2022 NCAA Tournament Thread

[BuffLuke80]

If Gonzaga goes up against an SEC team and gets SEC-style refereeing, this is what happens.

Yep, mentioned this awhile back. Length, Gonzaga has. Girth, not as much. Some of their guards are put together, their bigs are pretty skinny, outside of one. If it's a more physical type game, not their deal for the most part. I wouldn't call their bigs soft, just not their game, they are very skilled at the same time.

 

[Johnny Juzang]

Houston is better than Arizona. Great D and the best offensive reboundingteam in the tourney.

 

[Buffnik]

Houston was the most under-seeded team in the Dance. #2 in KenPom. #3 in NET. How is that a 5-seed?

 

[Heywood]

I knew I had seen the tech head coach somewhere

 

[Ruckus]

This TTU/Duke game is great. If TTU and UH hold on, this will be an amazing day of bouncing teams I hate. Then just need Providence to win tomorrow and baby we’ve got a stew going.

 

[Hallett Hell]

I bet UA wishes they had a halfway decent PG now. Too bad about KJ!

 

[Uncle Ken]

Ugh. I needed both Texas Tech and Arizona to win tonight.

 

[torero]

Rooting for Arkansas now. All aboard the Muss bus, university of San Diego alum.

 

[Hallett Hell]

 

[4BienemyTDs]

Darn turrible thing for AZ to lose
Lots of good money down the drain
We need to invite Houston to the PAC12 ASAP

 

[CarolinaBuff]

This TTU/Duke game is great. If TTU and UH hold on, this will be an amazing day of bouncing teams I hate. Then just need Providence to win tomorrow and baby we’ve got a stew going.

A great night of hoops seeing Gonzaga and Arizona go down plus Duke wins. Now hoping UNC and KU lose tomorrow

 

[Buffnik]

Rooting for a UCLA-Houston final now.

 

[PAHIBuff]

Houston is better than Arizona. Great D and the best offensive reboundingteam in the tourney.

Best offensive rebounding team in the country I believe. Everything went wrong for AZ tonight.
The disparity in coaching experience also had something to do with it IMO.

 

[ahoelsken]

Best offensive rebounding team in the country I believe. Everything went wrong for AZ tonight.
The disparity in coaching experience also had something to do with it IMO.

TCU should have probably sent Arizona packing, and probably would have had Eric Curry not had his head up his ass for the last few minutes of that game on Sunday night. Not real surprised by Houston bouncing them, but still **** ARIZONA.

One more take on this tournament-isn't it curious that the bracket seems to be opening up for Coach K in his final NCAA tournament?

 

[PAHIBuff]

TCU should have probably sent Arizona packing, and probably would have had Eric Curry not had his head up his ass for the last few minutes of that game on Sunday night. Not real surprised by Houston bouncing them, but still **** ARIZONA.

One more take on this tournament-isn't it curious that the bracket seems to be opening up for Coach K in his final NCAA tournament?

It would be too “One shining moment” for K to leave with another net, but it wouldn’t shock me.

 

[ahoelsken]

It would be too “One shining moment” for K to leave with another net, but it wouldn’t shock me.

They're going to beat Arkansas. Duke's the better team and.........they're (this shouldn't shock any of you) going to get a favorable whistle. Go ahead and hammer that one tomorrow.

 

[Formerly_Medford]

Houston was the most under-seeded team in the Dance. #2 in KenPom. #3 in NET. How is that a 5-seed?

Conversely, Wisconsin was the most over seeded 3 ever. Should have been a 7.

 

[ahoelsken]

Conversely, Wisconsin was the most over seeded 3 ever. Should have been a 7.

Let's not forget that Medford had LSU in the Sweet 16.

 

[Buffnik]

One thing that shouldn't be a surprise is that in a year when no teams felt truly elite we've seen three #1 seeds eliminated before the Elite 8. (And we're all hoping that becomes four tomorrow.)

 

[ahoelsken]

One thing that shouldn't be a surprise is that in a year when no teams felt truly elite we've seen three #1 seeds eliminated before the Elite 8. (And we're all hoping that becomes four tomorrow.

2006 I think was the only other year I can think of where a number 1 hasn't made the Final Four right?

 

[BuffWarHog]

YES!!! Down goes Gonzaga!

2nd straight trip to the Elite 8 for the Hogs

WOOOOOOO! PIG SOOIE!

 

[BuffWarHog]

TCU should have probably sent Arizona packing, and probably would have had Eric Curry not had his head up his ass for the last few minutes of that game on Sunday night. Not real surprised by Houston bouncing them, but still **** ARIZONA.

One more take on this tournament-isn't it curious that the bracket seems to be opening up for Coach K in his final NCAA tournament?

Well, Ark ended UF and LSU coaches this year. Here’s to hoping they can do one more!!

 

[BuffWarHog]

I knew I had seen the tech head coach somewhere
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And where have we seen Gonzaga’s (Mark Few)???

 

[manhattanbuff]

This sorta feels like a Coach K send-off championship is brewing…

 

[BuffWarHog]

If Gonzaga goes up against an SEC team and gets SEC-style refereeing, this is what happens.

Interesting take.
With 5 minutes left in 2nd half one team was in the double bonus while the other team had 3 fouls.

 

[BuffLuke80]

Houston was the most under-seeded team in the Dance. #2 in KenPom. #3 in NET. How is that a 5-seed?

Mentioned to you, I think, that they could be a very dangerous team. I just wondered if they had enough shooting is what I asked I believe? Anyway, whenever I've seen them play, I've been pretty impressed.

 

[Swish]

Seems to me that the door is opening to send Mike Krzyzewski out as a winner. Great coach......but I have never liked the Blue Devils.

 

[Alfred91]

Interesting take.
With 5 minutes left in 2nd half one team was in the double bonus while the other team had 3 fouls.

It makes perfect sense. Arkansas was playing physical ball, even though they were getting fouls called on them, they weren't getting an excessive number of fouls called. Gonzaga was playing super soft, so it also makes perfect sense that they weren't getting any fouls called on them.

It wasn't a criticism of the referees, just an observation that a WCC team was pushed around and taken out of their game by a n SEC team playing a typical SEC style.

 

[Buffnik]

Few plays a beautiful brand of basketball and coaches it flawlessly. I'm wondering today, considering what also happened to his disciple Tommy Lloyd's Arizona team, if that style is too finesse and doesn't do enough to protect the defensive glass. It's all fun and games until you run into a team that will punch you in the mouth, has great strength & speed, and never lets up.

 

[Da Lama]

Kountz and Fletcher are the only two guys I felt Tad didn't get the most out of.

Say what you will about competition level, and it's valid, but Kountz is nightly 20 point scorer, and Fletcher was a regular triple double threat, conference player of the year at Toledo.

To be fair, Kountz was sh!t at CU and it stems from where he played in high school. There's a reason why East rolls every year until they play a half way decent, disciplined, well coached team in playoffs and flame out hard. I think Kountz finally learned to be a basketball player under Tad, grew inpatient, and then put that learning/maturity to good use this season.