Fuck last second shots
by kentroyals5 on Mar 22, 2008 6:10 PM PDT
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My bracket has lost every time some asshole scores at the end of a game.
I want to punch a baby in the face.
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My west region is fucked
fuck march madness
by mariners124m on Mar 23, 2008 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How do you really feel?
by Librocrat on Mar 22, 2008 6:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
A little better now
by kentroyals5 on Mar 22, 2008 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
babies aren't for punching
by JI on Mar 22, 2008 6:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Cougs wooooo
Fuck the rest of March Madness. It's so retarded. Basketball sucks.
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on Mar 22, 2008 6:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
c'mon now
by JI on Mar 22, 2008 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Still basketball. So it's fucking stupid.
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on Mar 22, 2008 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Basketball does suck
by Robert on Mar 22, 2008 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Liar.
Fuck March Madness. If only they would move the start of the baseball season 2 or 3 weeks earlier so I didn't have to sit through all this March Madness bullshit.
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on Mar 22, 2008 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
definitely not a sport that almost anyone can play
I do agree that basketball is, for the most part, boring to watch. This is why march madness is great though. The last 2-4 minutes or so are the only exciting part, and thats pretty much all you see in most of the rounds.
by thenatural on Mar 22, 2008 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Throwing a ball in a hoop is actually pretty hard
by Gomez on Mar 22, 2008 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
doing it over a 7-footer is that hard...
by thenatural on Mar 22, 2008 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone can play?
by MarinerintheDistrict on Mar 23, 2008 1:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's CLEARLY the easiest
I suck at every sport but I can play basketball better than any of them. No major sport is easy, that's just the easiest, most baseball or football players could play basketball, that's all I'm saying.
Plus it's boring as fuck till the last 2 minutes.
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on Mar 23, 2008 2:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wrong.
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on Mar 23, 2008 3:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Case in point--
by Librocrat on Mar 23, 2008 2:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
theres probably a large amount
by thenatural on Mar 23, 2008 3:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So because
One question, if you suck at all sports, how can you say one is easier than the others?
You say that you can play basketball better than the others, that's probably because you make a few shots out of random chance. Any jackass can throw the ball at the rim and by luck will make a few. That doesn't mean you can play basketball.
If you don't know anything about other sports, keep your mouth shut. I don't know jack about hockey, but I don't attempt to tell others that it sucks.
If you want to say that it isn't interesting until the final 2 minutes fine, but saying the sport sucks because you can't wrap your mind around it is worthy of a demotion to Halos Heaven
by MarinerintheDistrict on Mar 23, 2008 4:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd be remiss if I didn't point out
by MarinerintheDistrict on Mar 23, 2008 4:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No way dude.
by coolguyrob on Mar 23, 2008 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Precise timing.
In basketball if someone's a split second off, who cares, you can just wing it and score anyway.
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on Mar 23, 2008 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes
by Jeff on Mar 23, 2008 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate it just because it's hard for me to play
by Graham on Mar 23, 2008 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm 6'5, and I played it for two years
by Jeff on Mar 23, 2008 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How much do you hate people
by MarinerintheDistrict on Mar 23, 2008 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Almost as much as I hate the people
by Jeff on Mar 23, 2008 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It is our cros to bear...
by MarinerintheDistrict on Mar 23, 2008 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
uhhhh.....cross
by MarinerintheDistrict on Mar 23, 2008 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
At least you have an interesting answer
Person: Do you play basketball?
Me: No.
Person: But you're so tall!
Me: Yeah, well, I guess I'm just not that good.
Person: What a waste!
Me:
Here's how the conversations usually go in my head:
Person: Do you play basketball?
Me: No.
Person: But you're so tall!
Me: Do you compete in the Special Olympics?
Person: What? No.
Me: But you're so fucking retarded!
by Jeff on Mar 23, 2008 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hahaha
I'm not looking forward to the day when I stop playing.
But what's worse than basketball conversations is the lame jokes. I mean really. I have heard how the air is up here. Congrats you're the one millionth person to tell me not to hit my head on the ceiling! That was funny!
by MarinerintheDistrict on Mar 23, 2008 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sometimes I hit my head on purpose to spite them
by Jeff on Mar 23, 2008 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah!!! Eff the man!!!
by MarinerintheDistrict on Mar 23, 2008 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brian Boitano sucks at basketball too.
by Librocrat on Mar 23, 2008 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Watch yourself
by MarinerintheDistrict on Mar 23, 2008 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I tend to do my best not to irritate people
by Graham on Mar 23, 2008 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Since this is the "fuck" thread
by pdb on Mar 23, 2008 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He got that way from eating babies
by pdb on Mar 23, 2008 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Have just been 'working on my project'
Seriously, their defense reminds me of the way 10 year olds play football. EVERYONE CHARGE AT THE BALL SHIT THEY PASSED IT TO ROONEY.
by Graham on Mar 23, 2008 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Football is the only sport I'm aware of
Antonio Gates - basketball player, gets drafted by SD because they like his athleticism, instantly becomes an all-pro.
I love football, but there's simply no way it's harder than basketball. If for no other reason than you can't get someone else to come in and play defense for you.
by marc w on Mar 24, 2008 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The end of that game was an awesome sight
by Gomez on Mar 22, 2008 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Marquette should file murder charges
by Gomez on Mar 22, 2008 8:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I was in the Marquette section
by seattlebruin on Mar 23, 2008 1:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also
by Gomez on Mar 22, 2008 8:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
A&M came this close to nuking my bracket
by JI on Mar 22, 2008 8:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If A&M had won, there's about a 50/50 shot
by seattlebruin on Mar 23, 2008 1:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Horrible no-call on that obvious foul...
by Patrick517 on Mar 23, 2008 7:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't watch the whole game...
I also didn't like the show-boating slam-dunk that sealed it.
by Patrick517 on Mar 23, 2008 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
As a guy who's seen his share of Pac 10 b-ball
by Gomez on Mar 23, 2008 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gomez
Look at these pictures from the LA Times though - these are Kevin getting fouled and it not being called. Yes, it was a physical game, but if they make the foul calls on those as well, thats's ~3 points for us, and nothing Sloan does matters unless he somehow scores an Australian Rules touchdown against us
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-ucla23mar23-pg,1,1337040.photogallery?index=12
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-ucla23mar23-pg,1,1337040.photogallery?index=16
You're entirely right - the officiating this season has sucked, but don't try and say that there's some sort of conspiracy to make sure UCLA wins out there - what about the play when Darren got hooked by an A&M player (believe it was either Kirk or Carter, don't remember for sure) and thrown to the ground, and Darren got called for the foul, resulting in two free throws/points for A&M? What about the four traveling violations against Luc on shot fakes that he always does and ARE NOT TRAVELS. You could very easily argue that the refs gave A&M a shot to make it that close by taking away several possessions from us.
Look, I'm not trying to assert that the officiating has been good this season, or that UCLA hasn't greatly benefitted from some iffy calls. But it has sucked across the board, not just in UCLA games.
by seattlebruin on Mar 24, 2008 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Four words: Fouls in key situations
by Gomez on Mar 24, 2008 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love Pac 10 hoops
They're bad, and while officiating has been poor throughout this tourament, I think the Pac 10 refs are pretty clearly the worst. I don't understand why this would be, but I get the sense that everyone knows it.
It's probably true in football as well, esp. after the Oregon/Oklahoma game from a few years back.
by marc w on Mar 24, 2008 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've never thought Pac Ten football refs were
On a related note, I know that the refs work games from more than one conference in the area (e.g. Pac Ten guys work Big West, WCC, Big Sky, etc. games as well), and some have speculated that between the number of refs available and the number of games to be done, sheer fatigue has become a factor as it did seem like the problem got worse as the season went on.
Or maybe we just didn't care until the awful calls started mounting.
P.S. to Gomez - You're absolutely correct that the timing of the calls in question was critical - what I am trying to say is that with the quality of officiating in the Pac Ten, do you really expect them to get the calls right in the end game when they can't figure out what the hell to do in the rest of it?
by seattlebruin on Mar 24, 2008 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Some bigtime teams are looking bad...
Man Stephan Curry is a beast!
by MarinerintheDistrict on Mar 23, 2008 1:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh look
Also, yeah, every year you get some crazy awesome player carrying his team on his back, and this year that guy is Stephan Curry with Davidson. Can he be stopped?
by Gomez on Mar 23, 2008 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We will stop him.
Mark it down.
by dbroncos31 on Mar 23, 2008 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha, thats getting a little ahead of yourself...
by thenatural on Mar 23, 2008 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha yeah
by dbroncos31 on Mar 23, 2008 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Those guards have ridiculous speed
by Gomez on Mar 23, 2008 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey man,
Looks like you guys are a year ahead of schedule if Scottie Reynolds or Corey Fisher doesn't go and do something really (bleeping) stupid in about a month.
by seattlebruin on Mar 23, 2008 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Curry
by MarinerintheDistrict on Mar 23, 2008 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What they did with K-State
- They got Beasley and Walker in foul trouble, which limited how much he could do on defense.
- They let Beasley and Walker get their points.
- They clamped down on everyone else, so K-State didn't get enough supporting scoring to win.
by Gomez on Mar 23, 2008 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Georgetown and Butler lost
There's always next year...
by Garces on Mar 23, 2008 2:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You think that's bad?
by Jeff on Mar 23, 2008 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
impossible
by JI on Mar 23, 2008 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think that
Davidson was a popular upset pick
Siena was known to be good,
Western Kentucky has a NBA 1st rounder
Villanova would be a tough pick to make but they are Big East so it's not crazy.
That being said, it's still extremely difficult. I'm just trying to say that this year it was more achievable than most.
by MarinerintheDistrict on Mar 23, 2008 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
... who the hell picks two 12-13 games
by seattlebruin on Mar 24, 2008 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let's go Mississippi State!!!
by MarinerintheDistrict on Mar 23, 2008 2:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Soooooo
...
by Gomez on Mar 23, 2008 7:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
considering they destroyed
...but yeah UNC would have to play their absolute worst game of the season and the Cougs would have to be nearly perfect.
by JI on Mar 23, 2008 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They certainly have a shot
I'd be a little concerned about them scoring though. Carolina may not be a team of defensive all-stars, but they're pretty damn athletic, and I could easily see the Danny Green/Marcus Ginyard combo giving Low/Weaver problems.
Plus, I think that Taylor Rochestie is going to get smoked by Lawson (even though I love Rochestie's game - I think he's the MVP of that team)
by seattlebruin on Mar 24, 2008 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The NCAA Tournament
So this is the only time I'll ever type this:
Go Cougs.
by Librocrat on Mar 24, 2008 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
This UNC team lost to a flawed Gonzaga a year ago. Yes, they're a bit better this year, but they had a lottery pick at forward next to Hansbrough back then. They still had Lawson/Ellington/et al.
If Baines stays out of foul trouble, he can limit Hansbrough. Weaver can guard anybody, anwhere. So it comes down to the other guys - whoever Low and Rochestie guard.
Obviously, NC has more talent and more guys who can score, so they're the favorite for a reason. But WSU has shown they can play with the top teams. I doubt it's a blowout.
by marc w on Mar 24, 2008 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm rooting for the Cougs here
by Gomez on Mar 25, 2008 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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