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NFT: Sweet 16 Friday Night

dep026 : 3/27/2015 7:02 pm
Giddy up.
6:00 minute  
dep026 : 3/27/2015 7:42 pm : link
stretch where neither team has made a FG.
Apparently not a lot of interest  
Bobby Humphrey's Earpad : 3/27/2015 8:18 pm : link
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go Utah!  
B in ALB : 3/27/2015 8:21 pm : link
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RE: Apparently not a lot of interest  
BigBlueShock : 3/27/2015 8:38 pm : link
In comment 12207301 Bobby Humphrey's Earpad said:
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Eh, boring ass slate of games. All the good ones were yesterday, in this round. Until the Duke game starts, so we can all root like hell for Utah to kick their ass.

Besides, my brackets are destroyed.
UCLA  
Giantfootball025 : 3/27/2015 8:39 pm : link
is god awful. How did they win 2 games again?
Hey Bobby  
MookGiants : 3/27/2015 8:49 pm : link
huge get with Diamond Stone.
RE: UCLA  
dep026 : 3/27/2015 8:49 pm : link
In comment 12207315 Giantfootball025 said:
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is god awful. How did they win 2 games again?


1st game - refs
2nd game - played an even worse team.
Hope Sabonis  
Phil in LA : 3/27/2015 9:00 pm : link
is okay going forward.
Okafor  
MookGiants : 3/27/2015 10:00 pm : link
took about 7 steps on his way to the basket there without a walk being called
Yeah, that was pretty blatant  
WahooGiant : 3/27/2015 10:03 pm : link
Can't stand Duke.
Okafor  
Canton : 3/27/2015 10:14 pm : link
Is a dream on offense.
Utah  
MookGiants : 3/27/2015 10:25 pm : link
would have a chance if these refs weren't awful. Wright did NOTHING to deserve his 3rd foul there. Fucking garbage.
When is the last time...  
FatMan in Charlotte : 3/27/2015 10:26 pm : link
you've seen a player get a foul going to tie up a loose ball?

I guess when you are against duke you will see fucking anything.
if you blink  
MookGiants : 3/27/2015 10:27 pm : link
you'll miss a foul being called on Utah in the last few minutes.
Oklahoma  
dep026 : 3/27/2015 10:27 pm : link
is jsut dominating.
one call  
MookGiants : 3/27/2015 10:29 pm : link
changed this entire half. Utah down 2 on what should have been a jump ball and their ball, instead his 3rd foul and Duke goes on a 6-0 run.

Utah has no chance with the refs in dook's back pocket
RE: Hey Bobby  
Bobby Humphrey's Earpad : 3/27/2015 10:37 pm : link
In comment 12207321 MookGiants said:
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huge get with Diamond Stone.


I literally don't know how to react. Never thought it would happen. And there are rumors about a major grad transfer in the coming weeks. Legit top 5 team next year.
I haven't read anything  
MookGiants : 3/27/2015 10:42 pm : link
and even if he said he's coming back you can't take these guys word for it right after season ends. I'd expect Trimble to leave
Quick check and  
Rob in CT/NYC : 3/27/2015 10:53 pm : link
18 posts in, 4 of them are Mook being a whiny cunt about Duke.

Seems about right, maybe a little light.
Still waiting  
MookGiants : 3/27/2015 10:55 pm : link
for Rob to ever contribute something to a sports related thread on this board.

Maybe he can run off some more BBI'ers because they think he's the biggest douche on the planet. He's pretty good at that at least
yep it was the call that did Utah in...  
kinger : 3/27/2015 10:55 pm : link
not the inability to hit an open jumper. a total shit show of offense by both teams and it's about one call?? bullshit.
Well, Okafor is playing better than Towns did last night  
Anakim : 3/27/2015 10:56 pm : link
I'm still hoping for Duke to play Kentucky in the Championship game just so we can see Okafor against KAT and WCS.
that call  
MookGiants : 3/27/2015 10:59 pm : link
put their best player on the bench with his 3rd foul, and will impact the rest of the game as a result.
Playing hoops  
batman11 : 3/27/2015 11:01 pm : link
in these huge football stadiums makes it very difficult to shoot from the outside. This site lines are awful.
Michigan State game  
MookGiants : 3/27/2015 11:01 pm : link
really slowed down over the last 15 minutes.
Utah  
MookGiants : 3/27/2015 11:05 pm : link
is missing a ton of easy shots
why  
MookGiants : 3/27/2015 11:16 pm : link
is Utah playing way off Winslow? He's not a great 3 point shooter but he's more than capable
Utah  
MookGiants : 3/27/2015 11:17 pm : link
misses another gimme.
Incredible that Utah is  
MaineGiantFan : 3/27/2015 11:18 pm : link
within 7 after all these TO's.
the turnovers  
MookGiants : 3/27/2015 11:18 pm : link
arent hurting them as much as missing point blank layups/tip ins.
Those have certainly hurt as well Mook  
MaineGiantFan : 3/27/2015 11:20 pm : link
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Winslow  
jamesmichaelworm : 3/27/2015 11:21 pm : link
Great two way player
TO, TO  
MaineGiantFan : 3/27/2015 11:22 pm : link
Travel. Ugh
Utah  
MookGiants : 3/27/2015 11:24 pm : link
just doesn't have nearly enough offense tonight. Duke's defense is dogshit too outside of Winslow they are all below average, some way below average. Just a no show by a bunch of Utah players on offense.
Utah has shut down Okafor offensively  
Anakim : 3/27/2015 11:25 pm : link
but the other players are just picking up the slack
Matt jones  
jamesmichaelworm : 3/27/2015 11:25 pm : link
And quinn cook arent bad defenders
RE: Matt jones  
MookGiants : 3/27/2015 11:27 pm : link
In comment 12207471 jamesmichaelworm said:
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And quinn cook arent bad defenders


Jones is so so.

Cook is atrocious.
the press  
MookGiants : 3/27/2015 11:28 pm : link
has caused all kinds of issues for Utah. They look like they've never seen one before.
Utah  
MookGiants : 3/27/2015 11:31 pm : link
has 16 offensive rebounds and only ten points off of thsoe offensive rebounds. That's pathetic. No surprise seeing how many point blank shots they've missed
Sparty finally ties it up..  
MaineGiantFan : 3/27/2015 11:35 pm : link
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Is Okafor in foul trouble?  
Anakim : 3/27/2015 11:35 pm : link
He didn't even try to defend there
Duke  
dep026 : 3/27/2015 11:37 pm : link
slowed things down for no reason. Played right into Utes hands.
Utah  
MookGiants : 3/27/2015 11:38 pm : link
should start playing hack a okafor
Who didn't see that line coming...  
Anakim : 3/27/2015 11:41 pm : link
And terrible recovery by Okafor there
where  
MookGiants : 3/27/2015 11:41 pm : link
did Winslow get fouled? We'd be here the entire night watching a free throw competition if thats a foul
and there's no such thing  
MookGiants : 3/27/2015 11:42 pm : link
as continuation in college, so if that's a foul then it's on the floor.
RE: where  
jamesmichaelworm : 3/27/2015 11:42 pm : link
In comment 12207487 MookGiants said:
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did Winslow get fouled? We'd be here the entire night watching a free throw competition if thats a foul

Mook your biased shows every Duke game....we get it you like unc and Duke stinks.
tell  
MookGiants : 3/27/2015 11:42 pm : link
me where the foul was. There wasn't one, play on and an 8 point Duke lead.
Fucking commercials. ..  
MaineGiantFan : 3/27/2015 11:43 pm : link
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winslow  
melojeteli4 : 3/27/2015 11:43 pm : link
Is a gamer! Always seems to hit the shot at the right time to kill the opponents momentum.
RE: tell  
jamesmichaelworm : 3/27/2015 11:44 pm : link
In comment 12207490 MookGiants said:
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me where the foul was. There wasn't one, play on and an 8 point Duke lead.
still agree with the foul??
there wasn't one  
MookGiants : 3/27/2015 11:44 pm : link
if you think that's a foul, then there would be 100 fouls called per half.
Utah can't put the ball in the ocean  
dpinzow : 3/27/2015 11:45 pm : link
they're not losing because of the refs
Why is Utah  
MookGiants : 3/27/2015 11:46 pm : link
not fouling Okafor? Instead they foul an 88% free throw shooter. If Duke wants to have Okafor on the floor right now make them pay for it
their shooting  
MookGiants : 3/27/2015 11:46 pm : link
100% is costing them the game, just annoying to see fouls called like that. There was nothing there, let Winslow play on and get his 2 and play on.
RE: there wasn't one  
jamesmichaelworm : 3/27/2015 11:47 pm : link
In comment 12207495 MookGiants said:
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if you think that's a foul, then there would be 100 fouls called per half.
let me guess Duke is getting every call too
I just knew Mich State was going to make a run in the tourney  
Jints in Carolina : 3/27/2015 11:48 pm : link
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outside of about a 5 minute spurt  
MookGiants : 3/27/2015 11:48 pm : link
refs have been fine. I still would like to know where he was fouled though.
How come Staubach is a Duke fan?  
Anakim : 3/27/2015 11:49 pm : link
?
okafor  
melojeteli4 : 3/27/2015 11:49 pm : link
Is shit on a stick. Knicks are cursed! He can score on half decent college kids, but he gonna get his shit pushed in once he hits the league. Justice will be a better pro!
RE: How come Staubach is a Duke fan?  
dpinzow : 3/27/2015 11:50 pm : link
In comment 12207502 Anakim said:
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He and Calvin Hill (Grant Hill's father) were teammates and probably good friends so that's probably the connection
Winslow  
MookGiants : 3/27/2015 11:50 pm : link
will be an OK pro but doesn't do anything well enough offensively to ever be a real good player.

Okafor is not shit on a stick. Definitely has some warts and I wouldn't take him #1 but he has a lot of positives, too.
21,000 in Houston  
Jints in Carolina : 3/27/2015 11:51 pm : link
in a football stadium...should've played it in the Rockets arena.
im not sure why K  
MookGiants : 3/27/2015 11:51 pm : link
has Okafor in the game right now. The only way they lose is if he misses free throws
RE: 21,000 in Houston  
dpinzow : 3/27/2015 11:53 pm : link
In comment 12207507 Jints in Carolina said:
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in a football stadium...should've played it in the Rockets arena.


Definitely...basketball is not meant to be played in football stadiums. The background behind the hoops negatively effects the quality of play as shooters aren't used to it
RE: 21,000 in Houston  
MaineGiantFan : 3/27/2015 11:54 pm : link
In comment 12207507 Jints in Carolina said:
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in a football stadium...should've played it in the Rockets arena.

I couldn't imagine being in the seats behind the basket a 1/4 mile away from the action
they use these games  
MookGiants : 3/27/2015 11:58 pm : link
in domes as rehearsals for final fours. It's shitty but until the final four model changes this isnt ever changing. And the final four model is never going back to a 20k seat arena.

I went to Ford Field in 2009 and bought good seats, thankfully. Had a friend who had seats in upper corner and without question he was better off sitting home, a mile away from court. For the final four they now put the court right in the middle of the field so they can put 70-75k in the place. They used to put it in the endzone. But with that setup could only get 35k or so
I believe they started doing it with the Superdome  
MaineGiantFan : 3/28/2015 12:03 am : link
Back in the early 90's...no?
the last  
MookGiants : 3/28/2015 12:05 am : link
final four not played in a dome was 1996, at the Continental Airlines Arena (now the shuttered IZOD center)
Enough  
batman11 : 3/28/2015 12:08 am : link
with these fucking Buick commercials! Make it stop!!!!!!
oakifor  
melojeteli4 : 3/28/2015 12:21 am : link
With 6pts and 7boards and outplayed by pickle. Such a shit year for the knicks to have the #1 pick. Ugh
if Duke  
MookGiants : 3/28/2015 12:39 am : link
gets by Gonzaga they have a free ride to the championship game.
Winslow is a hell of a player  
Osi Osi Osi OyOyOy : 3/28/2015 12:41 am : link
he has looked like the best player in the tournament the past 2 rounds. He is just impressive as hell and looks like a great NBA prospect.

The top 4 prospects of Okafor/Towns/Russell/Mudiay has pretty much been set for a while now. But I feel like WCS and Winslow at 5/6 are just as set in stone now. And that's just a friggin' amazing Top 6.

Travis Trice is a cold blooded killer. If Winslow wasn't the best player of the last 2 rounds, Trice was.

Izzo and Pitino sneaking into the Elite 8. Coach K and Duke taking care of business into the Elite 8. I'm happy that Cal's not the only brand name at this point, it would've been annoying if he was.
Jesus  
Eli owns all : 3/28/2015 12:47 am : link
chris duke -4,5 was hell
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