The NCAA Bracket Release Party -Sunday 5P CST

[dayhiker]

We've had a lot of "misfortune" over the years of running into the hot team when we have entered the tournament with our strong teams. (Although, to be honest, those Mark Gottfried teams were full of flaws).

Am I correct that Providence made the Final 4, Kent State made the Elite 8, and that Milwaukee team made the Sweet 16?

Heck even UCLA made the final 4 two years ago.

Ironically, our one Elite 8 run under Gottfried was the flip side of that coin. We were the hot team.

Those all sound correct. UCLA was a play in team too.

I also remember the pain of that Loyola Marymount game.

I had forgotten that in 90 we pulled a 7/2 upset against Arizona and a 7/2 upset of VCU in 85.

 

[JayBama_in_PCOLA]

Those all sound correct. UCLA was a play in team too.

I also remember the pain of that Loyola Marymount game.

I had forgotten that in 90 we pulled a 7/2 upset against Arizona and a 7/2 upset of VCU in 85.

That Loyola Marymount was when Robert shorty was the leader of the team. They came in avg like 90 we held them
to sixty something, but we couldn’t score enough.

 

[dayhiker]

That Loyola Marymount was when Robert shorty was the leader of the team. They came in avg like 90 we held them
to sixty something, but we couldn’t score enough.

Was that the year Hank Gather's died too?

 

[TexasBama]

That Loyola Marymount was when Robert shorty was the leader of the team. They came in avg like 90 we held them
to sixty something, but we couldn’t score enough.

The one time Robert Horry didn’t make the big shot

 

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[TexasBama]

Was that the year Hank Gather's died too?

Yes

 

[TexasBama]

That Loyola Marymount was when Robert shorty was the leader of the team. They came in avg like 90 we held them
to sixty something, but we couldn’t score enough.

Paul Westhead was their head coach

 

[JayBama_in_PCOLA]

Paul Westhead was their head coach

I remember, and I remember them getting blasted by UNLV in the elite 8.

 

[imauafan]

I remember, and I remember them getting blasted by UNLV in the elite 8.

UNLV was loaded that year. I think all 5 starters were NBA draft picks.

 

[TexasBama]

I remember, and I remember them getting blasted by UNLV in the elite 8.

Westhead ran his run and gun offense, Sarkasian said hold my beer.

 

[day-day]

UNLV was loaded that year. I think all 5 starters were NBA draft picks.

At least three of the UNLV players were drafted in the NBA (Anthony, Augmon, Johnson); don't know about the others. Alabama had several NBA players and was probably one of the few teams that could come close to matching up physically with UNLV's players. It's funny that Cheatum was maybe the best player that year on Bama's team but he was not NBA caliber. Horry, Askins, and Benoit all played for a number of years in the NBA.

Alabama was much better than Loyola Marymount. Sanderson would not let Bama run. Maybe the players would have tired out trying to run Marymount's pace but I think they would have built a big enough lead by not slowing down when fastbreaks were available.

I always felt Bama was the better team in almost every one of the tournament games that put them out.

 

[AUDub]

I have never cared for the metrics the committee uses, and they've just gotten worse over the last several years. They give way too much weight to the non-conference schedule. Way too much weight to playing tough games and losing them than to winning games period. I get that there is a balance. But they've gone too far in one direction.

I actually think NET, which would have had them be a 5, was pretty close to the mark.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

Anyone watching to see who our future opponent will be?

 

[CrimsonBloodn62]

Anyone watching to see who our future opponent will be?

I am watching. I see 2 bad teams that do not belong in the tournament.

 

[CajunCrimson]

Most of me thinks we are going to win it all.
I also remember the Providence, South Alabama, Kent State, and Milwaukee games.
To quote the X-files. I want to believe.

It’s that dang Marymount game that haunts me. Cheatum’s shot Sat on the rim for what felt like forever and then fell off. Broke my heart. Still think we would have beaten UNLV that year.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

I am watching. I see 2 bad teams that do not belong in the tournament.

Yeah both teams are not good at all. We should be able to empty the bench before the end of the game.

 

[TideEngineer08]

Anyone watching to see who our future opponent will be?

I tried.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

I tried.

I gave up as well. Instead i am re-watching Breaking Bad final season and will move on to Better Call Saul and finally watch the final season of that.

 

[JayBama_in_PCOLA]

aTm-Corpus Christi it is.

 

[Bpilktree]

SE Mo had 32 fouls. Three guys fouled out and 2 others had 4. Corpus Christie shot 27-35 from the line. As I said about Tennessee during our game with them that they usually are highly ranked but because they play so physical in SeC play but you can’t do that in tournament which is why they get knocked out early often.