NCAA Tournament Thread

[CaliforniaRaisin]

And Luc fouls out.

[dew1679666265]

Assuming Florida wins this game (a pretty good bet at this point) I don't see OSU giving Florida a much better game than they did earlier in the year. Sure, Oden's healthy now and OSU is playing better but I think Noah and Horford are going to eat Oden alive inside and OSU is going to have to pick its poisen whether its Noah/Horford or Brewer/Humphrey/Green.

 

I don't think I can handle three straight national titles for Florida. Either UCLA needs to make a great comeback or OSU needs to find a way to win Monday night.

Just as I say that, UCLA comes to within 14.

[Chris]

Florida has had a tendency of letting large leads fade late in the game. Then again, the officiating was ok in those games.

[cubweiser03]

Assuming Florida wins this game (a pretty good bet at this point) I don't see OSU giving Florida a much better game than they did earlier in the year. Sure, Oden's healthy now and OSU is playing better but I think Noah and Horford are going to eat Oden alive inside and OSU is going to have to pick its poisen whether its Noah/Horford or Brewer/Humphrey/Green.

 

With Oden they wont have to double down as much as UCLA is and Florida probably wont get all those open look 3s. I didnt see the blowout earlier this year at Florida so im not speaking from much experience.

[Chris]

Even the ball is against UCLA

[Soul]

Wow, this is terrible. Yuk.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Florida has had a tendency of letting large leads fade late in the game. Then again, the officiating was ok in those games.

 

Biggest blown lead all season is 5.

 

The second UCLA starts chipping away, Afflalo and Mata will get foul #5.

[Chris]

Florida has had a tendency of letting large leads fade late in the game. Then again, the officiating was ok in those games.

 

Biggest blown lead all season is 5.

 

The second UCLA starts chipping away, Afflalo and Mata will get foul #5.

 

Maybe that was in the tourney.

[soccer10k]

Assuming Florida wins this game (a pretty good bet at this point) I don't see OSU giving Florida a much better game than they did earlier in the year. Sure, Oden's healthy now and OSU is playing better but I think Noah and Horford are going to eat Oden alive inside and OSU is going to have to pick its poisen whether its Noah/Horford or Brewer/Humphrey/Green.

 

With Oden they wont have to double down as much as UCLA is and Florida probably wont get all those open look 3s. I didnt see the blowout earlier this year at Florida so im not speaking from much experience.

 

The problem for OSU is Oden can't guard both Horford and Noah so Florida is going to have a mismatch right there. Plus if Oden gets in foul trouble, that's two mismatches. Where as if one of Noah/Horford gets in foul trouble, the other can still guard Oden. So OSU is going to have to either gamble with one-on-one coverage of either Noah or Horford or double and hope Florida isn't hitting from outside.

[Chris]

UCLA has to get shots up quicker than that

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Attention officals: If you are calling nearly a foul a minute, and many of them are ticky tack contact on the perimeter, you are not doing your job properly.

[Chris]

DID HE BRICK THAT SHOT WITH SIDESPIN?

[cubweiser03]

Assuming Florida wins this game (a pretty good bet at this point) I don't see OSU giving Florida a much better game than they did earlier in the year. Sure, Oden's healthy now and OSU is playing better but I think Noah and Horford are going to eat Oden alive inside and OSU is going to have to pick its poisen whether its Noah/Horford or Brewer/Humphrey/Green.

 

With Oden they wont have to double down as much as UCLA is and Florida probably wont get all those open look 3s. I didnt see the blowout earlier this year at Florida so im not speaking from much experience.

 

The problem for OSU is Oden can't guard both Horford and Noah so Florida is going to have a mismatch right there. Plus if Oden gets in foul trouble, that's two mismatches. Where as if one of Noah/Horford gets in foul trouble, the other can still guard Oden. So OSU is going to have to either gamble with one-on-one coverage of either Noah or Horford or double and hope Florida isn't hitting from outside.

 

That is a problem. But Oden is good at rotating later and defending another player as he makes his way to the basket. He doesnt have to commit to the double early like UCLA does.

 

Oden does some stupid fouls though.

Noah wont be able to guard Oden on the other end.

[Chris]

He wasn't over the back

[cubweiser03]

what the hell is happening on the inside.

[rawaction]

Assuming Florida wins this game (a pretty good bet at this point) I don't see OSU giving Florida a much better game than they did earlier in the year. Sure, Oden's healthy now and OSU is playing better but I think Noah and Horford are going to eat Oden alive inside and OSU is going to have to pick its poisen whether its Noah/Horford or Brewer/Humphrey/Green.

 

With Oden they wont have to double down as much as UCLA is and Florida probably wont get all those open look 3s. I didnt see the blowout earlier this year at Florida so im not speaking from much experience.

 

The problem for OSU is Oden can't guard both Horford and Noah so Florida is going to have a mismatch right there. Plus if Oden gets in foul trouble, that's two mismatches. Where as if one of Noah/Horford gets in foul trouble, the other can still guard Oden. So OSU is going to have to either gamble with one-on-one coverage of either Noah or Horford or double and hope Florida isn't hitting from outside.

 

Ohio St. does have other size. They have 3 other big men that get decent minutes. Oden can guard Horford who is less active, and Hunter/Harris can guard Noah, because they are more athletic.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Somebody give Noah an elbow to the teeth, I'm begging here

[Chris]

Noah was fouled, but no reason for him to try to show up the ref, especially the way this game has been called.

[rawaction]

This is like the bizarro game. When a player gets hacked, it's a no call. When slight contact is made, it's a foul.

[Chris]

DID NOAH GET FOULED WITH SIDESPIN?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Noah was fouled, but no reason for him to try to show up the ref, especially the way this game has been called.

 

He wasn't actually. You can't jump back from under the basket into somebody to initiate contact and expect to get a foul called. And then like you mentioned he handled it with the poise of a 10 year old.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Somebody give Noah an elbow to the teeth, I'm begging here

 

I can't wait for Shaq to meet Noah on the court in the NBA.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Woo, make the score respectable.

[cubweiser03]

start fouling.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

THAT BASKET SHOULD COUNT.