Re: NCAA Basketball 2017/18
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 1:31 pm
btw, love the charm of the early mid-major tournaments before the big boys start up. Wisconsin-Maryland is shaping up to be a close one.
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It's the sixth version of The Swamp. What could possibly go wrong?
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Most Missouri fans/alums except for the ones from Saint Louis hate Saint Louis. At least in that one sense the B1G tourney in NYC makes some sense.
I'd be perfectly fine with thatNonlinear FC wrote: ↑Thu Mar 01, 2018 7:15 pmJim Delaney is a fucking fuck.
Next year, let's have them in Denver you fucktwit. Close to Iowa, right?
Fucking moron.
Pretty impressive she played in the NBA at an All-Star level. And then good ole Paul hiring her to help the Spurs.sancarlos wrote: ↑Fri Mar 02, 2018 10:46 am So, to bring you up to speed if you aren't completely up-to-date on Colorado State Rams men's basketball, Larry Eustachy resigned recently, after his latest investigation for rampant douchebaggery. Now, CSU has an interim coach and a search ongoing for a full-time replacement.
Mark Kiszla of the Denver Post has weighed in, loudly advocating that Colorado State become the first D-1 men's team to hire a woman as head coach - Becky Hammon, who was a star guard for the Rams, followed by a stellar all-star career in the NBA, followed by her hire by Paul Popovich to her current role as assistant coach of the San Antonio Spurs. To my knowledge, she hasn't applied for the job, but Kiszla wants the school to go after her, and I think that hiring her would be awesome.
I was just coming here to see if you posted about this. Just saw the highlights on Deadspin. That shit was bonkers.Shirley wrote: ↑Thu Mar 01, 2018 11:24 pm Virginia beat Louisville tonight on the craziest ending. Louisville led all night, by as much at 13 in the second half, but UVA clawed back to tie it with about two minutes left. Two critical turnovers though led to Louisville being up 4 with just about 5 seconds left. UVA pushed it up the floor and threw up a desperation three - foul! A really dumb foul with 0.9 left.
If they'd just let him shoot, worst case, they win by 1 (the clock would have expired while the ball was in the air.
So UVA hits the first two and intentionally misses the third, hoping for a miracle tip-in. Whistle. UVA in the lane too soon. Louisville's ball with 0.9 left, still up 2.
Game over, right? All they need to do is throw it in anywhere, ideally down at the other end. As soon as anyone touches it - even UVA, the game's pretty much over. But Deng Adel forgot that it was a deadball inbounds, and not after a made basket, and tried to run the baseline. Traveling call.
Now, UVA had the ball under Louisville's basket. Still down 2 with 0.9. They got it in to De'Andre Hunter who banked in a three off the glass. 5 points in the last 0.9 to win by 1.
Incredible.
Well I now have a hope that we will see this instead of the Miracle Minute (Duke over Maryland) when talking about epic comebacks.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Fri Mar 02, 2018 11:05 amI was just coming here to see if you posted about this. Just saw the highlights on Deadspin. That shit was bonkers.Shirley wrote: ↑Thu Mar 01, 2018 11:24 pm Virginia beat Louisville tonight on the craziest ending. Louisville led all night, by as much at 13 in the second half, but UVA clawed back to tie it with about two minutes left. Two critical turnovers though led to Louisville being up 4 with just about 5 seconds left. UVA pushed it up the floor and threw up a desperation three - foul! A really dumb foul with 0.9 left.
If they'd just let him shoot, worst case, they win by 1 (the clock would have expired while the ball was in the air.
So UVA hits the first two and intentionally misses the third, hoping for a miracle tip-in. Whistle. UVA in the lane too soon. Louisville's ball with 0.9 left, still up 2.
Game over, right? All they need to do is throw it in anywhere, ideally down at the other end. As soon as anyone touches it - even UVA, the game's pretty much over. But Deng Adel forgot that it was a deadball inbounds, and not after a made basket, and tried to run the baseline. Traveling call.
Now, UVA had the ball under Louisville's basket. Still down 2 with 0.9. They got it in to De'Andre Hunter who banked in a three off the glass. 5 points in the last 0.9 to win by 1.
Incredible.
I wouldn't count on it.
So I wonder if the official said anything to the kid inbounding the ball. From folks I know who ref hoops I think the best practice is to remind the player in situations like this right before they hand them the ball. Also the coaches should have reminded the kid too.Shirley wrote: ↑Thu Mar 01, 2018 11:24 pm Game over, right? All they need to do is throw it in anywhere, ideally down at the other end. As soon as anyone touches it - even UVA, the game's pretty much over. But Deng Adel forgot that it was a deadball inbounds, and not after a made basket, and tried to run the baseline. Traveling call.
Sometimes, media folks don't seem to think about how recruiting plays into college coaching.sancarlos wrote: ↑Fri Mar 02, 2018 10:46 am So, to bring you up to speed if you aren't completely up-to-date on Colorado State Rams men's basketball, Larry Eustachy resigned recently, after his latest investigation for rampant douchebaggery. Now, CSU has an interim coach and a search ongoing for a full-time replacement.
Mark Kiszla of the Denver Post has weighed in, loudly advocating that Colorado State become the first D-1 men's team to hire a woman as head coach - Becky Hammon, who was a star guard for the Rams, followed by a stellar all-star career in the WNBA, followed by her hire by Gregg Popovich to her current role as assistant coach of the San Antonio Spurs. To my knowledge, she hasn't applied for the job, but Kiszla wants the school to go after her, and I think that hiring her would be awesome.
I mean, another win and they've got a good shot at a 3 seed. I wouldn't call that a second round match up nightmare. They'll likely be the higher seed.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Fri Mar 02, 2018 4:42 pm MI got absolutely blasted in Lincoln a few weeks back, so today’s result is somewhat telling. When MI is just decent on 3s, they are a very VERY scary team.
I think they are off most non-B1G watching fans radar. They are going to be someone’s second round match-up nightmare. Tough D, extremely few TOs and at times deadly from behind the arc. Oh, and fairly deep.
I was thinking about that, too. Meaning how much are recruits (and their parents) going to be down with the idea of going to play for a female coach. Sexism is a real thing.DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Fri Mar 02, 2018 3:53 pmSometimes, media folks don't seem to think about how recruiting plays into college coaching.sancarlos wrote: ↑Fri Mar 02, 2018 10:46 am So, to bring you up to speed if you aren't completely up-to-date on Colorado State Rams men's basketball, Larry Eustachy resigned recently, after his latest investigation for rampant douchebaggery. Now, CSU has an interim coach and a search ongoing for a full-time replacement.
Mark Kiszla of the Denver Post has weighed in, loudly advocating that Colorado State become the first D-1 men's team to hire a woman as head coach - Becky Hammon, who was a star guard for the Rams, followed by a stellar all-star career in the WNBA, followed by her hire by Gregg Popovich to her current role as assistant coach of the San Antonio Spurs. To my knowledge, she hasn't applied for the job, but Kiszla wants the school to go after her, and I think that hiring her would be awesome.
A_Bsolutely* I just think that unless you are really paying attention, this team is sneaking up on a lot of people. This is actually very similar to what happened last year, where they had the Willow Run incident, went down to DC to rip off 4 in a row and win the tournament. This after surging at the end of the regular season behind a group that seemed to finally find comfort with Beilein's system.A_B wrote: ↑Fri Mar 02, 2018 4:46 pmI mean, another win and they've got a good shot at a 3 seed. I wouldn't call that a second round match up nightmare. They'll likely be the higher seed.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Fri Mar 02, 2018 4:42 pm MI got absolutely blasted in Lincoln a few weeks back, so today’s result is somewhat telling. When MI is just decent on 3s, they are a very VERY scary team.
I think they are off most non-B1G watching fans radar. They are going to be someone’s second round match-up nightmare. Tough D, extremely few TOs and at times deadly from behind the arc. Oh, and fairly deep.
I read a few game reports that said the ref did remind him. I'm pretty sure that's standard practice. At the very least, I'm pretty sure there's a hand signal they give. If it's a spot inbounds, they point down to it. If they can run the baseline, the ref waves his hand to indicate it. Even without that, there's no way a college junior playing D1 ball wouldn't know the rule. He just messed up under pressure.wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 02, 2018 12:08 pmSo I wonder if the official said anything to the kid inbounding the ball. From folks I know who ref hoops I think the best practice is to remind the player in situations like this right before they hand them the ball. Also the coaches should have reminded the kid too.Shirley wrote: ↑Thu Mar 01, 2018 11:24 pm Game over, right? All they need to do is throw it in anywhere, ideally down at the other end. As soon as anyone touches it - even UVA, the game's pretty much over. But Deng Adel forgot that it was a deadball inbounds, and not after a made basket, and tried to run the baseline. Traveling call.
Honestly, I wasn't even thinking of sexism as a driving factor (although I'm certain it would play a role). I lurk on a Syracuse board and one guy had been beating the drum for Matt Patricia to be the Syracuse football coach for years (it only stopped when he got the Lions' job). My instant response is that he had two years in a job where he could recruit for a lower level school and that ended in 2000. Even though he could say "RINGZ" based on his time with the Patriots, he would enter a college head coaching job with zero recruiting connections/experience.sancarlos wrote: ↑Fri Mar 02, 2018 5:41 pmI was thinking about that, too. Meaning how much are recruits (and their parents) going to be down with the idea of going to play for a female coach. Sexism is a real thing.DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Fri Mar 02, 2018 3:53 pmSometimes, media folks don't seem to think about how recruiting plays into college coaching.sancarlos wrote: ↑Fri Mar 02, 2018 10:46 am So, to bring you up to speed if you aren't completely up-to-date on Colorado State Rams men's basketball, Larry Eustachy resigned recently, after his latest investigation for rampant douchebaggery. Now, CSU has an interim coach and a search ongoing for a full-time replacement.
Mark Kiszla of the Denver Post has weighed in, loudly advocating that Colorado State become the first D-1 men's team to hire a woman as head coach - Becky Hammon, who was a star guard for the Rams, followed by a stellar all-star career in the WNBA, followed by her hire by Gregg Popovich to her current role as assistant coach of the San Antonio Spurs. To my knowledge, she hasn't applied for the job, but Kiszla wants the school to go after her, and I think that hiring her would be awesome.