Originally Posted by Rams Fan:
It’s a single game elimination tournament in which there are 68 teams participating and the preparation time between two games is shorter than any part of the season (excluding conference tournaments).
That doesn’t excuse the best teams losing early, but to act as if it’s the best way to deem a champion (it isn’t, it’s the most exciting, but not the best way to figure out the best team) while also saying it isn’t a crapshoot would be inaccurate.
A crapshoot implies a series of random events. If that was the case we'd have a few more double digit seed final fours. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
So you don't like the NBA but you're bitching about how shitty college basketball players are?
It's been an exciting NCAA basketball tournament really, but then I'll switch it to an NBA game and be immediately more wowed by the talent. Guys can actually make a shot, beat a guy off the dribble, and make a tough shot at the end of the shot clock. [Reply]
That'll do it. Illinois' coach didn't come up with anything at half other than continuing to drive at one of the best shot blockers in the country [Reply]
Originally Posted by BWillie:
It's been an exciting NCAA basketball tournament really, but then I'll switch it to an NBA game and be immediately more wowed by the talent. Guys can actually make a shot, beat a guy off the dribble, and make a tough shot at the end of the shot clock.
NCAA basketball is a relative joke in comparison, but that's kind of obvious and goes without saying. [Reply]
