March Madness Discussion (Men's Nat'l Championship Game: Mon 4/8: Purdue vs UCONN)

azcatz11 · Post #2201 » by **azcatz11** » Tue Apr 9, 2024 3:32 am

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ItsDanger · Post #2202 » by **ItsDanger** » Tue Apr 9, 2024 3:32 am

UConn had 2 5 year starters, underrated advantage.

Norm2953 · Post #2203 » by **Norm2953** » Tue Apr 9, 2024 3:32 am

Edey didn't have much help but can help an NBA team next season in short minutes

PushDaRock · Post #2204 » by **PushDaRock** » Tue Apr 9, 2024 3:33 am

Kurtz wrote:
LockoutSeason wrote:Edey has 37 of Purdue’s 60 points.

And I believe UCONN hasn't allowed a C to put up 20 points on them all year.

Edey's stock is up, have to figure he should go lottery.

Wolfgang630 · Post #2205 » by **Wolfgang630** » Tue Apr 9, 2024 3:34 am

Denver needs a backup center

VanWest82 · Post #2206 » by **VanWest82** » Tue Apr 9, 2024 3:34 am

UConn was clearly the best team notwitstanding Houston losing Shead. Congrats to them.

alebaba · Post #2207 » by **alebaba** » Tue Apr 9, 2024 3:35 am

meatball sub wrote:Edey looks really good when guys are 6-7 inches shorter than him

Were you watching the game or just talking out of your ass. He gave Clingan the work, and how tall is he?

VanWest82 · Post #2208 » by **VanWest82** » Tue Apr 9, 2024 3:36 am

azcatz11 wrote:

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That's craziness even with hindsight where UConn clearly was the best.

Rainwater · Post #2209 » by **Rainwater** » Tue Apr 9, 2024 3:37 am

aminiaturebuddha wrote:
Rainwater wrote:
meatball sub wrote:Edey looks really good when guys are 6-7 inches shorter than him

Yep

Edey has 33 points and most of those were against the 7-2 Clingan.

He takes half the team's shots of course he is going to get his points. He wasn't impressive especially in the second half.

XTC · Post #2210 » by **XTC** » Tue Apr 9, 2024 3:37 am

alebaba wrote:
meatball sub wrote:Edey looks really good when guys are 6-7 inches shorter than him

Were you watching the game or just talking out of your ass. He gave Clingan the work, and how tall is he?

I'm pretty sure Edey was shooting less than 50% when Clingan was playing. He did most his damage when Clingan was on the bench.

If anything Clingan's stock rose. He's a top 5 pick IMO, he gives me Andrew Bogut vibes.

Kurtz · Post #2211 » by **Kurtz** » Tue Apr 9, 2024 3:39 am

VanWest82 wrote:
azcatz11 wrote:

Read on Twitter
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That's craziness even with hindsight where UConn clearly was the best.

UCONN was +425 before the tourney so that guy must have placed the bet ages ago.

Chuck Everett · Post #2212 » by **Chuck Everett** » Tue Apr 9, 2024 3:40 am

VanWest82 wrote:UConn was clearly the best team notwitstanding Houston losing Shead. Congrats to them.

Even if Houston was completely healthy, they would have gotten smoked. I love that program, but their guards are too small (really the issue was Cryer, if they held on to Tramon Mark, I might have felt differently) and they really only score off their defense because they are limited scoring in the frontcourt. Clingan would have dominated.

azcatz11 · Post #2213 » by **azcatz11** » Tue Apr 9, 2024 3:40 am

Kurtz wrote:
VanWest82 wrote:
azcatz11 wrote:

Read on Twitter
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That's craziness even with hindsight where UConn clearly was the best.

UCONN was +425 before the tourney so that guy must have placed the bet ages ago.

The bet was placed in December right after they lost to Kansas

PushDaRock · Post #2214 » by **PushDaRock** » Tue Apr 9, 2024 3:41 am

Rainwater wrote:
aminiaturebuddha wrote:
Rainwater wrote:

Yep

Edey has 33 points and most of those were against the 7-2 Clingan.

He takes half the team's shots of course he is going to get his points. He wasn't impressive especially in the second half.

well I mean Edey had 37 on 25 FGA, the rest of the team scored 23 points on 29 FGA.

VanWest82 · Post #2215 » by **VanWest82** » Tue Apr 9, 2024 3:41 am

Kurtz wrote:
VanWest82 wrote:
azcatz11 wrote:

Read on Twitter
?s=46

That's craziness even with hindsight where UConn clearly was the best.

UCONN was +425 before the tourney so that guy must have placed the bet ages ago.

Even crazier! Maybe it's just because of the industry I work in but I only make high stakes bets that are pretty certain to work out. 10k on a 16-1 anything is nuts.

Tor_Raps · Post #2216 » by **Tor_Raps** » Tue Apr 9, 2024 3:43 am

Rainwater wrote:
aminiaturebuddha wrote:
Rainwater wrote:

Yep

Edey has 33 points and most of those were against the 7-2 Clingan.

He takes half the team's shots of course he is going to get his points. He wasn't impressive especially in the second half.

How are you blaming the loss on Edey when he had 37/10 on 60% shooting.

You realize basketball is a team game right? Ridiculous take lol.

PushDaRock · Post #2217 » by **PushDaRock** » Tue Apr 9, 2024 3:44 am

XTC wrote:
alebaba wrote:
meatball sub wrote:Edey looks really good when guys are 6-7 inches shorter than him

Were you watching the game or just talking out of your ass. He gave Clingan the work, and how tall is he?

I'm pretty sure Edey was shooting less than 50% when Clingan was playing. He did most his damage when Clingan was on the bench.

If anything Clingan's stock rose. He's a top 5 pick IMO, he gives me Andrew Bogut vibes.

He was giving him work early on but Clingan did a better job in the middle part of the game which was where UCONN pulled away. A lot of it was just Edey getting no help at all and he got worn down after that hot start before catching a 2nd wind later on in the game.

aminiaturebuddha · Post #2218 » by **aminiaturebuddha** » Tue Apr 9, 2024 3:45 am

Tor_Raps wrote:
Rainwater wrote:
aminiaturebuddha wrote:
Edey has 33 points and most of those were against the 7-2 Clingan.

He takes half the team's shots of course he is going to get his points. He wasn't impressive especially in the second half.

How are you blaming the loss on Edey when he had 37/10 on 60% shooting.

You realize basketball is a team game right? Ridiculously take lol.

Yeah, I don't understand people's rush to minimize what Edey did. The question about whether or not he'll be an effective NBA player is a fair one, but is a separate issue. But I don't know how anyone can come away from watching Edey in this tournament and think that he somehow didn't live up to the hype.

XTC · Post #2219 » by **XTC** » Tue Apr 9, 2024 3:46 am

PushDaRock wrote:
XTC wrote:
alebaba wrote:
Were you watching the game or just talking out of your ass. He gave Clingan the work, and how tall is he?

I'm pretty sure Edey was shooting less than 50% when Clingan was playing. He did most his damage when Clingan was on the bench.

If anything Clingan's stock rose. He's a top 5 pick IMO, he gives me Andrew Bogut vibes.

He was giving him work early on but Clingan did a better job in the middle part of the game which was where UCONN pulled away. A lot of it was just Edey getting no help at all and he got worn down after that hot start before catching a 2nd wind later on in the game.

The second wind was when Clingan was on the bench :lol:

Rainwater · Post #2220 » by **Rainwater** » Tue Apr 9, 2024 3:47 am

Tor_Raps wrote:
Rainwater wrote:
aminiaturebuddha wrote:
Edey has 33 points and most of those were against the 7-2 Clingan.

He takes half the team's shots of course he is going to get his points. He wasn't impressive especially in the second half.

How are you blaming the loss on Edey when he had 37/10 on 60% shooting.

You realize basketball is a team game right? Ridiculous take lol.

Who said that? The thread is not about Edey losing the game you fool, lol

Personal attacks are not allowed. Debate the post but don't insult the poster. -b