Conference Tournaments

[Nevadaref]

I'm starting a thread where people can post the happenings in the various conference tournaments and also provide their opinions of them. Do you like them or would you prefer that the regular season champ get the automatic bid? Perhaps the conference tourney champs could playoff with other conference tourney champs for the remaining NCAA berths. Please share other ideas.

PAC-10 Update:
Oregon clocks Arizona 69-50 and Lute Olson once again makes his point about how much he dislikes the conference tournament. His team rarely ever shows up.

Cal upsets UCLA in OT 76-69 !!!

[26 Year Gap]

In America East, the usual case is that one team is worthy to go to the NCAAs and that is the regular season champ. Vermont looks to be that team again this year, but if they lose the championship game they would be 25-7 and in the usual fashion, the NIT will pick some 14-14 club from the ACC, or...wait for it...the SEC... that went 5-11 in their conference instead. I don't have a problem with the conference tournaments except when a conference like this gets left out of both tournaments in favor of some big conference also-ran. Vermont did thump BC early this season, but if they lose, I don't think they will get selected. Happens all the time in this conference.

But no matter what, Billy Packer will be a jerk on the selection show.

[grunewar]

Terps lose again.....

Late in the 2nd half Miami is at the line shooting two as a Terp has fouled out. The announcers are screaming as Md only has 4 players on the court. Gary Williams sends someone on the court in the middle of the free throws and goes balistic on his assistants..... how could they let that happen? Gary sweats, he rants, he raves, he gestures.....same ole, same ole!

Another squandered opportunity for Md to get back on the Nat'l scene.....

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by 26 Year Gap

In America East, the usual case is that one team is worthy to go to the NCAAs and that is the regular season champ. Vermont looks to be that team again this year, but if they lose the championship game they would be 25-7 and in the usual fashion, the NIT will pick some 14-14 club from the ACC, or...wait for it...the SEC... that went 5-11 in their conference instead. I don't have a problem with the conference tournaments except when a conference like this gets left out of both tournaments in favor of some big conference also-ran. Vermont did thump BC early this season, but if they lose, I don't think they will get selected. Happens all the time in this conference.

But no matter what, Billy Packer will be a jerk on the selection show.

Sure it might happen....but in all likely hood, that 5-11 team from the ACC or SEC would likely thump Vermont. To suggest otherwise is particularly silly. Sure, exceptions do happen but why penalize a team for being in 1 of the 2 toughest conferences in the land. In fact, the SEC is full of teams around .500 this year. They're so close, the've been beating each other almost at ramdom. Does this necessarily make them all bad? No...it just means that they're similar.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by grunewar

Terps lose again.....

Late in the 2nd half Miami is at the line shooting two as a Terp has fouled out. The announcers are screaming as Md only has 4 players on the court. Gary Williams sends someone on the court in the middle of the free throws and goes balistic on his assistants..... how could they let that happen? Gary sweats, he rants, he raves, he gestures.....same ole, same ole!

Another squandered opportunity for Md to get back on the Nat'l scene.....

That doesn't sound good for the officials either.

[Nevadaref]

NC State 85, Duke 80 in OT

[BktBallRef]

In the ACC, three games - three upsets, based on seeding.

11 seconds left, Duke inbounds the ball, dribbles to half court, the clock starts late.

Officials stop the clock, RESET theclock, and GO BACK to the endline.

IOW, a DO OVER!

If MTD was watching, I'm sure he had a stroke!!

[Nevadaref]

Louisville survives in 2OT, 82-71 over West Virginia.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

In the ACC, three games - three upsets, based on seeding.

11 seconds left, Duke inbounds the ball, dribbles to half court, the clock starts late.

Officials stop the clock, RESET theclock, and GO BACK to the endline.

IOW, a DO OVER!

If MTD was watching, I'm sure he had a stroke!!

What did I miss? The paramedics just took the oxygen mask off me.

I guess the NCAAM are going to have to put out a bulletin similar to the NCAAW that specifies "no do-overs."

[Nevadaref]

Is is becoming apparent to anyone else that Duke just isn't that good this year and doesn't deserve an NCAA at-large berth? They will probably get in anyway due to their past and the name on the jersey.

[NewNCref]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

In the ACC, three games - three upsets, based on seeding.

11 seconds left, Duke inbounds the ball, dribbles to half court, the clock starts late.

Officials stop the clock, RESET theclock, and GO BACK to the endline.

IOW, a DO OVER!

If MTD was watching, I'm sure he had a stroke!!

At this rate, I'm picking Wake to win the ACC Tournament. I may be correcting myself in an hour or so though.

[Nevadaref]

In my opinion, Sosa clearly traveled before scoring the tying basket at the end of regulation. Since WV loses the game, and could miss out on the NCAA tournament due to their loss, it turns out that this was a huge decision.

[Nevadaref]

St. Louis over UMass in OT 74-71. Someone else on the bubble is very happy.

[BktBallRef]

.....Gerald Henderson's first ACC Tournament was a rousing success!

[BLydic]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

In my opinion, Sosa clearly traveled before scoring the tying basket at the end of regulation. Since WV loses the game, and could miss out on the NCAA tournament due to their loss, it turns out that this was a huge decision.

Hmmm, travel or not, I don't think you let someone go coast to coast uncontested. Bad "D" costs WV the game, IMO.