2021 NCAA Tournament Open Thread

poppinfresh · April 4, 2021, 1:24am

Gonzaga getting some calls IMO

Maize_achusetts · April 4, 2021, 1:25am

It must be weird for Gonzaga to even be trailing at this point, no?

Have they trailed in the tournament?

jannoscia · April 4, 2021, 1:26am

UCLA needs Tiger in the game! Yes he has 2 fouls but they have too many turnovers with everyone else trying to handle the point

jemblue · April 4, 2021, 1:26am

This is where it bugs me that Gonzaga is undefeated. Great team, but would they be 30-0 in a power conference?

adamsmit86 · April 4, 2021, 1:27am

No (with more characters)

Voltron_Blue · April 4, 2021, 1:30am

That’s the only thing that conflicts me about cheering for them. They don’t deserve the “first undefeated season in 45 years” hype, also because of the pandemic shortened season.

MichBolts · April 4, 2021, 1:30am

This is not a subject you can bring up around Zags fans even if they’d likely be the best team in the country in a power conference (but would probably have a loss).

Beating the teams they beat in non-conference (and how they beat them) is very impressive, but it’s very different than consistently playing top 100 teams throughout the conference season.

Burke_Does_Work · April 4, 2021, 1:34am

UCLA’s offense is nothing but isolation ball, but it’s working.

jemblue · April 4, 2021, 1:35am

And their game against Baylor was cancelled

Burke_Does_Work · April 4, 2021, 1:36am

Suggs on ball defense is suffocating. Seriously impressive.

Voltron_Blue · April 4, 2021, 1:37am

At least in order for them to finish undefeated, they’ll have to beat Baylor.

mjsb2 · April 4, 2021, 1:41am

Given the slow pace that UCLA plays at, I’ll update my projection to Gonzaga by 16.

LeVertAlert · April 4, 2021, 1:42am

What a fascinating first half. No one gave UCLA a shot but they are down one at half with a bunch of guys sitting out with two fouls. UCLA is well coached, has a game plan, and their players believe in it. Everything they do just seems so timely - timely stops, timely buckets (Juzang), timely offensive rebounds, and timely free throw defense Very impressed that the game after scoring 51 in the entire game against Michigan they can keep pace with Gonzaga for a half and score 44. I don’t know if they have enough in the tank to keep up the rest of the game, but I’m not betting against Juzang. Dude is on a MISSION

zweglarz · April 4, 2021, 1:42am

UCLA played possibly their best offensive half and is down 1, that’s tough.

jemblue · April 4, 2021, 1:43am

Juzang is - dare I say it? - having a Glen Rice-esque tournament.

LeVertAlert · April 4, 2021, 1:44am

They also played the last part of the half without Tyler, Jacquez, and Bernard due to foul trouble.

harmon98 · April 4, 2021, 1:57am

bobohle · April 4, 2021, 1:59am

I remember Cronin’s d at Cinci always gave top teams problems.

jemblue · April 4, 2021, 2:02am

Bernard’s gotten a rough whistle tonight.

ekozakowski · April 4, 2021, 2:02am

I feel like the refs, specifically in this tournament, have been waiting to see the outcome of the play before they blow their whistle.