2020 NCAA Tournament

[WUPHF]

A lot of the precautions they had earlier were attempts to contain the virus, but that ship has sailed at this point.  It's out there.  Yes, this virus is a little worse than the flu, but you essentially take the same precautions.  There aren't recommendations for cancellations from medical experts; those general come from the lawyers.

The verdict is still out as to whether or not the positives of social distancing are worth the negatives.

I do agree that the cancellations are driven largely by lawyers, but I would add chancellors, presidents and other executives who will be making the decision at Randolph Macon and elsewhere.

[Macsfan]

Yeshiva shoots 65% from the field and beats PSU-Harrisburg, 102-83.

The JHU colorman just said that Ryan Turell was the star of the game for the Maccabees, as he scored 30 tonight. He's wrong. I don't know if anyone's ever achieved a triple-double in a tournament game before, but Gabe Leifer did it tonight for Yeshiva. Get this line: 10 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists (and only two turnovers). That's just plain meshugga!

Leifer's absence will be felt tremendously next season, but they are still alive in this one.

I know he's technically a senior, but Leifer only started playing halfway through the 17-18 season, so I believe he has another year left. They didn't honor him on Senior Night, so there will be another year of the Leifer and Turrell show. 

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Yeshiva shoots 65% from the field and beats PSU-Harrisburg, 102-83.

The JHU colorman just said that Ryan Turell was the star of the game for the Maccabees, as he scored 30 tonight. He's wrong. I don't know if anyone's ever achieved a triple-double in a tournament game before, but Gabe Leifer did it tonight for Yeshiva. Get this line: 10 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists (and only two turnovers). That's just plain meshugga!

Leifer's absence will be felt tremendously next season, but they are still alive in this one.

I know he's technically a senior, but Leifer only started playing halfway through the 17-18 season, so I believe he has another year left. They didn't honor him on Senior Night, so there will be another year of the Leifer and Turrell show.

Yeah, I just found that out today.  It'll be in the Yeshiva feature coming soon to D3hoops.com

[Greek Tragedy]

Yeshiva shoots 65% from the field and beats PSU-Harrisburg, 102-83.

The JHU colorman just said that Ryan Turell was the star of the game for the Maccabees, as he scored 30 tonight. He's wrong. I don't know if anyone's ever achieved a triple-double in a tournament game before, but Gabe Leifer did it tonight for Yeshiva. Get this line: 10 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists (and only two turnovers). That's just plain meshugga!

Leifer's absence will be felt tremendously next season, but they are still alive in this one.

I know he's technically a senior, but Leifer only started playing halfway through the 17-18 season, so I believe he has another year left. They didn't honor him on Senior Night, so there will be another year of the Leifer and Turrell show.

So he has a semester left or a full year?

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Yeshiva shoots 65% from the field and beats PSU-Harrisburg, 102-83.

The JHU colorman just said that Ryan Turell was the star of the game for the Maccabees, as he scored 30 tonight. He's wrong. I don't know if anyone's ever achieved a triple-double in a tournament game before, but Gabe Leifer did it tonight for Yeshiva. Get this line: 10 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists (and only two turnovers). That's just plain meshugga!

Leifer's absence will be felt tremendously next season, but they are still alive in this one.

I know he's technically a senior, but Leifer only started playing halfway through the 17-18 season, so I believe he has another year left. They didn't honor him on Senior Night, so there will be another year of the Leifer and Turrell show.

So he has a semester left or a full year?

Full year.  He didn't play that first semester he was in school.

[WUPHF]

I should be better than to belabor the point, but they just cancelled a major tennis tournament in Los Angeles: https://bnpparibasopen.com/coronavirus/

I hope I am wrong, but the Coronavirus is a developing situation.

I will do my best to say no more about the Coronavirus, but I think this may be more complicated, at least in some cases, than basketball coaches (and athletic department administrators) making basketball-related decisions.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

What an opening weekend of the NCAA tournaments? Upsets a plenty. Gyms closed to fans. Incredible finishes. And so much more. Sunday night on Hoopsville we tried to cover it all.

The show started with extensive information on decisions surrounding COVID-19. We discussed decisions by Johns Hopkins and Amherst to close their doors to fans for the first weekend's games. We also had reactions and statements on the choice to return to Amherst this coming weekend for the Sectionals in women's basketball and the college's decision to, once again, ban fans from attending.

We also talked about the incredible stories coming out of the tournament of how teams are moving on and how seasons came to a sudden and emotional finish. 

Guests Schedule (order subject to change):
- Pat Coleman, Editor-in-Chief, D3hoops.com
- Todd Raridon, No. 11 North Central (Ill.) men's coach
- Jackson Meshanic (sophomore) & Stefan Thompson (coach), Hobart men's team (Frank Rossi interviews)
- Greg Dunne, No. 18 Brockport men's coach
- Andy Rang, No. 23 Trine women's coach
- Pat Manning, Williams women's coach
- Bob Quillman & Ryan Scott

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[WUPHF]

If we were in France, every game would be played in an empty gym...

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-idUSKBN20V0WW?taid=5e65af0005296a0001045f70&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

[Smitty Oom]

Yeshiva shoots 65% from the field and beats PSU-Harrisburg, 102-83.

The JHU colorman just said that Ryan Turell was the star of the game for the Maccabees, as he scored 30 tonight. He's wrong. I don't know if anyone's ever achieved a triple-double in a tournament game before, but Gabe Leifer did it tonight for Yeshiva. Get this line: 10 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists (and only two turnovers). That's just plain meshugga!

Leifer's absence will be felt tremendously next season, but they are still alive in this one.

I know he's technically a senior, but Leifer only started playing halfway through the 17-18 season, so I believe he has another year left. They didn't honor him on Senior Night, so there will be another year of the Leifer and Turrell show.

Thanks for the info, Macsfan!! Would love to have you continue contributing to the boards about your favorite team. They are very fun to watch.

[hickory_cornhusker]

Insane question I came up with listening to Hoopsville. Dave mentioned Hobart to CNU is 500 miles and vice versa is 501 miles or possibly that's flipped. Let's say it was 500 from Hobart to CNU and 499 CNU to Hobart. Would they push to have Hobart to host solely because that doesn't require a flight?

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Insane question I came up with listening to Hoopsville. Dave mentioned Hobart to CNU is 500 miles and vice versa is 501 miles or possibly that's flipped. Let's say it was 500 from Hobart to CNU and 499 CNU to Hobart. Would they push to have Hobart to host solely because that doesn't require a flight?

We're working on getting that info.  It's not always clear.  I know there have been times in the past when the different distances between schools and sites have mattered - 499 vs 500 - but I'm not sure that's a hard and fast rule.  We're trying to track down some definitive info on how it's being interpreted currently.  I imagine its something where there's some leeway on the part of the NCAA staff who work with the committees.  Is it "500 or less" or is it "less than 500?"

Usually, when it's close like that, without direct flights, teams will bus anyway - but I did see there's a pretty workable Thursday flight from Syracuse to Newport News with a quick stopover in Philly.

[thebear]

Hobart starts Spring break on Friday BTW.

[Greek Tragedy]

I should be better than to belabor the point, but they just cancelled a major tennis tournament in Los Angeles: https://bnpparibasopen.com/coronavirus/

I hope I am wrong, but the Coronavirus is a developing situation.

I will do my best to say no more about the Coronavirus, but I think this may be more complicated, at least in some cases, than basketball coaches (and athletic department administrators) making basketball-related decisions.

That didn't take long. LOL

If we were in France, every game would be played in an empty gym...

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-idUSKBN20V0WW?taid=5e65af0005296a0001045f70&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

[WUPHF]

My best is not very good, apparently, but you guys all knew that... 

[Oline89]

Insane question I came up with listening to Hoopsville. Dave mentioned Hobart to CNU is 500 miles and vice versa is 501 miles or possibly that's flipped. Let's say it was 500 from Hobart to CNU and 499 CNU to Hobart. Would they push to have Hobart to host solely because that doesn't require a flight?

We're working on getting that info.  It's not always clear.  I know there have been times in the past when the different distances between schools and sites have mattered - 499 vs 500 - but I'm not sure that's a hard and fast rule.  We're trying to track down some definitive info on how it's being interpreted currently.  I imagine its something where there's some leeway on the part of the NCAA staff who work with the committees.  Is it "500 or less" or is it "less than 500?"

Usually, when it's close like that, without direct flights, teams will bus anyway - but I did see there's a pretty workable Thursday flight from Syracuse to Newport News with a quick stopover in Philly.

Admittedly, I didn't listen to the podcast, but can someone explain how there can be different distances going between two points?