2021 NCAA Tournament

Post by **brian** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 12:04 pm

Oregon averaged 1.41 PPP in the first half. God damn...

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 12:39 pm

Monday hoops?

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 12:58 pm

brian wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 22, 2021 12:04 pm
Oregon averaged 1.41 PPP in the first half. God damn...

7 mins to go and the over has been busted

Post by **Shirley** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 12:58 pm

Siri, what's the opposite of Virginia basketball?

Post by **brian** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 1:04 pm

I think my two national title game teams being knocked out before the Sweet 16 is a personal record.

Post by **Shirley** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 1:05 pm

Iowa's gonna go for 90 and still lose by 20.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 1:06 pm

Giving up a dunk every possession probably doesn't help.

Post by **Sabo** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 1:45 pm

Shirley wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 22, 2021 12:58 pm
Siri, what's the opposite of Virginia basketball?

Your avatar.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 2:26 pm

Timme's facial hair is fantastic. Well paired with the headband. Also I know he is a forward but expect him to play more like a forward. Then I see him basically face guarding his responsibility at the 3-point line.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 2:29 pm

Also is looking very 70s rock band member (long hair shaggy beard)...but his media guide pictures make him him appear to be doing the Larry Bird look alike contest.

edit--apparently I am not the first person to make that comparison
https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/2 ... 501765002/

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 2:45 pm

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 22, 2021 2:26 pm
Timme's facial hair is fantastic. Well paired with the headband. Also I know he is a forward but expect him to play more like a forward. Then I see him basically face guarding his responsibility at the 3-point line.

Timme's footwork is so good.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 3:50 pm

The last minute of that game only makes sense if you know that the spread was -15.5

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 5:35 pm

Rex wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 22, 2021 3:50 pm
The last minute of that game only makes sense if you know that the spread was -15.5

I did! It matters to someone!

Post by **brian** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 6:14 pm

Having seen a bunch of it here I have to say TSNs NCAA Tournament coverage is embarrassingly good.

Post by **Sabo** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 7:11 pm

It was fun while it lasted.

Post by **brian** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 7:45 pm

It’s not a question of if Will Wade gets busted by the NCAA it’s really only a question of when and where.

Post by **brian** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 8:24 pm

That was a regular season quit from LSU. Weird. Seldom see teams not foul down 8 with 30+ seconds left in the tournament.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 9:51 pm

Yeah.. That was fucking weird. I mean, blah blah obvious thing I'd say...

But there was a lot of time left when they backed off.

Post by **brian** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 10:38 pm

Is it possible Bill Walton is a prophet?

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 11:34 pm

brian wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 22, 2021 10:38 pm
Is it possible Bill Walton is a prophet?

It has been estimated...

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 11:41 pm

Sweet 16 games are on Saturday/Sunday, not Thursday/Friday. Very strange.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Mar 23, 2021 7:34 am

It’s so there aren’t any more mid-weekday games, right?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Mar 23, 2021 7:35 am

brian wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 22, 2021 8:24 pm
That was a regular season quit from LSU. Weird. Seldom see teams not foul down 8 with 30+ seconds left in the tournament.

Yeah, I questioned this in real time as well. Had to at least do one more foul there and see how it plays out.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Tue Mar 23, 2021 8:40 am

So when are the Elite 8 games? Next monday and Tuesday?

Post by **brian** » Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:50 am

tennbengal wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 23, 2021 8:40 am
So when are the Elite 8 games? Next monday and Tuesday?

Aye.

Post by **brian** » Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:51 am

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 22, 2021 11:41 pm

Sweet 16 games are on Saturday/Sunday, not Thursday/Friday. Very strange.

Again, all COVID-related. Need at least five days in between each set of rounds for testing and travel protocols.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:55 am

brian wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:51 am

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 22, 2021 11:41 pm

Sweet 16 games are on Saturday/Sunday, not Thursday/Friday. Very strange.
Again, all COVID-related. Need at least five days in between each set of rounds for testing and travel protocols.

I'm surprised only one team had to withdraw.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:59 am

Whoever runs A-10 basketball should be out over that. Just fucking embarrassing.

Post by **brian** » Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:06 am

Interesting. Last time this happened we got a Final Four with Penn and Indiana State.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:09 am

brian wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:51 am

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 22, 2021 11:41 pm

Sweet 16 games are on Saturday/Sunday, not Thursday/Friday. Very strange.
Again, all COVID-related. Need at least five days in between each set of rounds for testing and travel protocols.

But teams aren't travelling.

I wonder....if the NCAA is using the Covid 'opportunity' to test out if having Sweet 16 games on the weekend, and then Regional Finals on Monday/Tuesday, will give them a bump in ratings.

Is the Final Four still set for Saturday/Monday?

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:12 am

brian wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:06 am
Interesting. Last time this happened we got a Final Four with Penn and Indiana State.

Along with DePaul and Michigan State.

One time a friend and I, on a long road trip, tried to remember as many final fours as we could. It was scary how many we could get all four teams. Those years of reading SI paid off.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:22 am

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:12 am

brian wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:06 am
Interesting. Last time this happened we got a Final Four with Penn and Indiana State.
Along with DePaul and Michigan State.

One time a friend and I, on a long road trip, tried to remember as many final fours as we could. It was scary how many we could get all four teams. Those years of reading SI paid off.

The famous Magic and Bird Final Four. In Salt Lake City.

That was the Final Four that got me into college hoops. But because of DePaul, not Magic and Bird

DePaul was so dominant those next few years ... and lost their opening game as a number one seed in 1980, and 1981, *and* 1982.

Post by **brian** » Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:22 am

Yeah, but I have to believe the testing protocol is still partly to blame. Also with all surviving teams having to remain in the bubble I assume they just decided to make it a uniform five days between each set of rounds (since yes, the national semifinals/final is still on the usual Saturday/Monday schedule).

Post by **brian** » Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:24 am

Damn I just realized even that isn't right. Who the fuck knows then. (The semifinal/final is Saturday/Monday, but that's only three days between the final Elite 8 game and semis.)

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:25 am

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:09 am

brian wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:51 am

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 22, 2021 11:41 pm

Sweet 16 games are on Saturday/Sunday, not Thursday/Friday. Very strange.
Again, all COVID-related. Need at least five days in between each set of rounds for testing and travel protocols.
But teams aren't travelling.

I wonder....if the NCAA is using the Covid 'opportunity' to test out if having Sweet 16 games on the weekend, and then Regional Finals on Monday/Tuesday, will give them a bump in ratings.

Is the Final Four still set for Saturday/Monday?

Probably scheduling around Passover and the impacts it will have to ratings. I mean had BYU won they would have scheduled around their game time, so it clearly is respect for religious observance.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Mar 23, 2021 12:11 pm

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Tue Mar 23, 2021 6:10 pm

brian wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:51 am

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 22, 2021 11:41 pm

Sweet 16 games are on Saturday/Sunday, not Thursday/Friday. Very strange.
Again, all COVID-related. Need at least five days in between each set of rounds for testing and travel protocols.

They set it up so if a player/coach had tested positive prior to traveling for the first round and needed to quarantine (Geno Auriemma, for example), they could do so, then be eligible to travel and join the team during the Sweet 16, should their team still be playing.

Post by **brian** » Sat Mar 27, 2021 1:51 pm

Oregon State on pace to score 8 points in this game.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Sat Mar 27, 2021 2:09 pm

They’re really wasting the great Kevin Harlan on this game.

Post by **brian** » Sat Mar 27, 2021 3:58 pm

Pac 12 guaranteed at least two teams in Elite Eight.