NCAA Basketball 2017-2018

[HalfSmokes]

Sean Miller "vehemently denies" reports that he arranged payment to player.   It would be bold to deny something that you know to exist on tape.

might as well, Arizona doesn't have access to that tape and he's going to keep getting paid if they can't prove anything.

From Mark Schlabach:

Outside counsel Paul Kelly said law firms working for Arizona don't have access to FBI wiretaps & haven't been told what's in them. "Those items are subject to a court-imposed protective order, and only the charged defendants have access to those materials," Kelly told ESPN.

https://twitter.com/Mark_Schlabach/status/967940336457797635?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdeadspin.com%2Fajax%2Finset%2Fiframe%3Fid%3Dtwitter-967940336457797635%26autosize%3D1

[mitlen]

Talkin' about this on Around the Horn:

http://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/salaries/mens-basketball/coach/

[HalfSmokes]

Nice to see Maryland getting their money’s worth

[Natsinpwc]

Sean Miller "vehemently denies" reports that he arranged payment to player.   It would be bold to deny something that you know to exist on tape.

Not for an NCAA coach. They think every game call goes against them. An alternate reality.

[Mathguy]

UVa had a great 3 point shot with .9 sec left to beat Louisville

[imref]

UVa had a great 3 point shot with .9 sec left to beat Louisville

Incredible finish.

[1995hoo]

I think the whole neighborhood heard the screaming from our house last night. What an utterly bizarre finish. The commentator saying "ballgame" when UVA got called for the lane violation on the third free throw just underscores the whole thing.

Louisville's coach is blaming himself, and it's hard to argue that someone didn't drop the ball in forgetting to remind that kid that he couldn't run the baseline there. While the players are supposed to know the rules, the coaches have to remind them of that sort of thing.

[tomterp]

UVa had a great 3 point shot with .9 sec left to beat Louisville

Ain't nothing compared to Mason's Ian Boyd, who hit shots with under 1 second to go to beat Saint Joseph on Feb 21, UMASS Feb 24, and VCU Feb 28.

Has anyone ever hit three buzzer beaters for wins, under 1 second each in a row?      I'm thinking not.

http://www.richmond.com/sports/college/schools/virginia-commonwealth-university/ian-boyd-s-late-basket-propels-george-mason-to-/article_e6106642-0fb0-591b-9515-1903be0a9f7c.html

[mitlen]

I'm watchin' a bit of MSU/WIS.    Wisconsin kid goes down the lane and makes a layup.   Izzo is angry.   He thought there should be walking/traveling.     TV crew goes to slow motion and the kid took three steps.    Announcers said it only looks like steps in slow motion.   Guess that's like the Eurostep.   

[HalfSmokes]

Who cares, it’s just some kids doing an extra curricular activity

[mitlen]

Who cares, it’s just some kids doing an extra curricular activity

Izzo

[tomterp]

I'm watchin' a bit of MSU/WIS.    Wisconsin kid goes down the lane and makes a layup.   Izzo is angry.   He thought there should be walking/traveling.     TV crew goes to slow motion and the kid took three steps.    Announcers said it only looks like steps in slow motion.   Guess that's like the Eurostep.   

they do seem to have abandoned the whole concept of having a pivot foot.  So many times they pivot on one foot, pause, then pivot on the other one and nothing gets called.

[mitlen]

Don't remember seein' this posted but headin' to Georgetown:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/sports/wp/2018/03/01/feature/mac-mcclung-has-dunked-past-allen-iverson-and-will-follow-him-to-georgetown/?utm_term=.0245e0afca7c

[Natsinpwc]

Don't remember seein' this posted but headin' to Georgetown:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/sports/wp/2018/03/01/feature/mac-mcclung-has-dunked-past-allen-iverson-and-will-follow-him-to-georgetown/?utm_term=.0245e0afca7c

White dude at Georgetown; and they say there is nothing new.

[mitlen]

White dude at Georgetown; and they say there is nothing new.

OT   Why do I keep thinkin' Izzo's first name is Frank?     

[Natsinpwc]

OT   Why do I keep thinkin' Izzo's first name is Frank?     

Frank Rizzo!

[mitlen]

Frank Rizzo!

Yep ... 

[mitlen]

White dude at Georgetown; and they say there is nothing new.

I was thinking along the lines of "it'll beat watchin' MD".   

[imref]

in case anyone missed the end of the UVA game yesterday:  https://deadspin.com/virginia-finishes-utterly-insane-final-second-with-buzz-1823449615

[Natsinpwc]

Why is the Big Ten men's tournament a week earlier than all the other major conferences? What will they do next week? And don't tell me "go to class." 

[mitlen]

Why is the Big Ten men's tournament a week earlier than all the other major conferences? What will they do next week? And don't tell me "go to class." 

Rasslin'/Big East in the Gawden next week.

OT   B1G tourney should never be east of Cleveland or west of the Mississippi.

[HalfSmokes]

Why is the Big Ten men's tournament a week earlier than all the other major conferences? What will they do next week? And don't tell me "go to class." 

Aren’t they students? The real answer is that the big ten wanted to play in msg (because that’s big 10 country?) and the big east has the better dates already booked

[Natsinpwc]

Rasslin'/Big East in the Gawden next week.

OT   B1G tourney should never be east of Cleveland or west of the Mississippi.

Agreed. They could have booked Cincy for any days they wanted.

[Natsinpwc]

Aren’t they students? The real answer is that the big ten wanted to play in msg (because that’s big 10 country?) and the big east has the better dates already booked

I am sure if teams lose in March madness they will blame the layoff.

[mitlen]

Agreed. They could have booked Cincy for any days they wanted.

Maybe they think the Gawden is New Jersey U's (Rutgers) home court.      I was thinkin' Cleveland, Chicago, Indy, etc.    Cincy's more of an AAC or Missouri Valley Conference () place.