The NCAA Sweet 16 and Elite 8 Thread

[Crimson1967]

So, Texas is now gone. Does that mean all of the 1 and 2 seeds in the tourney are gone?

4 UCONN
5 Miami

5 SDSU
9 FAU

 

[TideEngineer08]

Didn’t get a single final four team right.

Worst tournament ever.

 

[CrimsonBloodn62]

FIFY and exactly - there's a reason teams shoot poorly against teams that get away with blatant fouls and rough play while they get called for fouls for doing the exact same things being done against them.

I'll not be surprised if we find out at some point that certain refs are caught up in something illegal.

I was listening to XM 84 Sports Radio after the TX/UM game and the 2 commentators on there made the comment that this has been the worst officiated games for March Madness. They stated that the officiating needed to be cleaned up.

 

[TexasBama]

Either San Diego State or Florida Atlantic will be in the championship game. Let that set for a moment.

 

[Blindside17]

So, Texas is now gone. Does that mean all of the 1 and 2 seeds in the tourney are gone?

Yes and the threes and only one 4 ( Uconn). I belive its two 5's a 4 and a 9.

 

[JayBama_in_PCOLA]

 

[BamaMoon]

What universe are we living in when Miami is in the final four and Duke and NC are not?

And FAU?

And SDSU???

Guess I'm too much of a traditionalist not to hope the closest thing to a blueblood will prevail over this insanity. Go Uconn and the Fighting Bill Murrays!

 

[TexasBama]

23 fouls on Texas vs 14 on Miami. I’m sure it was evenly called.

 

[TexasBama]

What universe are we living in when Miami is in the final four and Duke and NC are not?

And FAU?

And SDSU???

Guess I'm too much of a traditionalist not to hope the closest thing to a blueblood will prevail over this insanity. Go Uconn and the Fighting Bill Murrays!

I’ll pull for Miami v UConn in the hopes that the championship game will be the least attractive in history.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

I’ll pull for Miami v UConn in the hopes that the championship game will be the least attractive in history.

No one is going to watch UConn beat FAU or SDSU by 30.

 

[Al A Bama]

4 UCONN
5 Miami

5 SDSU
9 FAU

Man! TWO South Florida teams.

 

[Bazza]

Man! TWO South Florida teams.

What are the chances it will be an all Florida final?

 

[Bpilktree]

Kim Malarkey at end of third quarter in their elite 8 game today, when asked about the game. “If I was watching this game I would turn the channel. Look at that score that some bad offensive basketball, there might be something to these basketballs being too bouncy but this some bad ball.” Teams shot 1-27 combined from 3 Miami 0-15. I guess not just the guys that can’t shoot the balls.

I have a feeling a lot of people will be saying that if they actually decide to watch the FAUand SD State game.

 

[CajunCrimson]

No one is going to watch UConn beat FAU or SDSU by 30.

No one will watch them win by 2 either. This final four looks like the first round of a Holiday tournament in Terre Haute.

 

[Bpilktree]

How though? Some people high up are going to have to start throwing some weight around. Get fined. Keep throwing weight around and get fined again. I’m talking about coaches and maybe even athletics directors.

I don’t see that ever happening though.

I think the best way to get change is if it hurts them in the pocket. You get too many fans that don’t watch two bad terrible teams that can’t score and changes will happen. People don’t mind a Cinderella team and watch thing them but they have to face a big blue blood to have people to cheer them to see if they can knock off the big boys. No one cares if FAU is in Final 4 if they are playing SD State.

 

[Bpilktree]

I know a lot is talked about how the officiating has to change which I agree but college basketball has to change as well with coaching philosophy. The games are much more physical because every single team pretty much plays man to man defense. I can’t think of a game all season where I saw a team play zone more then a few possessions(except Syracuse of course they were still old school but bet that changes. The second thing that has changed is pretty much every play seems to start with a big coming to the top of three point circle setting a pick and the guard driving to the hoop or pick and roll. You rarely see teams that start a possession without a pick being set at the top of the key. It is either pick guard drive down hill or slip screen and and big going up for layup and contact,

 

[TexasBama]

No one will watch them win by 2 either. This final four looks like the first round of a Holiday tournament sponsored by Chico's Bail Bonds in Terre Haute.

 

[BamaNation]

i have less interest in this than if same 4 teams were in a football final 4.

Do we hate everybody equally but miami moreso because they are miami or what.

Man I was so expectiong to see us there.

 

[Cruloc]

UConn is playing at another level. I had them and us in the finals in my first bracket. Just don't see the other teams competing with them, but what do I know....basketball is apparently rugby now so who knows.

 

[BamaInBham]

Goes to show you if we would've hit 10 three's we're playing tomorrow

Just needed 6-27, 22%, to win, in reality probably 5, 18.5%, would have done it.

IMO, some fans' criticism of Oats' approach are misguided, illustrated by the statement above. If you just need to hit 18 or 22%, how can you blame the strategy? IMO, Brandon's injury was the most significant problem Alabama could not overcome. It's a pity.

OTOH, IMO, Bama nor anyone else is beating UConn. Bama scored some garbage points late to cut a 30 pt deficit to 16. They've been one of the best looking teams I've seen in several years during the Tournament. It would have been daunting with a fully healthy team, essentially impossible with an injured, however slightly, Miller that has surely affected his shooting, IMO. Since his injury in the last SEC T game, a 46%/40% shooter (he was very consistent too) has gone 8-41, 19.5%/3-19 15.8%, IIRC. His shooting was off in all 3 games. The 19 pt game was misleading. He could do other things well enough, but not shooting.