Men's Postseason Tournament Talk 2021-22

[steviep123]

Holloway making a name for himself vs. Kentucky.

[RamStock]

The Boneyard is going to go bonkers! Jans call to trap in the half court after the made Ft to go up 63-60 and force the turnover and the layup/+1 was brilliant. He was not going to allow Cole to make a play.

I just checked out the Boneyard for a few laughs. They all want Hurley fired. Lol.

I just did the same thing. Their fans were real upset. Some of them put fault on the players, but the majority are questioning if Hurley should be their coach

[Rhode_Island_Red]

The Boneyard is going to go bonkers! Jans call to trap in the half court after the made Ft to go up 63-60 and force the turnover and the layup/+1 was brilliant. He was not going to allow Cole to make a play.

I just checked out the Boneyard for a few laughs. They all want Hurley fired. Lol.

I just did the same thing. Their fans were real upset. Some of them put fault on the players, but the majority are questioning if Hurley should be their coach

Still think it's your dream job, O Danny Boy?

[ramster]

The Boneyard is going to go bonkers! Jans call to trap in the half court after the made Ft to go up 63-60 and force the turnover and the layup/+1 was brilliant. He was not going to allow Cole to make a play.

It was a great call by Jans.

And the foul by Sanogo on the Teddy Allen 3P attempt with about 4 minutes left was ugly with NM State up 55-54. Why is Sanogo at 6'9" 240 lbs out at the 3P line trying to block Allen's shot? Can't foul Allen there as it's an automatic 3 made FTs.

[RamFan89]

The Boneyard is going to go bonkers! Jans call to trap in the half court after the made Ft to go up 63-60 and force the turnover and the layup/+1 was brilliant. He was not going to allow Cole to make a play.

I just checked out the Boneyard for a few laughs. They all want Hurley fired. Lol.

I just did the same thing. Their fans were real upset. Some of them put fault on the players, but the majority are questioning if Hurley should be their coach

Imagine being in the NCAA tourney, nationally ranked at year end, and wanting to fire your coach. I get that two first round exits back-to-back are frustrating, but how dumb can you be.

[ramster]

I know this was discussed earlier in the season, but what happened to Harris at New Mexico St?

Never enrolled.

I said yesterday in another thread that New Mexico State was going to give UConn problems.

I have seen Teddy Allen a lot and he can take over games.

Also Chris Jans is an excellent coach and will get bigger opportunities.

You did call it 77, all the way back to last summer. New Mexico State is solid. Could make the Sweet 16 and further.

[LIRAM]

Coach Holloway is a Star! Grasso go get your shine box!

[Puck Frovidence]

Shit is wild. Good for them.

[Rhodysk]

Kentucky and UConn losing on the same night! Priceless.
Pee Cee going to lose Saturday to a A-10 team is the icing on the cake!

[DeanDome88]

I'm glad Kentucky is done.

[RIrugger01]

This is why the power five want a separate tourney from the mid majors. But, this is what makes the tournament great! Love the upsets!!!!

[Da_Process_Survivor]

I just checked out the Boneyard for a few laughs. They all want Hurley fired. Lol.

I just did the same thing. Their fans were real upset. Some of them put fault on the players, but the majority are questioning if Hurley should be their coach

Imagine being in the NCAA tourney, nationally ranked at year end, and wanting to fire your coach. I get that two first round exits back-to-back are frustrating, but how dumb can you be.

It's not dumb really, it's UConn. 1st round exits won't cut it, they expect Final 4s and championships. Can't exactly say they're wrong to have that standard either.

Since 99 they have:

4 Championships
5 Final Fours
7 Elite Eights
8 Sweet Sixteens

Hell, they fired the last guy 2 years removed from a national title. It's what some here said when Dan jumped, he better be sure because the expectations are a whole new level and they won't be happy with just being in the tournament

[ramster]

I just checked out the Boneyard for a few laughs. They all want Hurley fired. Lol.

I just did the same thing. Their fans were real upset. Some of them put fault on the players, but the majority are questioning if Hurley should be their coach

Imagine being in the NCAA tourney, nationally ranked at year end, and wanting to fire your coach. I get that two first round exits back-to-back are frustrating, but how dumb can you be.

The defensive plan to control Teddy Allen was not very effective as he went for 37 points and only 2 turnovers. He got to the FT line way too much.

[Jersey77]

Coach Holloway is a Star! Grasso go get your shine box!

Holloway will have a big pay day coming very soon.

[Rhode_Island_Red]

Just saw another reason to root for Vermont -- Eric Musselman.

[steviep123]

Coach Holloway is a Star! Grasso go get your shine box!

Holloway will have a big pay day coming very soon.

Holloway was my pick if the Miller rumor or any of the other pipe dream picks (Mack Crean) weren’t happening. But it’s Miller time.

[steviep123]

To quote Noorlander: “PEACOCKS. STRUTTING INTO SATURDAY.”

[NYGFan_Section208]

Who else had KY winning it all in their bracket?

[reef]

I know this was discussed earlier in the season, but what happened to Harris at New Mexico St?

Never enrolled.

I said yesterday in another thread that New Mexico State was going to give UConn problems.

I have seen Teddy Allen a lot and he can take over games.

Also Chris Jans is an excellent coach and will get bigger opportunities.

You sure did 77 tremendous call

[Jersey77]

I know this was discussed earlier in the season, but what happened to Harris at New Mexico St?

Never enrolled.

I said yesterday in another thread that New Mexico State was going to give UConn problems.

I have seen Teddy Allen a lot and he can take over games.

Also Chris Jans is an excellent coach and will get bigger opportunities.

You did call it 77, all the way back to last summer. New Mexico State is solid. Could make the Sweet 16 and further.

Yeah Ramster, thought they had a pretty solid roster and a damn good coach.
I was disappointed that JH didn't enroll, not sure what happened.
Curious how he would of fit in with this team.

[reef]

I just did the same thing. Their fans were real upset. Some of them put fault on the players, but the majority are questioning if Hurley should be their coach

Imagine being in the NCAA tourney, nationally ranked at year end, and wanting to fire your coach. I get that two first round exits back-to-back are frustrating, but how dumb can you be.

It's not dumb really, it's UConn. 1st round exits won't cut it, they expect Final 4s and championships. Can't exactly say they're wrong to have that standard either.

Since 99 they have:

4 Championships
5 Final Fours
7 Elite Eights
8 Sweet Sixteens

Hell, they fired the last guy 2 years removed from a national title. It's what some here said when Dan jumped, he better be sure because the expectations are a whole new level and they won't be happy with just being in the tournament

Definitely a setback for DH the trajectory was there getting them to a big dance in year 3 then being top 25 in year 4 but gonna be a long offseason after going 1 and done

[reef]

Never enrolled.

I said yesterday in another thread that New Mexico State was going to give UConn problems.

I have seen Teddy Allen a lot and he can take over games.

Also Chris Jans is an excellent coach and will get bigger opportunities.

You did call it 77, all the way back to last summer. New Mexico State is solid. Could make the Sweet 16 and further.

Yeah Ramster, thought they had a pretty solid roster and a damn good coach.
I was disappointed that JH didn't enroll, not sure what happened.
Curious how he would of fit in with this team.

Wow that Teddy Allen single handily killed the UConn Huskies

[ramster]

You did call it 77, all the way back to last summer. New Mexico State is solid. Could make the Sweet 16 and further.

Yeah Ramster, thought they had a pretty solid roster and a damn good coach.
I was disappointed that JH didn't enroll, not sure what happened.
Curious how he would of fit in with this team.

Wow that Teddy Allen single handily killed the UConn Huskies

He did Reef,
and Jersey77 had talked about Teddy Allen being good last summer as well. I liked the way the Coaching Staff was all dressed up in Suits for the game - they all looked great and professional. Jans was so well spoken at the half-time and post game interviews. That team can go places in this year's tournament.

[DeanDome88]

Holy crap that was a bad tumble in the Arkansas/Vermont game.

[ramster]

Holy crap that was a bad tumble in the Arkansas/Vermont game.

It was. Surprised he wasn't hurt but he is a big strong guy.
Vermont giving all Arkansas can handle. Could end up being yet another upset.

13-seed Akron is beating 4-seed UCLA 26-25 at the half.

San Francisco vs Murray State is neck and neck

[reef]

Yeah Ramster, thought they had a pretty solid roster and a damn good coach.
I was disappointed that JH didn't enroll, not sure what happened.
Curious how he would of fit in with this team.

Wow that Teddy Allen single handily killed the UConn Huskies

He did Reef,
and Jersey77 had talked about Teddy Allen being good last summer as well. I liked the way the Coaching Staff was all dressed up in Suits for the game - they all looked great and professional. Jans was so well spoken at the half-time and post game interviews. That team can go places in this year's tournament.

Yeah NMSU was a dangerous 12 seed I definitely think they will have a decent chance to advance to the sweet 16 especially if they play Vermont

[ramster]

Vermont lost to Arkansas and Akron lost to UCLA - both great games that were close to the end. UCLA finished on a 15-4 run to pull it out.

[ramster]

Watson will eat Golden alive on Saturday.

Brutal matchup for Richmond.

PC wins this one easily.

Then you can make a bunch of money then as PC is only favored by 3


Morey Hershgordon
@MHershgordon
6h
No. 4 seed Providence opens as a 3-point favorite for Saturday’s Round of 32 game against No. 12 seed Richmond. #pcbb
@wpri12

[ramster]

Wow that Teddy Allen single handily killed the UConn Huskies

He did Reef,
and Jersey77 had talked about Teddy Allen being good last summer as well. I liked the way the Coaching Staff was all dressed up in Suits for the game - they all looked great and professional. Jans was so well spoken at the half-time and post game interviews. That team can go places in this year's tournament.

Yeah NMSU was a dangerous 12 seed I definitely think they will have a decent chance to advance to the sweet 16 especially if they play Vermont

New Mexico State vs Arkansas on Saturday. Vermont gave Arkansas all they could handle

[reef]

He did Reef,
and Jersey77 had talked about Teddy Allen being good last summer as well. I liked the way the Coaching Staff was all dressed up in Suits for the game - they all looked great and professional. Jans was so well spoken at the half-time and post game interviews. That team can go places in this year's tournament.

Yeah NMSU was a dangerous 12 seed I definitely think they will have a decent chance to advance to the sweet 16 especially if they play Vermont

New Mexico State vs Arkansas on Saturday. Vermont gave Arkansas all they could handle

I like NMSU to swing the upset

[giovanni]

[Rhody15]

Watson will eat Golden alive on Saturday.

Brutal matchup for Richmond.

PC wins this one easily.

Then you can make a bunch of money then as PC is only favored by 3


Morey Hershgordon
@MHershgordon
6h
No. 4 seed Providence opens as a 3-point favorite for Saturday’s Round of 32 game against No. 12 seed Richmond. #pcbb
@wpri12

Which I did when they were only favored by 2 against SDSU.

[ramster]

Watson will eat Golden alive on Saturday.

Brutal matchup for Richmond.

PC wins this one easily.

Then you can make a bunch of money then as PC is only favored by 3



Morey Hershgordon
@MHershgordon
6h
No. 4 seed Providence opens as a 3-point favorite for Saturday’s Round of 32 game against No. 12 seed Richmond. #pcbb
@wpri12

Which I did when they were only favored by 2 against SDSU.

But if your counting on your guy Nate to eat Golden alive, note Jim Donaldson observation of Nate's last two games he's played.

Jim Donaldson
@JimDonaldsonJr
·
12h
After putting up 26 points in
@BIGEASTMBB
tourney win over
@ButlerMBB
,
@PCFriarsmbb
big man Nate Watson had only 5 in lopsided loss to Creighton in BE semis and just 6 today in opening round, #NCAATournament win over No. 13 seed So. Dakota State.

[ramster]

Great 1st day of the Tournament.
Saturday should be a great day with the following 8 games:

12:10pm: 1-seed Baylor (-5.5) vs 8-seed UNC
2:40pm: 1-seed Kansas (-10) vs 9-seed Creighton
5:15pm: 3-seed Tennessee (-6) vs 11-seed Michigan
6:10pm: 4-seed PC (-3) vs 12-seed Richmond
7:10pm: 4-seed UCLA (-3) vs 5-seed St Mary's
7:45pm: 7-seed Murray State (-8) vs 15-seed St Peters
8:40pm: 4-seed Arkansas (-6.5) vs 12-seed New Mexico State
9:40pm: 1-seed Gonzaga (-10.5) vs 9-seed Memphis

[ramster]

Today Friday kicks off with a good game involving future A-10 member Loyola of Chicago, then tonight at 9:40pm Davidson plays

12:15pm: 7-seed Ohio State (even) vs 10-seed Loyola Chicago
9:40pm: 7-seed Michigan State (-1) vs 10-seed Davidson

[scine20]

The call to fire a coach or least question that coach's ability to win after multiple early exits happens with pretty much every team, every sport, major college or pro. There are few exceptions to this. And regular season success is meaningless to these fans. A lot of it is instant reaction, frustration, disappointment and wanting to blame someone for their team losing but when you take a step back it's just plain silly. Hurley could've gone 30-4, won the Big East Tournament, gotten the #1 seed and had they gone down to the 8/9 winner guaranteed the lynch mob would've been out.

[Jersey77]

Great 1st day of the Tournament.
Saturday should be a great day with the following 8 games:

12:10pm: 1-seed Baylor (-5.5) vs 8-seed UNC
2:40pm: 1-seed Kansas (-10) vs 9-seed Creighton
5:15pm: 3-seed Tennessee (-6) vs 11-seed Michigan
6:10pm: 4-seed PC (-3) vs 12-seed Richmond
7:10pm: 4-seed UCLA (-3) vs 5-seed St Mary's
7:45pm: 7-seed Murray State (-8) vs 15-seed St Peters
8:40pm: 4-seed Arkansas (-6.5) vs 12-seed New Mexico State
9:40pm: 1-seed Gonzaga (-10.5) vs 9-seed Memphis

Bad news for Creighton in their victory over SDSU.
It looks like they lost their starting center Kalkbrenner (BE defensive POY) with a leg injury.

They have been unlucky, earlier losing PG Nembhard to a broken wrist.

[Rhody15]

Then you can make a bunch of money then as PC is only favored by 3



Morey Hershgordon
@MHershgordon
6h
No. 4 seed Providence opens as a 3-point favorite for Saturday’s Round of 32 game against No. 12 seed Richmond. #pcbb
@wpri12

Which I did when they were only favored by 2 against SDSU.

But if your counting on your guy Nate to eat Golden alive, note Jim Donaldson observation of Nate's last two games he's played.

Jim Donaldson
@JimDonaldsonJr
·
12h
After putting up 26 points in
@BIGEASTMBB
tourney win over
@ButlerMBB
,
@PCFriarsmbb
big man Nate Watson had only 5 in lopsided loss to Creighton in BE semis and just 6 today in opening round, #NCAATournament win over No. 13 seed So. Dakota State.

Creighton had a massive height advantage of Watson, and SDSU’s pace doesn’t fit into Watsons game. Both bad matchups for him.

[McRam]

Coach Holloway is a Star! Grasso go get your shine box!

Holloway will have a big pay day coming very soon.

Holloway was my pick if the Miller rumor or any of the other pipe dream picks (Mack Crean) weren’t happening. But it’s Miller time.

Holloway reminded me so much of Tom Penders- smiling at his team when the game was on the line and keeping his players loose. Combined that attribute with a sternness when it was needed.

I was not a big Holloway supporter at the beginning of our search, but, now agree that he will also be a special coach at a bigger venue.

[Obadiah]

After yesterday's action, here are the FirstFour/First Round losers ranked by NET :

1. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 241
2. Bryant 200
3. Texas Southern 197
4. Georgia State 159
5. Norfolk State 156
6. Akron 127
7. Longwood 125
8. Rutgers 77
9. South Dakota State 65
10. Vermont 52
11. Wyoming 50
12. Marquette 42
13. Indiana 38
14. Boise State 29
15. Colorado State 28
16. San Diego State 25
17. San Francisco 22
18. UConn 17
19. Iowa 14
20. Kentucky 5

You could say neither the Big Ten or the Big East had a good day.

[Rhode_Island_Red]

Now, if only Fullerton can take out the execrable Coach Kmart.

[woodennickel1]

Holloway will have a big pay day coming very soon.

Holloway was my pick if the Miller rumor or any of the other pipe dream picks (Mack Crean) weren’t happening. But it’s Miller time.

Holloway reminded me so much of Tom Penders- smiling at his team when the game was on the line and keeping his players loose. Combined that attribute with a sternness when it was needed.

I was not a big Holloway supporter at the beginning of our search, but, now agree that he will also be a special coach at a bigger venue.

If Willard goes to Maryland which he would be crazy to do would think Hollaway would be their first call.

[PlayMikeMotenMore]

The call to fire a coach or least question that coach's ability to win after multiple early exits happens with pretty much every team, every sport, major college or pro. There are few exceptions to this. And regular season success is meaningless to these fans. A lot of it is instant reaction, frustration, disappointment and wanting to blame someone for their team losing but when you take a step back it's just plain silly. Hurley could've gone 30-4, won the Big East Tournament, gotten the #1 seed and had they gone down to the 8/9 winner guaranteed the lynch mob would've been out.

And that would be why people who make judgements on coaching ability based simply on conference tournament and NCAA game results are ridiculous. I guess we can now definitively say...

Holloway better coach than Calipari.
Jans better coach than Danny.
Mooney better coach than McCaffrey.

I guess Ryan Odom is a better coach than Tony Bennett too.

[TruePoint]

The call to fire a coach or least question that coach's ability to win after multiple early exits happens with pretty much every team, every sport, major college or pro. There are few exceptions to this. And regular season success is meaningless to these fans. A lot of it is instant reaction, frustration, disappointment and wanting to blame someone for their team losing but when you take a step back it's just plain silly. Hurley could've gone 30-4, won the Big East Tournament, gotten the #1 seed and had they gone down to the 8/9 winner guaranteed the lynch mob would've been out.

And that would be why people who make judgements on coaching ability based simply on conference tournament and NCAA game results are ridiculous. I guess we can now definitively say...

Holloway better coach than Calipari.
Jans better coach than Danny.
Mooney better coach than McCaffrey.

I guess Ryan Odom is a better coach than Tony Bennett too.

There are Kentucky fans today clamoring to fire Cal lol. All of this just serves to undergird my belief that generally fans don’t know what they’re talking about. Their passion is great and it’s what makes sports fun - they wouldn’t exist in the same way without it. But at the end of the day, you can’t run a winning program on passion alone. These are businesses that require a lot of specialized knowledge in combination with wisdom and practicality to be run successfully. Fans don’t have to take the long view but whoever is actually pushing the buttons really needs to.

[DeanDome88]

Loyola Chicago and Ohio State having issues scoring early.

[SmartyBarrett]

There's definitely some valid beef with Cal. More videos in that thread, too. A lot of it looks familiar.....

[scine20]

The call to fire a coach or least question that coach's ability to win after multiple early exits happens with pretty much every team, every sport, major college or pro. There are few exceptions to this. And regular season success is meaningless to these fans. A lot of it is instant reaction, frustration, disappointment and wanting to blame someone for their team losing but when you take a step back it's just plain silly. Hurley could've gone 30-4, won the Big East Tournament, gotten the #1 seed and had they gone down to the 8/9 winner guaranteed the lynch mob would've been out.

And that would be why people who make judgements on coaching ability based simply on conference tournament and NCAA game results are ridiculous. I guess we can now definitively say...

Holloway better coach than Calipari.
Jans better coach than Danny.
Mooney better coach than McCaffrey.

I guess Ryan Odom is a better coach than Tony Bennett too.

It's this way in the other sports as well, specifically the NFL. For QBs and coaches. It's annoying and ridiculous.

[TruePoint]

There's definitely some valid beef with Cal. More videos in that thread, too. A lot of it looks familiar.....

I don’t think you pay Cal for his tactical acumen. I don’t think of him as being a dummy, but the reason he’s there is because of the players he brings in. If they fired Cal because they wanted better Xs and Os, they would literally make it one recruiting cycle before they were calling for the next guy to be fired.

[ramster]

Holloway will have a big pay day coming very soon.

Holloway was my pick if the Miller rumor or any of the other pipe dream picks (Mack Crean) weren’t happening. But it’s Miller time.

Holloway reminded me so much of Tom Penders- smiling at his team when the game was on the line and keeping his players loose. Combined that attribute with a sternness when it was needed.

I was not a big Holloway supporter at the beginning of our search, but, now agree that he will also be a special coach at a bigger venue.

At the conclusion of the game he was interviewed as he came off the court. Interviewed commented as to how calm he was. He shrugged his shoulders and said it's just a game, it's just basketball. Seems like the calm approach translates over to his players to approach the game to just enjoy it and have fun, enjoy the experience.

I imagined how that would play out here if David Cox had said that, oh wait....................

[ramster]

Loyola Chicago and Ohio State having issues scoring early.

10 minutes to go it's only Ohio State 37 Loyola 28. Loyola scoring less than a point a minute. Calling this game a rock fight would be insulting to rock fights.