2026 NCAA Tournament Thread \ ALL Games-ALL Rounds

Knight Shift

Heisman
May 19, 2011
88,471
86,472
113
The in between games banter and studio schtick has gone downhill fast. As soon as they come on, it's turn the channel time. Don't even know who half the commentators are except for Barkley, Kellog and Smith.

And the Capital One commercials are way past their time to be retired.
 
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RUJMM78

Heisman
Jul 25, 2001
26,160
12,404
113
St .Johns is tough to beat because they run the best full court press along with 3 point shooting and offensive rebounds.
 

shields

Heisman
Aug 5, 2002
79,704
17,603
113
Kansas looks poorly coached. When you can't get the ball inbounds you look poorly coached
 
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St. John’s Duke

Who do you want to win is like having to make the following choice …..up to your neck in $h-t and someone throws a bucket of vomit at your face
 
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Knight Shift

Heisman
May 19, 2011
88,471
86,472
113

Doctor Worm

Heisman
Feb 7, 2002
30,293
22,247
113
That is true. However, Pitino is one old dog who can learn new tricks. He correctly discerned how NIL and the transfer portal would change the game, made sure he was well-funded, and pretty much set the standard on how to operate in this brave new world.
 

bac2therac

Hall of Famer
Jul 30, 2001
246,694
176,286
113

bac2therac

Hall of Famer
Jul 30, 2001
246,694
176,286
113
Its going to be heartbreak or exhiliration

Why does it seem so easy to make last second shots with under 5 sec
 

80RU

All-American
Jan 31, 2011
6,545
5,228
113
I watched the first half and had to leave for the second half. I thought the Iowa strategy of spreading the floor was great – – and if they had hit some of those open threes, they would’ve had a bit of a cushion going into the second half. Did the complexion of the game change at all in the second half? What kind of adjustments were made?
 

Knight Shift

Heisman
May 19, 2011
88,471
86,472
113


Looney Tunes Florida GIF
 
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Mholinko

All-Conference
Apr 25, 2023
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Seeing Nebraska and Iowa do what Rutgers thought we were trending towards a few years ago is sobering and depressing

Hoiberg and McCollum are simply better coaches with more creative schemes, play calls and better feel for the game

that coupled with their superior eye for talent and adaptability to this era make you feel down as a Rutgers fan

Iowa just did what we BLEW doing against Houston 4 years ago
 

bac2therac

Hall of Famer
Jul 30, 2001
246,694
176,286
113
Seeing Nebraska and Iowa do what Rutgers thought we were trending towards a few years ago is sobering and depressing

Hoiberg and McCollum are simply better coaches with more creative schemes, play calls and better feel for the game

that coupled with their superior eye for talent and adaptability to this era make you feel down as a Rutgers fan

Iowa just did what we BLEW doing against Houston 4 years ago
And 2 of the lesser nil in league..in bottom 5..had to say it

Coaching matters too

Indiana really fd up on not moving on Ben first just like they missed with Dusty
 

Mholinko

All-Conference
Apr 25, 2023
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2,090
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And 2 of the lesser nil in league..in bottom 5..had to say it

Coaching matters too

Indiana really fd up on not moving on Ben first just like they missed with Dusty
Bottom 5 yes

but it does matter if bottom 5 is close to the middle or if it’s like us where we are waving from the food stamps line