2022 NCAA Tournament Open Thread

I was just thinking that I don’t dislike this Duke team all that much and then they showed Greg Koubek and there went that thought.

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I don’t like him, but Coach K has been pressing the right buttons this tournament

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Arkansas is cooked. A vomit inducing night of basketball.

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Yep the hogs are wilting😥

What’s the case for Banchero? In a way He reminds me of Jared Sullinger. Gets his offense differently, but what’s the same is not really getting around or past anyone. Just creating space for a shot that works very well in college, but that’s it. Very impressive handle for his size, to be sure. Would like to see him leverage it to get better shots closer in.

This is going to be the worst Final Four ever. Duke, UNC, Kansas, and Nova. Please let Jay Wright pull a rabbit out of his hat.

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Basically me. Anything is better than that god awful first game.

It’s like The Usual Suspects, but with no Keyser Sose to keep it interesting.

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Nova would be the only likable program. We know all the others have been paying for OADs for years. K has been paying for guys since at least Trajan Langdon.

I know Michigan did the same, but at least we took our GD medicine and weren’t eternal hypocrites.

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Thought it was kind of odd Arkansas didn’t foul down 9 with 40 seconds left when Duke had two 1-and-1s to get through. Unlikely but not impossible that they miss two front ends and you hit back to back 3s

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I don’t follow Kansas enough to hate them, and while I probably shouldn’t, I have a soft spot for Jalen Wilson from when he was a Michigan recruit.

The de-commitment hurt, but I couldn’t blame him too much. I guess I’d prefer them to either Duke or NC.

And I just realized they’re the only one of the three (including Nova) that hasn’t beaten us in a natty…

I’m going to pull hard for the Peacocks, although I suspect their magic will run out and UNC will win going away.

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Duke, UNC, and Kansas are my three least favorite programs outside of MSU, OSU, and Wisconsin.

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Not Kentucky? I don’t know who I remove from the list to put Kentucky on it, so I’d just say your Top 3 should have 4 teams in it.

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And to add insult to injury, the only other remaining underdog has a coach who looks like Boeheim.

And if they pull the upset, the Final Four will be an ACC lovefest.

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st. peters is our only hope. no way im rooting for miami.

pls st peters save me from this hell.

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Touche salesman. UK has to be included.

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The Ibis is a cooler bird/logo. Go Canes.

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u dare defy the peacock?

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Just comparing to a Jayhawk, which is a mythical bird.

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