* 2019 March Madness Thread *

[imdaman99]

Discuss the tournament, every day, right here!

2019 NCAA Tournament Schedule

Sweet 16: March 28-29
Elite 8: March 30-31
Final Four: April 6
Championship: April 8

[Celtics 1825]

So far things are looking good for me. Got 60 points on 2 of my brackets and will be up to 70 assuming Florida holds on and wins. Murray State and Ja killed it as I expected.

[KOBEtherealKing]

Those Martin brothers jumpers are ****in horrible. If they even make it to the. League, those are offensive foul jump shots

[imdaman99]

I would have made this in the NBA forum if he wasn't such an ass and stickied a topic to post here. Guy is satisfied having the NBA forum become the Lebron forum and us few dudes posting here to talk about college ball.

I would love to talk about Ja Morant in the NBA forum, dude is already the #2 pick.

[Patrick Chewing]

Ja Morant will be better than Westbrook. Book it.

Draft Order:


Zion
Morant
Barrett

[imdaman99]

Virginia in trouble again? :lol

[imdaman99]

Ja Morant will be better than Westbrook. Book it.

Draft Order:


Zion
Morant
Barrett
As a big Westbrook fan, he certainly has the tools. But so did Wall. I would love to see Ja in a Knicks uniform if they can't have Zion :applause: let's see if he has the right mentality, it looks like he does with the posters he has every game.

[Celtics 1825]

Decent day for me. Called Liberty and UC Irvine but sadly got Iowa State wrong (had them going to sweet 16), but overall I'll take it. Glad I got the upsets.

[insidehoops]

How about we keep this topic in the NBA forum on tournament days

[insidehoops]

Whole country rooting for Wofford right about now

[insidehoops]

Wofford and Kentucky tied at 37, mid 2nd quarter

[insidehoops]

No. 3 LSU beat No. 6 Maryland by two earlier today

Guard Skylar Mays lead LSU with 16

[insidehoops]

No. 2 Kentucky beats No. 7 Wofford, 62-56.

In the loss, star guard Fletcher Magee, who has made a college career out of nailing shots, went 0-of-12 from three-point range.

[insidehoops]

Next up today, Saturday, March 23 (All Times ET)

5:15pm: 2-Michigan vs 10-Florida

6:10pm: 4-Florida State vs 12-Murray State

7:10pm: 1-Gonzaga vs 9-Baylor

7:45pm: 2-Michigan State vs 10-Minnesota

8:40pm: 3-Purdue vs 6-Villanova

9:40pm: 4-Kansas vs 5-Auburn

[insidehoops]

Leading scorers this season on No. 2 Michgian

Forward Ignas Brazdeikis 15 ppg
Guard Jordan Poole 12.7 ppg
Guard Charles Matthews 12.3 ppg.

For Florida this season, guard KeVaughn Allen scored 12ppg. Nobody else on the team averaged double-digit points.

[Jameerthefear]

who you got in the tourney jeff

[insidehoops]

4-Florida State blew out 12-Murray State, 90-62.

In the win, big-man Mfiondu Kabengele came off the bench to shoot 10 of 12 for 22 points, 7 rebounds. And starting guard Terance Mann shot 7 of 11 for 18 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.

In the loss, Ja Morant had 28 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, on 21 shots. He was 8 for 21, and 5 of 6 threes. Murray State as a team shot 33% FG.

[insidehoops]

No. 1 Gonzaga into the Sweet 16

[Celtics 1825]

Thanks for moving this to the NBA forum Jeff :cheers:

Nova is getting destroyed, **** :facepalm I had them in the final four. RIP

I was doing so well too lol

[imdaman99]

Kansas getting destroyed :lol

Michigan onto the sweet 16 :rockon:

[k0kakw0rld]

Murray State got manhandled :oldlol: :eek:

[insidehoops]

Saturday's winners.

These teams have reached the Sweet 16:

1-Gonzaga
2-Michigan State
2-Kentucky
2-Michigan
3-LSU
3-Purdue
4-Florida State
5-Auburn

[insidehoops]

Sunday's games:

2-Tennessee beat 10-Iowa in OT
1-North Carolina vs 9-Washington on now

All times ET:
5:15pm: 1-Duke vs 9-UCF
6:10pm: 3-Texas Tech vs 6-Buffalo
7:10pm: 4-Virginia Tech vs 12-Liberty
7:45pm: 1-Virginia vs 9-Oklahoma
8:40pm: 3-Houston vs 11-Ohio State
9:40pm: 12-Oregon vs 13-UC Irvine

[insidehoops]

UNC guard Coby White 4-of-5, 12 points
UNC up 34-27 on Washington, late first half

[Manny98]

Zion vs Tacko? Looking forward to it

https://i.postimg.cc/2j28W950/tackovszion.jpg

[Manny98]

First time watching Zion live and am very underwhelmed so far :(

[hiphopanonymous]

Freaking hate the announcers and directors of the broadcast focusing on Zion with the angle of "oop looked like he walked funny there" like they are just hunting for him to be injured again

"oop looked like Zion sprained an ankle there" (...no, clearly he didn't)

"oop zion looked like he took a few funny steps after he slipped" (...again, no)

I'm expecting next he's gonna fart in the wrong direction and they'll say it might have tweaked his ankle

present the freaking game properly every time he walks funny is NOT the focus of the game you can tell they're just reaching for the next zion is injured story

[Manny98]

Dat full court pressure :eek:

[Manny98]

Tacko dominating :bowdown:

[hiphopanonymous]

Tacko is physically a nightmare match up and is wreaking havoc on this game more than Zion

- but my take away is also that he's so damn young and inexperienced looking. Couple of silly fouls and just some general where to be and how to shoot stuff that he could improve on.

He needs to work with a guy like Boban - someone who can relate to his level of coordination and size so that he can learn how to shoot around the rim (in more ways than just dunking) and how to set good screens, rebound, etc

[hiphopanonymous]

Tackos own worst enemy is currently himself - he impacts the game tremendously but can't stay on the floor if he ever realizes how to play smarter and not foul he's going to be a nightmare

[hiphopanonymous]

Biased commentating - I'm a huge Zion fan but he just clobbered the guy inside to try to get the rebound and the commentators were like "oh come on play on" but when Tacko hit Zion earlier in the game in an almost identical manner and they didn't give the call to Zion they were crying bloody murder

[Manny98]

Lets go UCF :banana:

[Manny98]

So this is what it was like watching Shaq, Fall is unstoppable

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

that hit backside of the rim

should be good

dont rig it refs

[Manny98]

Why are they taking jumpers feed the damm ball to Tacko

[SouBeachTalents]

God damn :oldlol: Duke survived by the skin of their nuts on that one

[Uncle Drew]

Biased commentating - I'm a huge Zion fan but he just clobbered the guy inside to try to get the rebound and the commentators were like "oh come on play on" but when Tacko hit Zion earlier in the game in an almost identical manner and they didn't give the call to Zion they were crying bloody murder
Why are you hating on our future #1 pick so much?

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

college ball is suck a joke:roll: :roll:

coach K is such a fraud

[insidehoops]

Cannot believe Duke escaped with a win.

Also cannot believe that final UCF tip-in attempt somehow missed. Everything about it looked good... except the final result.

[hiphopanonymous]

If Tacko was able to play even 30 seconds more of game clock UCF wins - doesn't matter if it was late game time moments or some random point of the game early or mid way through. Tacko, I felt, had tremendous positive impact on that game because he kept a lid on the basket and was creating all sorts of mismatches on the other end.

Trouble is he fouled out because of some silly mistakes. Like I said, he's still his own worst enemy. He sorts that out he's going to be a nightmare and his team will be unstoppable. At least at collegiate level. NBA is a different story, I question his mobility and touch around the rim at the NBA level.

[AlternativeAcc.]

Duke didn't escape. They led the majority of the game and got ****ed by the refs the entire 2nd half.

UCF was incredibly lucky to be in that position, as Tacko should've had 4 fouls most of the 2nd half which would've prompted Duke to win by double digits.


Gotta love that ISH analysis, you idiots are never right :oldlol:

[Celtics 1825]

As a UNC fan part of me was hoping Duke lost, but I'm glad they edged it out for my bracket's sake.

Now rooting for Liberty and UC Irvine

[AlternativeAcc.]

Cannot believe Duke escaped with a win.

Also cannot believe that final UCF tip-in attempt somehow missed. Everything about it looked good... except the final result.
the Zion effect!

Reminds me of LeBron in that regard. Clutch off-ball defense

[hiphopanonymous]

Duke didn't escape. They led the majority of the game and got ****ed by the refs the entire 2nd half.

UCF was incredibly lucky to be in that position, as Tacko should've had 4 fouls most of the 2nd half which would've prompted Duke to win by double digits.


Gotta love that ISH analysis, you idiots are never right :oldlol:
Duke looked discombobulated all game long when Tacko was on the floor because they had zero answer for him and Zion couldn't finish worth a damn while he was on the floor Tacko almost literally caught 4 of his shots a few would have been dunks - they only somewhat ran patterns they were comfortable with when he kept having to sit due to foul trouble and/or fouling out.

Duke is lucky Tacko is still learning how to play the game because he almost single handedly snuffed them out of the series and he and his teammates were the "underdogs". I don't want to sell UCF's other players short though they all played well but my impression was Tacko left a huge imprint on that game - more so than Zion. It's just that he couldn't stay in the game and that's kind of his own fault but he was like Zion kryptonite out there, stopping all those usually easy buckets for Zion

[AlternativeAcc.]

Duke looked discombobulated all game long when Tacko was on the floor because they had zero answer for him and Zion couldn't finish worth a damn while he was on the floor Tacko almost literally caught 4 of his shots a few would have been dunks - they only somewhat ran patterns they were comfortable with when he kept having to sit due to foul trouble and/or fouling out.

Duke is lucky Tacko is still learning how to play the game because he almost single handedly snuffed them out of the series and he and his teammates were the "underdogs". I don't want to sell UCF's other players short though they all played well but my impression was Tacko left a huge imprint on that game - more so than Zion. It's just that he couldn't stay in the game and that's kind of his own fault but he was like Zion kryptonite out there, stopping all those usually easy buckets for Zion
Yeah, and he also hacked Zion with like 17 minutes left in the 2nd half which should've been his 4th foul and taken him out of the game for the majority of the half.. which means UCF should've never had a chance to begin with.

It was an incredibly obvious foul. The refs were on UCF's dick the entire game including that shot clock violation that also wasn't called which put them up 4 late.

Would've been a tragedy had Duke lost

[sammichoffate]

Sucks to be a Knight alumni right now :(

[enayes]

Aubrey Dawkins played a hell of a game for UCF. He looked so confident out there.

Even though I want to see more Zion and have Duke winning it all, I kinda wish that last second tip went in. Would have been a cool way to finish the game.

Zion was impressive late, the last spin and finish with the foul that took Tacko out of the game was clutch.

[Patrick Chewing]

Zion was impressive late, the last spin and finish with the foul that took Tacko out of the game was clutch.


That was a grown man NBA move. This kid will be special in the NBA. 18 years old and if he can manage to shoot at least 80% from the free throw line, he will be a force. He's Top 20 easily already.

[highwhey]

That was a grown man NBA move. This kid will be special in the NBA. 18 years old and if he can manage to shoot at least 80% from the free throw line, he will be a force. He's Top 20 easily already.
what's crazy is if he develops good shooting, he can be the best in the game, similar to how LeBron was the best undisputed. this is all in a league with freaks like Giannis, Embiid, KD, Harden, AD, Curry...damn I hope PHX drafts Zion. We would make the playoffs the same season.

[Patrick Chewing]

what's crazy is if he develops good shooting, he can be the best in the game, similar to how LeBron was the best undisputed. this is all in a league with freaks like Giannis, Embiid, KD, Harden, AD, Curry...damn I hope PHX drafts Zion. We would make the playoffs the same season.

It'd be a shame if a generational talent like Zion ended up in Phoenix. You know it and I know it. :lol

That man belongs on center stage. So as a Suns fan, if you land the top pick, would you trade it for the NY pick if let's say the Knicks get the #2 or #3 pick plus let's say Kevin Knox or a future pick? That would be quite a haul.

I think Phoenix would be better served with Ja Morant.

[highwhey]

It'd be a shame if a generational talent like Zion ended up in Phoenix. You know it and I know it. :lol

That man belongs on center stage. So as a Suns fan, if you land the top pick, would you trade it for the NY pick if let's say the Knicks get the #2 or #3 pick plus let's say Kevin Knox or a future pick? That would be quite a haul.

I think Phoenix would be better served with Ja Morant.
you really think dolan is a better owner than sarver? :roll:

suns desperately need a pg and a pf. zion could fill the role at pf, and with him being a generational talent, i would never trade him unless a top 10 player and the 2nd pick are in play. plus, there are several PG's in 2019 free agency that could fill the role.

i think suns will have bad luck and end up with a bs 4th pick tho, realistically speaking, we're not lucky.

[insidehoops]

Sweet 16:

No. 3 Purdue up 53-36 on No.2 Tenn, early 2nd half

[highwhey]

Sweet 16:

No. 3 Purdue up 53-36 on No.2 Tenn, early 2nd half
60% of ISH voted they want PM's back, can we make it happen? thanks chief.

[!@#$%Vectors!@#]

60% of ISH voted they want PM's back, can we make it happen? thanks chief.

What he said.

[Celtics 1825]

Sweet 16:

No. 3 Purdue up 53-36 on No.2 Tenn, early 2nd half
I have no points to gain from this section since I picked Villanova so RIP, don't care about the outcome

[imdaman99]

Is this Florida State coach serious? :biggums: Dude takes his best player out of the game with 4 mins left and of course they don't score :facepalm

I don't care how tired he is, you don't take him out with 4 mins left in the game even for 90 seconds. It was a 4 point game, now they down 7

[imdaman99]

Dammit. Michigan gettin rekt :( TT defense is too good. They got a tall guy at every position.

[fsvr54]

I need Jarret Culver on the Hawks.

[insidehoops]

Sweet 16 Day 1 (Thursday) winners:

1-Virginia beat 12-Oregon, 53-49
1-Gonzaga beat 4-Florida State, 72-58
3-Purdue beat 2-Tennessee, 99-94 OT
3-Texas Tech beat 2-Michigan, 63-44

Sweet 16 Day 2 (Friday) schedule:

2-Michigan State vs 3-LSU at 7:09pm ET (CBS)
1-North Carolina vs 5-Auburn at 7:29pm ET (TBS)
1-Duke vs 4-Virginia Tech at 9:39pm ET (CBS)
2-Kentucky vs 3-Houston at 9:59pm ET (TBS)

[highwhey]

Sweet 16 Day 1 (Thursday) winners:

1-Virginia beat 12-Oregon
1-Gonzaga beat 4-Florida State
3-Purdue beat 2-Tennessee
3-Texas Tech beat 2-Michigan

Sweet 16 Day 2 (Friday) schedule:

2-Michigan State vs 3-LSU at 7:09pm ET (CBS)
1-North Carolina vs 5-Auburn at 7:29pm ET (TBS)
1-Duke vs 4-Virginia Tech at 9:39pm ET (CBS)
2-Kentucky vs 3-Houston at 9:59pm ET (TBS)
don't ignore what the people of ISH want. the people have voted. bring back PM's please.

[highwhey]

coward

[Sportal]

don't ignore what the people of ISH want. the people have voted. bring back PM's please.

He doesn't even slap the shitc**t posters with time-outs, or temp bans or anything.. what makes you think he'll listen to you.

[imdaman99]

Auburn is 1 dangerous team. They have looked so good the last 2 games. About to bust that UNC ass

[!@#$%Vectors!@#]

Pray for Chuma:cry: :cry:

[StrongLurk]

UNC played like crap honestly. Looked nervous the whole game.

However, Auburn plays like an NBA team. Tries to cause a lot of turnovers and more than half of their shots were threes.

[Celtics 1825]

****... well there goes all my brackets. Damn it UNC :(

Now I'll just hope Duke doesn't win.

[Sportal]

zIoN cAnT sHoOt

Hits first 3.

[FreezingTsmoove]

Tre Jones is trash just like his brother

[SpaceJam2]

VA TECH: 50
DUKE: 49

With 13 left in the 2nd :eek:

[highwhey]

Zion is so entertaining :eek:

[scuzzy]

zionnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn :banana:

[Elosha]

Damn, that was incredible! Reminded me of that LeBron alley oop several years ago where he was rim level. Same side of the basket and everything.

[Manny98]

Tre Jones is trash just like his brother
He's been Dukes best player so far this game

[scuzzy]

Damn, that was incredible! Reminded me of that LeBron alley oop several years ago where he was rim level. Same side of the basket and everything.
two handed and nearly smacked his head on the rim :applause:

[SpaceJam2]

zionnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn :banana:

That boy got uppppppppp

[SpaceJam2]

He's been Dukes best player so far this game

He has been solid af this game :applause:

[Elosha]

Gotta give RJ a lot of credit this half. He's putting Duke on his shoulders. But it's still close, Virginia Tech could easily still win this.

[brooks_thompson]

This Zeeon guy everyone's talking about seems pretty good.

[SpaceJam2]

This Zeeon guy everyone's talking about seems pretty good.

Haha yeah that move in the post was pretty sick

[highwhey]

Oh Shit That Block

[scuzzy]

Ziooonnnnnnnnnnnnn

[Patrick Chewing]

Holy shit Zion! The recovery after that ball fake!

[atljonesbro]

Trae Young, John Collins, and Zion Williamson will be the the most exciting Trio in basketball when the Hawks land the #1 pick :rockon:

[Elosha]

Not giving up after being juked. Zion!

[atljonesbro]

Seeing Zion just walk it to the rim after watching Barrett chuck contested fade aways is funny.

[Elosha]

VT is killing Duke on offensive boards. That will end up being the difference if they win.

[SpaceJam2]

Seeing Zion just walk it to the rim after watching Barrett chuck contested fade aways is funny.

:roll: :roll:

Very true!!

What a damn game so far

VA TECH: 66
DUKE: 68

4 min left :eek:

Zion with the Bron stiff-arm :bowdown:

[brooks_thompson]

Trae Young, John Collins, and Zion Williamson will be the the most exciting Trio in basketball when the Hawks land the #1 pick :rockon:

I want that to happen so bad. At this point I just can't see him going to any other team (unless Memphis flukes a lotto win). ATL is a perfect setup for him.

[brooks_thompson]

Holy crap, this guy is gonna be very good, if not great

[SpaceJam2]

Holy crap, this guy is gonna be very good, if not great

No doubt about it good. But remember the NBA is a different animal.

[scuzzy]

Holy crap, this guy is gonna be very good, if not great
:lol


https://i.postimg.cc/mrS3cZBn/07-B89120-B48-D-45-FB-AF1-D-49-AF6-CD16790.jpg

[highwhey]

:lol


https://i.postimg.cc/mrS3cZBn/07-B89120-B48-D-45-FB-AF1-D-49-AF6-CD16790.jpg
:oldlol:

[brooks_thompson]

No doubt about it good. But remember the NBA is a different animal.

Sure, I just think any chance of him busting is approaching 0

[SpaceJam2]

:lol


https://i.postimg.cc/mrS3cZBn/07-B89120-B48-D-45-FB-AF1-D-49-AF6-CD16790.jpg

What is NCAA? :lol Who is Duke? :lol

[atljonesbro]

I've been low on Barrett all season and VERY low on Cam Reddish. I think they are very overrated..

[brooks_thompson]

:lol


https://i.postimg.cc/mrS3cZBn/07-B89120-B48-D-45-FB-AF1-D-49-AF6-CD16790.jpg

Haha, yeah it is, first full game I've watched. I'm sold.

[SpaceJam2]

Sure, I just think any chance of him busting is approaching 0

Busting how? Like Bennett busting :lol or like...? Never win an MVP busting?

[brooks_thompson]

Who's this pasty white kid from Duke that VA just keeps going at on offense

[scuzzy]

Who's this pasty white kid from Duke that VA just keeps going at on offense
1 white boi on the court at all time for alumni dono's

[SpaceJam2]

Ever VA-Tech possession I keep thinking "Oh shit you guys need a 3 now" and every damn time they throw down low.

Maybe I'm just too used to the NBA now :lol

[highwhey]

Bs Charge

[highwhey]

these refs put money on VA winning :facepalm

[brooks_thompson]

Busting how? Like Bennett busting :lol or like...? Never win an MVP busting?

Based on what I've seen tonight, I'm gonna say his floor is at least one All-Star game. I know I'm not going out on a limb much, don't want to overreact, but wow he's good.

[SpaceJam2]

Based on what I've seen tonight, I'm gonna say his floor is at least one All-Star game. I know I'm not going out on a limb much, don't want to overreact, but wow he's good.

No doubt I agree. Zion is talented. I'll just say it one last time though, if he wants to be even quicker and have longevity he has to lose weight.

[brooks_thompson]

Ever VA-Tech possession I keep thinking "Oh shit you guys need a 3 now" and every damn time they throw down low.

Maybe I'm just too used to the NBA now :lol

It's true though. I'm so conditioned to the state of the NBA that this is shocking. And refreshing.

[SpaceJam2]

Holy shit...5.8 left :eek:

edit: Foot on the line, BS

[brooks_thompson]

Damn, Zion shoulda had that board. My least favorite thing in basketball is the offensive team getting a lucky board due to an airball

[atljonesbro]

Damn lol VT about to win this shit rigged AF LMAO

[highwhey]

VT is killing Duke on offensive boards. That will end up being the difference if they win.
damn you called the rbeound and here we are...

[SpaceJam2]

It's true though. I'm so conditioned to the state of the NBA that this is shocking. And refreshing.

The crazy part is I didn't think they'd be able to come back without chucking but they proved me wrong. What a nail biter.

Go for an easy tie or da win? Can you beat Duke in OT?

[Elosha]

Duke's playing horrible down the stretch. They could easily lose this.

[brooks_thompson]

I hate the double time out. Just kills the energy

[SpaceJam2]

Damn lol VT about to win this shit rigged AF LMAO

No way they'd rig it against Duke tho

Coach SpaceJam2 says go for a quick 2 and give yourself time for an offensive board since like Elosha said it has benefited them greatly.

[Elosha]

damn you called the rbeound and here we are...

Been beating Duke all game on offensive boards. Too bad the ref didn't catch the foot on the line...

[brooks_thompson]

Jesus, airballs and bricks gave VT 2 extra chances to win

[SpaceJam2]

Wow

.6

Fisher style shot needed BADLY

[scuzzy]

VT with two whiffs at the end :oldlol:

[SpaceJam2]

Been beating Duke all game on offensive boards. Too bad the ref didn't catch the foot on the line...

This

[AlternativeAcc.]

Horrible officiating down the stretch

ball never even went out of bounds there :facepalm

[atljonesbro]

VT is getting so lucky lol. I think that ball was inbounds. Two blown calls for the game

[highwhey]

Horrible officiating down the stretch

ball never even went out of bounds there :facepalm
VT really given every chance to win..:facepalm

[SpaceJam2]

King Zion :pimp:

[brooks_thompson]

Oh boy. Thats a soul crusher for the VA tech big guy. Shades of Courtney Lee in the 09 Finals.

[AlternativeAcc.]

Duke survives horrible reffing again :applause:

[highwhey]

Les Go Zion Fammm!!!!

[scuzzy]

three whiffs and blatant rig job

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

college ball is so fcking trash:oldlol: :oldlol:

nikkas cant even make point black layups:roll: :roll: :facepalm

[highwhey]

Duke survives horrible reffing again :applause:
freaking VA given 2nd & 3rd chances to win and they blow it :roll:

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

thats why college players dont get paid:oldlol: :oldlol:

[SpaceJam2]

college ball is so fcking trash:oldlol: :oldlol:

nikkas cant even make point black layups:roll: :facepalm

:lol 1st shit we agree on :cheers:

[Elosha]

college ball is so fcking trash:oldlol: :oldlol:

nikkas cant even make point black layups:roll: :roll: :facepalm


That shot's a lot harder than it looks. Hill's jumping and floating left, he's got to catch while drifting and then flip it in. Not an easy shot at all, but still very makeable. Duke's really had enormous luck in how the last two games have ended.

[SpaceJam2]

freaking VA given 2nd & 3rd chances to win and they blow it :roll:

:roll:

Elite 8 bound

Michigan State :eek:

[brooks_thompson]

college ball is so fcking trash:oldlol: :oldlol:

nikkas cant even make point black layups:roll: :roll: :facepalm

That was really a shitty layup attempt. I mean, you're gonna make it that far and get that good of a shot and you can't stay focused for .5 more seconds?

I feel like he could've dunked the damn thing if he'd just cut his momentum a little more towards the basket

[highwhey]

That shot's a lot harder than it looks. Hill's jumping and floating left, he's got to catch while drifting and then flip it in. Not an easy shot at all, but still very makeable. Duke's really had enormous luck in how the last two games have ended.
luck?!?! VA player was out of bounds on that board and then they call out of bounds on Duke when it was inbounds :biggums:

[Elosha]

luck?!?! VA player was out of bounds on that board and then they call out of bounds on Duke when it was inbounds :biggums:

I agree. Still doesn't mean Duke wasn't lucky he missed that shot.

[fsvr54]

I agree. Still doesn't mean Duke wasn't lucky he missed that shot.

That's literally basketball throughout history. Its a make of miss game.

[insidehoops]

Elite 8 Day 1 (Saturday) Schedule

1-Gonzaga vs 3-Texas Tech at 6:09pm ET (TBS)

1-Virginia vs 3-Purdue at 8:49pm ET (TBS)

[insidehoops]

Elite 8 Day 2 (Sunday) Schedule:

2-Kentucky vs 5-Auburn at 2:20pm ET(CBS

1-Duke vs 2-Michigan State at 5:05pm ET

[highwhey]

Elite 8 Day 2 (Sunday) Schedule:

2-Kentucky vs 5-Auburn at 2:20pm ET(CBS

1-Duke vs 2-Michigan State at 5:05pm ET
why do you keep ignoring what ISH wants. i'm going on 3 pages trying to get you to acknowledge that ISH voted for PM's to return. :facepalm

[And1AllDay]

Elite 8 Day 1 (Saturday) Schedule

1-Gonzaga vs 3-Texas Tech at 6:09pm ET (TBS)

1-Virginia vs 3-Purdue at 8:49pm ET (TBS)

:djparty :djparty :djparty

[And1AllDay]

why do you keep ignoring what ISH wants. i'm going on 3 pages trying to get you to acknowledge that ISH voted for PM's to return. :facepalm


+1

We need PM back Jeffy

[fsvr54]

A lot of guys that will go top 20 still here.

Zion
Barret
Reddish
Culver
Hunter
Clarke
Hachimura
Herro
Johnson

[Elosha]

That's literally basketball throughout history. Its a make of miss game.

Yes and?? As I said it was not the easiest shot to make but it was still very makeable. Hill volleyballed it when he had time to catch and shoot. It a make or miss game and he missed a very makeable shot. Ergo, Duke was lucky..., which really isn't a controversial observation.

[SpaceJam2]

This Texas-Tech v Gonzaga game is insane

[atljonesbro]

Haven't seen much Hachimura. Anyone know how he'll translate to the NBA? How good is he?

[fsvr54]

Yes and?? As I said it was not the easiest shot to make but it was still very makeable. Hill volleyballed it when he had time to catch and shoot. It a make or miss game and he missed a very makeable shot. Ergo, Duke was lucky..., which really isn't a controversial observation.

I wouldn't call it luck, he just missed a shot. Every shot is tough when it's a competition.

[imdaman99]

Dayummmm this boi Edwards heating up... unfortunately so is everyone on Virginia :lol

[STATUTORY]

jesus I have never seen a player single handedly keep his team close in a college game the way Edwards is doing. this is insane.

[FreezingTsmoove]

Chris Webber is such a god damn ***** now. Crunchtime in a game with a chance to go to the final four and youre complaining about cheap little fouls

[imdaman99]

Edwards don't need to call bank. Dude came up YUGE

[Doranku]

How the **** do you let that pass go through if you're Purdue :lol Terrible defense.

[SouBeachTalents]

Clutch bucket by Rodman

[imdaman99]

Stupid whiteboy on Purdue should have got Edwards the ball up 2 on that offensive rebound. Instead the loser said HURR DURR I WILL HOLD ONTO THE BALL AND ETCH MY NAME IN HISTORY AS THE GUY THAT CLINCHED US A TRIP TO THE FINAL 4. Of course he misses the 2nd FT and Virginia ties it on that crazy play.

[PWB15]

The college basketball gods TROLLED the shit out of me tonight

Virgina was up 78-75 and went to the line. He hit the 1st one to make it 79-75, why the **** did he make the 2nd one? The game was OVER. That $200 looked like a lock for me since i had Purdue for the pts as the 4 pt underdog:facepalm


It was no need for him to try and make the 2nd foul shot since the game was already over:mad:

[SouBeachTalents]

The college basketball gods TROLLED the shit out of me tonight

Virgina was up 78-75 and went to the line. He hit the 1st one to make it 79-75, why the **** did he make the 2nd one? The game was OVER. That $200 looked like a lock for me since i had Purdue for the pts as the 4 pt underdog:facepalm


It was no need for him to try and make the 2nd foul shot since the game was already over:mad:
Not only that, if Purdue doesn't turn the ball over down 3 at the end of OT, or if Virginia doesn't hit that buzzer beater, you would've won too.

Damn, that's a brutal loss bruh :(

[PWB15]

Not only that, if Purdue doesn't turn the ball over down 3 at the end of OT, or if Virginia doesn't hit that buzzer beater, you would've won too.

Damn, that's a brutal loss bruh :(


Yes it was:facepalm

[imdaman99]

Holy shit some of these blocks by the Auburn kids :eek:

[FreezingTsmoove]

great defensive game, reminds me of the old NBA

[imdaman99]

Less than 2 mins left and a tie game and we have people arguing about Lebron and Kobe instead of watching this game :facepalm

[imdaman99]

Was not a fan of this kid Harper but he certainly took over in overtime :rockon:

[STATUTORY]

Cannot believe RJ Barrett is a top 3 pick this season, what a weak draft

[egokiller]

Look at these manlets on Michigan state try to stop Zion. All they can do is foul.

:roll:

[insidehoops]

Elite 8: Duke just woke up. 12-0 run. Up 30-21 on MSU, late first half.

[highwhey]

Elite 8: Duke just woke up. 12-0 run. Up 30-21 on MSU, late first half.
bring PM's back

[Dr. Cheesesteak]

So I picked VT, Zags, Tenn, and UK. I'll be 0-4, but Auburn and TTech making it has me real happy. I just pray Duke loses to MSU.

But if it's Auburn v TTech in the Final, it'd be a godsend (of course now I jinxed it, so it'll be Duke winning it all :cry: )

[scuzzy]

Zion was a little clumsy in the 1st half


Expect nothing but greatness in the 2nd

[AlternativeAcc.]

Zion was a little clumsy in the 1st half


Expect nothing but greatness in the 2nd
That horrible RJ pass up 9 killed dukes momentum

Zion fouled, was forced to sit a while, and Duke didnt score the rest of the half

Game of inches

[scuzzy]

That horrible RJ pass up 9 killed dukes momentum

Zion fouled, was forced to sit a while, and Duke didnt score the rest of the half

Game of inches
ALREADY 10 in the 2nd :applause:

Looks like our little Welfare buddy begged Admin to delete his OTC thread, something must have cut deep :lol

[fsvr54]

College basketball is not fun to watch.

[raprap]

Zion is part of the LeBron fam

[Manny98]

Michigan choking :roll:

[highwhey]

Zion is part of the LeBron fam
yes, aka the thicc fam.

[highwhey]

damn :facepalm

[AlternativeAcc.]

Barrett :facepalm

[raprap]

RJ Barrett cant even hit the rim lmaoo

[highwhey]

duke losing bc of rebounds. they are absolute sh1t at grabbing boards. zion put on a show tho.

[highwhey]

RJ Barrett cant even hit the rim lmaoo
he's been garbage, idk why people thought he would go #2 in the drfat. no way.

[highwhey]

:facepalm

i was hoping we could see Zion carry his team to a championship but his teammates are hot garbage.

i'll just have to wait until he's on the Suns.

[scuzzy]

Barrett living up to his Derozan 2.0 comparison

[AlternativeAcc.]

No way RJ hits both


He's such a ****ing scrub


Guy makes it trying to miss lmao

[highwhey]

barret cost Zion a shot at the title. nice going scrub.

[raprap]

What with these maple bball players man :facepalm

[highwhey]

:facepalm :facepalm :facepalm

[raprap]

Coach K got outcoached

[AlternativeAcc.]

Guess who ****ed up? :oldlol:

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

LMAO @ this crybaby

FCK DUKEEEE nikka

Coach K is the biggest coaching fraud in sports

wouldve been an absolute travesty if he passed Wooden's record

[Dray n Klay]

LMAO @ this crybaby

FCK DUKEEEE nikka

Coach K is the biggest coaching fraud in sports

wouldve been an absolute travesty if he passed Wooden's record


What a meltdown

[Smook A.]

I knew RJ was gonna choke at the line. Smfh

[1987_Lakers]

This was my first time watching Zion for a full game, dude is an absolute monster, his presence on the defensive end surprised me the most, guys were scared to shoot in the paint if Zion was around. He's like a Charles Barkley who can play defense.

[highwhey]

This was my first time watching Zion for a full game, dude is an absolute monster, his presence on the defensive end surprised me the most, guys were scared to shoot in the paint if Zion was around. He's like a Charles Barkley who can play defense.
tune into Fox Sports Arizona to see more Zion in October.

[AngelEyes]

tune into Fox Sports Arizona to see more Zion in October.

I don't think I want him going to such a disaster of an organization. All the teams that are in line to possibly get Zion have a ton of flaws but Phoenix in particular is an absolute dumpster fire.

[Celtics 1825]

There go all my brackets. RIP

But with that being said, **** Duke

[SouBeachTalents]

There go all my brackets. RIP

But with that being said, **** Duke
They shoulda lost in the 2nd round anyways

[highwhey]

I don't think I want him going to such a disaster of an organization. All the teams that are in line to possibly get Zion have a ton of flaws but Phoenix in particular is an absolute dumpster fire.
tune into Fox Sports Arizona to watch more Zion coverage come October. :cheers:

[the mesiah]

http://sportige.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Crying-Jordan-Coach-K.jpg

[imdaman99]

Disappointed in RJ. He really blew this game bad. That being said, Duke was in too many close games and got too lucky the last 2 games. That falls on coaching. Sorry Coach K, you don't work well with 1 and dones. You need to coach them up for 4 years, unfortunately that won't get you even close to the best players as those kids wanna get paid asap.

[PP34Deuce]

Cam looked disinterested. Seems like he struggled playing the 3rd wheel.

Izzo outcoached Coach K.

[highwhey]

Coach K, Cam Reddish and RJ Barret are all to blame.

Tom Izzo clearly won the coaching match.

Cam Reddish for being a mentally weak b1tch.

RJ Barret for thinking he's the #1 on the team trying to get his instead of giving the ball to Zion, who clearly should have had the ball in the last possessions of the game.

:facepalm

I know for a fact that in Phoenix, Zion will not be treated like a 2nd option. He'll be the Alpha dog.

Tune into Fox Sports Arizona for further Zion coverage coming this October.

[atljonesbro]

Cam Reddish is Andrew Wiggins with less natural talent. God I hope we don't draft him

[stalkerforlife]

Zion is who I thought he was.

A choker.

Hopefully he develops something more than a bull rush and a spin move.

Yikes.

[PP34Deuce]

Cam Reddish is Andrew Wiggins with less natural talent. God I hope we don't draft him

I wouldn't go that far with Cam. Wiggins can score... and play defense when he wants to.

Cam actually is more in that glue SF Oubre/ Ariza/ Robert Covington mold. He's not going to be a star but will definitely be valued in today's spacing game. His ceiling to me is an elite 3 and D player.

Absolute worst Case scenario- Rodney Hood but I don't think Cam is that mentally weak.

[insidehoops]

Final Four Game Schedule: Saturday, April 6

1-Virginia vs 5-Auburn, 6:09 p.m. ET

2-Michigan State vs 3-Texas Tech, 8:49 p.m. ET

[insidehoops]

:coleman:

[insidehoops]

Final 4:

Virginia up 2 on Auburn with 6 mins left in first half.

Update: Auburn up 3 at the half.

[imdaman99]

Wow Auburn what a comeback!! Up 2

[Doranku]

You can foul before the ball is inbounded without consequence in college? Wtf? :lol

[Doranku]

That's not a bad call tbh, just awful defense.

[imdaman99]

Wow would hate to lose on that... but it was clearly a foul

[stalkerforlife]

Dumbest foul ever.

And Kyle Guy is so damn clutch.

Woooooow.

[Doranku]

Homeboy wasn't even rattled. You could see it in his face. Ice cold.

[imdaman99]

Virginia allowed to double dribble and then they get a foul called for them like that :roll:

College ball is even more blatantly rigged :facepalm

[stalkerforlife]

Virginia allowed to double dribble and then they get a foul called for them like that :roll:

College ball is even more blatantly rigged :facepalm

Wrong.

[imdaman99]

Ref comes on air to say it was a double dribble. But I'm wrong :oldlol:

Not to mention the Auburn kid in the corner to give them the lead got fouled too but they let that go :oldlol:

So much rigging :oldlol:

[qrich]

Ref comes on air to say it was a double dribble. But I'm wrong :oldlol:

Not to mention the Auburn kid in the corner to give them the lead got fouled too but they let that go :oldlol:

So much rigging :oldlol:
Yes, the refs botched that call but dude was clearly fouled on the three point attempt.

Auburn could have won this game by not fouling after that double dribble as well.

[4pointshot]

Yes, the refs botched that call but dude was clearly fouled on the three point attempt.

Auburn could have won this game by not fouling after that double dribble as well.

Yeah, I think they went to the well once too often with that last intentional foul, let VA set up the last shot.

But lots of little things. The VA player who missed two FT near the end.

[imdaman99]

Texas Tech is too good. I knew when they rekt Michigan how legit they were. It's so hard to score on them

[insidehoops]

Championship game:

3-2 Texas Tech at 16:00.

Each basket is a precious gift.

[insidehoops]

NCAA championship game:

At 12:56, Virginia up 9-3

Texas Tech is 0 of 8 FG so far.

[insidehoops]

Halfway through the first half, Virginia up 15-7.

Virignia 6 of 13, Texas Tech 1 of 11.

Guard Kyle Guy 5 pts
Guard Ty Jerome 3 asts

[MJistheGOAT]

Texas Tech offense looking bad
Nice to see 2 great defensive teams going at it

EDIT: Texas Tech with 3 consecutive threes ...

[insidehoops]

And now at 8:30 it feels a bit more like a game, with a couple shots dropping for Texas Tech. Virginia now up 19-16.

Brandone Francis 6 pts off the bench for TTech

[insidehoops]

Oh now it's a game for real. Tied at 21, at 6:25.

[insidehoops]

Championship game:

This 5'9" freshman Virginia guard Kihei Clark passed up an INCREDIBLY wide-open three a minute ago, but just now got the same opportunity and hit it

[insidehoops]

Championship game:

At 3:37, Texas Tech up 25-24. Their bench is 3-of-4 from 3pt range.

Both teams 5 assists.

[insidehoops]

Late first half,
Virginia guard De'Andre Hunter is 0 for 6
Texas Tech guard Jarrett Culver is 0 of 5

Texas Tech up 2

[insidehoops]

NCAA Championship Game Halftime: Virginia 32, Texas Tech 29.

Kyle Guy 10 points.

Ty Jerome, Davide Moretti and Brandone Francis each with 8 points.

[insidehoops]

Virginia up 37-29 at 18:32 in the second half. Kyle Guy 5 of 8, 13 pts

[insidehoops]

At 14:24, second half, Virginia up 42-35.

Virginia guard Kyle Guy now 6 of 9, and 3 of 5 threes, 15 points

[insidehoops]

Championship game:

At 11:24 second half, Virginia up 50-41.

For Virginia, guards Kyle Guy and De'Andre Hunter each with 15 points, while Ty Jerome has 10 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.

Texas Tech is being saved by their bench: Brandone Francis has 13 points on 8 shots, and Kyler Edwards has 8 points on just two shots.

[insidehoops]

Assists, mid second half:

Virginia guard Ty Jerome 7
Texas Tech as a team 6.

[insidehoops]

Very fun second half.

Virginia up 6 with six mins left

[insidehoops]

Texas Tech on a run. Wild game now! Only down 1, with a free throw upcoming, with 3:28 left in game.

[highwhey]

Texas Tech on a run. Wild game now! Only down 1, with a free throw upcoming, with 3:28 left in game.
bring back pm's

[insidehoops]

Awesome second half.

Texas Tech up 1, and now with the ball, with 23 seconds left

[highwhey]

overtime

[highwhey]

insidehoops punching air rn bc i beat him to the punch

[MJistheGOAT]

Nice 2nd half

I like both teams, so not interested in who wins

[highwhey]

that camera POV is pretty sick, i know the NBA experimented with it once, wish they'd go back to it.

[insidehoops]

Halfway through overtime, Texas Tech up 1

De'Andre Hunter 24 points, Kyle Guy 22

[highwhey]

Virginia wins

[MJistheGOAT]

Game over.

Bad execution and coaching by TT in the overtime.

[insidehoops]

FINAL: Virginia 85, Texas Tech 77, OT.

The Virginia Cavaliers are your 2019 NCAA basketball champions!

De'Andre Hunter had 27 points and 7 rebounds,
Kyle Guy 24 points,
Ty Jerome 16 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists.

Braxton Key 10 rebounds.