2021 NCAA Tournament Open Thread

Does it really matter? Zags is pretty much the favorite regardless but for entertainment value, it’d be Oregon. USC would give them a tougher matchup due to the Mobley brothers. It’d be a big test for Timme if that were to happen.

A 2nd banner.

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Anyway M should have the biggest fanbase the rest of the way being a neighboring state.
Pod tomorrow?

Does it matter to Gonzaga? I don’t know, they are certainly on a roll. But I have no interest in watching them steamroll the whole field. Their draw has been absurdly favorable so far

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Havent seen Jalen Terry yet. Is he injured?

I mean, Zags has been head and shoulder above everyone this season. They’re 7 points better than the rest of the team in KenPom which is absurd.

It feels inevitable that we’re on the collision course for Gonzaga/Baylor National Championship game.

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he never plays. at least not since February. 4 total points in the past 9 games.

Do the people in the Nissan ads know they’re in a terrible ad?

They aren’t. They were like what a 7 seed or something in the eyes of most before that slide to end the season. They shouldn’t have been in the first four (though last 4 byes was fair). They are 20th in KenPom (think they were in low 30s before the tourney). They are a team with a lot of talent but inconsistent in regular season. Putting it together now. They will be a challenge

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The guy in the awesome air pods ad is Kengo Sugino, apparently

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They were 45th on KenPom going into the tournament. Their wins and the pac 12s wins have catapulted them. They peaked at 24tg mid season

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I have to admit, “jump rope phenomenon” is second on the list behind “social media influencer” in things that I never would have predicted ten years ago.

what a stat – UCLA scored 25 in the 2H and 23 in OT

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Agreed. UCLA is on a roll. We have to focus and get them to stink the place with some supreme jinx from @BigBoutros.

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Oregon’s zone offense is putrescent.

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Still weird to think about Eugene Omoruyi playing at Rutgers a few years ago.

A Jerami Grant-Evan Mobley-Isaiah Stewart frontline would look real nice…

indeed. it deserves opprobrium.

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But he’s awesome, right?

And as a city guy, I’ve always had mad respect for double dutch wizards.

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That looked like a brutal foul call for 3 free throws. Quite a lifeline.