That finish was just great execution and body blows the whole way. Excellent excellent play right down to the teasing final shot. A+ performance on both sides.
NCAA tourney open thread
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Vandy vs Nebby game was exciting. Half court shot by Vandy star at the buzzer nearly went in. Nice to see another BigTen team in the Sweet Sixteen. Nebby escapes to move forward.
Still had a second and a half on the clock when he released it. Thought they could have gotten a better look, but I guess that's what they drew up.
Illinois advances to the Sweet 16 to play the University of Houston....in Houston. That should be a good matchup and a fun game to watch.
High point plays like NU imagined it could play early in the year when we were running and gunning all over the place
Eight teams in the Sweet 16 so far. Four from the Big Ten, two from the SEC, one from the ACC, and one from the Big12.
The biggest surprise in the group is Texas as a #11 seed. Not exactly a traditional Cinderella.
Pretty much. Only one 12 seed upset and no 1-4s losing and the only “Cinderella” so far is the one of the largest sports brands in the country. And there is literally only one game tomorrow that could result in a genuine Cinderella (Itah State), all the rest would be result like 7 seed Kentucky going back to the final four. All the talk about Miami Ohio gritting their way in because Indiana and Auburn couldn’t handle business in their conference tournaments is cute, and making the tournament at all is an achievement worth having for all sorts of schools, but it is what it is. More resources needed for Nu.
More fun today. KU SJU was an odd game but a real great finish with more up and down yet gutty play. And Iowa!
Bennet Stirtz is NOT better than Nick Martinelli, but a great win!
Bennet Stirtz is NOT better than Nick Martinelli, but a great win!
It makes me feel the tiniest bit better about this season that the Big 10 has finally showed up in March.
Everyone thought they were getting Florida-Vanderbilt round 3, and instead will get Nebraska-Iowa round 3.
Houston thought they were getting two home games and instead the entirety of the Midwest will be caravanning down to Houston.
Everyone thought they were getting Florida-Vanderbilt round 3, and instead will get Nebraska-Iowa round 3.
Houston thought they were getting two home games and instead the entirety of the Midwest will be caravanning down to Houston.
Top half of the Big Ten was super good this year. Puts the disappointing Nu season in a little more perspective.
Bob Hurley and UConn secured a significant victory against UCLA, advancing to play against Michigan State. This upcoming game promises to be an exciting spectacle.
FWIW, I recall witnessing Bob Hurley and his father years ago when they coached high school teams, specifically St. Benedictine in New Jersey, during an annual holiday tournament held in my area in San Diego. Their high school teams were consistently composed of top players who were highly sought after for college basketball. The Hurley family has a distinguished history of exceptional coaching.
FWIW, I recall witnessing Bob Hurley and his father years ago when they coached high school teams, specifically St. Benedictine in New Jersey, during an annual holiday tournament held in my area in San Diego. Their high school teams were consistently composed of top players who were highly sought after for college basketball. The Hurley family has a distinguished history of exceptional coaching.
Dan Hurley. Bob is the brother who just got fired from ASU.
We will see how it goes, BIG has had a number of good showings but has not won the big one in a long time and unfortunately that is all that is generally rememberedIt makes me feel the tiniest bit better about this season that the Big 10 has finally showed up in March.
Everyone thought they were getting Florida-Vanderbilt round 3, and instead will get Nebraska-Iowa round 3.
Houston thought they were getting two home games and instead the entirety of the Midwest will be caravanning down to Houston.
Am I the only one who hates seeing Iowa do this well?
I hate it when any lower level B10 team pulls off something like this. A game changing win like this along with a good coach like McCollum has the strong potential to make the Cats world much more difficult.
I get the feeling Medved is going to pull off something similar soon. He did a nice job with a lot of garbage in Minnesota this year.
I hate it when any lower level B10 team pulls off something like this. A game changing win like this along with a good coach like McCollum has the strong potential to make the Cats world much more difficult.
I get the feeling Medved is going to pull off something similar soon. He did a nice job with a lot of garbage in Minnesota this year.
I'm probably more impressed, then "hating it" - but perhaps I'll move into the "hate space" as the recency bias of this game fades.
McCollum brought with him from Drake: Bennett Stirtz, Tavion Banks, Cam Manyawu, Isaia Howard and Kael Combs. Given that Drake is in-state, that transition for those players was probably less jarring (at least geographically). He was able to transfer in: Alvaro Fogueiras and Brendan Hausen. Of course, they were able to get contributions from returners like Cooper Koch as well as frosh like Tate Sage. Credit to him for being able to capitalize on cohesion for a strong start to his Iowa term, and gotta think the sky is the limit for him and Iowa from here on out. (You're right, I'm hating it already.)
Agreed with Medved at Minnesota - I could imagine him getting better results this past season if he only had more depth. He wasn't able to bring as many players from Colorado State to get the same running start that McCollum had. However, I'm very impressed with how in such a short time he was able to establish an identity for the Gophs, and given he grew up in nearby Roseville, MN - this appears to be a precious destination hire for UM.
It's quite striking how those 2 new B1G coaches had success with likely lower NIL$ than DeVries did at Indiana - who also tried to strike gold with veteran transfers alongside his son. As a result, they didn't really play the frosh (like Collins did), and now they're looking at '27 having to do another portal build.