2015 NCAA Tournament thread

DING DING DING

 

Ashes in the mouth for Alabama fans, as their ex-coach (Mark Gottfried) and ex-point guard (Trevor Lacey) are headed to the Sweet 16. Ralston Turner, the kid who hit the two free throws to ice it for NC State, is also from Alabama, though he signed with LSU out of high school.

 

Who ever the photog is shooting the Jay Wright post-game interview should never be allowed near a TV camera again. No clue how to frame a shot. "Ooh, let's put the subject's face dead center." Shooter has no clue what the rule of thirds is.

 

Missed a few pages of this thread, but I'm finding that I hate having four games goi

Butler-ND has been awesome. Good call on the double dribble against August for ND with 2.0 to play and the score tied. Butler with a chance to advance.

 

How often do you see two teams remain scoreless in the final 3:00? Wacky finish to regulation. Oh, and the NCAA really needs to eliminate about two TOs per team. They won't, but holy crap, there are too many timeouts.

 

ND/Butler was the best game of this tournament so far. I love watching Roosevelt Jones, such an unorthodox player.

 

Mike Brey's mother died the morning of the game. He didn't tell the players until afterward.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish coach Mike Brey's mom dies hours before team played Butler Bulldogs in NCAA tournament - ESPN

And she was an Olympic swimmer herself. RIP

 

^^^^Sad story. For those who are wondering, that's an example of a search engine-friendly headline.

 

UVa not off to that jackrabbit start.

 

23-18 at halftime. Neither team scored in the last three minutes. This is unwatchable.

 

18 big points at halftime. Tonight they're gonna party like it's 1939.

 

Makes for a good beer drinking game. Score a basket, take a sip.

Still sober at halftime!