March Madness Round 1 Thread

[connVA]

He couldn’t give the kids a 5 minute break at some point? I know Siena had a ton of injuries but hard for your kids to beat a team like Duke with no legs for the last 5-10 minutes.

 

[mauconnfan]

Duke had 3 fouls in the first 3-4 minutes 2nd half ended up with 4😳

 

[BugsyCT]

Why play the whole game without any subs at all? Recipe for disaster down the stretch. Siena completely ran out of gas.

 

[boog204]

Why play the whole game without any subs at all? Recipe for disaster down the stretch. Siena completely ran out of gas.

Think they legit have four players injured and out.

 

[boog204]

Duke had 3 fouls in the first 3-4 minutes 2nd half ended up with 4😳

There was zero chance they’d get call for any and zero chance Boozer wouldn’t get to the line at will.

 

[sledog]

Every single tournament game has been broadcasted on TV since 2011 man

So u don't know either?? TBS!!

 

[uconngb]

Ruff Rugf was right, Dook does look dominant…,,I mean taking down Siena like that: crazy

 

[aceboon]

imagine if they get the bucket here and the energy remains high, feels like they deflated after this sequence

 

[superjohn]

He couldn’t give the kids a 5 minute break at some point? I know Siena had a ton of injuries but hard for your kids to beat a team like Duke with no legs for the last 5-10 minutes.

I don't think he had any guys who could've given them minutes

 

[superjohn]

imagine if they get the bucket here and the energy remains high, feels like they deflated after this sequence

They legit could've/would've won if that sequence went differently

 

[BugsyCT]

Think they legit have four players injured and out.

It's a wonder that they even got here if they're that thin.

 

[uconnfan68]

Duke had 3 fouls in the first 3-4 minutes 2nd half ended up with 4😳

And looked shocked when they called obvious hacks.

 

[aceboon]

So u don't know either?? TBS!!

I knew because I actually have a brain and it's plugged in. Lol @ thinking a tourney game wasn't going to be broadcasted in 2026.

 

[uconngb]

Power conference teams with a very sketchy start.

Good thing we aren’t one of them

 

[aceboon]

if that Nebraska crowd was like that today I can't imagine what it's going to sound like on Saturday

 

[uconngb]

Arkansas looks like Phi Slamma Jamma

 

[UCFan1513]

I will say St Johns has a chance if they face Duke. Duke looks weak.

They have much more than a chance. Now they have a 50/50 shot

 

[nelsonmuntz]

He couldn’t give the kids a 5 minute break at some point? I know Siena had a ton of injuries but hard for your kids to beat a team like Duke with no legs for the last 5-10 minutes.

McNamara blew it. He should have gotten them a few minutes on the bench throughout the game. Sub right before TV timeouts. 60 seconds of game time on the bench can be 5 minutes of real time on the bench. Not rocket science.

 

[Marat]

Hurley needs to keep the team focused starting with game 1, as we almost saw the "powerful" #1 Duke choke against #16. No playing down to the competition.

 

[Inyatkin]

Still only one upset though

 

[HooperScooper]

Too bad Siena has no depth at all. Those kids were gassed. Gave it all they had though. It was a lot of fun rooting for them and Duke to lose.

So does this mean that Duke is severely compromised without 2 starters? I hope so! I'm a huge TCU fan on Saturday!

Funny that we met a couple in Aruba 2 weeks ago whose daughter is at TCU. We discussed a little TCU athletics and all they could talk about was the football team. They said their daughter goes to all the games even though she's not that into sports. I said, "Isn't the basketball team pretty good this year?" They said they had no idea. I wonder if most of the campus would say the same thing.

 

[Mr. French]

Crazy all the UConn rep in these commercials….just saw a new one w Tarasi and Steph

Yeah I saw that earlier, plus lil Dicky - I immediately said to my wife "I will now purchase items at Dick's"

 

[uconngb]

Can Mashburn not afford a sport coat?? He wears the same stupid Members Only jacket every time. Does he need a Go Fund Me campaign??

 

[Travelman6]

Yikes, you guys were not lying, 5 players, 40 minutes. Not a single bench minute. Wow, really impressed by this team. Hope they can make it again next year. Duke is not much deeper; just 12 total players saw the floor. Wonder if that is some kind of record.

 

[RuffRuff]

Too bad Siena has no depth at all. Those kids were gassed. Gave it all they had though. It was a lot of fun rooting for them and Duke to lose.

So does this mean that Duke is severely compromised without 2 starters? I hope so! I'm a huge TCU fan on Saturday!

Funny that we met a couple in Aruba 2 weeks ago whose daughter is at TCU. We discussed a little TCU athletics and all they could talk about was the football team. They said their daughter goes to all the games even though she's not that into sports. I said, "Isn't the basketball team pretty good this year?" They said they had no idea. I wonder if most of the campus would say the same thing.

Yes they are - PN was in a boot today rolling and Scheyer didn't seem too confident. Kid is likely going draft, so guessing they're being really careful. TCU could definitely give them a run. Would be magical if they got knocked out - even with him back, seems like he won't be 100% and he'll have to blend back in. They seem really vulnerable, especially to the 4-5.