***2023 NCAA Tournament Thread***

[Uli Kunkel]

Shoot, I was hoping for a majority-Waukee starting five at Iowa next year.

 

[CamelTones]

 

[HiawathaHawk]

The KenPom Era. JFC.

It means as far back as the rankings go where you can actually compare something like that.

 

[Hawkstrat]

It's not rational, but watching Purdue makes me pessimistic about Harding.

 

[HiawathaHawk]

It's not rational, but watching Purdue makes me pessimistic about Harding.

Smith had a really good season, really bad game. Their bigger problem was not having shooters. Couldn’t make FDU (and others this year) pay for swarming Edey. Especially when he’s been good passing out of it.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

I would take DeVries as a coach. Just not sure how I feel about having your kid on scholly and though

he’s a community college player with a different last name

 

[L. Wade Childress]

It's not rational, but watching Purdue makes me pessimistic about Harding.

it’s not rational, but his white skin makes me pessimistic about Harding

 

[CurdMan]

he’s a community college player with a different last name

This is such a dumb take, especially coming from someone who follows the MVC

edit: I apologize if I missed that you were being sarcastic

 

[L. Wade Childress]

This is such a dumb take, especially coming from someone who follows the MVC

dude

 

[CurdMan]

dude

Haha. Sorry wade

 

[ClintWalker]

it’s not rational, but his white skin makes me pessimistic about Harding

It's not rational, but I still believe Iowa can win consecutive games in the tournament at some point in the next few decades.

 

[HiawathaHawk]

Just random most likely, given the way 6-11’s have been going lately and increased lower seed upsets but…

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

ASU throwing down massive dunks. Yeesh.

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

This should have been an and 1 too

 

[Greg Obrecht]

ASU chose the right time to start shooting the ball really well. That’s a team full of grown ass men.

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

 

[Gushawk]

It's not rational, but watching Purdue makes me pessimistic about Harding.

it’s not not rational

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

that's an awful charge call. I hate that shit.

 

[The Incredible Hawk]

Holy sloppy

 

[HawkBall23]

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[YugoslavianMountainHound]

Nice. Fuck Memphis.

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

If Fran had thrown a water bottle in that situation there would be talk of death by stoning.

 

[ISUFan98]

That was a great move to the rim.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

It worked out but that was a horrible gamble by FAU on the 3 at the buzzer

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

Common denominator: FU

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

It worked out but that was a horrible gamble by FAU on the 3 at the buzzer

???

 

[thrawn]

my siblings and spouses include Iowa, ISU, Drake, Memphis, and Illinois grads. misery deserves company I guess

 

[L. Wade Childress]

???

the help defender came flying out of control but it was after horn- would have been a terrible foul on a contested 3

 

[The Incredible Hawk]

It worked out but that was a horrible gamble by FAU on the 3 at the buzzer

What else would they have done? They defended it about as good as they could have. They didn’t have time to make that second pass .

 

[L. Wade Childress]

I just took KSU +1100 because I am 6-3 on the day

 

[L. Wade Childress]

What else would they have done? They defended it about as good as they could have. They didn’t have time to make that second pass .

it was defended well. That’s why the other dude didn’t need to gamble

 

[The Incredible Hawk]

I think he actually blocked the shot clean even though it was after the buzzer.

 

[Greg Obrecht]

I just took KSU +1100 because I am 6-3 on the day

You’ve been drinking a little?

 

[douglasbader]

The 6 seed who gets the shitty pleasure of playing the winner of the 11 seed play in game appears to be one of the most undesirable seeds in the tourney.

The 11 seed almost always is some high major talented, athletic and physical team that underachieved during the year but is catching fire enough at the end along with their name brand to sneak in. They seem to often destroy the 6 seed they play.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

a little less than 12 hours, yes

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

the help defender came flying out of control but it was after horn- would have been a terrible foul on a contested 3

He got all ball.... and it was a second after the horn.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

He got all ball.... and it was a second after the horn.

hence the reason I said “risky”

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

That's not risky. Unless every moment of playing basketball is risky.

 

[Billy Butters]

College refs at it again. Could be a great ending in the TCU game and the ref decides to call some minor body contact when the offensive player was pulling the ball back out in transition. Just how everyone wants to see the game decided.

 

[Billy Butters]

College refs at it again. Could be a great ending in the TCU game and the ref decides to call some minor body contact when the offensive player was pulling the ball back out in transition. Just how everyone wants to see the game decided.

At least the ASU players can overcome the refs for now.

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

College refs at it again. Could be a great ending in the TCU game and the ref decides to call some minor body contact when the offensive player was pulling the ball back out in transition. Just how everyone wants to see the game decided.

Refs don't seem to call any actual fouls at the end of the game when guys are getting bodied shooting inside but are eager to call 50/50 chargeS (that should be no calls) every time. It's maddening.

 

[The Incredible Hawk]

Some hammerz on that ASU dance team.

 

[The Incredible Hawk]

What terrible defense.

 

[The Incredible Hawk]

Matt Herrill saved the day!

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

A couple of massive upsets aside this tournament did not have a lot of lower seeds winning. West bracket is chalk. Also no garbage 12/13 , 11/14 or 10/15 matchups for a sweet sixteen berth for what seems like the first time in awhile.

 

[Mr. Hawk]

Some hammerz on that ASU dance team.

I was on the ASU campus today. It does not lack for talent.

 

[Talkin' Goat]

Member when we beat the ever loving fuck out of Indiana on their home court? That was awesome.

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

I was on the ASU campus today. It does not lack for talent.

 

[HiawathaHawk]

A couple of massive upsets aside this tournament did not have a lot of lower seeds winning. West bracket is chalk. Also no garbage 12/13 , 11/14 or 10/15 matchups for a sweet sixteen berth for what seems like the first time in awhile.

There’s a 9/16 though.

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

9 seed in the sweet 16 is not an abomination.