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💯 This.

Sure, when we both make the final four. It could happen. 😄

Other than 1 nice block, didn’t see much from Barre again.

I can’t believe that we are sooooo bad guarding the arc that everyone can have great shooting percentages against us.

Barre is in the game for 30 seconds and gets called for a foul. 🤦‍♂️

Was that a charge call? Hmmm.

I sure wish we were deeper.

Why can’t we ever bury a team?

Underwood played at Kansas State and was an assistant coach there under Huggins and then Frank Martin. Underwood and Martin have the same personality. Like someone pee’d in their cornflakes. I’m not really a fan of either. Maybe Underwood takes the K-State job because of his familiarity with the program, but I have to think the move from Illinois to K-State is a lateral move at best.

I wasn’t crazy about the idea at first either. Going back to Illinois. Watching your point guard dribbling down the clock to make sure there is only time for his last shot and maybe a quick tip-in is nerve wrecking. I have seen his point guards pass out of double teams and not take that last shot themselves, but it’s often not a drawn up play coming out of a time out. Other than maybe spreading everyone out, etc.

Groce is a former math teacher, so yes. There will be times at the very end of a close game where he will simply run a motion to get the ball into his best scorers hands. Then live or die by what he can create on his own. Because even though it’s not clever, it has the highest probability of success. Right now that would be Tavari.

Yale’s Celiscar hits free throws with .5 seconds in OT to win at Harvard. Nick Townsend left the game with an injury at some point. Didn’t see it or him in the second half.

I thought that was a pretty good fight until the basketball game broke out. 🙄

I love the very last frame of this video. The look of incredulity on Groce's face when talking to Frank Martin in classic. I sure wish I knew what they were discussing.

UMass is a good team that can shoot very well. But if the MAC doesn't get their fouling in check I could see a bench clearing brawl in the future. My prediction is it happens when UMass plays Kent.

We won it for Evan!!

Traveling?!!

This is taking too long.

Physical game.

Nice to see Marvin get some playing time.

Some crazy ball movement there.

Go Zips!!

“They don’t love this place.” Sounds to me like culture still matters.

Amen. I would also add that was the best era for parity in college basketball. The power conferences didn’t like it and every change since has made it more difficult for mid-majors. God bless Wentz for giving us a fighting chance.

This is absolutely a thing. I am not this way, but I have friends who are. Especially at the high school level.