NCAA Elite Eight Games for Sun March 31

[SWC75]

That was old-fashioned basketball. When I was growing up, (I am 70, amazingly), there were few really good players and they tended to be the primary source of their team's offense. The race to see who would lead the country in scoring was as interesting as the race for the #1 team because the top scorers were on the top teams. This was Zach Edey (40 of his team's 72 points), vs. Dalton Knecht (37 of his team's 66 points) and it was fun.

That said, the game made me doubt that even Purdue could beat Connecticut. Tennessee got too many steals and fast breaks and Purdue was 3 for 15 from outside. And the Huskies have Langen to match up with Edey.

 

[SWC75]

Dude carried them all afternoon. He’s a stud. Too bad no one else stepped up for UT.

Last year DJ Burns was playing for Winthrop and Dalton Knecht was playing for Northern Colorado. there is hope.

 

[Madbiker]

Tennessee can’t be happy with the foul call discrepancy

The refs really helped Purdue by calling the game tight. If Tenn breathed on Edey it was a foul.

 

[llandz]

Have I said today how much I dislike Duke? Would much rather have NC State repping the ACC in the FF. They are more fun.

 

[Cusefan0307]

This game is terrible. Officials allowing way too much contact.

 

[Eric15]

I'm curious as to who Dick Vitale is rooting for here. He obviously is obsessed with Duke, but Jimmy V was his guy. I'm hoping he's pulling for State.

 

[Cusefan0307]

I fully expect the officials to foul out Burns down the stretch.

 

[swish7]

Flipowski is a punk. Wonder if that kid from Maine will take his minutes?

 

[Cuse99&01]

Flipowski is a punk. Wonder if that kid from Maine will take his minutes?

Flipowski will enter draft and won’t be at Duke next year

 

[djcon57]

75 coaches and media members thought than Mintz was better than DJ Horne this year. Yikes.

Including my post here….yikes

 

[MikeSU02]

Flipowski is a punk. Wonder if that kid from Maine will take his minutes?

Don’t worry, Flagg is being overrated just like Flip was.

 

[hoopsupstate]

I would take Middlebrooks in a heartbeat. He’s exactly the kind of kid we need.

 

[hoopsupstate]

Don’t worry, Flagg is being overrated just like Flip was.

Flagg would be the first pick in the draft THIS year before he even went to college. He’s not overrated in the least.

 

[MikeSU02]

Flagg would be the first pick in the draft THIS year before he even went to college. He’s not overrated in the least.

Congrats. The worst draft in 11 years. Paul Harris would have gone lottery out of high school.

 

[swish7]

Don’t worry, Flagg is being overrated just like Flip was.

That's it. Forgot his name.

 

[nycfan]

Have I said today how much I dislike Duke? Would much rather have NC State repping the ACC in the FF. They are more fun.

I would hope the entire board shares your sentiment and rooting interest. I certainly do. And yes, very fun, especially DJ Burns.

 

[swish7]

ACC mafia will be calling the refs soon.

 

[jncuse]

I’m very curious to see what a UConn/Purdue line would be right now? Is it something like UConn -7.5?

If it was a regular season game it would open about UConn -3.0 using KP as a guide.

With more action on those games especially by FInal 4, they probably go more for 50/50 action rather than system based lines, so my guess it would be around 5-6.

 

[JKinUtah]

Flipowski will enter draft and won’t be at Duke next year

never to be heard from again at that point.

 

[FRANKIEFAN]

Keats is about to enter the Hurley level of clowndom on here huh?

 

[OrlandoCuse]

Last year DJ Burns was playing for Winthrop and Dalton Knecht was playing for Northern Colorado. there is hope.

I’d rather have top players from mid majors than bench players from high major programs

 

[CuseFaninVT]

ACC mafia will be calling the refs soon.

Ummmm…….


They're both ACC schools.

 

[Eric15]

At our ACCT game against NC State, there was this hillbilly type guy with a long beard a couple rows ahead of us who was losing his mind cheering. In the moment I found him insufferable but I would give anything to see him right now.

 

[FRANKIEFAN]

Lol watch them take down Purdue somehow too and give UConn a 40 point blow out bye game Monday night title matchup.

 

[djcon57]

Congrats. The worst draft in 11 years. Paul Harris would have gone lottery out of high school.

Nick Smith Jr would have been number 1 in ‘22 as well. I don’t have a strong Flagg take but I’m def in “I need to see it first” phase. By all accounts his defense will be ridiculous