2022 NCAA Tournament

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

 

[DurhamSon]

Without looking it up I’d guess the only teams to play in 5 title games within a 16 season span are UCLA, Duke, and now UNC. My guess is handicappers would give you 50/1 odds or better on UNC making 5 more from 2023 through 2040, unless you think Hubie is the next peak Wooden/Krzyzewski

 

[Devilsforlife]

Duke made it in 86, 90, 91, 92, 94, 99 and 01. K was absurd at his peak.

 

[dukeboy911]

What was that Paolo tweet?

 

[LastHearth]

Duke actually made 5 in 9 years which is hard to fathom.

 

[Devilsforlife]

Nobody picked Kansas to win it all. An embarrassment for a board that has such a high opinion of itself.

 

[2001Dukechamps]

The biggest choke in National Championship history.
The best possible outcome tonight actually happened.

 

[childress22]

Without looking it up I’d guess the only teams to play in 5 title games within a 16 season span are UCLA, Duke, and now UNC. My guess is handicappers would give you 50/1 odds or better on UNC making 5 more from 2023 through 2040, unless you think Hubie is the next peak Wooden/Krzyzewski

Still fucked up that Connecticut made 4 title games in 16 years and won them all.

 

[Devilsforlife]

Without looking it up I’d guess the only teams to play in 5 title games within a 16 season span are UCLA, Duke, and now UNC. My guess is handicappers would give you 50/1 odds or better on UNC making 5 more from 2023 through 2040, unless you think Hubie is the next peak Wooden/Krzyzewski

Still fucked up that Connecticut made 4 title games in 16 years and won them all.

UConn stopped us in 1999 and 2004 and Kentucky in 2011 and 2014.

Kansas stopped UNC in 2008, 2012, and 2022.

 

[DurhamSon]

Is Tate Frazier crying? God I hope he is OD’ng on Fent or something. My guess is that since he’s a true believer in UNC exceptionalism, like us on this board, he’s not mad because he knows Hubert will have them back!

 

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

Tbf to this board’s prognosticators, this was a historically easy path for Kansas. Probably a top 5 easiest path ever if someone digs into it.

 

[DurhamSon]

Without looking it up I’d guess the only teams to play in 5 title games within a 16 season span are UCLA, Duke, and now UNC. My guess is handicappers would give you 50/1 odds or better on UNC making 5 more from 2023 through 2040, unless you think Hubie is the next peak Wooden/Krzyzewski

Still fucked up that Connecticut made 4 title games in 16 years and won them all.

UConn stopped us in 1999 and 2004 and Kentucky in 2011 and 2014.

Kansas stopped UNC in 2008, 2012, and 2022.

Couldn’t stop them even when they had Wilt and all UNC had were a bunch of New York Jews, but they’ve more than made up for it since.

 

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

 

[DurhamSon]

Didn’t Memphis blow a big lead against Self too? And UK was a minute or two from losing that game 10 years ago. Self probably has the right amount of titles given the strength of teams and seeds he’s achieved, but in terms of the title games he’s played in, two is extremely lucky

 

[Devilsforlife]

Memphis was up 9 with 2 minutes remaining in 08 and imploded at the FT line, iirc. Self has made it to the Elite 8 nine times since arriving at Kansas, and reached four Final Fours. Kansas was also the runaway #1 team in 2020 when the season got wiped. I’m fine with him having two titles. He’s a good example of what happens when you put a top 15 team on the floor year after year - you’ll have teams that break through.

 

[DurhamSon]

Also, why didn’t we try this kind of pressing against UNC at any point? Baylor and Kansas both induced epic chokes while we just let Love and Davis kill us with their drives

 

[Grit]

Because Goldwire preferred to watch from the stands

 

[Devilsforlife]

Also, why didn’t we try this kind of pressing against UNC at any point? Baylor and Kansas both induced epic chokes while we just let Love and Davis kill us with their drives

Definitely should have given it a shot. I even said it during the St. Peters game, goddamn.

 

[dukebluedevils05]

Feels like we haven't really used a press to force turnovers in a long time (excluding EOG situations when we're losing, of course).

 

[dukebluedevils05]

if it's true that Scheyer wants to have a deeper rotation and we've got these big, long, athletic dudes, I hope we mix it in from time to time, particularly after a timeout or something.