2017 NCAA tournament game thread

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 5:02 pm

Nova up 30-29 at the half against Mt St Mary's

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 5:09 pm

Saint Mary's is so much better than VCU. Somebody for sure got underseeded.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 5:26 pm

Longhorned wrote:Saint Mary's is so much better than VCU. Somebody for sure got underseeded.

They're a solid team. They don't seem to make any mistakes.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 5:30 pm

azgreg wrote:
Longhorned wrote:Saint Mary's is so much better than VCU. Somebody for sure got underseeded.
They're a solid team. They don't seem to make any mistakes.

If you did anything that slow, neither would you.

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 5:31 pm

Longhorned wrote:Saint Mary's is so much better than VCU. Somebody for sure got underseeded.

Wait, I thought we were not impressed by these guys? I see they scored 46 in a half so their tempo can't be that slow

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 5:42 pm

azcat49 wrote:
Longhorned wrote:Saint Mary's is so much better than VCU. Somebody for sure got underseeded.
Wait, I thought we were not impressed by these guys? I see they scored 46 in a half so their tempo can't be that slow

They shot 64% from the field. That helps a lot.

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 5:47 pm

St Mary's looks pretty damn good to me

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 5:48 pm

Did St. Mary's leave all their black guys back in Moraga?

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 5:50 pm

azgreg wrote:Did St. Mary's leave all their black guys back in Moraga?

They are an all Australian team

SCCats · Post by **SCCats** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 5:52 pm

azcat49 wrote:
Longhorned wrote:Saint Mary's is so much better than VCU. Somebody for sure got underseeded.
Wait, I thought we were not impressed by these guys? I see they scored 46 in a half so their tempo can't be that slow

I see not particularly tall, not particularly strong, not particularly fast

I see them shooting fts well and running back cuts well

If they can put that together into a win against us that'd be pretty amazing and we really might as well go home after that round of 32 game because we weren't going to do much if we couldn't fairly easily put this team away

And just to bracket things a bit more, they lost at Gonzaga by 23, lost at home to Gonzaga by 10 and lost on the neutral floor in their tournament to Gonzaga by 18

Catintheheat · Post by **Catintheheat** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 6:00 pm

All you have to do is get very athletic and physical with St. Mary's and you will cause them problems. Be aggressive.

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 6:00 pm

Only scored ten points this half in over 8 minutes

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 6:02 pm

ASUHATER! wrote:
azgreg wrote:Did St. Mary's leave all their black guys back in Moraga?
They are an all Australian team

The St. Mary's All Blacks?

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 6:03 pm

Good win for Sean's ex team

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 6:03 pm

CatMG wrote:Unbelievable mistake for that Vandy player. Now where have we seen that happen before? Hmmmmm

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 6:07 pm

Stuck on 56. Can't even hit free throws.

RichardCranium · Post by **RichardCranium** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 12:43 am

azgreg wrote:
ASUHATER! wrote:
azgreg wrote:Did St. Mary's leave all their black guys back in Moraga?
They are an all Australian team
The St. Mary's All Blacks?

No, the All Blacks are Kiwi's. The Aussie equivalent are the Wallabies. I use the word "equivalent" here only in theoretical terms.

The Kiwi's currently own a 5 test winning streak. Out of the last 30 test matches, Australia has won 4 and there have been two draws.

The all time overall record is 109 to 42 in favor of the All Blacks (plus 7 draws).

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 10:28 am

NMSU up 2 on Baylor at the half

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 10:50 am

OSU/UM is turning into a nice one.

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 11:03 am

EastCoastCat wrote:OSU/UM is turning into a nice one.

This has been a fun game!

SCCats · Post by **SCCats** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 1:28 pm

I thought this USC/SMU was going to perhaps be the most interesting game of the day and it's really heating up here early in the second half

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 1:45 pm

C'mon SC...I want the Pac to be 5-0 by the end of this evening.

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 1:56 pm

Not all that impressed with Louisville in this game. I haven't seen them play this year but I don't see them going too far.

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 2:14 pm

PAC-12 stays undefeated

SCCats · Post by **SCCats** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 2:14 pm

FANTASTIC win for usc

rgdeuce · Post by **rgdeuce** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 2:18 pm

Nice job USC. Ridiculous that only four pac 12 teams got in and USC barely did

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 2:18 pm

Well I picked smu damn

77HoyaCat4Ever · Post by **77HoyaCat4Ever** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 2:19 pm

The PAC is back!

Frybry02 · Post by **Frybry02** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 2:21 pm

A few great games. Other than that, these first 2 days have been a little blah. No major upsets yet. Should the night apps be worried?

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 2:22 pm

scumdevils86 wrote:Well I picked smu damn

Me too. I'm getting the feeling the inevitable bracket slide is upon me.

rgdeuce · Post by **rgdeuce** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 2:26 pm

Yea this has been a boring first round outside of a few games. Means there are a few surprises in atore tonight

Main Event · Post by **Main Event** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 2:37 pm

I've got SC in the Sweet 16 in my bracket. Very dangerous 11 seed

KaibabKat · Post by **KaibabKat** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 3:50 pm

Creighton loses to Rhode Island but it was sort of nice to see Lenny Gordy on the bench with the Bluejays.

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 4:25 pm

KaibabKat wrote:Creighton loses to Rhode Island but it was sort of nice to see Lenny Gordy on the bench with the Bluejays.

Apparently one of the Hurley boys knows how to coach.

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 6:02 pm

Man this Wichita St Dayton game has been intense. Lead has gone back and fourth and the largest lead has been 3 points. Wichita St as a 10 seed is such a joke

rgdeuce · Post by **rgdeuce** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 6:13 pm

What is it with referees and their obsessions with bending over the Millers?

prh · Post by **prh** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 6:22 pm

rgdeuce wrote:What is it with referees and their obsessions with bending over the Millers?

Yeah it's been brutal. Down the stretch is bad, but there's also been two awful charges called against the earlier.

enfuego · Post by **enfuego** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 6:25 pm

azcat49 wrote:Man this Wichita St Dayton game has been intense. Lead has gone back and fourth and the largest lead has been 3 points. Wichita St as a 10 seed is such a joke

Archie's sweat glands are on hyperdrive!

rgdeuce · Post by **rgdeuce** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 6:55 pm

That was as bad of a screw job as u will ever seen in the NCAA tournament. Leaned Wichita State all night, but that last four or five minutes was BS after BS. Close to ten terrible calls or no calls in WSUs favor

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 8:33 pm

What got into Sparty tonight?

prh · Post by **prh** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 8:45 pm

azgreg wrote:What got into Sparty tonight?

I just hope they have 40 more minutes of it.

Bangkok Wildcat · Post by **Bangkok Wildcat** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 8:46 pm

azgreg wrote:What got into Sparty tonight?

Typical Izzo March Magic? I also went on their board wishing them to put a beat down on Miami for stealing Lonnie Walker from us

, lol. http://www.scout.com/college/michigan-s ... rian-bowen

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 9:00 pm

Of the top 20 teams (5 seeds and better) only 1 team lost in the first round. It kind of made for a boring 1st round but I'm guessing it will result in some great close round 2 games

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 9:01 pm

Anybody else enjoying the chucksters capital one commercials. Hilarious

Catintheheat · Post by **Catintheheat** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 9:02 pm

5-0 for the Pac-12 going into the second round. The conference has looked good and appears to be underrated (as usual).

prh · Post by **prh** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 9:06 pm

Alieberman wrote:Of the top 20 teams (5 seeds and better) only 1 team lost in the first round. It kind of made for a boring 1st round but I'm guessing it will result in some great close round 2 games

And not many games that were even exciting. Lots of slightly entertaining but not memorable games. Excitement index on 538 shows how boring the first round was https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/20 ... edictions/" target="_blank

Bangkok Wildcat · Post by **Bangkok Wildcat** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 9:57 pm

Catintheheat wrote:5-0 for the Pac-12 going into the second round. The conference has looked good and appears to be underrated (as usual).

Special props to USC for winning back to back games.....Let's go PAC!

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Sat Mar 18, 2017 7:28 am

azgreg wrote:What got into Sparty tonight?

I didn't even recognize that team - Izzo Tourney magic in full force again.

CatFanOneMil · Post by **CatFanOneMil** » Sat Mar 18, 2017 9:00 am

azcat49 wrote:Anybody else enjoying the chucksters capital one commercials. Hilarious

These are the equivalent of super bowl commercials, man I love Chuck and even if he comes off as a doofus he does lean Pac 12 a bit because he watches us play...

I actually even enjoy some of the Sonic commercials...pretty clever stuff...I never remember what they are advertising but its really good product name reinforcement...

Now the ads that have the opposite affect on me are the singing ads with Gumble and that freak and the powerade sing/chant commercial...leave the singing to rock stars, if I want to listen to music I am NOT turning on my tv...

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Sat Mar 18, 2017 9:19 am

W Virginia couldn't have asked for a better start.

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