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@tour2ma said:

Just curious i wonder if his eye injury was bothering him? Can't shoot if you're seeing two rims plus Gonzaga needed a 100% Hammer to beat UNC.

@tour2ma said:

Hail.... to The Polish Hammer! Hail Victory! Hail.... to the Polish Hammer. With the Hammer.... theZags whip on UNC!!(sorry redskins ) Mjp--I agree the road was tougher with likes of Kentucky & Oregon(Ennis--that dude balls) but I have not seen much of Zaga but that Micheal-Goss kid would look great in a Cavs uni. Most I have heard all day was about the officiating last night..imo it was just as bad both ways..Do U need the Cap or T-Shirt Tour?

@mjp28 said:

Had he showed up.

The only shot he made that I can recall was the scramble fed lunge that he did not have time to think about. Maybe he was leg weary from the start, but what a disappointing showing. I wondered why, as good as his free-throw stroke looked most of the time, he never took a 12 footer?

Both were #1 seeds although I feel the Zags had an easier bracket to get out of BUT we're a very good team extremely tough on defense....and had the 7' tall Polish Hammer. UNC had playoff experience maybe the deciding factor for me plus an overall taller, tougher team with plenty of shooters.

If Gonzaga won would we say that the better team won, probably -but- UNC in their record 20th Finals did win so I guess we can accept that unless you really liked and wanted a new fresh underdog in their 1st Final ever to win.

So congratulations to UNC....especially if you picked them to win -and- got a big scare all game!

So who's the favorite in 2018? Well we have 11 months to think about that. March Madness one shining moment.

@mjp28 said:

I did not have the guts to pick the ZAGS over UNC...we'll see in the second half.

....meanwhile the Indians down 1-5 up 8-5 bottom 9, GO TRIBE!

Disappointing game... came away feeling like the Zags lost rather than the Heels won...

The Indians on the other hand... flipped to ESPN during breaks. First check we're down 5-3. Second we tied 5-5 and Miller is in. Third still 5-5 and we're batting... decided to hand and see if we could post one... we posted 3... and it was Allen time. Stayed there for the finish.

Gritty team... weird to see Napier on the Rangers... and Encarnacion(?) with us, but I think I can get used to the changes.

And a big, "Welcome back" to Brantly...

See you again here and in other contests in 2017 and 2018. Michael "mjp"

@gumby73 said:

Congrats mjp28!! All is fine in Old Caroline ..Redemption Tour...Mission Accomplished..That was a damn mans game right there both ways..

NORTH CAROLINA 71 GONZAGA 65 as all of the experts had it, we'll all of the experts on this board had it.

And the NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT AND SEASON and THE BEST TOURNAMENT IN SPORTS IS OVER.

See you again next year.

@tour2ma said:

Go Zags!

I did not have the guts to pick the ZAGS over UNC...we'll see in the second half.

....meanwhile the Indians down 1-5 up 8-5 bottom 9, GO TRIBE!

Monday, April 3, 2017 - The two #1 seeds meet, Gonzaga vs UNC.

9 p.m., CBS: Semifinal winners (Live stream) Announcers: Jim Nantz / Bill Raftery / Grant Hill / Tracy Wolfso

I am actually not dead last?

Not even counting the one who did not fill out their bracket?

@mjp28 said:

Bill Raftery is about as useless as tits on a boar hog.

Saturday, April 1, 2017 - Gonzaga and UNC favored

6:09 p.m., CBS: No. 1 Gonzaga -6' 138 vs. No. 7 South Carolina (Live stream) Announcers: Jim Nantz / Bill Raftery / Grant Hill / Tracy Wolfson

8:49 p.m., CBS: No. 1 North Carolina -5 151 vs. No. 3 Oregon (Live stream) Announcers: Jim Nantz / Bill Raftery / Grant Hill / Tracy Wolfson

National Championship Game

Monday, April 3, 2017

9 p.m., CBS: Semifinal winners (Live stream) Announcers: Jim Nantz / Bill Raftery / Grant Hill / Tracy Wolfso

@mjp28 said:

They said Kansas was the best team left, and look how Oregon handled them. I am hoping the same happens.

I think I would prefer an Oregon/South Carolina final....but is Gonzo gets in that is OK too. (Father-in-law was a big Gamecock fan)

And, oh, yea....fuck a bunch of NC.

@mjp28 said:

I got them all the way but clearly Roy's Boys our overdue for that stinkier game..Go Heels!! EDIT--Loser vs. Loser seemed easy with South Carolina. Now get your PoPcorn ready North of Carolina..

@mjp28 said:

Elite Eight

Saturday’s Tip Times

6:09 p.m. TBS: No. 1 Gonzaga vs. Xavier: Brian Anderson / Chris Webber // Lewis Johnson

8:49 p.m. TBS: No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 3 Oregon: Kevin Harlan / Reggie Miller / Dan Bonner // Dana Jacobson

Sunday’s Tip Times

2:20 p.m. CBS: No. 4 Florida vs. No. 7 South Carolina: Verne Lundquist / Jim Spanarkel // Allie LaForce

5:05 p.m. CBS: No. 2 Kentucky vs. No.1 North Carolina: Jim Nantz / Grant Hill / Bill Raftery // Tracy Wolfson

UNC, the best team left. Gonzaga and Oregon will be interesting to see how far they go.

@mjp28 said:

I'm obviously rooting for Gonzaga & UNC, my Final 2 in this year's bracket pool.

And thank you Oregon for beating Kansas!