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Osi Osi Osi OyOyOy : 3/26/2015 6:22 pm
3 Notre Dame vs. 7 Wichita St. ---- 7:15 CBS
1 Wisconsin vs. 4 UNC ---- 7:47 TBS

1 Kentucky vs. 5 WVU ---- 9:45 CBS
2 Arizona vs. 6 Xavier ---- 10:17 TBS

Kentucky, Arizona, and Wisconsin might be the 3 best teams in the country. All of them play tonight. I think I'd be more surprised if Arizona lost than if Kentucky lost. I think UNC has a puncher's chance against Wisconsin.

And Notre Dame vs. Wichita should be a really fun one. Can't wait to see VanVleet and Grant go at it. Even though Notre Dame is the better seed, Wichita seems to be the slight favorite or at the very least it feels like a toss-up game.

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HOLY CRAP.  
Audible : 3/26/2015 9:43 pm : link
That is all.
what a 3  
Osi Osi Osi OyOyOy : 3/26/2015 9:44 pm : link
.
Paige  
MookGiants : 3/26/2015 9:44 pm : link
finally wakes up. Hope its not too late. No idea why he was so passive the first 38 minutes.
PAIGEEEE  
SanFranNowNCGiantsFan : 3/26/2015 9:44 pm : link
!
I'd go to Dekker  
Osi Osi Osi OyOyOy : 3/26/2015 9:45 pm : link
here.
RE: RE: RE: Marcus Paige  
B in ALB : 3/26/2015 9:46 pm : link
In comment 12205513 MookGiants said:
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In comment 12205508 B in ALB said:


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In comment 12205498 MookGiants said:


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is capping off his awful season with another awful game.



Haha. What?



He was 2 for 7 before that shot.


Pffft. Come on Mook. Let the game play out. You're better than that. Unlike wiskys "super" fan. Brutal.
Man  
dep026 : 3/26/2015 9:48 pm : link
bricks 2 FTs.
ugh that tip-out  
Osi Osi Osi OyOyOy : 3/26/2015 9:48 pm : link
he should've just brought it down. Tough to blame him for that though.
Hicks another overrated  
Rflairr : 3/26/2015 9:51 pm : link
McDonalds all American.
same shit  
MookGiants : 3/26/2015 9:52 pm : link
different game from the entire year. Can't hold a lead and can't hit a free throw.

Good game Jon
RE: Well  
dep026 : 3/26/2015 9:53 pm : link
In comment 12205454 Jon in NYC said:
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thats a wrap. Twas a good season. Oh well.


You just officially went dipping.

Congrats though.
I feel dirty rooting for Huggins  
Osi Osi Osi OyOyOy : 3/26/2015 9:53 pm : link
.
Unc - good luck with the Swahili classes  
B in ALB : 3/26/2015 9:55 pm : link
Wisconsin - good luck having fans who quit with 9 minutes left in the game.
Uggh.
pretty sure  
Osi Osi Osi OyOyOy : 3/26/2015 9:56 pm : link
Jon's comment was in reference to Kaminsky being hurt. Obviously wasn't a serious injury.
Apparaently any sort of contact is illegal in this wvu uk game  
ODBeast : 3/26/2015 10:02 pm : link
Just awful refeering so far
I just hope these 2 games  
Osi Osi Osi OyOyOy : 3/26/2015 10:05 pm : link
are interesting in the 2nd half. Don't have high hopes.

One thing I wish I did differently was pick Arizona over Kentucky in my bracket. Not saying Arizona's better than Kentucky, but it was probably the smart move odds-wise in a pool of mostly-Kentucky Champions.
Roy did a pretty good job  
Bobby Humphrey's Earpad : 3/26/2015 10:06 pm : link
I think when Wisconsin made their run that he should went iso and have Paige break down the D (altheticism was UNC's big advantage), but this game was really a missed free throw here and missed rebound there and some great plays and efficiency by Wisconsin.

I do wish the officials would call holds on Gasser sometimes off the ball, particularly when he's got two handfuls of Paige's jersey.
West Virginia  
MookGiants : 3/26/2015 10:07 pm : link
may lose by 50
RE: Apparaently any sort of contact is illegal in this wvu uk game  
Bobby Humphrey's Earpad : 3/26/2015 10:07 pm : link
In comment 12205571 ODBeast said:
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Just awful refeering so far


You knew this would happen after WVU was allowed to mug Maryland for 40 minutes. Ain't happening to Kentucky.
just let WVU play  
Osi Osi Osi OyOyOy : 3/26/2015 10:08 pm : link
with a 6th guy on the floor.
Gosser  
MookGiants : 3/26/2015 10:08 pm : link
was allowed to do it all game. Frustrating but you have to play through it.

Only complaint with Roy is he let Britt cost them at least 5 points. Britt needed to be planted to the bench all game
WVU  
MookGiants : 3/26/2015 10:08 pm : link
committed the most fouls in the country this year and I'm pretty sure there wasnt a close 2nd.
Woop  
Jon in NYC : 3/26/2015 10:12 pm : link
!

Good game Mook.

And yea that was when kaminsky went down. relax b. Haven't missed a badger game in 6 years. Not gonna turn it off down 5 in the elite 8.
The about this game is if you wanted to build the perfect matchup for  
ODBeast : 3/26/2015 10:14 pm : link
Kentucky that team would be west virginia. Speeding up the game and not being able to hit threes is death against Kentucky
WVU  
MookGiants : 3/26/2015 10:18 pm : link
may get their asses kicked but they will go down swinging
RE: Woop  
B in ALB : 3/26/2015 10:33 pm : link
In comment 12205588 Jon in NYC said:
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Good game Mook.

And yea that was when kaminsky went down. relax b. Haven't missed a badger game in 6 years. Not gonna turn it off down 5 in the elite 8.


I'm relaxed. But your fan card is currently under review.

Good god man. After years of your blustering and suddenly you give up?

That's anak-esque bro.
RE: same shit  
Essex : 3/26/2015 10:38 pm : link
In comment 12205547 MookGiants said:
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different game from the entire year. Can't hold a lead and can't hit a free throw.

Good game Jon


That was their best game of the year. They just weren't good enough. If Jackson continues to improve and Johnson comes back, UNC will be in the final four next year. I am bitterly disappointed that they played that well and didn't pull it out, but what can you do other than play your best.
that was not their best  
MookGiants : 3/26/2015 10:42 pm : link
they played decently well, but far from their best. With 2 minutes to go Paige was 2 for 7.

They had a 7 point lead with the ball under 10 minutes. Wisconsin isn't Kentucky, they need to find a way to close that one out. But they couldn't do it all year so I didn't expect them to do it tonight.
RE: RE: Woop  
Jon in NYC : 3/26/2015 10:43 pm : link
In comment 12205615 B in ALB said:
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In comment 12205588 Jon in NYC said:


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Good game Mook.

And yea that was when kaminsky went down. relax b. Haven't missed a badger game in 6 years. Not gonna turn it off down 5 in the elite 8.



I'm relaxed. But your fan card is currently under review.

Good god man. After years of your blustering and suddenly you give up?

That's anak-esque bro.


not sure if srs
Just turned on the game  
AnotherGiantsFan : 3/26/2015 10:47 pm : link
KAT has 2 PF. I'm going to guess he picked up two quick fouls and got benched for it. He hacks a lot. He can become an excellent NBA defender, but he's not there by any means. He just has the tools for it.

Sometimes I wonder if coach K instructs Okafor not to be worried about defense because he doesn't want him to get in foul trouble like KAT often does.
With 5 minutes left in the first half  
Bobby Humphrey's Earpad : 3/26/2015 10:49 pm : link
Kentucky had shot more free throws than Maryland did in the entire game. Nice consistency in officiating.
13th Grade looking solid  
B in ALB : 3/26/2015 10:49 pm : link
after all their shit talk.

And Jon. Yeah. I'm serious. You took the time to type out a thread about you giving up and "that's a wrap".

Were you hacked? Did someone hijack your computer? Did you have a momentary lapse of reason?

All year we've heard your statements about how great Wisconsin is and then you quit with nine minutes left in the game?

Are you drunk?

If so. It's cool bud. I get it.
RE: 13th Grade looking solid  
Jon in NYC : 3/26/2015 10:54 pm : link
In comment 12205628 B in ALB said:
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after all their shit talk.

And Jon. Yeah. I'm serious. You took the time to type out a thread about you giving up and "that's a wrap".

Were you hacked? Did someone hijack your computer? Did you have a momentary lapse of reason?

All year we've heard your statements about how great Wisconsin is and then you quit with nine minutes left in the game?

Are you drunk?

If so. It's cool bud. I get it.


Well I'm a little drunk but not debilitatingly so.

It was a joke. I was being overly dramatic. Get over it.
Ok fair enough jonny  
B in ALB : 3/26/2015 10:59 pm : link
I thought it was a bit out of character but then you defended it. Don't be that guy.

Congrats on the win. Enjoy it. Missing out on the tourney is brutal.
RE: that was not their best  
Essex : 3/26/2015 11:01 pm : link
In comment 12205621 MookGiants said:
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they played decently well, but far from their best. With 2 minutes to go Paige was 2 for 7.

They had a 7 point lead with the ball under 10 minutes. Wisconsin isn't Kentucky, they need to find a way to close that one out. But they couldn't do it all year so I didn't expect them to do it tonight.


What game did they play better, they shot 61% from three point land and 47% from the field, against that defense and that competition that was their best game. Ryan took Paige out of the game, but his lack of points wasn't why they lost, Carolina was as efficient as they have been all year. Hicks has a bad last 2 minutes and Britt was out of control, but I am just nitpicking. Wisconsin isn't Kentucky, but they are a very good team.
RE: RE: that was not their best  
MookGiants : 3/26/2015 11:01 pm : link
In comment 12205639 Essex said:
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In comment 12205621 MookGiants said:


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they played decently well, but far from their best. With 2 minutes to go Paige was 2 for 7.

They had a 7 point lead with the ball under 10 minutes. Wisconsin isn't Kentucky, they need to find a way to close that one out. But they couldn't do it all year so I didn't expect them to do it tonight.



What game did they play better, they shot 61% from three point land and 47% from the field, against that defense and that competition that was their best game. Ryan took Paige out of the game, but his lack of points wasn't why they lost, Carolina was as efficient as they have been all year. Hicks has a bad last 2 minutes and Britt was out of control, but I am just nitpicking. Wisconsin isn't Kentucky, but they are a very good team.


At Duke was by far their best game of the season.
The Duke game they played well for about 15 minutes in the second half  
Essex : 3/26/2015 11:18 pm : link
And I would agree thy was their best 15 minutes of the season, but that was more of the Carolina we saw all year, maddeningly inconsistent in games. They were down 7 at the half. This game they basically played well throught the game. For instance, when Wisconsin went up 65-60 and we got the Jackson three out of the TO and Brice got fouled on th next possession. When Roy called the TO, I thought it was game. They just kept coming back. It was a great performance by them. It wasn't enough and there are no moral victories in the tourney, but I was pleasantly surprised about how well they played.
What a performance  
Metnut : 3/26/2015 11:27 pm : link
tonight by the Irish. Mike Brey has taken a lot of heat for some early ND tourney exits but he's turned ND into a perennial NCAA tourney team on barely more than a mid-major budget with brutal academic recruiting standards.

I'm overjoyed to see the boys finally get on an NCAA tourney run for Brey, especially considering the tragedy he faced recently.

It'll be a long shot against Kentucky, but it's a real opportunity to do something special. I remember a certain NY football team that supposedly had no chance against an undefeated team in a huge game. Can't wait until Saturday!
Stainbrook is awesome  
Osi Osi Osi OyOyOy : 3/26/2015 11:28 pm : link
Can't believe Arizona is having this much trouble with them.
KAT with a big fat zero  
Osi Osi Osi OyOyOy : 3/26/2015 11:34 pm : link
outside of a couple of nice plays on D. Yet Kentucky is up 30. What a team.
Metnut  
B in ALB : 3/26/2015 11:35 pm : link
It's simple thinking I guess. But if ND is stroking there isn't a team in the country - other than UK - that can beat them. I watched them struggle from the floor and lose to syracuse. Then I see them struggle for a bit tonight. Then completely ruin Wichita State in a matter of three minutes.

They've got a real shot. Too bad they're in uks bracket. Otherwise they would beat anyone. Bad luck I guess.
RE: RE: RE: Woop  
Anakim : 3/26/2015 11:37 pm : link
In comment 12205622 Jon in NYC said:
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In comment 12205588 Jon in NYC said:


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Good game Mook.

And yea that was when kaminsky went down. relax b. Haven't missed a badger game in 6 years. Not gonna turn it off down 5 in the elite 8.



I'm relaxed. But your fan card is currently under review.

Good god man. After years of your blustering and suddenly you give up?

That's anak-esque bro.



not sure if srs


Neither am I
RE: Metnut  
Metnut : 3/26/2015 11:42 pm : link
In comment 12205668 B in ALB said:
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It's simple thinking I guess. But if ND is stroking there isn't a team in the country - other than UK - that can beat them. I watched them struggle from the floor and lose to syracuse. Then I see them struggle for a bit tonight. Then completely ruin Wichita State in a matter of three minutes.

They've got a real shot. Too bad they're in uks bracket. Otherwise they would beat anyone. Bad luck I guess.


It was house money for me once we beat Butler. I see Saturday as an opportunity to do something special. ND is going to need to shoot 60%+ from 3ptfga to win the game, but I think there's a chance we can do it.

It's been a weird year. I really miss the old Big East, but I'm obviously glad at the way the season has gone.
what a short by Harrison  
B in ALB : 3/26/2015 11:50 pm : link
Holy shit.

Imagine if wvu doesn't even score 37 points to match uks total wins so far? Wow.
anak  
B in ALB : 3/26/2015 11:52 pm : link
You settle down pal. Let's not forget your claim to fame on this site.
RE: anak  
Anakim : 3/26/2015 11:56 pm : link
In comment 12205679 B in ALB said:
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You settle down pal. Let's not forget your claim to fame on this site.


Creating a thread about how uncool Meg Griffin is?
are you babbling about cartoons again?  
B in ALB : 3/27/2015 12:12 am : link
Easy anak. Just relax.


What the fuck is Meg doing there!?!?!?
man  
PaulBlakeTSU : 3/27/2015 12:29 am : link
refs call so many damn fouls in the second half. It's as if they are in competition with one another. It hurts the teams that are playing good defense. It also ruins the flow of the game with all the stoppages (on top of the massive number of timeouts and media breaks).
Arizona  
MookGiants : 3/27/2015 12:50 am : link
Wisconsin is going to be war on Saturday. Can't wait for that one
UNC played well  
MetsAreBack : 3/27/2015 11:19 am : link
against a better team. Came up a bit short, but it was a good tournament performance (except for the Harvard game) for Roy's crew.

Now... when will this team be allowed to participate in another postseason tournament becomes the key offseason question.
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