Tournament (Non-UConn) Thread - 1st Round

[NJHusky]

Down 9 now.

Wow...WKU only up 9?

Maybe that will help...

 

[Marat]

Well won't be able to watch the 2nd half of MQ game since we'll be playing.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Well that close was a little better. They can fix this in the 2nd half.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Gold is killing them

If he can't hit ANY shots when he is that open, basketball is not the sport for him.

 

[August_West]

Fortunate to only be down 7. Half time came at right time

 

[August_West]

If he can't hit ANY shots when he is that open, basketball is not the sport for him.

He can.

 

[The Yakk]

overrated fraud in trouble

It looks like this mascot just ate a big serving of skyline chili and is dealing with the consequences.

 

[mussels]

If you decide to live and die by the three, best not do it on a day when you’re ice cold

 

[Tenspro2002]

I took WKU for the Draftkings no-sweat upset bet at +700, then used a 50% boost on Marquette at -130 a few minutes ago. Feels good.

 

[Hi-Low]

Marquette will have a 20-5 run to start 2nd half ( i HOPE)

 

[How Sway?!]

Marquette was in the double bonus since the 6th minute mark, so of course the kept kicking out every single lay up to brick 3 pointers. Great coaching

 

[superjohn]

Kolek is passing up on a lot of quality looks at the basket for kick-outs. He’s gotta finish.

He's getting them all wide open shots, they're bricking everything.

 

[HuskyHawk]

When is our tip? Switched to SDSU for now

 

[uconn_jack]

Is this a serious post? Is it politically incorrect to point out the skin color of players now? Get out of here

SMH. No its not serious. I don't think it (should be) politically incorrect at all, it was a joke about how over sensitive people would find it so.

Edit: to be fair, I looked back at my post and the laughing emoji I included didn't show up.

 

[pj]

Kentucky has played terrible defense all season. Why did anyone think they could even make the Sweet 16?

The committee thought they deserved a 3 seed over SEC champion Auburn.

 

[LStudfellow]

Marquette looks like they are playing at the local YMCA, while Western Kentucky is totally locked in and outhustling the Golden Eagles at every turn.

And how is Western Kentucky a #15 seed while McNeese St. was a #12 seed? Once again totally obvious that the committee watched a few SEC, Big10 and Big12 games and called it a day. Lazy, entitled bureaucrats.

Western Kentucky looks like a real basketball team while McNeese St. looked like a pee-wee team compared to Gonzaga... and played like one too.

 

[kobe]

This WKU team is the longest most athletic looking 15 seed I’ve ever seen. Nice draw for the Big East

church leaguers already making excuses about their 15 seed matchup??

 

[husky429]

When is our tip? Switched to SDSU for now

3:22

 

[Giddyup5]

Marquette just needs to rebound better and they will pull away.

 

[Henry]

Tip is at 3:22

 

[gsmooth]

I don't care how much better a team is than their opponent if they miss every shot they take.

Kolek has been making the right plays going to the basket and forcing the defense to collapse, but Marquette isn't making the open 3s from this.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

He's getting them all wide open shots, they're bricking everything.

One of the reasons he should take those wide open looks at the rim instead of kicking everything. He’s passed up several looks where no one was contesting at all.

 

[gsmooth]

When is our tip? Switched to SDSU for now

3:22 EST last I saw.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

A high level program like Marquette has to be able to shoot 50% from 3 when they are THAT open. You can't leave players that open in a high school game and get away with it, yet WKU is not even defending the perimeter and Marquette is just throwing rocks at the basket.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Anyone else see shades of Cam Spencer watching Northwestern's Ryan Langborg? He's constantly moving on offense and has a pretty shot.