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montanagiant : 3/18/2018 2:16 pm
Upset alert:
2 point game Butler vs Purdue with 58 secs left
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MADNESS  
BlackLight : 3/18/2018 5:16 pm : link
On to the Sweet 16!
I hope like  
MookGiants : 3/18/2018 5:18 pm : link
Hell that im wrong, but Duke will crush Cuse. They have not done well against teams who have seem them
Duke will win  
yankeeslover : 3/18/2018 5:19 pm : link
But love him or hate him, JB doing a tremendous job.
Good for Syracuse..  
Sean : 3/18/2018 5:19 pm : link
very happy for them!
Really nice win for Cuse.  
Mad Mike : 3/18/2018 5:20 pm : link
Now K and Boeheim get to do it again, a month after the last one.
RE: I hope like  
BlackLight : 3/18/2018 5:21 pm : link
In comment 13873014 MookGiants said:
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Hell that im wrong, but Duke will crush Cuse. They have not done well against teams who have seem them


Yeah, I agree. I think I'll be closer than when they played in the regular season, but I have a hard time seeing them pulling this out.

Still, three wins in five days, holding another team to 30 points under their average. Just amazing.
RE: I hope like  
dpinzow : 3/18/2018 5:21 pm : link
In comment 13873014 MookGiants said:
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Hell that im wrong, but Duke will crush Cuse. They have not done well against teams who have seem them


Duke's shooting usually destroys zone teams too. Best way to play Duke is tough man defense and force their PG (Duval) to make plays
Go Heels  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 3/18/2018 5:27 pm : link
!
MSU outrebounded SU  
BlackLight : 3/18/2018 5:37 pm : link
51-30. Shot 24 more FG attempts. 29 more 3s.

And lost.
Cuse  
WillVAB : 3/18/2018 5:39 pm : link
Please beat Duke.

I watched the game at Cameron and Cuse d was tough. If Cuse hits shots they have a chance.
Amazing performance by Cuse  
You'reMyBoyBlue!! : 3/18/2018 5:44 pm : link
Completely outgunned and pulled it out. Wow.
RE: I hope like  
BigBlueShock : 3/18/2018 5:47 pm : link
In comment 13873014 MookGiants said:
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Hell that im wrong, but Duke will crush Cuse. They have not done well against teams who have seem them

I agree. I’m the biggest Cuse homer on the planet but Duke is just a terrible matchup. Duke destroyed them once already this season and have much more talent. Plus they are playing zone much more now and Syracuse can’t shoot for shit.

All that said, go Cuse! The underdog roll has suited us well over the years so we shall see what happens.
Beating Duke is going to be a heavy lift  
BlackLight : 3/18/2018 5:48 pm : link
But now we're in "Who knows?" territory.
Heels look like hot  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 3/18/2018 5:54 pm : link
Trash right now.
Can't hit the fucking ocean  
MetsAreBack : 3/18/2018 6:04 pm : link
But it's what this sports year is.
Heels are in a ton of trouble.  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 3/18/2018 6:07 pm : link
Eh. It's been a great run. It couldn't last forever.
Duke..  
FatMan in Charlotte : 3/18/2018 6:35 pm : link
would have to have as bad of a shooting night as MSU did- Almost impossible that will happen.

But the zone is magic in the Tourney.
Heels getting their asses kicked  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 3/18/2018 6:35 pm : link
.
Heels. Yuck.  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 3/18/2018 6:55 pm : link
This is embarrasing.
Just not their day  
MookGiants : 3/18/2018 6:59 pm : link
Shitty to see Berry and Pinson go out like this. They just xant throw it in the kcean, very dependent on the three and they have misse dwht, 25 of them? Recipe for a game like this
Howre those brackets looking  
UESBLUE : 3/18/2018 7:02 pm : link
?
RE: Howre those brackets looking  
BlackLight : 3/18/2018 7:07 pm : link
In comment 13873138 UESBLUE said:
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Haven't missed a pick yet.
Nice to see Heels who have played in multiple  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 3/18/2018 7:07 pm : link
Tournaments unlike Duke 1 & done...

Haha.
Wow, I thought they had such a good chance to come out of that region.  
Mad Mike : 3/18/2018 7:23 pm : link
Nothing like UVa's loss yesterday, but still a huge upset. Two massive losses for the ACC.
...  
christian : 3/18/2018 7:28 pm : link
ACC having an absolutely terrible weekend. What a total disaster.

Watching deputy dog defeated on the bench kind of makes up for it.
Heels out. I'm in  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 3/18/2018 7:28 pm : link
ABD group. Anybody But Duke.
Izzo is a legend  
Kyle in NY : 3/18/2018 7:36 pm : link
But man he’s had some brutal early losses lately and he seems to get a pass. Two lottery picks on his team and multiple other draft picks, playing in their own back yard and they can barely break 50. Did they not expect to see zone from Syracuse?? Lol

Brutal, and this is with the 2/15 loss just two years prior, still the biggest first round upset I’ve ever seen, even after this tournament
UMBC  
Pete in MD : 3/18/2018 8:05 pm : link
looks good early in the game.
Now Cincy too.  
Mad Mike : 3/18/2018 8:16 pm : link
Tough day for the high seeds.
What a come back by Nevada! Down 22 with 10:50 left in the game  
ZogZerg : 3/18/2018 8:20 pm : link
That was exciting!
RE: ...  
BigBlueShock : 3/18/2018 8:41 pm : link
In comment 13873164 christian said:
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ACC having an absolutely terrible weekend. What a total disaster.

Watching deputy dog defeated on the bench kind of makes up for it.

That’s a bit much, no? The ACC already has 3 teams in the sweet 16, assuming Clemson holds on to their 35 point lead, and Florida State still has yet to play.
RE: RE: ...  
christian : 3/18/2018 9:14 pm : link
In comment 13873234 BigBlueShock said:
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In comment 13873164 christian said:


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ACC having an absolutely terrible weekend. What a total disaster.

Watching deputy dog defeated on the bench kind of makes up for it.


That’s a bit much, no? The ACC already has 3 teams in the sweet 16, assuming Clemson holds on to their 35 point lead, and Florida State still has yet to play.


Fair point - just watching the top 2 teams in the conference outed early in embarrassing fashion is a bad look.
History made!  
BlackLight : 3/18/2018 10:08 pm : link
Kansas State becomes the first #9 seed ever to beat a #16.
UMBC put up a good  
Pete in MD : 3/18/2018 10:12 pm : link
fight but the shots weren't falling like they were on Friday. Midnight came for Cinderella.
Teams arent shooting enough 3s in the tournaments  
dep026 : 3/18/2018 10:22 pm : link
i mean I think it has consisted for about 55% of the shots taken.

Izzo with a pathetic coaching performance. He played Carter the whole 2nd half, who is atrocious on offense. He get the ball at the high post and cant shoot, drive, or be a scorer. Why he didnt put bridges in the middle and Ward/Jackson on the baseline was just a very bad coaching decision.
I have Nevada in the Elite 8  
Bobby Humphrey's Earpad : 3/18/2018 10:55 pm : link
Obviously didn't think it would be two massive comebacks to get to the 16, but I thought they had a good path because their opponents would be teams that couldn't score when they needed to. Played out against Cincy. But now Loyola can score, so we'll see.

All I'll say is Calipari must have some Irish in him. Got screwed on seeding and he's a Bruce Weber away from the Elite 8.
6 seconds left  
montanagiant : 3/18/2018 11:10 pm : link
Fla Stae up by 3 over the top seed Xavier
Xavier now too.  
Mad Mike : 3/18/2018 11:10 pm : link
Two 1's, two 2's, gone before the 2nd weekend. The whole left side of the bracket is quite the mess. And the ACC has been some kind of mixed bag.
Make that  
montanagiant : 3/18/2018 11:11 pm : link
5 up, looks like game
'Noles baby!  
allstarjim : 3/18/2018 11:12 pm : link
Huge win for them!
What an Incredible day for the upsets  
montanagiant : 3/18/2018 11:13 pm : link
.
Bring on the Zags!  
allstarjim : 3/18/2018 11:13 pm : link
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A day where Bruce Weber and Leonard Hamilton  
Bobby Humphrey's Earpad : 3/18/2018 11:24 pm : link
are in the Sweet 16 and Roy Williams and Chris Mack went home.
RE: 'Noles baby!  
Ceez2.0 : 3/19/2018 12:51 am : link
In comment 13873353 allstarjim said:
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Huge win for them!


Amazing win for the ‘noles! FSU baby!!!!
RE: Izzo is a legend  
Greg from LI : 3/19/2018 1:40 am : link
In comment 13873170 Kyle in NY said:
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But man he’s had some brutal early losses lately and he seems to get a pass. Two lottery picks on his team and multiple other draft picks, playing in their own back yard and they can barely break 50. Did they not expect to see zone from Syracuse?? Lol

Brutal, and this is with the 2/15 loss just two years prior, still the biggest first round upset I’ve ever seen, even after this tournament


The MSU-MTSU game is actually the one that first came to mind in the waning minutes of our disaster. Random team suddenly gets white hot, making low percentage shots over and over, while the better team can't hit water from the boat, and MSU didn't even have the fig leaf of an injured key player.

The second one was UVA-Clemson from the regular season, the game where we held then to 36. That was their first game without Grantham and they looked completely disorganized and confused. Just like we did Saturday. Makes me wish Hunter had gone out before the ACC title game instead and gotten most of the upheaval out of the way then. Easy for me to say now but even one game to adjust might have made the difference.

At least the Heels fans at work can't laugh too much at us now! Heh...
While there have been upsets..  
FatMan in Charlotte : 3/19/2018 7:59 am : link
the Xavier and Cincy losses were brutal losses.

Cincy blowing a 22 point lead and Xavier had their foot on FSU's throat and pretty much crushed the larynx yet let them chip away and make a run. These teams in the tourney can't ease up.

And I agree with Izzo's coaching. He was getting quality shots working the ball around, especially to the baseline but the last 5 minutes, they basically worked the perimeter and took brick after brick from 3.
A weird sweet 16 this is  
dep026 : 3/19/2018 8:29 am : link
Especially the left side of the bracket.

If I had more confidence in Michigans free throws shooting, I would start to believe them as legit final 4 and possibly title contenders.
RE: While there have been upsets..  
Bobby Humphrey's Earpad : 3/19/2018 10:01 am : link
In comment 13873483 FatMan in Charlotte said:
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the Xavier and Cincy losses were brutal losses.

Cincy blowing a 22 point lead and Xavier had their foot on FSU's throat and pretty much crushed the larynx yet let them chip away and make a run. These teams in the tourney can't ease up.

And I agree with Izzo's coaching. He was getting quality shots working the ball around, especially to the baseline but the last 5 minutes, they basically worked the perimeter and took brick after brick from 3.


Michigan State was a strange team this season. Their most effective player was Ward and they went away from him for long stretches all season. Bridges could take over anytime he wanted, but rarely did. Parts never fit.
Really like Conzaga's road to another final four  
Giants in 07 : 3/19/2018 10:36 am : link
I think it would be a tremendous feat for them to get back to the title game in two straight years and its certainly doable now.
Gonzaga*  
Giants in 07 : 3/19/2018 10:36 am : link
Obv
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