NCAA First Four Games for March 19-20

[NineOneSeven]

Niko with a hottie. Of course with a name like Niko...

She hot?

 

[Dcuse]

I honestly thought Tony Bennett was COY in the ACC. I’ve thought this Virginia team was one of the worst I have ever seen in the ACC this or any year. 7 games under 50 points this year and he somehow got them to the tournament. Total embarrassment tonight.

 

[Cheriehoop]

This team went 13-7 in the ACC and people want to say the league was good hahahahahaha gtfoh

They are only as good as their streak shooters are ‘on’ and how poorly their opponent is playing defensively. Their best 3 point shooter, McNeeley, had an unconscious shooting night against us going 6-8 from 3. SU managed to play horrendous both offensively and defensively. We shot just 40.7% and let Va, the poor offensive team, shoot 54.6% (including an incredible 57.1% from 3). Horrible, no excuse for it.

 

[Jasoncuse]

If this is one of the 44 best teams in the country, as their seed suggests, I don’t think expansion is the solution.

They aren’t but the committee was a disaster this year. They should’ve listened to their silly NET ranking with UVa.

 

[NineOneSeven]

7 games under 50 in a season for any ACC team probably has not been done since it was seemingly illegal to dribble with your off-hand and half of the players were wearing rec specs for a crowd filled with 90% fedora wearing men (I am all for fedoras).

 

[Jasoncuse]

They scored under 50 in 5 of their last 9 games. That is impossible.

They scored a season high 84 against us.

Not sure which is more embarrassing.

 

[Dcuse]

7 games under 50 in a season for any ACC team probably has not been done since it was seemingly illegal to dribble with your off-hand and half of the players were wearing rec specs for a crowd filled with 90% fedora wearing men (I am all for fedoras).

North Carolina scored more in a half when they ran the 4 corners back in the day of no shot clock.

 

[MSOrange]

The ACC is so so so bad.

It's all good. Just as long as the remaining teams win a game or two, we can forget the other teams exist and still pretend the ACC is the best conference.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

If you're not first, you're last...

 

[baggerbob]

It’s both. Our conference stinks.

Also, NIT?!

That's why things need to change 72 and 8 major conferences let's you play home and home with everyone in your conference. 16 conference games, and eliminates the unbalanced schedule.

 

[Fly Rodder]

That's why things need to change 72 and 8 major conferences let's you play home and home with everyone in your conference. 16 conference games, and eliminates the unbalanced schedule.

I don't see a need for individual conferences. It's just an added management layer to soak up revenue from revenue sports.

 

[Cusefan0307]

If you're not first, you're last...

If it wasn’t for Diakite’s shot against Purdue the year they won the title we would be talking about UVA the same way everyone discussed Pittsburgh under Jamie Dixon.

 

[Fly Rodder]

I'll say it. Worst team to watch in college ball and not even close for me. I'm irrationally but maybe rationally pissed off.
But but but they play good hard basketball! Look at the ball movement! They don't foul! You can't speed them up!

It's why I never could get into any of the fantasizing about Bennett replacing JAB. Great that he can build a good team out of the recruits he can get, and his system generally does well, but it's awful basketball to watch. Reminds me of a less-effective neutral-zone trap from the NJ Devils.

 

[Newhouser]

He needs to adjust his system clearly - however if we are applauding Red for getting 20 wins out of our band, Bennett has to get some props for getting that team to 13 wins in an admittedly weak ACC.

The only spot on the floor they have an advantage is PG and he isn't great. Bennett is their best asset and that appears to be a dwindling one at least for now.

 

[pwong]

 

[rrlbees]

If you're not first, you're last...

6 players on that 2019 team played in the NBA.

 

[Wrinkle]

6 players on that 2019 team played in the NBA.

I mean most of them came-in said hello and got the boot

 

[NineOneSeven]

6 players on that 2019 team played in the NBA.

They made nba plays too. Not knocking it because that’s often who wins, but still.

 

[rrlbees]

I mean most of them came-in said hello and got the boot

3 are still in the NBA, 2 on two way contracts.

 

[Wrinkle]

3 are still in the NBA, 2 on two way contracts.

Yes, 2 guys clinging to and soon to lose roster spots and 1 legitimate player in Hunter

 

[rrlbees]

Yes, 2 guys clinging to and soon to lose roster spots and 1 legitimate player in Hunter

Doesn’t change the point that that was a talented team 5 years ago with 6 players who played in the NBA.

 

[djcon57]

You know it's March Madness Casual Season when you see "Stephen A Smith thinks Tony Bennett should be fired" on ESPN.com

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[Orangezoo]

So weird to not be invested into the tourney once again on top of everything being about it being portal season not March madness anyways

 

[Wrinkle]

Doesn’t change the point that that was a talented team 5 years ago with 6 players who played in the NBA.

It does seem worth it to qualify. This wasn't Kentucky with Wall and Cousins and Bledsoe and Patrick Patterson and Darius miller. It was a team of good college players