***Men's Final Four Thread***

[Cycsk]

Useless player fact:

In Boston, after the first UConn game, Clingan came out of the tunnel after the game wearing a big, blingy chain and a "diamond"-studded #32 hanging from it.

Guess he needed to make sure we knew he was that 7'2" 280 pounder!

 

[CYedUp]

Man UConn is so good

 

[FLYINGCYCLONE]

Watching UConn vs Alabama. Both schools have 7 players at 6-7 and taller. I would think the 6-7 guys can do 3 or 4. Lots of tall guys.

 

[cyfanbr]

The correct answer is to always cheer against the SEC and the Big 10.

 

[ClonerJams]

Alabama is almost on pace to hit 20 3's, and they are losing.

 

[cyclonespiker33]

I thought the hoop was coming down on that dunk

 

[cyclones500]

A thing I don't like about the court.

The road
ENDS HERE.

Seems a bit ... foreboding, for the circumstance. Maybe with that design, "LEADS HERE" is a better choice.

"Final Four: Where seasons come to die!!"

 

[CloniesForLife]

Clingan is so much more dynamic than Edey

 

[HoopsTournament]

Excluding today's games, 3-point shooting in the tournament:

Team	3PM	3PA	3P Pct
Iowa State	24​	50​	48.00%​
South Carolina	11​	24​	45.83%​
Texas A&M	21​	46​	45.65%​
Creighton	36​	79​	45.57%​
Florida	11​	25​	44.00%​
Gonzaga	24​	55​	43.64%​
Montana State	13​	30​	43.33%​
Samford	16​	37​	43.24%​
Wagner	15​	35​	42.86%​
South Dakota State	10​	24​	41.67%​
Alabama	48​	116​	41.38%​
Yale	16​	39​	41.03%​
Michigan State	16​	39​	41.03%​
Oakland	27​	66​	40.91%​
North Carolina	31​	76​	40.79%​
Baylor	22​	54​	40.74%​
Purdue	32​	82​	39.02%​
Wisconsin	8​	21​	38.10%​
Oregon	14​	37​	37.84%​
Kansas	15​	40​	37.50%​
Duke	31​	83​	37.35%​
Utah State	17​	46​	36.96%​
Houston	24​	65​	36.92%​
Morehead State	11​	30​	36.67%​
Tennessee	36​	99​	36.36%​
Colorado	20​	55​	36.36%​
Auburn	7​	20​	35.00%​
UAB	7​	20​	35.00%​
Dayton	15​	43​	34.88%​
North Carolina State	26​	75​	34.67%​
Illinois	34​	99​	34.34%​
San Diego State	23​	67​	34.33%​
Duquesne	12​	35​	34.29%​
Western Kentucky	8​	24​	33.33%​
Brigham Young	8​	24​	33.33%​
Drake	5​	15​	33.33%​
Clemson	29​	89​	32.58%​
Washington State	12​	37​	32.43%​
Kentucky	9​	28​	32.14%​
Arizona	26​	81​	32.10%​
Texas Christian	7​	22​	31.82%​
Grambling State	7​	22​	31.82%​
Nebraska	7​	22​	31.82%​
Nevada	7​	22​	31.82%​
Northwestern	12​	38​	31.58%​
Charleston	10​	33​	30.30%​
Marquette	26​	88​	29.55%​
Howard	7​	24​	29.17%​
Colorado State	11​	38​	28.95%​
Connecticut	25​	89​	28.09%​
St. Mary's	7​	25​	28.00%​
Colgate	5​	18​	27.78%​
James Madison	9​	35​	25.71%​
Vermont	5​	20​	25.00%​
Longwood	3​	13​	23.08%​
McNeese	5​	22​	22.73%​
Texas Tech	7​	31​	22.58%​
Mississippi State	6​	27​	22.22%​
Texas	8​	37​	21.62%​
Akron	6​	28​	21.43%​
Florida Atlantic	5​	27​	18.52%​
Grand Canyon	7​	38​	18.42%​
Long Beach State	3​	17​	17.65%​
Virginia	3​	17​	17.65%​
St. Peter's	4​	24​	16.67%​
Stetson	3​	20​	15.00%​
New Mexico	3​	23​	13.04%​
Boise State	2​	18​	11.11%​

 

[Cycsk]

A thing I don't like about the court.

The road
ENDS HERE.

Seems a bit ... foreboding, for the circumstance. Maybe with that design, "LEADS HERE" is a better choice.

"Final Four: Where seasons come to die!!"

I also saw a ribbon board that said "and then there were four," . . . but I saw it between games, so it should have been changed to "three."

 

[HoopsTournament]

This game is a much better game than the first one. Why does Purdue cause games to be boring?

 

[AlaCyclone]

Agreed. I am concerned if Bama wins that it will give Purdue the title.

Or Alabama could go ahead and win the whole darn thing!

 

[HoopsTournament]

Or Alabama could go ahead and win the whole darn thing!

I would allow it.

 

[CloniesForLife]

Bama shooting like 80% from 3 and they're still losing

 

[alarson]

Bama shooting like 80% from 3 and they're still losing

Yeah it seems like we're just waiting for the stretch they cool off and UConn delivers a kill shot and its over.

 

[HoopsTournament]

Last time an SEC team other than Kentucky played in a National Championship game was 2007 (Florida).

Only SEC teams to play in a National Championship Game: Kentucky, Florida, Arkansas

 

[madguy30]

Bama shooting like 80% from 3 and they're still losing

Ha, not even an exaggeration. 72%, 8/11.

 

[CycloneErik]

Maybe I'm wrong, but that looks to be about as well as Bama can play. Impressive first half, but if they cool off at all, they're getting run out.

 

[BigJCy]

 

[cyclonespiker33]

That seems like as good of a half that Bama can play. I'd be surprised if UConn doesn't win by double digits.