2013 NCAA

So bummed about Illinois.

having a team in the tournament for the first time in 5 years is reminding me that having a team in the tournament can be not very fun!

good lord... https://vine.co/v/bDPge1LUQ3I

they announced him as jim larranagu in austin i lold

all of fgcu's dunks: http://deadspin.com/dunk-city-heres-all-of-fgcus-postseason-slams-compi-458654269

people who know, is that kid mcknight on FGCU an nba prospect??

he looks like a mini camby

@FGCU_Hoops

#DunkCity

people who know, is that kid mcknight on FGCU an nba prospect??

― 乒乓, Monday, March 25, 2013 12:31 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i looked at the draft xpress clubhouse for fcgu and there were no prospects listed, this is of course subject to change

cool article abt the coach being a cool successful guy http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/florida-gulf-coast-coach-andy-enfield-becomes-a-star-of-the-ncaa-tournament/2013/03/23/c56b8e5e-93ec-11e2-ba5b-550c7abf6384_story_1.html

seems like kicking around the nba for a bit helped him--he def seems to let the team play pretty loose with more of a pro style.

yeah college is so over coached, just get some big fast dudes and let em dunk

i liked how he said just to take open shots, theres so much weird pointless passing around the perimeter in college w their ridiculous shot clock

this lurkin guy looks good

ncaa tournament rankings:

1. oladipo
2. withey
3. trey burke

of what i saw in person -

uf looks really good. @ least ken poms #1 is seemingly legit

lol that howland & tubby get fired, both deserve it. ucla was terrible, but shabazz muhammed reminds me of james harden, could be scary good

wouldve never thought illini couldve/shouldve beat miami

if brandon paul couldve shot ~10 less jumpers, im actually not positive who else wouldve scored but illinois prob wouldve beat um

Tebow gives Shockers impromptu pep talk

lololol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBjon1lRLaY&feature=player_embedded

so the church is ok w/ the shocker sex move, got it

this is the only time u get to wear a purple sweater with ur dress shirt untucked, so take advantage of it. ull never forget it guys

but shabazz muhammed reminds me of james harden, could be scary good

there was a crazy latimes writeup about his family, crazy stuff

http://www.latimes.com/news/columnone/la-fi-shabazz-muhammad-inc-20130322-dto,0,3133186.htmlstory

i liked how he said just to take open shots, theres so much weird pointless passing around the perimeter in college w their ridiculous shot clock

― lag∞n, Monday, March 25, 2013 2:15 PM (7 hours ago) Bookmark

afaict fgcu is the literally only team in the tournament that scores off of cuts to the basket

As a student, Holmes said, he found himself fascinated by the careful breeding of thoroughbreds, the way that two fast, powerful horses could be crossed to create an even faster, more powerful colt.

Around that time he met Faye Paige, a point guard, sprinter and hurdler at Cal State Long Beach. Spotting her at a summer league game, Holmes recalled saying to a friend: "See that No. 10? She's going to be my wife, and we're going to make some All-Americans."

duuuuude

tbf i got divorced because my wife was too short to make all-americans

i missed a lot of good gifs this tourney, gotta catch up

http://cdn2.mocksession.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/CSU-FAN.gif

haha

afaict fgcu is the literally only team in the tournament that scores off of cuts to the basket

― 乒乓, Monday, March 25, 2013 10:11 PM (34 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

right?? no one makes good cuts

i hope enfield d'antonis the ncaa. make it more interesting. they should cut the shot clock to 15 too.

srsly at least bring it down to 30 it drives me crazy teams dont even bother to get into their offenses til theyve done some aimless dribbling and passing its so lame

btw heres a cool piece abt fred hoiberg diantoning the ncaa http://basketball.realgm.com/blog/226896/Fred-Hoibergs-Future

god i remember when the clock was 42 ::puts gun to head::

it was 45!

http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artikkel?Dato=20110331&Kategori=FGCU&Lopenr=103140002&Ref=AR

"Enfield received an incentive-laden, five-year contract worth $152,500 the first year and increasing $5,000 annually."

i remember when there was no clock, f u

it was 45!

― lag∞n, Monday, March 25, 2013 10:57 PM (11 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

jesus christ

Yeah, I remember the no-clock era, too. a determined team could beat you 12-9. not a happy memory.

made dean smith a legend even

Four Corners offense was the reason for the shot clock, right? I remember seeing it...early 80s?

villanova 85 was worthwhile tho

RIP Tubby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzgXEtUcy5c

conform or die, prank call applebees

http://deadspin.com/what-happened-in-the-game-we-called-every-tourney-team-458714594

Shaka Smart agrees to extension with VCU through 2023

chad ford:

I'm getting a lot of questions about the players on this year's Cinderella team: Florida Gulf Coast. Sherwood Brown, Bernard Thompson, Brett Comer and Chase Fieler have all had huge moments this weekend. Given the level of competition they beat up on -- Georgetown and San Diego State are hardly patsies -- are any of these players legit NBA prospects?

Brown seems to be getting the most attention right now. He's the heart and soul of the team and the Eagles' leading scorer. The former walk-on was huge this weekend, scoring a combined 41 points, grabbing 17 rebounds and going 5-for-9 from 3. He's a good shooter, has a great motor, rebounds the ball very well for a guard and has an NBA body. And he has done this before. He had 14 points and seven boards against Miami in a win earlier in the season. Is it likely that he gets drafted? Probably not. But he has moved himself into the conversation, and that's all you can ask for at this time of the year.

Thompson, a 6-foot-3 sophomore 2-guard, was equally good. He had a combined 46 points, got to the line 16 times against San Diego State and racked up five steals against Georgetown. He's obviously not ready to play in the NBA this season, but he's now on every scouting list in the country.

Ditto for Comer, the crafty point guard and former high school teammate of Austin Rivers. Comer isn't an elite athlete, nor is he a great shooter, but he's got amazing court vision, basketball IQ and patience. While the rest of the team is flying up and down the floor, Comer seems to know what's going to happen before everyone else. He needs to add strength and quickness and improve that jumper. If he does that he could get a look in 2014 or 2015.

Fieler is an athletic junior who will forever be remembered for a ridiculous finish on an alley-oop pass by Comer with 1:58 left in the game that put the final nail in Georgetown's coffin. Fieler has had a solid tournament outside of the highlight-reel dunks and is actually a better perimeter shooter than he has shown against Georgetown and San Diego State. Like Thompson and Comer, he needs to come back to school, work on his body and jump shot, and build on this incredible run.

like 2 pt out i was otm etc re: miami being v beatable

everyone is beatable

true. but everyone is not beatable by everyone else.

At this point in the tournament they are

sexy game from MCW