Men's Postseason Tournament Talk 2021-22

[ElmCityRhody]

PC did beat South Dakota state so they should hold their heads up
High

Bahahahaha

SEE YA !

[ElmCityRhody]

66-61 Kansas. PC gave it all they had. Congrats to Coach Cooley and his players for a successful season.

Yeah congrats… NOT

FUCK
PC

[ram1980]

Thank you free Hulu trial.. couldn't root for PC.. still jealous.. come on Archie.. bucket list travel to an NCAA game with rhody

[RF1]

PC will now have the distinction of being the only RI team to ever lose to Kansas in the NCAA Tournament while URI will continue to be the only RI team to ever beat Kansas in the NCAA Tournament.

[steviep123]

67-64 St. Peter's. First 15 seed to make the Elite 8!

It was fate

[Rhode_Island_Red]

66-61 Kansas. PC gave it all they had. Congrats to Coach Cooley and his players for a successful season.

Puh-leeze. That mental-hospital possession with about 30 seconds left? Their biggest possession of the season? They looked like they had never played together before. Well-coached team my ass.

[adam914]

The NCAA Tournament remains undefeated. The greatest tournament in sports.

[eli#10]

FTF FTF FTF FTF FTF FTF FTF FTF FOREVER

[ElmCityRhody]

FTF FTF FTF FTF FTF FTF FTF FTF FOREVER

Hear hear

FTF !

I would never congrat the friars

[ATPTourFan]

[ramster]

This gem from the 247 Friars Board during the game……

FriarJr401
Posted on 80 mins, , User Since 122 months ago, User Post Count: 2167
80 mins
122 months
2167

If URI can beat #1 Kansas so can PC

Ummmm…NOPE

Guy Can’t even watch a PC Sweet 16 Game without URI being in his head

Move the flight back home up to Saturday.

[rjv]

I'm not a big PC fan but I do believe that EC is a very very good coach. The BE is overrated and it has been that way for awhile. There is one team left Villanova. I would love to see an A10 vs BE match up. I believe it would bring a lot of excitement to college basketball.
But Hey what do I know!

[hrstrat57]

Cyclones vs Hurricanes in Windy City

Pretty clever.

[PeterRamTime]

Cyclones vs Hurricanes in Windy City

Pretty clever.

Tornados feelin left out

[Jdrums#3]

I'm not a big PC fan but I do believe that EC is a very very good coach. The BE is overrated and it has been that way for awhile. There is one team left Villanova. I would love to see an A10 vs BE match up. I believe it would bring a lot of excitement to college basketball.
But Hey what do I know!

I’d love to see an NBE v. A10 matchup too, rjv. Unfortunately, They have the match up with the Big 10 ( not sure how many years are left on that agreement ) and, in my opinion, the NBE won’t do it because they have too much to lose and too little to gain in their chicken ducken mind. Plus, not enough dollars in it for them, I figure. Maybe it will change in the 7-10 years if the A10 continues to build on its very recent momentum of new HC hires.

I’m sure there’s more to it - maybe other poster’s can expand on it?

Maybe Gonzaga’s conference (brain fart - is it the WCC? ) is an alternative? An east versus west battle. I’d enjoy it!

[SmartyBarrett]

Kansas vs Miami for a trip to the Final Four.

Randomly but not-so-randomly, Dayton beat both of those teams on back-to-back days in November.

[PCFriars]

I'm not a big PC fan but I do believe that EC is a very very good coach. The BE is overrated and it has been that way for awhile. There is one team left Villanova. I would love to see an A10 vs BE match up. I believe it would bring a lot of excitement to college basketball.
But Hey what do I know!

I’d love to see an NBE v. A10 matchup too, rjv. Unfortunately, They have the match up with the Big 10 ( not sure how many years are left on that agreement ) and, in my opinion, the NBE won’t do it because they have too much to lose and too little to gain in their chicken ducken mind. Plus, not enough dollars in it for them, I figure. Maybe it will change in the 7-10 years if the A10 continues to build on its very recent momentum of new HC hires.

I’m sure there’s more to it - maybe other poster’s can expand on it?

Maybe Gonzaga’s conference (brain fart - is it the WCC? ) is an alternative? An east versus west battle. I’d enjoy it!

There’s already a matchup with the Big Ten and one with the Big 12.

[reef]

66-61 Kansas. PC gave it all they had. Congrats to Coach Cooley and his players for a successful season.

Puh-leeze. That mental-hospital possession with about 30 seconds left? Their biggest possession of the season? They looked like they had never played together before. Well-coached team my ass.

Yup Reeves had a big brain freeze there wasn’t looking for the ball and would have had an open 3 to cut it to 2 with 30 secs left

[Jdrums#3]

I'm not a big PC fan but I do believe that EC is a very very good coach. The BE is overrated and it has been that way for awhile. There is one team left Villanova. I would love to see an A10 vs BE match up. I believe it would bring a lot of excitement to college basketball.
But Hey what do I know!

I’d love to see an NBE v. A10 matchup too, rjv. Unfortunately, They have the match up with the Big 10 ( not sure how many years are left on that agreement ) and, in my opinion, the NBE won’t do it because they have too much to lose and too little to gain in their chicken ducken mind. Plus, not enough dollars in it for them, I figure. Maybe it will change in the 7-10 years if the A10 continues to build on its very recent momentum of new HC hires.

I’m sure there’s more to it - maybe other poster’s can expand on it?

Maybe Gonzaga’s conference (brain fart - is it the WCC? ) is an alternative? An east versus west battle. I’d enjoy it!

There’s already a matchup with the Big Ten and one with the Big 12.

Thanks. I mentioned the Big 10 match up. Forgot about the Big 12.

[ramster]

Saturday Games - Elite 8:
5-seed Houston (-2.5) vs 2-seed Villanova 6:09pm TBS
4-seed Arkansas vs 2-seed Duke (-4) 8:49pm TBS

Sunday Games - Elite 8:
10-seed Miami vs 1-seed Kansas (-6) 2:20 PM CBS
15-seed Saint Peter's vs 8-seed North Carolina (-8) 5:05 PM CBS

NET Going into the NCAA Tournament:
3-Houston
6-Kansas
8-Villanova
12-Duke
20-Arkansas
31-North Carolina
62-Miami
124-St Peters

[rambone 78]

Poor cartel.....this NCAA tourney is making a mockery of their plans to leave the mid and low majors out of their future parties.

Well actually St. Peters is lol........

[RF1]

The cartel will get its revenge for all nine Big Ten teams being knocked out before the Elite-8. Look for ten or more teams from the league to get bids next season.

[steviep123]

Saturday Games - Elite 8:
5-seed Houston (-2.5) vs 2-seed Villanova 6:09pm TBS
4-seed Arkansas vs 2-seed Duke (-4) 8:49pm TBS

Sunday Games - Elite 8:
10-seed Miami vs 1-seed Kansas (-6) 2:20 PM CBS
15-seed Saint Peter's vs 8-seed North Carolina (-8) 5:05 PM CBS

NET Going into the NCAA Tournament:
3-Houston
6-Kansas
8-Villanova
12-Duke
20-Arkansas
31-North Carolina
62-Miami
124-St Peters

Can both Ark and Duke lose?

[Rhody15]

Haven’t read all the posts, I’ll just say this.

If any URI fan on this board is actually upset/sad PC lost, you aren’t a true URI fan.

[Rhody15]

Another great performance in the NCAAT for the B10.
Started with 9 schools, none left.

When will the committee learn, or they just don't care, it's all about the $.

Obvious nepotism hire Dan Gavitt has one job -- keep the Cartel from leaving.

Remember when you said the “cartel” rigs everything for the P6?

25% of the Elite 8 comes from outside the P6 conferences.

But keep pushing your agenda!

[Rhode_Island_Red]

Another great performance in the NCAAT for the B10.
Started with 9 schools, none left.

When will the committee learn, or they just don't care, it's all about the $.

Obvious nepotism hire Dan Gavitt has one job -- keep the Cartel from leaving.

Remember when you said the “cartel” rigs everything for the P6?

25% of the Elite 8 comes from outside the P6 conferences.

But keep pushing your agenda!

Which proves my point -- imagine how many more of the hoi polloi might have been included and won games if the NCAA didn't have to pacify the Cartel.

[Rhode_Island_Red]

Haven’t read all the posts, I’ll just say this.

If any URI fan on this board is actually upset/sad PC lost, you aren’t a true URI fan.

I'm upset/sad ... but only because they didn't lose by 100 points.

[RF1]

Which proves my point -- imagine how many more of the hoi polloi might have been included and won games if the NCAA didn't have to pacify the Cartel.

Exactly. The outcome of games is the only thing the cartel cannot completely rig. Leaving it up to which teams play better is just too dangerous and scares the hell out of them. The cartel therefore does all it can to rig all other aspects that it can completely control - picking an ever increasing number of cartel conference teams, giving them preferred seeding helping to make their paths easier, and siting the teams in location to their best advantage.

[The Dude]

The one thing I can continuously take away from PC is that no matter the talent level, they consistently find a way to underachieve with Cooley as the coach. The whole narrative that everyone was doubting them was complete made up nonsense in my opinion. Personally, I didn't doubt PC had some talented guys. I just doubted the coach, not the players. They were a flop in the Big East Tournament. This year is one of the only years I can remember with Cooley as coach where they actually got out of the first round.
Congrats to the players at PC, but boy did the poor coaching show up again in the closing minutes of that game against Kansas, in my opinion.

[Ramulous]

The big east teams will never agree to a challenge series with the A10. Too much to lose.

[Shinze88]

The big east teams will never agree to a challenge series with the A10. Too much to lose.

The BE will never agree to a challenge with the A10 because there would be absolutely no buzz for it to happen outside of fans of A10 schools. As much as some A10 teams improved, we were a 1 bid league if Richmond doesn't get the auto bid. The A10 as a whole would need to get much better before this would even be considered. A10 vs Mountain West is a better series.

[steviep123]

Another great performance in the NCAAT for the B10.
Started with 9 schools, none left.

When will the committee learn, or they just don't care, it's all about the $.

Obvious nepotism hire Dan Gavitt has one job -- keep the Cartel from leaving.

Remember when you said the “cartel” rigs everything for the P6?

25% of the Elite 8 comes from outside the P6 conferences.

But keep pushing your agenda!

Trying to rig and succeeding are two different things.

[ace]

A Big East-A10 challenge would be the same as what? An A10-MAAC challenge? I understand KenPom ratings aren’t perfect but that’s the 4th, 10th, and 16th rated conferences. There are some match-ups of Big East and A10 teams that would be interesting, but the conferences really aren’t equivalent enough to have a challenge make sense for anyone other than A10 fans, especially when the Big East already has those with the Big Ten and Big 12.

[steviep123]

The big east teams will never agree to a challenge series with the A10. Too much to lose.

The BE will never agree to a challenge with the A10 because there would be absolutely no buzz for it to happen outside of fans of A10 schools. As much as some A10 teams improved, we were a 1 bid league if Richmond doesn't get the auto bid. The A10 as a whole would need to get much better before this would even be considered. A10 vs Mountain West is a better series.

Mostly correct except Richmond (according to the selection committee) knocked out Dayton.

[Blue Man]

The one thing I can continuously take away from PC is that no matter the talent level, they consistently find a way to underachieve with Cooley as the coach. The whole narrative that everyone was doubting them was complete made up nonsense in my opinion. Personally, I didn't doubt PC had some talented guys. I just doubted the coach, not the players. They were a flop in the Big East Tournament. This year is one of the only years I can remember with Cooley as coach where they actually got out of the first round.
Congrats to the players at PC, but boy did the poor coaching show up again in the closing minutes of that game against Kansas, in my opinion.

They were picked 7th in the Big East preseason. I don’t think Cooley is a great X’s and O’s guy, but losing to the 1 seed in the sweet 16, after winning a conference title, is anything but underachieving.

[steveystuds06]

The one thing I can continuously take away from PC is that no matter the talent level, they consistently find a way to underachieve with Cooley as the coach. The whole narrative that everyone was doubting them was complete made up nonsense in my opinion. Personally, I didn't doubt PC had some talented guys. I just doubted the coach, not the players. They were a flop in the Big East Tournament. This year is one of the only years I can remember with Cooley as coach where they actually got out of the first round.
Congrats to the players at PC, but boy did the poor coaching show up again in the closing minutes of that game against Kansas, in my opinion.

They were picked 7th in the Big East preseason. I don’t think Cooley is a great X’s and O’s guy, but losing to the 1 seed in the sweet 16, after winning a conference title, is anything but underachieving.

PC didn't underachieve. It's one of those seasons where they pulled out every close game which is hard to do. They caught a big break playing Richmond instead of Iowa in the second round. That's not their fault. If you want to talk about a Big East team that underachieved, look at our old head coach.

[ace]

The one thing I can continuously take away from PC is that no matter the talent level, they consistently find a way to underachieve with Cooley as the coach. The whole narrative that everyone was doubting them was complete made up nonsense in my opinion. Personally, I didn't doubt PC had some talented guys. I just doubted the coach, not the players. They were a flop in the Big East Tournament. This year is one of the only years I can remember with Cooley as coach where they actually got out of the first round.
Congrats to the players at PC, but boy did the poor coaching show up again in the closing minutes of that game against Kansas, in my opinion.

They were picked 7th in the Big East preseason. I don’t think Cooley is a great X’s and O’s guy, but losing to the 1 seed in the sweet 16, after winning a conference title, is anything but underachieving.

PC didn't underachieve. It's one of those seasons where they pulled out every close game which is hard to do. They caught a big break playing Richmond instead of Iowa in the second round. That's not their fault. If you want to talk about a Big East team that underachieved, look at our old head coach.

Picked second, finished third. Ended the season ranked, spent most of the season there, weathered some tough injuries. Lost a bad game in the NCAA tournament. Frustrating as hell, sure, but not underachieving on the whole. Xavier underachieved, so did Butler and St. John’s if you’re looking for the right comparisons. Marquette, Providence, and Creighton exceeded expectations.

[ace]

This interaction was great-



I’ll be in the building tomorrow, rooting for Shaheen and his guys.

[Jersey77]

They were picked 7th in the Big East preseason. I don’t think Cooley is a great X’s and O’s guy, but losing to the 1 seed in the sweet 16, after winning a conference title, is anything but underachieving.

PC didn't underachieve. It's one of those seasons where they pulled out every close game which is hard to do. They caught a big break playing Richmond instead of Iowa in the second round. That's not their fault. If you want to talk about a Big East team that underachieved, look at our old head coach.

Picked second, finished third. Ended the season ranked, spent most of the season there, weathered some tough injuries. Lost a bad game in the NCAA tournament. Frustrating as hell, sure, but not underachieving on the whole. Xavier underachieved, so did Butler and St. John’s if you’re looking for the right comparisons. Marquette, Providence, and Creighton exceeded expectations.

Of all the BE teams, I feel Creighton overachieved the most.
No one expected them to get an NCAAT bid after losing all 5 starters.

They started 2 freshmen, 1 sophomore, and 1 transfer newcomer.

The team has a ton of upside going forward with all their youth.

[BleedBlue87]

I'm not a big PC fan but I do believe that EC is a very very good coach. The BE is overrated and it has been that way for awhile. There is one team left Villanova. I would love to see an A10 vs BE match up. I believe it would bring a lot of excitement to college basketball.
But Hey what do I know!

He had 4 5th year seniors I believe. 2 pretty essential to the team. If this was on a four year build cycle, Cooley doesn't get this far. I don't think he will sniff a second round for a long time.

[Da_Process_Survivor]

Another great performance in the NCAAT for the B10.
Started with 9 schools, none left.

When will the committee learn, or they just don't care, it's all about the $.

Obvious nepotism hire Dan Gavitt has one job -- keep the Cartel from leaving.

Remember when you said the “cartel” rigs everything for the P6?

25% of the Elite 8 comes from outside the P6 conferences.

But keep pushing your agenda!

36 at large bids and a grand total of 6 were from outside a P6 conference

[steveystuds06]

They were picked 7th in the Big East preseason. I don’t think Cooley is a great X’s and O’s guy, but losing to the 1 seed in the sweet 16, after winning a conference title, is anything but underachieving.

PC didn't underachieve. It's one of those seasons where they pulled out every close game which is hard to do. They caught a big break playing Richmond instead of Iowa in the second round. That's not their fault. If you want to talk about a Big East team that underachieved, look at our old head coach.

Picked second, finished third. Ended the season ranked, spent most of the season there, weathered some tough injuries. Lost a bad game in the NCAA tournament. Frustrating as hell, sure, but not underachieving on the whole. Xavier underachieved, so did Butler and St. John’s if you’re looking for the right comparisons. Marquette, Providence, and Creighton exceeded expectations.

Ya I mean if you're going off of just the regular season Dan didn't underachieve at all. They had a good year. I made that comment based on the tournament.

If you're going off of when it matters the most? He's 0-2

[eli#10]

FTF FTF FTF FTF FTF FTF FTF FOREVER

[bigappleram]

FTF FTF FTF FTF FTF FTF FTF FOREVER

Eli is the rumor true that you watched the game on Smith Street dressed as a priest?

[RAM67]

Posted this in the wrong place.

My wife asked me why I was watching St. Peters instead of PC as I always talked of being a homer. I told her that PC was not on my list, but I would not disparage their success this year. But the outcome of the two games was exactly what I was hoping for.

[NYGFan_Section208]

Haven’t read all the posts, I’ll just say this.

If any URI fan on this board is actually upset/sad PC lost, you aren’t a true URI fan.

That's some menacing bluster, right there...

[NYGFan_Section208]

Which proves my point -- imagine how many more of the hoi polloi might have been included and won games if the NCAA didn't have to pacify the Cartel.

Exactly. The outcome of games is the only thing the cartel cannot completely rig. Leaving it up to which teams play better is just too dangerous and scares the hell out of them. The cartel therefore does all it can to rig all other aspects that it can completely control - picking an ever increasing number of cartel conference teams, giving them preferred seeding helping to make their paths easier, and siting the teams in location to their best advantage.

Have you been living this conspiracy theory all your life, or is it a recent thing?

[Blue Man]

Obvious nepotism hire Dan Gavitt has one job -- keep the Cartel from leaving.

Remember when you said the “cartel” rigs everything for the P6?

25% of the Elite 8 comes from outside the P6 conferences.

But keep pushing your agenda!

36 at large bids and a grand total of 6 were from outside a P6 conference

And to be fair, a great number of the “undeserving” “cartel” whooped up on the mid majors to remind them why they were selected.

It’s not rocket surgery. If you can’t get into a lot of big games - win the ones you get. Or don’t lose to the bad teams.

Houston had a non existent Q1 slate this year. They just avoided bad losses.

Dayton didn’t deserve to be in the field. They lost 3 terrible games.

Just because the margin of error for mid majors is slim, doesn’t mean it’s rigged. Don’t lose to shitty teams, beat one or two good ones. Voila. You’re dancing.

[rambone 78]

Dan has been getting trashed big time on the UConn message board ever since they lost their opening game.

Does he deserve it?

Their fans still think they're living in Calhoun land, and expect nothing less than national titles.

Many are saying if they lose 1st round next season, then he has to go. Tough crowd.

They didn't have enough shooters, and struggled in close games. We could relate during most of Dan's years here.

Hurley with his sideline antics, hurts his team in close games. He did it here, and it might be even worse at UConn.

If I was reffing his games, would I give him the benefit of the doubt? Probably not.

I know this is nothing new, but until he tones it down, their struggles are likely to continue.

[Da_Process_Survivor]

Dan has been getting trashed big time on the UConn message board ever since they lost their opening game.

Does he deserve it?

Their fans still think they're living in Calhoun land, and expect nothing less than national titles.

Many are saying if they lose 1st round next season, then he has to go. Tough crowd.

They didn't have enough shooters, and struggled in close games. We could relate during most of Dan's years here.

Hurley with his sideline antics, hurts his team in close games. He did it here, and it might be even worse at UConn.

If I was reffing his games, would I give him the benefit of the doubt? Probably not.

I know this is nothing new, but until he tones it down, their struggles are likely to continue.

They also have a couple other gripes that mirror what we had in his time here. No defined offensive play set and gets "outcoached" on X's and O's in game at times.

Overall their expectations are extremely high, you can't really blame them given their 4 titles since 1999 and even more Final 4s and Elite 8s. It's what many of us were afraid of for Dan, lack of fan patience and them saying "so what" to just making the tournament.