Official 2009 March Madness Tournament Thread

[Esjay]

God damnit North Carolina. I have these unreliable fuckballs winning the title.

My bracket is on extremely thin ice right now.

 

[godspeed]

Just some notes from the 5 o clock games

-Looks like UNC got their scare. Considering Lawson;s injury and some of the pain from it, that guy was not 100% and still was sick.

-Washington had a chance at the end, but just poor coaching and execution. I know their game is getting inside, getting to the line,,,,, but Purdue was sitting their waiting all game, and Washington didn't bother to adjust. All they had to do was just dish on the drives. They had a timeout to set up a play for the tie at the end,,,,but instead just ran with it and didn't get a good shot.

Excellent coaching and execution by Purdue outplayed and out coached UW.

 

[Point Blank]

Ty Lawson FTMFW!

 

[SethMode]

So, was WKU screwed? I mean, I guess technically they weren't because if the timeout was called on Gonzaga's run down the court there's no saying that Gonzaga wouldn't have still nailed the game winner. And there is definitely not guarantee that even a set play with .9 left would get you anything.

Still...the coach called a TO. How isn't there ONE ref looking at him? He was calling it for what? 7 straight seconds? The refs don't realize that he might want to use their last TO before the end of the game?

Against WKU, why the fuck did they throw the damn ball in instantly? Were they just freaking out or what?

It was a good game though, what I saw of it. CBS was forcing Duke down my throat, which was okay I guess since that game turned out to be good, but there were points that Duke was well ahead and Zag/WKU was really close, yet there I was listening to Jim Nantz blather on.

 

[DDRGuido]

Duke looked good, kinda got into foul trouble but as usual Henderson, Singler and great FT shooting gets the win

 

[Hasselbeck]

Duke looked good, kinda got into foul trouble but as usual a couple bullshit calls help secure the victory

Edited it for you.

 

[SethMode]

Edited it for you.

Believe me, I hate Duke, but Texas had a LOT of chances. I don't know how you miss that board and then bat the damn thing around after those Williams FT clunkers.

And the foul on Henderson was possibly understandable in the heat of play, but it was stupid, and he did foul him.

Still, I really wanted Duke to drop this. Go Nova!

 

[kmanharris]

So, was WKU screwed? I mean, I guess technically they weren't because if the timeout was called on Gonzaga's run down the court there's no saying that Gonzaga wouldn't have still nailed the game winner. And there is definitely not guarantee that even a set play with .9 left would get you anything.

Still...the coach called a TO. How isn't there ONE ref looking at him? He was calling it for what? 7 straight seconds? The refs don't realize that he might want to use their last TO before the end of the game?

Against WKU, why the fuck did they throw the damn ball in instantly? Were they just freaking out or what?

It was a good game though, what I saw of it. CBS was forcing Duke down my throat, which was okay I guess since that game turned out to be good, but there were points that Duke was well ahead and Zag/WKU was really close, yet there I was listening to Jim Nantz blather on.

I wouldn't really say they got screwed. They didn't get the timeout but your kids still have to play defense until the whistle is blown and they just did not play defense at all on that last drive, that was the easiest last drive I have ever seen. Also a timeout with .9 seconds left would not have done anything anyway. All that would have happened is they would have heaved it down court and it would have been knocked away. Their best chance was to do what they did and attempt that shot when Gonzaga was all out of sorts

 

[jags224]

I wouldn't really say they got screwed. They didn't get the timeout but your kids still have to play defense until the whistle is blown and they just did not play defense at all on that last drive, that was the easiest last drive I have ever seen. Also a timeout with .9 seconds left would not have done anything anyway. All that would have happened is they would have heaved it down court and it would have been knocked away. Their best chance was to do what they did and attempt that shot when Gonzaga was all out of sorts

what do you mean, WKU didnt reall geyt screwed, if that time out was called they dont score that easily or they dont score at all, even though they didnt play d on the drive still that timeout would of been all the difference,

 

[kmanharris]

what do you mean, WKU didnt reall geyt screwed, if that time out was called they dont score that easily or they dont score at all, even though they didnt play d on the drive still that timeout would of been all the difference,

You can't assume they wouldn't have scored. Fact is they didn't play defense on the final drive of the game and that is why they lost. They did not lose because of a timeout that wasn't granted.

 

[SethMode]

I wouldn't really say they got screwed. They didn't get the timeout but your kids still have to play defense until the whistle is blown and they just did not play defense at all on that last drive, that was the easiest last drive I have ever seen. Also a timeout with .9 seconds left would not have done anything anyway. All that would have happened is they would have heaved it down court and it would have been knocked away. Their best chance was to do what they did and attempt that shot when Gonzaga was all out of sorts

Hey, I agree...the game is won on the floor. But still, if you call a TO, you should get it, and something different COULD have happened had they gotten it. That's my point. If zaga still wins, great, but at the end of the day the coach did call a TO that was just plain missed. Which is inexcusable in any game, but even more so under these circumstances.

 

[godspeed]

ASU knew what defense SU would come out and play....

So why do they look so surprised and not know what to do or how to run their offense against it???

 

[.RoCkEtS1]

Paul Harris needs to dominate the inside for Syracuse. Syracuse has this because James Harden can't do it all.

 

[godspeed]

Syracuse should just be pounding it inside,,,but they aren't.

ASU looks absolutely confused on how to run their offense even though they knew exactly what SU would be in.

 

[godspeed]

What in the hell is ASU doing?? No one is even cutting that middle on that zone??

No middle penetration??? No cutting?

SU has gotten 3 easy shots inside,,,they can probably just pound it down all game at will.

 

[for surtain 22]

Paul Harris needs to dominate the inside for Syracuse. Syracuse has this because James Harden can't do it all.

paul harris dominating the inside... LOL.

 

[godspeed]

Sick of seeing teams not prepared for games and their opponents.

It's happening all tournament long.

Never remember seeing it this bad.

 

[for surtain 22]

arizona st really does look awful. it's a wonder how they're still in this game

 

[godspeed]

arizona st really does look awful. it's a wonder how they're still in this game

I'm thinking the same thing.

Su just getting really dumb,,,they should be just pounding it inside....they got really lucky with those 2 devendorf threes when they were stuggling.

They got those 3 wide open looks by devendorf. ASU's defense has been so porious I don't know how SU didn't burry them. SU has hade wide open looks all day and have the inside to just pound away.

 

[Blick]

Aldrich was a monster today. It was funny to see a lot of the "experts" sleeping on Kansas. If Collins and Aldrich keep playing like they have been, they're going to be a tough out.