NCAA Tournament

[wildcat83]

Figured it could use it's own thread for topics that aren't necessarily WI or Marquette.

 

My bracket has a whole lot of chalk, actually looked for upsets, just not feeling them this year. In 3 regions I had 1vs2 matchups.

 

My final 4:

 

Duke

Gonzaga

Tennessee

North Carolina

 

Duke over North Carolina in the final.

 

Who do you have?

[pacopete4]

Michigan State

Virginia

Gonzaga

Houston

 

Zags over Michigan State

[pitchleague]

Figured it could use it's own thread for topics that aren't necessarily WI or Marquette.

 

My bracket has a whole lot of chalk, actually looked for upsets, just not feeling them this year. In 3 regions I had 1vs2 matchups.

 

My final 4:

 

Duke

Gonzaga

Tennessee

North Carolina

 

Duke over North Carolina in the final.

 

Who do you have?

 

I have the same final four, but with UNC winning it all.

[young guns]

Watching this play in game and this one coach is spending a lot of time standing on the court. It has me wondering, what happens if an opposing teams player accidentally, or "accidentally", runs into him? Is it a play on, a technical, or some other penalty?

[MrTPlush]

Kentucky

Virginia

MSU (and they won’t beat Duke to get there)

Michigan

 

I fully expect to be wrong on one of the Michigan teams just because that matchup seems so unlikely. But I think one is there.

 

Duke seems destined to disappoint. There are so dependent on everyone major being on the court or they struggle.

[FVBrewerFan]

Watching this play in game and this one coach is spending a lot of time standing on the court. It has me wondering, what happens if an opposing teams player accidentally, or "accidentally", runs into him? Is it a play on, a technical, or some other penalty?

 

Not 100% sure of college rule, but it would almost have to be a tech. No way could it just be play on, as they're not supposed to be on the court.

[wildcat83]

I'm guessing it has to be some sort of bench technical. I have a rule book in my desk, if the NCAA games get boring I will do some digging today and see what I can find.

[wildcat83]

Was actually pretty easy to find... This is NFHS so high school, but I'm sure college is similar.

 

Rule 10 Section 5 - Bench Technical

 

The head coach is responsible for his/her own conduct and behavior, as well as substitutes, disqualified team members, and all other bench personnel. Bench personnel, including the head coach shall not:

 

Art 2: Enter the court area unless by permission of an official to attend an injured player

 

Penalty: The officials shall warn the head coach unless the offense is judged to be major, in which case a technical foul shall be ruled.

 

I would guess that contacting a player would make it a major offense.

[AKCheesehead]

I went Kentucky Virginia Michigan duke. Kentucky over duke.

[MrTPlush]

I really like some huge cinderella story double digit seed making the Elite 8 this year...not sure why...but I could see it. There are a ton of 3-7 seeds that I just think are weak and should lead to lots of 10+ seed teams in the round of 32 and so on.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

Duke

Tennessee

UNC

Michigan

 

Did anyone really like Louisville over Minnesota? I'm in one bracket with 20 people and 1 person picked Louisville.

[MrTPlush]

Wow did anyone catch the end of the Auburn game? Reading the box score NMS got the ball down 2, got fouled on a three, missed free throw, made three throw, then missed a three throw, and lastly got a three off in one second after a rebound.

 

I mean that can't possibly be accurate.

 

UPDATE:

 

Wow, that literally happened and he airballed the game winning three. I don't want to say they choked, but wow...what an absolute blown opportunity.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

I picked NMS too.

[areacodes]

Wow did anyone catch the end of the Auburn game? Reading the box score NMS got the ball down 2, got fouled on a three, missed free throw, made three throw, then missed a three throw, and lastly got a three off in one second after a rebound.

 

I mean that can't possibly be accurate.

 

UPDATE:

 

Wow, that literally happened and he airballed the game winning three. I don't want to say they choked, but wow...what an absolute blown opportunity.

 

NMSU player had what looked like a wide open layup to tie that preceded the foul on the 3 point shot too.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

Belmont with the worst "hold til last shot" play I've probably ever seen.

[MrTPlush]

Belmont with the worst "hold til last shot" play I've probably ever seen.

 

Absolutely terrible...

 

I picked NMSU and Belmont. I also have Murray Sate so cute another near lose for the underdog. I was really confident in those picks too...like 75% confident. Sigh

[OldSchoolSnapper]

I picked NMSU and Belmont as well but had MU winning one game.

[wallus]

Ja Morant is having one of the best games I have ever seen in college basketball.

[FVBrewerFan]

Not many "shining moments" the first day, hopefully today brings more thrills.

[MrTPlush]

Not many "shining moments" the first day, hopefully today brings more thrills.

 

I think NMSU has the opposite of a shining moment.

[pitchleague]

Whoa! Virginia playing like garbage AGAIN as a number one seed. A lot of game left but still. Wow

[OldSchoolSnapper]

George Webb and the toothpaste company starting to fade away...bummer. Well, go Bucky.

[LouisEly]

This Badgers game is one of the worst officiated games I have seen in a long time. Should be at least six more fouls on Oregon, including a technical for the crap that Amin pulled in the first half. Then this charge on Happ... complete garbage, worse than the blocking call on Davison in the first half.

[MrTPlush]

This tourney has sucked so far. There has yet to be a single upset. Marquette and KSU losing are only shocking if you live under a rock.

 

What has been the biggest upset by betting lines so far, the KSU game?

[AKCheesehead]

Well that was a sucky game. There’s always something I hate about losing to Oregon, too. 01 and 12 football have soured me on the ducks to good.