THE ELITE EIGHT: 3/26 & 3/27 Game Thread

[chips93]

i hate those kinds of charge calls, barnes was pulling up, how is that out of control? every ref makes that call but i still hate it

[leopoldstotch]

what's shocking about the teams in the final 4 are:

VCU were 18-5 and then struggled coming into march. they closed out the regular season with a 1-4 record in their last 5 games, and losing in the CAA championship.

Butler were 14-9 on Feb 3. they haven't lost since.

UConn were 17-2. then they went into a funk, going 4-7 in their last 11 games going into the big east tournament. since then, they haven't lost a game.

Kentucky haven't lost since feb 23rd (in OT vs arkansas). they've been on a hot streak.

UNC other than losing to duke twice, they haven't been beaten by another team since jan 16. that's impressive.

[KG215]

I hate to go all gloom and doom, but that may have been ballgame. Kentucky finally misses a three, but they get the rebound, Henson picks up his 4th foul, and Kentucky gets an old fashion three point play to make it an 11 point game.

It was a four point game and Barnes misses a wide-open three pointer. That would have cut it to one. Since then Kentucky has got going again. We may have missed our chance after Barnes missed that three pointer.

[The Big Skinny]

Let me tell you how VCU will win right now:

Press like hell

Speed the tempo of the game up

Zone D in the half court

Make it rain from 3

Down goes Kansas!

You heard it here 1st!
[COLOR="Yellow"]VCU![/COLOR]

WHAT DID I TELL YOU ISH? DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES? I'll post some picks of Broad Street after the game. sh!t was nuts

[Harrison_Barnes]

Anyone have a link to a stream? Roommate is watching TV and I can't seem to find it online.

[Harrison_Barnes]

NVM found one.

[leopoldstotch]

seems when UNC is closing in, kentucky hits a crucial 3.

[taucesays]

I'd hate to see Kentucky win this one but at least I know they're not a real title team. They're not going to keep shooting 65% from 3.

[leopoldstotch]

I'd hate to see Kentucky win this one but at least I know they're not a real title team. They're not going to keep shooting 65% from 3.

we can say the same for unc against marquette. they were shooting lights out from the 3 point line. take away those 3's, and marquette has a chance. give credit to UNC though, because although they're not hitting any perimeter shots, they're sticking to their bread and butter inside the paint.

[SourPatchKids]

WHAT DID I TELL YOU ISH? DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES? I'll post some picks of Broad Street after the game. sh!t was nuts

Calm down.

[leopoldstotch]

we have to give a lot of credit to UNC. they're not giving up easily.

[hassano]

barnes is feeling it in the clutch!

[KG215]

we can say the same for unc against marquette. they were shooting lights out from the 3 point line. take away those 3's, and marquette has a chance. give credit to UNC though, because although they're not hitting any perimeter shots, they're sticking to their bread and butter inside the paint.

UNC had a 45-15 lead at one point against Marquette. They had no chance that day to beat UNC with the way they played in the first half.

[leopoldstotch]

UNC had a 45-15 lead at one point against Marquette. They had no chance that day to beat UNC with the way they played in the first half.

true, but the game got a lot closer in the 2nd half. maybe if a couple of lucky breaks went marquette's way and unc missed more 3's, marquette has a chance.

UNC. wow.

[leopoldstotch]

awful decision by UNC. that's probably game.