2024 NCAA TOURNAMENT GAME THREAD (THURSDAY)

[NociHTTP]

Morehead actually sets screens. Not afraid of contact.

 

[triadaz]

Damn that Oregon cheerleader is a unit

 

[bbncal02]

South Carolina looks horrible my god

What a freaking joke the SEC is.

 

[UKDC80]

Why the hell do I ever pick sec teams to advance? So dumb!

 

[the nail at the foul line]

Why the hell do I ever pick sec teams to advance? So dumb!

Because when I don't, they do.

 

[DreadLox]

Charles Barkley said cal has to make to a run and he can’t keep getting upset early In the tournament anymore

Did he say something clever about his first round loss to Richmond in 1984?

 

[permdaddy]

SEC was really bad wasn't it

 

[bbncal02]

Because when I don't, they do.

Like the year South Carolina beat Duke to go to the FF.

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

Cal's conned us into believing the SEC has improved, when in reality, Kentucky just sucks more than they used to and it makes the rest of the teams look awesome.

 

[bbncal02]

SEC was really bad wasn't it

Yep. And our young team couldn’t over come some beer muscles. Is what it is.

 

[the nail at the foul line]

SEC was really bad wasn't it

No conference is 8 quality teams deep. Lots of middling teams get into the tournament. Some of those teams were hot back in January and suck now.

 

[Smashcat]

South Carolina looks horrible my god

Very discouraging to see how MSU, and now USC, have looked.

 

[Jack2936]

SEC represent'in

 

[jwphelps]

Michigan St - Mississippi St will start the day off with Duquesne- BYU starting right after. Let the MADNESS begin.

Morehead St. staying with Illinois step for step no thanks to the officials.

 

[KTBFFH92]

Morehead getting ready to fold like a cheap suit

 

[TOMCATS1990]

Illinois attacking Minix on both ends that’s Coaching

 

[mdlUK.1]

SEC was really bad wasn't it

Not really. USC and miss st both started the season hot and both limped into the ncaat?

 

[ck-2]

It’s funny how these SEC teams aren’t as good offensively when their opponent isn’t scrambling to recover from over helping and there’s a hand in their face.

 

[drew_ukfan]

Illinois attacking Minix on both ends that’s Coaching

Both coaches have done a pretty good job imo.

 

[FilsonCat]

Morehead in danger of letting this one slip away. All Illini at this point.

 

[CrimsonCats]

Morehead put up a respectable showing, but fading quickly now. Taking bad shots on offense and have no answers for Dainja on defense.

 

[NociHTTP]

It’s funny how these SEC teams aren’t as good offensively when their opponent isn’t scrambling to recover from over helping and there’s a hand in their face.

Cal be like

 

[The_Answer1313]

Honestly I wouldn't judge the SEC based on what Miss St and USC do.
South Carolina was a bit over rated. Miss St was meh.

Lets how how UK, UT, Bama and Auburn and to a lesser degree Florida does before judging the conference.

 

[Runnin'Ramel]

Why can’t just 1 of UK’s 4 bigs (including Mitchell) do anything close to Illinois’ Dainja? Damn what this team would be with something like that down low.

 

[HenryMuto]

Good 1st half but Illinois too much in the 2nd

 

[the nail at the foul line]

Honestly I wouldn't judge the SEC based on what Miss St and USC do.
South Carolina was a bit over rated. Miss St was meh.

Lets how how UK, UT, Bama and Auburn and to a lesser degree Florida does before judging the conference.

Also, we should wait to criticize South Carolina since it's only half time.

 

[the nail at the foul line]

Well, not looking good.

 

[HenryMuto]

Why can’t just 1 of UK’s 4 bigs (including Mitchell) do anything close to Illinois’ Dainja? Damn what this team would be with something like that down low.

Probably because he is better then all of our guys at doing that

 

[ukcatz12]

I hope everyone remembers how Illinois needed a little while to pull away before they start freaking out if our game is close at halftime.

 

[Kentucky2022]

Been a boring tournament so far

 

[TheDude73]

Why can’t just 1 of UK’s 4 bigs (including Mitchell) do anything close to Illinois’ Dainja? Damn what this team would be with something like that down low.

Well, if we had that then we'd not be shooting many threes because Cal would be back-to-the basket 1990s basketball again. That he doesn't have that guy is why we have such a potent offense and great perimeter shooting.

 

[TheDude73]

I hope everyone remembers how Illinois needed a little while to pull away before they start freaking out if our game is close at halftime.

No one will remember, nor care. This place is going to be full of negativity the moment Oakland goes up 2-0, even if we blow them out.

 

[cathouse]

South Carolina looks horrible my god

Amazing how a simple ZONE DEFENSE takes SC completely out of their game.

Who would have thunk it???

 

[Runnin'Ramel]

Well, if we had that then we'd not be shooting many threes because Cal would be back-to-the basket 1990s basketball again. That he doesn't have that guy is why we have such a potent offense and great perimeter shooting.

He’s a quick defender and athletic. He’s not exactly a goon. Point was he has far more SKILL than UK’s 3-4 pro prospect bigs.

 

[TOMCATS1990]

No one will remember, nor care. This place is going to be full of negativity the moment Oakland goes up 2-0, even if we blow them out.

Won’t say one negative until A) halftime if we are down and B) end of game we were to be upset then it’s on like Donkey Kong

 

[Runnin'Ramel]

South Carolina looks like hot garbage.

 

[TOMCATS1990]

Dante heck of a player

 

[KTBFFH92]

It’s like every team I picked didn’t know they were playing today

 

[rick64]

SC trying to join Miss St with a one and done. Come on SEC!!!

 

[ukjenning44]

I tried saying the SEC wasn’t good. Kept hearing it’s the toughest it’s ever been. We‘ve not had a FF team since Auburn in 2019. Then I think USC back in 2017. UK in 2015.

Three FF’s from a conference in nearly a decade is garbage.