***Men's Final Four Thread***
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I kind of want to pull for Bama somehow, but I kind of want to see another Uconn annihilation.
I'm lost on this one.
I'm lost on this one.
Bama v Purdue won't be fun so it has to be Connecticut.
Go UConn, they have the best chance of beating Purdue. I want to see the 24 year drought for the Big 10 to continue.
I saw one basketball game at Metrodome: Wolves first-season finale vs. Nuggets. My friend and I were in upper deck, at opposite corner from the court. We took binoculars. Even with the visual aid, it was like we were watching from a separate building.
Seat was only $3, though, can't expect much. (~$7, adjusted for inflation)
National Championships by AP Ranking since 1985
#1 - 4 (UConn's ranking)
#2 - 9
#3 - 6 (Purdue's ranking)
#4 - 4
#5 - 1
#6 - 3
#7 - 2
#8 - 0
#9 - 1
#10 - 2
#11 - 1
#12 - 0
#13 - 1
#14 - 0
#15 - 1
#16 - 0
#17 - 0
#18 - 1
#19 to #25 - 0 (Alabama is ranked #19)
Unranked - 2
#1 - 4 (UConn's ranking)
#2 - 9
#3 - 6 (Purdue's ranking)
#4 - 4
#5 - 1
#6 - 3
#7 - 2
#8 - 0
#9 - 1
#10 - 2
#11 - 1
#12 - 0
#13 - 1
#14 - 0
#15 - 1
#16 - 0
#17 - 0
#18 - 1
#19 to #25 - 0 (Alabama is ranked #19)
Unranked - 2
What is TNT doing? We don’t want actual analysis from Kellogg or Wright. Let Chuck and Kenny cook. Don’t worry about guys names, just refer of the players as that guy in the corner. Get the professionals on a different channel or something.
Actually, since this is on 3 channels, let’s get Chuck and Kenny calling the game on one of them. It’ll make as much sense as a Bill Walton game, but it’d be entertaining.
Actually, since this is on 3 channels, let’s get Chuck and Kenny calling the game on one of them. It’ll make as much sense as a Bill Walton game, but it’d be entertaining.
I usually don't root for the top seed, but I don't want Purdue to win. Go UConn (or Alabama)
I like Barkley in a general sense, but has he ever said the actual name of a player in his X years of doing analysis? "This team has an advantage, with the big fella."
(Exaggerating, yes, but your comment made me think of it.)
9 National Championship games have featured matchups of two #1 seeds:
1982 - North Carolina 63 Georgetown 62
1993 - North Carolina 77 Michigan 71
1999 - UConn 77 Duke 74
2005 - North Carolina 75 Illinois 70
2007 - Florida 84 Ohio State 75
2008 - Kansas 75 Memphis 68
2015 - Duke 68 Wisconsin 63
2017 - North Carolina 71 Gonzaga 65
2021 - Baylor 86 Gonzaga 70
1982 - North Carolina 63 Georgetown 62
1993 - North Carolina 77 Michigan 71
1999 - UConn 77 Duke 74
2005 - North Carolina 75 Illinois 70
2007 - Florida 84 Ohio State 75
2008 - Kansas 75 Memphis 68
2015 - Duke 68 Wisconsin 63
2017 - North Carolina 71 Gonzaga 65
2021 - Baylor 86 Gonzaga 70
That’s the beauty of it. He has no idea who any of these players are. He puts zero effort into preparation. He just watches the basketball and comments on it. Jay Wright is a fantastic analyzer of the games. But I just don’t care.
Useless Tournament Fact of the Day:
This was the 4th time that North Carolina State has faced the AP #3 team in the tournament, but the first time the opponent did not have Saint in the name. The previous three were St. Joseph's, St. Bonaventure and St. John's.
This was the 4th time that North Carolina State has faced the AP #3 team in the tournament, but the first time the opponent did not have Saint in the name. The previous three were St. Joseph's, St. Bonaventure and St. John's.
Here are my Final Four - Game 1 Tidbits
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Final Four Tidbits
#1 Connecticut 86 #4 Alabama 72 Connecticut is in the National Championship for the second straight year and the 6th time overall. Connectic...
hoopstournament.blogspot.com
If Iowa State ever makes the final four and I watch it at Welch Ave Station I probably won't remember it.
