Roundball Tourney Thread

[sadgator]

I would like to remind you that Auburn stands in our way and I wouldn’t overlook them.

If sadgator was ranking/re-seeding the four teams at this point, it would be…

1. Duke
2.Auburn
3. Houston
4. Florida

That isn’t even a joke.

Great job getting there…and it has been a very impressive journey…but it will be astonishing if Florida can advance…at this point, if you’re being honest…you gotta think Florida isn’t likely to win…although they are certainly capable…

 

[46885]

Well Vegas has us and Duke as the two favorites to win now, and Auburn as dead last in odds to win Final Four.

If you think we can't win this thing you're mistaken.. We've been playing our worst basketball of the year actually in this tournament and yet we still score in the 80's. If we play how we're actually capable shooting like the Mizzou and Bama games in SECT none of these teams will be able to out gun us not even Duke.. With that said, this could be the greatest Final Four ever in terms of how great the teams are in their own ways, just being in it will be remembered forever and is an honor.. I have been saying since day one that all I wanted was a Final Four opportunity for these kids because they are a special unselfish group like the 04's and they deserved the stage.. Anything more from here in is just cherry on top because it's so hard to get here.. but listening to our players talk, they won't be satisfied without the whole thing in the Alamo Dome. Clayton is on one of those all time heaters for an NCAA Tournament and could very well end up being the MOP of the whole thing... This team is special, and will be remembered forever no matter what.

 

[Gators1853]

I like our chances. Let's go

 

[Gators1853]

In other tournament news, Houston is boat racing Junior and Lulu. UT is 1-15 from 3 point land.

I think Tennessee's goal was to beat Kentucky after losing two regular season games to the Cats. They did and forgot to show up for Houston. So they will stay home and watch the rest of the tournament on TV.

I read that Tennessee has never been to a Final Four. Over 100 years of basketball and no Final Four.

 

[Gator Fever]

I think the Auburn game is about 50/50 going in. Duke looks really good at times but I am curious to see how Houston's defense does against them.

 

[GordonGecko]

Can we please make dunks and layups? Can we please reduce the turnovers? Can we play defense?

Great job on the free throws and clutch shots.

Haugh is playing out of his mind! Love this team!

 

[gatordad3]

Can we please make dunks and layups? Can we please reduce the turnovers? Can we play defense?

Great job on the free throws and clutch shots.

Haugh is playing out of his mind! Love this team!

As for the UF-TT matchup...

 

[GatorGray]

If sadgator was ranking/re-seeding the four teams at this point, it would be…

1. Duke
2.Auburn
3. Houston
4. Florida

That isn’t even a joke.

Great job getting there…and it has been a very impressive journey…but it will be astonishing if Florida can advance…at this point, if you’re being honest…you gotta think Florida isn’t likely to win…although they are certainly capable…

If you are going to rank them, go with the people whose livelihood depends on it (aka Vegas):

1. Duke
2. Florida
3. Houston
4. Auburn

 

[sadgator]

If you are going to rank them, go with the people whose livelihood depends on it (aka Vegas):

1. Duke
2. Florida
3. Houston
4. Auburn

Not saying they can’t. Just saying based on the objective optics of what we have seen in the NCAA tourney, it appears that Florida peaked a little early in the SEC Tourney Final…the other three teams appear to be peaking now…

Will be interesting to see if Florida can recalibrate and get their SEC season form back in the next week…

That will be a tall order…especially considering the emotion that went into that comeback and everything that has followed from it…

 

[46885]

It's hard to say we peaked because we played almost the entire season like the SEC Tournament, the most inconsistent basketball of the season has been in the tournament, yet we're still in the Final Four.. If we find our baseline game now we're gonna be really hard to beat in Final Four.

 

[TEBOW TIME]

5 early thoughts on Auburn-Florida, AKA the most important SEC basketball game ever

Auburn and Florida are playing in a historic Final Four showing for the SEC, so what's worth watching for in San Antonio?

www.saturdaydownsouth.com

 

[GatorGray]

It's destiny:

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So if you come back from a big deficit in the S-16, hope like hell you don't have to play the Gators.

 

[gatordad3]

Wow! Buzz Williams left Texas A&M for Maryland after 6 seasons. AD Trev Alberts may not have to look far and possibly snag Grant McCasland from Texas Tech.

 

[Gator Fever]

This is the first time 2 SEC teams will meet in any Final Four game. In the previous 4 times there were 2 SEC teams they were on opposite sides and at least one lost before the championship game. An SEC team did win the championship in 3 of those 4 years though.

 

[sadgator]

Wow! Buzz Williams left Texas A&M for Maryland after 6 seasons. AD Trev Alberts may not have to look far and possibly snag Grant McCasland from Texas Tech.

What does it say about the state of Texas A&M athletics when a successful coach leaves to go to another program in disarray without an athletic director?

There is something weird about that place…

 

[gatordad3]

@TEBOW TIME
Any word on Chris Beard and what they're saying up in Oxford?
To me, Buzz Williams leaving A&M was bit of a surprise to accept the same position at Maryland.

If you ask me, the fan base at College Station have delusional expectations for the hoops program and should have been content with Buzz, and I also heard he may be on the hot seat as next season would have been a make or break season.