NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Thread - 2017 Edition

[elksnort]

Is Thornwell not feeling well? Flu or something?

[alohawg]

He was under the weather up until the last couple days, could still be.

[elksnort]

He was under the weather up until the last couple days, could still be.

Yeah, flu all week does not help at all.

[alohawg]

New game, buckle up!

[ronmahony]

Man I thought S.Carolina was beat, can't believe they have come back 14 down to tie the game.

[alohawg]

67-65 Gamecocks 7 min.....

[jbcarol]

https://twitter.com/marchmadness/status/848323532094230528

[alohawg]

Gut check time.

[ronmahony]

You see the way that big dude from Gonzaga was throwing those elbows? Don't know why they didn't call a foul on him.

[alohawg]

You see the way that big dude from Gonzaga was throwing those elbows? Don't know why they didn't call a foul on him.

No kidding, smh.

[dhizzle]

I find it amazing that referees all of sudden know how to call games during the tournament.  During regular season I swear they call the ticky tackiest fouls I've every seen.

[alohawg]

Zags will be over playing the perimeter. I would draw up my best play for a quick two inside and hope for an and 1.

[jbcarol]

 David Cloninger‏ @DCTheState 18s19 seconds ago

Perkins fouls out with 3.5 seconds to go and USC will take a timeout. Two shots for Thornwell after the break, trailing three.

[alohawg]

Well........great effort and congrats on a great season for the gamecocks.

[jbcarol]

https://twitter.com/marchmadness/status/848329378735980544

[XavierZane]

Just wasn't Thornwell's night, so it wasn't SC's night.  The refs were kind to them too, so they had their chances.  I was rooting for SC, but I'm still happy for Gonzaga.  I've been a fan of them since back when they were a Cinderella team.   

[jbcarol]

 ESPN Stats & Info‏Verified account @ESPNStatsInfo 22m22 minutes ago

Gonzaga: 1st West Coast Conference team to reach National Championship Game since 1956 San Francisco (led by Bill Russell)

Gonzaga: 4th to reach the national championship game with 1 or fewer losses since tourney expanded in 1985. None of previous 3 won title.
Other 3: 1999 Duke, 2005 Illinois, 2008 Memphis

Gonzaga's 37 wins are 1 shy of the Division I record for most in a season

[jbcarol]

https://twitter.com/MarchMadnessTV/status/848333054472896512

[ronmahony]

South Carolina sure doesn't have any thing to hang their heads about, they had one hell of a tournament.

[ronmahony]

They've got the pedigree, they've got the officials.

[Jackrabbit Hog]

My gosh, Oregon looks like a fleet of John Deere tractors out there.

[jbcarol]

 Steve Mims‏ @SteveMims_RG 1m1 minute ago

UNC is 3-15 from the field. Almost like they take some bad shots knowing they can get the offensive rebound.

[Jackrabbit Hog]

If the final turns out to be Oregon vs. Gonzaga, does that mean the game Monday night will start at 10:30 and we'll all just read about it Tuesday morning?

[HogBreath]

Steve Mims‏ @SteveMims_RG 1m1 minute ago

UNC is 3-15 from the field. Almost like they take some bad shots knowing they can get the offensive rebound.

Or knowing the refs will bail their sorry arces out.

[jbcarol]

 Oregon Basketball‏Verified account @OregonMBB 7m7 minutes ago

Tonight's crowd is 77,162. That's the largest to ever see an Oregon basketball game.

[Jackrabbit Hog]

Ennis from Oregon is Jaylen Barford 2.0.  Hair, body type, size, style of play.

[jbcarol]

https://twitter.com/marchmadness/status/848369234065317889

[dhizzle]

Teddy got it right, the guy makes me angry most of the time but got it right.

[WorfHog]

Oregon getting a taste of quality officiating with those jump balls. 

[factchecker]

I thought we were the only team that struggled with rebounding?

[WorfHog]

Is pushing the guy in front of you with both hands the key to good rebounding? When our guys do that it's called a foul.

Go Zags beat these over rated cheating ref loving Tar Heels!

[ICEman]

Here, let me just shove you out of the way so that I can get this rebound.

[Dr. Starcs]

Oregon guy didn't even attempt to rebound. Twice. What a freaking joke.

[WorfHog]

Better get those refs to the hospital because I think they swallowed their whistles again.

[WorfHog]

Oregon guy didn't even attempt to rebound. Twice. What a freaking joke.

Hard to get a rebound when you're being shoved out of bounds.

[JHGiunta]

Here, let me just shove you out of the way so that I can get this rebound.

Body check and 2 hand shove to the side.......I didn't think that was allowed from behind...Hmmmmmm

Doesn't surprise me though.....

[XavierZane]

That foul on Brooks that should have been a jump ball was a big factor in deciding the game, along with the no-call on Meeks on that offensive rebound. 

[WorfHog]

Just like Alabama in football they get the calls becasue they're so "talented" and "physical". UNC basketball should be on long term probation by the way. Bunch of cheating SOB's. It didn't take the NCAA this long when the railroad Nolan back in the day.

[alohawg]

Yeah, that last rebound was ridiculous. Bell didn't exactly box out, but Meeks plowed right through him like a grown man bullying a 12 year old boy for the board.

[HogBreath]

Oregon guy didn't even attempt to rebound. Twice. What a freaking joke.

Meeks pushed Bell out of position..easy, blatant call.

[Dr. Starcs]

If bell even attempts to hold his ground, he might get the call. He stood there straight up. Twice. The first he never even made contact with an undersized guard on him.

[WorfHog]

I went to check the Oregon boards to see if they were freaking out like we do..nope. More action on Hogville about the no calls.

[HogBreath]

If bell even attempts to hold his ground, he might get the call. He stood there straight up. Twice. The first he never even made contact with an undersized guard on him.

Oh okay, I didn't know it was okay to push a guy out of the way if he was standing straight up.  Sounds like Bell should have bent his knees a little.

[GioB26]

Just like Alabama in football they get the calls becasue they're so "talented" and "physical". UNC basketball should be on long term probation by the way. Bunch of cheating SOB's. It didn't take the NCAA this long when the railroad Nolan back in the day.

Sour grapes, Razorneck

[Dr. Starcs]

Oh okay, I didn't know it was okay to push a guy out of the way if he was standing straight up.  Sounds like Bell should have bent his knees a little.

I hate carolina, but quit whining. Even Barkley and Kellogg agreed you've gotta put up a fight to get the rebound.

Don't believe me, maybe you'll take this guys word for it.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/19057200/jordan-bell-takes-blame-oregon-ducks-loss-north-carolina-tar-heels

[Hogz87]

Meeks pushed Bell out of position..easy, blatant call.

It didn't look like Meeks pushed, really.  It was more of a bullrush to the ball and he "outmanned" or "outphysicaled" Bell for the rebound.  I've watched the replay of those four missed FTs and two offensive rebounds several times, and I can't really discern any kind of pushing motion by Meeks on the last one.  You could argue that he possibly got away with a body check type of push but, really, he just went and got the ball and out-fought Bell for it.  There wasn't enough there for the refs to really call anything.  And given that we all know there's some unwritten rule that refs tend to call games differently in the final two minutes than they do the first 38, there definitely wasn't enough there for the refs to call anything under those circumstances.

[HogBreath]

I hate carolina, but quit whining. Even Barkley and Kellogg agreed you've gotta put up a fight to get the rebound.

Don't believe me, maybe you'll take this guys word for it.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/19057200/jordan-bell-takes-blame-oregon-ducks-loss-north-carolina-tar-heels

Bell was pushed out of position, that's a foul.  Period.  Not subject to interpretation, or did the guy stand straight up, or not resist enough. 

They always get the calls, they would have been put out by us with proper officiating, but, VOILA..they're still going.  These games mean nothing.  Bogus BS. 

Hope Gonzaga cleans their clock, but figure they'll win it.  Whatever, it means nothing.

[Dr. Starcs]

Bell was pushed out of position, that's a foul.  Period.  Not subject to interpretation, or did the guy stand straight up, or not resist enough. 

They always get the calls, they would have been put out by us with proper officiating, but, VOILA..they're still going.  These games mean nothing.  Bogus BS. 

Hope Gonzaga cleans their clock, but figure they'll win it.  Whatever, it means nothing.

So I take it you didn't read the article. Take off the blinders.
But I am with you on go Gonzaga.

[HogBreath]

So I take it you didn't read the article. Take off the blinders.
But I am with you on go Gonzaga.

No need to read the article, Bell not putting up much fight doesn't make it any less of a foul.

[Dr. Starcs]

No need to read the article, Bell not putting up much fight doesn't make it any less of a foul.

Ok. Bell himself said he cost them the game. Not the refs.