2019 NCAA Basketball Tournament Discussion (Official Thread)

[CFPBuckeye]

Surprised UCLA isn't going all in on trying to land Beard... maybe after the Dance is done.

Maybe. But I read earlier this week they were looking at NIT coaches. Beard wasn’t mentioned. Of course, maybe that changes after they’re done.

They hired Mick Cronin. UCLA has really fallen off.

 

[NFBuck]

They hired Mick Cronin. UCLA has really fallen off.

That has disaster written all over it. Cronin carved out a nice little niche in that shitty conference, but had his ass consistently handed to him in ooc and tourney games. I give it 3 years.

 

[ScriptOhio]

Virginia won all 3 of these games.

Elite 8 - Purdue 70, Virginia 67, 5 seconds left in game
Final 4 - Auburn 61, Virginia 57, 17 seconds left in game
Champ - Texas Tech 68, Virginia 65, 12 seconds left in game

Never died. What a run.

 

[ScriptOhio]

In case you forgot: Last year the UMBC Retrievers defeated the Virginia Cavaliers 74–54, becoming the first No. 16 seed to defeat a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. ... Virginia finished their season at 31–3 while UMBC improved to 25–10.