The Official 2025 March Madness Discussion Thread

[firestorm]

Been an abysmal game from both teams for shooting 3s because both 2-19 before a recent miss makes the Red Storm is 2-20.

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

Davis got to take the TO there

 

[SugarVols]

Wow, the announcer really criticizing pitino keeping his star player on the bench these last few minutes

 

[firestorm]

Saint John’s has a young team that was going through growing pains in their first March Madness Tournament which along with only making 2 threes made it more likely to lose to Arkansas.

 

[zeppelin128]

Yikes

 

[Vols919]

Glad the daily quota of an elite defensive #2 seed losing after a bad day of shooting has been satisfied now

 

[firestorm]

Credit to the Razorbacks for not imploding during the adversity of the final 5 minutes, and also finding ways to close a challenging game instead of choke.

 

[Pennheel]

This is one of Caliparis best coaching jobs I've seen in years .

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

St. John’s had the nightmare game that concerns me about the Vols. Star has an off game and nobody else can pick up the slack.

 

[firestorm]

The Razorbacks moving on to San Francisco for the Sweet 16 awaiting the foe they’ll play.

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

Glad the daily quota of an elite defensive #2 seed losing after a bad day of shooting has been satisfied now

I hope this is true!

 

[hUTch2002]

St. John’s had the nightmare game that concerns me about the Vols. Star has an off game and nobody else can pick up the slack.

Except they’re 65th in offensive efficiency and we’re 18th. Big difference.

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

Except they’re 65th in offensive efficiency and we’re 18th. Big difference.

I feel much better now.

 

[99gator]

Based on what I saw today, Tennessee is better offensively than St. Johns. I wouldn't suggest Lanier have a game like their star player did, but if he did Tennessee at least has some other things to lean on.

 

[zeppelin128]

Glad the daily quota of an elite defensive #2 seed losing after a bad day of shooting has been satisfied now

Hopefully the shooty hoops gods have been appeased.

 

[Delmar]

Kudos to Cal and the Hogs. Resurrected the season after a horrendous start. Got them playing at a much higher level at a good time. Might be his best coaching job in a long time.

 

[Sivad]

This is one of Caliparis best coaching jobs I've seen in years .

His one and done system at Ky grew stale and obviously no longer work in today’s college basketball. But before that he almost always had his team ready come tournament time

 

[HeuperDrive]

Honestly mad props to Cal for this season. Making the sweet 16 after an 0-5 SEC start is absolutely incredible.

Maybe this’ll shut the “SEC was overrated” crowd up. Won’t hold my breath, though.

 

[firestorm]

Except they’re 65th in offensive efficiency and we’re 18th. Big difference.

The whole flaw of Saint John’s having that offensive flaw can’t continue to be be overcome vs better quality teams that are far better in offensive efficiency as in 40th or higher.

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

You must have the ability to get offense from the paint for games like St. John’s just had.

 

[tev.sm]

That was some awful endgame play and coaching from St. John’s. Pretty much just gave up.

 

[99gator]

Tennessee is better than St. John's defensively as well, despite the hype. People will focus on Arkansas being 2-19 from 3. But, they were 25-46 from 2. That's 54%

 

[Col_Cathcart]

Honestly mad props to Cal for this season. Making the sweet 16 after an 0-5 SEC start is absolutely incredible.

Maybe this’ll shut the “SEC was overrated” crowd up. Won’t hold my breath, though.

Need the big 10 to lose some games. A&M could help

 

[vavolfan6]

Michigan has two 7 footers in the court at the same time?! Crazy!!

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

That was some awful endgame play and coaching from St. John’s. Pretty much just gave up.

Keeping RJ Luis on the bench was odd. VN would be going ballistic if Barnes did that.