*OFFICIAL* March Madness Game Discussion Thread

#1,627
#1,627
Flipping over to ND. Can’t imagine the fix would be in on this one… a former Duke asst and a weak team to boot. Not sure TTU stands a chance
 
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RDU VOL#14 said:
I agree that officiating has been bad overall in the tournament, the Illinois tech, UNC’s elbow ejection (yes, that’s me saying that). Tonight it probably was the wrong call, but people need stop pretending that’s why Duke won. Duke won because Jeremy Roach played the game of his life tonight, and Trevor Keels found his game again.
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People saying Duke won because of the refs don’t know what they are watching
 
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#1,631
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I swear if Auburn wins I'm done with the NCAAT this year. They'll be in the E8 and then they play a Kansas team that they are a bad match for.
 
#1,633
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NashVol11 said:
People saying Duke won because of the refs don’t know what they are watching
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MSU shouldn’t have thrown the ball away late and given themselves an opportunity. The Duke player was driving after that throw away and he shoved the defender for all to see but it was somehow called a block. MSU didn’t make the shots needed down the stretch but the refs did make an atrocious call, which is the theme for this entire tournament so far. It’s a shame that refs in all these close games are overshadowing a lot great games. It’s not just this game, they’ve been bad in almost every game.
 
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RDU VOL#14 said:
I agree that officiating has been bad overall in the tournament, the Illinois tech, UNC’s elbow ejection (yes, that’s me saying that). Tonight it probably was the wrong call, but people need stop pretending that’s why Duke won. Duke won because Jeremy Roach played the game of his life tonight, and Trevor Keels found his game again.
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The game changed when Keels was bailed out driving the lane at the end. He was out of control and threw it up. From there on it was a FT fest.
 
#1,640
#1,640
AthensVol2007 said:
How is that not a foul on Smith!!??? He laid a guy out on the block. It was clean up top but he knocked him in the 3rd row.
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There is an NCAA rule that anything goes for the team that is behind. Blowouts are bad for ratings. If they don’t deliver the ratings, then the NCAA and networks must return millions of dollars to advertisers.
 
#1,641
#1,641
AthensVol2007 said:
The game changed when Keels was bailed out driving the lane at the end. He was out of control and threw it up. From there on it was a FT fest.
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It seems like everyone always wants to talk about the missed calls on Duke. I can think of at least 4 different instances of a Duke guy getting hammered in the lane tonight and no call being made. Duke made big shots down the stretch and got stops when they needed to.
 
#1,642
#1,642
Auburn should fire Pearl; no reason at all for a 2 seed to lose to a 10 seed.

Seriously, I think the SEC is getting exposed by more physical teams. There are a lot of finesse teams in the SEC.
 
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peerless98 said:
Auburn should fire Pearl; no reason at all for a 2 seed to lose to a 10 seed.

Seriously, I think the SEC is getting exposed by more physical teams. There are a lot of finesse teams in the SEC.
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I worry this kind of abysmal showing by the SEC will make it tougher for an SEC bubble team next year.
 
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It is impossible to play defense for 17.5 min and commit 2 fouls, unless you literally don’t guard anyone. As aggressive as AU is (both ends) I don’t see how they get away with it.
 
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VolGee4 said:
Experience wins out again…Miami’s average starting 5 is 23 years old.
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I’m the only one in our pool who picked this one and it was for that reason combined with AU’s inability to win on the road vs a team with a pulse. They were paper tigers this year (no pun intended) and mirage with their schedule.
 
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