Non-IU NCAA TOURNAMENT GAMES

[RaceToTheTop]

So if Princeton wins it all, will teams be looking for players in the portal with high GPAs and good set shots?

[colonel06]

WOW Miami!

[cbp4iu]

I love that we don’t have a team that’s a sure fire final 4 team. Outside that Baylor vS Gonzaga final… The field talent gap is narrowing.

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan]

Sent from my SM-S908U using Tapatalk

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan]

My big takeaways from the tournament have largely confirmed things we’ve repeated a lot:
1. You need 7-8 dudes. Dudes 8-10 have to be serviceable, or situationally useful (Durr-style big body for an Edey).
2. of those 7-8, you need a PG, a big, and then probably 4 of the others need to be some variety of switchy 6’4”-6’9” types with overlapping skills.
3. Someone needs to be able to play backup PG in a pinch, but that could be a Galloway-type. Someone needs to be able to play backup 5 in a pinch, but aside from the Durr/Edey situation above, sometimes that might be playing small with a Race, a Malik Hall/Joey Hauser front line, or similar.
4. IU has a PG, it has a big, it has a number of guys who fit that wing mold at various spots along the development curve, but it needs more in-between guys. Luckily that’s what they’ve been portaling and recruiting for.

Well said

Sent from my SM-S908U using Tapatalk

[LIHoosier]

3 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

So if Princeton wins it all, will teams be looking for players in the portal with high GPAs and good set shots?

Players that don't need NIL cuz they already have trust funds

[FortWayneHoosier]

 

[Uspshoosier]

Winner of Zags/UConn probably going to win it all 

[tomallenfan1]

Weird to see a team take and make open 3s

[lillurk]

Just now, Uspshoosier said:

Winner of Zags/UConn probably going to win it all 

I throw in Texas, maybe even over Zags, but yes.

There are a LOT of truly insane possibilities alive — e.g. FAU is two coin-flip games from playing for the title, to pick one

[lillurk]

1 minute ago, tomallenfan1 said:

Weird to see a team take and make open 3s

One encouraging thing is Woody clearly WANTS guys to let fly like Miami does. JHS did, Bates has terrible shot selection but at least took ‘em. Just need a couple cold blooded guys.

[FortWayneHoosier]

43 minutes ago, lillurk said:

One encouraging thing is Woody clearly WANTS guys to let fly like Miami does. JHS did, Bates has terrible shot selection but at least took ‘em. Just need a couple cold blooded guys.

Kopp could be that guy, but he was so hesitant or would pump fake then pass it lol 

[HoosierHoopster]

1 hour ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

If I could redraft I take UConn probably.

 

I put Zags, Texas, Kst, Miami in the equal next batch.  
 

I don’t think the others stand much of a chance. 

Have UCONN in final. 
And AZ … :)

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Have UCONN in final. 
And AZ … :)

I had Zona, Duke, Texas, and the Zags.

Then Zona over the Zags. Lol.


Sent from my iPad using BtownBanners mobile app

[FortWayneHoosier]

Texas looks scary. Getting whatever they want against Xavier right now. 

[Chris007]

San Diego State
Creighton
Princeton
Florida Atlantic
Kansas State

One of these teams will be playing for a National Championship.

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

[HoosierAloha]

I'm always amazed at how red my bracket looks this time of the tourney.

[Vauxhall and IU]

I'm starting to get a spidey sense that Texas is gonna win it all.

[Hoosierfan2017]

I had 27/32 first round games and now I have two teams left, both of whom I have losing in the next round.