thread
March 31st, 2012 at 11:22 PM ^
Sparty, No!!! Er, I mean Brutus, No!!!
March 31st, 2012 at 11:22 PM ^
March 31st, 2012 at 11:22 PM ^
I don't want to hear a fucking word out of Buckeye Fan. We learned about that rule in junior high.
March 31st, 2012 at 11:24 PM ^
i want my Matta wawawahhhh!
March 31st, 2012 at 11:26 PM ^
Wow, there were actually 2 teams playing tonight. I wouldn't have known it listening to Clark Kellogg.
The tougher team won.
March 31st, 2012 at 11:43 PM ^
March 31st, 2012 at 11:26 PM ^
Already claiming they got cheated out of the win by the refs.
March 31st, 2012 at 11:28 PM ^
They shouldn't forget the gift they got on the "travel" with 25 seconds left, which wiped out a Kansas basket that would have iced the game.
March 31st, 2012 at 11:29 PM ^
Never mind the fact that they were trailing at the time this happened.
Let's face it. The last 30 seconds or so were an absolute gong show. Between the one step travel and the Kansas player trying a bounce pass that almost gave someone in the 2nd row a black eye, to Craft forgetting the snap count.
March 31st, 2012 at 11:30 PM ^
What's the actual rule on lane violations by the shooter? I know that you can't step over the line until the ball hits the rim. However, the few times I have run it slow motion, he was moving across the line but his foot didn't actually step past the line until it had in fact hit the rim. Is it illegal for your body to cross the line before it hits the rim or is it when you make contact with the floor or line? Just looking for some clarification on the actual rule
March 31st, 2012 at 11:36 PM ^
"The free-thrower shall not break the vertical plane of the free-throw line with either foot until the ball strikes the ring, flange or backboard."
Clearly a violation--even though his foot had not hit the court, it had crossed the free-throw line well before the ball hit the rim.
March 31st, 2012 at 11:41 PM ^
I had seen another rule 9 that said something about it being the foot touching the ground but this clears it up for me. Although he was called for a violation I'm completely fine with that play in that situation. I mean comeon, OSU isn't going to outrebound Kansas on that play anyways, they were being pawned on the boards. As much as I despise Aaron Craft, it was pretty intuitive actually, he just jumped the gun. The right team won tonight, Sullinger gave up late and just looked like he was pouting for the last 5 minutes of the game. Again thanks for the info, much appreciated.
March 31st, 2012 at 11:43 PM ^
it's the wilt chamberlain rule. he was such a bad free throw shooter he used to take running jumps and lay the ball in on free throws. could be an urban legend though.
March 31st, 2012 at 11:35 PM ^
Nice stat:
"Ohio State: One National Championship appearence in 11 Final Fours."
BTW, Michigan: Five National Championship appearences in 6 Final Fours.
March 31st, 2012 at 11:37 PM ^
i thought they went to back-to-back championship games in the early 60s, winning one when knight was a player. i could be wrong though.
March 31st, 2012 at 11:39 PM ^
No, you are correct. I think CBS screwed up the stat. i just liked what it said.
March 31st, 2012 at 11:41 PM ^
Are you sure it wasn't "1 national championship"? That would be correct.
Maybe. In my mind it probably said "30 straight loses in the first round of the NIT", so something may have gotten lost in the interpretation.
March 31st, 2012 at 11:34 PM ^
March 31st, 2012 at 11:50 PM ^
bwahahahaaahhhhaa!
March 31st, 2012 at 11:36 PM ^
Hey, where was the fat OSU super-fan?
I watched till the end just to see him cry.
March 31st, 2012 at 11:39 PM ^
Oh How I Hate Ohio State! Good riddance! I was getting really sick of all the attention the were getting.
I lost my pool because of it, but still: your tears are delicious, Columbus. A collapse to remember.