**NCAA Basketball Thread**

[YouNeverKnow25]

I mean there were about a dozen thinkpieces written about woodbury from iowa poking people in the eye last year and he sucks

[BruceW]

Originally Posted by thebridge15

the right way!

Just like fake classes are the right way. Everyone does it right? So I guess it is right!

[sbuzzz]

Originally Posted by BruceW

Just like fake classes are the right way. Everyone does it right? So I guess it is right!

Stay classy.

[recentlyJTR41]

Funny/sad/hilarious/pathetic http://www.sbnation.com/college-bask...m-ever-big-ten

[YouNeverKnow25]

GtG melt leading to a bruce melt. good stuff

[thebridge15]

Originally Posted by BruceW

Just like fake classes are the right way. Everyone does it right? So I guess it is right!

nah fake classes are wrong

not a difficult concept

[thebridge15]

which other players have tripped multiple opponents this season? certainly there's one on every team

[YouNeverKnow25]

if there were you'd never hear about it. just a media attempt to smear GtG's name unfairly. no appreciation. when is the media finally going to give duke a fair shake?

[BruceW]

Originally Posted by YouNeverKnow25

GtG melt leading to a bruce melt. good stuff

Not a melt. I have a right to respond. Just because I fired back after everyone piles on over every single thing Grayson does or says I'm the one melting? IMO ESPN and all Duke haters have been melting ever since Duke righted the ship this season and began winning again. It's all a matter of perception.

[YouNeverKnow25]

yes it does seem to be a matter of perception, agreed

[BruceW]

Originally Posted by YouNeverKnow25

if there were you'd never hear about it. just a media attempt to smear GtG's name unfairly. no appreciation. when is the media finally going to give duke a fair shake?

Cool your melt man.

[sbuzzz]

At least he's been tripping people the RIGHT way and getting them to fall.

[Rodey]

I don't care that it's getting coverage, that's what ESPN does, I just don't think it's a big deal.

[thebridge15]

you don't think it's a big deal that the best player on your team has purposely tripped opponents twice this season?

[BruceW]

I said he shouldn't have done it, he needs to be better than that, and he can't let his emotions take over in a negative way. What more do you all want?

I know this is going to come across as biased, but a former high-level player, I always try to watch games with objective eyes and learn from them. With Allen, I see someone who attacks the basket with reckless abandon and oftentimes gets fouled going to the rim, while moving without the ball (holding, nudging...no big deal that's the game), etc. and really doesn't get a lot of calls. When someone takes it to the basket as much as he does, they should probably shoot more FTs than he does. As Coach K mentioned last night, he shot the ball 20 times last night and that resulted in a single trip to the foul line. That's tough to do. I just think it wears on him and creates frustration.

He's 20 years old, he will mature, and certainly we'd like for him to not act that way, but he's not getting into bar fights, he's not beating his girlfriend, and he's not cheating his way through school. He's making mistakes, but he could be making worse.

[YouNeverKnow25]

yeah sounds like an objective way to excuse multiple instances of tripping opponents

[sbuzzz]

Originally Posted by BruceW

I know this is going to come across as biased, but a former high-level player, I always try to watch games with objective eyes and learn from them. With Allen, I see someone who attacks the basket with reckless abandon and oftentimes gets fouled going to the rim, while moving without the ball (holding, nudging...no big deal that's the game), etc. and really doesn't get a lot of calls. When someone takes it to the basket as much as he does, they should probably shoot more FTs than he does. As Coach K mentioned last night, he shot the ball 20 times last night and that resulted in a single trip to the foul line. That's tough to do. I just think it wears on him and creates frustration.

He's 20 years old, he will mature, and certainly we'd like for him to not act that way, but he's not getting into bar fights, he's not beating his girlfriend, and he's not cheating his way through school. He's making mistakes, but he could be making worse.

What the hell does any of this have to do with tripping opponents?

[thebridge15]

bruce is being pretty reasonable here, rodey saying it isn't a big deal is what's troubling

[seekupig]

Originally Posted by sbuzzz

Brackets are going to be so crazy to do this year. Just the number of potential winners is going to be so much higher than any year in memory.

probably still 68 but I'll have to check my sources.

[sbuzzz]

Originally Posted by Rodey

I don't care that it's getting coverage, that's what ESPN does, I just don't think it's a big deal.

Shocker.

[BruceW]

Originally Posted by thebridge15

you don't think it's a big deal that the best player on your team has purposely tripped opponents twice this season?

An issue? Yes. A big deal to where he deserves that if you google Grayson Allen all you will see is slanderous articles, tweets, or opinions plastered everywhere about him? No.

I find it more of a big deal that someone was allowed to publish an article and actually write that Grayson started a fight with Jaylen Johnson and deserved what he got. That's disturbing to me that someone truly believes that.

Also, where's the outrage over what that kid did? Nowhere.

[YouNeverKnow25]

slanderous

[BruceW]

Originally Posted by sbuzzz

What the hell does any of this have to do with tripping opponents?

Frustration and a lack of full maturity. Comprehend what I'm saying. It really isn't that difficult. I'm trying to be nice about that.

[thebridge15]

with the two hour selection sunday show it's going to be hard for the committee chair to not admit that they seeded based on throwing darts at a board

[YouNeverKnow25]

I'm just hoping they don't add a ton of time between the separate brackets

[BruceW]

Originally Posted by YouNeverKnow25

slanderous

Harms the reputation of someone. Yep, that's slander.

[Rodey]

I didn't condone him and you can suspend him a game if you want, but some of the stuff I've read is ridiculous. It's a trip. It's not a big deal.

[thebridge15]

for slander to apply what you're saying has to be untrue

but I'm not a paralegal

[YouNeverKnow25]

please explain more to me about your interpretations of media law

[BruceW]

Originally Posted by thebridge15

with the two hour selection sunday show it's going to be hard for the committee chair to not admit that they seeded based on throwing darts at a board

That's exactly what they do. I want that job.