NCAA First Round (Friday)

[j66kicker]

BTW it will be interesting to see who prevails - a team that runs offense and plays like a team, or the more athletic team of mismatched parts that prefers a helter-skelter pace...

It may be close, even with the "coaching mismatch." TN is just overwhelmingly physically superior. Just an observation : GB team is 100% Caucasian - on the floor and on the bench. Not big jumpers.

 

[HuskyFan1125]

Oregon State is dominating Troy.

 

[fanatichusky]

So glad tenn. Is so bad. Some of their fans gotta be suicidal.

 

[noirwestern]

I really don't get all the hype over DeShield's 'athleticism'. Watching her play, run, walk, stand, she just sags. Even in the few games they won she moves like she has stickum on the soles of her shoes.

 

[noirwestern]

That's a great question. Would love to see someone ask Q that. I suspect that they didn't want the margin of victory to be any closer. Army outplayed them for the entire 2nd half. But not much that that coach does surprises me...

I don't recall if it was Lawson or Lobo who mentioned this and quickly added, "that's just who they are". The Albany coach looks like a villain from the Adam West era Batman show.

 

[alexrgct]

I know it's Idaho... but Baylor looks GOOD!

Uconn played Idaho in the first round of the NCAA tourney in 2013 and won by a score of 105-37.

 

[noirwestern]

Uconn played Idaho in the first round of the NCAA tourney in 2013 and won by a score of 105-37.

But you have to admit that Baylor looks downright ferocious against teams that are defensively challenged. Downright.

 

[sarals24]

Anyone watching Tennessee? Green Bay up one going into the 4th.

 

[j66kicker]

Green Bay hanging in there, up 45-44 on TN after 3. TN getting frustrated. Carter got called for a reach-in foul, then shoved the GB girl after the call (and that was a no-call, although the ref saw it and warned her). They showed the replay in the arena and it got the GB fans riled up. GB is keeping up by getting fouled trying to make layups against much bigger defenders. Then making the FTs.

 

[HuskyFan1125]

GO PHOENIX!!!!!!!!

 

[SCGamecock]

Baylor wins 89-59..

That was my first time watching a full Baylor game and I'm pretty impressed with the lady bears. They can just hit you with wave after wave of bigs... and they have all types.. nifty undersized "bigs" like Davis, dominating centers like Brown, powerful forwards like Mompremier.. Cohen, who's a big but plays like a stretch-4 was hitting jumpers from near the arc... and I'm still "forgetting" 2 or 3 more bigs..

And the backcourt.. I really like Niya Johnson.. she's the definition of an unselfish point guard. Alexis Jones and Wallace provide that dynamic scoring punch.

Baylor looks like a complete team! They have all the parts of a championship caliber squad.

 

[HuskyFan1125]

and of course Tennessee gets the call from the officials. Some things never change. If GB fights back I am sure the shot clock will fail at their expense as well

 

[j66kicker]

Looks like TN is gonna pull it out. Some out-of-character good shooting in last 2 minutes. Up 54-49 on GB with 37 seconds left. Will come back Sunday - one more chance to see superior coaching overcome superior athleticism

 

[noirwestern]

and of course Tennessee gets the call from the officials. Some things never change. If GB fights back I am sure the shot clock will fail at their expense as well

Win or lose I've seen a lot of smiles on their faces. They'll remember the game against the 'great' Tennessee for the rest of their lives. Their coach reminds me of my favorite upstate New York drunken uncle.

 

[HuskyFan1125]

I switched to Oregon State who is absolutely dismantling Troy, 71-28

 

[toadfoot]

GB should have won by a dozen. Stopped counting missed layups at 12.

 

[HuskyFan1125]

Can someone tell me how Kansas State made into the tourney? Clearly what you do in your conference makes no difference as they went 8-10 in the BIG12

 

[Zorro]

It must be the superior SEC layup mojo defense. Gris-gris, don't you know!

 

[Fairfield Fan]

I know it's Idaho... but Baylor looks GOOD!

Baylor is playing very, very well. Very impressive.

 

[Blueballer]

Well TENN is back to their underwhelming ways I see.

 

[noirwestern]

Watching SC/Jacksonville, seems like if you look hard at Wilson they blow a whistle.

 

[HuskyFan1125]

South Carolina has scored 5 points in the first 6 minutes!!

 

[HuskyFan1125]

Watching SC/Jacksonville, seems like if you look hard at Wilson they blow a whistle.

This made me laugh! #agreed

 

[nan linds]

Switched to see another game? All i am offered is ESPN2. Am missing something on TV, not online?

 

[HuskyFan1125]

I have ATT U-Verse and I get all the games in the sports extended package.