One thing that has killed UL basketball

[duggie85]

Williams Goss was hot for Gonzaga towards the end of the game. He then sprained his ankle as his foot got tangled with a UNC guy in a freak play. He was not the same player after that happened. I think that is what caused Gonzaga to lose more than officiating. Their star inside player going 1 for 8 from the field was also a big factor. There is controversy this morning when it has been proven that on one play Meeks for UNC was out of bounds with the ball and a turnover was not called. Tar Heels scored to put them up three instead of one and that changed the complexion of the game. Only thing the NCAA says is that the play was not reviewable. Basketball is an extremely difficult game to officiate and they simply missed that one. Coach Few's comment is that he was not even aware the call got missed and his focus was on trying to deal with players that were having a difficult team dealing with losing.

Maybe the NCAA will follow the lead of LPGA and call the turnover today??

[31Ragin97]

Before I grab my own tin foil hat, why did the NCAA want UNC to win the tourney?
Officiating was uniformly bad. 44 fouls is ridiculous and never allowed the game to develop any flow.

maybe they hate the pope

[CajunEXPRESS]

I thought that a lot more fouls should have been called on UNC. The Zags were being roughed up from the get go. Once you let people 'play defense ' it's not about skills, but mass.

[Cajunsmike]

Before I grab my own tin foil hat, why did the NCAA want UNC to win the tourney?
Officiating was uniformly bad. 44 fouls is ridiculous and never allowed the game to develop any flow.

Some believe the NCAA wanted the Tar Heels to win simply because they are a blue blood major conference program while Gonzaga is from a mid major league. UConn is now a mid major due to the AAC membership and they won recently. However, not many years prior they were in the Big East which is a major basketball league. I don't recall the last time a mid major won it all. I know Butler got to the championship game twice but lost tough ones just like Gonzaga did last night. Like Gonzaga, Butler is a private school with funding going mostly towards basketball. A public school mid major advancing as far as those schools did is something I do not recall happening. Maybe it never has.

[Esqueleto]

Some believe the NCAA wanted the Tar Heels to win simply because they are a blue blood major conference program while Gonzaga is from a mid major league. UConn is now a mid major due to the AAC membership and they won recently. However, not many years prior they were in the Big East which is a major basketball league. I don't recall the last time a mid major won it all. I know Butler got to the championship game twice but lost tough ones just like Gonzaga did last night. Like Gonzaga, Butler is a private school with funding going mostly towards basketball. A public school mid major advancing as far as those schools did is something I do not recall happening. Maybe it never has.

Louisville won in 86 while in the Metro conference. They were a major basketball program for many years while in "lesser" conferences.

[Cajunsmike]

Louisville won in 86 while in the Metro conference. They were a major basketball program for many years while in "lesser" conferences.

Thanks for the reminder of Louisville winning the title as a member of the Metro. Cincinnatti, Memphis, and Florida StAte were also members of that league then. It was thought to be the best conference outside of the majors at that time. Big East was high profile even back then. Note thAt was 31 years ago

[ZoomZoom]

Louisville won in 86 while in the Metro conference. They were a major basketball program for many years while in "lesser" conferences.

Oh yeah, the 80's. Last time we were significantly good multiple years in a row. I 'member...

[Just1More]

Oh yeah, the 80's. Last time we were significantly good multiple years in a row. I 'member...

That's what she said.

[31Ragin97]

Louisville won in 86 while in the Metro conference. They were a major basketball program for many years while in "lesser" conferences.

Good point, but he asked to name a school, lol

[California Cajun]

Wonder what Dr. Maggard's vision is.