2021 NCAA Tournament Open Thread

College Basketball
1706

If we get there, I want the other half of our S16 to be a grueling affair.

1707

I don’t. I’m on record as saying Bama doesn’t scare me to the same degree as they do a lot of other people. Obviously they’re more than good enough to beat us, but I just think their reputation is better than them as a team right now.

But lets say we think Bama is that good. I assume you want Texas to win because you think they’re good enough to beat Bama. But if Texas is the team to take down Bama, then they’re clearly a very good team in their own right. I’d rather a team like ACU, or UCLA at this point, play Bama and give us a 10-15% shot of playing one of them in the Elite Eight vs a 100% chance of Bama or Texas.

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1708

Every one of those players would have played for Texas if given a chance. They’ve got Mark Dantonio-sized chips on their shoulder.

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1709

See above. If we are fortunate enough to make the E8, I want the opponent to have been in a battle two days before that.

1710

Did the ACU guy not get fouled on that long two?

1711

I wonder how often Houston plays Texas in bball? Seems like another intrastate matchup that the #hookem horns would avoid

1712

I agree with everything you said. But it’s beside the point. Mark Turgeon has sworn a solemn oath on his 34 years of coaching that the flame of vengeance shall not be quenched until he meets his mighty foe a fourth time, and HE WILL HAVE SILENCE in this classroom on that occasion.

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1713

Their style of play clearly worked for UVA and I don’t see them changing it anytime soon.

I think Duke suffer from having too many one and done players and not enough players with experience to guide them through the tournament. This is where team like Michigan who are senior laded team tend to have an edge because they have been through it and understands the moment of the game. It’s nice to have a talented team but in college level, you need to find the right balance between elite freshmen talent and junior/senior players. Duke did not have that IMO. That’s the challenge that Juwan will need to navigate as a coach. I think he gets it with his recruiting class. It’s balanced with players who would stay for 2-3 years and a couple of one and done players.

1714

Yeah, I can’t think of a single time. They play Rice a lot, but Houston is a little too talented, I think. :slight_smile:

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1715

Yeah I mean I think I basically said the same thing right?

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1716

These iPhone commercials are really annoying.

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1717

They tried way too hard.

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1718

ACU takes shots so bad, Rocket Watts wouldn’t take them.

Duane Washington, Jr. thinks ACU is reckless.

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1719

Twenty turnovers. Oh, the Shakaning :man_facepalming:

1720

That’s the Christian part!

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1721

It’s a team full of all of our favorite B1G heroes, except they play badass defense.

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1722

The funny thing is, Shaka hasn’t played this havoc style in years; it just didn’t work at Texas. But it seems work against them.

UT’s body language is awful. They appear defeated already.

1723

I would have liked to see Abilene play early season Penn State. More steals than points!

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1724

I just don’t see the plan :man_shrugging:

What, exactly, is the plan here for Texas?

Shaka’s teams just always seem so muddled.

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1725

The stats in this game are mind-boggling. ACU has 63 field goal attempts. Texas has 36.

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