Tourney - Round 2

[LETTERL]

I am just now hearing about this. Oh my goodness...terrible loss for JuJu and Southern Cal.

 

[DallasDomer]

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The amount of "Nah nah I told you so" about what players say in press conferences seems excessive.

 

[triaddukefan]

I think North Carolina is a bit of a Rodney Dangerfield...can't get no respect. Gonna advance to the Sweet 16 w/ no drama in either game, will improve to 29 wins. Not bad. We have some Duke and NC State fans here who are contractually obligated to hate the Heels, I get that, but beyond that they still can't seem to get any positive press around here.

Slow down there partna. I never said that I hated Chapel Hill. Do I have disdain... contempt for the school, athletic teams, their fans and fight songs? Yes. Does my blood pressure rise when I see the school colors, car stickers, and flags n real life? Certainly. But hate is too strong of a word... In my opinion

 

[oldude]

it was her right knee away from the defensive player. The Miss State players had nothing to do with her injury. Her right knee buckled inward.

While I agree with your thought, I don't think there was enough contact on that foul to make Watkins knee buckle the way it did. Her knee might have been another time bomb waiting to explode. The women are so prone to these.Sad.

I watched the video of the play several times. I do agree that there was no intent to injure by the MS St player. She was merely trying to cut off JuJu’s path to the basket. Watkins was running at full speed, and when she was bumped on her left side by the MS St player, it resulted in Watkins taking a really awkward, off-balance stride with her right leg, which buckled, tearing her ACL.

Nobody is at fault. But it was a terrible injury to one of the game’s brightest stars.

 

[GoChips20]

Horrible news for Watkins and quite possibly the worst time of year for a serious injury. Not only does she lose the rest of this tournament, she’s likely out for next season too. I don’t see Juju staying five years so depending on her recovery progress I could see her coming back for next year’s tournament.

After several years of terrible injuries it felt like this year had fewer of them, but this is really sad news and my heart goes out to her and USC.

 

[DallasDomer]

Horrible news for Watkins and quite possibly the worst time of year for a serious injury. Not only does she lose the rest of this tournament, she’s likely out for next season too. I don’t see Juju staying five years so depending on her recovery progress I could see her coming back for next year’s tournament.

After several years of terrible injuries it felt like this year had fewer of them, but this is really sad news and my heart goes out to her and USC.

Everyone heals and rehab differently and every ACL tear is different to. If she comes back too early and reinjures it that means another year. She needs to be careful. Having said that the all knowing internet will give you recovery times ranging from 6-9 months, 9-12 months, and 12+ months.

Lastly will she be a help to her team joining them that late?

 

[cancontent]

A "little" tired? Dang.....who wouldn't be?

 

[Ladeeeeda]

I think North Carolina is a bit of a Rodney Dangerfield...can't get no respect. Gonna advance to the Sweet 16 w/ no drama in either game, will improve to 29 wins. Not bad. We have some Duke and NC State fans here who are contractually obligated to hate the Heels, I get that, but beyond that they still can't seem to get any positive press around here.

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Slow down there partna. I never said that I hated Chapel Hill. Do I have disdain... contempt for the school, athletic teams, their fans and fight songs? Yes. Does my blood pressure rise when I see the school colors, car stickers, and flags n real life? Certainly. But hate is too strong of a word... In my opinion

Yes, I always say you have to love something first before you can hate it. No love ever for Chapel Hill over here!

 

[DallasDomer]

A "little" tired? Dang.....who wouldn't be?

Barker still seemed to have some energy and she was playing without three starters, Maryland only lost one starter. It was a back and forth game and both left it all on the floor.

 

[triaddukefan]

Triangle.

Wake Forest, UNC G, NC A&T and High Point didn’t really carry the banner for the Triad. Although Greensboro did compete for a quarter or so!

Hey now

 

[packwrap]

Triangle.

Wake Forest, UNC G, NC A&T and High Point didn’t really carry the banner for the Triad. Although Greensboro did compete for a quarter or so!

So the Triad geography is bigger than the "research triangle"? Wake is a bit of hike from Raleigh no?

I'm always learning here. This year I got my masters in Arizona college hoops, next year I will work on the Carolinas. (or maybe the Oklahomas)

 

[cancontent]

So the Triad geography is bigger than the "research triangle"? Wake is a bit of hike from Raleigh no?

I'm always learning here. This year I got my masters in Arizona college hoops, next year I will work on the Carolinas. (or maybe the Oklahomas)

Hey, if there's a registration link for the course let me know. I may need to brush up on my American geography depending on how things work out up here.

 

[triaddukefan]

Michigan State season ended at the hands of State .. last year it ended in the hands of Chapel Hill. Next year...... ???

 

[triaddukefan]

Yes, I always say you have to love something first before you can hate it. No love ever for Chapel Hill over here!

Confession... in high school I wanted a pair of Converse Weapons..... my mother wouldnt buy me the Red ones.... so I settled for the ones that the Chapel Hill team wore...

I'm thinking of calling mother up later to complain 30 plus years later

 

[FanInNC]

So the Triad geography is bigger than the "research triangle"? Wake is a bit of hike from Raleigh no?

I'm always learning here. This year I got my masters in Arizona college hoops, next year I will work on the Carolinas. (or maybe the Oklahomas)

The Triad doesn’t include Raleigh. Just High Point, Greensboro and Winston Salem.

The Triangle is Chapel Hill, Durham and Raleigh. The research triangle is not in the Triad, but rather the Triangle.

Raleigh is located in Wake County, but Wake Forest is in Winston Salem (originally was located in wake county but the school moved a long time ago without ever changing their name).

Clear as mud?

 

[LETTERL]

The Triad doesn’t include Raleigh. Just High Point, Greensboro and Winston Salem.

The Triangle is Chapel Hill, Durham and Raleigh. The research triangle is not in the Triad, but rather the Triangle.

Raleigh is located in Wake County, but Wake Forest is in Winston Salem (originally was located in wake county but the school moved a long time ago without ever changing their name).

Clear as mud?

You forgot to mention the town of Wake Forest is still in Wake County.

 

[DallasDomer]

You forgot to mention the town of Wake Forest is still in Wake County.

This is no where near as convoluted as the triangles and moving schools but it's one of the many things that irritate me.

If anyone asks where is Notre Dame or the announcers at games say where they are the answer of South Bend is wrong!!!

The University of Notre Dame (du Lac) is in Notre Dame Indiana zip code 46556. It has it's own post office, police force, etc. If you approach from the Indiana turnpike you go through part of South Bend to get there but there are other places around ND like Roseland, Cromwell, Indian Village, Granger that are around ND. If you fly in you will land at South Bend International Airport. (I don't want to get into politics but Mayor Pete was not good for South Bend imo.)

Maybe announcers have a deal with the city or maybe they don't care but it's what it is.

 

[packwrap]

The Triad doesn’t include Raleigh. Just High Point, Greensboro and Winston Salem.

The Triangle is Chapel Hill, Durham and Raleigh. The research triangle is not in the Triad, but rather the Triangle.

Raleigh is located in Wake County, but Wake Forest is in Winston Salem (originally was located in wake county but the school moved a long time ago without ever changing their name).

Clear as mud?

Thanks! My error was noting that triadduke was of course a Duke fan, so I assumed triad and triangle were the same

I guess then it is really triad + Duke!

It now makes plenty of sense...and see I do learn something daily in the Boneyard.

Most important is the Carolinas have plenty of good teams left for the weekend.

 

[Bigboote]

There's of course the pizza triangle, with vertices Hartford, New Haven, and New London. That's way far afield of North Carolina, but I'm sure Triad would want to be educated on Connecticut gastronomy should he ever travel there.

 

[DallasDomer]

Finally the Sweet 16 begins play starting in Birmingham with UNC Duke. The pundits all say Duke but I think UNC will find a way to sneak past them, assuming Utsby doesn't get into foul trouble.

Then Maryland gets the privilege of losing to South Carolina despite all of their high % shooters.

Switching to Spokane IMO NC State will knock out LSU with their scoring runs. It will be close but Wes beats Kim.

Finishing the day with UCLA ending the Mississippi season by Betts having a 20+ point night.

If I'm 0 & 4 this time tomorrow, a real possibility, (actually if I'm not at least 3 out of 4) I won't inflict any more unfounded predictions on the world, don't worry.

 

[triaddukefan]

There's of course the pizza triangle, with vertices Hartford, New Haven, and New London. That's way far afield of North Carolina, but I'm sure Triad would want to be educated on Connecticut gastronomy should he ever travel there.

I've been on this forum for well over a decade ... I've made a plea for someone to send down a couple of New Haven pizzas ... To no avail. Guess I'll have to drive up there to get them myself.

 

[oldude]

I've been on this forum for well over a decade ... I've made a plea for someone to send down a couple of New Haven pizzas ... To no avail. Guess I'll have to drive up there to get them myself.

Maybe you should consider a reciprocal arrangement involving Carolina barbecue?

 

[LETTERL]

Maybe you should consider a reciprocal arrangement involving Carolina barbecue?

Just make sure it's Eastern North Carolina barbecue.

 

[oldude]

Just make sure it's Eastern North Carolina barbecue.

Years ago I worked for a container shipping line that operated out of the port of Wilmington. I called on a lot of companies in Eastern NC, meeting with their transportation people, taking them to lunch, etc. I remember Carolina barbecue fondly.

 

[cancontent]

Finally the Sweet 16 begins play starting in Birmingham with UNC Duke. The pundits all say Duke but I think UNC will find a way to sneak past them, assuming Utsby doesn't get into foul trouble.

Then Maryland gets the privilege of losing to South Carolina despite all of their high % shooters.

Switching to Spokane IMO NC State will knock out LSU with their scoring runs. It will be close but Wes beats Kim.

Finishing the day with UCLA ending the Mississippi season by Betts having a 20+ point night.

If I'm 0 & 4 this time tomorrow, a real possibility, (actually if I'm not at least 3 out of 4) I won't inflict any more unfounded predictions on the world, don't worry.

Where's the fun in that? Aren't unfounded predictions part of the fun of being a member of the board?