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Final Four Open Game Thread: Fashionably Late as Always

So, yeah, I thought the first game started at 6:45 for some reason.  Imagine my surprise when I saw it was already a full minute into the game.  But enough of that.  Enjoy the games as much as you can (since we're not in them), and leave any thoughts here!

 

--We'll go ahead and use this thread for the Women's Final Four as well.  --hooper

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And with the MSU win, one UConn is out of the books.

At least it matches the “Spartan” decor of my F4 post…

by Hooper on Apr 4, 2009 8:36 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Which reminds me:

Are we going to have an open thread for the women’s games?

by Graysnail on Apr 4, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sure.

I doubt it’ll be more than this, but I’ll add one in.

by Hooper on Apr 4, 2009 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It could probably go in here as well.

I just want one in case ….um, Oklahoma plays well. Yeah, that’s it.

by Graysnail on Apr 4, 2009 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm pulling for them.

I like the moxie. That, and any program that owes their existence to Pat is alright by me.

by Hooper on Apr 4, 2009 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I just don't want Courtney Paris to owe her scholarship back.

That’s the only reason I have for wanting them to win. Yup, that’s it.

by Graysnail on Apr 4, 2009 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

What other teams are there, anyway?

I haven’t heard anything about the other teams there. Certainly not from ESPN.

by Graysnail on Apr 4, 2009 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Besides Okie and ESPN,

the other two teams are Stanford and Louisville.

by Hooper on Apr 4, 2009 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sorry, that was tongue-in-cheek.

I keep on forgetting dry humor isn’t well conveyed. ;)

by Graysnail on Apr 4, 2009 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The only reason I had to cheer for UConn was that it would have helped my bracket.

If UNC had beaten UConn in the final game I would have won. I think I can live without that.

by Hooper on Apr 4, 2009 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Shame on you.

I stop rooting for my bracket the minute the first game tips off. ;)

by Graysnail on Apr 4, 2009 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I said that's the only reason I had.

It doesn’t mean I actually cheered for them.

by Hooper on Apr 4, 2009 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey...

The ‘net player for the UNC game isn’t working.

by Hooper on Apr 4, 2009 8:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Nah, I'm not flying back for it.

I’m debating going back for a game this season, but certainly not the O&W.

by Graysnail on Apr 4, 2009 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm glad to see everyone excited for football, but

I’ve been staying out of most of those threads because they remind me of Spring Training. Everyone looks good, feels good, is playing the best ball in years, etc. I want to see results in-game before getting too excited.

I didn’t try to go to any O&W games when I was there, either.

by Graysnail on Apr 4, 2009 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's not a bad way to approach it, really.

Me, I just enjoy it all too much. I’m enough of an optimist that I might as well go along for the ride; it’s not like I didn’t hold out hope for the Clawfense way too late last year or anything…

by Hooper on Apr 4, 2009 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cut on Hansbrough's left wrist.

It’s on the back-of-the-hand side of the wrist. When Villanova tried to point it out to the refs, he held out his hand, palm side up, and was basically saying, “What cut?” The ‘Nova player had to physically turn Hansbrough’s wrist over for the ref to see it.

Funny stuff, that.

by Hooper on Apr 4, 2009 10:46 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Got OU/Louey on in the background.

FWIW, OU is getting the jump on Louisville in the fast breaks. They’re also clearly trying to establish Courtney Paris in the halfcourt offense. Wise plan.

by Hooper on Apr 5, 2009 7:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Just think:

We could have our very own Courtney Paris in a year or two.

by Graysnail on Apr 5, 2009 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Get used to that, too.

That’s going to be the tough part of our budding interior redesigner.

by Graysnail on Apr 5, 2009 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know, it's going to come down to how her knee rebuilds.

Here’s hoping for the best, or at the very least we get her for the last nine games of the season (if you get my drift).

by Graysnail on Apr 5, 2009 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, yeah.

Man, you’re getting me excited for next season already. :-D

The trainers seem very optimistic right now, though. Of course, there’s no real way of knowing yet and the trainers aren’t going to go all pessimistic on her, but I keep getting good vibes about it all.

by Hooper on Apr 5, 2009 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

See, the difference between the women's team and the football team for me is this:

We know the women’s team can come back. That, coupled with the neophyte players that quite frankly can only get more consistent as they get older, is why I’m already excited. (It also helps it’s the same players on offense and defense.)

by Graysnail on Apr 5, 2009 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good points.

It’s a lot easier to get to know the whole team in basketball. And Pat will get them back, for sure. There’s no doubting that.

Really, the biggest difference between this year’s UT and this year’s Oklahoma is their cohesiveness on offense. OU is really passing the ball around well. They’re not dominating UL on offense, but they’re consistently finding open looks and gaining a long-term edge.

by Hooper on Apr 5, 2009 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Exactly.

It’s more exciting to blow your opponent out, but systematically getting more and more of an edge works too. (Just ask Ohio State.)

by Graysnail on Apr 5, 2009 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's a good game now.

Both teams had massive dry spells in the second half, but a tie game at the under-8 timeout has to be a plus for the sport. (If anybody’s watching in the first place…)

by Hooper on Apr 5, 2009 8:42 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

UL's biggest problem will be their foul situation.

But neither team can shoot this poorly and hope to beat UConn (assuming they win).

by Hooper on Apr 5, 2009 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I guess they didn't think she was set.

But either way, she clearly had right to the position.

by Hooper on Apr 5, 2009 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think they thought her arms weren't straight up.

It looked clean to me, but refs will normally call that even if it’s not a foul from what I’ve seen. They’re more afraid of the non-call than the call.

by Graysnail on Apr 5, 2009 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree.

It’s part of why I hate basketball officiating. You never can tell what’s supposed to be the call.

by Hooper on Apr 5, 2009 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Aaaaand....

OU is officially $64,000 richer.

by Hooper on Apr 5, 2009 9:03 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

They had the opportunity at the end.

But they absolutely fell asleep in the second half.

by Hooper on Apr 5, 2009 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I still don't like that foul call.

Now it’s up to Stanford, because I don’t think Louisville stands a chance.

by Graysnail on Apr 5, 2009 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree.

I don’t know how much I’ll watch of the second one, but I should check in once in a while.

by Hooper on Apr 5, 2009 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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