***Official March Madness Thread***
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I stopped believing in Nevada 2 years ago when every expert and their mother picked them to run ISU out of the tourney, and instead looked absolutely turrible against us.
And that "just okay" announcer (AT&T) might as well be saying "and boom goes the dynamite".
One of my favorite NCAA games of the Hoiberg/Prohm era, simply because of that reason
it's why I love our Elite 8 team's blowout of UCLA. We were a 2 seed, hottest team in the country, and not one expert picked us to beat a team we blew out.
I was only 9 years old for that, so I don't remember it vividly, but I'm sure that was awesome.
The North Carolina game in 2014 is probably my favorite in my lifetime.
CycloneErik
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We should start our cliches about playing not to lose here.
Nevada is at least good for some thrills most years.
Bleeding the clock and limiting possessions is fine if you have a comfortable lead with 3-4 minutes to go. Not 9.
CycloneErik
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And never consider 14 points a comfortable lead in the tournament with that much time left.
That's an interesting thought.
I was wondering if the way AAU showcases players these days and all the film out there on high school recruits if the top schools were just scouting players better and the product is just better at the upper end as a result.
Fifteen or twenty years ago more kids slipped through the recruiting cracks and developed into players who could beat a top seed.
Our guys were so pissed about the lack of respect they were getting that year.
Let me man-plain this you to CycloneErik, you play to win the game.
