The Official Tourney Thread

[cohenzone]

Hero ball cost Arkansas that game, not the refs.

Well, you never know, but that was one horrible non call at a very critical time and score. It's really hard to miss a train smashing into a wall.

 

[TXHuskyFan]

7 fouls against URI, 1 against Oregon! Look familiar?

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Ok my last rant on this... Both Kentucky and UNC shoulda, coulda lost today. But... In the biggest possession of the game, both opposing teams (as most do), opted to run the clock to nothing, run nothing, and just hope that someone could hit a hero shot. Why do you not still at least try to run your offense? I'm sure someone has a stat for the late game possession %, but I bet it is woefully bad. Why opt to just run the clock to five or seconds and then hope to hit a desperation 3? So asinine.

+1000

It gets worse every year. I think youtube is the biggest culprit. one heroball play can result in 5 million hits.

Rhode Island is starting to do some hero ball to, and took an 11 point lead down to 6.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Well, you never know, but that was one horrible non call at a very critical time and score. It's really hard to miss a train smashing into a wall.

I want to see that play again. In real time it looked like a good no-call. I couldn't see his feet though because i was watching on my tablet.

 

[UCweCONN]

Iverson's the Man. We could use his fire.

 

[Walker11]

I wonder where Hurley ends up? I think he will be a bit picky, and he deserves to be. They should be good again next year and then he will make the jump. I can't see this guy settling for some low tier P5 job.

 

[superjohn]

Ok my last rant on this... Both Kentucky and UNC shoulda, coulda lost today. But... In the biggest possession of the game, both opposing teams (as most do), opted to run the clock to nothing, run nothing, and just hope that someone could hit a hero shot. Why do you not still at least try to run your offense? I'm sure someone has a stat for the late game possession %, but I bet it is woefully bad. Why opt to just run the clock to five or seconds and then hope to hit a desperation 3? So asinine.

Late game situations have been bad for years. So many halves and games end up with dribbling for 25 seconds before hoisting up a low percentage shot.

 

[TXHuskyFan]

The NCAA will eventually need to figure out what is a shooting foul and what occurs on the floor. I've seen way too many questionable calls both ways this year.

 

[August_West]

Good bye rhody it was fun

 

[nelsonmuntz]

URI is falling apart. Hurley needs a go-to play or this will get ugly.

 

[Doctor Hoop]

It's not over yet, but Rhode Island needs to play some D. They were fortunate to get the steal down 2

 

[storrsroars]

Good bye rhody it was fun

I see dead people.

 

[UConn_Top_Dog]

That was not out of bounds on RI! Wow...

 

[August_West]

Wow nice response by RI

 

[Jaker]

This place is packed, sold out. A ton of URI fans.

 

[Travelman6]

They might be able to hold on. We had some missed potential already for upsets (Nwestern, arkansas, wsu) but maybe the upset gods are poised to strike, maybe this will actually happen!

 

[storrsroars]

Damn, Ennis is Carl Krauser redux.

 

[storrsroars]

That was a classic Duke dive.

 

[Robertelamin]

That was a poor decision by Matthews.

 

[superjohn]

Get the ball to Jared Terrell.

 

[Hurleyman216]

Literally every call in this tourney going in favor of the P5...that was a bad charge call. On the flip side you have Berry on UNC steam roll someone and no call....just awful

 

[storrsroars]

Dammit.

 

[superjohn]

Man I'm hating this tournament.

 

[Jaker]

Wow

 

[UConn_Top_Dog]

this tournament is stupid this year