NCAA Tournament Playalong Thread

What good are a bunch of white boys if they can't hit open 3's? Oh well.

Coach K better thank his lucky stars he isn't UK's coach. They'd fire his ass.


Speaking of UK and firing...

http://www.whas11.com/topstories/sto....74c3bf6f.html

[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

What good are a bunch of white boys if they can't hit open 3's? Oh well.

Coach K better thank his lucky stars he isn't UK's coach. They'd fire his ass.


Speaking of UK and firing...

http://www.whas11.com/topstories/sto....74c3bf6f.html

I hope this doesn't come off as racist although I'm sure that to some it will and for that, I apologize. But yeah, you can't have that many white guys on the court at one time and none of them be named Bird, McHale, Stockton, or Nash. Not at this level of the game.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by King Glorious

I hope this doesn't come off as racist although I'm sure that to some it will and for that, I apologize. But yeah, you can't have that many white guys on the court at one time and none of them be named Bird, McHale, Stockton, or Nash. Not at this level of the game.

At the college level they don't even need to be named any of those. Duke is structured more like a midmajor now than anything and a midmajor can't win without a Bryce Drew or Valdez-Mendez and other shooters that can hit in the clutch. Right now they look like a bad three point shooting team which is pretty embarrassing since any of their recruits would be a prize recruit at any midmajor.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

At the college level they don't even need to be named any of those. Duke is structured more like a midmajor now than anything and a midmajor can't win without a Bryce Drew or Valdez-Mendez and other shooters that can hit in the clutch. Right now they look like a bad three point shooting team which is pretty embarrassing since any of their recruits would be a prize recruit at any midmajor.

At some point Coach K decided not to recruit the one and done guys and they have suffered because of it. They have good players but no elite talents.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

At some point Coach K decided not to recruit the one and done guys and they have suffered because of it. They have good players but no elite talents.

Like Elton Brand didn't help them at all.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Like Elton Brand didn't help them at all.

no comprende

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

no comprende

Wasn't he the one that first went pro and led to them no longer recruiting guys that would leave early?

[declansharbor]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

At some point Coach K decided not to recruit the one and done guys and they have suffered because of it. They have good players but no elite talents.

Agree 100%.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

What good are a bunch of white boys if they can't hit open 3's? Oh well.

Coach K better thank his lucky stars he isn't UK's coach. They'd fire his ass.


Speaking of UK and firing...

http://www.whas11.com/topstories/sto....74c3bf6f.html

Absolute JUNK.



BEST. CONFERENCE. EVER.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by philcski

Absolute JUNK.



BEST. CONFERENCE. EVER.

Its too bad West Virginia and Marquette sh!t the bed in the tourney. Marquette had an excuse with the injury but without it and West Virginia taking a dump on the court against Dayton there would be a realistic shot of an Elite 8 of the Big East and North Carolina.

[declansharbor]

Was Pitt laying 4 and a hook tonight?

Those backdoor covers drive bettors on the losing end, up a wall. A less harsher version of Sniper's ND St. travesty.

As for the Duke/Nova game. I don't think I can recall such a poor effort offensively for Duke. That was a joke. Another joke was Scottie Reynolds and his clock management towards the end. If I was Wright and that game was a tad closer, I'd have yanked him and have him $hitting my shoelaces tomorrow.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by declansharbor

Was Pitt laying 4 and a hook tonight?

Those backdoor covers drive bettors on the losing end, up a wall. A less harsher version of Sniper's ND St. travesty.

As for the Duke/Nova game. I don't think I can recall such a poor effort offensively for Duke. That was a joke. Another joke was Scottie Reynolds and his clock management towards the end. If I was Wright and that game was a tad closer, I'd have yanked him and have him $hitting my shoelaces tomorrow.

Philly guys are tough...

[declansharbor]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Philly guys are tough...

Reynolds gave the BDevils every chance to get back into the game. They just couldnt capitalize.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by declansharbor

Was Pitt laying 4 and a hook tonight?

Those backdoor covers drive bettors on the losing end, up a wall. A less harsher version of Sniper's ND St. travesty.

I got Xavier +6 1/2. With all the FT's in the final minute, I thought Pitt might get the cheap cover. Not complaining, I talked myself out of playing the money line. Damn, Xavier only manages 18 points in the second half.

I'm all over Gonzaga tomorrow. I know they've disappointed thus far, but 8 1/2 is lunacy IMO..

[King Glorious]

He will recruit one and done guys but prefers not too. If a guy shows in one season that he's ready to go, he'll counsel them to go.

Has any player's stock fallen more from the time they enrolled to the time they finished than Greg Paulus?

They need two things. They need a post presence. Doesn't have to be a great player but someone that can at least make the defense pretend to respect their inside game. Several times tonight, I saw them have all five guys at least 15 feet from the basket and four of them outside the three-point line. They also need a point guard that can take his man off the dribble and create. At this level, they have to work entirely too hard to get shots because all of the defenders are out there staying home on their men because they have nobody that commands even the occassional double team down low and nobody that can beat his man and make the defense scramble and get out of position.

I'm extremely disappointed because as much as I love Duke, even when they rose to #1, I knew this team was overrated and would have a hard time making it past the Sweet 16.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by King Glorious

He will recruit one and done guys but prefers not too. If a guy shows in one season that he's ready to go, he'll counsel them to go.

Has any player's stock fallen more from the time they enrolled to the time they finished than Greg Paulus?

They need two things. They need a post presence. Doesn't have to be a great player but someone that can at least make the defense pretend to respect their inside game. Several times tonight, I saw them have all five guys at least 15 feet from the basket and four of them outside the three-point line. They also need a point guard that can take his man off the dribble and create. At this level, they have to work entirely too hard to get shots because all of the defenders are out there staying home on their men because they have nobody that commands even the occassional double team down low and nobody that can beat his man and make the defense scramble and get out of position.

I'm extremely disappointed because as much as I love Duke, even when they rose to #1, I knew this team was overrated and would have a hard time making it past the Sweet 16.

He should have played football. He was the NATIONAL Player of the Year...

[philcski]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

What good are a bunch of white boys if they can't hit open 3's? Oh well.

Coach K better thank his lucky stars he isn't UK's coach. They'd fire his ass.


Speaking of UK and firing...

http://www.whas11.com/topstories/sto....74c3bf6f.html

Sounds like WHAS jumped the gun a bit... at least by 12 hours or so. The institution had originally stated they were making a decision on Friday anyways.

http://www.lex18.com/global/story.asp?s=10081072

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by philcski

Sounds like WHAS jumped the gun a bit... at least by 12 hours or so. The institution had originally stated they were making a decision on Friday anyways.

http://www.lex18.com/global/story.asp?s=10081072

I believe the decision was made a long time ago. They are just trying not to look so brutal and saving a little face.