OP - thx for the hardwork you put into this. really enjoyed reading the game breakdowns.

Posting in epic bread.

I picked UNC to win it ALL.

It depends if you like your wives shredded or not!

Re: Virginia

I agree that Hall and Shayok are capable drivers, but they often rely on their teammates to give them an angle or set up the play. Perrantes has a little more of the "Can get to the hole at will" in him. Obviously with any one-paragraph breakdown it's tough to really dig into the nuances of each team and their individual players.

If there's one thing that's working in Virginia's favor IMO it's that Bennett is recognizing who can play and who can't, and is adjusting their minutes. Salt is just a stiff and has seen his minutes declining, while Bennett has given Guy an uptick in minutes, which is helpful because Guy is probably Virginia's most talented offensive player, even if Perrantes is better overall right now.

Saw this preview over on Reddit that some random put together. Figure it would be appreciated here.

https://www.reddit.com/r/CollegeBask...mation_binder/

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2i...dtVm5ZSEk/view

Good previews bub

that's some sick dedication to the game of cbb. my gosh.

first time both defending finalists have been one seeds since 1992

Cool little tibit

Also the last two times the A Sun winner wasn't a 16 seed:

goat coast sweet 16 run
and the mercer team that beat buke.

This is amazing.

True, true.

None of it really matters, though, as GOAT COAST will probably go all the way.

EDIT: It seems crazy to me that Salt is so bad at offense. He's not a clod who can't move or a beanpole who gets pushed around. He's 6' 11", muscular, athletic, and seems to know what's going on. For some reason, though, he just can't do anything with the ball, not even dunk or lay it up with one defender on him. So weird.

not great for your sport when your GOAT final game isn't one of the four most entertaining finals in the past year (and not in the top 5 if you count the election)

SB?
Eurofinal?
World Series
NBA Finals
College Football Championship (if you put in 2017 events)

You could argue it was better than some of these. Pretty GOAT year for exciting finals.

ya last calendar year I'd go

SB
World Series
NBA finals
CFB champ

all better


obviously part of why some of those are better is the storylines but that's kind of the point right? CBB has nothing that can touch LeBron going back to cleveland, Brady/Belichick going for five, etc

This first game is a train wreck. Entertaining train wreck though.

What the **** was that play design?

Yeah I don't think other sports having great finals is an indictment of CBB, just a ridiculous year for finals

lol @ not fouling

Not only not fouling, but not even semi-aggressive defense.

I'd wife that hard

I looked at you, you stole my heart. You were all that i anticipated. I wanted you in the car, but I knew love would be complicated. I began to touch, but you wouldn't let it! It never seemed to be the right time! I started to give up, down to the minute. And, then you changed your mind!

Wake is very fun to watch

Does K-State always foul this much?

Great performance by tournament worthy Wake Forest

EB, there was a choking. So there's that.