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

[Gunnerclone]

UCONN - 9 straight tournament wins all by 13+ points. No one has even come close.

Two ways to look at it: they are a team of destiny a la Florida 2007…or they ripe for a stinker.

 

[Jer]

And why was Arizona seeded above ISU again?

Name. Only name.

 

[JRE1975]

Arizona with that coach is going to struggle in the Big 12! How can you have a team in foul trouble like Clemson was and just stand out on the perimeter and chunk up 3's, when you are shooting under 25% on those 3's. Drive the basket and get fouled!

 

[aeroclone]

We aren't touching UConn. Anywhere else in the bracket and I would have had us in the FF. But whoever wins today is more meat for the UConn grinder on Saturday.

 

[cloneclone]

One thing I noticed from UConn, they shove in the back on rebounds every time. Hoping that gets called if we play them

 

[Cyhig]

We aren't touching UConn. Anywhere else in the bracket and I would have had us in the FF. But whoever wins today is more meat for the UConn grinder on Saturday.

Feel like the ISU/Illinois winner is nothing more than a sacrificial lamb for UConn

 

[HoopsTournament]

UConn tidbits

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[HoopsTournament]

Feel like the ISU/Illinois winner is nothing more than a sacrificial lamb for UConn

This is the weekend for the sacrificial lamb to be resurrected.

 

[ClonerJams]

Feel like the ISU/Illinois winner is nothing more than a sacrificial lamb for UConn

I'd feel a little better about our chances if it was a true neutral site game. But gotta get past tonight first.

 

[3TrueFans]

And why was Arizona seeded above ISU again?

Pollard said they played better teams in November.

 

[StLouisClone]

If ISU wins tonight, ISU should be allowed to swap places with Clemson.

 

[Jer]

I don’t think we have 0 chance against UCONN but they’re unique. They’re so well rounded that their defense will keep them in every game and even on a horrible shooting night they’re still going to put up 80.

We’re better on D, but like many teams, we can’t always overcome a bad shooting night against an elite team. UCONN has enough scoring distribution that they can find points.

 

[cyclone1209]

Pollard said they played better teams in November.

What a crock. ISU is much better than Zona this year (from my amateur eye)

 

[ozone]

U Conn hasn't played a tough seed yet. #16, #9, and #5.

 

[HoopsTournament]

Great ending brewing in Bama-UNC game. Have the dual screens going.

 

[HoopsTournament]

Bama with ball up 8.6 and 2 pt lead.

 

[HoopsTournament]

Neither Bama or Clemson have ever been to the Final Four.

 

[Die4Cy]

Missed opportunity. Can't be doing that.

 

[Die4Cy]

Come on you guys, get them down 3 or 4 and they will panic.

 

[cstrunk]

We're just not going to get over this ******* hump are we.