NCAA tourney open thread

[CatManTrue]

How did Hurley not get a technical for this? They would have ejected CCC over it

 

[TheC]

How did Hurley not get a technical for this? They would have ejected CCC over it

As the ref and Hurley have both explained now, they were both leaning in to hear each other speak and neither even realized it was a thing until social media grabbed onto it the next day.

 

[WestCoastWildcat]

UConn dominating Illini early. Reed is a monster inside. Illini is a balanced team and will be hard to beat. Want to see a Big Ten final.

 

[Purple Pile Driver]

UConn dominating Illini early. Reed is a monster inside. Illini is a balanced team and will be hard to beat. Want to see a Big Ten final.

After I thought about this, I don’t want an all B1G final. I respect Undie and he’s grown on me with his ability to evolve with the changing landscape. Being a NU fan, I still find it difficult to root for Illinois. If you lived or grew up in the state of Illinois, I think it would be easier to understand. At least their fans haven’t been as puffy chested about their superiority as much as they were 25 years ago.

Michigan, just can’t get on board with that team. The rumors of contacting players and heavily negotiating with these players prior to being in the portal just rubs me and Mick Cronin the wrong way. I know many others do it too. This is a mercenary team if there ever was one. Also, I don’t find anything about their players as likeable. They probably have the best team, but from afar they seem like they have a few jerks.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Ucon tends to do that to teams

Dan Hurley is simply on a different level, and he’s built different as HELL

 

[prez77]

Illini didn't look so good tonight. Abandoned cutting and movement. By the end it was all one-on-one and too often very long 3 attempts. CT just took away their game.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Michigan is really really really really really good

 

[TheC]

After I thought about this, I don’t want an all B1G final. I respect Undie and he’s grown on me with his ability to evolve with the changing landscape. Being a NU fan, I still find it difficult to root for Illinois. If you lived or grew up in the state of Illinois, I think it would be easier to understand. At least their fans haven’t been as puffy chested about their superiority as much as they were 25 years ago.

Michigan, just can’t get on board with that team. The rumors of contacting players and heavily negotiating with these players prior to being in the portal just rubs me and Mick Cronin the wrong way. I know many others do it too. This is a mercenary team if there ever was one. Also, I don’t find anything about their players as likeable. They probably have the best team, but from afar they seem like they have a few jerks.

Mara is a world class *******. Hope UConn destroys them, but I expect they’ll be decidedly the underdog.

 

[its_the_sauce]

I took them (Mich) last night at -9.5 for +301 and never broke a sweat LOL

 

[Catreporter]

Illini didn't look so good tonight. Abandoned cutting and movement. By the end it was all one-on-one and too often very long 3 attempts. CT just took away their game.

Underwood outcoached again in a big game. Remember when they lost to Loyola in the regional a few years ago as a number one seed. He bought himself some great pro talent from Eastern Europe this year (what happened to all the Illinois guys they used to get?), and they went farther this year, but.....anyway, I hoping Michigan can finally break through for the BIG Monday night.

 

[Catmandoo78]

Underwood outcoached again in a big game. Remember when they lost to Loyola in the regional a few years ago as a number one seed. He bought himself some great pro talent from Eastern Europe this year (what happened to all the Illinois guys they used to get?), and they went farther this year, but.....anyway, I hoping Michigan can finally break through for the BIG Monday night.

They made a final four and won like 29 games this year lol. He’s not my favorite person but let’s not act like he can’t coach. Think he leads the big ten in conference wins over the last 6 years? He clearly does something right and not just “buying players” since we see many of the “most expensive teams” flame out early or miss the tourney entirely. Getting out coached by Dan Hurley happens to basically everyone in the tourney, I’m not sure I can draw many conclusions from that.