I repeat, OMG! What a terrific game. Congrats to Nova. They sure like to win the close ones. First they burn Georgetown and now NC. A classic. -- AlOMG!{eek3} -- Al
Roy should have remembered the Duke/Uk game. Laettner proved that 2 seconds was enough. 4 seconds was plenty of time to launch a viable shot. The inbounds pass should have been hotly contested. :wink2: -- AlThe big sound you heard last night was the collective sigh of relief from the NCAA disciplinary board. Now they don't have to worry about vacating a championship for the first time ever. Not that they would do that anyway to UNC. :rolleyes2: Maybe they'll vacate their Final Four appearance, but UNC won't really care about that.
Great finish to the game. Roy must have told his team to not foul and allowed Villinova to get down court uncontested and then an open shot.
Chris
Roy should have remembered the Duke/Uk game. Laettner proved that 2 seconds was enough. 4 seconds was plenty of time to launch a viable shot. The inbounds pass should have been hotly contested. :wink2: -- Al
I have 5 all-time favorite college basketball game memories. All but 1 concern ACC games.Trust me when I say that moment is seared into the memory of every Cats fan. {eek3} And it's re-played ENDLESSLY on ESPN. :rolleyes2: Chris
I have 5 all-time favorite college basketball game memories. All but 1 concern ACC games.
1. NC State beats Phi Slamma Jamma (aka Houston) at the buzzer in 1982 NCAA championship
2. Villanova beats Georgetown in 1985 NCAA championship
3. UMd beats #2 South Carolina 31-30 in OT in the famous stall game in 1971
4. UMd loses to NC State in OT 103-100 in 1974 in what is considered by many to be the best college game ever played
5. Duke beats KY at the buzzer in OT, 104-103, in 1992 in the famous "I hate Christian Laettner" game, East Regional Final
Painful memories in a couple of them, but they were spectacular games, all going to the buzzer. #4 would be my #1 if only UMd had won. I root for anyone who plays Georgetown, thus #2, and I root for the ACC otherwise, thus #1, and #5. As a Terp, #3 and #4 are self-explanatory.
-- Al
Chris, I was going to go to the game but got held up at work and had to settle for TV. It put Terp b-ball on the map and made Jim "Bozo" O'Brien a household name in this area. Great, great game. -- AlI was at Cole Field House for #3. Best sports memory ever. Chris
Bad night for UMd basketball. Robert Carter announced he was declaring for the draft the other day and today Milo Trimble and Diamond Stone also indicated they are declaring as well. Stone is hiring an agent, Trimble is not. With Layman and Sulaimon graduating, that wipes out this year's starting 5. Oh boy, another rebuilding year in the offing.:rolleyes2: -- Al
All expected losses Al. Trimble might be wavering as he is not a first round pick in the last mock draft I saw. But, he has to wonder what kind of yr he would have if he returned with the loss of talent at every other position. That's why I said Terps would have to make a tournament run this yr if it were to happen. And they fell far short, again.:rolleyes2: With Stone the possible exception, the players you listed should have good careers in Europe or China. ^&grin Chris