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NCAA Tournament 2nd Round Day 2

Welcome to the non-IL games thread.


1 Florida vs 8 UConn - 11:10am, CBS
1 Duke vs 9 Baylor - 1:40pm, CBS
2 Alabama vs 7 Saint Mary's - 5:10pm, TNT

4 Maryland vs 12 Colorado State - 6:10pm, TBS
3 Iowa State vs 6 Ole Miss - 6:45pm, truTV
2 Michigan State vs 10 New Mexico - 7:40pm, TNT
4 Arizona vs 5 Oregon - 8:40pm, TBS

All times CT
 
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OrangeBlue98
1) I picked Florida to win the title in my bracket
2) I can't stand Dan Hurley
3) I still have not seen any evidence whatsoever to convince me beyond reasonable doubt that Todd Golden is guilty. Have we forgotten everything about the TSJ case? Golden may very well have done everything he's accused of, but until I see that evidence or anything more substantial than a student newspaper report with a bunch of anonymous sources I'll withhold my judgment. I don't assume guilt or innocence based on the court of public opinion.
 
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OrangeBlue98
As I was at a family event yesterday, I spent some time catching up on highlights from yesterday's games. Still trying to see how some are saying the F2 in the BYU-Wisconsin game was an intentional/deliberate elbow to the groin. I've watched the replay trying to find that after watching the final 7-8 minutes live last night, and I just don't see it. I see a player with two hands on the ball and locked elbows trying to step through a double team. Yes, there is groin contact and it's not clearly accidental, so by rule you have to call a F2. But I'm struggling to understand exactly what a player with the ball is supposed to do there if he can't put two hands on the ball, lock his elbows outward, and move his body with the elbows locked.

I get it - the call was 100% correct as written in the rules. I also am completely on board with an intentionally thrown elbow getting a F2 regardless of where contact is made. I didn't see that at all on that play. If the rules were properly written, that's a F1 and we move on with the game.
 
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NarrowJ
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OrangeBlue98
Oh, sorry - I now realize you were talking about Hurley. My apologies for that. I thought you made a comment about me all-in on Florida despite the allegations around Golden. That was my fault.

Yes, Dan Hurley did say that. Direct quote.

sports.yahoo.com

'I'm the best coach in the ... sport': UConn's Dan Hurley berates ref during timeout

Connecticut's Dan Hurley, the two-time defending champion coach, is famous for his sideline antics.
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purcy51
UCONN is awful 3 happy early on...
 
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AnnaMay
Clearly you didn't watch them play a single game in the tournament prior to this one, where they just won the thing.
 
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AnnaMay
Why won't the refs T up Hurley for his stupid antics. He just ran out onto the floor to high five one of his players after a foul was called. Like wtf?
 
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Old Farm Illini
Florida is tied despite uncharacteristic turnovers and pretty low energy. UConn’s gotta be feeling good but I’m sure Florida will kick it up a notch in the second half.
 
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ChiefKingfisher
C’mon Florida, my bracket is toast if you lose. And you’re the only 1 seed that I don’t despise.

As a 1 seed, I would never want to see a UConn team as my 8/9 seed. I don’t know if Hurley is sacrificing goats or something before their games, but they always seem to overperform in March.
 
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lstewart53x3
altgeld88 said:
Hurley's a world class tool but I'll hand it to him: he can coach. There's no way UConn (KenPom 33) should be hanging with UF (KenPom #2.) But they are.
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While I agree that Hurley's a great coach, upsets happen.

For example:

KP #2 Florida has a loss this year to KenPom 38 Georgia.
KP #3 Houston has a loss to #55 San Diego State
KP #5 Tennessee has a loss to #47 Vanderbilt.

This is college basketball, anything can happen, especially in a single elimination tournament.
 
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PasadenaIllini
Old Farm Illini said:
Florida is tied despite uncharacteristic turnovers and pretty low energy. UConn’s gotta be feeling good but I’m sure Florida will kick it up a notch in the second half.
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I don't see it so far in the 2nd. No communication on D and not a lot of purpose out there on O. I can't freaking stand UCONN and their coach, so this is tough to watch.
 
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