Another great night of basketball. What a game. That pass off the missed FT must be the greatest play in UVa sports history. So many big shots in that game.
Purdue did that thing that drives me crazy. Down 1 with 30 seconds left, they run the clock down to 5 before taking and missing a shot. Shoot fast and extend the game! Why do teams do that so often?
Foul down three fails Purdue. How many times have we seen that strategy fail this season?
One thing I have learned in a long life: that all our science, measured against reality, is primitive and childlike -- and yet it is the most precious thing we have.
--Albert Einstein
The fact that life evolved out of nearly nothing, some 10 billion years after the universe evolved out of literally nothing, is a fact so staggering that I would be mad to attempt words to do it justice.
--Richard Dawkins
Be kind to all, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle.
--Philo
Of course it is the coach, Capt. Obvious. The question is can Gonzaga replace Few. Some schools can, and maintain their preeminence. I'm saying Gonzaga probably can't. Their experience will be like Utah replacing Majerus or UNLV replacing Tarkanian. Even when UNLV hired a good coach, they lost him to Oklahoma or TT.
It's luck of the draw on the first coach to replace the legend. If the replacement is good and if the replacement inherits something good, the transition can be seamless. I think in our case, we were already in decline with Majerus, we didn't have a stocked cupboard, and we hired a dud. It all went wrong...wrong enough to bury our program.
Auburn should have lost to New Mexico State, and now they're in the Final Four. UVa should have lost to Purdue. Duke should have lost to UCF (but deserved to beat Va Tech), and hopefully the Devils join the rest.
We had a stocked cupboard. You’re just wrong. That’s why Giacometti took them to the Final Four. We had the best player in the country and good supporting players. Imagine what that team could have accomplished with Majerus.
Also, what is this decline nonesense. Even the great coaches like Izzy and the great Coach K have off years and stretches. With Majerus an NCAA bid and even usually a win or two were all but guaranteed.
One thing I have learned in a long life: that all our science, measured against reality, is primitive and childlike -- and yet it is the most precious thing we have.
--Albert Einstein
The fact that life evolved out of nearly nothing, some 10 billion years after the universe evolved out of literally nothing, is a fact so staggering that I would be mad to attempt words to do it justice.
--Richard Dawkins
Be kind to all, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle.
--Philo
One thing I have learned in a long life: that all our science, measured against reality, is primitive and childlike -- and yet it is the most precious thing we have.
--Albert Einstein
The fact that life evolved out of nearly nothing, some 10 billion years after the universe evolved out of literally nothing, is a fact so staggering that I would be mad to attempt words to do it justice.
--Richard Dawkins
Be kind to all, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle.
--Philo
You were right about the stocked cupboard because of Bogut. Any coach would win with him. I was wrong to say Majerus left the cupboard bare.
Bogut wasn't the only good player on that team, but he was the difference maker. Without him, that team was no better than any of the non-tournament teams we've had of late.
Zion gets the Shaq treatment from officials. He's fouled every time he gets it in the post, but they can't call it every time.
One thing I have learned in a long life: that all our science, measured against reality, is primitive and childlike -- and yet it is the most precious thing we have.
--Albert Einstein
The fact that life evolved out of nearly nothing, some 10 billion years after the universe evolved out of literally nothing, is a fact so staggering that I would be mad to attempt words to do it justice.
--Richard Dawkins
Be kind to all, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle.
--Philo
It’s sad that it’s been so long that the Utes were a national program that some of you are getting addled and forgetting. NCAA appearances since Majerus: 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2015, 2016.
He had the Utes in the Sweet 16 the year before he retired.
One thing I have learned in a long life: that all our science, measured against reality, is primitive and childlike -- and yet it is the most precious thing we have.
--Albert Einstein
The fact that life evolved out of nearly nothing, some 10 billion years after the universe evolved out of literally nothing, is a fact so staggering that I would be mad to attempt words to do it justice.
--Richard Dawkins
Be kind to all, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle.
--Philo
So none of the teams with the hot shot five stars made the final four this year. And last season Villanova, not one of them, ran away with it.
One thing I have learned in a long life: that all our science, measured against reality, is primitive and childlike -- and yet it is the most precious thing we have.
--Albert Einstein
The fact that life evolved out of nearly nothing, some 10 billion years after the universe evolved out of literally nothing, is a fact so staggering that I would be mad to attempt words to do it justice.
--Richard Dawkins
Be kind to all, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle.
--Philo
The Hoos win. Duke loses Kentucky loses Carolina loses Gonzaga loses. Could life get any better? Only if the Utes were there. Well well
You are a really sensitive guy. I'm sorry - I often post without thinking hard. I apologize for writing that the program was in decline towards the end of the Majerus era. I was just trying to chat about what concerned said about Gonzaga - that it's hard for a mid major to transition after losing a legendary coach.
You have a UVa connection? I'm happy for Tony Bennett, but I wanted Purdue. Still, a pretty nice final four.
In order - go Red Raiders, Tigers, Cavs, Spartans. No matter what happens next Sat, I have a clear team to cheer for in the title game. Always nice when that happens.
Does anyone think the cheating scandals in the NCAA will lead to anything? Pearl is being celebrated as a genius, when he is a known cheater. No one big has lost their job over this. No program has been punished significantly. What are the incentives for playing this game honestly?
You need to be more careful about you write. You also said somewhere that five star one and done Zion Williamson types are essential (ignoring apparently the programs that have been wrecked by such players including Georgetown, UW (Romar), UNLV (Rice), UCLA (various), and others, as well as solid programs with teams that lost to teams with 3-4 year starters who were 3-4 star (e.g., Duke today losing to Michigan State, Kentucky losing today to Auburn, NC losing to Villanova in 2016).
One thing I have learned in a long life: that all our science, measured against reality, is primitive and childlike -- and yet it is the most precious thing we have.
--Albert Einstein
The fact that life evolved out of nearly nothing, some 10 billion years after the universe evolved out of literally nothing, is a fact so staggering that I would be mad to attempt words to do it justice.
--Richard Dawkins
Be kind to all, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle.
--Philo
One thing I have learned in a long life: that all our science, measured against reality, is primitive and childlike -- and yet it is the most precious thing we have.
--Albert Einstein
The fact that life evolved out of nearly nothing, some 10 billion years after the universe evolved out of literally nothing, is a fact so staggering that I would be mad to attempt words to do it justice.
--Richard Dawkins
Be kind to all, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle.
--Philo
I don't remember saying that. I don't think I've ever believed it.
I did do a summary of champions in the 1-and-done era about a year ago starting with Melo's Syracuse. I think the analysis showed that you can certainly win with 1-and-dones, but it's definitely not essential and probably not preferable.
I'm bummed that it didn't work out for Zion and Duke this season, but it's been the most entertaining season of Duke basketball in a long time. Zion is a joy to watch. The final four would be better with him in it. But Duke wasn't a good team. In an era of outside shooting, they were trying to get it done in the paint with 1 amazing player, two good players, and little else.
I will take this opportunity to once again suggest that this board should be a snapchat style. All old posts (a year? six months?) should automatically delete. Nobody needs to be held to something said 3 years ago. No one likes the troll that digs up ancient posts to mock people. Plus, this place is cluttered with 1,000 inactive threads when it really only needs 5-10.
One thing I have learned in a long life: that all our science, measured against reality, is primitive and childlike -- and yet it is the most precious thing we have.
--Albert Einstein
The fact that life evolved out of nearly nothing, some 10 billion years after the universe evolved out of literally nothing, is a fact so staggering that I would be mad to attempt words to do it justice.
--Richard Dawkins
Be kind to all, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle.
--Philo