College Basketball Still Sucks 2012-13

[flannj]

Holy shit.

[CBStew]

I admit it.  I am not a basketball fan.  But I will drop in on a game that has some point to it, like the NCAA championship game.  What I saw last night was certainly worth the time.  Things have changed in basketball officiating.  They called a lot of fouls, but by yesteryear's standards there were at least 2 or 3 uncalled fouls on almost every possession.  And traveling.  And double dribbling.  And flat out mugging the opposing players.  I found it very entertaining.  At one point with a couple of minutes left a Michigan player pinned a layup by a Louisville player against the backboard.  Great play.  But he got called for a two shot foul because before he got the ball he got the arm of the Louisville player.  The Michigan player, and the Michigan fans, went crazy, and who can blame them, given what everyone had been getting away with up until then.  I may have to pay more attention to College basketball next year if the officials are going to let the players play by playground standards.

[Internet Apex]

I admit it.  I am not a basketball fan.  But I will drop in on a game that has some point to it, like the NCAA championship game.  What I saw last night was certainly worth the time.  Things have changed in basketball officiating.  They called a lot of fouls, but by yesteryear's standards there were at least 2 or 3 uncalled fouls on almost every possession.  And traveling.  And double dribbling.  And flat out mugging the opposing players.  I found it very entertaining.  At one point with a couple of minutes left a Michigan player pinned a layup by a Louisville player against the backboard.  Great play.  But he got called for a two shot foul because before he got the ball he got the arm of the Louisville player.  The Michigan player, and the Michigan fans, went crazy, and who can blame them, given what everyone had been getting away with up until then.  I may have to pay more attention to College basketball next year if the officials are going to let the players play by playground standards.

They typically don't let them play to the extreme that they did in last night's game. This was a complete anomaly in style and quality of play, leniency in officiating and actual basketball aesthetic. One shining moment, indeed. It's usually slow, white guys getting trapped under the basket and failing to get a shot off or wide-open missed jumpers and poorly-executed out-of-bounds plays coming off timeouts. Occasionally, they'll go 4-5 minutes without actually scoring, and nobody will say shit about it and just pretend it's awesome because somebody just slapped the floor with his face for a loose ball, which was loose because somebody inexplicably mishandled it.

I know because I used to be a big proponent of all this. I also drank MGD and voted for George Bush twice and swore by Ayn Rand novels and fuck... there's just no end to it.

[Saul Goodman]

Rick Pitino's face looked like death.

[Saul Goodman]

Bo Ryan is retiring and BC MUST direct his 30 for 30.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

Bo Ryan is retiring and BC MUST direct his 30 for 30.

The US41 HellCaddy draws nigh...

[Saul Goodman]

Bo Ryan is retiring and BC MUST direct his 30 for 30.

The US41 HellCaddy draws nigh...

The first 80 minutes are displaying the title and then explaining what makes the title funny. The last ten minutes talk about Bo and roll the credits.

[InternetApex]

Bo Ryan is retiring and BC MUST direct his 30 for 30.

The US41 HellCaddy draws nigh...

The first 80 minutes are displaying the title and then explaining what makes the title funny. The last ten minutes talk about Bo and roll the credits.

Or it's just the title and then 90 minutes of Wisconsin/Big Ten/NCAA Hoop luminaries just sitting there trying to figure what in the entire fuck.

[ChuckD]

Bo Ryan is retiring and BC MUST direct his 30 for 30.

The US41 HellCaddy draws nigh...

The first 80 minutes are displaying the title and then explaining what makes the title funny. The last ten minutes talk about Bo and roll the credits.

Or it's just the title and then 90 minutes of Wisconsin/Big Ten/NCAA Hoop luminaries just sitting there trying to figure what in the entire fuck.

Don't forget the two segments where BC discusses Bo Ryan's five most successful and five most disappointing seasons but talks about the same five seasons for both.

[flannj]

Maybe this should go in the "I admit it thread" but I kind of like watching Providence, Marquette, Xavier and Nova games.

[InternetApex]

Maybe this should go in the "I admit it thread" but I kind of like watching Providence, Marquette, Xavier and Nova games.

Maybe this thread should double as the I Admit It Thread for On Hoops, in which we all admit to caring about minor league basketball sometimes.

I tried earnestly to care about Purdue this year but their problems in the backcourt are so glaring that they've firmly established themselves as the most certain 5 seed ever to lose to a 12 seed in the history of NCAA Bracketation. If you do not pick them to lose like that in the first round this year, you're throwing one point into the trashcan. Caleb Swanigan is a legitimate NBA big with post moves and brute strength and high motor. I don't know who I'd compare him to just yet but maybe Zach Randolph with more ups? Or somebody nothing at all like that. I don't fucking know.

College Basketball Still Sucks.

But the 30 second shot clock kind of helps.

[InternetApex]

Maybe this should go in the "I admit it thread" but I kind of like watching Providence, Marquette, Xavier and Nova games.

Maybe this thread should double as the I Admit It Thread for On Hoops, in which we all admit to caring about minor league basketball sometimes.

I tried earnestly to care about Purdue this year but their problems in the backcourt are so glaring that they've firmly established themselves as the most certain 5 seed ever to lose to a 12 seed in the history of NCAA Bracketation. If you do not pick them to lose like that in the first round this year, you're throwing one point into the trashcan. Caleb Swanigan is a legitimate NBA big with post moves and brute strength and high motor. I don't know who I'd compare him to just yet but maybe Zach Randolph with more ups? Or somebody nothing at all like that. I don't fucking know.

College Basketball Still Sucks.

But the 30 second shot clock kind of helps.

[ChuckD]

Maybe this should go in the "I admit it thread" but I kind of like watching Providence, Marquette, Xavier and Nova games.

Maybe this thread should double as the I Admit It Thread for On Hoops, in which we all admit to caring about minor league basketball sometimes.

I tried earnestly to care about Purdue this year but their problems in the backcourt are so glaring that they've firmly established themselves as the most certain 5 seed ever to lose to a 12 seed in the history of NCAA Bracketation. If you do not pick them to lose like that in the first round this year, you're throwing one point into the trashcan. Caleb Swanigan is a legitimate NBA big with post moves and brute strength and high motor. I don't know who I'd compare him to just yet but maybe Zach Randolph with more ups? Or somebody nothing at all like that. I don't fucking know.

College Basketball Still Sucks.

But the 30 second shot clock kind of helps.

[Saul Goodman]

Maybe this should go in the "I admit it thread" but I kind of like watching Providence, Marquette, Xavier and Nova games.

Maybe this thread should double as the I Admit It Thread for On Hoops, in which we all admit to caring about minor league basketball sometimes.

I tried earnestly to care about Purdue this year but their problems in the backcourt are so glaring that they've firmly established themselves as the most certain 5 seed ever to lose to a 12 seed in the history of NCAA Bracketation. If you do not pick them to lose like that in the first round this year, you're throwing one point into the trashcan. Caleb Swanigan is a legitimate NBA big with post moves and brute strength and high motor. I don't know who I'd compare him to just yet but maybe Zach Randolph with more ups? Or somebody nothing at all like that. I don't fucking know.

College Basketball Still Sucks.

But the 30 second shot clock kind of helps.

At least they made the tournament, which is apparently a thing any team is allowed to do.

[Chuck to Chuck]

Maybe this should go in the "I admit it thread" but I kind of like watching Providence, Marquette, Xavier and Nova games.

Maybe this thread should double as the I Admit It Thread for On Hoops, in which we all admit to caring about minor league basketball sometimes.

I tried earnestly to care about Purdue this year but their problems in the backcourt are so glaring that they've firmly established themselves as the most certain 5 seed ever to lose to a 12 seed in the history of NCAA Bracketation. If you do not pick them to lose like that in the first round this year, you're throwing one point into the trashcan. Caleb Swanigan is a legitimate NBA big with post moves and brute strength and high motor. I don't know who I'd compare him to just yet but maybe Zach Randolph with more ups? Or somebody nothing at all like that. I don't fucking know.

College Basketball Still Sucks.

But the 30 second shot clock kind of helps.

At least they made the tournament, which is apparently a thing any team outside the state of Illinois is allowed to do.