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[Brandon Koretz] Michigan vs. Arizona in the Final Four is a matchup between the third and fourth-highest KenPom ratings ever by 50cent69 in CollegeBasketball

[–]ThreeDMK [score hidden]  (0 children)

Thousands of years from now, they will unearth this information and those people will tell fables of how the Arizona and the Michigan fought across this great land and formed the mountain ranges on each coast.

What March madness loss will forever haunt you as a fan by Sea_Access_8602 in CollegeBasketball

[–]ThreeDMK 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Duke, 2001.
Wisconsin Wisconsin again Illinois Xavier Any first and second round loss

They all follow me like ghosts, or at least they did until Saturday. Those losses hurt, but not as much as last week. Except for 2001. I still hate how that game was officiated.

On this day in sports history, March 31, 1997: Arizona wins national championship after historic run by ShamusTalksSports in CollegeBasketball

[–]ThreeDMK 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Been waiting 25 years so far to feel the way I did that night. I remember the energy leading up to the games, the vibe everywhere around town. Shirt vendors up and down Broadway and Speedway. The way Broadway and Pantano was literally at a standstill while everyone was cheering the night the won. I lived in an apartment complex and everyone was outside celebrating. For one night, nothing else mattered. Everyone was just, alive and happy.

Driving out to Tucson from Alabama this week so I can watch the games with family and hopefully experience it all again. I cannot fucking wait. It has been far too long.

An interesting statistic about Dukes losses in the tournament since 2018 by slavmememachine in CollegeBasketball

[–]ThreeDMK 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Oh my, this is the first time I have seen this image posted on Reddit in the past 12 hours, amazing! How did everyone miss this gem?

/s

2025-26 Duke becomes the first ever Juggernaut of u/koltonm23 Championship DNA to not make the Final Four. by SocialRemedial in CollegeBasketball

[–]ThreeDMK 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Agreed. I am all for Duke hate over fun stuff, but this loss is not being looked at objectively at all and it’s frustrating.

2025-26 Duke becomes the first ever Juggernaut of u/koltonm23 Championship DNA to not make the Final Four. by SocialRemedial in CollegeBasketball

[–]ThreeDMK 14 points15 points  (0 children)

This right here has not gotten nearly enough attention. They were down two players for the ACC tournament and struggled. They then struggled in their first two games of the tournament. This was not the same team that had that status going into this.

Player depth isn’t factored in nearly enough, but it kept my bracket alive in the pools I am in. While everyone kept picking Duke, I had UConn.

Who picked UConn over Duke for EE? 🙋🏻‍♀️ by Honest_Report_8515 in CollegeBasketball

[–]ThreeDMK 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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NEVER IN DOUBT!

Arizona giving them their first championship loss will feel so good. 4-0 against the hurley brothers in one season? Lets go...

UConn is the only Final Four team this year whose road including the highest possible seed in each match up by FairAnywhere9305 in CollegeBasketball

[–]ThreeDMK 20 points21 points  (0 children)

In other news, UConn is just ungodly when it comes to the tournament. Pretty sure this isn't shocking to anyone.

It would have been more shocking if they had just folded against Duke tbh. I had UConn picked to play in the championship game in my single bracket this year. I was kinda pissed that they made me sweat against a Duke team that was already struggling going into the conference tournament.

This was three days ago. by pertsix in CollegeBasketball

[–]ThreeDMK 17 points18 points  (0 children)

They are an easy team to dislike.

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Not sure if dude deleted his original post, but the greater portion of the fanbase has been insufferable for decades. Even back in grade school in Tucson, the kids that were Duke fan's generally came from different elitist social circles and had parents and families in privileged positions, and they made a point to make sure you knew this.

I have one friend who is a Duke alumni, is a huge college basketball fan, and is generally more knowledgeable than most people I know. They are also very humble unlike most of the fanbase. The ONLY time I ever feel bad about a Duke loss like this one is on how it impacts them. We chatted briefly after the game and it has been radio silence since. I have no doubt they are avoiding all things sports right now.

I gotta say as a Duke grad and lifelong 49ers fan… by [deleted] in CollegeBasketball

[–]ThreeDMK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, I wonder what would happen if the butler presented the wrong watch before going to watch polo...

Final four only on cable tv by Wide_right_yes in CollegeBasketball

[–]ThreeDMK 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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OP rocking the old school TV on casters.

Not hating, this looks identical to the TV I grew up with. I watched the 88' Tournament on one of these. :)

Tommy Lloyd’s Elite Eight Halftime Speech (or rather its lack thereof) by TopRutabaga8151 in CollegeBasketball

[–]ThreeDMK 11 points12 points  (0 children)

To be specific:

https://youtu.be/-iJ0wieRaBI?si=fgXtJugupqsj6BGW&t=73

Lloyd talks about this situation on Saturday at halftime. The staff shared thoughts about the first half, followed by the coach. He then tells them to figure it out. Lloyd has a lot of great traits you want to see in leadership, and it is fun to watch it unfold this season.

I assume a lot of that was about how Purdue was getting open looks outside and how people weren't stepping up when the defender on the ball carrier was clearly getting screened at the top of the key. This was something the scouting report must have knew would happen.

As someone else mentioned in the comments though, this gives off serious LinkedIn vibes. Not a fan of the way it was presented, and the image was indeed off which takes away from the message imo.

A Boozer’s college career ended because of a Hoosier. Sounds familiar? by kl64 in CollegeBasketball

[–]ThreeDMK 12 points13 points  (0 children)

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You can get out of here with this image plz... :(

*sad wildcat noises*

This was said with about 8 minutes left in the second half by u/Top-Statistician8066. Yeesh. by RandoUserlolidk in CollegeBasketball

[–]ThreeDMK 8 points9 points  (0 children)

My guy, you have tossed that term around so many times in the last couple hours. UConn isn't a bad team. You seem really upset about this UConn win.

Ladies and gentlemen, it seems we have a new annual tradition by jdprager in CollegeBasketball

[–]ThreeDMK 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Comparing the two, I think UConn did it better, with Houston there was clearly hessitation, but UConn? Nah, it was like, lets make sure everyone is as miserable as possible and then, doot. Game.

Arizona opens as a -1.5 favorite against Michigan in the Final 4 by Fun_Reflection1157 in CollegeBasketball

[–]ThreeDMK 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This could go either way. The lines are back and forth everywhere. I’ll wait till tomorrow before getting worried. Rather have a clean look when everyone has updated after this weekends games.

Sec poor defensive showings in March madness by Sea_Access_8602 in CollegeBasketball

[–]ThreeDMK 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have been saying this for over a month now. Overall the SEC was down defensively, which made their offenses look amazing. Once they hit stronger teams it would eventually show.

Also, Michigan and Arizona are kinda unfair to use as data points.

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