NCAA TOURNEY FIRST ROUND DISCUSSION THREAD DAY 2

[bac2therac]

First round
Friday Afternoon Window
12:15, CBS: No. 7 Michigan Wolverines vs. No. 10 Oklahoma State Cowboys (LIVE Stream) Jim Nantz / Grant Hill / Bill Raftery // Tracy Wolfson

12:40, truTV: No. 3 Baylor Bears vs. No. 14 New Mexico State (LIVE Stream) Kevin Harlan / Reggie Miller / Dan Bonner // Dana Jacobson

1:30, TNT: No. 8 Arkansas Razorbacks vs. No. 9 Seton Hall (LIVE Stream) Brian Anderson / Chris Webber // Lewis Johnson

2:00, TBS: No. 3 Oregon Ducks vs. No. 14 Iona (LIVE Stream) Spero Dedes / Steve Smith / Len Elmore // Ros Gold-Onwude

Approx. 2:45, CBS: No. 2 Louisville Cardinals vs. No. 15 Jacksonville State (LIVE Stream) Jim Nantz / Grant Hill / Bill Raftery // Tracy Wolfson

Approx. 3:10, truTV: No. 6 SMU Mustangs vs. No. 11 USC (LIVE Stream) Kevin Harlan / Reggie Miller / Dan Bonner // Dana Jacobson

Approx. 4:00, TNT: No. 1 North Carolina Tar Heels vs. No. 16 Texas Southern (LIVE Stream) Brian Anderson / Chris Webber // Lewis Johnson

Approx. 4:30, TBS: No. 6 Creighton Bluejays vs. No. 11 Rhode Island (LIVE Stream) Spero Dedes / Steve Smith / Len Elmore // Ros Gold-Onwude

Friday Evening Window
6:50, TNT, No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks vs. No. 16 UC Davis (LIVE Stream) Kevin Harlan / Reggie Miller / Dan Bonner // Dana Jacobson

7:10, CBS: No. 7 Dayton Flyers vs. No. 10 Wichita State (LIVE Stream) Jim Nantz / Grant Hill / Bill Raftery // Tracy Wolfson

7:20, TBS: No. 2 Duke Blue Devils vs. No. 15 Troy (LIVE Stream) Brian Anderson / Chris Webber // Lewis Johnson

7:27, truTV: No. 6 Cincinnati Bearcats vs. No. 11 Kansas State (LIVE Stream) Spero Dedes / Steve Smith / Len Elmore // Ros Gold-Onwude

Approx. 9:20, TNT: No. 8 Miami vs. No. 9 Michigan State (LIVE Stream) Kevin Harlan / Reggie Miller / Dan Bonner // Dana Jacobson

Approx. 9:40, CBS: No. 2 Kentucky Wildcats vs. No. 15 Northern Kentucky (LIVE Stream) Jim Nantz / Grant Hill / Bill Raftery // Tracy Wolfson

Approx. 9:50, TBS: No. 7 South Carolina Gamecocks vs. No. 10 Marquette (LIVE Stream) Brian Anderson / Chris Webber // Lewis Johnson

Approx. 9:57, truTV: No. 3 UCLA Bruins vs. No. 14 Kent State (LIVE Stream) Spero Dedes / Steve Smith / Len Elmore // Ros Gold-Onwude

 

[RocktheRac]

Didn't Wenzel used to do games?

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

no gottleib thank goodness. wenzel is/was good

so happy gus johnson was hired by fox

 

[RU_Planning]

Yesterday was too calm, I expect the games to be wild today. (Or at least I am hoping).

The Rhode Island / Creighton line is crazy. Everyone is in love with URI here. Did Creighton just lose a player or something I am not aware of?

 

[bac2therac]

no gottleib thank goodness. wenzel is/was good

so happy gus johnson was hired by fox

Wenzel WAS good but in the past few years went downhill...I think he was relegated to the Mountain West tourney this year in Vegas

Lappas is very good. Some of the announcers last night were quite boring

My favorite is Harlan..what happened to Marv Albert

 

[bac2therac]

Yesterday was too calm, I expect the games to be wild today. (Or at least I am hoping).

The Rhode Island / Creighton line is crazy. Everyone is in love with URI here. Did Creighton just lose a player or something I am not aware of?

Creighton's point guard has been out and they went like 7-8 since that time I think

 

[RU_Planning]

Creighton's point guard has been out and they went like 7-8 since that time I think

Ahh, I wasn't aware of their record over the the time he was out. Xavier seemed to have made the necessary adjustments without their PG (even though their ball handing is still a bit shaky) I wonder if Creighton can do the same.

I am not overly impressed with this URI team, but they are getting 75% of the bets and are being picked in most brackets. Perhaps I am a bit of a contrarian when it comes to these things.

 

[TDIrish27]

Vern Lundquist still doing games------he's just awful.

Agree on Harlan and Lappas.

 

[RU_Planning]

Vern Lundquist still doing games------he's just awful.

Agree on Harlan and Lappas.

I might be mixing games up, but didn't Vern do the ND Princeton game and come across as very pro-Princeton?

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

Vern Lundquist still doing games------he's just awful.
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He was pretty good in Happy Gilmore

 

[bac2therac]

I still like Vern but he does make a few mistakes now

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

Why was Northwestern celebrating like they won the championship in the locker room?

 

[bac2therac]

Why not? First tournament win ever..they worked hard for that

 

[MadRU]

Not a fan of Verne Lundquist either, hard to listen to

 

[MadRU]

Michigan has a tough game today, Ok. State looks good

 

[PatrickRU92]

Michigan's offense is so damn awesome. I only hope we can look like this some day

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

Save that horrible shot, Walton is a PG I'd beg for us to have. It is about time we get one.

He organizes the dribble back door to Wilson (which is in our tool box, but rarely is used)
Next possession he penetrated deep in the paint and gets the kick out 3 (we never saw this!)

None of these teams look like us offensively. No teams have a point guard like Sanders.

 

[MadRU]

OSU is tough, play hard and fast

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

OSU is tough, play hard and fast

Watching them I wonder how the heck they are the 10th seed. Looked them up in kenpom #1 in adjusted offensive efficiency, BUT #135 in defensive efficiency.

 

[PatrickRU92]

still think that Walton looks like Eli Carter's brother

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

Watching things I'd think big 12 #1 by a bit, ACC #2.....3,4,5, and 6 up for grabs

BTW Illinois blew out VALPO and Iowa beat South Dakota and Indiana lost to Ga Tech

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

Why would Baylor be playing zone?

Baylor stinks....I am going to rip up my bracket now. What was I thinking? Iowa State last year and these losers this year.

 

[bac2therac]

Baylor has flamed out before in this tourney, they could be headed that way again..not a fan and could not happen to a better school

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

Baylor has flamed out before in this tourney, they could be headed that way again..not a fan and could not happen to a better school

It was a better alternative to taking Duke or Villanova. I should have taken florida in that bracket.
Virigina can't score
SMU I just don't see it
Maybe wisconsin can beat NOVA.

Looking at the 3 B1G 8/9 seeds....if you arent going to have a great season as a 8 or 9 you are only 2 wins away from being the 1 seed.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

Michigan - OSU....1st team to play defense wins.

 

[RU_Planning]

Watching them I wonder how the heck they are the 10th seed. Looked them up in kenpom #1 in adjusted offensive efficiency, BUT #135 in defensive efficiency.

Underwood is a very good coach. If he can get Big 12 talent to play the type of defense he got players at SF Austin to buy into, they are going to elite.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

still think that Walton looks like Eli Carter's brother

After that 30 foot 3 I got a close up and with a hair cut I see it.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

This Michigan game is incredible. Michigan 11-15 from 3 in 2nd half. Everytime I think they should sit Uncan Robinson he nails a 3.

 

[bac2therac]

what an entertaining game...this is how college basketball should be played

 

[PatrickRU92]

These are 2 really good teams.

 

[MadRU]

Game has been tight the entire time, will come down to the wire

 

[PatrickRU92]

Walton is fracking awesome.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

Walton is fracking awesome.

Absolute stud...Bal$$ of steel.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

If they don't play better D and are average from the perimeter Louisville is going to beat them by 30.

 

[MadRU]

Baylor up big. SHU tied at the half

 

[bac2therac]

Michigan is playing as good as any team in the country...they might not be the most talented but this is reminding me of that UConn run from a few years back that netted them the national championship

 

[bac2therac]

If they don't play better D and are average from the perimeter Louisville is going to beat them by 30.

D does not matter anymore, this is not about grinding out in the old Big East..the game has substantially changed in just the last 6-7 years

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

Michigan is playing as good as any team in the country...they might not be the most talented but this is reminding me of that UConn run from a few years back that netted them the national championship

Louisville will end it easily. You can take it to the bank.

 

[bac2therac]

Baylor up big. SHU tied at the half

yeah Baylor finally woke up. I havent caught any of that SHU game but figure it will be nip and tuck throughout, two evenly matched teams

 

[bac2therac]

Louisville will end it easily. You can take it to the bank.

you are overrating Louisville, this is a team that lost to Wake Forest the last week of the season