2011 Final Four

sludge · March 17, 2007, 03:37:13 PM

Great job on the broadcast yesterday, Dave dmac and Pat. Really well done.

Titan Q · March 17, 2007, 06:30:16 PM

Va Wesleyan getting dominated so far. 56-40 with 11:20 to play. Without a little Ton Ton magic, this thing is over.

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · March 19, 2007, 12:58:37 PM

I am a little disappointed we made it through the whole weekend without even one passing reference to Borat, whose infamous Rodeo National Anthem took place at none other than the Salem Civic Center; although I doubt that's in the press guide.

mrmike88 · March 19, 2007, 02:52:55 PM

I said this on the NESCAC board but I think it applies on a national level anyway:

I found another reason why I love D3 basketball. Where but in D3 can every fan who came to the championship game go out on to the floor to celebrate with the winning team? I give the Amherst players tremendous props for making sure that every student in attendence got a chance to hold the walnut and bronze in the post-game celebration. Do you think every Florida fan at the Final Four got that chance last year?

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · March 19, 2007, 02:58:08 PM

Quote from: mrmike88 on March 19, 2007, 02:52:55 PM
Do you think every Florida fan at the Final Four got that chance last year?

Do you think every Florida walkon got that chance?

diehardfan · March 19, 2007, 03:27:50 PM

Quote from: mrmike88 on March 19, 2007, 02:52:55 PM
I said this on the NESCAC board but I think it applies on a national level anyway:

I found another reason why I love D3 basketball. Where but in D3 can every fan who came to the championship game go out on to the floor to celebrate with the winning team? I give the Amherst players tremendous props for making sure that every student in attendance got a chance to hold the walnut and bronze in the post-game celebration. Do you think every Florida fan at the Final Four got that chance last year?

Totally. The fact that I was in the fifth row right on the half court line, and my ticket for all four games cost 20 dollars isn't a bad perk either!

My favorite part of watching the Amherst fans celebrate were all the little kids that kept picking up the confetti scattered on the floor and throwing it up into the air and dancing around in it. Noticed that a few players staged photo shoots for themselves like that too... pretty fun.

Greek Tragedy · March 19, 2007, 03:30:03 PM

Quote from: mrmike88 on March 19, 2007, 02:52:55 PM
I said this on the NESCAC board but I think it applies on a national level anyway:

I found another reason why I love D3 basketball. Where but in D3 can every fan who came to the championship game go out on to the floor to celebrate with the winning team? I give the Amherst players tremendous props for making sure that every student in attendence got a chance to hold the walnut and bronze in the post-game celebration. Do you think every Florida fan at the Final Four got that chance last year?

The first year Point won, Point fans were able to go out on the floor. In 2005, we weren't, if I remember correctly, not until at least after the trophy presentation. In fact, since I didn't have "credentials", I couldn't even bring in my zoom lens for my camera. What kind of crap is that?

diehardfan · March 20, 2007, 02:55:40 AM

Speaking of pictures... Here's a tipoff from the semis of the final four... fun stuff. Is it time for the 07-08 Final Four yet???!?!?!

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/godspoetry/tipoff.jpg

Greek Tragedy · March 16, 2008, 01:59:33 PM

Just decided to merge topics.

So, who is the favorite?

Ralph Turner · March 16, 2008, 02:48:40 PM

Quote from: Old School.... (Tom Doebler) on March 16, 2008, 01:59:33 PM
Just decided to merge topics.
So, who is the favorite?

Thanks for merging the topics.

WashU.

Marty Peretz · March 16, 2008, 02:58:01 PM

As a Wash.U. fan, I'd say Amherst and Hope are the favorites.

LogShow · March 16, 2008, 05:00:02 PM

Tough to bet against the defending champs

La Verdad · March 16, 2008, 06:05:13 PM

I've never seen Amherst play defense like they did yesterday vs. Brandeis. They are gonna be tough to beat if they bring the same intensity to Salem.

theBroadcaster · March 16, 2008, 06:32:37 PM

Quote from: La Verdad on March 16, 2008, 06:05:13 PM
I've never seen Amherst play defense like they did yesterday vs. Brandeis. They are gonna be tough to beat if they bring the same intensity to Salem.

I saw Amherst play Brandeis twice, and they were basically a completely different team in the second half yesterday than the three halves prior. The official stats said 12 blocks, but trust me it was probably much closer to 20. It seems to me that it's just an issue of motivation for them. When Amherst brings it's A game, they won't lose. I think the only thing that could stop them is the fact that the players seem to know that, and as a result at times they just think they can turn it on when they need to and be fine. If Amherst just goes through the motions for a half, a team could really take it to them if they played an A+ game themselves. But when the Lord Jeffs do turn it on, watch out. I think two 17-0 runs in back to back games shows what they can do....when they want to

fpc85 · March 16, 2008, 06:52:48 PM

Quote from: La Verdad on March 16, 2008, 06:05:13 PM
I've never seen Amherst play defense like they did yesterday vs. Brandeis. They are gonna be tough to beat if they bring the same intensity to Salem.

they were never better...i think they felt threatened and realized brandeis was a very good team that was ready to take them out. i think the judges shot under 30% in the second half. they are an outstanding team...i wonder who would win a seven game series?