2024 NCAA TOURNAMENT GAME THREAD (THURSDAY)

[ukjenning44]

When your coach says he‘s retiring it makes it tough on the other team

 

[bbnkat02]

Unc would be a 4-5 seed in the sec they aren’t very good

That might win dumbest comment on the net today.

 

[kennyskywalker34]

Duquesne is a perfect example of what a crapshoot this tournament can be. Finished 6th in the A-10 and still sat 85th in Kenpom even after getting hot and winning the conference tournament, so of course they go and beat a BYU team that had multiple big wins in a loaded Big 12 and had strong metrics all year. Madness is an apt word for it.

None of that Kenpom stuff means anything when they tip it off. Computers don't play the games.

 

[Kentucky2022]

No way. UNC is a legit threat.

No they play in the weak acc they won’t last long

 

[Ugoff]

Whick double digit seed wins next?

 

[TortElvisII]

No way. UNC is a legit threat.

I run a bracket contest that several people just pick all one seeds. I can't believe how many people have North Carolina in the final four.

UNC is weak. But they have a weak bracket.

 

[FilsonCat]

Wagner is ready to play, but UNC is just too much down low.

 

[bbnkat02]

No they play in the weak acc they won’t last long

Oook man. If you say so. They may not make the FF but just because the ACC sucks doesn’t make them a mid tier SEC team.

 

[TheDude73]

This CBS internet feed blows bad. I think it's by design because I have to restart it and then of course with every restart is a short advertisement. Totally rigged to force ads. I have 1.4 gigabit internet so there's no damned reason it should freeze up.

 

[HenryMuto]

None of that Kenpom stuff means anything when they tip it off. Computers don't play the games.

They actually do mean something that is how the teams have played for 30-34 games this year but that doesn't mean they will play that way for 1 game. Senseless to say it means nothing. Over time you would regress to the avg.

 

[KTBFFH92]

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

Oof BYU out of my elite 8 why did I believe in them? Refs really screwed them it’s gotta be said.

And now morehead who I did pick will get smoked

 

[NociHTTP]

I have Illinois in the Final Four. But, good luck to Morehead St!

 

[Jack2936]

Wagner needs to slow it down

 

[KYExtemper]

BYU is a great case of why you can't pick jump shooting teams in the tournament, especially if they use a different ball type than what the tournament uses.

 

[ScottGreene22]

Just looked at ESPN bracket, over 18 and 1/2 million brackets turned in. After 2 games only 3.8 million perfect brackets left and it’s only 2 games in

 

[ukjenning44]

Whick double digit seed wins next?

Oakland?

 

[catsfanbgky]

You just float around here looking for any chance to ***** about Cal. Or just sometimes make it up in a thread that has nothing to do with the topic of Cal itself.

I feel for you that you've let a coach literally ruin your life to the point where this is literally LITERALLY all you think and talk about.

it is all he knows. He is not the only one. It is a "tournament games" thread, but turned into a teams compared to UK or coaches compared to Cal thread. They can't even enjoy March Madness and give it a rest, they have to post THEIR BS in every thread. You could make a post about anything, I mean anything, and the clan will come along and hijack the thread giving their opinion for the 80th time.

 

[TheDude73]

It's crazy how players get so close to the baselines and sidelines but rarely step out. Just shows how much they play and how well they know the court.

Yes, random observation, but I already poured a beer in prep for our game in 4 hours...

 

[TheDude73]

Oakland?

Nothing would make you happier.

 

[NociHTTP]

I like the four guys with the Capital One commentating.

 

[catsfanbgky]

Oakland?

Man if you hate UK / CAL sooooo much, GTFO and stop posting about them EVERY post. Let the rest of us enjoy talking about the games being played NOW, you know the NCAA tournament. You are miserable and nobody wants to read your ********, GO AWAY.

 

[TortElvisII]

It's crazy how players get so close to the baselines and sidelines but rarely step out. Just shows how much they play and how well they know the court.

Yes, random observation, but I already poured a beer in prep for our game in 4 hours...

I've been feeling relaxed all day and then you say 4 hours. Then it hit me.

 

[bbnkat02]

Can we not ***** about Cal until at least tip off? Damn.

 

[JDHoss]

Duquesne is a perfect example of what a crapshoot this tournament can be. Finished 6th in the A-10 and still sat 85th in Kenpom even after getting hot and winning the conference tournament, so of course they go and beat a BYU team that had multiple big wins in a loaded Big 12 and had strong metrics all year. Madness is an apt word for it.

People have a hard time grasping how random the sport of basketball is, especially at this level. This isn't the first round of a high school district tournament where you're playing a team that's 2-24 on the year and doesn't have a starter over 6'2. Everybody in this tournament has guys who were stars in high school and can compete at this level.

 

[TheDude73]

I like the four guys with the Capital One commentating.

Only thing that makes CBS bearable is the funny Cap One commercials. Otherwise, I'd be in hell.

 

[ukjenning44]

Man if you hate UK / CAL sooooo much, GTFO and stop posting about them EVERY post. Let the rest of us enjoy talking about the games being played NOW, you know the NCAA tournament. You are miserable and nobody wants to read your ********, GO AWAY.

Xanax can be your friend. lol

 

[Bigbluegoo]

Unc getting away with murder. We would have multiple guys with 2 fouls already.

 

[MidseasonTweak]

In a little holding pattern here. A bunch of predictable blowouts brewing.

 

[TheDude73]

Long Beach St is horrible. So is Akron.

 

[UKDC80]

These games all just got boring. lol

 

[kennyskywalker34]

They actually do mean something that is how the teams have played for 30-34 games this year but that doesn't mean they will play that way for 1 game. Senseless to say it means nothing. Over time you would regress to the avg.

It means absolutely nothing in a one and done tournament. Like you said. It doesn't mean the better teams will play good in 1 game.

 

[TheDude73]

Sucks I can't even find a game worth watching. Blowouts everywhere for the next 13 minutes until Morehead / ILL starts.

 

[MidseasonTweak]

A lotta upcoming chalk.

 

[bbnkat02]

In a little holding pattern here. A bunch of predictable blowouts brewing.

That’s usually how it goes now. Maybe one or two upsets the rest is chalk.

 

[DaDirtyLeb69]

Long Beach St is horrible. So is Akron.

Akron is who I wanted Kentucky to get, I think Kentucky got the best 14 seed

 

[kennyskywalker34]

These games all just got boring. lol

Thinking the same thing. Worst opening 4 games on Thursday in a long time.
They apparently are going to ruin a good thing and add more teams. 68 is more than enough. Several in doesn't deserve to be in. Will be worse with expansion.

 

[Kentucky2022]

Unc getting away with murder. We would have multiple guys with 2 fouls already.

When don’t they

 

[bbnkat02]

Akron is who I wanted Kentucky to get, I think Kentucky got the best 14 seed

Of course we did. You really think the committee would do us any minuscule favor? Hell no.

 

[NociHTTP]

Who's the cutie with the stray braids warming up for Illinois?

 

[DaDirtyLeb69]

Of course we did. You really think the committee would do us any minuscule favor? Hell no.

Probably not but I also think Kentucky was the last 3 seed