If it's Uconn v Duke, I would pray for another global pandemic to cancel the game
THURSDAY NIGHT MARCH 28 GAMES THREAD
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How is Kenny doing?? I hate North Carolina.
I picked this before tonight. My brackets all have Alabama beating North Carolina.
I picked this before tonight. My brackets all have Alabama beating North Carolina.
If Houston can knock off the Duke then the tourney won’t be a total loss.
Clemson handled Alabama back in November. Who would've guessed both teams would be having a rematch in the Elite 8?
Somehow they’ll play NC State in the title game with the way things are going for them. Also let’s be real UConn is making the final 4. UConn always wins the title it feels like when they get there.
I'm not sure I've ever seen a block on a last minute full court heave either
Was it Clemson who was robbed of a win at Duke earlier this season? If so they have a pretty feisty team. Could be a great game to go to the FF.
Alabama may have something on us this season, but just wait till football.
We don't worry about what they do. We just try to be a better version of ourself....but we're young....and we're not robots....so Gooooooooooooo!!!
My new hope: Cal and Mitch retire together next year and the new AD knows he's there to hire a basketball coach not a minister. Bring in Oats if we can't get one of the elite guys.
Im pulling for Houston to win it all.
I'm pulling for them too. Especially after the video of Jamal Shead cleaning up after his teammates knocked over trash cans after a tough tourney loss has just started recirculating.
Nice of RJ Davis to pay tribute to his former teammate Caleb Love with a very Caleb like performance tonight. Whose stat line is whose from tonight?
5-18 FG and 0-9 3PT
4-20 FG and 0-9 3PT
5-18 FG and 0-9 3PT
4-20 FG and 0-9 3PT
Surreal, WOW!! as banged up as they are and this Nelson kid goes Larry Bird on unc-chapel hill branch. LOL They are a very dangerous squad even though I heard today that they have the worst defense amongst the remaining teams. Yet look what they still accomplished tonight! Great stuff, Bravo!
Apparently RJ Davis has another year? He's a senior who played four years but I guess that freshman season was the Covid season? I thought guys had an extra year who played in the 19-20 season, is it the 20-21 season also?
Duke and Uconn for sure.
UT would suck winning but it wouldn't be a threat to us. Just they'd never shut the hell up about it.
Purdue and Zaga well, who cares.
What's Bama's roster situation like for next season? How many of their players are projected to return? Is Oats building something grand?
I would have known their status a few years ago, but the tribulations of our program consumes my attention these days.
I would have known their status a few years ago, but the tribulations of our program consumes my attention these days.
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Come on, they're just freshmen, they aren't robots, it's a lot to ask of them to beat two double digit seeds...
I'm pretty sure Mark Sears, Grant Nelson, and Aaron Estrada are all 5th year guys, so there'll be quite a bit of turnover at the top for them. But that style of play and a possible FF run should make it easy to get a good haul of transfers. I have no doubt Bama will be in the hunt in the SEC next year again.
Never would've thought Clemson and Illi-freaing-nois would be E8 teams.
First E8 for Illinois since 2005 (19 years)
First E8 for Clemson since 1980. FOURTY FOUR YEARS.
First E8 for Bama since 2004.
Bama and Clemson have never made FFs. Illinois hasn't made the FF since 2005.
First E8 for Illinois since 2005 (19 years)
First E8 for Clemson since 1980. FOURTY FOUR YEARS.
First E8 for Bama since 2004.
Bama and Clemson have never made FFs. Illinois hasn't made the FF since 2005.
People are doubting Houston but I'm hoping they bully Duke into submission. I think A&M was a tougher matchup for them. But I'm fully prepared to see the refs try to foul Houston out again.
As far as players on their current roster, Estrada is definitely done. Despite being listed as seniors, Sears, Nelson, and Wrightsell all have a COVID year left although it’s unclear at this point if any of them would use it. They could also return Griffen, Pringle, Walters, Stevenson, and Dioubate from this year’s rotation, but it wouldn’t shock me if some of them hit the portal.
So far, they have one 5-star and two 4-star freshmen committed and an incoming transfer who shot 41% from three at Pepperdine this year. Basically, a lot of moving parts to finalize the roster, but I would expect them to be competitive again next year.
I really don’t think that’s right. I could be wrong but I’m pretty sure they’re up 3 on us
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