Elite Eight Thread (non UConn games)

[BugsyCT]

Guessing we’ll be the late game next Saturday based on seeds if the refs can’t save Duke these last few minutes

 

[gsmooth]

Team of destiny type stuff

We know all to well from 2011

Imagine if Isaac McNeeley from Virginia, an 87% FT shooter, missing the front end of a 1 and 1 with 4.5 seconds left instead made 1 FT. It would have made it a 4 pt lead and NC State 's season would have ended and their coach would have been fired. This Back to the Future space time continuam stuff. This entire NCAAT would have been vastly different.

 

[Dove]

I have never seen a goal tend review.

 

[BGesus4]

Filipowski gives me old school Duke vibes, seems like a major .

I like that the filter left this to my imagination

 

[FfldCntyFan]

I have never seen a goal tend review.

It's Duke

 

[millertime7774]

I have never seen a goal tend review.

Exactly, why are they reviewing this? I do not understand what creates a review...

 

[Dove]

What's Burns going to do against Edey. I can't see it working out, but maybe?

He will outplod him, I feel.

 

[Dove]

Exactly, why are they reviewing this? I do not understand what creates a review...

It's one of the easiest calls to make live.

 

[UCHuskies08]

John Scheyer is not a good coach

 

[UCfor3]

Only downside is beating Duke by 40 in a championship game can't be crossed off my bucket list.

 

[storrsroars]

Only downside is beating Duke by 40 in a championship game can't be crossed off my bucket list.

yet.

 

[87Xfer]

Scheyer just sitting there

 

[superjohn]

Only downside is beating Duke by 40 in a championship game can't be crossed off my bucket list.

We would've murdered them but this Duke team had no business even making it to the Sweet 16.

 

[Dove]

That play by Burns there defies logic. Very likeable kid.

 

[HuskyInfinity]

Something about NC St.’s pluckiness makes me think they have a better chance of pulling it off on Purdue than that weak sauce Tenn brought today.

 

[J187Money]

Burns is a big boy. Will need an oxygen tank if he ends up seeing us in the final.

 

[Dibbie]

Burns is insane

 

[BugsyCT]

Burns is fun to watch, I’ll give him that. Hope he can give Edey trouble next week

 

[August_West]

NC State putting on a clinic on how to close a game. Attacking the rim off press break is WAY better than the pull it out and run clock disasters.

 

[tuvent08]

No coach has ever projected less confidence than Scheyer. He makes Rich Kotite look like Lombardi.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

NC State putting on a clinic on how to close a game. Attacking the rim off press break is WAY better than the pull it out and run clock disasters.

Someone should send the game film to Auriemma.

 

[TerryBoyz]

Had to share this photo. After the goal tending was reversed

 

[Revrat]

Not sure Edey is gonna be able to do his back into the basket and force Burns to move thing. He may actually pick up a foul or two trying

 

[Waquoit]

Flip to the pine.

What a punk, stepping over that dude he assaulted.

 

[huskiemaniac]

Someone should send the game film to Auriemma.

They’ve been playing 6 players the entire tournamen. Cant understand why they fade at the end of games…

 

[nelsonmuntz]

No coach has ever projected less confidence than Scheyer. He makes Rich Kotite look like Lombardi.

Scheyer made the Final 8. He is not a complete incompetent.

 

[storrsroars]

How did the teams that beat Purdue do it? Hurley and coaches will have to see what they did. But, if we play them, how the game is called will be critical. I can certainly see Hurley picking up a T over one too many bad calls.

Purdue is 0-2 in OT, so that's one way.

Shut down Smith first. He averages 7.5 assists/game. Shut down Loyer next. Make it difficult to just dump into Edey. If Edey has position, let him shoot w/o fouling in first half. He'll still miss some. Just get the rebounds. Samson will still get his slams, but Clingan might have more issues scoring inside, so he should look to dish first and keep the offense moving to wear out Purdue mentally as much as physically. We will have to do better from 3. Even 25% should do it.

 

[That Guy]

 

[Mr. French]

Flip plays so small. Scheyer can’t develop players

If you really watch how these teams like Duke and UK run their offense, they really just run ball screens and let their guys make plays.

I have no clue how these guys think they’re getting properly prepared, but everyone’s got different tastes.

 

[tuvent08]

Scheyer made the Final 8. He is not a complete incompetent.

I wrote “project confidence.” I didn’t write “complete incompetent.” Similarly, I would say that Underwood doesn’t game plan well. He is not a complete incompetent, either.