Mens Final 4

[JLEW1818]

28-28 at half

great game

[oumartin]

Ruined by Obama playing POTUS with Clark Kellogg. Gotta say the prez has a pretty nice shot. Sometimes it appears flat and with little follow through but the results are pretty good.

[JLEW1818]

They shoulda played "debt"

[Collier11]

good first game so far, Hayward is a stud

[JLEW1818]

i have a man crush on Hayward

[Collier11]

baby faced assasin

[JLEW1818]

it's amazing that Hayward can drive to the basket that consistent

[Collier11]

he is a future 1st rder my friend, you know Butler only loses 1 starter this yr unless Hayward goes pro this year, for the record he will probably wait 1 more yr

[oumartin]

looked like Draymond Green was staring down the official after that blocking foul on him. I woulda T'd him up

[JLEW1818]

I'd be the biggest Dick head ever, if i was a ref



if the coach stepped on the court, T

[Collier11]

the block/charge is a tough call, in that case it looked like Green was still moving but Howard also lowered his shoulder and barreled thru him

[oumartin]

Butler is gonna blow this opportunity.

[JLEW1818]

i just don't think there are very many talented players on the court....

[JLEW1818]

wow Izzo's wife? the eff?

[oumartin]

I dent see her. she hot?

[JLEW1818]

not really... kinda weird looking.

[Collier11]

there are some talented players, just not a whole lot of super athletes. This is the year that the hard nosed teams outplayed the super talented ones

[JLEW1818]

yah that's what i meant.

all these kids got talent. just seems there aint any superstars

which is fine with me, honestly

[JLEW1818]

Butler blowing chances to put this away

[Collier11]

Butler about to hold their 5th straight tourney opponent under 60, can they hit some clutch shots now...I would love to see Butler vs Duke or WVU

[Collier11]

what a steal, big FTs here

[Collier11]

We need a PG like Nored at OU

[JLEW1818]

Hayward time

[Collier11]

here is hoping that the Neal kid from PC West turns into a Hayward type of player :D

[JLEW1818]

i wanna bone him

[JLEW1818]

Izzo wife just shown

[Collier11]

If they win the next two games, youll have to stand in line

[JLEW1818]

what a great ncaa tournament

[Collier11]

1 pt game, 23 seconds left, wowzers

[oumartin]

Nice game. Who's gonna win it?

[Collier11]

Mich st has got to try and get to the FT line, dont know if they can make a shot right now

[Collier11]

short on the shot by Mich st, Butler going to the line up 1 with 6 seconds left...good no call IMO

[JLEW1818]

wtf

[Collier11]

Butler up 3 with 5.5 left

[oumartin]

Wow, Great game and good win by Butler

[Collier11]

Butler does it again, what a tough team

[JLEW1818]

BUTLER BABY!!!

[oumartin]

Hey Gonzaga, You've just been replaced and shown up by a real mid major!

[JLEW1818]

Gordon Hayward

[Collier11]

Just an FYI, not only does Butler have wins this year over Mich St, Syracuse, Kstate, 30 win murray state, Xavier, Ohio st, they also have close losses to Clemson and Gtown...theyve played a good schedule

[JLEW1818]

u gotta pull for them. i am

[Collier11]

The final against WV or Duke may end up like 32-31

[JLEW1818]

Butler needs a triple OT outta tonights game

[Collier11]

eh, the game isnt til Monday, theyll be fine

[JLEW1818]

if the game goes into triple OT, I'll take Butler big time.


right now Butler is a 4 point dog, in my opinion

[Collier11]

Theyll be a slight Dog to both, I think WV and Duke are both better but how can you pick against Butler at this point?

[JLEW1818]

u cant

[Collier11]

Picks?

I prefer WV to win but im picking Duke by 5

[JLEW1818]

I'd rather see WV win.

don't care really. just want a good game, and tears

[Collier11]

Adam Morrison tears would be great

[Collier11]

Izzo averaging 2 final fours every 5 years
Huggins 1 every 14 years
Coach K just less than 1 every 3 years for 35 years, wow
Stevens 1 every 3 : D

[Collier11]

am I the only one who wishes they would amplify the crowd noise more, I think when you can tell how loud the crowd is it makes it alot more fun to watch on TV

[Collier11]

didnt know you could cut a dudes head open with your chin, ouch

[JLEW1818]

lots of 3's tonight possibly

[Collier11]

zoubek the ogre is dominating so far

[JLEW1818]

Duke moves the ball very well

[Collier11]

yep

[JLEW1818]

low scoring, thus far

[Collier11]

dont know if Butler can keep Duke off the boards if Duke wins

[Collier11]

Duke up 7 after 9 minutes

[JLEW1818]

i got Duke, in my "sweet 16" bracket. got the right side 100% correct so far.

left side, i had Cuse over Mich St.

i think

[Collier11]

Singler is on fire, Duke just hit back to back 3s and are now up 10

[JLEW1818]

i love white guys that can ball.... is that racist?

[Collier11]

no, its rare :D Duke is on fire, up 13 now

[JLEW1818]

yah, Duke always has at least 1 white badass

what u doing tonight?

[Collier11]

watchin the games, bout it...may drink a few beers but not gonna get hammered before Easter, plus I got hammered lastnite :D

[Scott D]

he's apparently bored enough to watch the couch burners v. the ivy league wannabes ;)

[silverwheels]

Please let Butler beat whoever wins this game.

[Collier11]

WVU battles but not sure they have enough to hang with Duke thus far, down 8

[Collier11]

zoubek just about had an aneurism on that rebound, lol

[Collier11]

never understand how you can come out of a TO and turn the ball over

[Collier11]

39-31 Duke is up at the half

[JLEW1818]

WV needed a basket there

[JLEW1818]

Greg Anthony hahaha

my rockets tore his *** apart

[Collier11]

Duke up 5 with nearly 4 minutes gone in the 2nd half

[Collier11]

Duke doesnt miss wide open 3s, back up 8

[Collier11]

but the refs favor Duke, how can they be shooting their 1st fts of the game at 12:32 left?

Duke gets fouled on a 3, makes 2 of them...up 11

[JLEW1818]

Duke is a great college basketball team

[Collier11]

this year they are really good, still 12 minutes left and WVU has some shooters

[Collier11]

Duke up 12 with 10 min left...

[Collier11]

uh oh, Duke up 15 and DaSean down holding his leg

[Collier11]

damn, I hate to see that...I wish CBS would get the camera out of his face

[oumartin]

Huggins has a heart? Wow, nice to see him out there.

[Collier11]

Butler is distraught, Huggins trying to calm him down...this is really sad to see

[Collier11]

thatll bring a tear to your eye

[Collier11]

Huggins had to have been griping about earlier in the game cus that was a legit charge call...there were some iffy no calls on Duke earlier

[Eielson]

DIDEid Huggins just rape Butler out there in the middle of the floor?

[oumartin]

duke always gets the calls. It's been that way for 20 years

[silverwheels]

Hopefully Butler beats the **** out of Duke.

[Collier11]

Fouls 13-13

FTs WV- 14 Duke 9
just sayin

[silverwheels]

We don't need a Duke apologist here. There are already too many of them at ESPN.

[Eielson]

Fouls 13-13

FTs WV- 14 Duke 9
just sayin

SHHHHHHHHHH! Duke can't win unless it's the refs.

[Collier11]

We don't need a Duke apologist here. There are already too many of them at ESPN.

im no Duke apologist, I root for them in certain instances rarely but thats about it...im just being honest about it while some of you are continuing to whine about big ol mean Duke and the mean ol refs

[oumartin]

Nobody is saying dook isn't a good team. But they can rough up an opponent but you can't play rough with them

[Collier11]

and the refs have called this game very fair, just like Dukes game against Baylor...and some ppl on this board have griped about both games

[silverwheels]

Duke was the better team tonight and didn't need help from the refs. That said, they do get the benefit of the doubt from the stripes more often than not. Just let them lose to Butler for the love of all that is right and good in this world.

[Collier11]

they may get the benefit of doubt on certain calls but I think the overall griping about the refs in this tourney has been unwarranted. Im no ref apologist or Duke apologist but I havent seen too many calls that were bad calls in in the last two Duke games which are the only two ive watched them play in as far as the tourney goes

[Collier11]

also realize that this years Duke team is alot tougher, more aggressive, etc... so often times the refs will give you the benefit of doubt when you are consistently playing tough...now in years past when Duke was a bunch of softies I can understand

[silverwheels]

Well, they have played a lot more games than just the last two, and I've seen some really biased officiating in their favor before.

Plus they have one of the most obnoxious fanbases in the country, so that's another reason to want them to lose.

[Collier11]

usually the most obnoxious fan bases are from the best teams in the country...a few exceptions are osu and texas tech :D

[Collier11]

Duke an early 6pt fav in Vegas

[Collier11]

FYI, Thunder just beat Dallas in Dallas

[Collier11]

Coach K is 40 minutes from his 4th natl title...impressive showing by Duke

[silverwheels]

usually the most obnoxious fan bases are from the best teams in the country...a few exceptions are osu and texas tech :D

Duke is a different animal, though. It's for all the rich jackasses from the Northeast who couldn't get into an Ivy League school but still think they are, anyway.

[Eielson]

Plus they have one of the most obnoxious fanbases in the country, so that's another reason to want them to lose.

They have the best student section in the nation.

[silverwheels]

They have the best student section in the nation.

Yes, it's unfortunate.

[Collier11]

fo sho...wonder if the David vs Goliath type matchup will drive interest or if the west coast and east coast snobs will ignore the game due to Butler?

[silverwheels]

The interest probably won't be as high as a Kansas-Duke matchup, but I bet there will be a lot of people who will watch just to see Duke lose.

[Collier11]

yea, itll probably fall somewhere in the middle but I could be wrong

[Eielson]

Butler tore his ACL. That really sucks.

[Scott D]

I hope Coach K retires soon so Duke can slide back into mediocrity.