2021 NCAA Tournament Open Thread

Nope. I’d like to watch a competitive basketball game and not one with the best player on the bench so I’m good with it

My dreams of the Pistons getting Mitchell in the second round are toast. Kid has flown up into the lottery convo the last few weeks.

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Yes, there’s an extended cut of this awesome double dutch ad!

I’m rooting against Gonzaga because 1) I picked Baylor in my bracket and 2) I’m tired of them recruiting like a blue blood (see the all but certain commitment from Chet Holmgren) when they legit play no one in conference play.

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Me too, but boy did we dodge a bullet!

I was at the 2017 NC game, and you risk leaving a stain on the game when the whistle is blown too often. That game was really an outlier, just ugly basketball and the refs started calling every time a guy just randomly ran into another guy. So far, I think this game has been officiated well. Just a couple long-range oddball calls from Bo is all I’ve seen.

Kispert is a less athletic Sam Dekker. Wouldn’t draft him in the first round if I was a GM

Does Teague not have that weird hitch on shots other than catch and shoot 3s?

Someone needs to remind Baylor they’re playing against the greatest basketball team of all time.

It’s still not quite clear to me how Gonzaga became a recruiting powerhouse. Is Spokane, Washington that appealing of a place?

Sort of seems like he leveraged some great international signings into a higher profile team and a rep for an appealing style of play.

Yeah I’m also not sure how playing in that level of comp prepares you for the professional level

It would be absolutely unbelievable if Gonzaga could cut this to 10 at the end of the half

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Locals call it “Spokompton”, but it’s actually a scenic little river town with decent weather. Not sure how the school became such a powerhouse other than Mark Few.

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No. It’s not.

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Zags should be happy that they’re only down by 10 with the way the 1st half has gone for them

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If Michigan was in Baylor’s shoes I’d be clutching pearls only being up 10.

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I can’t stand all the different camera angles that CBS is constantly switching to

NBA style/pace, great player development and still would play a tough non-conference schedule to show that they can play against elite competition.

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