**2022 NCAA Tourney Thread** (including play-ins)

[HoopsTournament]

Both UNC and Duke are 3-0 vs. ACC all-time in the tournament.

 

[madguy30]

The talent gap between the final four teams and Iowa state is huge. Hopefully we can get some dudes and compete at this level

They have a huge talent gap over about every team except maybe another 4 or 5 if that: AZ, Kentucky, Memphis (lots of talent, marginal results), Gonzaga?

And they're playing at a super high level right now.

This might be Self's best coaching job.

 

[cyclonespiker33]

Duke needs to figure out they aren't Steph Curry shooting threes and figure out they are Lebron James attacking the basket

 

[HoopsTournament]

Yes. #8 seeds in Final Four:

1980 - UCLA
1985 - Villanova
2000 - Wisconsin
2000 - North Carolina
2011 - Butler
2014 - Kentucky
2022 - North Carolina

#8 Seeds are 2-0 vs. #2 Seeds in the National Semifinals

• 1985 - #8 Villanova 53 #2 Memphis 45
• 2014 - #8 Kentucky 74 #2 Wisconsin 73

 

[Cyforce]

Could JCL become the first ex Cyclone to with the natty? Disclaimer, he's an ex Lotta teams.

 

[BigJCy]

Manek, Love, & Bacot better get it going on offensive end or I think Duke pulls away. Especially with Williams coming back.

 

[HoopsTournament]

Duke is a tournament-best 9-0 all-time vs. #8 seeds.

North Carolina has never defeated a #2 seed when not seeded #1.

 

[mynameisjonas]

How was North Carolina an 8 seed I don’t get it.

 

[madguy30]

Duke was up 5 or 6...looked up and it flipped.

 

[cyclones500]

How was North Carolina an 8 seed I don’t get it.

At one point UNC was 0-7 in Quad1 - had to accumulate wins to get from fringe to lock ... late-season upswing but there was a ceiling for seed-level.

 

[HoopsTournament]

North Carolina has a 7-game tournament winning streak on Saturdays.

Duke has a 6-game tournament winning streak on Saturdays.

 

[Kaner04]

How was North Carolina an 8 seed I don’t get it.

Kinda like the big ten where the top 6 are good and the rest are terrible. Except the ACC got crapped on during the season and ESPN was jerking off the big 10

 

[madguy30]

Instant Classic here so far.

 

[cytor]

Ask KU..... cheating pays off.

 

[Acylum]

The talent gap between the final four teams and Iowa state is huge. Hopefully we can get some dudes and compete at this level

The difference in athleticism is, well, depressing.

 

[CloniesForLife]

Instant Classic here so far.

Hoping this goes down to the end just like this

 

[simply1]

Heck of a boxing match for sure.

 

[madguy30]

UNC's gonna do this.

Duke can't get stops.

 

[stormchaser2014]

Surprised they don't have a coach K cam.

 

[NorthCyd]

I hate both these teams but this game is pretty entertaining.