3/18 Round of 32 Open Thread

Submitted by urbanachiever on

A thread to talk about basketball that is actually happening. Reveling in Spartan tears can happen in the other 5 threads recently created.

Our next opponent is playing right now: Texas A&M and UNC on CBS

aiglick

March 18th, 2018 at 7:14 PM ^

It’s March Madness. Literally anything can happen. Texas AM is good but at this stage every team is. I’ll be interested to see all the analysis on the specific matchup, UM will have to play better offensively, but we most definitely have a chance to advance. There are no guarantees but we have a chance.

uncle leo

March 18th, 2018 at 7:21 PM ^

Become the Anthony Davis-led Kentucky team?

Water finds it level. They won't play this well, and Michigan won't shoot as bad as they have. They are an average SEC team that is playing beyond their level. Anyone who would rather have UNC is crazy.

M-Dog

March 18th, 2018 at 7:36 PM ^

There is no level for them to fall back to.

They did not have some out-of-their-minds shooting experience.  They dominated Carolina inside and on the boards with NBA bodies.  Carolina did not keep pace by hitting shots, especially threes.

Webber said it pretty well . . . all the better seeds that were upset this year all had one thing in common: they were not hitting their threes.

T&M will play pretty consistently.  An inside game travels.  It's reliable. 

We have to hit threes to offset that.

This is a game we will have to win on offense, we won't win it just on defense like the last two.

 

WolverineHistorian

March 18th, 2018 at 7:23 PM ^

The commentators are practically sobbing for North Carolina and it’s fans. 25 years of players going to fake classes, getting absolutely no punishment, and everyone’s still having orgasms over you because of the school name on your jersey.

Maize4Life

March 18th, 2018 at 7:27 PM ^

falling in to place..UVA gone, MSU  gone..UNC gone..Purdue Loses Haas   If someone can just beat Duke ....I REALLY like our chances to get to the  Final Fou... But we wouldnt face Duke until the NC game SOOOOO  we can DO THIS

uofmchris

March 18th, 2018 at 7:26 PM ^

If you would have told me on Thursday morning that we'd be playing Texas A&M in the sweet sixteen AND Michigan State would be bounced in Detroit on top of a 16 beating a 1...

What a weekend!

Perkis-Size Me

March 18th, 2018 at 7:39 PM ^

A&M will be an extremely tough matchup but I’d rather face them than UNC. A&M is more likely to be inconsistent. Their A-game is Final Four quality, but they could also put up a clunker on Thursday and it wouldn’t surprise me.

Either way, it should be a good one on Thursday night.

Maize4Life

March 18th, 2018 at 8:13 PM ^

Nevada comes from 22 down to beat #2 Cincy...ANOTHER of the top teams  eliminated from our path...Get Rid of Duke and Villanova and OH BOY!!!!

Perkis-Size Me

March 18th, 2018 at 9:22 PM ^

40 points don’t necessarily feel like a mismatch to me. Or at least that it doesn’t tell the whole story.

It tells me one team showed up to play. The other didn’t. When a team is down by 40, and it’s not the likes of Duke playing the Chattanooga Central Tech Community College Team, it means the other team has quit.

SHub'68

March 18th, 2018 at 9:00 PM ^

tourney weekend; how much of this is due to screwed up seeding? Maybe some of the leagues/teams weren't all that? I mean, it's just one example, but we all knew MSU was over-rated due to scheduling; maybe not the only one.

DrewGOBLUE

March 18th, 2018 at 10:39 PM ^

Yeah, especially since the refs kinda fucked over UMBC at the end. K-State got away with what should’ve been a couple off. fouls during the final 2ish minutes, one being absurdly obvious. And they ended up scoring on both those possessions (IIRC), instead of UMBC going to the FT line.