NCAA Tournament Saturday (Day 3) Thread

[RuffRuff]

It was fun while it lasted.

It was fun while it lasted.

You give up easy

 

[HCCForever]

Neal says hello

 

[nelsonmuntz]

You give up easy

I was right this afternoon, and that was well before the weirdness with Luis.

Creighton is playing well, but Auburn is really, really good. This game feels like an "attaboy" loss for Creighton.

 

[BFieldHusky]

Neal is in over his head right now. He can't be "the guy" against this level of competition. He has to be a complementary player tonight.

You were saying...

 

[RuffRuff]

Auburn has so many athletic guards they can throw at you. It’s Broome and what feels like a rotation of 6 similar guards, quick and long.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Neal says hello

That is exactly what he should be doing. Let Ashworth and Kalk draw the help, and Neal will be open for the pop.

 

[Kitaman]

I'm torn. I want Cherington to win, but we have a better chance beating Auburn.

Creighton is the only other team (UConn 1st) I immediately look for bracket placement, especially the last 2 Tournaments. Just saying they are the only team in the Nation, I fear.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Creighton needs 1 more player. Ashworth, Kalkbrenner, McAndrew and Neal is a very good 4 of a starting 5. That 5th player is a huge hole against a team this good.

 

[aceboon]

Creighton gotta get back on the rope here or this stretch might be the game

 

[superjohn]

Cardwell is currently on the UConn campus, word is he's going to sign with the Huskies.

 

[lateralous]

I'm torn. I want Cherington to win, but we have a better chance beating Auburn.

Creighton is the only other team (UConn 1st) I immediately look for bracket placement, especially the last 2 Tournaments. Just saying they are the only team in the Nation, I fear.

 

[RuffRuff]

The inevitable unraveling - you could feel it coming. Auburn has way too much on the perimeter for this Creighton team. It’s nuts because when we play Creighton if feels like Neal’s athleticism is too much for us, and he looks pedestrian amongst this sea of Auburn guards. Hurley is going to have a ton of work to do to get back to F4 caliber.

 

[buddy]

This is really bad for the Big East. I don't know why people are celebrating this.

Screw the Big East. Most Big East schools/fans hate UConn.

 

[HCCForever]

Here comes Creighton

 

[giddyup]

The SEC has gone long and athletic.

 

[RuffRuff]

The SEC has gone long and athletic.

It works - we were that last year. Arkansas stifled StJ with it. It should be priority in recruitment, what is most baffling about the AM portal pick.

 

[BugsyCT]

Gonzaga/Houston about to tip - should be a good one.

 

[aceboon]

Great playcalls to get Kalk the ball out of both timeouts

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Kalkbrenner or Ashworth is going to have to be dominant the last 11 minutes, and Creighton will need Auburn to miss some shots they usually make.

 

[gsmooth]

Damn I wish Petiford chose UConn

 

[huskyjawz]

Screw the Big East. Most Big East schools/fans hate UConn.

It's better for UConn if the Big East teams succeed. You don't have to feel a sense of comradery with the other teams, but the respect that UConn gets when it comes to seeding in the tournament is based on the respect that people have for the conference.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Two hands on a player is an automatic foul. McDermott should not have to call for it.

 

[superjohn]

It works - we were that last year. Arkansas stifled StJ with it. It should be priority in recruitment, what is most baffling about the AM portal pick.

We were long, big, and incredibly skilled. I wouldn't call us athletic. Newton, Cam, AK, and Clingan certainly aren't explosive run and jump athletes.

 

[HCCForever]

I don’t care if other schools hate UConn or it’s fans or if a coach is a womanizer. It helps future tournament seeding and payouts if Big East performs well.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

It's better for UConn if the Big East teams succeed. You don't have to feel a sense of comradery with the other teams, but the respect that UConn gets when it comes to seeding in the tournament is based on the respect that people have for the conference.

The basketball haters would rather see UConn go 0-30 every year if it would give them a reason to complain about the Big East.