2016 Championship Week Thread

[Xville]

Down goes Indiana..our spot in Saint Louis just got solidified.

[XMuskieFTW]

Down goes Indiana..our spot in Saint Louis just got solidified.

Unless Purdue beats MSU in the final

[XMuskieFTW]

A 3 to tie with 38 seconds left and one to win at 0.2 left to keep your tournament hopes alive. Unreal.

[X-band '01]

If The Coz went to Brooklyn, he needs to chant "Watermelon" when they do the Goooooooo Dayton Fayers chant.

[GIMMFD]

Down goes Indiana..our spot in Saint Louis just got solidified.

Not to mention a boost to the RPI, good stuff there Michigan haha.

[Masterofreality]

A 3 to tie with 38 seconds left and one to win at 0.2 left to keep your tournament hopes alive. Unreal.

Yeah, that was a pretty sweet ending for Michigan after them trying their best to piss it away.

[Tardy Turtle]

Voluntarily watching UConn-UC because I hate myself and deserve to be punished.

[Tardy Turtle]

Overtime. Oh, goody.

Both of these teams can get f*&ked sideways.

[GIMMFD]

Voluntarily watching UConn-UC because I hate myself and deserve to be punished.

You seem like you have daddy issues...

[xu82]

Overtime. Oh, goody.

Both of these teams can get fucked sideways.

I blame you for my tuning into this wreck! Maybe double OT?

[Masterofreality]

YTG just has no concept on how to coach offense- especially in crunch time. Just put the ball in somebody's hands to go 1 on 1 and hope. No wonder they've lost all those close games.

By the way neither of these teams deserve to be in the Dance.

[Tardy Turtle]

Please kill me.

[paulxu]

I think UConn does not want to win this game.

[XUFan09]

YTG just has no concept on how to coach offense- especially in crunch time. Just put the ball in somebody's hands to go 1 on 1 and hope. No wonder they've lost all those close games.

By the way neither of these teams deserve to be in the Dance.
I just told my wife and sister in law that every BE tournament team would solidly beat either team. They are the definition of the weak bubble.

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[XUFan09]

I think Cronin is a really good defensive coach. I'll admit it. But, I'm astounded at how bad he is as an offensive coach, considering the talent he has. He doesn't really recruit offensively dynamic players, but his starting lineup is still something that most A10 coaches would make a killing with.

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[xu82]

This sure does make me appreciate our offense.

[Masterofreality]

Oh, boy!!

We get to experience YTG drawing up another clutch play that goes nowhere!!!

[xu82]

Classic clowns at work! They can't even get up the floor without crashing!

[Masterofreality]

Len Elmore is such a putz. No wonder they've relegated him to AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAC games

[xu82]

They are showing this game in Hell as we speak.

[Tardy Turtle]

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[XUFan09]

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XU82 just warned you! You'll just to go to hell and experience it on loop.

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[Masterofreality]

What's even worse is Patrick and Elmore making this out to be some classic game.

These are two baaaaaaaaaaaaad teams.

[X-band '01]

The desecration of the American flag continues in Orlando.

[paulxu]

There's not a lot of people there to see it though.

[Masterofreality]

Let's predict.

Ball goes to Caupain, Caupain dribbles, Caupain shoots.....

[Masterofreality]

And Ollie is so stupid, he can't even figure that would happen to stop him from going to the basket.

Yeah, quality

[paulxu]

So Mick screams at some poor assistant coach on the bench. What a douche.

[paulxu]

Hah! I hope that's good.

[GoMuskies]

Ho Lee Fuk

[Masterofreality]

Ok. That was pretty good. Even I'll say that.

[Tardy Turtle]

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[X-band '01]

Well, this game is seriously the stuff of legend now. A stone's throw from the site of Dedrick Finn's 3 12 years ago.

[D-West & PO-Z]

This is so funny. God I hope they lose so I can hear Mick's postgame. He's going to talk about their league like it is the old BE. And how every team deserves to be in.

All they had to do was guard in bounds and its done.

Very entertaining game but not a "good" game.

[Masterofreality]

So, the Jaundiced Leprechaun calls another time out to tell his team to....

...Throw the ball to Caupain and get out of his way.

Creative coaching.

[D-West & PO-Z]

I'd love to hear someone ask Mick why he wasnt screaming at his players to get closer to the inbounds at the end.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Think UC practices any situational basketball or is 80% of practice Mick preaching toughness and practicing ripping his players' jerseys off?

[GIMMFD]

4 OTs to score 90+ points.... wow. That's actually morbid offense.

[Masterofreality]

Nice set up, Mick. You post up Clark against a guy who is 10 feet taller.

At least you tried something different, but you badly executed it. Terrible

[paulxu]

Some of these kids are playing their heart out.

Only to have Mick blame it on them if they lose. I can hear it now....

"I told them to guard the inbound, not to celebrate. They just didn't listen to me."

[Masterofreality]

I also love the way that the ESPN announcers act like Joe Lunardi chooses the entire field.

And yeah Elmore. There are losers in this game.

[Masterofreality]

Ohhhhhhhhhh..."Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh....Ohhhhhhhhhhh...clap, clap clap clap.......U SucK!!!!!!!

[Tardy Turtle]

Our long American Conference quarterfinal nightmare is over.

[X-band '01]

I also love the way that the ESPN announcers act like Joe Lunardi chooses the entire field.

And yeah Elmore. There are losers in this game.

XUBrew just texted me to ask why Joe Lunardi doesn't do these updates during Feast Week and all the exempt tournaments.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Some of these kids are playing their heart out.

Only to have Mick blame it on them if they lose. I can hear it now....

"I told them to guard the inbound, not to celebrate. They just didn't listen to me."

I think he might go oposite today to tout his league, tout the game, and gush about how of course they should be in and so should UCONN and Temple, and Tulsa, and Houston. I think he is going to go all indignant like of course we should be in our league is awesome.

[murray87]

That clown Chuck Maychuck has lost his mind completely. He may need sedation after this heartbreak.

[Tardy Turtle]

Our long American Conference quarterfinal nightmare is over.

http://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/blogs/the_spot/2014/06/23/herrera-2.gif.CROP.original-original.gif

[fellahmuskie]

What a wonderful, wonderful ending. I hate Cincinnati.

Also, Doellman did this in Barcelona at the exact same moment as UConn's miracle heave:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rgv-ONZGXhA

[murray87]

Listening to the post-game autopsy and it appears that little Mick is unable to find his way out of the locker room so he's sending an assistant. Hardly a shock for that twerp.

[Masterofreality]

Listening to the post-game autopsy and it appears that little Mick is unable to find his way out of the locker room so he's sending an assistant. Hardly a shock for that twerp.

I usually am the last to defend that troll, but at Tournaments there are press conference commitments that the Head Coach must keep. Travis Steele did the post game with By and Joe last night.

[Bearcat_Bounce]

Love you guys too.

[Masterofreality]

Alleged AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAC attendance this afternoon session: 7,475.

Creative. Pull a number and add one to it.

[xubrew]

That was almost unbelievable!

[Masterofreality]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaand Goodbye Houston. Loses to Tulane!

The Cougars were the second seed in the AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAC.

That league is a meat grinder. :rolleyes:

[GoMuskies]

At least the Racoon lost tonight. That almost makes me feel better. Almost.

[Masterofreality]

"Announced attendance" last night's sessions

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAC- 7,218 (Hahahahahahaha! What a fabrication)
A10- 8,223 (Uh, I reeeeeeeeealllly don't think so)

Big East - 17,103

[Masterofreality]

Oh and Tulsa loses to The Memphis Pastners.

Like I said, that league is a meat grinder, with nothing but hamburger in it.

No Filet Mignon there.

[X-band '01]

Automatic bid tracker:

Ohio Valley - Austin Peay
Ivy - Yale
Big South - UNC-Asheville
Missouri Valley - Northern Iowa
Atlantic Sun - Florida Gulf Coast
Colonial - UNC-Wilmington
Metro Atlantic - Iona
Southern - Chattanooga
Horizon - UW-Green Bay
Northeastern - Fairleigh Dickinson
West Coast - Gonzaga
Summit - South Dakota State
Patriot - Holy Cross

Championship games today:

America East - Vermont at Stony Brook, 11:00 AM (ESPN)
MEAC - Hampton v. South Carolina St., 1:00 PM (ESPN2)
Conference USA - Middle Tennessee St. v. Old Dominion, 2:30 PM (FS1)
Big East - Villanova v. Seton Hall, 5:30 PM (FOX)
Big 12 - Kansas v. West Virginia, 6:00 PM (ESPN)
Mountain West - San Diego St. v. Fresno St., 6:00 PM (CBS)
SWAC - Jackson St. v. Southern, 6:30 PM (ESPNU)
MAC - Akron v. Buffalo, 7:30 PM (ESPN2)
Big Sky - Weber State v. Montana, 8:45 PM (ESPNU)
ACC - North Carolina v. Virginia, 9:00 PM (ESPN)
Southland - Stephen F. Austin v. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 9:30 PM (ESPN2)
Pac-12 - Oregon v. Utah, 10:00 PM (FS1)
WAC - New Mexico St. v. Cal State-Bakersfield, 11:00 PM (ESPNU)
Big West - Hawaii v. Long Beach State, 11:30 PM (ESPN2)

[xubrew]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaand Goodbye Houston. Loses to Tulane!

The Cougars were the second seed in the AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAC.

That league is a meat grinder. :rolleyes:

GREAT effort by Tulsa yesterday!!! :embarassed:

[X-band '01]

Congrats to Stony Brook - Long Island's team makes their NCAA Tournament debut!

[xubrew]

Congrats to Stony Brook - Long Island's team makes their NCAA Tournament debut!

Congrats to LSU for making which game not to watch right now such an easy decision!

[Masterofreality]

Congrats to LSU for making which game not to watch right now such an easy decision!

But....Ben Simmons!!!!!!!!!, Oh, wait....

[xubrew]

But....Ben Simmons!!!!!!!!!, Oh, wait....

He really does deserve to go to the tournament. So, I hope someone buys him a ticket.

[xubrew]

The MEAC has been a good game. Most of the games in the tournament have been good.

I'd love to see SC State win this. I'm actually serious. A year ago, there was talk of closing down the entire campus for two years. It's been fun watching them have a better than expected year in basketball, and I'd love to see them have something to feel really good about when they have had so little of that in recent years. Athletics, and otherwise.

[xubrew]

LSU could go on a blistering 25-0 run....and still be down by 5!

[xu82]

Under 8 minutes to go and they have all of 23 points. What fun!

[xubrew]

Johnny Jones and I have something in common. Neither one of us will be coaching LSU next year.

So, how long after this game before the Archie to LSU speculation starts??

After the press conference??

At the press conference??

Before the press conference??

[X-band '01]

Great play call by Jeff Jones and Old Dominion; just wasn't executed well enough.

Middle Tennessee wins C-USA; they're a potential opponent for Round 1 in St. Louis.

[GIMMFD]

Johnny Jones and I have something in common. Neither one of us will be coaching LSU next year.

So, how long after this game before the Archie to LSU speculation starts??

After the press conference??

At the press conference??

Before the press conference??

I'd rather be at LSU than the shit hole that is Dayton...

[Xville]

Well Kansas just wrapped up the number one overall seed. I'd rather not be in their region.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Well Kansas just wrapped up the number one overall seed. I'd rather not be in their region.

Seth Greenberg just said KU wont want to see UC in tourney.

Jay Williams just said they wont want to see XU.

LOL

[xu82]

Seth is a goober.

[Xville]

Seth Greenberg just said KU wont want to see UC in tourney.

Jay Williams just said they wont want to see XU.

LOL

So they are both morons...sounds about right for ESPN

[D-West & PO-Z]

Guess I havent been watching games on ESPN a lot lately, when did they start with lighting the 3 point line up on 3 point shots? Whats the point? I dont like that at all. I saw it on a highlight on SVP SC but thought it was just something they were doing on the highlight.

[GIMMFD]

Guess I havent been watching games on ESPN a lot lately, when did they start with lighting the 3 point line up on 3 point shots? Whats the point? I dont like that at all. I saw it on a highlight on SVP SC but thought it was just something they were doing on the highlight.

They've been doing it for the NBA games too, it's been super weird, the first time I saw it, I thought it was just that particular court, and then I kept watching and was like what the hell.. you can just look at the refs hands to know whether it's a 3 or 2, but maybe their tailoring their broadcast for some of the tools that aren't as sharp in the shed.. *cough* Dayton, UC *cough*

[XUFan09]

It's worse than the lit up hockey puck in the NHL in the late 90s.

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[XUFan09]

Apparently the Tulane coach was told he was fired midway through the game versus Houston, whom they went on to upset. And his players overheard it too.

http://m.bleacherreport.com/articles/2624144-tulanes-ed-conroy-heard-he-got-fired-in-middle-of-upset-players-overheard

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[xubrew]

Apparently the Tulane coach was told he was fired midway through the game versus Houston, whom they went on to upset. And his players overheard it too.

http://m.bleacherreport.com/articles/2624144-tulanes-ed-conroy-heard-he-got-fired-in-middle-of-upset-players-overheard

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Yes, this is a first. A coach was fired during a game that he won!!

[D-West & PO-Z]

Oregon taking care of Utah which is good.

[LA Muskie]

Oregon looks damn good right now.


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[Masterofreality]

Oregon boatraced Utah by 31. Any thought that the Utes would move up in seeding does with that. I think that X remains a 2 seed and we'll see with Nova, but Seton Hall proved their worth. Helluva performance by them.

[Masterofreality]

Attendance yesterday for leagues of interest:

Big East -19,182 one game final

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAC- 7,465 announced - doubleheader. Don't know where they're finding all those bodies. Upper deck blocked off and lower level no where near half filled. Can't be turnstile count.

A10- 10,349. - doubleheader- Probably legit with VD fans, and St. Joe and VCU fans driving up.

[X-band '01]

Automatic bid tracker:

Ohio Valley - Austin Peay
Ivy - Yale
Big South - UNC-Asheville
Missouri Valley - Northern Iowa
Atlantic Sun - Florida Gulf Coast
Colonial - UNC-Wilmington
Metro Atlantic - Iona
Southern - Chattanooga
Horizon - UW-Green Bay
Northeastern - Fairleigh Dickinson
West Coast - Gonzaga
Summit - South Dakota State
Patriot - Holy Cross
America East - Stony Brook
MEAC - Hampton
Conference USA - Middle Tennessee State
Big East - Seton Hall
Big 12 - Kansas
Mountain West - Fresno State
SWAC - Southern
MAC - Buffalo
Big Sky - Weber State
ACC - North Carolina
Southland - Stephen F. Austin
Pac-12 - Oregon
WAC - Cal State-Bakersfield
Big West - Hawaii

Championship games today:

Atlantic 10 - VCU v. Saint Joe's, 12:30 PM (CBS)
SEC - Texas A&M v. Kentucky, 1:00 PM (ESPN)
Sun Belt - Ark-Little Rock v. UL-Monroe, 1:00 PM (ESPN2)
Big 10 - Michigan St. v. Purdue, 3:00 PM (CBS)
American - Connecticut v. Memphis, 3:15 PM (ESPN)

NCAA Selection Show:
5:30 PM, CBS

[American X]

Congratulations to Martelli & Co. on winning the Atlantic 10.

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[xu82]

Any teams that haven't even begun their championship games should be automatically excluded. Yeah, I'm getting cranky waiting on this stuff!

[Masterofreality]

Attendance A10 Final : 8,413.

I guess better than Atlantic City.

[GoMuskies]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAC

Who knew that we were witnessing one of the great leagues in college basketball down in Orlando? 4 NCAA Tournament teams, including that fantastic Tulsa squad.

[Masterofreality]

Who knew that we were witnessing one of the great leagues in college basketball down in Orlando? 4 NCAA Tournament teams, including that fantastic Tulsa squad.

Who knew....especially true that they had the greatest Spinmeister as an attendance counter since the Iraqui Information Minister.

They claim 7,990 for the championship game attendance. Wow.

At least they couldn't bring themselves to lie that over 8,000 were there...at any time.

[xubrew]

Who knew that we were witnessing one of the great leagues in college basketball down in Orlando? 4 NCAA Tournament teams, including that fantastic Tulsa squad.

Tulsa is one of the worst selections of all time.

I don't see how you take them over Monmouth, or Saint Bonaventure, or South Carolina, or Valpo, or Hofstra, or any number of teams that were left out.

Now Saint Mary's?? Yeah, I like Tulsa more than them. But it's a horrible pick.

[Masterofreality]

Final attendance tallies:

Big East: 5 sessions , 78,195 total, 15,639 average
A10: 7 sessions, 52,043 total, 7,434 average
AAAAAC: 5 sessions, 38,871 total :laugh:, 7,774 "average":bleh::bleh:

[xudash]

Final attendance tallies:

Big East: 5 sessions , 78,195 total, 15,639 average
A10: 7 sessions, 52,043 total, 7,434 average
AAAAAC: 5 sessions, 38,871 total :laugh:, 7,774 "average":bleh::bleh:

Worse yet for the A10, it only got 3 teams into the Tournament, and its conference champion landed an 8 Seed. While it's fair to point out that the Bonnies may have been screwed, it still is an absolute fact that the A10 is, well, not all that any more.

3 bids. Damn. 21% of the conference.

The Big East: 5 bids, 50% of the conference, and strong seeding at the top.

[Lloyd Braun]

Why the obsession over attendance? Are there people from those conferences claiming superiority?

[bjf123]

The Big East: 5 bids, 50% of the conference, and strong seeding at the top.

We need to have all five teams win their first game and ideally make it out of the first weekend to the Sweet 16. That would make the taking heads at EPSN explode.


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[D-West & PO-Z]

We need to have all five teams win their first game and ideally make it out of the first weekend to the Sweet 16. That would make the taking heads at EPSN explode.


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I'd love for Providence to take out UNC!

[GoMuskies]

I'd love for Providence to take out UNC!

Me, too, but I'm pretty sure UNC would beat Providence like a rented mule. If Providence wins once, I'll be thrilled.

[XUFan09]

Me, too, but I'm pretty sure UNC would beat Providence like a rented mule. If Providence wins once, I'll be thrilled.
Providence and Butler are both unpredictable. Providence has the best 1-2 punch in college basketball and can just take over a game, but 3 through 13 are pretty weak. Butler has a fantastic offense and if their defense is just respectable, they can take teams out, but on average their defense sucks.

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[Masterofreality]

Why the obsession over attendance? Are there people from those conferences claiming superiority?

No, but there were many in the media- and not just the 4 letter network- that were saying the Big East was now just a mid-major league (looking at you Mike DeCoursey) that the AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAC and after last year's A10 number of Dance bids, were better positioned, would have a higher success ceiling and outshine the Big East. (Oh yeah, there was that "Requiem" thing).

Fact is, there is no comparison. All the big honk schools are gone (UCon, 'Cuse) that used to bring half the Garden crowd, but looky here who has actual butts in the seats, with excitement while others are fluffing attendance numbers with nothing but air.

[X-band '01]

I am going to go out on a limb and guess the tournament at Barclays will be much better attended next season. The attendance at MSG will be put to the test once the Big East and ACC run opposite of one another.

[Masterofreality]

I am going to go out on a limb and guess the tournament at Barclays will be much better attended next season. The attendance at MSG will be put to the test once the Big East and ACC run opposite of one another.

All the more reason to bust the F-ing door down this year with good runs for all Big East teams. That being said, the locals will be more drawn to MSG because Barclays tix will be snapped up by Carolina and Dook honks. "City" people ain't going to Brooklyn. More interesting to me will be when the Big 10 tries their party at MSG a week earlier than the Big East. I can tell you that I'll be there in person for sure the next two years.

Screw the interlopers. At least the A10 has a school in New York. The Big 10 coming to NY is a real joke.

[X-band '01]

I'd even say that the A-10 should give the Wells Fargo center a try, but they're going to Pittsburgh/Consol now.

But guess who IS playing in Philly now? The Ivy league makes its debut at the Palestra the same weekend of Selection Sunday. Long overdue IMO.

[sirthought]

WOW MOR -- you worry about these other conferences way too much. Enjoy the games my friend and leave the rest alone.

[Masterofreality]

WOW MOR -- you worry about these other conferences way too much. Enjoy the games my friend and leave the rest alone.

I certainly do not. I love college basketball in general and the business of it is just interesting to me.

Between April and November I could give two sheets about those other hooligans.