2024 NCAA Tournament Thread

[Nalt]

*robbed. Not lost.

Lost due to robbery?

 

[gatordad3]

Yeah, then YOU GUYS lost 102-100 in the first round... But like I said, I will not be surprised if UCONN does to us what they've done to everyone so far...

Yeah we were excited about our very first Final Four back in 1994, especially with an average coach like Lon Kruger. Congrats on Bama's very first Final Four.

 

[Born2beagator]

Yeah we were excited about our very first Final Four back in 1994, especially with an average coach like Lon Kruger. Congrats on Bama's very first Final Four.

With a coach who doesn't care that his players just killed someone. Bama's coach is scum

 

[Born2beagator]

Lost due to robbery?

Yup. Didya watch the same game?

 

[MJMGator]

It became bloody apparent watching him this weekend - without him, their team ain't sht. Lots of plays is just 'throw it up there and he will go get it' whether it's near the basket or in transition or whatever. I'll give a guy credit for moving and being active at that size, but his game is limited and when he's in foul trouble, or meets someone his own size, he isn't all that....and they don't have much to pick up the slack. Greatly looking forward to him matching up with NC State's big man, DJ Burns (F, not C, so we'll see how much they match up).

Speaking of NC St, how much fun were they having spanking that Duke azz? Now THAT was fun, for them and the fans.

You’re crazy if you think Burns can match up with him. Burns can’t push him around and will struggle to stay out of foul trouble. Edey doesn’t get into foul trouble because he doesn’t try to block every shot. His size allows him to stand his ground, deny the entry pass and block/affect shots by staying vertical.
They play to their strength, which is Edey, and work their offense through him. If he gets the ball in the paint it’s points. He’ll either score, get fouled or kick it out to the open shooter when they drop down to help. I think the only way you can beat them would be to make them run the whole game. Press them, create turnovers and dictate a fast paced tempo. No one will beat them with a half court strategy. He’s too dominant and getting better every game.

 

[stephenPE]

Burns has been fun to watch,. His touch around the basket is amazing and he loves playing,, If Purdue and UCON play on Monday it will be fun to see those Bigs go at each other. UCONN's guy is pretty good, too. I do take exception that Lon k was average. He struggled to recruit but I thought he was a very good coach. Taking that team to the Final four was amazing

 

[Double Gator Dad]

Burns has been fun to watch,. His touch around the basket is amazing and he loves playing,, If Purdue and UCON play on Monday it will be fun to see those Bigs go at each other. UCONN's guy is pretty good, too. I do take exception that Lon k was average. He struggled to recruit but I thought he was a very good coach. Taking that team to the Final four was amazing

I always appreciated what Kruger accomplished while he was here and I think he got as much out of his teams as possible but the reason he left Florida for Illinois was recruiting.
Kruger basically said that he would never win consistently at UF because it was too difficult to convince the top talent to come to Florida.

He looked pretty bad three years later when Billy defeated his Illinois team in the tournament with 4 McDonalds All Americans on the roster. Like it or not, recruiting defines a coach to a great extent so…….

 

[Spurffelbow833]

Burns has been fun to watch,. His touch around the basket is amazing and he loves playing,, If Purdue and UCON play on Monday it will be fun to see those Bigs go at each other. UCONN's guy is pretty good, too. I do take exception that Lon k was average. He struggled to recruit but I thought he was a very good coach. Taking that team to the Final four was amazing

We had Duke on the ropes in the semifinal. Then the refs told Grant Hill he could tackle our players.

 

[Detroitgator]

We had Duke on the ropes in the semifinal. Then the refs told Grant Hill he could tackle our players.

The Norwegian Collegian's Celebration Pointe project just declared bankruptcy... not sure what ever happened to the Fightin' Fin, and while they say he was from "Clearwater," I suspect DeClercq was actually a Frog plant.

 

[Nalt]

While I don't expect to get past Uconn, I think it would be really cool if Bama were to beat them then go on to beat Purdue giving us the win over 3-#1 seeded teams to win the Nattie...

 

[Fodderwing]

The Norwegian Collegian's Celebration Pointe project just declared bankruptcy... not sure what ever happened to the Fightin' Fin, and while they say he was from "Clearwater," I suspect DeClercq was actually a Frog plant.

Are you confusing Andrew DeClercq with Svein Dyrkolbotn?

3 Celebration Pointe companies file for bankruptcy

Loans total more than $165 million.

www.mainstreetdailynews.com

DeClercq is a Deet homeboy and currently is a preacher.

Andrew Donald DeClercq is an American retired professional basketball player and current coach. He was a center and power forward in the National Basketball Association for ten seasons during the 1990s and 2000s. Wikipedia
Born: 1973 (age 51 years), Detroit, MI

 

[Born2beagator]

While I don't expect to get past Uconn, I think it would be really cool if Bama were to beat them then go on to beat Purdue giving us the win over 3-#1 seeded teams to win the Nattie...

I think it would be cooler if Bama got their teeth kicked in and your scumbag coach was canned

 

[Double Gator Dad]

I think it would be cooler if Bama got their teeth kicked in and your scumbag coach was canned

Apparently you aren’t familiar with modern college basketball.
People love scum bag coaches as long as they win.
The only way Oats leaves Alabama is for a better job.
I’m not sure Oats is any worse than several of the other coaches managing blue blood programs currently. He just hasn’t earned the media’s seal of approval yet. Maybe he should attend the Bruce Pearl/Bill Self charm school.

 

[Born2beagator]

Apparently you aren’t familiar with modern college basketball.
People love scum bag coaches as long as they win.
The only way Oats leaves Alabama is for a better job.
I’m not sure Oats is any worse than several of the other coaches managing blue blood programs currently. He just hasn’t earned the media’s seal of approval yet. Maybe he should attend the Bruce Pearl/Bill Self charm school.

He allowed a kid to play against us because it was a big game, not caring that the kid was under investigation for murder

 

[Nalt]

He allowed a kid to play against us because it was a big game, not caring that the kid was under investigation for murder

The last game that Miles played for Bama in was December 20th against Jackson State. Looking at the box score against UF on February 8th, he is not listed as even being on the roster. Unless you know something that wasn't published...

 

[Born2beagator]

The last game that Miles played for Bama in was December 20th against Jackson State. Looking at the box score against UF on February 8th, he is not listed as even being on the roster. Unless you know something that wasn't published...

I swear there was a big to do about him playing vs us.

Whether or not he played your coach is still a scumbag who encourages thug play.

 

[t-gator]

For the 1st time in my life I'm more interested in the women's final 4

 

[t-gator]

I swear there was a big to do about him playing vs us.

Whether or not he played your coach is still a scumbag who encourages thug play.

The player who supplied the gun continued to play. Nalt conveniently left that part out

 

[GatorJ]

This is the first time I watched a women’s basketball game in a bit. Caitlin Clark is the real deal. She’s probably the best passer I’ve seen in college basketball in the last 10+ years. A lot of the passes from the girls always look to be frantic. Hers are sharp. They look like NBA passes.

 

[Detroitgator]

The last game that Miles played for Bama in was December 20th against Jackson State. Looking at the box score against UF on February 8th, he is not listed as even being on the roster. Unless you know something that wasn't published...

He played against us the first game, the one they won, the day after the gun thing came out… idiot.