NCAA Tournament Thread - Sweet 16/Elite 8

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Refs aren't calling much in the early going. They're letting Bradley bump Washington when he drives, and Summerville has gotten clobbered a couple times down low.

[Butterscup1679666578]

They need to start slowing it down and actually setting up an offense, instead of just running and shooting. They're going to dominate the boards with Sommerville and O'Bryant.

 

Also, stop turning the ball over!

[Butterscup1679666578]

Nice 11-2 run by Bradley here, still playing somewhat recklessly though, but so is Memphis.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

With 1:40 left in the first, LSU up by 6!

 

Geaux Tigers!

[Butterscup1679666578]

LSU up 31-27 at half.

 

Memphis up 21-20 with just under 9:00 in the first half.

[Butterscup1679666578]

If Bradley wants to have any chance at all to win this game they are going to need to start making hard, crisp passes and take care of the ball more.

 

I still can't get over how quick Memphis is. Nor can I get over how dominate O'Bryant is inside.

[Derwood]

I'm impressed that LSU is still up with their top 2 scorers (Davis and Thomas) on the bench for 11 minutes of the first half. Duke looks like they've never run an offense before. They're getting disrupted by LSU's defense in a big way. I need Duke to eke this one out though as I have them in my Final Four

[baseball7897]

I'm a Glen "Big Baby" Davis fan.

[Derwood]

I'm a Glen "Big Baby" Davis fan.

 

he'd be fun as a Bull, but I doubt they take him

[Butterscup1679666578]

Memphis up 35-30 at half. Bradley really started to slow things down and started setting up an offense at the end of the half, but turnovers and missed free-throws have killed them.

[Derwood]

Memphis up 35-30 at half. Bradley really started to slow things down and started setting up an offense at the end of the half, but turnovers and missed free-throws have killed them.

 

a Bradley win would certainly help me get UCLA to the Final Four

[Butterscup1679666578]

Memphis up 35-30 at half. Bradley really started to slow things down and started setting up an offense at the end of the half, but turnovers and missed free-throws have killed them.

 

a Bradley win would certainly help me get UCLA to the Final Four

 

Just like KU thought they'd be seeing the second round and Pittsburgh thought they'd be playing Memphis right now? Bradley is better than a 13, they have proven that already.

[baseball7897]

Glen Davis looks like a bear.

[Flames24Rulz]

Memphis up 35-30 at half. Bradley really started to slow things down and started setting up an offense at the end of the half, but turnovers and missed free-throws have killed them.

 

a Bradley win would certainly help me get UCLA to the Final Four

 

Just like KU thought they'd be seeing the second round and Pittsburgh thought they'd be playing Memphis right now? Bradley is better than a 13, they have proven that already.

 

it's a joke that they got a 13 seed really...they were one of the hottest teams in the nation at the end of the year and they are "rewarded" with a 13 seed. Oh well, here's hoping they have a great 2nd half and knock out Memphis.

[baseball7897]

Damn instead of Glen Davis looking like a bear, Don Baylor looks like a bear. Did he just wake up before that picture was taking. Must have gone out and had a few with Farnsworth.

[Derwood]

Memphis up 35-30 at half. Bradley really started to slow things down and started setting up an offense at the end of the half, but turnovers and missed free-throws have killed them.

 

a Bradley win would certainly help me get UCLA to the Final Four

 

Just like KU thought they'd be seeing the second round and Pittsburgh thought they'd be playing Memphis right now? Bradley is better than a 13, they have proven that already.

 

Sure, but how long can it last? I mean, it's a great story, but a hot team with mid-major talent can only put together so many wins against teams with major conference talent. It's why the cinderella stories almost always end by the Elite 8.

[USSoccer]

Redick is getting manhandled by LSU.

[Flames24Rulz]

Memphis up 35-30 at half. Bradley really started to slow things down and started setting up an offense at the end of the half, but turnovers and missed free-throws have killed them.

 

a Bradley win would certainly help me get UCLA to the Final Four

 

Just like KU thought they'd be seeing the second round and Pittsburgh thought they'd be playing Memphis right now? Bradley is better than a 13, they have proven that already.

 

Sure, but how long can it last? I mean, it's a great story, but a hot team with mid-major talent can only put together so many wins against teams with major conference talent. It's why the cinderella stories almost always end by the Elite 8.

 

i don't think Patrick O'Bryant and Marcellus Sommerville have just "mid-major talent." Sommerville was an Illinois transfer and O'Bryant will be in the NBA someday. That is definitely not mid-major talent.

[baseball7897]

Alright Memphis has this game in the bag.

[Derwood]

Memphis up 35-30 at half. Bradley really started to slow things down and started setting up an offense at the end of the half, but turnovers and missed free-throws have killed them.

 

a Bradley win would certainly help me get UCLA to the Final Four

 

Just like KU thought they'd be seeing the second round and Pittsburgh thought they'd be playing Memphis right now? Bradley is better than a 13, they have proven that already.

 

Sure, but how long can it last? I mean, it's a great story, but a hot team with mid-major talent can only put together so many wins against teams with major conference talent. It's why the cinderella stories almost always end by the Elite 8.

 

i don't think Patrick O'Bryant and Marcellus Sommerville have just "mid-major talent." Sommerville was an Illinois transfer and O'Bryant will be in the NBA someday. That is definitely not mid-major talent.

 

True, but how about the other 10 players?

[USSoccer]

Good for CBS for recognizing a more exciting game...for once.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

This LSU-Duke game is a nail-biter.

[sethuel1]

Is it possible for the refs to favor Duke any more? Williams obviously committed that foul, but they fell for the old "another player raises his hand" trick. Pitiful.

[USSoccer]

This LSU-Duke game is a nail-biter.

 

Whoever the guy guarding Redick is has been in his shirt-literally-all night. And Tyrus Thomas is a beast.

 

It's a really good game

[USSoccer]

Is it possible for the refs to favor Duke any more? Williams obviously committed that foul, but they fell for the old "another player raises his hand" trick. Pitiful.

 

They imported these refs from Serie A.