Tournament Thread Round of 32

[DJ Fieri]

My SportsHoopla bracket is ranked 6th on here heading into today's matchups.....could be done when it's over. Took some upsets.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Nice 3 by Michigan.

 

[michaeljordan_fan]

I'd like the Wolverines to pull this off, but they are getting outmuscled badly....

 

[douggie]

Is he leaving for the NBA?

He flirted with it a year ago and withdrew his name from draft consideration. He averaged 10 PPG and 8 Rebs last season as a Freshman. But this season has poised his draft stock to first rounder. As Purdue moves thru the tourney so will his draft potential. I'm sure it will be a consideration again after the season is over.

 

[DJ Fieri]

He flirted with it a year ago and withdrew his name from draft consideration. He averaged 10 PPG and 8 Rebs last season as a Freshman. But this season has poised his draft stock to first rounder. As Purdue moves thru the tourney so will his draft potential. I'm sure it will be a consideration again after the season is over.

If he's available when the Lakers draft late in the 1st round with Houston's draft pick.....I'd take him and trade Randle. Or move Randle to the bench.

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

None of the good games are on CBS today

 

[DJ Fieri]

None of the good games are on CBS today

Louisville-Michigan is a good game....

 

[Codaxx]

Louisville-Michigan is a good game....

Louisville should be up my more. They are getting to the rim at will. Missed a few lay ups. Michigan needs some halftime adjustments or it will get ugly

 

[Vitamike]

W-L by Major Conferences so far....

• 6-0 PAC12
• 5-1 SEC
• 7-3 B1G
• 6-3 Big12
• 6-6 ACC
• 5-5 Big East

 

[bksballer89]

Lmao at these refs

 

[douggie]

Lmao at these refs

 

[bksballer89]

Terrible close to the half in the final 70 seconds for Michigan.

 

[Codaxx]

Lmao at these refs

Those aren't that bad. Reaching in is a tough call. Those don't even register in the top 50 bad calls of this tourney

 

[michaeljordan_fan]

WTF is with these reach in calls....completely clean.

 

[Codaxx]

WTF is with these reach in calls....completely clean.

Second one he got the ball clean, but heads collided prior. 1st one looked completely clean to me

 

[douggie]

When you reach in with your back arm across the body it will be called 90% of the time. Doesn't matter if you get touched or not.

 

[The Q]

When you reach in with your back arm across the body it will be called 90% of the time. Doesn't matter if you get touched or not.

Absolutely.

Unless the ref has the perfect angle, that's gonna get nailed.

 

[The Q]

Those aren't that bad. Reaching in is a tough call. Those don't even register in the top 50 bad calls of this tourney

The missed calls against Hart and the non-intentional but what was clearly an intention foul against Hayes were all worse.

 

[Codaxx]

The missed calls against Hart and the non-intentional but what was clearly an intention foul against Hayes were all worse.

Right now I have the non-goal tending in NW game #1

 

[Vitamike]

I don't think I never been so nervous for a game like tonight. And it's the last game. What a way to crank up the anxiety.

I feel you brother, and welcome to the hoop!

I'm just hoping it's a clean game, where obvious fouls are called and they let them play.

Cincy has a rep for playing tough defense and the Bruins have a rep for playing soft. I think it's only natural for these refs to have that in the back of their minds, which in my point of view gives the edge to Cincy. They expect it from Cincy so they may tend to let it go, but since they don't expect if from UCLA is looks like an easy defensive foul.

Mostly if the whistle are loose, I hope it doesn't take guys, from either side, out with two early or three in the half.

We watch these games to see the players play, and if they are easy calls, I just want the refs to swallow the whistle.

So far, it seems the refs are as important as any in this tourney when I feel they should be as transparent as to what is reasonable.