[2024 March Madness Thread]

We wanna use this for the NCAA and NIT too?

 

 

USF looking good early.  Let's get a AAC thing going like the CUSA did last season.

[LSU (3/19/24)]

2 minutes ago, wardly said:

home or away?

If Seton Hall wins...away.  If St. Joes does...not sure.

[LSU (3/19/24)]

Gonna have to wrestle the trophy away from us.

[LSU (3/19/24)]

NT 84 ---------- LSU 77

 

Final

[LSU (3/19/24)]

Down to five...getting really nervous.

[LSU (3/19/24)]

Those missed free throws are gonna kill us.

[LSU (3/19/24)]

NT 74 ---------- LSU 60

 

3:38 to go

 

Play smart fellas and we'll play this weekend.

[LSU (3/19/24)]

NT 66 ---------- LSU 54

 

7:16 to go

 

Had pushed the lead to 18, but Tigers trying make a charge.

[LSU (3/19/24)]

NT 62 ---------- LSU 48

 

10:01 to go

 

Starting to slow the game down some, which is actually much more our style.  Beat them playing at a faster pace, if we start grinding them -- you really have to like our chances.

[LSU (3/19/24)]

NT 58 ---------- LSU 45

 

13:13 to go

 

We're trying to bury them now.  Great three minute segment.

[LSU (3/19/24)]

NT 45 ---------- LSU 40

 

16:11 to go

 

LSU is making more shots this half.  Not gonna lie, I wish we had closed out the 1st better...I fear we gave them some confidence.

[Tough times for K-State]

2 minutes ago, Travis said:

We didn’t make the tournament last year because of politics. We were the first team ever to be ranked that high and not get in the tournament. For all intents and purposes we were an NCAA tournament team. There is no reason with the compliment of Edwards and Nolan that we would have GREATLY improved over just losing Kai to graduation.  I think we could have easily won those nine games you were mentioning. 

Even winning those I'm not sure we get in...just saying we'd need to win at least that many to have a shot.

 

Obviously not counting the chance we could get in by winning the league tournament with fewer wins, which is obviously possible too.

[LSU (3/19/24)]

NT 38 ---------- LSU 31

 

Halftime

 

Last couple of minutes weren't great, but otherwise impressive stuff.

[LSU (3/19/24)]

NT 38 ---------- LSU 27

 

2:20 to go

 

One of the best halves we've had all season.

[LSU (3/19/24)]

NT 30 ---------- LSU 22

 

5:37 to go

 

Fantastic run by the good guys.  Really playing well right now!

[LSU (3/19/24)]

LSU 20 ---------- NT 20

 

7:16 to go

 

Shots are falling now!  If we can keep this up, it'll be a good night for us.

[LSU (3/19/24)]

LSU 15 ---------- NT 11

 

11:01 to go

 

Need to get some jump shots to fall.

[LSU (3/19/24)]

LSU 9 ---------- NT 7

 

14:51 to go

 

Kinda sloppy with some turnovers, but playing well otherwise.

[Tough times for K-State]

3 minutes ago, Travis said:

If those two stayed… if one in particular had stayed… we would have had the closer we so desperately needed. 

Again, not denying we would have been better.  We may have won the regular season title!  But we didn't make the tournament either year Perry was here (and we won a crap load of games with him), so it's really impossible for me to get on board with we would have easily made it this season with him. 

[Tough times for K-State]

Didn't we love James Reese?  I doubt we get to, or beat, Purdue without him.  We've had a few guys transfer year where it was just a stop in their playing career.

[LSU (3/19/24)]

Some of Ginobli's best years were as a 6th Man.

[2024 March Madness Thread]

It's definitely not the worst Kansas team since the 1980s.  

[Tough times for K-State]

We would have been better with Perry and Ousmane, but I don't think we can say we'd easily have made the NCAAs.  The AAC only got two teams in, neither of which was the school that won the regular season title (with only two conference losses).  We may have, and I'd like to think we would have, but it'd likely have taken at least 9-10 more wins than we had.

[LSU (3/19/24)]

Some highlights from last year's NIT First Round.  Hopefully the result is similar as we attempt to make another run.

 

 

 

[LSU (3/19/24)]

1 hour ago, Matt from A700 said:

 

Bringing back the NIT Final Four to MSG I think would be a good first step in regaining some prestige with the tournament. Doubt many "general basketball fans" watched the games in Vegas last year.

I don't think returning it to MSG would matter.  In the NIT's history it only hasn't been held there twice.