Elite Eight Thread

[CycloneRulzzz]

I feel so dirty for cheering for Kentucky. But Im in the running for $100 to $400, so I need them to do well.

Rooting for Kentucky, I'm not sure we can continue being friends.

 

[UraMallas]

2 thoughts...

1. Eff UK

2. ND ripped off our offensive philosophy and out Hoiberged us this year. Makes me sick.

#2 is exactly what happened. We thumped them two years ago, they adopt our playstyle and go further in the tourney with it. Sunnuva.

 

[cmjh10]

Rooting for Kentucky, I'm not sure we can continue being friends.

But money is involved!!!! If there wasnt, I wouldnt care.

 

[JHUNSY]

#2 is exactly what happened. We thumped them two years ago, they adopt our playstyle and go further in the tourney with it. Sunnuva.

I also noticed BYU did the same thing this year and the announcers during the play-in game talked as if it has been their backbone for years (unless I am not recalling their offensive correctly from our game last year).

 

[BloodyBuddy]

Grant took a lot of bad shots that last few minutes, they gave up on any passing. There was three awful possessions in a row, and two of them out of timeouts. That's on the coach. Grant was playing hero ball.

 

[jpete24]

Obviously you have no clue what a blocking foul is. You HAVE to call that foul, regardless of how much time is on the clock.

Don't be a turncoat....just ***** about the refs with us. It's the most convenient thing to do.

 

[cyclones500]

At least that was a game. Kentucky hasn't been challenged in more than three weeks, and not seriously in danger of losing for about six weeks.

 

[carvers4math]

ND may have adopted some Hoiball principles but it fits the talent they have. I thought 6'1" Jackson actually had a block but they didn't give him one in the box score.

 

[UraMallas]

I also noticed BYU did the same thing this year and the announcers during the play-in game talked as if it has been their backbone for years (unless I am not recalling their offensive correctly from our game last year).

I noticed that, too! I was thinking 'I don't remember that when we played them home-and-away'. They definitely did the same thing. I think that's the way college bball is going, actually. Hoiball needs to take it's final form in order to outpace.

 

[cyclones500]

Wisconsin becomes the first team to ever play the same two teams in the Elite 8 and National Semifinals in consecutive years.

Link? wink:

 

[carvers4math]

Grant took a lot of bad shots that last few minutes, they gave up on any passing. There was three awful possessions in a row, and two of them out of timeouts. That's on the coach. Grant was playing hero ball.

Grant has been the hero multiple close games this year, getting off balance crazy shots to go down. Vasturia has made some clutch baskets too though. Was wishing ND would have fouled earlier in KY possession to have a shot at a three with some time at the end.

 

[UraMallas]

ND may have adopted some Hoiball principles but it fits the talent they have. I thought 6'1" Jackson actually had a block but they didn't give him one in the box score.

Hoiball fits a lot of teams, honestly. It's what basketball should be.

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

Link? wink:

Don't get him started. :smile:

 

[CyJack13]

Grant took a lot of bad shots that last few minutes, they gave up on any passing. There was three awful possessions in a row, and two of them out of timeouts. That's on the coach. Grant was playing hero ball.

Yep, they played great for 37:30 seconds, then Grant took hero ball shots the rest of the way. It takes an extremely disciplined offensive attack to beat Kentucky, Notre Dame came damn close.

 

[helechopper]

Could ISU run with UK? I'm guessing only 4 out of 10 times.

 

[Clonehomer]

Could ISU run with UK? I'm guessing only 4 out of 10 times.

No, we would get physically dominated inside. When we go on our inevitable cold shooting streak Kentucky would blow it open.

 

[Goothrey]

No, we would get physically dominated inside. When we go on our inevitable cold shooting streak Kentucky would blow it open.

True. I think if they were playing to capability they would show a performance much like the one we saw with ND. But the slow start would doom them. Would you trust ISU to have a good 3 point % against UK? Neither would I.

 

[drmwevr08]

I'm a big10 fan this weekend. It's a hard transition but when money's at stake...

 

[Cyclonepride]

My keys- ND made 1-2 FT's three times in a row. And changing their offense to bleed the clock. Didn't get good shots starting their offense with 10 seconds left.

 

[Rural]

The world would be on fire this morning if Grant would have thrown in that heave from the corner.

He moved like fifteen feet without putting it on the floor just to get it off.