***Official NCAA Tournament Thread***

[KC_Connection]

Seeing as Bearcat banned me from the KU basketball thread for daring to use statistics to dispel the constant trashing of the team’s best player this year by far, I’ll need somewhere to put my thoughts for this year’s tournament.

In sum, the committee screwed KU again. Their resume (and wins) should have had them at at least a 6 seed and maybe even a 5. Arkansas is also the toughest matchup they could have had among possible opponents and KU matches up horribly against them (stay tuned as to why).

As far as the rest of the tournament goes, I’m picking Houston to win it all and Kentucky (fraud) to lose in the first or second round.

[rfaulk34]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Calipari making a FF run would be so epic for so many reasons

Too bad it wouldn't make him any better of a coach.

He got that snake oil, baby.

[Pablo]

Sorry as much as I enjoy Kentucky fans suffering at the hands of cals success I still can’t root for the guy. Such a disgusting greaseball. He truly was the perfect rep for bbn

[Pepe Silvia]

Originally Posted by rfaulk34

Too bad it wouldn't make him any better of a coach.

He got that snake oil, baby.

It's a new fresh place to work, it makes a difference. He already reached his peak at Kentucky.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Pablo

Sorry as much as I enjoy Kentucky fans suffering at the hands of cals success I still can’t root for the guy. Such a disgusting greaseball. He truly was the perfect rep for bbn

Think about the Rupp Rafter posts though

[TEX]

Originally Posted by Pepe Silvia

Nope. Houston doesn't have enough on offense to get it done.

UH lead the nation in 3pt%. This UH team has enough on offense, epecially with their defense, to get it done. The issue is consistency on offense. All it takes is one off night, and you go home. I could see them going through a couple of minutes scoring drought, that could cost them. That, and/or missing FT's.

Having said that, I think Duke and Florida are better. BUT UH would have a better than puncher's chance to take them out. They would just have to be better than each once.

[Pepe Silvia]

Originally Posted by TEX

UH lead the nation in 3pt fg%. This UH team has enough on offense, epecially with their defense, to get it done. The issue is consistency, on offense, when it comes to UH, b/c all it takes is one off night, and you go home.

That's true but if you had to face someone like Florida I just don't think you can keep up.

[KC_Connection]

Cooper Flagg is the best college prospect since AD in 2012

Ridiculous player

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Cooper Flagg is the best college prospect since AD in 2012

Ridiculous player

Duke doesn’t deserve him. He should be anywhere else

[rfaulk34]

Originally Posted by Pepe Silvia

I said he would get them back there, rfaulk laughed at me.

Anyone that thinks JC can lead a team to a ship doesn't know the first thing about basketball. I mean, honestly, all BS aside. He recruits as much talent as he can and he rolls the ball out there and says "score points". He's runs the most basic offense there is, which allows his players to simply use their athleticism and it's up to them to make shots or not. He has zero feel for anything on the offensive or defensive side that might work if things aren't going his way. He just continues to bang his head against the wall and say "score more". He shits his pants when the opponent goes zone or when they're able to execute simple pick and rolls multiple times. He doesn't design or practice out of bounds plays.

He talks all kinds of bullshit to the media because he thinks he's the smartest guy in the room...which is typical for a snake oil salesman. He's esentially a deer in the headlights when shots aren't falling for his team.

He's wasted more talent than any 2 or 3 coaches combined.

Lost an E8 with John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins and a host of other talented players.
Lost a F4 because his team couldn't shoot free throws (common theme--see:'08 natty).
Won a ship because he had Anthony Davis and a shitload of other talented players, but almost blew that one if his players didn't bail him out.
Completely missed the tourney twice.
Lost a F4 with an super loaded undefeated team because he tried to play the clock after getting a lead with 6 freaking minutes left in the game (another common theme that lost him several games).
Never recovered from that loss and lost 2 more E8s with way too much talent.

Then in his last 5 years, missed a tourney due to Covid, missed a tourney with a losing record after Covid, lost in the first round, lost in the 2nd round and finally, lost in the first round, with those first round exits being to freaking Saint Peter's and Oakland.

Waste, waste, waste. There are any number of non-HoF coaches that would have won at least 2 more natty's than Cal did.

Also, just got done watching the end of the puke v Zona 1st half. **** Cooper bundle of sticks.

Post Scriptum: Once coach K decided to do the one-and-done thing, he was the guy that got the top of the top talent, not Cal. He got the leftovers.

Cal owes 98% of his success to one guy. John Robic.

[lcarus]

Originally Posted by rfaulk34

It's real simple. Cal sold his soul to the devil a couple weeks ago because they keep getting teams that can't hit the broad side of the ****ing ocean from a boat.

Or a team that turns it over like 8 possessions in a row down the stretch even though they're playing stifling zone defense (KU)

[TEX]

Originally Posted by Pepe Silvia

That's true but if you had to face someone like Florida I just don't think you can keep up.

I agree. But maybe, just maybe, they could do it just once. Maybe they could play just enough defense to keep Fla from putting it all together on offense.

[rfaulk34]

Originally Posted by Pepe Silvia

It's a new fresh place to work, it makes a difference. He already reached his peak at Kentucky.

Sorry, it doesn't work that way.

[rfaulk34]

Originally Posted by lcarus

Or a team that turns it over like 8 possessions in a row down the stretch even though they're playing stifling zone defense (KU)

Yeah. In any and all events, he's gonna end up burning in hell forever. So i've got that going for me.

[Pepe Silvia]

Originally Posted by rfaulk34

Sorry, it doesn't work that way.

It does. I’ve seen it happen time and time again.

[rfaulk34]

Oh, and i forgot that he thinks he's some NBA messiah when there are about 5 other schools that could provide the exact same stage that Kentucky provided his recruits. That's all he's ever given a recruit, the stage of Ky basketball. He's never developed a single player to noticibly more than they came in with, but he's lost a lot of transfers that he didn't play much, who went to other schools and thrived.

"i'll get you to the NBA". Bitch, the only thing you can get is eyes so brown cause you're full of shit.