Hilliard willing Nova to tie this thing up
ice in his veins, those three were long ones too.
Another Jay Wright special - Villanova goes down to NC State.
March 21st, 2015 at 10:48 PM ^
w/ 1.4 seconds left is
Prob(scoring)
= Prob(Successful Inbound)
* Prob(Avoiding Turnover after Inbound)
* Prob(Making Shot)
I like that Jay took some risk on the inbounds portion (lower probability of success) in exchange for what would have been a realistic chance of making the shot from a normal shooting range had the inbounds been successful.
Like Bielfeldt*, the inbounder overthrew the pass, this time into two-point range, which would have made it really hard for Villanova to shoot a three had a Villanova player caught it there**.
The usual play is a conservative pass into the backcourt, which keeps the Prob(Successful Inbound) high at the expense of a prayer for the Prob(Making Shot)
*The egregious difference for Bielfeldt was that the score was tied, and throwing the ball directly out of bounds gave NW an inbounds under our basket with ~2.3 seconds left for the win. (NW missed this in regulation but won in double OT.)
**Here's an idea for a play..pass it into the lightly guarded paint for a kick out to three point land. You probably need more than 1.4 seconds, however.
March 22nd, 2015 at 12:55 AM ^
I have a feeling "Crying Piccolo Girl" is going to be a meme amongst Nova haters
Man, I'm kicking myself I was a little too slow to the "print screen" button. That was epic. Poor girl.
I love the passion of March Madness. The crying cheerleaders with the school color ribbons in their hair, the teary-eyed players with their jerseys pulled over theit heads.
Nobody cries in the NBA.
Do you watch the playoffs and/or the Championship Series? I've seen LeBron and MJ shedding tears that a baby would be proud of.
after time ran out.
March 21st, 2015 at 10:49 PM ^
There is such a thing?
Villanova and Iowa State causing plenty of red and dread; come on Georgetown, need some points.
March 22nd, 2015 at 10:23 AM ^
March 21st, 2015 at 10:02 PM ^
If you ever try to rely on Villanova, Georgetown, or Gonzaga in the tournament, you're gonna have a baddddddddd time.
March 21st, 2015 at 10:08 PM ^
Yes, they always lure me into picking them year after year. But I always return like a fool. And you can toss Kansas into that group of charlatans.
March 21st, 2015 at 10:28 PM ^
I had them out in this round to LSU not NC State, but still kinda proud of myself for not falling for it this time.
edit: And throw Pitt in there too even though they're not in it this year.
March 21st, 2015 at 10:10 PM ^
Man I just remember it like yesterday when Washington won the PAC12 and still didn't get into the NCAA Tourney...
Pac12 teams are doing well this year.
March 21st, 2015 at 10:10 PM ^
Man I just remember it like yesterday when Washington won the PAC12 and still didn't get into the NCAA Tourney...
Pac12 teams are doing well this year.
March 21st, 2015 at 10:15 PM ^
And just like that Georgetown loses too. Man it feels good to not fall for them anymore either. Had them losing to FGCU a couple years ago too.
March 21st, 2015 at 11:36 PM ^
but I gotta admit, a mancrush fell on me today when I first laid eyes on Joshua Smith.
The Big Fella w/ the slam.
All 350 lbs of him.
March 21st, 2015 at 10:52 PM ^
March 21st, 2015 at 11:22 PM ^
ND's unis look like unwashed laundry.
March 22nd, 2015 at 12:01 AM ^
I wonder how many people that are usually Notre Dame football fans and IU basketball fans have jumped on the Notre Dame basketball bandwagon?
March 22nd, 2015 at 12:29 AM ^
March 22nd, 2015 at 12:07 AM ^
Lol omg double dribble
March 22nd, 2015 at 12:11 AM ^
I don't think I've ever seen white dudes flying around like that until this basketball game... no racism/prejudice intended... but GOT DAMN white boy what block!
March 22nd, 2015 at 12:45 AM ^
I'm sure he was just reacting.
SInce ND is kinda meh historically in basketball--they haven't been Final Four material relevant since the Adrian Dantley/Bill Laimbeer/Kelly Tripuka/?Orlando Woolridge? days--and moreso since I've got them to the Elite Eight, I'm kinda taking a liking to that Pat Connaughton.
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