NCAA Tourney the Thread

[NickZepp]

What's everybody's take from the Tournament so far.

I haven't gotten to watch to many games during the day but my take is that the SEC was highly overrated and we should have been in.

There's not really been a lot of closer games this year. It's also harder to care when you don't have a team in the tournament to care about.

 

[NickZepp]

TCU was up 13. But let Seton Hall get a couple 3s to make it 7 but got a basket and nearly another. 30-21 at halftime.

 

[tooney]

Davidson is making Michigan State sweat......close game!!!:dance005:

 

[NickZepp]

TCU is up 14 4 minutes in.

 

[NickZepp]

TCU looks like they will steamroll into the round of 32. Houston too.

 

[dksooner]

Since someone was complaining about coverage for NCAA now. Before the NCAA had it scheduled on 4 channels like it does now I do remember like 6 games going on at once because of how they timed it sometimes. And you could watch games online back then in probably 240p or they would switch to the big finishes. This was maybe 15ish years ago. When they first did online games maybe 20 years ago you had to wait in line for each games to watch online. I do kinda miss having more games on at a time though. Now it feels like there's fewer big finishes happening at the same time. But it's a minor complaint. Still easily the best sports viewing for the first weekend at least.

I'm 40 (a man now) I remember the live look ins when it was just CBS, great times. We are spoiled now

 

[NickZepp]

I'm 40 (a man now) I remember the live look ins when it was just CBS, great times. We are spoiled now

I'm closing in on 40 as well(38 next week) But yeah I remember that too. The first internet stream I ever watched was also an NCAA Tournament game. I also remember in the 90s when some NCAA Tournament games were on ESPN. Early 90s I think.

 

[NickZepp]

Michigan State will finish off Davidson it looks like. Houston has beaten UAB pretty easily.

 

[NickZepp]

Spoke a bit soon. Mich State is playing Davidson back into it.

 

[lmg088]

I give up on figuring out the charging rules. Flipping over to the Davison game, they were replaying a charge call where the Mich St player had a foot in the circle when the Davison player left the ground. After the Davison player was in the air he pulled his foot out of the circle.

So what is the Davison player do, stop in mid air to avoid the charge?

 

[NickZepp]

Mich State basically won. TCU up 20. Colgate tied with Wisconsin at the half.

 

[WichitaSooner]

I give up on figuring out the charging rules. Flipping over to the Davison game, they were replaying a charge call where the Mich St player had a foot in the circle when the Davison player left the ground. After the Davison player was in the air he pulled his foot out of the circle.

So what is the Davison player do, stop in mid air to avoid the charge?

The rule is this: college rules/officiating are a joke when it comes to the charge/block. Even if that dude had been out of the circle, it was still a clear charge. The defender took two hops after the offensive player was in the air. That call was atrocious.

Anyone who complains the NBA should watch a couple games start to finish and you’ll be shocked at how much more logical the rules and officiating are.

 

[red recluse]

my crazy take is we should just start no calling the secondary defender charge/block.

anyway, looks like we might have another stellar nightcap.

 

[lmg088]

The rule is this: college rules/officiating are a joke when it comes to the charge/block. Even if that dude had been out of the circle, it was still a clear charge. The defender took two hops after the offensive player was in the air. That call was atrocious.

Anyone who complains the NBA should watch a couple games start to finish and you’ll be shocked at how much more logical the rules and officiating are.

I get call like this can be missed during play, but to look at the review for like 5 minutes and stay with the call on the court baffles me.

 

[WichitaSooner]

my crazy take is we should just start no calling the secondary defender charge/block.

anyway, looks like we might have another stellar nightcap.

Absolutely what should be done. They have to stop allowing secondary defenders to slide under players and drawing charges. It’s dangerous and it isn’t a basketball play. Unfortunately I think it’s too ingrained in the sport at the amateur level for them to ever do it.

 

[lmg088]

So the Big 12 ended up with 4 huge blow outs, a close win by a 11 seed and a 9 pt win by Texas. Pretty dominate showing.

 

[tooney]

The call in the ISU game left me wondering what it was......

The "hook and hold" call??

Opponent got two shots and the ball on a "questionable" call..imo.

:eddie187_jpg_xs:

And the charge in the davidson game was iffy. Even after the replay, it looked to me like the opponent had not established himself out of the "no charge" area.

 

[AdaSooner]

Absolutely what should be done. They have to stop allowing secondary defenders to slide under players and drawing charges. It’s dangerous and it isn’t a basketball play. Unfortunately I think it’s too ingrained in the sport at the amateur level for them to ever do it.

Agreed. Altering the rule would help. But the real problem is that far too many officials don’t know or don’t follow the rules. There is no doubt in my mind that the majority of charge calls we’re seeing now are actually blocks.

This should be required reading for all officials!:

https://www.rookieroad.com/basketball/fouls/blocks-and-charges/

 

[hoopsaustin]

Charges are an eyeball/feel/momentum test. Has nothing to do with the actual defenders position and little to do with the offensive players control or lack thereof. I saw a player do a euro step to purposefully avoid hitting the defender square on, it resulted in the offensive player being bump with the defenders shoulder... CHARGE. The offensive player was completely in control and tried to avoid contact.... Worst rule in basketball

 

[StoopsBros]

this UNC/Baylor game is intriguing.