That is not an accident. Korea did a much better job of managing the crisis than Italy did, or that we are doing.
Basketball NCAA statement regarding Coronavirus (NO FANS)
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It’s easier for Korea...one closed border to the north, water on the other three sides, homogeneous population...sane people.
I'm not sure about that. I think viewers may be turned off by the sterile atmosphere.
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I may watch a clip on YouTube and then just turn my attention elsewhere...first time in well over 30 years!
It's all connected. That's why the Stock Market is dropping. Eventually we'll have a month long pause on life basically. Everything will come back at some point. Summer? Fall?
It's likely too late for lock down. Everyone's been catching it unknowingly for a month.
God hates Rutgers. Maybe we should change the name. God's a busy guy. Maybe he won't notice.
What 20K more will watch because they can't get in vs. millions watching a game now in an empty arena. Seems like a net loss of viewers to me.
I understand the decision, but it’s gonna totally suck watching the games on tv without any crowd noise or excitement.
All we’ll hear is the squeak of sneakers and coaches and players yelling to each other, besides the announcers of course.
Oh well, I’ll still be rooting like crazy from home, for RU to beat Michigan and advance in the tourney.
All we’ll hear is the squeak of sneakers and coaches and players yelling to each other, besides the announcers of course.
Oh well, I’ll still be rooting like crazy from home, for RU to beat Michigan and advance in the tourney.
The Dutch Reformed Church are clearly not God's chosen people
Oh come on, you have to believe the family members from New Jersey are still going to be loud & obnoxious..."I AINT YELLIN!!!!! DATS JUST HOW I TALK!!!!!!!"
Does the committee take this into account? Possible higher seed with the road record being less of a factor?
If people are self quarantined what else are they going to do? I would expect huge ratings
Lol let's get some perspective. Some of you people are lashing out because they are cancelling a basketball tournament that we will most likely be in next year. Meanwhile, they have stopped treating the elderly in Italy because it's no longer worth trying to save them.
Cool story -- welcome to the Rutgers Hoops forum, where we talk about Rutgers basketball and the basketball tournament that you speak of. Take your high horse and shove it up your ass.
Well, save it for next season when we could go deeper into the tournament. That way, you'll have the cash to pay for two trips.
Was that really necessary? I think the poster you quote suggested that there are priorities greater than our entertainment.
I understand the frustration. I was hoping it wouldn't come to this. But it's important to realize, especially after today's statement by the WHO, that this is far more serious than most here realized and that, unfortunately, it is really just beginning.
I would be surprised at this point, given the rapidity of change, if the tournament actually happens. The graph of growth is stunning and our lack of a serious response means it will not be culling itself like China or South Korea were able to do.
That is a heartbreaking conclusion for me. I've waited for this since I was a child. I don't remember the 1991 NCAA tournament, as I was 5 years old, and this means the world to me. So sad to believe this, I don't want to believe this, but I believe this.
I deeply hope I'm wrong.
That is a heartbreaking conclusion for me. I've waited for this since I was a child. I don't remember the 1991 NCAA tournament, as I was 5 years old, and this means the world to me. So sad to believe this, I don't want to believe this, but I believe this.
I deeply hope I'm wrong.
I feel like I spoke too soon. I’m having trouble seeing the conf tournaments even finishing
Well, they just suspended the NBA season, so the NHL and NCAA tourney can't be far behind, as I said in the post above.
I know this is dumb but I hope they at least do selection sunday so we can see that we made it.
Wrong. SK did not close the border with China, since they didn't want to piss off their biggest trading partner and frisky neighbor - in fact, it's why SK was one of the early outbreak sites after China. They have just done far better addressing the outbreaks, as I've detailed painstakingly in the other thread. The fact that we haven't adopted their approach of aggressive testing and aggressive social distancing is negligent and borderline criminal.
I understand the point of cancelling all this shit unless they think these people are actually going to isolate at home. Just play for tv without fans.
the nba a player has tested positive so that is different
the nba a player has tested positive so that is different
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anon_ivydyf0amkzay
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South Korea does not have a border with China sunshine...they have a border with North Korea...check a map once in a while
