*OFFICIAL* March Madness Game Discussion Thread

[SpaceCoastVol]

I’m for Bama. I don’t want any chance that Duke might possibly see a double digit seed in the S16

Gump????? Oh hell naw. Not in basketball.. not in chess... not in dumpster diving.

 

[Chemvol]

60-8 now. 8 points in 3 quarters. Nuts.

That game needed some Jim Ross commentary.

 

[BowlBrother85]

Miami has it.

 

[golfballs]

Miami has it.

18-3 TO margin. Yikes

 

[BowlBrother85]

Texas just drained a half court shot before halftime. Nice!

 

[BreatheUT]

Officials are letting Villanova be very physical so far.

The key is to match their physicality if we have to play them. Don't jump at their shooters and keep your feet on the ground. They got so many open looks the 1st game. And if I remember Jay Wright had this smug attitude about him. I'd love to send them packing. Because our post players are slow I think that's another game where our size may not come into play.

 

[DocVOLiday]

The Miami/usc game has been pretty entertaining. Coming down to the wire

 

[ZZ13]

Miami has it.

Are you sure? 65-64. 25 secs left

 

[VolPack22]

Of course the refs call a foul for Miami with 3 seconds left. Should’ve let the teams settle it in OT.

 

[TheBigOne10]

Miami wins a close one!

 

[TheBigOne10]

Of course the refs call a foul for Miami with 3 seconds left. Should’ve let the teams settle it in OT.

To be fair, he got hammered down low. Kinda had to call that one

 

[BowlBrother85]

Of course the refs call a foul for Miami with 3 seconds left. Should’ve let the teams settle it in OT.

That was a cheap foul.

 

[TheBigOne10]

That was a cheap foul.

Bro I hate Miami, but he got hammered below the waist. Normally I agree about the refs swallowing the whistle there, but they didn’t have much choice IMO

 

[VolPack22]

To be fair, he got hammered down low. Kinda had to call that one

He wasn’t hammered. Dude blocked that shot clean and if anything the contact was initially made by the driver of the basketball.

 

[TheBigOne10]

He wasn’t hammered. Dude blocked that shot clean and if anything the contact was initially made by the driver of the basketball.

They didn’t call it on the guy who cleanly blocked the shot, it was their guard hammering him below the waist before it got blocked.

 

[VolPack22]

They didn’t call it on the guy who cleanly blocked the shot, it was their guard hammering him below the waist before it got blocked.

Either way 3 seconds left, you don’t make that call with 3 seconds left and the game tied. Same thing that has happened with refs to Tennessee in crucial situations. Hold the whistle and let it go to OT. Let the best team win.

 

[TheBigOne10]

Either way 3 seconds left, you don’t make that call with 3 seconds left and the game tied. Same thing that has happened with refs to Tennessee in crucial situations. Hold the whistle and let it go to OT. Let the best team win.

I’m with you 99% of the time on that at the end of games, trust me. In this case I would be livid if that was Tennessee and they didn’t call the foul. We’ll agree to disagree on this particular call.

 

[Delmar]

They didn’t call it on the guy who cleanly blocked the shot, it was their guard hammering him below the waist before it got blocked.

And he was hit on the arm as he shot. Announcers pointed it out.

 

[VolPack22]

I’m with you 99% of the time on that at the end of games, trust me. In this case I would be livid if that was Tennessee and they didn’t call the foul. We’ll agree to disagree on this particular call.

I wouldn’t be livid. I expect the refs to swallow the whistle in a tied ball game.

 

[TheBigOne10]

I wouldn’t be livid. I expect the refs to swallow the whistle in a tied ball game.

Okay fair enough. If that was a Tennessee shooter and he got fouled like that I would lose my mind if they didn’t call it.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Either way 3 seconds left, you don’t make that call with 3 seconds left and the game tied. Same thing that has happened with refs to Tennessee in crucial situations. Hold the whistle and let it go to OT. Let the best team win.

If it's a foul with 10 minutes left, it's a foul with 3 seconds left.

 

[Vol49er]

I wouldn’t be livid. I expect the refs to swallow the whistle in a tied ball game.

Maybe I'm in the minority, but I'm not with this mindset at all. If it's a foul a minute into the game, it should be a foul with a minute left. Whether you're an official that calls a lot of fouls or few fouls, do it consistently for 40 minutes

 

[VolsSportsFan]

I wouldn’t be livid. I expect the refs to swallow the whistle in a tied ball game.

To what extent?

 

[VolPack22]

And he was hit on the arm as he shot. Announcers pointed it out.

What about that missed free throw that Miami swatted out of bounds with 2 minutes left? Refs sure didn’t see them touch it but they magically see a call in the lane with 3 seconds left. Hold the whistle and let it go to OT.

 

[golfballs]

Maybe I'm in the minority, but I'm not with this mindset at all. If it's a foul a minute into the game, it should be a foul with a minute left. Whether you're an official that calls a lot of fouls or few fouls, do it consistently for 40 minutes