2025 All Tournament Thread

[mattyoung18]

The 99 team showed me anyone can lose against a tough matchup.I still haven't gotten over that game. I've always hoped Avery could be in a position to win a Championship ring!

 

[NYBri]

I don’t like Auburn.

 

[SouthernDukie]

A little bit of a pattern today: Teams from a particular conference have really benefitted from foul calls today. Just sayin'...

 

[ClemmonsDevil]

No negativity from me, just wistfulness. The '99 team was like nothing I've seen before.

They were great. But were they better than Duke and 92, UNLV in 91 and UNC in 84? I loved the 99 team but I don't think there's any way they beat the 92 team. They were too young. And they're not any better than UNLV and North Carolina the years they didn't win it. I guess I don't worry about the teams that didn't win it because I'm so busy celebrating the ones that did.

 

[ClemmonsDevil]

I still haven't gotten over that game.

Duke has win 3 titles since then! How are you worrying about that one?!?! I am actually asking. How could anyone worry about 86, 88, 89, 04, 99 when there are 91, 92, 01, 10 and 15 to celebrate? I am flummoxed by this.

 

[TheDevilMadeMeDoIt]

They were great. But were they better than Duke and 92, UNLV in 91 and UNC in 84? I loved the 99 team but I don't think there's any way they beat the 92 team. They were too young. And they're not any better than UNLV and North Carolina the years they didn't win it. I guess I don't worry about the teams that didn't win it because I'm so busy celebrating the ones that did.

I also celebrate every final four appearance even the ones where we end up disappointed.

 

[ClemmonsDevil]

I also celebrate every final four appearance even the ones where we end up disappointed.

Saaaaaame! It's all part of the larger narrative of excellence. Ain't nobody got it better than us!

 

[dustin8131]

The 99 team showed me anyone can lose against a tough matchup.I still haven't gotten over that game. I've always hoped Avery could be in a position to win a Championship ring!

99 and 04

 

[Edouble]

99 and 04

04… solid, nice team

99 stands alone.

 

[rsvman]

Duke has win 3 titles since then! How are you worrying about that one?!?! I am actually asking. How could anyone worry about 86, 88, 89, 04, 99 when there are 91, 92, 01, 10 and 15 to celebrate? I am flummoxed by this.

Of all the words
Of tongue and pen,
The saddest are these,
'It might have been.'

 

[rsvman]

04… solid, nice team

99 stands alone.

Yes, but 04 had UConn nearly dead to rights and then lost it mostly on bad officiating. And they would have had Georgia Freaking Tech as the only thing standing between them and the title!

 

[BandAlum83]

This one and the '92 team.

GoDuke!

1986!

 

[BandAlum83]

Is anyone going to post the “territory” map this year? The one that shows the game winner taking over the territory of the defeated team?

I don’t know who or how did it, but I really looked forward to it!

 

[FosterCoachK82]

The first and second rounds of the NCAA tournament are not that great. The sweet 16 games are the best. And after that the games keep getting even bester.

 

[jv001]

Ohio State was the best team in 2011 but you can add 2002 to your list. You can make an argument for 2006 as well.

2004 is probably the most disappointing for me after 1999, maybe even more so because I still believe Duke outplayed UConn that game (2004)

Coach K said if Kyrie hadn't gotten injured, that team might have been undefeated. I'll take his word on how good that team could have been. Without Kyrie, no they were not the best team.

GoDuke!

 

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

By that logic the ACC only deserved one bid. I know there's a lot of SEC hatred but let's not overreact to a single elimination tournament

That's all that's left to do this time of year.

 

[Saratoga2]

The first and second rounds of the NCAA tournament are not that great. The sweet 16 games are the best. And after that the games keep getting even bester.

I thought the Houston/Gonzaga match last night was a great game with both teams capable of the final four.

 

[DukieInBrasil]

kinda disappointed in the lack of upsets in this tournament so far. No seed lower than 12 advanced (2 of them) and then only 1 11-seed.

 

[ClemmonsDevil]

kinda disappointed in the lack of upsets in this tournament so far. No seed lower than 12 advanced (2 of them) and then only 1 11-seed.

The beauty of the first 2 rounds are the upsets. But the lack of huge upsets (St John's didn't look like the better team vs Arkansas yesterday) might mean some great Sweet 16 and Elite 8 games next weekend.

More importantly, I want Duke to come out angry and DESTROY Baylor. I am fired up for this one.

 

[MChambers]

kinda disappointed in the lack of upsets in this tournament so far. No seed lower than 12 advanced (2 of them) and then only 1 11-seed.

That is what the nerd polls were predicting.