Tournament Thread tOfficial 2019 ncaa tournament thread

[Stakesarehigh]

Holy fuck these guys are stupid

They're freshmen. That's why you see the likes of Villanova twice and UNC winning these things.

Those Duke UK squads in 2015 were special.

 

[jontaejones]

Dude I would take Cassius Winston over Zavier any day of the week. Fucking Beilein should have been more patient in his recruitment. We could have had him

Well, if you're going to play that game, then Jalen Brunson would have been the one you wanted.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

I'm not seeing this Zion hype. Yeah, he's roughing people up in college but he's sloppy and from the looks of it he hasn't improved much at all with 1 year of college. And he's really looking like a tweener.

You gotta think he's playing with freshman. RJ shoots 30 percent from 3. Put Zion on the floor with two guys that can bury threes at will and he can break down a defense pretty badly with his size and strength.
Will be interesting as he is more of a throwback but I think he will be fine.

 

[selkies ftw]

maybe they'll make an Auburn basketball anime cartoon about it all!

I’d watch it.

 

[The Derski]

I'm not seeing this Zion hype. Yeah, he's roughing people up in college but he's sloppy and from the looks of it he hasn't improved much at all with 1 year of college. And he's really looking like a tweener.

I keep trying to find a fault but I can’t. I haven’t watched Duke a ton but he makes his wide open threes, he’s unstoppable posting up, usually one spin move gets him to the basket, and he’s the most athletic player I’ve seen in some time. I want him on the Suns badly. He has a great attitude on the court too. I’ve seen Barrett and the likes pouting from time to time but Zion always seems even keeled.

 

[gohusk]

You gotta think he's playing with freshman. RJ shoots 30 percent from 3. Put Zion on the floor with two guys that can bury threes at will and he can break down a defense pretty badly with his size and strength.
Will be interesting as he is more of a throwback but I think he will be fine.

That's a big body to be running around trying to close out on 3 point attempts. But I guess that Harden is a slightly smaller version of him (built like a linebacker, probably one of the main reasons he sucks on defense). We'll see. I'm just not seeing the whole next great one. When Durant was in college he was skinny as a rail but he was clearly better than Oden as far as what you need to be a NBA player.

 

[gohusk]

I keep trying to find a fault but I can’t. I haven’t watched Duke a ton but he makes his wide open threes, he’s unstoppable posting up, usually one spin move gets him to the basket, and he’s the most athletic player I’ve seen in some time. I want him on the Suns badly. He has a great attitude on the court too. I’ve seen Barrett and the likes pouting from time to time but Zion always seems even keeled.

We'll see. There's a reason the NBA favors more slender guys these days, and the biggest is the ridiculous shooters in the league put a lot of pressure on defenders to rotate. It's a different game.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

That's a big body to be running around trying to close out on 3 point attempts. But I guess that Harden is a slightly smaller version of him (built like a linebacker, probably one of the main reasons he sucks on defense). We'll see. I'm just not seeing the whole next great one. When Durant was in college he was skinny as a rail but he was clearly better than Oden as far as what you need to be a NBA player.

In hindsight yes Durant was an obvious choice but Oden would've been a freakish defensive player for at least a good five years had he stayed healthy. Obviously over a decade later no team would take Oden over Durant with the direction the league has gone. But an elite rim protector is still an elite rim protector. Just the offensive disparity would be too great in today's game. Not even a contest even if Oden stayed healthy.

 

[Lions=TeHsUcKs]

Well, if you're going to play that game, then Jalen Brunson would have been the one you wanted.

I don't think we were that close to landing Jalen Brunson like we were with Cassius.

 

[Lions=TeHsUcKs]

I'm not seeing this Zion hype. Yeah, he's roughing people up in college but he's sloppy and from the looks of it he hasn't improved much at all with 1 year of college. And he's really looking like a tweener.

He reminds me of Larry Johnson from UNLV

 

[gohusk]

He reminds me of Larry Johnson from UNLV

Or Glen Robinson or Jamal Mashburn or a bunch of other guys. Hopefully he proves me wrong because he's really fun to watch.

 

[Lions=TeHsUcKs]

Or Glen Robinson or Jamal Mashburn or a bunch of other guys. Hopefully he proves me wrong because he's really fun to watch.

He is quicker and more athletic than those two but both had better outside shots as well. Mashburn was really good before he got injured in particular.

 

[gohusk]

He is quicker and more athletic than those two but both had better outside shots as well. Mashburn was really good before he got injured in particular.

You got to hit the 3 for a high clip. That's how the NBA works now. Some people complain about it but shooting's probably the most fundamental skill of the game.

 

[jontaejones]

I'm not seeing this Zion hype. Yeah, he's roughing people up in college but he's sloppy and from the looks of it he hasn't improved much at all with 1 year of college. And he's really looking like a tweener.

His bust potential is pretty low.

Worst case scenario, he'll provide rebounding and defense and high effort.

 

[Lions=TeHsUcKs]

His bust potential is pretty low.

Worst case scenario, he'll provide rebounding and defense and high effort.

6'7 Andre Drummond? That would suck.

 

[Lions=TeHsUcKs]

Zion is doing what Larry Johnson did at UNLV. Using his strength to body college level players. He has slightly more elevation though but I think we underrate how good grandmama was in college.

 

[jontaejones]

Duke playing NBA defense...

 

[The Derski]

Contested three for Zion. I can’t handle it.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Ward with back to back good looks...missed one. I think you gotta leave him in on Zion

 

[gobigred]

Zion been a Beast in 2nd half. 10 points in under 4 minutes