Round Two

[uconngb]

Rick Barnes underperforms again? Shocker

He did a great job of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory in this one omg

 

[mauconnfan]

Michigan shouldn’t even be there but give them credit. Yep Tennessee was dreadful. Good news Howard hugged the UT kid no punches thrown.

 

[gsmooth]

Congratulations to the Friars. They are making it to the Sweet 16 in dominant fashion. I had Iowa making the Sweet 16 in my brackets but I don’t care, go Big East

 

[mauconnfan]

PC nice win. Combo of good basketball and great match up in the brackets. Heck we’ve gotten lucky before like that good for them.

 

[AntG168]

PC nice win. Combo of good basketball and great match up in the brackets. Heck we’ve gotten lucky before like that good for them.

Luck doesn’t exist in the tournament to me. Everyone is good. Some would say we got a good draw before Teddy Allen turned into prime Kobe. It’s the NCAAT, no easy wins

 

[AntG168]

Where’s the moron who said the BiG10 would choke? They’ve been impressive so far

 

[CaptainRon]

Had Baylor winning it all. Im toast. Creighton gave it a hell of a shot, depleted as they were. Hall situation is totally fed up. Go PC an Nova

 

[AntG168]

The first win is always the hardest. I still think if we survived that first game we would’ve made a run. So frustrating

 

[MexicoHusky]

The Michigan/Wiscy brawl changed Michigan's season. Team rallied behind suspended Howard. Howard defended his kids. Kids responded.

 

[That Guy]

F Providence. Their fans are insufferable and they try to force a rivalry between us even though they're a completely irrelevant program with barely any history of success. Hope they enjoy their 15 minutes of fame before they fall back into mediocrity. I want nothing more than to see them get blown out by Kansas. And yeah, I'm bitter as hell knowing that the minnows of the old BE are somehow better than us.

 

[gsmooth]

Luck doesn’t exist in the tournament to me. Everyone is good. Some would say we got a good draw before Teddy Allen turned into prime Kobe. It’s the NCAAT, no easy wins

I mostly agree with this. I do think match ups matter to some degree, but if you are an elite team (not saying PC is), you don’t worry about who is in your bracket.

in fact in 99, some pundits thought UConn got a break with #2 Stanford losing in the 2nd round, I didn’t. UConn beat Stanford in Stanford without Hamilton. They weren’t going to beat a full strength UConn team with Hamilton in the Elite 8. But Gonzaga was an unknown darling Cindarella who the entire country was pulling for. They played a 5 out style with all their players, even their center capable of hitting 3s.

 

[8893]

F Providence. Their fans are insufferable and they try to force a rivalry between us even though they're a completely irrelevant program with barely any history of success. Hope they enjoy their 15 minutes of fame before they fall back into mediocrity. I want nothing more than to see them get blown out by Kansas. And yeah, I'm bitter as hell knowing that the minnows of the old BE are somehow better than us.

Certainly sounds like they are relevant enough for you to hate them.

I hope they go all the way to teach so many of our smug fans a lesson.

And I have no doubt that, if they do, their fans will make the pink hat Red Sox fans seem tolerable by comparison.

 

[gsmooth]

The first win is always the hardest. I still think if we survived that first game we would’ve made a run. So frustrating

I wonder too. UConn came out extremely nervous and tight. If they ma aged to win, that could’ve loosened 5hem up even this team was deeply flawed

 

[That Guy]

Certainly sounds like they are relevant enough for you to hate them.

I hope they go all the way to teach so many of our smug fans a lesson.

And I have no doubt that, if they do, their fans will make the pink hat Red Sox fans seem tolerable by comparison.

They're like a bunch of mosquitoes, more of an annoyance than anything. They flock to every twitter post involving UConn and think they can talk trash when their program has been a joke for decades all while we've won 4 NCs.

 

[JMick]

Rick Barnes underperforms again? Shocker

I talked a friend out of putting them in the final four. He always disappoints. It's pretty remarkable.

 

[gsmooth]

Certainly sounds like they are relevant enough for you to hate them.

I hope they go all the way to teach so many of our smug fans a lesson.

And I have no doubt that, if they do, their fans will make the pink hat Red Sox fans seem tolerable by comparison.

those threads about PC were insufferable. I don’t mind if people thought they were not as good as their record as I thought that too, to some degree. But I think a lot of fans here were simply trying to disparage what PC accomplished with the regular season Big East championship. Bottom line they find ways to win games.

 

[gsmooth]

I talked a friend out of putting them in the final four. He always disappoints. It's pretty remarkable.

He really does disappoint a ton. IMO, he is really not that great of a coach. you gave great advice to your friend. I had Tenn in the Sweet 16 losing to Nova

 

[DirkDiggler]

F Providence. Their fans are insufferable and they try to force a rivalry between us even though they're a completely irrelevant program with barely any history of success. Hope they enjoy their 15 minutes of fame before they fall back into mediocrity. I want nothing more than to see them get blown out by Kansas. And yeah, I'm bitter as hell knowing that the minnows of the old BE are somehow better than us.

What a silly comment. The entire point of the “new big East” is the collective celebration of “basketball schools”. And you should get down from your ivory tower and recall what the UConn program became in the AAC before the Big East welcomed them back. As for the Providence jabs- you should look up the entire history of programs and not just from the Jim Calhoun era onward.

 

[gsmooth]

They're like a bunch of mosquitoes, more of an annoyance than anything. They flock to every twitter post involving UConn and think they can talk trash when their program has been a joke for decades all while we've won 4 NCs.

PC is not even close to UConn in historical accomplishment. UConn is a national brand with respect from college basketball fans all over the country and an elite accomplished program that just hit a rough patch.
Back in the Big Dance in 2016, when UConn played Kansas and Kentucky played Indiana inat Des Moines location. The Iowa newspaper headlines read, “Blue Bloods only apply here”.

But let’s respect what PC has done this season even if you hate some of their stupid fans. Every fanbase has dumb fans

 

[ecasadoSBU]

Where’s the moron who said the BiG10 would choke? They’ve been impressive so far

Michigan has been impressive so far. Tomorrow we will find out more about the B1G

 

[auror]

I lost 2 final four teams on day 1, but I did pick Michigan to the Sweet 16...

 

[DirkDiggler]

PC is not even close to UConn in historical accomplishment. UConn is a national brand with respect from college basketball fans all over the country and an elite accomplished program that just hit a rough patch.
Back in the Big Dance in 2016, when UConn played Kansas and Kentucky played Indiana inat Des Moines location. The Iowa newspaper headlines read, “Blue Bloods only apply here”.

But let’s respect what PC has done this season even if you hate some of their stupid fans. Every fanbase has dumb fans

I think this is a fair take. Nobody would ever suggest the programs are comparable given what UConn accomplished during the Calhoun era. My point was merely the naive commentary about Providence in general. I believe polls on this very site have PC as a top 3 rival to UConn- even if only for geographical reasons

 

[ecasadoSBU]

Glad Providence won. So happy for them. I want Providence and Villanova to go deep in the tournament. The Big East always needs to be a big time player in the tourney. If not UConn then someone please carry the banner.

#BeatKansas #BeatOhioState #BIGEAST

 

[jleves]

Is Mick really wearing a three piece suit?

 

[AntG168]

Michigan has been impressive so far. Tomorrow we will find out more about the B1G

I hope they fail. Because I’m the moron lmao