NCAA Round 2 Open Thread
Purdue - Butler underway
Sparty - Cuse up next
Many more after that
March 18th, 2018 at 12:17 PM ^
Anyone have a replay link for last night's game?
Have done my best w/ google, reddit, streaming sites, youtube, etc. but coming up empty handed...
March 18th, 2018 at 12:36 PM ^
Similar problem, I've missed a good portion of both tournament games and it's impossible to find any online right now. The nearest I've gotten is CBS does a tournament replay at 2/4am but they don't announce the games ahead of time... or at least not that I've seen. If anyone finds either of the tournament games, let me know! (I realize Montana was an ugly game, I would still like to watch it)
March 18th, 2018 at 12:22 PM ^
9 minute version. Every made hoop.
March 18th, 2018 at 12:26 PM ^
It takes nine minutes to show all of the made baskets? I would have thought about 90 seconds. The rest was a sludgefart of whistles and FTs. Although the last 4 seconds was pretty cool.
March 18th, 2018 at 12:27 PM ^
With Haas out and Vince Edwards getting two early fouls, Purdue is struggling.
March 18th, 2018 at 12:30 PM ^
is playing
March 18th, 2018 at 12:31 PM ^
No he’s not.
March 18th, 2018 at 12:36 PM ^
I thought the big tall guy with the elbow wrap was him
March 18th, 2018 at 12:53 PM ^
They do look alike lol.
March 18th, 2018 at 12:34 PM ^
Harms can't play 25 mins without fouling out and is not a threat on offense. Purdue's chances rest on Carson Edwards and their perimeter shots. Still think they can beat Butler but Texas Tech will be a tough matchup for them.
Maybe he plays that way because he knows they only need 10-15 minutes out of him anyway and he might as well use his fouls? He's done a pretty good job of avoiding the silly stuff so far.
March 18th, 2018 at 12:29 PM ^
Anyone know what time we play Thursday? I’m thinking Gonzaga would be in the late slot, but that might make too much sense.
March 18th, 2018 at 12:32 PM ^
Won't know until late tonight, but if UNC wins then you can bet a Michigan/UNC game will get the primetime slot and Gonzaga would be the late game. If it's Michigan/A&M I wouldn't be surprised to see that being the late game.
March 18th, 2018 at 12:32 PM ^
start at 2am if the game before us ends on time.
March 18th, 2018 at 12:35 PM ^
They’ll announce the game times tonight. It depends upon what TV wants, once they know all of the matchups.
March 18th, 2018 at 12:48 PM ^
TV wise, M/Carolina is by far the most appealing potential option for CBS, so I would guess that's the 9:30 game that starts when west coast types are home. Assuming UNC wins today.
The early slot is the money slot
I would be shocked if we are not still playing at midnight Eastern time Thursday night.
March 18th, 2018 at 12:30 PM ^
How great would UNC and MSU losses be today?
March 18th, 2018 at 12:31 PM ^
Whoa--get out of Haarm's way.
March 18th, 2018 at 12:36 PM ^
what you did there.
March 18th, 2018 at 12:37 PM ^
Thank god we get out of wichita and a new ref crew in LA. The past two games were pretty poorly officiated.
March 18th, 2018 at 12:41 PM ^
Lavall Jordan doing one hell of a coaching job in his first season at Butler.
March 18th, 2018 at 12:44 PM ^
He's in an interesting situation. If he has continued success at Butler, do you think he would leave his alma mater to return to Michigan post-Beilein or another bigger job?
March 18th, 2018 at 12:48 PM ^
Butler is in a highly reputable conference so I doubt he leaves as long as they are willing to compensate him.
March 18th, 2018 at 12:48 PM ^
I think he stays at Butler.
March 18th, 2018 at 12:48 PM ^
Credit to Painter for putting Edwards back in with two fouls. His ankle looks way better than it did two weeks ago. And obviously credit to Edwards for not picking up his third.
The third foul could be the difference in the game.
March 18th, 2018 at 12:50 PM ^
Matt Painter is a very overrated coach in my opinion
March 18th, 2018 at 12:58 PM ^
He does some things well. He's a solid recruiter for starters. He can draw up good gameplans and schematics with the best of them. Taking appropriate timeouts and in-game adjustments are definitely lacking, though.
His rotations are the things that are maddening. But he's done a nice job of managing Edwards in this half.
March 18th, 2018 at 12:50 PM ^
the B10 doesn't get exposed today.
March 18th, 2018 at 12:56 PM ^
If that means Msu losing I’m ok with it.
Fuck conference pride in basketball. As long as Michigan does well, I'm fine.
It’s every team for itself in this tourney. The perception of the Big Ten does not matter now that the field has been selected and the tournament has begun. Besides, you really want Michigan State to win today?
what is wrong with you? i can see pulling for purdue but if you’re rooting for the enablers from msu because of conference loyalty you are an idiot
March 18th, 2018 at 12:52 PM ^
Go Cuse! I can't hate on Purdue basketball like the other teams. Painter is a good coach and a good man. Their players are good kids too. Sucks that Haas is hurt. I had us beating them in the title game in one of my brackets.Going to be tough for them to advance much further without Haas.
March 18th, 2018 at 12:52 PM ^
Haarms is comically raw offensively.
March 18th, 2018 at 12:55 PM ^
You say that now. I’m sure in another year or two we’ll be singing a different tune.
March 18th, 2018 at 12:56 PM ^
That's why I said "raw" and not "bad."
March 18th, 2018 at 12:55 PM ^
Boeheim is 4-1 against Izzo. Let's hope he adds another win today!
I'm not banking on it but I wouldn't be surprised to see Syracuse pull it off. They've lived life on the edge with the tournament the last few years and they are always capable of a good run. I think they were a 10 seed when they made the Final Four two years ago.
MSU sucks and is overrated
MSU sucks and is overrated
MSU sucks and is overrated
MSU sucks and is overrated
March 18th, 2018 at 12:59 PM ^
Showing a lot of toughness right now. Generally root for the Big Ten teams but I can’t root against Jordan. Just enjoying a good basketball game between two well coached teams
Omfg I still can’t believe Poole hit that shot.
Yeah, I'm still basking in the afterglow's of Poole's shot. Mmmmmmm...
but not great. His teams have looked very good through mid-Feb, but they don't evolve during the year like great coaches get their teams to do. So if you've watched tape from December it's pretty wysiwyg in March. Coach K and JB, for examples, give different and evolving looks during the season.
This game is a perfect example. I get it, no Haas, but Butler is having an entirely different level of success vs. their first game. Game 3 of our series with them as well.
I can root for Purdue, but fuck Sparty--go 'Cuse. I've got a cousin who's a Syracuse grad. It works.