2026 NCAA Tournament

[Jeff Flabjohns]

11 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

Umm is this Ben McCollum's ceiling? Aha... (trying not to cry) 

I’d like my odds of betting DDv never makes it to an E8 in his career. Sigh 

[HinnyHoosier]

Trash. All of them. 

[LamarCheeks]

5 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Texas playing blocking TKR out never even went up.

That's because TKR had his elbow in his back and had pushed him all the way under the bucket. 

[RaceToTheTop]

Nebraska took 32 shots in the second half and 24 of them were threes (they only made 6).

[Home Jersey]

3 minutes ago, AKHoosier said:

Am I crazy or does Arkansas feel like a worse matchup for Purdue than Arizona would be?

You may be right. I don't think they've got a great shot against either team.

Iowa fans must be rooting like hell for Illinois. 

[hoopsta007]

Purdue flops more than any NBA team.  I didn’t think it was possible for them to get a better whistle than when they had Edey, but somehow here we are

[Golfman25]

18 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

Umm is this Ben McCollum's ceiling? Aha... (trying not to cry) 

Two things: 

1) Can someone tell Ben it's supposed to take 4+ years?

2) Do you think with some of his tournament money, he can buy a shirt that fits?   

[RaceToTheTop]

3 minutes ago, AKHoosier said:

Am I crazy or does Arkansas feel like a worse matchup for Purdue than Arizona would be?

I'd say your crazy.  Arkansas' defense ranks 14th of the sweet 16 (53rd overall)

[str8baller]

9 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Nebraska took 32 shots in the second half and 24 of them were threes (they only made 6).

Modern basketball

[TheWatShot]

Arkansas beat Texas 105-85 earlier this month, fwiw. 

[Golfman25]

13 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

TKR is going to randomly remember this moment while talking to you about the MSRP on a mean new Honda Civic one day and completely lose his train of thought. 

Careful, it may be called Kaufman-Renn Honda.  : ]  

[Home Jersey]

4 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

I'd say you're crazy.  Arkansas' defense ranks 14th of the sweet 16 (53rd overall)

Purdue would not be able to handle their athleticism and they wouldn't be able to out muscle them nearly as easily as Texas IMO. Arkansas playing at their best can definitely beat Purdue playing at their best IMO.

[str8baller]

10 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

You may be right. I don't think they've got a great shot against either team.

Iowa fans must be rooting like hell for Illinois. 

I think Houston is a better matchup. But Illinois should whip Houston. If they don’t Underwood officially gets the “underperforms in the tourney tag.”

[RaceToTheTop]

1 minute ago, Home Jersey said:

Purdue would not be able to handle their athleticism and they wouldn't be able to out muscle them nearly as easily as Texas 

Arizona has a 7'2", 260 pound center that won't be pushed around.  Have five players who averaged double figures and seven players who averaged 8.8 or more.

[Hovadipo]

I mean come on. If this is a foul any other 39 minutes 55 seconds of the game (and it is) it’s a foul (or two) here. 

[Lebowski]

Effin McCollum. That creep can roll, man. 

[str8baller]

7 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

I'd say your crazy.  Arkansas' defense ranks 14th of the sweet 16 (53rd overall)

Texas was 16th, I think.

 

I love everything about Arizona though, except that their two best players are freshman. 

[Home Jersey]

Just now, RaceToTheTop said:

Arizona has a 7'2", 260 pound center that won't be pushed around.  Have five players who averaged double figures and seven players who averaged 8.8 or more.

Fair I wasn't accounting for the "better odds than Arizona" part of the post 

[RaceToTheTop]

2 minutes ago, str8baller said:

I think Houston is a better matchup. But Illinois should whip Houston. If they don’t Underwood officially gets the “underperforms in the tourney tag.”

+1 .

I think Iowa matches better with Houston than Illinois.  Both Iowa and Houston play incredibly slow paced ball -- Houston 361st, Iowa 351st.  I think the fewer the possessions, the better the chance Iowa has.

Besides, I have Illinois in my final four bracket and I need the points.

[Home Jersey]

4 minutes ago, str8baller said:

I think Houston is a better matchup. But Illinois should whip Houston. If they don’t Underwood officially gets the “underperforms in the tourney tag.”

You're probably right to be honest on both points. Do think there's something to be said about playing a team you're familiar with already, but the matchup is much more important. 

Wonder if Sampson can put Underwoodivic in a blender