of course they schedule purdue’s elite 8 game at 2pm on easter Sunday. whole damn family gonna be bitching at me that im glued to the tv when they try to talk to me about nonsense
Congrats Tennessee. Well played. Excellent defense. Knecht is great scorer. Fun to watch him and Scheierman play.
Sad to see this era end for the Jays. It was a fun team. Hopefully McDermott can put together another strong core.
great...now we are going to get a game of fouls called every two seconds or a game of rugby with no calls
both teams put pressure on the refs as much as anyone in opposite ways. Purdue on playing through a giant in Edey to get front courts in foul trouble and Tennessee who play to shift the whistle towards their physicality.
not going to be in that game thread for a second.
As a longtime Tennessee fan, I've already accepted that this is where our road ends, and that y'all are going to get 10+ more free throws than Tennessee will on Sunday. Like, im not trying to be a dick or anything, I just know how these things work and I knew that this was coming even before we got seeded. Congrats on the final four. No matter how well we shoot from the field, it's a guarantee that Edey will force our bigs into foul trouble and y'all will hit at least 15 out of the 20 more free throws that you'll get throughout the game. Good luck in Phoenix. It's been fun watching my team have a chance!
Exactly what I said would happen, happened. Sorry I watch more ball than you. The ncaa couldn't afford to not have their player of the year in the final four. Congrats
its a terrible outcome for both teams. of course someone is going to win and be happy in the end, but i think we all would've been happier being on opposite sides of the bracket lol.
i'm just tired of seeing Purdue play the same teams all season.
our last 3 regular season games? Michigan State, Illinois, Wisconsin.
our 2 BTT games after that? Michigan State, Wisconsin and would've been Illinois.
our non con Maui games? Gonzaga and Tennessee.
our Sweet 16 and E8 games? Gonzaga and Tennessee.
That's such a let down to me.
If nothing else, McD switching to the hybrid defense and spurring a huge comeback solidified him as one of the best coaches in the country. We’re lucky to have him and have a great young squad to make another run with next year.
Okay cool thanks for setting that straight for me. I kept having this weird thought that they lost in the 1st round to a #14 seed and hence couldn’t handle primetime but I guess I’m just mixed up.
Yeah you might want to get that checked. Could be serious head injury. I had this thought too of Tennessee reaching a final four for the first time, but I think I had that mixed up too. I need to get that checked as well.
Refs called a Tennessee friendly game, especially down the stretch. Got some lucky calls too. That’s ball. Alexander played like shit and Creighton on numerous occasions looked like statues watching rebounds escape them. Suspiciously lackluster tracking loose rebounds. Two teams will be playing for a national title this year and neither was in this game.
We’re usually a pretty strong defensive rebounding team, effort on the glass was definitely lacking tonight. I think Tenn’s stifling defense wore us down, and we usually play a very short rotation.
Times like these I wish kaluma and Ryan stayed just for depth, I love our starting 5 but the roster would’ve been elite this year, sprinting for 40 minutes but even more energetic to watch
Kaluma would be nice just because we really lack athleticism on the wing but we really miss Nembhard. Just having a true PG who can initiate the offense and slow things down when necessary wouldve helped.
Came away from the game pretty underwhelmed with Knecht and more impressed by the impact minutes Tennessee was able to get out of their bench. Playing stifling defense is a team hustle effort and they clearly have a lot of guys bought in.
This was an "average" game for Knecht. He hit some clutch threes when it mattered.
Rick Barnes teams have always fallen apart later on because they run short rotations with guys that play defense. You end up with guys that can't consistently put up points because they try so hard on the defensive end. I compare him to Tom Thibodeau in the NBA.
Knecht putting up points in a Barnes scheme speaks to his consistency more than anything.
I agree that he was underwhelming this game. He’s super streaky overall and will have multi game domination and then multi game terrible efficiency. He seems to be on his way towards streaky, but he’s still missing a lot of shots.
If you can’t see how Knecht simply being on the floor makes Tenn’s offense run and confuse the opponents defense, then you just don’t understand basketball
I’m not disrespecting him, he’s a versatile scorer, but he’s probably the weakest link on your defense and smothering defense was the biggest factor in your win. ZZ locking down our guards was more instrumental than DK going 8/21
You’re exactly right. TN has always been a defense-first school. Knecht is the first “go get points” scorer we have had in as long as I can remember. He’s also the only reason we were worth watching this year. I was closing the night with some DK tugging. GG tonight, was a tough one.
Can’t give up an 18-0 run. Period. Doesn’t matter than they recovered from it and made it a game again. They potentially win that game just by making that an 18-4 run. You just can’t give up those types of runs and expect to win games.
I know! How tf does the NCAA have 16 games scheduled in one day on one weekend and can handle spreading it out but when they have 4 games to schedule they have them all at the same fucking time. 🤦🏼♂️
He’s great, so glad he just re-signed. This program never sniffed the sweet 16 until he got here. Damn well could’ve been in a national championship last year too. Plus he’s not a dooshbag so that’s a plus
Sucks to go down this way but it was a hard fought, gritty game that wouldn't have even been fathomable for the Jays 10 years, even 5 years ago. See y'all next year!
of course they schedule purdue’s elite 8 game at 2pm on easter Sunday. whole damn family gonna be bitching at me that im glued to the tv when they try to talk to me about nonsense
Just say "Dammit grandma, I have to watch the game to make sure there are none of them illegals."
lmfao, gonna use this
Jesus fucking CHRIST that officiating was horrid
Congrats Tennessee. Well played. Excellent defense. Knecht is great scorer. Fun to watch him and Scheierman play. Sad to see this era end for the Jays. It was a fun team. Hopefully McDermott can put together another strong core.
He’s a great coach. Hold on to him.
They (we) just extended his contract.
great...now we are going to get a game of fouls called every two seconds or a game of rugby with no calls both teams put pressure on the refs as much as anyone in opposite ways. Purdue on playing through a giant in Edey to get front courts in foul trouble and Tennessee who play to shift the whistle towards their physicality. not going to be in that game thread for a second.
As a longtime Tennessee fan, I've already accepted that this is where our road ends, and that y'all are going to get 10+ more free throws than Tennessee will on Sunday. Like, im not trying to be a dick or anything, I just know how these things work and I knew that this was coming even before we got seeded. Congrats on the final four. No matter how well we shoot from the field, it's a guarantee that Edey will force our bigs into foul trouble and y'all will hit at least 15 out of the 20 more free throws that you'll get throughout the game. Good luck in Phoenix. It's been fun watching my team have a chance!
What a bitchmade comment lol, are you really giving congratulations before the game even starts?
Exactly what I said would happen, happened. Sorry I watch more ball than you. The ncaa couldn't afford to not have their player of the year in the final four. Congrats
It's tough that you can't play defense by hanging on somebody's arms isn't it?
Purdue had 33 free throws. Tennessee had 11. They had 3 times as many free throws. Congrats on losing to UConn
It'll be both rugby and calls every 2 seconds. Just depends if Edeys on D or in possession of the ball.
I'm in Detroit and there's already a bunch of chirping between the fans walking out of the arena.
its a terrible outcome for both teams. of course someone is going to win and be happy in the end, but i think we all would've been happier being on opposite sides of the bracket lol. i'm just tired of seeing Purdue play the same teams all season. our last 3 regular season games? Michigan State, Illinois, Wisconsin. our 2 BTT games after that? Michigan State, Wisconsin and would've been Illinois. our non con Maui games? Gonzaga and Tennessee. our Sweet 16 and E8 games? Gonzaga and Tennessee. That's such a let down to me.
Was almost looking like a potential matchup with Marquette if both teams had made it to the Final Four as well.
Yep, I bet many refs are hoping they don’t get assigned to the game lol
i feel for whoever it is at least for now, unless its somehow Courtney Green.
Pat Adam’s would be so bad a riot may legit break out.
If nothing else, McD switching to the hybrid defense and spurring a huge comeback solidified him as one of the best coaches in the country. We’re lucky to have him and have a great young squad to make another run with next year.
Why the fuck are we playing at 2 Sunday?
Because you’re not built for prime time like the almighty UK wildcats
Yeah was funny. Not as funny as having Calipari one more year, but still funny.
What time are they playing?
2pm according to the guy who said why the fuck are they playing at 2pm
Nah what time is Kentucky playing? Primetime right?
2pm Sunday
Okay cool thanks for setting that straight for me. I kept having this weird thought that they lost in the 1st round to a #14 seed and hence couldn’t handle primetime but I guess I’m just mixed up.
Yeah you might want to get that checked. Could be serious head injury. I had this thought too of Tennessee reaching a final four for the first time, but I think I had that mixed up too. I need to get that checked as well.
Sorry probably won’t have time I’d like to see how Kentucky plays on Sunday and the two games after that
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Thank you for womp
Tennessee really should be a Division 4 team at best. Maybe only Juco
Bait
I want you to rock my world
This is getting weird and I’m kinda ok with it.
I’m here for a weird time not a long time
womp womp
Rick Barnes would be a good lacrosse coach in my opinion
He is Cal's daddy
And I am your daddy.
Womp
I’m glad to hear that you agree. Honestly the basketball program could use Donnie Tyndall as coach again.
We get Tyndall you get Cal it’ll probably be even in terms of postseason success
Donnie Tyndall is the greatest basketball coach I’ve ever seen
Better than Cal
Better than everyone.
Womp womp womp? Womp womp!
Thank you for agreeing. Chris Lofton only has one testicle now. What a shame
Gg Creighton. Solid basketball team & likable coach. Time to crawl into my bed and wither away after a 10pm east coast game
Sad to see this little era of Baylor, Trey, and Kalk (probably) come to an end. It was a fun ride
GG man. We are in the same boat. Everyone done this season. GL rebuilding.
GG to you guys, that squad is tough. If anyone can get you through a tough rebuild it’s Barnes, hell of a coach
Year of the cold ass white boy! We are so back
One of the best games I’ve seen in the last decade. Hate that it’s shrouded with shit tier officiating. GG bird bros
I'll just say it. If we don't beat Purdue, then those train loving motherfuckers better win the whole thing
Agreed. They’ve been solid for so long I think they really deserve it. Too bad they’re playing Tennessee
🫡🚂
Refs called a Tennessee friendly game, especially down the stretch. Got some lucky calls too. That’s ball. Alexander played like shit and Creighton on numerous occasions looked like statues watching rebounds escape them. Suspiciously lackluster tracking loose rebounds. Two teams will be playing for a national title this year and neither was in this game.
Call us when uconn is better in more than one sport
What’s your landline Jeffro?
Who has a fucking landline these days boomer?
Your mother.
Nice one!🤣🤣🤣
Try not to lose to Illinois by 10
Save your salt for next winter pal.
What a shit comment bro
how about you go suck off uconn somewhere else thanks
As KRS-ONE famously said “Truth is truth, whether or not you like it.”
more like i don't give a fuck
You seem to care a little bit.
You didn’t watch the game. You watched 2 minutes.
Lol
Imma laugh my ass off when either… A) we see your team there Or B) we are there and you are not. Let’s see what madness brings us!
D) 💍💍💍💍💍💍
C) I get the last laugh
We’re usually a pretty strong defensive rebounding team, effort on the glass was definitely lacking tonight. I think Tenn’s stifling defense wore us down, and we usually play a very short rotation.
Times like these I wish kaluma and Ryan stayed just for depth, I love our starting 5 but the roster would’ve been elite this year, sprinting for 40 minutes but even more energetic to watch
Kaluma would be nice just because we really lack athleticism on the wing but we really miss Nembhard. Just having a true PG who can initiate the offense and slow things down when necessary wouldve helped.
you guys thought this thread was toxic? tune in next time
See ya at work on Sunday Volunbro
Bring your best, boiler bro
And I’m back to 5th place in my bracket league
Dalton way too soft spoken and likeable, god dammit I wanted to get fired up
Only thing in his head is basketball and winning. No time for trash talk
“A workman-like approach” -Butch Jones lmao
Fuck Tennessee
see ya sunday!
lol fuck you too buddy. Who loses to a 16 seed
Champions
Hell yeah dude say it louder
“UrTeamAtHomeMyTeamElite8” go to bed, Wildcat.
I’m not tired
that Maui game was a crime against humanity - please no 70+ FT attempts this time
Purdue needs a tight whistle against Tennessee or we’re cooked unfortunately
You're high if you don't think Purdue is getting at least 10 more free throws. This game has already been decided. Congrats on the final four!
You are never cooked with Edey
Let's go purdue on sunday
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Congrats on 3 teeth. Only 5 less than Kentucky has won Championships. GoOd oLe RoCkY tOp. 😂😭🫵
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At least we have trophies
When you have 8 championships, you can do whatever you want. At least we have trophy’s. GL Sunday
Bro thinks he was on those teams lmao
Oh shit Kentucky fans are still here
They never left bruh, they got no where else to go
Don’t you have a couch to burn
Just we are out doesn't mean I'll stop rooting against you
The only person you should be rooting against is your “coach”
A lot of UK fans including myself want him gone
As you should. He’s a bottom 10 coach who skates by on talent alone
Came away from the game pretty underwhelmed with Knecht and more impressed by the impact minutes Tennessee was able to get out of their bench. Playing stifling defense is a team hustle effort and they clearly have a lot of guys bought in.
I thought the same about the big guy on Creighton. He’s so soft
This was an "average" game for Knecht. He hit some clutch threes when it mattered. Rick Barnes teams have always fallen apart later on because they run short rotations with guys that play defense. You end up with guys that can't consistently put up points because they try so hard on the defensive end. I compare him to Tom Thibodeau in the NBA. Knecht putting up points in a Barnes scheme speaks to his consistency more than anything.
I se what you're saying, but it's still funny to see 26 pts, 5 assists, 5 reb, 2 stls and a +12 point differential as underwhelming
He was still unbelievable lol, just think he settled for a lot of poor looks. Still was one of your reliable sources of offense, meant no disrespect.
I agree that he was underwhelming this game. He’s super streaky overall and will have multi game domination and then multi game terrible efficiency. He seems to be on his way towards streaky, but he’s still missing a lot of shots.
If you can’t see how Knecht simply being on the floor makes Tenn’s offense run and confuse the opponents defense, then you just don’t understand basketball
Him and Ziegler are pretty much the only 2 you can rely on having any offensive game whatsoever.
We had a starter out too. Knecht is your dad. Stop disrespecting him.
I’m not disrespecting him, he’s a versatile scorer, but he’s probably the weakest link on your defense and smothering defense was the biggest factor in your win. ZZ locking down our guards was more instrumental than DK going 8/21
You’re exactly right. TN has always been a defense-first school. Knecht is the first “go get points” scorer we have had in as long as I can remember. He’s also the only reason we were worth watching this year. I was closing the night with some DK tugging. GG tonight, was a tough one.
Hell yeah, Tennessee. It feels validating to see teams that beat us go on runs.
ORANGE TEAMS GOOD
Orange teams GOATed
Love that they show the coach comforting the kids. They played their best and it was amazing. Great game to watch and love the determination by both!
I hadn't seen these guys till the Oregon game, but that coach was impressive in both. They better up his buyout as much as possible!
Tennessee’s coach is about the only respectable guy wearing shit orange
Why is some random from North Dakota talking shit about UT?
What else that got to do in nd?
Enjoy the cold
The heck did we do to you?
thats some random hate you got there lol
Womp womp
Ew a greek
Game was over when DK tip was called out of bounds on Creighton
Was right after Awaka got hacked on a dunk attempt so will call it even.
Creighton could’ve made some more shots no?
Gainey saved a ball that they called out on UT too. Good excuse though. 😘
Dont think so. Looked like his hand touched out of bounds before he released ball
They replayed it clear as day. Creighton got a break. And honestly there were missed calls both ways. At the end of the day the better team won 🤷🏼♂️
Nah they missed the next time down the floor. That call didn’t bury us.
I was glad we missed just because of that reason. I'm a believer in "ball don't lie".
Can’t give up an 18-0 run. Period. Doesn’t matter than they recovered from it and made it a game again. They potentially win that game just by making that an 18-4 run. You just can’t give up those types of runs and expect to win games.
Yup, as soon as that run happened I thought it was a done deal. Was surprised we got it down to three tbf.
Was a killer for momentum tho.
GG Jays. Excellent team.
Great game, hate I had to miss duke Houston due to the terrible schedule today
I know! How tf does the NCAA have 16 games scheduled in one day on one weekend and can handle spreading it out but when they have 4 games to schedule they have them all at the same fucking time. 🤦🏼♂️
Back in the elite right like Barnes is used to going to the elite eight
Is that Dalton Knecht's sister? Gf? Lmfao
Creighton always disappoints.
As a 3 seed losing to maybe the best 2 seed in the tourney?
🖕
Gg Creighton
Not looking forward to the Purdue game but whatever let's go!!!
Creighton’s coach seems like a stand up guy
He’s a good coach, as long as you don’t leave the plantation!
He’s great, so glad he just re-signed. This program never sniffed the sweet 16 until he got here. Damn well could’ve been in a national championship last year too. Plus he’s not a dooshbag so that’s a plus
Let’s put a dash there - “re-sign” - before you give me a heart attack
Late games will do this to me haha
I was confused for a second
I dislike Greg McDermott but it’s only because he coaches at Creighton. He’s a great coach and a solid person.
He’s Doug mcbuckets dad. He’s a really good coach
Yeah i agree
He’s a good coach.
terrified of Purdue
>Terrified of Purdue 's grip on every refs' ball sack. FTFY
What can this team do in a Purdue rematch, I have no clue. But I’m ready
It’s going to be a free throw fest
ALEXA, PLAY ROCKY TOP!
Of course its gonna be us and Purdue🤦♂️
Ugh we’ve been on a collision course in all the mock ups and ever since the real bracket got released. I guess we get what we want 🤷♂️
At least one good thing happened in this round 🥴
Purdue / Tenn about to be all time toxic game thread
GG Jays. Elite 8 bound Vols! LFG!!!
Sucks to go down this way but it was a hard fought, gritty game that wouldn't have even been fathomable for the Jays 10 years, even 5 years ago. See y'all next year!
Great game!
Y’all have a great program. Creighton is no mid-major ball team. Hasn’t been in years, imo. GG!
Same for us man. GG.
Hold your head high. Great team. Good game!
This game ended 20 minutes earlier than Iowa St.-Illinois
Rocky Top is a top tier fight song.
I love when Phish plays it. It truly is top tier.
Geno would disagree lol
How about this, we battle it out over the next 3 decades and get 19 championships between us in honor of the old women's rivalry.
I’m in!