Running NCAA Basketball Thread 2014-15

If they make it, fine. If they screw up I'll be all over their ass.

As long as they understand that's the deal, they can do whatever they want.

 

That kind of showboating is the reason Florida Gulf Coast didn't make the Final Four a few years ago.

 

Fine.

That statement encapsulates everything that is wrong with college sports today. I'd rather watch a guy showboat and miss and make an ass of himself than 40 minutes of Four-corners-three-passes-before-the-shot-play-the-right-way bullshit. It's a child's game. Have some damn fun with it.

 

In college, I saw the flashy point guard of my school's team commit an over and back violation with a behind the back dribble at the 10-second line. Over 45 years later, it is still one of my most cherished basketball memories. I sure couldn't tell you who won the damn D-III game.

 

Are you OK, 93?

You sound Tea Party'esque. You're worried about a college guy having a little fun with dunks? I'm worried about you. Go for a long walk with the kids and look for the trees again.

 

I like his argument that guys who get paid nothing are responsible for the entertainment value of people paying $100 a seat.

 

If I'm playing a pickup game where I have to sit if I lose, I am getting pissed off at a guy fucking around on the court.

If you want to fuck around while you compete, then figure skate or go cheer for Swaggy P.

 

You're a weirdo, dude.

Anyway, Wisky v. Terps is very good if you're near an ESPN.

 

It's roughly the same as a guy taking a guarded jumper he shouldn't but making it, yet we wouldn't have an extended conversation about that.

 

Except WAY MORE AWESOME.

 

Yes, because we see guys putting the ball through their legs on breakaways every day.

It might surprise people that a lot of coaches sub players all the time because of bad decisions they make on the floor like bad shots, bad passes or lack of help on defense.

It's hard for me to get my head around people being OK with a player F'ing around during a game like this one. If you're up 25 with three minutes left against Tennessee Tech State? Sure. But not a tied conference game when you team is on the bubble.

 

Maryland held em off but I still think Wisconsin gets to the Final 4 and wins it. Very good team that is balanced, deep, and veteran.