***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.

[Rams Fan]

Rewatching last possession sequence, Houston’s offensive set was terrible.

They forced a 3 for no reason instead of getting the best shot. Everyone moved to the arc.

Richard closed out on the pass to Sharp from Cryer and was able to delay Sharp receiving the ball by a split second. That gave Clayton enough time to close out on Sharp.

Such a shit set.

[Mosbonian]

Originally Posted by Rams Fan

Rewatching last possession sequence, Houston’s offensive set was terrible.

They forced a 3 for no reason instead of getting the best shot. Everyone moved to the arc.

Richard closed out on the pass to Sharp from Cryer and was able to delay Sharp receiving the ball by a split second. That gave Clayton enough time to close out on Sharp.

Such a shit set.

Florida seemed to sense that Houston was going to go for the win ( a 3 pointer) and gathered their defense at the top of the key.....I don't think Houston was ready for that....I think they assumed that Florida would pack down low to prevent a tying bucket.

Houston just looked befuddled a lot of the last 4 minutes of the game....like Florida was doing to them what they did to Duke.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Rams Fan

Rewatching last possession sequence, Houston’s offensive set was terrible.

They forced a 3 for no reason instead of getting the best shot. Everyone moved to the arc.

Richard closed out on the pass to Sharp from Cryer and was able to delay Sharp receiving the ball by a split second. That gave Clayton enough time to close out on Sharp.

Such a shit set.

And on top of that, both teams were so freakin hellbent on catch-and-shoot from behind the 3 point line, it never even occurred to them to let the defender fly off into space and then shoot an open 3.

Hell, there were what, like 3 or 4 three pointers blocked in the 2nd half?

I know some of it is just shouting at clouds for basketball to turn back to clock to something less than chucking a million 3s, but JFC... both teams combined for like 12 of 50.

[TEX]

Headed back home to Galveston... My Coogs came up short. Had a great season and was cool to be at the Final 4 to see them get as far as they did. Florida played better when it mattered. Congrats to them. UH is a perenial contender. Hopefully, they'll get back again soon. Enjoyed the thread! All the best to all of you...
And GO COOGS!

[notorious]

[Deberg_1990]

So is Florida a Blue Blood now?

[Mosbonian]

Originally Posted by notorious

So...what you are trying to tell us is that UCLA is really the standard bearer for NCAA Championship Banners?

[notorious]

Originally Posted by Mosbonian

So...what you are trying to tell us is that UCLA is really the standard bearer for NCAA Championship Banners?

By the numbers...yes.

Imagine how insufferable bball would be today if a team went on a run like they did...

[Pepe Silvia]

The Hoosiers re the only team on that list who will never win another title.

[displacedinMN]

I watched the last 30 sec. HOU played it terribly. Never got a good shot, then the poor kid that went up and did not shoot it.. Oof.

[DJ's left nut]

Was that game as hideously ugly as the box score suggests?

Damn thing reads like a rock fight.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by notorious

KU’s 2020 championship is missing here but I grant that’s an easy mistake to make for most.

[DaKCMan AP]

Entire frontcourt back next season.

Aberdeen moves to starting G.

Hit the portal for G to plug gap from losing Walt, Richard, and AMart.

Let's roll.