2023 NCAA Tournament - First Round

[shadow_operative 15931]

kennesaw state's coach killed them. they started gassing out with around 9 minutes left and a 13 point lead, and he never called TO, never made any subs, never had his team slow the pace, he just sat there and watched xavier come back on his tired, withering team. he didn't slow down the pace until about the two minute mark, and then finally, that last play call out of that TO was garbage. the worst play call you could have made. he decided to spread the floor and have his midget guard drive the rim to take on that giant monster 7 footer that xavier has. just unthinkable. and to top it off he spends the entire time arguing with/blaming the refs. that guy let his team down big time today. one of the worst tourney coaching performances i've ever seen. 

 

Edited March 17, 2023 by shadow_operative

[PittsburghTiger 6049]

To have Gminski say on the arm swing that you HAVE TO CALL THAT and then for Sterratore to say YOU HAVE TO NOT CALL THAT is the height of shit.

Edited March 17, 2023 by PittsburghTiger

[dcar00 13861]

2 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

kennesaw state's coach killed them. they started gassing out with around 9 minutes left and a 13 point lead, and he never called TO, never made any subs, never had his team slow the pace, he just sat there and watched xavier come back on his tired, withering team. he didn't slow down the pace until about the two minute mark, and then finally, that last play call out of that TO was garbage. the worst play call you could have made. he decided to spread the floor and have his midget guard drive the rim to take on that giant monster 7 footer that xavier has. just unthinkable. and to top it off he spends the entire time arguing with/blaming the refs. that guy let his team down big time today. one of the worst tourney coaching performances i've ever seen. 

 

yeah was stupid not to use a TO you have to try to change the momentum.

[Nicole44 21941]

That was a good game. Bummer Kennesaw won’t advance but I believe they will be back. We know what it’s like not to score for several minutes and I’d have called a TO also but he’s fairly young coach and they will be back. That no call was bullshit! 

[Hermanator 6562]

I wanted Kennesaw so that way our side of the bracket would be a bunch of double digit seeds with us but you don't call that. Dude tried to force a drive got his shit rejected then they scrambled for the ball. Minimal contact

[Loop 1604 226]

Our region is very winnable. Could easily see us making the FF.

[jimmyjazz 45055]

1 minute ago, Nicole44 said:

That was a good game. Bummer Kennesaw won’t advance but I believe they will be back. 

I'm not interested in the slightest about Kennesaw's basketball future -- I wanted them to take out Xavier.  That's it.

[The Ace of Aces 4946]

I’m convinced Shaka was tanking Texas. He just flipped the switch to a well coached offense with good movement when he left, like he had before he arrived. 

[Liquor and Poker 3659]

Baylor's need to out-Oregon with uniforms

[Loop 1604 226]

1 minute ago, Loop 1604 said:

Our region is very winnable. Could easily see us making the FF.

Beat KU in the semis (again) and a revenge game against Purdue for the title. 

[JGrayDBU 332]

Shaka is on the court, aggressively coaching. team looks incredibly aggressive.  Totally different guy. 

[Underdog 27966]

Ohio River spared!! 

[CptnJiggleBits 915]

3 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

kennesaw state's coach killed them. they started gassing out with around 9 minutes left and a 13 point lead, and he never called TO, never made any subs, never had his team slow the pace, he just sat there and watched xavier come back on his tired, withering team. he didn't slow down the pace until about the two minute mark, and then finally, that last play call out of that TO was garbage. the worst play call you could have made. he decided to spread the floor and have his midget guard drive the rim to take on that giant monster 7 footer that xavier has. just unthinkable. and to top it off he spends the entire time arguing with/blaming the refs. that guy let his team down big time today. one of the worst tourney coaching performances i've ever seen. 

 

Was thinking this the entire time after watching his halftime interview.  All I saw was a coach focusing on nothing but motivation /effort rather than x's o's. 

[Loop 1604 226]

1 minute ago, Liquor and Poker said:

Baylor's need to out-Oregon with uniforms

It's the stupidest thing. That gray...

[Hookem2147 20811]

1 minute ago, JGrayDBU said:

Shaka is on the court, aggressively coaching. team looks incredibly aggressive.  Totally different guy. 

He did that at Texas too. Would do dumb stuff like slap the floor before watching his team give up an uncontested layup.

[PittsburghTiger 6049]

2 minutes ago, JGrayDBU said:

Shaka is on the court, aggressively coaching. team looks incredibly aggressive.  Totally different guy. 

I just never understood how he changed what he did, or it seemed that he did, as a coach depending upon where he was coaching.

[MuellerHorn 4044]

11 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

kennesaw state's coach killed them. they started gassing out with around 9 minutes left and a 13 point lead, and he never called TO, never made any subs, never had his team slow the pace, he just sat there and watched xavier come back on his tired, withering team. he didn't slow down the pace until about the two minute mark, and then finally, that last play call out of that TO was garbage. the worst play call you could have made. he decided to spread the floor and have his midget guard drive the rim to take on that giant monster 7 footer that xavier has. just unthinkable. and to top it off he spends the entire time arguing with/blaming the refs. that guy let his team down big time today. one of the worst tourney coaching performances i've ever seen. 

 

And you know a lot about bad tourney coaching performances...

Sorry, I couldn't help myself. You're 100% right here and I agree.

Edited March 17, 2023 by MuellerHorn

[kingkoopa6 8263]

Did we all see that Baylor baddie ?

 

 

[Gut Wagon 8017]

4 minutes ago, Underdog said:

Ohio River spared!! 

East Palestine has entered the chat. 

[kingkoopa6 8263]

1 minute ago, kingkoopa6 said:

Did we all see that Baylor baddie ?

 

 

 

[Red Five 40108]

Watching Marquette is like 

[dcar00 13861]

5 minutes ago, The Ace of Aces said:

I’m convinced Shaka was tanking Texas. He just flipped the switch to a well coached offense with good movement when he left, like he had before he arrived. 

trying to run NBA type sets and thus was getting outcoached massively in the Big 12.  Lesson learned.  No NBA in his future and he can just run Havoc again.

[Underdog 27966]

2 minutes ago, kingkoopa6 said:

 

Who woke up grandma? 

[CptnJiggleBits 915]

6 minutes ago, kingkoopa6 said:

 

Poor thing just saw what 40 years will do on the jumbo tron. Scratch that, fuck Baylor

[dcar00 13861]

Marquette is getting away with a ton of grabbing

[Valmy77 12519]

10 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

trying to run NBA type sets and thus was getting outcoached massively in the Big 12.  Lesson learned.  No NBA in his future and he can just run Havoc again.

We brought him here to run his fun system and instead he was auditioning for the NBA? Goddamnit. Fuck that guy.

[JGrayDBU 332]

Vermont lucky to be within 10.  

[dcar00 13861]

vermont needs to stop running, they look like A team intramurals at the Greg.

[Js1 82350]

That looks bad for VCU

[Underdog 27966]

Was nasty looking, wasn't it?

[Zeus 5862]

I got rid of aggy for everyone you are welcome

[JGrayDBU 332]

refs heard you. foul on Marquette.   and another foul! This game could get interesting if the refs keep tightening up. 

[PittsburghTiger 6049]

Shit, our Young Gaucho giving up 50 pounds to Iowa State’s C

[hobbes2702 12481]

Officials with another insane foul called on UVM. Really really bad on that oop

[dcar00 13861]

that is horseshit foul. quit calling a foul because a guy is out of control.

[Horn80 5978]

Fuck Iowa St.  

[PittsburghTiger 6049]

1 minute ago, Horn80 said:

Fuck Iowa St.  

Sounds good to me

[BERT 4305]

57 minutes ago, Uncle Nate said:

1992 5-A High School Basketball Championship game.  My alma mater, Victoria High, had a huge lead on Longview.  Huge.  So what does Coach Smith decide to do?  Decides to milk the extremely long clock playing 4-square (no shot clock then).  I watched as Longview stole pass after pass to whittle away at the lead and eventually take over the game and win it.

If VHS had just kept playing the way they had been, they would have had the title and hoisted the trophy.  But the coach turtled up like Mr. Coach Klein vs. Red Beaulieu.  Ironically, I think a shot clock would have given VHS a state title.

BWUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. I remember listening to that game and hearing Bobby Taylor's name mentioned over and over again. 

[Horn80 5978]

Like Pittsburgh uniforms.

[Pancho 41815]

Iowa state fans already looking dejected 

[Gut Wagon 8017]

Pretty sure Izzo is going to school Shaka. 

 

[Underdog 27966]

Sweet give n go by SMC. 

[Horn80 5978]

2 minutes ago, Pancho said:

Iowa state fans already looking dejected 

Coin toss between them and Tech fans being the biggest whiners.

[Pancho 41815]

Just now, Horn80 said:

Coin toss between them and Tech fans being the biggest whiners.

K-state fans would like to have a word with you

[Horn80 5978]

Damn that Pitt #25 is tall.

[MNLonghornFUKM 8780]

Fuck Iowa St.  

I see they’re in prime tournament letdown form

[Al_4_ISU 12199]

Yeesh.  We might not score 20…

[Reese Bennett 3596]

12 minutes ago, Horn80 said:

Fuck Iowa St.  

Iowa St doing a good job of fucking themselves.

[Liquor and Poker 3659]

2 minutes ago, Horn80 said:

Damn that Pitt #25 is tall.

6"11 190

[Liquor and Poker 3659]

Just realized Buffalo Bill is the ISU coach.