The Swamp

EnochRoot wrote: ↑Sat Mar 20, 2021 7:06 pm That first half was a great example of just how much better the Big Ten is than the Big East.

Ha ha. Then whatever conference Oral Roberts is in must be really good!

Yikes. And judging from how they played, I wonder how many Bonnies have it.

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 5:21 pm Shirley: Looks like a UVA/Gonzaga game is likely in the Sweet 16...

Whoops....Sorry!

Gotta give UVA credit. They don’t waste their wins in March.

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 20, 2021 8:16 pm Gotta give UVA credit. They don’t waste their wins in March.

It’s so strange. Feast or famine for sure.

Congrats sabo and mulligan!

YEAH BABY

What the fuck is a Creighton Jay. I've never heard of that bird.

Fly the flag!

Rex wrote: ↑Sat Mar 20, 2021 7:12 pm

Yikes. And judging from how they played, I wonder how many Bonnies have it.

The lesson, as always, is that Ohio ruins everything.

Sabo gets to point out to all the tOSU fans which Ohio team lasted longest in the tournament.

sancarlos wrote: ↑Sat Mar 20, 2021 7:11 pm

EnochRoot wrote: ↑Sat Mar 20, 2021 7:06 pm That first half was a great example of just how much better the Big Ten is than the Big East.

Ha ha. Then whatever conference Oral Roberts is in must be really good!

I get what you're saying, but Turgeon had a game plan to neutralize Bouknight, and boy did they do a job on him. I mean, I get that Connecticut is basically a tad better than .500 without Bouk, but with him they were supposed to make some waves in this tourney.

Hurley has me scratching my head a bit. That UConn team tonight allowed at least 4 or 5 backdoor passes to open guys streaking to the basket for easy baskets. The types of plays Calhoun would've immediately called timeout and barked the player's (who missed his assignment) head off.

Hurley has no problem taking it out on the officials when warranted, but he seems to coddle his players too much. As for Bouknight? Yeah, he'll have a decent NBA career. But unless he develops into an NBA body-type, he'll be doing it off the bench.

Bracket bustin down in Abilene!

Man, UVA picked the wrong night (again) to have one of their worst shooting games of the year. They had open threes all game, but just kept missing them. And Ohio hit some big shots at just the right times for them. That shot-clock-beating three really was a back-breaker. My throat is still sore from the loud FUCK!!! I let out after that one.

Give me an avatar, Sabo!

The MAC hasn't lost a first-round game in the NCAA Tournament since 2017.

Jinxed yourself there

My bracket is fucked.

As in my previous post I’m referring to the men’s tournament. The women’s tournament didn’t happen.

Good freakin grief.

I had Illinois beating Gonzaga for the Nat’l Championship.

EnochRoot wrote: ↑Sun Mar 21, 2021 1:21 pm Good freakin grief.

I had Illinois beating Gonzaga for the Nat’l Championship.

I had Illinois beating Iowa.

Illinois was the team that scared me (from a Gonzaga point of view). I had visions of Cockburn just abusing Timme in the post in the Final.

So much for that

Rex wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 6:27 pm I think it’s going to be a monster first weekend for the Big Ten teams.

🎯

So where's Porter Moser going to wind up? Can DePaul coax him out of Loyola? I saw rumors that Minnesota is interested.

Shirley wrote: ↑Sun Mar 21, 2021 9:00 am Man, UVA picked the wrong night (again) to have one of their worst shooting games of the year. They had open threes all game, but just kept missing them. And Ohio hit some big shots at just the right times for them. That shot-clock-beating three really was a back-breaker. My throat is still sore from the loud FUCK!!! I let out after that one.

Give me an avatar, Sabo!

Here you go. Enjoy!

https://www.ohio.edu/sites/default/file ... kCat_1.png

If Rutgers beats Houston, Loyola is going back to the Final Four aren’t they?

Reaper wrote: ↑Fri Mar 19, 2021 9:17 pm

brian wrote: ↑Fri Mar 19, 2021 4:52 pm

Rex wrote: ↑Fri Mar 19, 2021 4:51 pm I’ll say what’s on everyone’s mind: Lily is obviously pregnant, why not just run with that instead of covering it up?

It drives me nuts that that woman is insanely hot IRL and ATT makes her look as dowdy and lame as possible.

She's also gotten a ton of online harassment, so it's very possible that she said she would only continue doing the commercials as long as she felt she wasn't being objectified.

Hmmm. Good for her. Sucks that people make comments where she can see them. (I admit that might be hypocritical but I don’t think she reads the Swamp so there’s pretty clearly a distinction.)

(Also, on brand for the Big Ten collapse by Rutgers just now.)

That finish to ORU/FL and the Houston/Rutgers games were very exciting. 1st minutes of basketball I have watched all year, and it was damn good.

It wouldn’t take much to talk me into Villanova winning it all.

Not even mad about the Gators tonight. But when you have your foot on their proverbial throats, why the fuck would you slow the game down and let them regroup?

brian wrote: ↑Sun Mar 21, 2021 8:26 pm Hmmm. Good for her. Sucks that people make comments where she can see them. (I admit that might be hypocritical but I don’t think she reads the Swamp so there’s pretty clearly a distinction.)

Oh, I agree on the distinction. Commenting on a pretty small message board that someone is hot is degrees different that going on her (or AT&T's) Twitter feed and talking about what you would do to her sexually. Years ago when the first set of ads came out, I remember looking for more of her acting creds and found "Let's Talk About Something More Interesting" on YouTube, which was her online talk show with a cohost, which I enjoyed (not hilarious, but funny nonetheless). I feel like that's what a normal person would do, but we all know the world (and especially Twitter) is not rife with normal people.

So is Cade Cunningham still the top prospect? I have heard his name, but this is the first I watched him. Looked pretty good, but his shot was off all night. Anyone a clear number 1 in the draft?

duff wrote: ↑Sun Mar 21, 2021 11:32 pm So is Cade Cunningham still the top prospect? I have heard his name, but this is the first I watched him. Looked pretty good, but his shot was off all night. Anyone a clear number 1 in the draft?

He's been the best player I saw this season in terms of Pro prospects.

Sabo wrote: ↑Sun Mar 21, 2021 6:19 pm

Shirley wrote: ↑Sun Mar 21, 2021 9:00 am Man, UVA picked the wrong night (again) to have one of their worst shooting games of the year. They had open threes all game, but just kept missing them. And Ohio hit some big shots at just the right times for them. That shot-clock-beating three really was a back-breaker. My throat is still sore from the loud FUCK!!! I let out after that one.

Give me an avatar, Sabo!

Here you go. Enjoy!

https://www.ohio.edu/sites/default/file ... kCat_1.png

Done.

Beautiful!

Sabo wrote: ↑Mon Mar 22, 2021 8:06 amBeautiful!

Sabo, didn't you use that avatar before? I feel like I'm already getting mixed up seeing Shirley with it.

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Mon Mar 22, 2021 9:18 am

Sabo wrote: ↑Mon Mar 22, 2021 8:06 amBeautiful!

Sabo, didn't you use that avatar before? I feel like I'm already getting mixed up seeing Shirley with it.

Probably.

phxgators wrote: ↑Sun Mar 21, 2021 9:27 pm Not even mad about the Gators tonight. But when you have your foot on their proverbial throats, why the fuck would you slow the game down and let them regroup?

Same mistake Rutgers made. Course, they are Rutgers.

I have no idea.

The entire right side of my bracket (South and Midwest) is finished. I’m not even mad. I’m impressed.

A_B wrote: ↑Mon Mar 22, 2021 7:28 am

duff wrote: ↑Sun Mar 21, 2021 11:32 pm So is Cade Cunningham still the top prospect? I have heard his name, but this is the first I watched him. Looked pretty good, but his shot was off all night. Anyone a clear number 1 in the draft?

He's been the best player I saw this season in terms of Pro prospects.

No idea, really. Except to add that another potential lottery pick, #12-ish James Bouknight looked like freakin garbage against Maryland. And also against Creighton in the Big East Semis. Oh, and he cramped up so badly in a 34 point blowout of DePaul that he needed to be carried to the locker room.

He doesn’t have the body for the NBA. Always seems to finish plays splayed out on the floor. He will fill out in time though...And obviously it’s sensible to grab it now, but leaving school as a SO versus as a JR will likely cost him millions.