Arizona looks nervous, rushing everything.
My brackets are busted. At this point I'm just rooting for Michigan and as many upsets as possible.
March 18th, 2017 at 10:03 PM ^
You'd only have a .001% chance of getting them all right. There's a reason brackets get busted
MTSU took a bunch of runs, but could never get all that close. Butler wins.
First to 50 is going to win Florida/Virginia. We would bomb both of these teams.
March 18th, 2017 at 10:23 PM ^
ACC basketball = SEC football. The average teams ride the coattails of a few elite teams.
I filled out a bracket using only kenpom (as much as I could) and was surprised to see St Marys (#14) would be outright favored vs Arizona (#22). At minimum, seems like the even matchup in front of us was spot on by kenpom
which were his third and fourth of the night. the last one was an 'over the back' where he is falling backwards. seems like ariz is getting the calls. pulling for SMC in that environment, even though ariz is better for my bracket.
March 18th, 2017 at 10:05 PM ^
ACC is getting bombed in this tournament as Virginia is down 14. If Virginia loses, we're down to just UNC, Duke, and Louisville.
I hear sentences like that and I get into "bargain" mode where I say things like "I don't care how the ACC does as long as Louisville loses." Which is true. But it would be nice for the ACC to be down to just two (or fewer) teams in the Sweet Sixteen, and if we can help make that happen, let's go for it.
49-46 Arizona. 10 minutes left. Good game. St. Marys still hanging tough.
March 18th, 2017 at 10:04 PM ^
ACC - Absolute Crap Conf. What a joke
March 19th, 2017 at 12:47 AM ^
then Florida went on a little 23-0 run
March 18th, 2017 at 10:04 PM ^
as our head coach earlier this year.
Said it then, I'll say it now, please, no, never.
Boring as shit basketball and always a fucking choker.
Please let that never come to pass.
March 19th, 2017 at 12:49 AM ^
as the warm up for Frank SInatra
March 18th, 2017 at 10:05 PM ^
Refs won't let SMC win this game.
March 18th, 2017 at 10:11 PM ^
March 18th, 2017 at 10:14 PM ^
Not like Wisconsin/Florida is going to be us and OK State.
March 18th, 2017 at 10:18 PM ^
March 18th, 2017 at 10:15 PM ^
but they did clear out the bracket on their own, so...
March 18th, 2017 at 10:19 PM ^
How do you call that? That's awful.
March 18th, 2017 at 10:20 PM ^
Sigh, basketball officiating. Though since I have Zona in the title game, I probably shouldn't complain.
March 18th, 2017 at 10:21 PM ^
that call on Zags was as bad and as game changing as the NW game.
March 18th, 2017 at 10:21 PM ^
March 18th, 2017 at 10:22 PM ^
out west.
March 18th, 2017 at 10:22 PM ^
Refs are killing my enjoyment of the tourney. Terrible officiating ALL DAY
March 18th, 2017 at 10:23 PM ^
Yeah this day has sucked. Half the games are blowouts, the others have been ruined by the refs.
March 18th, 2017 at 10:23 PM ^
March 18th, 2017 at 10:23 PM ^
I need Arizona to win for my bracket (it's still probably fucked but I did go a cool 28-4 in the 1st round), but that call on the St Mary's guy was AWFUL.
Is it me, or has the officiating been way worse in the tournament so far than in other years?
I've seen some truly horrible calls, to say nothing of missing the fucking hand through the basket goal tend (fun fact - same exact thing happened to us in the NIT final vs. South Carolina and... Amaker did the exact same thing, running on to the court and getting T'd up - must be a Dukie thing!)
But seriously, what's with the refs?
March 18th, 2017 at 11:26 PM ^
Yeah, fergodsakes if you are not sure, don't call anything.
You are not a player. You don't have to impact the game.
March 18th, 2017 at 10:24 PM ^
March 18th, 2017 at 10:26 PM ^
Top seeds got some help out in Salt Lake tonight, that's for sure.
March 18th, 2017 at 10:26 PM ^
March 18th, 2017 at 10:35 PM ^
I can't stand watching their games. I don't care how successful Tony Bennett is, his teams are brutal to watch.
March 18th, 2017 at 10:41 PM ^
I know they win some games, but I can't even imagine rooting for a team coached by him. Pretty sure you have to convince yourself you enjoy watching boring ass shit like that.
March 18th, 2017 at 10:45 PM ^
We don't have to watch them play Wisconsin.
March 18th, 2017 at 10:28 PM ^
worst calls ever that cost the underdog a 3-pt game. It's embarassing that the only people running up and down the court and getting paid can't do their job. Three men, three vantage points, no stones to get it right.
March 18th, 2017 at 10:29 PM ^
Purdue is so much more comfortable with bigs they don't have to guard 20 feet out.
March 18th, 2017 at 10:31 PM ^
The tournament is perfect for them until they run into us. Good shooters, great big men. They could make a run.