[jcmanson]

The refs cheated! The refs cheated!

Stop your whining. Even if the refs were perfect, Syracuse still wins.

[Purple Haize]

If these refs hadn't have been gambling on the game, my pick of UNCA vs. Syracuse probably would have come true.

Tim Donaghy now looks likes a saint, at least he didn't blatantly screw over a team on national tv to earn his gambling money.

Add theft of an NCAA "Second" Round game to the list of violations piling up for Syracuse.

If they bet on the game they would have LOST money because Syracuse didn't beat the spread

[Purple Haize]

I'd pull my team off the floor after the missed out of bounds play. The refs are directly responsible for the Syracuse win. If they get 3-4 simple calls right, UNCA wins the game.

Sooooo Dickey going 1-13 wasn't directly responsible for the AshEville loss?

[ballcoach15]

I will watch tournament once Syracuse, Kentucky, Kansas and Ohio state are eliminated.

[LUconn]

the CBS board of directors will be on the edge of their seats until then

[NotAJerry]

Anybody want to tell Texas their game started 80 minutes ago?

[NotAJerry]

I'd pull my team off the floor after the missed out of bounds play. The refs are directly responsible for the Syracuse win. If they get 3-4 simple calls right, UNCA wins the game.

Sooooo Dickey going 1-13 wasn't directly responsible for the AshEville loss?

Surprisingly, no. A couple of very simple calls get made correctly and, at the very least, the last 2 minutes of the game play out very differently. When the announcers refer to a call as "impossible" for 3 people to all miss at once, that tells you just how egregious the the offenses were.

[NotAJerry]

Anybody want to tell Texas their game started 80 minutes ago?

Nevermind, looks like they got the memo finally.

[blwall1416]

When the announcers refer to a call as "impossible" for 3 people to all miss at once, that tells you just how egregious the the offenses were.

Ummm.....we're not all looking at the ball at the same time. That would be the fans. For officials, there are these crazy things called primary areas of coverage.

[olldflame]

When the announcers refer to a call as "impossible" for 3 people to all miss at once, that tells you just how egregious the the offenses were.

Ummm.....we're not all looking at the ball at the same time. That would be the fans. For officials, there are these crazy things called primary areas of coverage.

But in a full-court pressure situation where you have at most one player a side in the frontcourt, wouldn't at least 2 officials be covering the backcourt area?

[blwall1416]

But in a full-court pressure situation where you have at most one player a side in the frontcourt, wouldn't at least 2 officials be covering the backcourt area?

Yes, but the play was going AWAY from the slot official, who is on the opposite sideline. All he could see was backside. He couldn't help. The lead official on the same sideline as Corbett was way too far down court to see it clearly as well. Ed was the only one that had a look at the play.

[R i]

and he BLEW it

[Purple Haize]

When the announcers refer to a call as "impossible" for 3 people to all miss at once, that tells you just how egregious the the offenses were.

Ummm.....we're not all looking at the ball at the same time. That would be the fans. For officials, there are these crazy things called primary areas of coverage.

But in a full-court pressure situation where you have at most one player a side in the frontcourt, wouldn't at least 2 officials be covering the backcourt area?

No. I'm still stunned you think a player going 1-13 doesn't affect the outcome as much as one or two missed calls. Dickey goes 4-13 that's at least another 6 points which would do more to dictate the game then anything else

In a full court press the T will be looking at the play in this situation. The C looks at secondary players and the new L will watch the deep players and be in position for a transition play. You on the other hand will be at home eating your nachos with hummus.

[RubberMallet]

they were still down by 3 even. who knows if they'd of even made the shot. all the butthurt over this while expected here, is really silly.

[Purple Haize]

Did anyone notice the FSU player step in bounds while trying to pass the bass after St Bonnie's last 3 ? Oops

[olldflame]

they were still down by 3 even. who knows if they'd of even made the shot. all the butthurt over this while expected here, is really silly.

I haven't heard that many people say that call cost them the game. It DID cost them an opportunity to tie it.

[jmdickens]

Norfolk St getting hosed....should have been a foul on the other end. Replay showed an obvious and bad no call.

[NotAJerry]

Wow, did the Norfolk St. player get both feet established in bounds there?

EDIT: Nope, it doesn't look like he did.

[jmdickens]

Wow, did the Norfolk St. player get both feet established in bounds there?

EDIT: Nope, it doesn't look like he did.

haha...very close

[NotAJerry]

Wow, did the Norfolk St. player get both feet established in bounds there?

EDIT: Nope, it doesn't look like he did.

haha...very close

Yeah that's a split second reaction play, tough spot for the ref.

[NotAJerry]

And there goes my Final Four.

[jmdickens]

Missouri.....overrated. That style does not win the tourney. See ya next year

[Purple Haize]

Norfolk St getting hosed....should have been a foul on the other end. Replay showed an obvious and bad no call.

Since they won did they still get hosed

I do love Craig Sagers bracket tie!

[LUconn]

Man, other than a #2 losing, this tournament has been a snooze fest so far.

[NotAJerry]

Man, other than a #2 losing, this tournament has been a snooze fest so far.

The play in games had the biggest overall comeback, and biggest 5 minute comeback in tourney history. Day 1 had the Syracuse/UNCA highway robbery, a very good VCU/Wichita St. game and the ending of Colorado/UNLV was great. Day 2 has already had 4 games go down to the wire (Texas/Cincy, Bama/Creighton, St Bonnie/FSU, NSU/Mizzou) with a #2 seed going down. What more do you want?