Thursday 1st Round games thread

[7774]

Well Tony Bennett lost in the 4/13 game 2 years ago, didn’t make the tournament last year, and just lost another 4/13.

He must be a terrible coach.

 

[NowInStorrs]

That Furman shot was so hype!

 

[firstnline]

Nice to see an ACC team go out quickly.

 

[phillionaire]

Tony Bennett collecting first round upsets as a protected seed like they’re infinity stones

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Yessir.

I had UVA higher, but once Ben Vander Plas' (7.4p, 4.6r, 1.1 3PM, 15 starts) season ended, Virginia's forward depth instantly got decimated.

Why I'm fading Charleston: they haven't seen a defense remotely close San Diego State. A grind you down team (scored in the 60s in each of their last four wins) that forces team to use clock (18.5 seconds/possession) and are elite on the perimeter (29.7 3p%).

 

[oshkosh]

I'm not picking Virginia next year to win any games

 

[Hey Adrien!]

I'm not picking Virginia next year to win any games

Not with Dante Harris as their starting point guard.

 

[dvegas]

LOL UVA. UMBC now Furman

LOL UVA. UMBC now Furman

5th year anniversary of UMBC. Perfect

 

[superjohn]

I've never been so happy to see a 5th yr who won a natty finally graduate...

He tried to throw it away to run out the clock with 8.2 seconds left, yikes. Always been an annoying player to watch but that's just a brutal way for a 5 year career to end. He'll be remembered for that and that kind of sucks, he did make the pass that led to Diakite's crazy buzzer beater which led to UVA's championship.

 

[asteinindc]

The collective outrage and depression on this board if we suffered a fate tomorrow like UVA did today would be enough to power the eastern seaboard.

 

[Waquoit]

Virginia plays elite defense. Too bad they don't have another scorer.

Yeah, too bad!

 

[BigTenFan]

The pressure is always on the higher seed. The higher the seed the greater the expectations. The transfer portal has definitely evened the playing field.
Look at Jalen Pickett Penn State...from Siena to All American. Pretty cool

 

[Blue Huskie]

Don't sleep on the 13 seeds. It could happen to us if we lose focus.

 

[Scottobot]

NCAA tournament a lot about luck, Furman makes a last second 3 and downs goes VA, West Virginia misses a decent look at end, and Maryland moves on.

 

[ctchamps]

Don't sleep on the 13 seeds. It could happen to us if we lose focus.

I promise you I will not nap during our game.

I guess my brother’s lifetime ban from stepping on the Furman campus because he went berserk trying to get other fans to cheer for the team is helping them. That’s the way you do mojo.

I have spoken!

 

[elmcityboy]

 

[HuskyHawk]

Yessir.

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I had UVA higher, but once Ben Vander Plas' (7.4p, 4.6r, 1.1 3PM, 15 starts) season ended, Virginia's forward depth instantly got decimated.

Why I'm fading Charleston: they haven't seen a defense remotely close San Diego State. A grind you down team (scored in the 60s in each of their last four wins) that forces team to use clock (18.5 seconds/possession) and are elite on the perimeter (29.7 3p%).

That's nice except Charleston is winning, then beating Furman.

 

[UCann]

Don't sleep on the 13 seeds. It could happen to us if we lose focus.

I really wonder what the UConn players and coaches feel when they see this upset. It could go either way - they take it as motivation to not let Iona get anywhere close, or it could sow some doubt and once you have that creep in, it just opens the door for an upset, kind of like a self-fulfilling prophecy.

 

[Ripper32]

SDSU locks down everything. They held Utah St. to 57 pts. Charleston are opportunistic volume shooters, not necessarily good ones. Something has to give in this matchup.

 

[gsmooth]

I really wonder what the UConn players and coaches feel when they see this upset. It could go either way - they take it as motivation to not let Iona get anywhere close, or it could sow some doubt and once you have that creep in, it just opens the door for an upset, kind of like a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Use as motivation to stomp the hell out of Iona

 

[dvegas]

Hopefully Furmans victory bodes well for the sexual squads, aka Oral. Then again I've always associated the term Duke with gay male sex...

 

[Tex-Lager93]

Kobe Brown for Mizzou. Goodness.

 

[Scottobot]

I really wonder what the UConn players and coaches feel when they see this upset. It could go either way - they take it as motivation to not let Iona get anywhere close, or it could sow some doubt and once you have that creep in, it just opens the door for an upset, kind of like a self-fulfilling prophecy.

I think it would reduce pressure. You don’t want to be the highest seed to lose a game.

 

[gsmooth]

I've never been so happy to see a 5th yr who won a natty finally graduate...

I feel bad for Shedrick-he played a hell of a game, 15 pts 13 rbs and 3 blocks

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

I really wonder what the UConn players and coaches feel when they see this upset. It could go either way - they take it as motivation to not let Iona get anywhere close, or it could sow some doubt and once you have that creep in, it just opens the door for an upset, kind of like a self-fulfilling prophecy.

By and large the players are not nearly the headcases that fans are.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Kansas must have gotten the message that they have to actually play defense and rebound. Howard has started to press, which is interesting given how KU has been running. Up 21.

 

[Ripper32]

Mountain West not having a good tournament thus far. I do expect SDSU to come back.

 

[superjohn]

NCAA tournament a lot about luck, Furman makes a last second 3 and downs goes VA, West Virginia misses a decent look at end, and Maryland moves on.

That's not luck, it's execution.

 

[huskiesNhoos]

I feel bad for Shedrick-he played a hell of a game, 15 pts 13 rbs and 3 blocks

the lone bright spot...UVA is going to be a mid-bottom conference team next year even in a garbage ACC. Losing the entire starting 5 assuming Beekman declares for the draft

 

[Scottobot]

That's not luck, it's execution.

Disagree the Furman guy had atleast a 50 % chance of missing that shot.