Obviously nobody wants to play in the first four because you need to win an extra game. However, does the team that wins have an advantage over the “bye” team.

Playing on normal rest. No first game tourny nerves. Confidant and coming off a win.

Pitt vs penn st in hoops

1) Xavier is pretty good, but not great. If you are going to draw a top tier seed, this isn’t a bad one to draw. A massive center in Nunge, a really crafty big in Hunter. They have good guards, but I wouldn’t say great guards. I always think teams that should have lost, but don’t, are particularly dangerous. They should have lost today. Kennesaw was flat out better almost the whole game.

2) Sometimes we get such a myopic view by focusing only on one team, you forget that all of these teams are really flawed. Kentucky should have really won that game by 20 but they just couldn’t score at times. Providence was a complete mess. Kansas St is another team that I am impressed with their pieces but they aren’t really winning by as much as you’d think.

Kansas St v Kentucky is a really interesting game. I’d lean Kansas St but this place is going to be 60% Kentucky fans.

If I had to guess - Fan breakdown is going to be Kentucky 60%, Pitt 25%, Kansas St 10%, Xavier 5% on Sunday.

3) Anyone who has restaurant or other fun things to do in Greensboro area please list them. All of a sudden I have a nice little Saturday here with the fam and nothing to do lol. Glad we packed for 3 days.

Hypnotoad to pull out a comeback nail biter. Great ending to that game.

The beauty of the tournament early on is it never follows the rules. Teams and players have to become the darlings of those who don’t really watch basketball until this time. With Fede questionable, the Twins are one of those kinds of stories that would easily get air time and continue for a while. I wouldn’t be shocked if they positively impacted this game tonight.

I hate Purdue. and they are not impressive. if they didn't have a giraffe, they'd be barely mediocre.

I have been really down on this generation for being soft, lazy, and not dedicated enough to putting in the work.

But we just had our AAU tryouts for just the freshman and had 52 Lansing area kids come out to tryout. And some very legit kids. I think kids are still competitive and love basketball but they just need the opportunities. So that was refreshing to me. Now I have to cut 42 of them. Which sucks. But we are adding teams to keep them going. I hope Pittsburgh can get AAU really going again.

U Pitt’89 you did a great job breaking down Miss St what have you got on Iowa State for Friday??

Just looked at a box score and it has Pitt with 39 total rebounds to 37 for Iowa State. Iowa State was supposed to kill us on the glass.

Kudos to this team for coming together and team rebounding and locking in defensively. Early in that game is the most locked in I’ve seen them all year on defense and rebounding the ball.

Keep fighting fellas!

Game 1: Revenge for Shakeel Moore not committing to Pitt in 2019 ✔️

Game 2: Blake's revenge against Iowa State. ✔️

Game 3: Revenge against Sean Miller for not taking the Pitt job in 2016 and for the Miller family generally being pricks.

Game 4: Revenge for Marcus Carr (Texas) leaving Pitt

Game 5: Revenge against Miami for the final regular season loss two weeks ago

Game 6: Revenge against UCLA for stealing Howland in 2003.

Game 7: Revenge against Duke for the 96-69 beatdown last week.

I’m hoping they go back to the Blue and Gold with the classic Pitt script or even all Gold would be great as well to give it that late 80’s early 90’s type of tournament feel. I know Pitt won with the Black unis last night but please ditch them for Friday and the rest of the tournament.

As most expected.


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I know a lot of us didn't like the 1st 4 in Dayton and were hoping we would have gotten a bye. But it really all worked out. We got a perfect team to start in Miss State that was not a good outside shooting team. We won and amazingly got an extra day to recover and rest and prepare for Iowa State.

It was said on the broadcast that this was only the second time a 1st 4 team got an extra day to play on Friday. Usually they win and have to play Thursday if they play on Tuesday like Pitt. So that worked out.

And then we got another poor offensive shooting team in Iowa State. And Pitt didn't play very well but still won by close to 20 points.

And Xavier although better than our 1st 2 opponents is still very beatable and Pitt definitely has a chance to win and make the Sweet 16.

So all in all there were so many tougher and more dangerous matchups for Pitt but we really couldn't have asked for a better bracket.

if that happens, only Duke and Pitt would be the only ACC schools left in the NCAA Tournament lol.

Who woulda thought.

Drake currently up 46-44 with 8:25 left

The whole game another B10 farce

Has that goofball had any tourney games or is he just too bad to put out there? Don‘t think I’ve him or that lame ass crew that called that Miami game.

Let's hope we need to wash our uniforms in the shower after this one.

I've said it for awhile as many others have said. But he's a really good position coach. Look at the strides our bigs have made.

Watching the game at Norwin U…. 28-25 LP at half. Im curious for people who may have a better pulse on things locally. Gallagher, Cummings, Thomas all look every bit of D1 athletes but whats the deal with Keondre Deshields from Laurel Highlands? I know hes going to St Francis for football but hes by far the most explosive kid on the court with good size and solid build as well as a high level physicality. Really seems like hed project to a nice wr or tight end at the next level and perhaps bigger schools.

Pitt and Purdue vs FDU as. ISU are proof that guard play and outside shooting trumps being dominant inside more often than not in the NCAA. I think this pitt team is built for an NCAA run more so than many of the Jd era teams because of that

Pitt added another commitment to the 2024 recruiting class this week when Worthington (Oh.) Thomas Worthington defensive tackle Francis Brewu picked the Panthers.