College Hoops 2014-2015 Thread

[Cnasty]

I feel like Ted at a party when people start talking about cool things like sports and women and he chimes in with a quiche recipe with how far removed I am from college basketball.

I didnt even know the tourney started today which is unfathomable compared to past years with how I would fire up games on my 2nd monitor at work and have 3 pools going minimum.

You are a Miami fan so there is no reason to follow hoops.

That too.

CBB has fallen off the map sports attention wise because of teams like Virginia that make it so boring and these 43-28 final scores let alone the dumb NBA rules and lack of anyone to really attach yourself to as a fan.

Now that I know the tourney is on I will tune in for some late games tonight...maybe.

[trendon]

I love how UVA is now the poster child for everything wrong with college hoops. Somehow the goal of playing good defense and working the ball around on offense to find a good shot is eroding the very foundation that college basketball was built on.

I get that a high scoring game is fun to watch. However, if every game is like that then it becomes boring by nature. It's like every football team running the spread. Different styles clashing make things interesting.

What is boring right now about basketball is that the clock stops every 2 minutes for a fucking commercial or timeout. There is also a real problem with consistency from refereeing. Some games are nothing but foul fests with constant trips to the free throw line. The fact that the game is interrupted so many times makes it boring and frustrating to watch. I doubt ESPN will cut down on the amount of commercials they run but they sure will campaign against playing defense.

Thank you for your time.

- Just because Virginia is boring doesn’t mean it’s not good.

- It’s not up to Virginia to entertain you.

- But millions of words are going to be written about how Virginia is what’s wrong with college basketball as it plays nasty defense on its way into the Final Four.

http://cfn.scout.com/2/1528998.html

As for what I think? I got a huge fucking kick out of watching Virginia hold Louisville to something like eleven fucking points in the first half a couple of months ago. I appreciate that shit. As a fan, if my favorite team was playing against UVA, I'd love it because that three we made midway through the first half ... yeah, it meant something.

[DRiccio21]

i just can't imagine what the game was like without a shot clock and teams running 4 corners

[trendon]

Does the attendance for these games suck or am I missing something?

[LetsGoPeay]

Baylor is imploding, or as I like to put it, Scott Drew is coaching.

[DRiccio21]

such a horrendous coach.

[ReignOnU]

I feel like Ted at a party when people start talking about cool things like sports and women and he chimes in with a quiche recipe with how far removed I am from college basketball.

I didnt even know the tourney started today which is unfathomable compared to past years with how I would fire up games on my 2nd monitor at work and have 3 pools going minimum.

If only you had a quiche recipe...

[DRiccio21]

you really can't make up the dude tearing his achilles then his son hitting the game winner on a huge run then he falls out of his chair.

i take back my other post, i prefer watching shitty basketball with cool endings. at least for a a few weeks in march

[The_Niddler]

There were 11.57 million entries in @ESPNFantasy's Tournament Challenge. After just 3 games, only 86,737 (0.7%) still have perfect brackets.

[LetsGoPeay]

I missed on Iowa State but I did pick Georgia State.

[DRiccio21]

what on earth was larry brown doing? 4 timeouts and he just allows that implosion

[LetsGoPeay]

This is the Big 12 today.

Spoiler!

[Uuaww]

I feel like Ted at a party when people start talking about cool things like sports and women and he chimes in with a quiche recipe with how far removed I am from college basketball.

I didnt even know the tourney started today which is unfathomable compared to past years with how I would fire up games on my 2nd monitor at work and have 3 pools going minimum.

If only you had a quiche recipe...

I really need to check random topics more often for when I am mentioned.

[Whittness10]

That Ohio State game was pretty entertaining.

[DRiccio21]

guaranteed entertainment to watch Roy Williams look of confusion for the next 2 minutes

[Cnasty]

That's one thing that is consistent each tourney.

Dave's love for Roy Williams.

[jsence2]

I love how UVA is now the poster child for everything wrong with college hoops. Somehow the goal of playing good defense and working the ball around on offense to find a good shot is eroding the very foundation that college basketball was built on.

I get that a high scoring game is fun to watch. However, if every game is like that then it becomes boring by nature. It's like every football team running the spread. Different styles clashing make things interesting.

What is boring right now about basketball is that the clock stops every 2 minutes for a fucking commercial or timeout. There is also a real problem with consistency from refereeing. Some games are nothing but foul fests with constant trips to the free throw line. The fact that the game is interrupted so many times makes it boring and frustrating to watch. I doubt ESPN will cut down on the amount of commercials they run but they sure will campaign against playing defense.

Thank you for your time.

- Just because Virginia is boring doesn’t mean it’s not good.

- It’s not up to Virginia to entertain you.

- But millions of words are going to be written about how Virginia is what’s wrong with college basketball as it plays nasty defense on its way into the Final Four.

http://cfn.scout.com/2/1528998.html

As for what I think? I got a huge fucking kick out of watching Virginia hold Louisville to something like eleven fucking points in the first half a couple of months ago. I appreciate that shit. As a fan, if my favorite team was playing against UVA, I'd love it because that three we made midway through the first half ... yeah, it meant something.

You can play great defense like that without being boring, though. UK held UCLA to 7 points in the first half, and had like 43 themselves. UVA's just boring to watch.

[jsence2]

I really wish I'd been able to get tickets to the games here today:

UAB 60, Iowa State 59
UCLA 60, SMU 59
Cincy 66, Purdue 65 in OT (which ironically was 59-59 going into overtime, Purdue should've hit another FT)
And then the UK game tonight.

Talk about money well spent for anybody who went!

[Hoos]

I have zero confidence in my brackets and the first day isn't even over.

[Hoos]

guaranteed entertainment to watch Roy Williams look of confusion for the next 2 minutes

When he morphs into huckleberry hound?