NCAA Elite Eight Games Thread for Sun Mar 29

[kirbivore]

I miss editors. How is this guy employed?View attachment 261819

 

[kirbivore]

Right after the Tate George miracle v Clemson.
I have no memory of the BE Tourney that year. How did we get worked by those schmucks. Scott Burrell was their best player? Not one of JBs better coaching jobs

That 1990 season was sunk when Kenny Anderson's Mom got handed that bag from Georgia Tech.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

The Raf Cam...

 

[Ghost]

Kinda wild that Michigan's best player (Yaxel) was already in college while Benny Williams was still in high school. Lol

 

[OCESIP]

The big money guys behind the Duke program might be underwhelmed about tourney results the last couple years.

That's the single issue that all programs face with this crap system. Just what results at the end of the year will satisfy the donor base, especially the whales? The system has to be fed annually and if results don't meet expectations a lot of programs will be scratching and clawing to find the $$.

I'm curious as to what the expectations will be for GMac. Everyone here will have their own ideas, but it only matters what the big time donors are thinking. NIL funding is a yearly occurrence, and has to be earned every cycle.

 

[swish7]

Scheyer should have had Maliq Brown on the floor

 

[CU44SE]

Scheyer is an unbelievable recruiter and puts rosters together very well. But he is a very underwhelming in game coach. He always has the most talent but really falters down the stretch. Blew the Houston game last year and this game this year. He gets very tight and it doesn’t look like his players are ready to close games. They don’t have that killer instinct at Duke with Scheyer there. Maybe some of it has to do with so many young guys, but they never have that physicality.

Hurley is unbelievable. His players were ready for the moment. They compete and never quit. That to go along with Luke Murray sureing up the offensive philosophy has put UConn on another level the last 4 years. Quite amazing what they have been able to accomplish.

Yes, I hate UConn and Hurley is a psycho at times. But you can’t question his coaching ability. His guys play 110% and they always play tough. They don’t back down to anyone.

 

[bballbeadle]

The Raf Cam...

Exactly my reaction! My jaw dropped to my chest. I have so many Duke friends, too.

 

[Briancuse]

UConn is clearly the weakest team of this group. Would be an all timer if they pulled it off. Duke flat out choked for the second year in a row.

I think illinois is the weakest. Whoever wins game 2 congrats you are national champions.

 

[Madbiker]

Lack of senior or upper class leadership hurt Duke at the end. Just hold the ball, you don't have to advance it. Run out the clock and get fouled. The more you dribble or pass the greater the opportunity for a turnover. Boom. Usually I celebrate a Duke loss but after this one I felt like throwing up since there's no team I despise more than UConn.