NCAA Mens Basketball Tournament Thread - 2013

[99toLife]

Did the board go down for anybody else for a couple of minutes?

Yes, been a little shaky the last few days.

[HamIAm]

#16 seed Southern is keeping the pressure on #1 seed Gonzaga
Southern 31 Gonzaga 33 at 37 seconds left in the first half

[The Boar War]

My complete lack of faith in Josh Pastner cost me a game.

[HamIAm]

Wow, Cochran for Davidson shoots 94% from the free throw line

[HamIAm]

Crap, Davidson threw the ball away with a 1 point lead and 5.5 seconds left

[Knot2brite]

Davidson just screwed themselves

[HamIAm]

Marquette takes the lead with 1 second left.  Davidson had this game well in hand until Marquette started raining 3's in the last couple of minutes.

[jbcarol]

Vander Blue layup with one second left puts Marquette up one.

[The Boar War]

Pretty fortunate that Williams got an extra time out.

[99toLife]

LUCKY,LUCKY

[jbcarol]

Final  14 David 58  3 Marq 59

[The Boar War]

For a tournament that's supposedly going to be chocked full of upsets, I'm certainly picking the wrong ones.

[Hawg4life33]

Don't you chuck it to half court, quick TO, get the ball on the side with like .7 left?

[Danny J]

Unreal.....

How Davidson let that slip away is beyond me.

[HamIAm]

It seems like the upsets usually bunch up on one day.

[HamIAm]

Don't you chuck it to half court, quick TO, get the ball on the side with like .7 left?

You're putting a lot of faith in the clock operator.

[jbcarol]

Unreal.....

How Davidson let that slip away is beyond me.

Paging Dr. Heimlich

[Hawg4life33]

You're putting a lot of faith in the clock operator.

I mean an instant catch and timeout they can look back at the clock, can't take off less than .2 or .3 seconds. Seems like a better strategy than going 94 feet in a second.

[jbcarol]

For a tournament that's supposedly going to be chocked full of upsets, I'm certainly picking the wrong ones.

Chalk instead of chocked early on.

[Dr. Starcs]

Wouldn't have mattered. They didn't try for 94, that last pass was intercepted just beyond halfcourt.

[Breems]

Marquette barely saved me. Glad I have Butler beating them next game.

And I picked Memphis today, but don't fool yourselves. They're gone next round.

[Breems]

I made possibly the dumbest pick of the century and sent Pittsburgh to the Final Four. Loved their defense, but they absolutely sucked. Should've went with common sense and picked a Gregg Marshall team with a ton of size.

[Hawg4life33]

I made possibly the dumbest pick of the century and sent Pittsburgh to the Final Four. Loved their defense, but they absolutely sucked. Should've went with common sense and picked a Gregg Marshall team with a ton of size.

Every time I do something like that it blows up in my face. This year I just went with it and have UNLV, St. Louis and New Mexico in the Final 4. Anyone looking at my bracket prolly thought a girl who likes weird mascots picked it.

[Breems]

Every time I do something like that it blows up in my face. This year I just went with it and have UNLV, St. Louis and New Mexico in the Final 4. Anyone looking at my bracket prolly thought a girl who likes weird mascots picked it.

LoL, those are the fun brackets. I usually try to do two brackets - one based on stats and the other on hopes/prayers.

I went with Duke to win the championship this year. Ryan Kelly's return proved that few teams can hang with them.

[Cresthog]

I went with Duke to win the championship this year. Ryan Kelly's return proved that few teams can hang with them.

Fuh Real? They'll def. choke on it as usual.

And Marquette is going to stomp Butler in the next round. You don't get that lucky and then come out flat. Marquette can play and Williams is experienced as can be these days.

[Breems]

Fuh Real? They'll def. choke on it as usual.

And Marquette is going to stomp Butler in the next round. You don't get that lucky and then come out flat. Marquette can play and Williams is experienced as can be these days.

I can't bring myself to trust the worst 3-point shooting team in the tournament.

[Dr. Starcs]

Gotta love the bench scrubs for "top seeded" gonzaga. Zags just hit a 3 to put them up 6 on mighty Southern mid second half. The scrubs jump up and play air guitar. Smh.

[PonderinHog]

Nice move to the hole by KO.

[HamIAm]

Southern is starting to fade. Someone needs to give them a spark.

[PonderinHog]

Damn, here they come again!

[Hawg4life33]

Southern is starting to fade. Someone needs to give them a spark.

Quick 10-2 run. This would be awesome.

[PonderinHog]

Quick 10-2 run. This would be awesome.

It's still early, but this may be it.

[Hawg4life33]

Forgot Brandon Moore played for them. Would be a great day for former Razorbacks.

[rhog1]

I don't care if it bust my bracket to crap go Southern.

[RyeHogFan]

Gonzaga sure didn't play like a 1-seed today. They better do better than that or Wichita St is gonna own em Saturday.

[Hawg4life33]

Oregon proving it was a travesty that they were a #12 seed.

[ThrillaHog]

Oklahoma st. Is about to give me my first incorrect pick. Dang it i was 7 for 7!

[dsims2k3]

Oregon proving it was a travesty that they were a #12 seed.

Former Razorback coach for a day Dana Altman's squad is putting it to Okie State.

[Dr. Starcs]

7/8 so far. Pitt was terrible.

[jbcarol]

Pac 12 tourney champ and 12 seed Oregon leads Travis Ford's OKSt. team 65-51 with 1:13 to go.

[99toLife]

Former Razorback coach for a day Dana Altman's squad is putting it to Okie State.

Dana is a good basketball coach.

[Martygit]

Fascinating - a coach who spent a day here looking at our program and ran for the hills by going back to Omaha, just (as a 12 seed) beat a 5 seed, and we're sitting here on our asses not only not being in the NCAA but not even being invited to the NIT - does anyone wonder what's wrong with the program 

This isn't a bash on MA but it certainly is a comment on the administration and what they've allowed this program to become - once, again 

[The Boar War]

Fascinating - a coach who spent a day here looking at our program and ran for the hills by going back to Omaha, just (as a 12 seed) beat a 5 seed, and we're sitting here on our asses not only not being in the NCAA but not even being invited to the NIT - does anyone wonder what's wrong with the program 

This isn't a bash on MA but it certainly is a comment on the administration and what they've allowed this program to become - once, again 

You can put that one solely at the feet of Broyles.  But in the end it will work out.  FWIW Oregon wanted Anderson before Altman.

[Jackrabbit Hog]

It's like music to my ears to hear Verne Lundquist exclaim, "And the Jackrabbits are leading Michigan by three!"  'Cept it's South Dakota State, not Lonoke.   

[HamIAm]

8:20 left in the first half and S. Dakota has yet to put in a sub

[z1on]

Man Louisville's full court press is a thing of beauty.  Can't wait until we can press that functionally.

[HamIAm]

I said South Dakota State had yet to substitute.  I base that on no subs showing up in the stat sheet. I guess someone could have gone in and had no stats. But they are down to 2:55 left in the half and still only 5 show on the stat sheet.

[GS99]

Are they allowed to air a commercial that does not have Charles Barkley in it?

[99toLife]

Are they allowed to air a commercial that does not have Charles Barkley in it?

No it's the New "CHUCK" rule... he must be everywhere...

[Hogz87]

Oregon was criminally under-seeded.  Finished the regular season 3rd in the Pac-12 without their starting PG for 9 conference games (they were in 1st before he got hurt) and they won the Pac-12 tournament with their PG healthy.  They were also 2-0 against UCLA (who won the regular season Pac-12 championship) and beat Arizona.  How they only got a 12-seed is beyond me.