NCAA Tourney is fun, but...
- Thread starter CAARHawk
- Start date
I love when people say teams don't play defense in the NBA. Pure comedy. That is what separates the contenders from the pretenders in that league. You probably have to go back to the late 80s LA teams to find a team that won the title that didn't play outstanding defense.
If you're asking me what? I am in agreement about NBA and defense. And I don't get why people don't like watching superior talent and superior play. Don't get me wrong...I love college basketball but the NBA is a much much better brand of basketball.
SmokeTownHawk
Well-Known Member
However the NBA and the NHL have playoffs that seem to last a year and a half.
Do you really think the quality of ball @ the college level is terrible? Out of curiosity, what's terrible about it?
DuffMan
Well-Known Member
Will now be ignored by OOTH.
bcl20
Well-Known Member
Many missed open jumpers and too much contact allowed on the perimeter seems to be an issue. Plus, I kind of hate zone defense (though Iowa was successful running it this year.) perfectly executed rotations and well played man to man defense is really fun to watch.
Seth53
Well-Known Member
Plus they tie in a completely non-playoff-unrelated event (All Star Game) to determine which league gets home field advantage. Also, flip-flopping the DH rule every year is stupid too. Standardize the two league for crying out loud.
The offense, especially the shooting, the poor offensive coaching, the terrible officiating, the extremely high number of charges, the lack of many skilled big men. There's just no way that college can compare to the NBA except when you factor in the emotional ties people have to schools.
The BCS is absolutely a better way to determine who is the best team instead of a single elimination team. There's never anywhere close to 68 teams that can legitimately claim they are the best team in the country. A UConn team that went 9-9 in Big East play has already proven they aren't the best team in the conference. Michigan isn't the best team in the B10, they proved that over 18 games and a conference tournament this year, winning the tournament is just about who is the hottest at that time and more important who gets favorably match ups.
And there's absolutely no question that the NBA's best of seven format is the most accurate way to determine the best team.
D
DDThompson
Guest
NBA does play defense. The offense meh.
Isolation until about 6-7 seconds left. Drive to the lane. If no help, shoot; if help comes throw it to open man who shoots or if defense rotates then drive and a foul is called (every other time down floor). This happens with different names, at different spots on the floor. Repeat this process for 48 minutes.
Not saying the players don't do amazing things and it can get more intriguing in the late playoff rounds. But it is the same thing ad infinitum.
Isolation until about 6-7 seconds left. Drive to the lane. If no help, shoot; if help comes throw it to open man who shoots or if defense rotates then drive and a foul is called (every other time down floor). This happens with different names, at different spots on the floor. Repeat this process for 48 minutes.
Not saying the players don't do amazing things and it can get more intriguing in the late playoff rounds. But it is the same thing ad infinitum.
DuffMan
Well-Known Member
Said nobody but you ever.
bcl20
Well-Known Member
Eh, not really. There are quick shots on fast breaks (a good shot), shots off of screens (usually plays last really quickly because guys are actually good at setting screens and running off of screens in the pros and there's no reason look for a good shot for 35 seconds like they do in college) and there are guys who can score in the post.
Sure, some great players can get points off isolation but a good/great defense destroys any team who runs only isolation all game.
Sure, some great players can get points off isolation but a good/great defense destroys any team who runs only isolation all game.
If I'm on the opposite of the argument as you, I feel pretty good about my stance.
By the way, did you watch Zeller play on Thursday? Tell me again how he'll be a top 5 center in the NBA from day one LOL
ShadasRevenge
Well-Known Member
I've read before that the reasoning behind the best teams not getting home field for the World Series has to do with not having enough time to reserve enough hotel rooms. I don't know if I buy that.
JonDMiller
Publisher/Founder
The best teams don't win the NCAA tourney every year....you might even say it doesn't happen in most years. The NCAA tournament as a spectacle is all about the first weekend...after that, people would just as soon kick cinderella to the curb with cab money. Those first four days are bliss.....the rest? Rarely lives up to the hype.
okeefe4prez
Well-Known Member
Let's not forget about the fact that a lot of really good teams get left out. See, e.g., Iowa this year. What's our KenPom ranking today?
DuffMan
Well-Known Member
Again it ain't about determining the best team. It's about determining a deserving champion, and it does that nicely.
