"March Madness Ends: Who You Got?!" Open Game Thread (And Drinks...Duh!).

Submitted by B-Nut-GoBlue on

Let's do this.  Tip off is coming up.  All you EST people are probably mad and climbing into bed, though!  It is a late start and a bit ridiculous.  Thanks Phoenix.

Definitely rooting for Gonzaga.  I have UNC winning in a bracket entered in a Craft beer-pool but I'm not sure anything that great would come to me anyway.  Ergo, Go Gonzaga.  Hoping for a fun game, regardless.  No way last year gets replicated but a good game nonetheless is all we can hope for.

Also describe in great detail what's being poured as well, obvi.  Lot's of 2017 KBS I imagine?!

xtramelanin

April 3rd, 2017 at 9:09 PM ^

and i feel dirty for picking them.

red wine.  just a bit.  did barn chores before the rain started.  i think the livestock like it that way. 

cheesheadwolverine

April 3rd, 2017 at 9:28 PM ^

I have a bunch of friends from UNC and have never met someone who attended Gonzaga/am not sure it truly exists. but can't bring myself to root for Carolina.  I'm third in my office pool behind someone who picked Carolina and someone who picked the Zags.

Interesting that the two finalists -- who genuinely do seem the best two teams in the country this year -- really thrive off the post-up game in a day and age when the game seems to be going the other way.

SFBlue

April 3rd, 2017 at 9:37 PM ^

I got Gonzaga by 1. My wife is a Tar Heel, so I have to cheer that way, but I think Gonzaga can absolutely do it.

Will have Sierra Nevada (Jobbie) Nooner going.

B-Nut-GoBlue

April 3rd, 2017 at 9:46 PM ^

I'm not sure how we'd have matched up with teams like these...even S. Carolina, maybe a couple others. The size is huge and talented, different than Purdue and Louisville rosters we did well against. Though if Mo is on ad not playing iffy like he has at times unfortunately, he's a tough match up for opposing bigs, himself. At the same time I'm right there with ya, we were rolling and looking sexy as hell. Goddammit, we shoulda beat Oregon.

Michigan4Harbaugh

April 3rd, 2017 at 9:57 PM ^

Michigan of course! Seriously though, I think it's funny that the barista guy in the AT&T commercial with the singing dude and Greg Gumbel is wearing an ohio st shirt. Perfect job for an ohio st grad.

freejs

April 3rd, 2017 at 10:27 PM ^

poor and incredibly weak play has stood out so far. 

It's like Bell stole Hicks soul with that block to start Saturday's game. He finally got one to go down, but has been utterly terrible over 3 halves. 

The guards on Gonzaga have been really strong going after it on the defensive boards, but the forwards on NC have also simply been outfought on 50/50 rebounds. 

Oh, and Nate Britt needs to play very sparingly. He's struggling to guard people. Pinson needs to be on the floor as much as possible.