All Things NCAA Tournament Games

[Roland Brooks]

Purdue with a complete meltdown the last 4 minutes.

Agree.. maybe 40 minutes

 

[GopherVotary]

Gophers won as many NCAA tourney games as Purdue.

 

[howeda7]

There is a group of Big Ten coaches, Painter, Fran, Underwood, Holtman come to mind that usually are really good in conference but can’t do squat in the tournament. I can’t really put my finger on why because they don’t necessarily all play the same style. I do think a big center that can’t move hurts more than helps in the modern tournament. Thank god Evans decommited

What does Evans have to do with those coaches and why is his leaving a good thing?

 

[howeda7]

Gophers won as many NCAA tourney games as Purdue.

The Gophers have also been to more Final Fours in the last 40 years than Purdue.

 

[Bad Gopher]

Purdue, and the Big Ten, once again are weak and overrated.

The Big Ten has to be the 5th or 6th worst of the Power 6 basketball conferences.

Except when I pick USC to beat MSU, which I did

 

[howeda7]

Except when I pick USC to beat MSU, which I did

Izzo is the exception to the rule. Everyone knows that.

 

[Gophers_4life]

Arizona For-Profit Christian U going down hard to Gonzaga.

Drake looking nice against Miami though!

 

[GophersInIowa]

Purdue with a complete meltdown the last 4 minutes.

You ever watch Miracle? When the US takes the lead, Herb looks over at the Soviet side and says they don’t know what to do being down. That’s what it felt like in this game at the end.

 

[GophersInIowa]

Gophers won as many NCAA tourney games as Purdue.

Small victories

 

[WilliamsArenaGuy]

What does Evans have to do with those coaches and why is his leaving a good thing?

Good Lord. That was obviously a joke.

 

[howeda7]

Good Lord. That was obviously a joke.

With some of the things folks say here, it's best not to assume...

 

[bmb5270]

What does Evans have to do with those coaches and why is his leaving a good thing?

That part was a joke but I do think having a 5 that can guard on the perimeter is more important than one that’s great offensively. What wins in the tournament is different than what wins in the Big Ten.

 

[bc2211]

Can’t imagine what the hell type of game Painter was trying to coach. Allthey had to do was put Edey under the basket or on the blocks and lob it to him. he was out beyond the 3 line setting screens late. Worse, Purdue played panicked AND got outhustled. Just wow.

There were a lot of possessions where Edy camped, but fdu pressured the guards and put two defenders in the lane. I imagine the screens was an attempt to get him to move around? Whatever he was trying to do though, it’s amazing that it failed so poorly.

 

[Spaulding!No!]

Montana St. is in the tourney. I hate everything.

 

[WindyCityGopher]

Except when I pick USC to beat MSU, which I did

Picking against the Big Ten in the tournament is a solid strategy that almost always pays dividends.

 

[Gopherguy0723]

Except when I pick USC to beat MSU, which I did

When in doubt, pick against the Big Ten.

I don't fault you.

 

[bleedsmaroonandgold]

Picking against the Big Ten in the tournament is a solid strategy that almost always pays dividends.

Tourney time is when we go from thinking we struggled in a tough conference to when we realize we were a bad team in a bad conference.

 

[howeda7]

Painter needs a soft landing spot....

 

[GopherWeatherGuy]

Purdue with a complete meltdown the last 4 minutes.

Guard play wins in March. Smallest team takes out the tallest team.

 

[GringaGopher]

There is a group of Big Ten coaches, Painter, Fran, Underwood, Holtman come to mind that usually are really good in conference but can’t do squat in the tournament. I can’t really put my finger on why because they don’t necessarily all play the same style. I do think a big center that can’t move hurts more than helps in the modern tournament. Thank god Evans decommited

It is a bit of mystery why they choke so bad in the tourney. FDU’s team height average is 6’3. How do U not have a game plan that Edey must touch the ball on almost every possession ???

 

[Gilthorp57]

Izzo is the exception to the rule. Everyone knows that.

USC is soft, that was easy money. Too concerned about making the league.

 

[GophersInIowa]

#4 for Florida Atlantic might look familiar.

Bryan Greenlee - Men's Basketball - Florida Atlantic University Athletics

Bryan Greenlee (4) Guard - Career Accolades 2021-22 C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll 2020-21 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll Second-Year Sophomore (2021-22) Started

fausports.com

 

[GophersInIowa]

Drake choking down the stretch

 

[howeda7]

What a choke job by Drake. Up 8 under 5 minutes and gong to lose by 6 or so.

 

[GophersInIowa]

Drake choking down the stretch

Outscored 16-1 in the last 4+ minutes.

 

[GopherWeatherGuy]

Drake really shit the bed

 

[Gilthorp57]

Thought Drake would beat team NIL, too bad

 

[saintpauljeff]

Drake choking down the stretch

Hate the Drake

 

[howeda7]

The state of Iowa face-planted this tournament.

 

[50PoundHead]

I don't watch as much hoops as I used to, but I posted in the B1G tourney thread that I thought Purdue was a .500 team without Edey. I don't know how the NCAA does the seeding, but Purdue has to be one of the worst #1 seeds in the history of the tournament. Not very good guard play and a couple of white guys who are Rick Mount (look him up) wannabes.