NCAA Tournament, week 1 of 3

[SECbbfan24]

Ole Miss getting trolled on their page

Angel Baker ends up further from a national title than she was at Wright State.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Yet another higher-seeded "power 5" team falls to a non-p5 team.

Careful, you might hurt yourself from gloating so hard today.

 

[cancontent]

Zags finally win a Tourney game. After going to the Sweet 16 in their first appearance w/ Coach Fortier, their Tourney record had been poor. Last year's loss was especially perplexing.

Enjoyed every minute of that game. Rooting for Yvonne Ejim big time. Thought she broke out during the FIBA U19 tournament. Earned 6th woman of the year for the WCC to cap a strong season.

The GIF below is a fair representation of me every time she made a play or the announcers said her name.

 

[Plebe]

Careful, you might hurt yourself from gloating so hard today.

I'm sure it irks the worshipers and fawners of the Power 5 Cult, but so be it

 

[eebmg]

Ark vs Utah going on. So Daniels is back. That should be a big difference.

 

[Plebe]

Ark vs Utah going on. So Daniels is back. That should be a big difference.

Utah should win this game IMO. Luckily for them, they're playing against another power 5 team, so they have a chance.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

The SEC is gonna have 90% of its teams gone in the first weekend if this continues.

 

[eebmg]

Utah should win this game IMO. Luckily for them, they're playing against another power 5 team, so they have a chance.

Teams I rarely seen. The Utah kid Maxwell just lets 3's go.

 

[SECbbfan24]

Utah should win this game IMO. Luckily for them, they're playing against another power 5 team, so they have a chance.

Since when has Arkansas been decent playing outside of their arena? They seem to get on fire shooting the 3 ball at home but seem lost more times than not when they leave Fayetteville.

They were sent home last year against wright St in the opening round.

But I think Utah is the better team and they are hot off their run at PAC 12 tournament.

 

[nwhoopfan]

The SEC is gonna have 90% of its teams gone in the first weekend if this continues.

Just like last year?

 

[PoppaBear]

Arkansas with 16 pts halfway through the 2nd aint gonna cut it

 

[TeamFirst!]

South Carolina's game started out something like 44 - 4. What a start. They shot 35% and still won by 58 points. I don't think they liked losing to Kentucky....

 

[SECbbfan24]

The SEC isn't "Great" top to bottom, you have a few good teams then a bunch of subpar/average teams. Of course you may be able to say that for many P5 conferences.

 

[cancontent]

@Plebe's consistent, and appreciated reminders, is something I say to friends who have kids in AAU hoping to get recruited. Too many kids focus on the P5 label. They're also not being realistic as to whether they can handle that level.

The amount of quality basketball out there being played by teams in all D1 conferences is larger than people realize. It's so frustrating, especially when you see some players transferring multiple times.

I really hope to players getting ready for the upcoming AAU season are taking notice. I know it's hard to assess, but the fit is so important in my opinion.

 

[shiverz45]

South Carolina shot 35% and won by 58 points. Can't image that has ever happened before.

Helps when you are +40 on the boards.

Just imagine if we could shoot the ball.

 

[Plebe]

Just imagine if we could shoot the ball.

Who needs accurate shooting or efficient offense when you can rebound 60% of your missed shots?

Pat Summit definitely would be proud.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Just imagine if we could shoot the ball.

I'm grateful you can't.

 

[Plebe]

Ole Miss getting trolled on their page

What page?

 

[Plebe]

Brilliant ploy by Neighbors. Have a worse season and get a 10 seed, so that the first-round loss is less humiliating than getting upset by a 13 seed in the 1st round

 

[nwhoopfan]

Utah hammers Arkansas 92-69.

 

[Plebe]

Seriously, I'm happy for Utah. I was thrilled for them a few years ago (2019?) when they seemed to make a breakthrough, beating Stanford. Then they were bit by injuries, faded down the stretch, missed the NCAA Tournament, and lost Pac-12 FOY Dre'una Edwards to transfer, a devastating turn of events for them.

They had a few bad years since then, but these freshmen Kneepkens and Johnson are something special.

 

[bballnut90]

4-1 start for Non-P5s vs P5s for 5/12, 6/11, 7/10, and 8/9 games. Georgia/Dayton is the last one of the day, 6 more tomorrow.

I'm not surprised at Arkansas getting blown out, but I am surprised Ole Miss faded so early. Wouldn't be surprised if the SEC gets just 1 or 2 teams into the Round of 16. They looked red hot earlier in the year but have been faltering as of late.

 

[eebmg]

Utah hammers Arkansas 92-69.

Crazy 3pt shooting for Utah. 13-20 . Crazy how some teams like Dayton and Utah in the 1st game of the tournament when nerves should be highest can have shooting nights like this.


Curious to see what GA does with Dayton which is just starting

 

[nwhoopfan]

I'm not surprised at Arkansas getting blown out, but I am surprised Ole Miss faded so early. Wouldn't be surprised if the SEC gets just 1 or 2 teams into the Round of 16. They looked red hot earlier in the year but have been faltering as of late.

Until they prove otherwise, to me South Carolina is an elite team and the rest of the SEC are pretenders. Mississippi St. was helping carrying the banner for the league while Vic was there but have fallen off a cliff since he left.

 

[Plebe]

4-1 start for Non-P5s vs P5s for 5/12, 6/11, 7/10, and 8/9 games. Georgia/Dayton is the last one of the day, 6 more tomorrow.

I'm not surprised at Arkansas getting blown out, but I am surprised Ole Miss faded so early. Wouldn't be surprised if the SEC gets just 1 or 2 teams into the Round of 16. They looked red hot earlier in the year but have been faltering as of late.

I don't foresee Dayton challenging Georgia. They had their once in a lifetime shooting game against DePaul. No way they have a 2nd game in a row like that.

Home court advantage in the first weekend is a big deal. I don't see LSU or Tennessee losing at home to the teams they might face.