2021 NCAA Tournament Open Thread

therealmirman · March 20, 2021, 2:08am

Did Stefanovic ever recover from his covid break? He seems so crucial to what Purdue is trying to do and it seems like he sucked since coming back. Did I miss any good games from him?

bounce · March 20, 2021, 2:08am

That’s how fast he is.

BigBoutros · March 20, 2021, 2:09am

You did not. It ruined him. He has been awful since Covid. One good performance @Nebraska and that’s about it.

Actualelguapo · March 20, 2021, 2:09am

Homer: I wonder why stories of degradation and humiliation make you more popular.

Moe: I don’t know, they just do.

93grad · March 20, 2021, 2:11am

Having to choose between a Rutgers game and a Syracuse game. My eyes are bleeding

Bmbeach · March 20, 2021, 2:11am

Now that’s what I am talking about!

therealmirman · March 20, 2021, 2:12am

Arcidiacono???

What year is this? How long have I been asleep?

ChipJonez · March 20, 2021, 2:14am

[checks bracket, seeing I have Rutgers in Sweet 16]

Goodnight gents

Mdemorest4 · March 20, 2021, 2:15am

I need Oral Roberts to lose badly so I don’t have to stop myself from making so many juvenile jokes. I can feel my self control starting to crack already

MichBolts · March 20, 2021, 2:15am

Syracuse can’t keep getting away with junking their way into the tournament and then winning games

Actualelguapo · March 20, 2021, 2:16am

Their record in the first round as a 10 or 11 seed has got to be insane.

Mdemorest4 · March 20, 2021, 2:16am

They’ve been doing it for what, fifty years? Seems sustainable to me

Actualelguapo · March 20, 2021, 2:19am

I picked every 12 to beat their 5 this year EXCEPT Oregon State. I’m so awesome at this.

njosey · March 20, 2021, 2:19am

Winthrop needs to settle down…this was the main upset i picked for today and watching it im just…upset

jemblue · March 20, 2021, 2:20am

Words that have never before been uttered: “Brad Davison, looking like Steph Curry.”

MichBolts · March 20, 2021, 2:20am

Swider not developing + Antoine not bouncing back has really hurt Nova (obviously in addition to Gillespie’s injury)

aherm · March 20, 2021, 2:22am

My god, Boeheim has been at Syracuse for over 40 years. If you could ensure Boeheim’s level of success at Michigan for four decades, including one guaranteed national championship, BUT had to watch the equivalent of Syracuse basketball for all those years: would you take it?

Actualelguapo · March 20, 2021, 2:23am

Not if it came with Jim Boeheim.

therealmirman · March 20, 2021, 2:23am

Noooooope. No way.

I saw a UM natty and rooting for that brutalist basketball at Syracuse would be agony.

jemblue · March 20, 2021, 2:24am

The thing is, I think we’ve actually had more success over that time, even with that lost decade before Beilein. We also have a national title and several Final Fours.