March madness round two Sunday

[HooperScooper]

Thugs?

I will always hate St. Johns's and their fans. So kill me if I root against them.

 

[superjohn]

The same guy who told us all year how awful of a matchup SJ is for us suddenly wants us to have to beat them to get to the final 4. All for the BE. Lol

Awful matchup with Big East refs on the road.

 

[superjohn]

I will always hate St. Johns's and their fans. So kill me if I root against them.

That makes them thugs?

 

[KingAG]

It's not used in isolation. If we have 800k allotted for a player (maybe a subpar starter), suddenly we have 1.3mil (a real player). Or it could be the difference in winning a bidding war for 2.5 mil vs. another team bidding 2 mil for a starting PF.

But either way, we're close but not at the full revenue sharing amount for the university and we have one of the most expensive coaching staffs in the country. Every dollar literally counts.

Ehhh. Not over a favorable draw or matchup. If they were in another region sure. But they are an active deterrent to us winning a championship at the moment

 

[uconngb]

Except Hopkins has made 3

I said some, not all

But I coujd have said most, since they are 7-23

 

[KingAG]

There's bitterness because St John's has beaten us. I admit I have been bitter against St John's don't lie.

Sure. That is how rivalries are formed. I don’t root for my rivals. I root against the Red Sox, Celtics, friars, Duke, NFC East outside of Dallas. That isn’t a controversial stance.

St John’s with respect to what they’ve done have now worked their way there for me.

 

[auror]

Ehhh. Not over a favorable draw or matchup. If they were in another region sure. But they are an active deterrent to us winning a championship at the moment

We've beaten both Kansas and St. John's this season. Both games we lost to St. John's were on their home court. Both will be underdogs to Duke, and we still have to get by two historic programs in UCLA and Michigan State.

I'm rooting for the sure bank.

I do understand your perspective on it, though.

 

[KingAG]

Bryce Hopkins is 4-5 from 3.

 

[KingAG]

We've beaten both Kansas and St. John's this season. Both games we lost to St. John's were on their home court. Both will be underdogs to Duke, and we still have to get by two historic programs in UCLA and Michigan State.

I'm rooting for the sure bank.

I do understand your perspective on it, though.

That’s logical. I just think Kansas is a better draw if we get there.

 

[uconngb]

They should NOT be taking 30 3s

 

[KingAG]

The Johnnie’s are just pulling it. Interesting game plan

 

[bendm]

Since Carolina was eliminated are their fans rooting for Duke to win it all? Guessing no. I understand why it’s in our financial interest to root for other BE teams, it just sucks that we have to.

 

[uconngb]

WTF are they doing???? Are they really gonna take 50 3s??

 

[JungleLobo]

There's bitterness because they have owned us 4 out of the 5 meetings and taken the BE regular season and tourney the last 2 years.

Everyone here would be rooting for St John's if they lost to us the last 2 years.

It's like people here act like St John's took their girl from them. It's like they try to come up with things to make themselves feel better saying St John's isn't a tournament when they clearly are.

Well if the dislike is that much, get to the Elite 8 and take another shot as the Johnnies but keep banking that money for the Big East

 

[Hamms30]

how come we don't get the St. John's that airballs 4 out of 5 threes?

 

[Scoe]

I'm just gonna root for the team that wins this game. Not gonna get emotionally involved, our games are enough stress.

 

[Scoe]

Kansas is cooked

 

[KingAG]

They’re making them lmfao

 

[JungleLobo]

I'm just gonna root for the team that wins this game. Not gonna get emotional our games are enough stress.

The alternative is Duke.

You are toast.

 

[Trudy Gay]

Kansas is so bad

 

[husky8273]

how come we don't get the St. John's that airballs 4 out of 5 threes?

they missed 24 straight against us

 

[Mr. French]

I genuinely dislike that entire section of the bracket so it’s a tough call

 

[KingAG]

We are in the twilight zone. We’re St John’s is a knock down shooting team and we can’t throw a rock in the ocean

 

[Marat]

We are in the twilight zone. We’re St John’s is a knock down shooting team and we can’t throw a rock in the ocean

I dunno what game you are seeing but they having been bricking and airballing 3s much of the game before.

 

[BFieldHusky]

how come we don't get the St. John's that airballs 4 out of 5 threes?

We did in Hartford.