***** March 24, 2022: Sweet 16 Games Thread *****

[Player2020]

I’m telling you what . . .

If they rig it so Duke gets to play UNC again . . .

. . . that would be unacceptable

Do you really think it's rig lol

 

[Aike]

BS

Nope

 

[Team America]

If Few can’t win a championship with this team, he never will.

 

[Ugoff]

Pepperdine and LMU ain't walkin' through that door.

 

[JoeBeeHall]

Did Howard slap anyone ?

 

[Aike]

If Few can’t win a championship with this team, he never will.

He’s had several better teams than this.

 

[Ugoff]

Yeah, up 4, nobody around, just dribble that out. Dunking that is an unnecessary showboat play.

You're normally level headed, but you've gone off the rails in this one.

 

[Aike]

Do you really think it's rig lol

They rig it as best they can. Doesn’t always work.

 

[JoeSwag]

The two years Gonzaga made the Final Four, this is who they played

16 S Dakota State
8 Northwestern
4 WVU
11 Xavier
7 South Carolina

16 Norfolk State
8 Oklahoma
5 Creighton
6 USC
11 UCLA

I haven't had an issue with Gonzaga but they have not beaten anyone ranked higher than a 4 seed since 2000.

 

[Blue_2_the_bone_rivals]

I actually like the Zags. Would have rather seen them win the title than anyone else in the field outside of Iowa State or St Peters lol. I still think Zona wins but who knows.

Houston is looking really good too. The winner of that game will be a hard out.

 

[Aike]

You're normally level headed, but you've gone off the rails in this one.

Really? You’ve never seen a team run the clock out at the end when the last shot is meaningless?

At worst, dunking that ball at the end starts a fight, if the other team decides to challenge you at the rim. Of course Gonzaga is soft, so not much chance of that.

 

[Buzzooka Joe]

The two years Gonzaga made the Final Four, this is who they played

16 S Dakota State
8 Northwestern
4 WVU
11 Xavier
7 South Carolina

16 Norfolk State
8 Oklahoma
5 Creighton
6 USC
11 UCLA

I haven't had an issue with Gonzaga but they have not beaten anyone ranked higher than a 4 seed since 2000.

Maybe someone will eventually realize they play in a cupcake conference and are not as good as their record shows each year.

 

[Player2020]

They rig it as best they can. Doesn’t always work.

If it was rig why even have tourney, can't believe you honestly believe that .

 

[Cat in ga]

Texas Tech needs to run like crazy and make Bancheros menstrual cramps kick in

 

[Shaudylo]

Yeah, up 4, nobody around, just dribble that out. Dunking that is an unnecessary showboat play.

I get what you’re saying but emotions are high they were amped up

 

[Aike]

If it was rig why even have tourney, can't believe you honestly believe that .

Do you have any idea how many billions of dollars are bet on this tournament? Why they have it, and why they rig it are closely related.

That was a Doug Shows special tonight. Seen it way too many times.

Gonzaga still could have won though. They didn’t put the ball in the basket. Knock down enough shots and the refs can’t cheat you.

 

[Ugoff]

Really? You’ve never seen a team run the clock out at the end when the last shot is meaningless?

At worst, dunking that ball at the end starts a fight, if the other team decides to challenge you at the rim. Of course Gonzaga is soft, so not much chance of that.

I'm talking about this thread as a whole. You're trying to send referees to jail. Did you go large on the Zags?

 

[rick64]

Zags shot 37.5% FGA, Ark 40.3%.

 

[UKUGA]

Some people are Arkansas fans, and I guess I get it. I also understand hating Gonzaga. But really, I weep for the sport. Crooked refs ruined it long ago, and I keep coming back hoping to watch a fair fight. I hate this.

I know that there were tons of people who picked Duke to win it all purely because they expected it to be handed to them.

I refuse to pick an entire 63 games based upon that premise, but game to game, it’s easy to foretell.

 

[Cat in ga]

Amazing to see Zags’ assistant coach drawing up the play, not Few.

He’s hung over

 

[Aike]

I get what you’re saying but emotions are high they were amped up

Yeah it isn’t a criminal offense. But that’s the kind of play that teams like Arkansas make. Teams with class dribble it out. I just don’t like Arkansas. [laughing]

 

[oboroCATfan]

Yeah, up 4, nobody around, just dribble that out. Dunking that is an unnecessary showboat play.

That is the dumbest thing ever, these are college kids having a good time. It would just be awful if they enjoyed themselves out there.

 

[Cat in ga]

Only one player fouled out of this game. On a bad call, with several minutes left.

Arkansas, whose approach is “hack and grab” only had 3 more fouls than Gonzaga.

Only because Gonzaga intentionally fouled like 5 times at the end of the game

 

[Camhawk2012]

The two years Gonzaga made the Final Four, this is who they played

16 S Dakota State
8 Northwestern
4 WVU
11 Xavier
7 South Carolina

16 Norfolk State
8 Oklahoma
5 Creighton
6 USC
11 UCLA

I haven't had an issue with Gonzaga but they have not beaten anyone ranked higher than a 4 seed since 2000.

To be fair, when Gonzaga heard the criticism about their weak conference they did start to schedule competitive non conference games. This year they played Duke, Texas, Texas Tech, Bama and so on. I think what happens is still when they get to that weak conference it does little to consistently prepare then for the tournament.

 

[UKUGA]

That is the dumbest thing ever, these are college kids having a good time. It would just be awful if they enjoyed themselves out there.

They won’t enjoy themselves when the refs get them in foul trouble early on Saturday.

Musselman will whine and cry like Bo Ryan did when he didn’t get the calls in the ‘15 Championship game.

 

[Shaudylo]

Yeah it isn’t a criminal offense. But that’s the kind of play that teams like Arkansas make. Teams with class dribble it out. I just don’t like Arkansas. [laughing]

Lol I hear ya . I agree with your other post on them getting a good whistle tonight

 

[Buzzooka Joe]

Duke has played the top seed possible each game so far, and is playing the best defensive team in the nation tonight… if it is rigged, they are doing a horrible job rigging it.

 

[UKUGA]

Only because Gonzaga intentionally fouled like 5 times at the end of the game

Not “only”.

Arkansas easily could easily have been called for 25+ fouls.

 

[UKUGA]

Duke has played the top seed possible each game so far, and is playing the best defensive team in the nation tonight… if it is rigged, they are doing a horrible job rigging it.

I hope you are right and Duke loses the game.

 

[Aike]

I'm talking about this thread as a whole. You're trying to send referees to jail. Did you go large on the Zags?

Na, I don’t gamble. But you know referees have gone to jail, right?

After years of observation, Doug Shows seems corrupt to me. But I don’t know. Maybe he just keeps making the same kinds of wrong calls over and over in critical situations because he doesn’t know any better.

Maybe he’s just a bad ref. The kind of bad ref who keeps getting key assignments because someone obviously likes what he’s doing on the court.

 

[Aike]

Guys keep in mind this is a game thread. Emotions run high during live action, and watching Doug Shows mess all over the court gives me flashbacks. [laughing]

 

[Ugoff]

To be fair, when Gonzaga heard the criticism about their weak conference they did start to schedule competitive non conference games. This year they played Duke, Texas, Texas Tech, Bama and so on. I think what happens is still when they get to that weak conference it does little to consistently prepare then for the tournament.

Yes and they went 3-2 against legit competition OOC. Should have landed at around #10 and sat there, but no, they were allowed to default their way back to #1 in the polls in that cupcake conference and sit there. Then we get the networks shoving them down our throats; well, they can choke on it now.

 

[Generic_Username]

Good thread…would read again. Thanks for all the kind words, Kentucky fans. Always a pleasure. Go Hogs.

 

[Cat in ga]

Not “only”.

Arkansas easily could easily have been called for 25+ fouls.

I’m talking about the lack of calls on Gonzaga. What I was talking about had nothing to do with Arkansas. With 3or 4 minutes to go there were 3 or 4 team fouls on Gonzaga

 

[Aike]

That is the dumbest thing ever, these are college kids having a good time. It would just be awful if they enjoyed themselves out there.

Right. THE dumbest thing. Ever. And the thousands and thousands of players who have dribbled out the clock in that situation were all idiots too.

I don’t really care if he dunked. I just don’t like Arkansas. I don’t like their style, and I don’t like their coach.

So I expected them to show as little class as possible, and they didn’t disappoint. [laughing]

 

[TortElvisII]

Good thread…would read again. Thanks for all the kind words, Kentucky fans. Always a pleasure. Go Hogs.

Williams and Notae will both be in foul trouble Saturday. Unless they play Texas Tech. Don't ask me how I know.

 

[Aike]

I’m talking about the lack of calls on Gonzaga. What I was talking about had nothing to do with Arkansas. With 3or 4 minutes to go there were 3 or 4 team fouls on Gonzaga

They probably should have had a few more fouls, but they are soft. Arkansas could have had a lot more. And they called fouls on the guy who mattered most.

 

[Susan2361]

Yes in 2011. Uconn 3, uk 4 and butter an 8 and vcu 11. I think not sure on mid majors seeds.

Thanks a bunch!! I appreciate the info.

 

[Generic_Username]

Williams and Notae will both be in foul trouble Saturday. Unless they play Texas Tech. Don't ask me how I know.

Troof. 6 FTs in 38 minutes and doubling up the opposition in fouls. Textbook rig job for the bacon.

 

[Cat in ga]

Only because Gonzaga intentionally fouled like 5 times at the end of the game

I do agree they could have called a lot more fouls on Arkansas, but they are saving those for the Duke game