***Official 2024 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Thread***

[mharder]

I would have put these teams in before Virginia:
St Johns
Wake
Indiana St
Seton Hall

And Pittsburgh

 

[AuH2O]

good thing Bennet got that natty while people still hadn’t figured out how to play alright against that defense.

I’m not really impressed with their defense. You can always at least get shots up and they don’t force many turnovers. And holy crap he is a terrible offensive coach. When they had a few guys with some skill they could overcome him.

It’s probably to the point where he’s got to struggle getting talent. Who the F would want to play there now?

 

[madguy30]

We all have access to the most comprehensive data on the NCAA season now. I think before these metrics became all we talked about it was much easier for a selection committee to just wing it and nobody was any the wiser.

But this years' committee has done a dreadful job.

I think they may have actually done worse than had they blindfolded dart boarded it.

 

[carvers4math]

When will Virginia get off the 14 snide?

 

[stormchaser2014]

I would hate to watch the other schools behind Virginia.

You probably already watched one tonight. Wagner.

 

[bluestarcyclone]

When will Virginia get off the 14 snide?

Finally lol

 

[CloniesForLife]

When will Virginia get off the 14 snide?

Goodness their offense is awful

 

[HoopsTournament]

Virginia Scored! Virginia Scored!

 

[cyclones500]

They flashed a graphic, if I read it correctly -- Virginia went 53 real-time minutes without a field goal.

 

[kentkel]

Virginia Cavaliers?! Maybe they should have followed Illinois or Utah in the naming of their mascot. They'd be known, instead, as the Virginia Virgins. Their motto? "We can't score!"

 

[Pope]

Virginia has set college basketball back 100 years.

 

[Cyclonepride]

Virginia picking up Jacob Groves in the transfer market is pretty odd. Dude couldn’t guard a fence post. Pretty sure he has an air ball streak going too

 

[Cmonwhatarewedoinghereman]

Nico Medved. Good job by you.

 

[Jer]

Was going to post about the Iowa game but just realized this thread is for the big boy tournament.

 

[ABECyguy]

Virginia can’t defend either. That’s their calling card and they’re maybe mediocre at best

 

[coolerifyoudid]

11 minutes left. Virginia's leading scorer has 9 pts on 3-14 shooting.

 

[FriendlySpartan]

Virginia has had some success but my god their brand of basketball is ugly

 

[DurangoCy]

McCullar ruled out for KU. Feel bad for him, but zero percent surprised this was announced post brackets.

Committee should remember this when seeding KU in the future if they have players sitting out end of season.

 

[Cyhig]

Anybody else having flashbacks to last year’s NCAA tournament game?

 

[coolerifyoudid]

McCullar ruled out for KU. Feel bad for him, but zero percent surprised this was announced post brackets.

Committee should remember this when seeding KU in the future if they have players sitting out end of season.

I need to revisit my brackets. I felt like KU may surprise a few people since nobody was talking about them, but that makes them very pedestrian.