Game Thread: National Championship Game - UNC vs. Villanova

[bksballer89]

No chill on twitter tonight.

 

[TheSnowdog]

Auburn beat Kentucky, who beat Louisville, who beat FSU, who beat Virginia, who beat Villanova.
2016 Transitive National Champions: Auburn.

And their star player is Kevin Bacon ?

 

[Arizona_Sting]

Hell of a game. Can't ask for more as a neutral viewer. Congrats to Nova.

 

[gpm1976]

And their star player is Kevin Bacon ?

 

[gohusk]

Auburn beat Kentucky, who beat Louisville, who beat FSU, who beat Virginia, who beat Villanova.
2016 Transitive National Champions: Auburn.

Congrats! Euclid trophy for Auburn (and probably half of the other teams in D1).

 

[ChrisGar15]

UNC letting Arcidiacano go 1 on 1. Actually smart move by them.

Yup ... you have it figured out.

 

[The Q]

QUOTE="ckhokie, post: 8199272, member: 1671"]Awesome game. Probably the best final I've ever seen. Talent level was much better than Butler/UConn[/QUOTE]
Ironic that there were probably mkre NBA players In that title game than this one. At the very least more first round picks.

 

[The Q]

But seriously....I cannot believe that ending. Paige pulls a shot out of the deep part of his rectum to tie it with under 5 to go....and then Jenkins....wow.

I cannot believe that ending.

 

[The Q]

How do you not deny Paige....?

How do you not deny Jenkins...?

Wow.

They did on Paige. You see how far away he got that ball? That was a prayer.

Jenkins got lose as the unguarded Inbounder. Give him credit for getting down the court to be in position there.

 

[uncfan103]

It's 12:45 and I still have no idea who was supposed to be guarding Kris Jenkins. I think Brice Johnson was and was a solid 15 feet away. How does that happen?

 

[uncfan103]

They did on Paige. You see how far away he got that ball? That was a prayer.

Jenkins got lose as the unguarded Inbounder. Give him credit for getting down the court to be in position there.

He literally jogged up the court and hit a game winner. Not sure he deserves credit for getting loose or open. Nobody put forth the effort to defend him.

 

[The Q]

He literally jogged up the court and hit a game winner. Not sure he deserves credit for getting loose or open. Nobody put forth the effort to defend him.

UNC had 3 guys standing inside the 3pt line#11 isn't guarding anyone just protecting the lane.

 

[eaglesnut]

Unbelievable game!

 

[The Q]

It's 12:45 and I still have no idea who was supposed to be guarding Kris Jenkins. I think Brice Johnson was and was a solid 15 feet away. How does that happen?

UNC clearly knew about the Scottie Reynolds play from 2009. It looked like they were expecting that.

too bad Archidiaccono is about half as fast as Reynolds was.

 

[uncfan103]

UNC had 3 guys standing inside the 3pt line#11 isn't guarding anyone just protecting the lane.

Guarding the lane with one second left and nobody in it...genius! Roy said he was supposed to be guarding him and didn't pick him up. He was 15 ft from his man as the buzzer went off and that's the closest he got. I feel bad, I know it's something that will bother him for so long. I doubt it's going to be an easy thing to get off his mind.

 

[gohusk]

He literally jogged up the court and hit a game winner. Not sure he deserves credit for getting loose or open. Nobody put forth the effort to defend him.

As opposed to the prayer that tied the game?

 

[Ojb81]

Scoot over, Laettner, there's a new game-winner in town, and this one was for a title!

 

[Duffman]

 

[ElTexan]

Probably the best game I've ever seen. Best title game I will ever see. Congrats to Villanova, glad to see a new face to the recent winner circle.

I was watching the Cubs beat the Angels.

 

[ElTexan]

Auburn beat Kentucky, who beat Louisville, who beat FSU, who beat Virginia, who beat Villanova.
2016 Transitive National Champions: Auburn.

Longhorns beat UNC with buzzer beater, too. So, co-champs???