NCAA Basketball - Tournament Time

[kihei]

Kansas is in such a rush right now. It looks indistinguishable from panic. Plenty of time left.

 

[solventless710]

Bell is ******** all over Kansas.

 

[HisIceness]

I know Oregon won the very first NCAA Championship in 1939, but I had no idea that's also the one and only time they've been to the Final Four.

Two West coast teams in the Final 4 is pretty cool.

 

[kihei]

Kansas cuts it to six. Definitely not over yet....back up to 11 quickly, it's over now.

 

[Reality Check]

I'm not bitter over Michigan losing to Oregon. But Kansas are chokers pure and simple.

 

[Chairman Mallard]

Ducks!

 

[solventless710]

Always great to see Kansas get smacked around in the tournament... especially in their own backyard. **** them and **** Bill Self.

 

[kihei]

I'm not bitter over Michigan losing to Oregon. But Kansas are chokers pure and simple.

I think you are doing a serious disservice to Oregon. They won that game on merit, choking by the opposition had nothing to do with it.

 

[Reality Check]

Also, congrats to Gonzaga for finally breaking through. Even if it was against an 11th seed.

No excuses for them not to reach the National Championship game.

 

[Halladay]

CPR dummy.

 

[Wild11MN]

Wooo!!! Conference of Champions baby!

 

[Reality Check]

I think you are doing a serious disservice to Oregon. They won that game on merit, choking by the opposition had nothing to do with it.

Northern Iowa and VCU say otherwise. Especially when the pressure is on and Kansas starts becoming a heavy favorite, they fold.

Down 15 at halftime despite relatively a home-court advantage. Oregon is good but c'mon.

 

[HisIceness]

Ducks!

Congratulations sir! Enjoy next week!

 

[Virtanen18]

Oregon was awesome today - Dorsey hasn't missed a big shot all tournament. Kansas got close but never popped off and started raining buckets like they did in past games.

 

[OhCaptainMyCaptain]

**** Gonzaga.

U mad bro?

 

[Halladay]

Oregon and Villanova are very good teams, so he Self shouldn't get **** on for these past two years. But in his time at KU since 2003, he has only been to the final 4 twice. He has lost to Bucknell, Bradley, Northern Iowa, VCU, Stanford, and Wichita State. Only VCU was after the first weekend. He severely underachieves in the tournament.

 

[kihei]

South Carolina plays physical basketball, but Florida is making its shots.

 

[Halladay]

South Carolina to the Final 4.

 

[kingsholygrail]

South Carolina is going to their first final four. They've knocked off some good teams.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Frank Martin looks like he knows where Jimmy Hoffa was buried.

Because he drove.

 

[kingsholygrail]

Down by 7 at the half.
Up by 7 at the final.

Pottery.

 

[HisIceness]

South Carolina is going to their first final four. They've knocked off some good teams.

First time a school from the Palmetto state has advanced to the final four too.

 

[John Price]

What really struck me from South Carolina today was what boss Frank Martin said before the game, something that echoed the family atmosphere of Buzz Williams. These are impressionable young men. And a coach isn't there just to teach them basketball. They're there to help mold these boys, into men. And that made me happy as I was driving home today listening to pre-game coverage of the match on the radio.
Buzz Williams said to all of his seniors, addressed them one by one in a huddle, he said he would be there for the rest of their life if they needed his help. In a similar note, Frank Martin stated that he would always have these two hour talks every week where they can talk anything but basketball. So these young men were able to explore and discuss political issues as well as issues hitting young men today in an open forum. It always struck me how great that was, when someone like Martin could do this to help others, or Harbaugh and his "open door policy" where any athlete could come in and voice a concern or get advice.
These guys are coaches first and foremost. But there is that notion that you just do not see in the professional game and that is that they are also mentors to young men too and in some cases a father figure, as seen with the late Dean Smith.

 

[John Price]

 

[kingsholygrail]

Imagine if Kentucky went down... Oh man.