Tournament (Non-UConn) Thread - 2nd Round

[August_West]

It's not even the quality of the commentating. His voice just grates on me. Something about the combo of his accent and the way he talks

I can see that. I will only say that’s the way the rest of the country hears Northeasterners too so I stand in solidarity with our muskrat.

 

[KingAG]

Yeah I'm not sure I'd be saying "I want Illinois to win so Iowa State gets tested." Illinois is the more dangerous team and I'd rather just get them out of here. Not happening though.

I mean by the time you get to the second weekend you should expect every team to be good enough to beat you on an off night. I don’t care who meets us there. Let’s just get there

 

[ec33]

Impressive that they can review to make sure they have the wrong call. You wouldn't want to have doubts about such a thing.

 

[Deleted at users request]

We're all Oakland. What a bag job on that possession call.

It seemed like Oakland still touched the ball after it got passed the NC State’s players pinky.

 

[BugsyCT]

It's not even the quality of the commentating. His voice just grates on me. Something about the combo of his accent and the way he talks

Pete Gillen has that too (although different) - these guys definitely sound like Northeast big city high school hoop coaches.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Wow, Lampmann was 42/44 from the line until this week. 0/1 yesterday and misses the first here.

NC State just ended it making their third jumper in a row.

 

[Waquoit]

I think I need to get over it and root for Izzo.

Maybe if he's coaching another team, never Sparty.

 

[BugsyCT]

36-13 Illinois - it's over already

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Not the highest quality basketball I’ve ever seen but that was a fun game.

 

[Waquoit]

Cmon. Brooklyn is same distance for UConn as Charlotte for UNC, and Boston is even closer. To the victor go the spoils we earned ours. UNC earned theirs for first 2 rounds. Their next 2 are in LA.

But are they sending the band?

 

[KingAG]

36-13 Illinois - it's over already

Yes Duquesne isn’t good

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

36-13 Illinois - it's over already

Illini are a real feel good story.

 

[Waquoit]

For the #4 KenPom team I'm not particularly impressed with ISU.

Auburn is 4th now. Thanks, Ken Pom!

 

[Rich]

Illini are a real feel good story.

Newton will put Shannon in jail before he's literally put in jail.

 

[Rich]

NC State is fraudulent. They're not better than St. John's, Seton Hall or Providence IMO.

 

[August_West]

NC State is fraudulent. They're not better than St. John's, Seton Hall or Providence IMO.

They won their tourney. They earned it.

What the hell is going on here?

 

[superjohn]

Illini are a real feel good story.

I like this Illini team, too bad they're in our bracket.

 

[storrsroars]

I can see the storyline now... NC State wins its next three to get to the NC. All along the way everyone reminds America that the only team to do what NC State is doing was UConn, which won the whole thing.

NC State has everyone's hearts and minds and DJ Burns is on the cover of Time, People, GQ and Rolling Stone. Commentators from SVP to Costas to Oprah note that It would be both historical and ironic if NC State won the NC over the only other team to have won 11 consecutive tournament games.

And then UConn wins by 30.

 

[August_West]

I can see the storyline now... NC State wins its next three to get to the NC. All along the way everyone reminds America that the only team to do what NC State is doing was UConn, which won the whole thing.

NC State has everyone's hearts and minds and DJ Burns is on the cover of Time, People, GQ and Rolling Stone. Commentators from SVP to Costas to Oprah note that It would be both historical and ironic if NC State won the NC over the only other team to have won 11 consecutive tournament games.

And then UConn wins by 30.

They won’t stay on floor with Marquette ( provided Marquette can handle Colorado, who has 2 maybe 3 pros)

 

[Hurleyman216]

Illinois might be the toughest team we’ll have to play in this whole tournament if we keep winning. They’ve got a couple studs and look much much better than Iowa St in my opinion.

 

[JungleLobo]

What a travesty. The nightmare has occurred.

Having to beat a 2 or 3 seed to reach the final 4.

Unheard of!

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

What a travesty. The nightmare has occurred.

Having to beat a 2 or 3 seed to reach the final 4.

Unheard of!

Seriously who is this goofball?

 

[August_West]

Seriously who is this goofball?

A seton hall/syracuse fan who has shifted into incognito mode lite trolling. Since I invented that stuff, I’m qualified to recognize it. But with all the noobz here he’s making hay, and I admire it in some small way.

 

[Dogdeacon]

It seemed like Oakland still touched the ball after it got passed the NC State’s players pinky.

Definitely the Oakland player followed thru on his pass well after the pinky yet the announcers didn’t bother to look at replay they were running and got stuck on their pinky observation. Then on the baseline out of bounds they literally didn’t know the rule that it was ok to throw the ball into the backcourt?! Tehhrribull.
Are those same clowns doing Creighton?

 

[CTBasketball]

Gotta love 10pm Pittsburgh tips.