College Basketball 2008

Don't know about that "better disciplined" remark and fully intended my remarks earlier for the TIGER Nation to be taken with a grain of salt and lime on a full glass of tequila, but the Tiger's play a brand of b'ball that is closely akin to street ball, disciplined and controlled chaos I think Calipari has called it in lieu of anything else, but it suffices to work with the talent he collects. Most of the b'ball nation now comes from street ball, blacktop courts in all places with over 100 inhabitants where derring-do and sheer b'ball genius is rewarded by being elected captain next game, and there is always a next game, rain/wind/cold/heat/war.....yep, they went down a the hands of a talented Kansas team well-coached in their version of the GAME. And there were those moments by both squads of unbelievable college ta;ent, just incredible athletes. And remarkably enough, all seemed to be likeable guys whose main reson for being is b'ball. Good job Kansas. See ya again soon enough. Thanks for all the comments.

Don't know about that "better disciplined" remark and fully intended my remarks earlier for the TIGER Nation to be taken with a grain of salt and lime on a full glass of tequila, but the Tiger's play a brand of b'ball that is closely akin to street ball, disciplined and controlled chaos I think Calipari has called it in lieu of anything else, but it suffices to work with the talent he collects. Most of the b'ball nation now comes from street ball, blacktop courts in all places with over 100 inhabitants where derring-do and sheer b'ball genius is rewarded by being elected captain next game, and there is always a next game, rain/wind/cold/heat/war.....yep, they went down a the hands of a talented Kansas team well-coached in their version of the GAME. And there were those moments by both squads of unbelievable college ta;ent, just incredible athletes. And remarkably enough, all seemed to be likeable guys whose main reson for being is b'ball. Good job Kansas. See ya again soon enough. Thanks for all the comments.

EVERY SINGLE pundit/expert out there has said Kansas was the better-disciplined team. My wife (who knows zero about basketball) watched the game and had the same opinion. Now here you go trying to insinuate there is something racist in that viewpoint.

Memphis lost because they can't hit free throws. Period. Get over it. They managed to overcome it all year because they are so supremely talented. If you want to speak exclusively to the "Tiger Nation," then there are probably dozens of Memphis State boards out there. In case you haven't noticed, this isn't one of them.

Man JB..you are so right. This is not a Memphis basketball "board", but you know what? Its a thread on the Sowal Board dedicated to the 2008 College Basketball Season and the Memphis Tigers played in the Championship game last night right? Did you watch JB? The Tigers lost the Championship last night beacuse they did not hit their free throws down the stretch and because Chalmers hit a 3 pointer(maybe one of the best last minute clutch shots of all time) with very little time left. Rose and CDR are fierce competitors and wanted that Championship as bad as anyone else. The fact that they got to that game is pretty amazing. 38-2 is an all time record number of wins and as a Tiger fan we are proud.

Man JB..you are so right. This is not a Memphis basketball "board", but you know what? Its a thread on the Sowal Board dedicated to the 2008 College Basketball Season and the Memphis Tigers played in the Championship game last night right? Did you watch JB? The Tigers lost the Championship last night beacuse they did not hit their free throws down the stretch and because Chalmers hit a 3 pointer(maybe one of the best last minute clutch shots of all time) with very little time left. Rose and CDR are fierce competitors and wanted that Championship as bad as anyone else. The fact that they got to that game is pretty amazing. 38-2 is an all time record number of wins and as a Tiger fan we are proud.

My point exactly. This is just a general discussion board and we are talking about the national championship game. The comments are just observations and we would be making observations regardless of who was playing. The other poster seemed to insinuate my comment was a) racist, and b) that I had no business posting about it because I'm not a part of the "memphis nation" (I never knew there was such a thing). That is ridiculous.

Be clear on one thing: I think Memphis is a fantastic team. Supremely talented and coached by a good guy. They were one free throw away from making it a two-posession game, in which case it would have been over and Memphis would have won.

Congrats to both the Jayhawks and the Tigers. Both programs should be very, very proud of their seasons. Unfortunately, you can only have one standing at the end. Neither team played that well last night, but both played exceptionally well all season. I'm am tired of constantly hearing that Memphis has no discipline, can't shoot free throws, Calipari got out-coached etc. Even with those comments (and the pundit/experts who all expected them not to make the final 4.....ha) the Tigers are as good as ANY team in the nation on ANY night.

The free throws weren't the issue last night. It was shooting 40% and getting out-rebounded by 10. THAT was the difference. Move the shooting to around 48-50% and get another 5-6 rebounds and you don't have to worry about FT's with a few seconds left.:blush:

Arkie, don't you think though that at the final seconds when a team is instructed to foul at center court and force the free throw, instead of chancing a miracle 3 pointer, that shows lack of discipline on the teams part when they fail to do that.

I mean what else can a Coach do at that point but to instruct them on what to do, it is them up to the team to execute that.

Do you like college baseball?

Yeah, Skunky I have managed in the past to enjoy some college baseball. I could really enjoy watching women's college softball if they were playing it right now. That I can get into. I like watching Texas and Tennessee. They both had great pitchers. Cat Osterman played for Texas last year and Monica Abbott for Tennessee. Both are playing softball this year in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

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try watching mccann and frenchy. ;-)

What is McCann and Frenchy? :idontno: I have my Ghost Hunters on Wednesday nights I can watch and Friday nights if it is back on Ghost Whisperer and Moonlight but I will have to see.

I am sure my husband is glad basketball is over. He was always asking, aren't you sick of basketball, I watched so much. :lol:

What is McCann and Frenchy?

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=7569

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=7594

i've tried to keep up with these two, they played in rome (my hometown) single A minor league.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=7569

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=7594

i've tried to keep up with these two, they played in rome (my hometown) single A minor league.

That title sounds like a detective show. :lol: I could always watch the Memphis Redbirds which is our Minor league team but I don't even watch them now. Those two guys make some money? Wow. Better not go away from basketball talk on here yet though. The women play in the finals tonight. But we can always continue it with recruiting talk. But I'm afraid I would be not knowledgeable in that discussion.

Wow!, JB, didn't intend any remarks to be construed as a "rascist" comment, why some of my oldest and dearest friends are SEC fans, Hehehehehe, and if you read my first post you'd understand the reference to the Tiger Nation, not directed to them exclusively, just representing them on this COLLEGE BASKETBALL 2008 thread, and in the further in the last post of mine, I gave KU all the credit for their talent and coaching. Wonder what else I coulda done to balance my comments? Anyway, looks as if both teams will loose some valuable players to the NBA draft, then we'll see what recruiting coups can be pulled off by not only these two squads but by the hundreds of other NCAA teams. Oh, and a BIG congrats to Pat Summit at UT and her squad for their National Championship. Again. Just tremendous by that school although my blood runs cold over the Vols men's teams. Tah.

I didn't see the game,but congrads to the ladies of UT!!!!!!!!!

Question: did UT and UCOnn girsls ever play each other in this tourny?

Question: did UT and UCOnn girsls ever play each other in this tourny?

No, they didn't CP, not this year. Connecticut got knocked out before having to play the Vols. And Pat Summitt has cancelled any more games between the two schools during the regular season from what I heard on tv last night. Something to do with words between the two coaches.