Re: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 8:42 pm
When will Arizona ever get to what UNC just did.
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Re: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 8:51 pm
well done, NCAA. A team that should be on multiple years of probation for academic fraud just won your championship.
Re: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 8:55 pm
No shit bug. But if that keeps Roy there another 4-5 years, i'm happy
Re: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 8:57 pm
Only reason they have guys staying 4 yearsMrBug708 wrote:well done, NCAA. A team that should be on multiple years of probation for academic fraud just won your championship.
Re: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 8:59 pm
I'd be more worried about this making Roy thinking about going out on top.CalStateTempe wrote:No shit bug. But if that keeps Roy there another 4-5 years, i'm happy
Re: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 8:59 pm
That game sucked
Re: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 9:05 pm
Spaceman Spiff wrote:I'd be more worried about this making Roy thinking about going out on top.CalStateTempe wrote:No shit bug. But if that keeps Roy there another 4-5 years, i'm happy
Yes that is my other fear.
Re: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 9:11 pm
I hope there weren't a bunch of NBA-watching kids who gave college basketball a first shot with tonight's game.
And not even One Shining Moment was well put together this year.
And not even One Shining Moment was well put together this year.
Re: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 9:18 pm
Anyone catch Mark Few throwing some shade there when he was interviewed by Tracy Wilson after the game? Made a comment about how his players "did it the right way...high character...good students." 
Re: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 9:20 pm
Is it true that UNC hasn't had a one and done since 2007? How is that possible with a roster full of McD's All-Americans?
Re: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 9:28 pm
It's more ridiculous than if Jarryd Bayless, Aaron Gordon, Stanley Johnson, and Lauri Markannen all came back for their sophomore years.UAEebs86 wrote:Is it true that UNC hasn't had a one and done since 2007? How is that possible with a roster full of McD's All-Americans?
And probably Derrick Williams would come back for his junior year.
Yeah, we'd have made some Final Fours.
Re: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 9:31 pm
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Oregon should play Gonzaga on Wednesday to decide who gets the title when NC has to vacate it.
Oregon should play Gonzaga on Wednesday to decide who gets the title when NC has to vacate it.
Re: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 9:32 pm
Congratulations Gonzaga on winning first place on Kenpom.
Re: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 9:56 pm
I'm so relieved that Gonzaga is on the Butler trajectory rather than the UCONN trajectory.
Re: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 10:48 pm
Don't forget about Grant Jarrett.Longhorned wrote:It's more ridiculous than if Jarryd Bayless, Aaron Gordon, Stanley Johnson, and Lauri Markannen all came back for their sophomore years.UAEebs86 wrote:Is it true that UNC hasn't had a one and done since 2007? How is that possible with a roster full of McD's All-Americans?
And probably Derrick Williams would come back for his junior year.
Yeah, we'd have made some Final Fours.
Re: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 10:52 pm
That might have been the worst played championship game I have ever watched. Sloppy, no flow and the officiating was horrendous.
I will say both teams played very hard and each really wanted this game. I think UNC with there experience of the final game last year had a distinct advantage because of that
I will say both teams played very hard and each really wanted this game. I think UNC with there experience of the final game last year had a distinct advantage because of that
Re: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 4:47 am
But I have.az91 wrote:Don't forget about Grant Jarrett.Longhorned wrote:It's more ridiculous than if Jarryd Bayless, Aaron Gordon, Stanley Johnson, and Lauri Markannen all came back for their sophomore years.UAEebs86 wrote:Is it true that UNC hasn't had a one and done since 2007? How is that possible with a roster full of McD's All-Americans?
And probably Derrick Williams would come back for his junior year.
Yeah, we'd have made some Final Fours.
Re: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 5:28 am
It was fantastic watching those refs put it all out on the floor last night.
Re: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 6:28 am
Butler-UConn was pretty badazcat49 wrote:That might have been the worst played championship game I have ever watched. Sloppy, no flow and the officiating was horrendous.
I will say both teams played very hard and each really wanted this game. I think UNC with there experience of the final game last year had a distinct advantage because of that
Re: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 6:54 am
Chicat wrote:It was fantastic watching those refs put it all out on the floor last night.
The call? Jump ball, possession UNC. This was late second half too.
Re: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 7:04 am
Lots of bad calls and missed calls both ways. Safe to say both teams shot poorly and the refs had a bad game as well. Perhaps if the shots were falling more for both teams there would have been fewer whistles.
Re: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 7:22 am
Almost positive this wasn't the intent.Macho Grande wrote:Anyone catch Mark Few throwing some shade there when he was interviewed by Tracy Wilson after the game? Made a comment about how his players "did it the right way...high character...good students."
Re: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 7:30 am
Yep. Heels up one, then Hicks makes it three.Spaceman Spiff wrote:Chicat wrote:It was fantastic watching those refs put it all out on the floor last night.
The call? Jump ball, possession UNC. This was late second half too.
Was called flagrant. Then he bashes people who complained about officiating.
Re: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 7:59 am
Depends. Did he say that you can't do book reports on children's books and stay eligible at Gonzaga?gumby wrote:Almost positive this wasn't the intent.Macho Grande wrote:Anyone catch Mark Few throwing some shade there when he was interviewed by Tracy Wilson after the game? Made a comment about how his players "did it the right way...high character...good students."
The most charitable thing you can say about the reffing was that it was pretty bad on both ends. It completely changed the complexion of the game and turn a close, hard fought game into a rhythm free slog to the free throw line. Even when the bad calls are going both ways, it messes with a player's head when a call is blown.
It was a good game where the refs made themsleves part of the show in a bad way. Any time the reffing is a major discussion point after the game, it hurts the overall credibility.
Re: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 8:18 am
I think part of the reason the reffing sucked was because the shooting sucked. Both teams were brutal from the field. And not just threes. Karnowski missed a bunch of bunnies. When shots are falling, the game develops a rhythm and flows better. There were so many contested rebounds that led to physical play and fouls. Some whistles weren't necessary. But part of the reason there were so many fouls was because both teams played poorly.
Re: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 10:03 am
Shocking that the combination of one-and-done era and teams fully exploiting the transfer/grad transfer rules has resulted in crap games.azcat49 wrote:That might have been the worst played championship game I have ever watched. Sloppy, no flow and the officiating was horrendous.
I will say both teams played very hard and each really wanted this game. I think UNC with there experience of the final game last year had a distinct advantage because of that
Re: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 11:01 am
Last year's game was great. One of the best ever.
I agree it was a function of poor shooting by both teams on the same night. Couple that with two teams determined to jam it inside and guards who like to drive, and you get this.
Still, pretty exciting stuff.
I agree it was a function of poor shooting by both teams on the same night. Couple that with two teams determined to jam it inside and guards who like to drive, and you get this.
Still, pretty exciting stuff.
Re: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 11:06 am
i thouroghly enjoyed myself at all three games -- my first ever Final Four and I had a blast.
Re: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 12:57 pm
For a game between two teams that would have been drilled if Kentucky and Duke had returned all of the underclassmen eligible to return from their 2014-2015 teams.gumby wrote:Last year's game was great. One of the best ever.
Re: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 4:05 pm
How close were you? Thoughts on a stadium as a venue?97cats wrote:i thouroghly enjoyed myself at all three games -- my first ever Final Four and I had a blast.
I'd like to see them return to basketball arenas.
Re: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 4:06 pm
So you've stopped watching? I prefer what you want, but I still wouldn't miss it, and thought it was compelling.legallykenny wrote:For a game between two teams that would have been drilled if Kentucky and Duke had returned all of the underclassmen eligible to return from their 2014-2015 teams.gumby wrote:Last year's game was great. One of the best ever.
Re: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2017 10:46 am
13th row center floorgumby wrote: How close were you? Thoughts on a stadium as a venue?
I'd like to see them return to basketball arenas.
Re: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2017 3:40 pm
Dude! That's incredible! Do you have to stand most of the time? (which would be fine with me).
Re: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2017 11:16 am
no i was able to sit the entire time actually.gumby wrote:Dude! That's incredible! Do you have to stand most of the time? (which would be fine with me).
the two center court sections on both sides were for the NCAA and its sponsors. i sat right behind Tim Brando and the American Athletic Conf representatives.
Lute Olson was just a few rows in front of me, Mike Montgomery, Lorenzo Romar, Larry Scott, and a large host of others.
at the stadium the NCAA took out the first 20 row of the Cardinals seating (there are 41 rows in the lower deck at University of Phx Stadium normally) and added rows A-Z (1-27), AA-ZZ and single row AAA in its place all the way to the press row which obviously encroached on the field -- rows 21-41 stayed in place giving the lower center sections 75 rows.
we sat Section 109 Row M Seats 5&6 which were 4 seats from the aisle which was dead center.
the rows closer to the floor (A-F or 1-6) can be obstructed sometimes by the media and cameramen and people traversing and securing press row and the floor. they can block the view at times especially because of the very gradual slope of the added seating which enabled the NCAA to get in as many rows as possible.
rows 7-18 (G-R) center floor were literally the best seats in the house -- it was an experience i will never forget
Re: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2017 12:40 pm
Damon and his son were sitting with Lute as well
Re: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2017 1:38 pm
ok.... what did they eat?Jefe wrote:Damon and his son were sitting with Lute as well
Re: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2017 2:40 pm
All I know is there was no beer
Re: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2017 3:20 pm
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Record $439.5 million bet on basketball in March
Record $439.5 million bet on basketball in March
More money was bet -- and lost -- on basketball at Nevada sportsbooks in March than in any other month in the state's regulated sports betting history.
A record $439.5 million was wagered on basketball, both college and professional, last month, according to numbers released Wednesday by the Nevada Gaming Control Board.
The books kept a record $41.2 million of the amount bet on basketball, shattering the previous mark set in March 2015 by more than $13 million and making March 2017 by far the most lucrative basketball month ever for the house.
Gaming control does not separate bets on professional and college basketball, lumping them into one "basketball" category. But the betting interest on the NCAA tournament can be seen in the monthly revenue numbers. For example, in February, almost $213 million was bet on basketball at Nevada's books.
Bookmakers estimate that the NCAA tournament accounts for 60 to 80 percent of the amount bet on basketball in March, which also features a bevy of conference tournaments in addition to regular-season NBA action.
The massive March haul comes after a rough stretch to end the football season for the books. In January, the books suffered one of their worst football months ever, losing $8.25 million to bettors.
They bounced back in a big way in March, winning $31.4 million overall, a 225.3 percent increase from March 2016. Leftover football bets from the season that were cashed in March took a $13 million bite out of the basketball profits, but the books had enough to spare.
"I guess, like they say, in the long run, it does even out," Jeff Stoneback, assistant manager for MGM race and sports, told ESPN on Wednesday. "I was just in a meeting and heard that this was our best quarter since 2005."
While Nevada's regulated sports betting industry continues to grow, it remains only a small piece of casino profits. In March, for example, the state's casinos won $273.5 million off penny slots.