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NFT: NCAA Tournament Thursday

Crispino : 3/16/2017 10:56 am
It begins in earnest today.

Some interesting matchups:
Princeton-ND
Bucknell-WV
East Tennessee-Florida
Middle Tennessee-Minnesota
Xavier -Maryland
Vermont-Purdue
VaTech-Wisconsin

I love these next two days!

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ND  
Giantfootball025 : 3/16/2017 1:52 pm : link
is the better team though. They trailed for all of 20 seconds. But, it is getting concerning that they keep letting them hang around.
RE: I read  
LCtheINTMachine : 3/16/2017 1:53 pm : link
In comment 13395261 Giantfootball025 said:
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that Princeton out-manned comment as sarcasm.


Correct! Haven't watched much of it but looks decent. More into UNCW.
Rooting  
Giantfootball025 : 3/16/2017 1:55 pm : link
for UNCW but, they need to start hitting their jumpers like the were in the beginning of the game. UVA D is only going to get tougher.
Princeton  
LCtheINTMachine : 3/16/2017 1:56 pm : link
takes some jacked-up 3s. Come on.
What  
Giantfootball025 : 3/16/2017 1:57 pm : link
a regression from Beachum this season. He was lights out last tourney basically carried ND to the elite 8 with his shooting. This past month he's been hot garbage.
Wow  
LCtheINTMachine : 3/16/2017 2:00 pm : link
Notre Dame has no idea how to guard them.
ND-Princeton has that look of a game you've seen a thousand times  
Stu11 : 3/16/2017 2:01 pm : link
in the tournament. Princeton not doing much, but hanging around you feel they'll get hot hit a couple of 3's and make this real interesting...
I have to watch all of this on my phone  
Bobby Humphrey's Earpad : 3/16/2017 2:02 pm : link
The browser at work are so out of date that streams don't work!
Hump my 3rd grade Son's school decides to have open house  
Stu11 : 3/16/2017 2:05 pm : link
tonight at 6:30! The wife gave me the whole "I guess you can not go but he'll be reaaaaal disappointed..." routine. Thank god for the new system where they put all the games on separate channels. I'll record the start of the Terps at 6:50. Should get home by 7:30 or so.
Brutal airball  
LCtheINTMachine : 3/16/2017 2:07 pm : link
Was a good look.
And ND bullied them inside  
LCtheINTMachine : 3/16/2017 2:07 pm : link
Like an ACC team should do to these teams.
RE: Hump my 3rd grade Son's school decides to have open house  
MookGiants : 3/16/2017 2:09 pm : link
In comment 13395297 Stu11 said:
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tonight at 6:30! The wife gave me the whole "I guess you can not go but he'll be reaaaaal disappointed..." routine. Thank god for the new system where they put all the games on separate channels. I'll record the start of the Terps at 6:50. Should get home by 7:30 or so.


let him experience disappointment to make him stronger, ha ha.

Coming from someone who isn't married and has no kids
yep Mook now if it was my daughter it would be a whole different story  
Stu11 : 3/16/2017 2:11 pm : link
at age 12 she's a bigger nut than I am. She would say "Dad there is no way in hell we are missing the start of the Terps, screw my stupid paintings!"
UVA  
LCtheINTMachine : 3/16/2017 2:15 pm : link
looking good now. This will be a tight cover with the 8-point spread.
down 1  
MookGiants : 3/16/2017 2:19 pm : link
you should not be taking a 3
Notre Dame lucky as hell to escape  
B in ALB : 3/16/2017 2:20 pm : link
Yet another First Round loss. They haven't made the Final Four in almost 40 years. Big time college basketball my ass. Pfffffffft.
RE: down 1  
Bobby Humphrey's Earpad : 3/16/2017 2:20 pm : link
In comment 13395317 MookGiants said:
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you should not be taking a 3


Agreed, he is at least two feet behind the line. You have to drive down 1
Yea I know they love to shoot the 3's but they weren't falling today  
Stu11 : 3/16/2017 2:23 pm : link
at all. Should have looked inside or at least the dribble drive kick out.
RE: Yea I know they love to shoot the 3's but they weren't falling today  
MookGiants : 3/16/2017 2:24 pm : link
In comment 13395325 Stu11 said:
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at all. Should have looked inside or at least the dribble drive kick out.


If you have a wide open three fine, but at least drive to put pressure on the defense and most importantly the refs to call a foul.

They wound up with a contested three
ND  
Giantfootball025 : 3/16/2017 2:24 pm : link
always battles in the first round. They look exhausted honestly a lot of flat shots. Oh well, onward to the round of 32.
Princeton > Syracuse  
Cruzin : 3/16/2017 2:28 pm : link


Moving on baby, in the grown up's bracket.

Great game between two of the good guys. Teams that actually have to attend classes to stay in college.

RE: Hump my 3rd grade Son's school decides to have open house  
Bobby Humphrey's Earpad : 3/16/2017 2:29 pm : link
In comment 13395297 Stu11 said:
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tonight at 6:30! The wife gave me the whole "I guess you can not go but he'll be reaaaaal disappointed..." routine. Thank god for the new system where they put all the games on separate channels. I'll record the start of the Terps at 6:50. Should get home by 7:30 or so.


Stu, my 3-year-old knows when it's Maryland time we ain't going nowhere.
Shayok  
MookGiants : 3/16/2017 2:30 pm : link
has been pretty awful recently but they should thank their lucky stars for him today
UNCW > Syracuse  
Cruzin : 3/16/2017 2:31 pm : link

4 point game!
Insert anyone of the 68 > Syracuse  
Cruzin : 3/16/2017 2:33 pm : link

Go pollute the NIT threads.

Bwahahaha
That should have been a foul on Hall  
B in ALB : 3/16/2017 2:34 pm : link
hip checked him right out of bounds.
UNCW!  
Cruzin : 3/16/2017 2:43 pm : link

Let's go baby!

Down to 3!
Over the back on Salt  
B in ALB : 3/16/2017 2:45 pm : link
not called.
2 pt game now  
micky : 3/16/2017 2:47 pm : link
.
and that's that virginia survives  
micky : 3/16/2017 2:49 pm : link
.
Game Blouses  
B in ALB : 3/16/2017 2:50 pm : link
UVA escapes. Not impressed at all by the ACC thus far. Pretty lousy performances across the board.
Shayok  
MookGiants : 3/16/2017 2:50 pm : link
really saved Virginia. And every time i've seen him this year he's been awful besides today

Well their one good offensive game is out of the way, they'll probably score 35 next game now
UNCW!  
Cruzin : 3/16/2017 2:51 pm : link

Gives the game away. Damn shame. 15 pt blowout and they let them back in.

Oh well, one thing's for sure, Virginia ain't gonna beat Florida.

Just cover the 8.5 please.
RE: UNCW!  
Bobby Humphrey's Earpad : 3/16/2017 2:52 pm : link
In comment 13395399 Cruzin said:
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Gives the game away. Damn shame. 15 pt blowout and they let them back in.

Oh well, one thing's for sure, Virginia ain't gonna beat Florida.

Just cover the 8.5 please.


You mean ETSU.
RE: RE: Hump my 3rd grade Son's school decides to have open house  
Stu11 : 3/16/2017 2:54 pm : link
In comment 13395337 Bobby Humphrey's Earpad said:
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In comment 13395297 Stu11 said:


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tonight at 6:30! The wife gave me the whole "I guess you can not go but he'll be reaaaaal disappointed..." routine. Thank god for the new system where they put all the games on separate channels. I'll record the start of the Terps at 6:50. Should get home by 7:30 or so.



Stu, my 3-year-old knows when it's Maryland time we ain't going nowhere.

Haha yep that works until they get a little older. It looks fine when its just Mommy at the Mommy and me Gymboree class, but when it comes to having to see all their shitty art work on display at school its like the the Kevin Costner-Gene Hackman CIA movie- "No Way Out".
RE: And ND bullied them inside  
Vin R : 3/16/2017 2:58 pm : link
In comment 13395303 LCtheINTMachine said:
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Like an ACC team should do to these teams.


I watched a lot of Ivy League basketball this year, these aren't your typical Ivy League teams anymore as Yale proved last year.
Those pesky CAA teams will give you a scare....  
Britt in VA : 3/16/2017 3:01 pm : link
.
All Princeton had to do  
B in ALB : 3/16/2017 3:04 pm : link
was hit one three - not even approach their 39% season average - to knock off what looked like a pretty average ND team. They shot 26% from three but needed just one more. Certainly, ND had something to do with their ineffectiveness.

And Princeton only shot 6 free throws all game. Six!

ND shot 21.
B, you know the less athletic team is usually...  
Crispino : 3/16/2017 3:10 pm : link
going to commit more fouls. I was rooting hard for Princeton, but that game was pretty fairly officiated, IMO.
RE: B, you know the less athletic team is usually...  
B in ALB : 3/16/2017 3:12 pm : link
In comment 13395422 Crispino said:
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going to commit more fouls. I was rooting hard for Princeton, but that game was pretty fairly officiated, IMO.


Not saying it wasn't, Crisp. I'm saying it was a huge factor. Eight point differential right there in a 2-point game.
RE: Shayok  
Greg from LI : 3/16/2017 3:12 pm : link
In comment 13395397 MookGiants said:
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really saved Virginia. And every time i've seen him this year he's been awful besides today


He had a weird, up and down season. He had a stretch of games in January where he was terrific, putting up double digit points in seven of eight games. Down the stretch, he was horrendous and was pretty much dropped out of the rotation. He picked a good time to wake up.

I don't know what the hell is wrong with Wilkins, but he obviously is going to be a nonfactor from here on out. Sucks to be us. I still don't think much of Florida and their weakass schedule, though. They beat one ranked team all year, Kentucky at home, and the SEC is garbage.
RE: RE: Shayok  
Britt in VA : 3/16/2017 3:21 pm : link
In comment 13395425 Greg from LI said:
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In comment 13395397 MookGiants said:


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really saved Virginia. And every time i've seen him this year he's been awful besides today



He had a weird, up and down season. He had a stretch of games in January where he was terrific, putting up double digit points in seven of eight games. Down the stretch, he was horrendous and was pretty much dropped out of the rotation. He picked a good time to wake up.

I don't know what the hell is wrong with Wilkins, but he obviously is going to be a nonfactor from here on out. Sucks to be us. I still don't think much of Florida and their weakass schedule, though. They beat one ranked team all year, Kentucky at home, and the SEC is garbage.


What IS wrong with Wilkins? Is he sick?
Bwahaha  
Cruzin : 3/16/2017 3:22 pm : link

One of the junior varsity fans waxing analytical about the Men's tourney.

That's funny.

It's the referees fault.

You just can't help yourself, can you. What a fucking whiner. Now, go back to the kiddie threads and be one of the 16 people in the nation watching the NIT tourney. Ya know B, there might be a spelling bee thread you might actually qualify for somewhere.

Yes, Wilkins has had a virus for over a week.  
Cruzin : 3/16/2017 3:24 pm : link

They didn't say flu, just a virus which leads me to believe it's not known when he will be back to full strength.
Bucknell hanging tough  
B in ALB : 3/16/2017 3:30 pm : link
Despite a big early lead for WVU.

SD State missing easy layups but only down to #1 zags by 9.
Wilkins had strep, like several of his teammates  
Greg from LI : 3/16/2017 3:32 pm : link
But he must have something else too because he's been mostly unable to play for two weeks now, and judging by today it's not getting better any time soon. I heard he's lost about ten pounds from illness.
Damn, that sucks.  
Britt in VA : 3/16/2017 3:33 pm : link
Rotten luck.
he's not our best player, but I think he's our most important player  
Greg from LI : 3/16/2017 3:38 pm : link
Without him, Salt is pretty much the only real post player we have. Diakite is too skinny and raw and Reuter has some skills but just isn't much of an athlete.
Wilkins said after the game that he's not playing in the next game  
Greg from LI : 3/16/2017 3:56 pm : link
Damn.

We've had some lousy luck with health in the tournament the past several years. Most of the team was injured in 2012 when Florida blew us out, Gill went down with a sprained ankle in the first half against MSU in 2014, Anderson had a broken finger and appendicitis right before the NCAAT in 2015, now Wilkins.
Well, you know....  
Britt in VA : 3/16/2017 3:59 pm : link
You could say UVA overachieved based on what you thought the team might be after the players they lost last year....

Winning a game in the tournament is still winning a game in the tournament.
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