[jacket3ree]

19 fouls called on Stanford, 10 on Louisville.

Zebras gave this one to Louisville.

I didn't get to watch any of the game, so you might be right (as is every fan of every team that lost a close one ever) but a 19-10 foul disparity doesn't mean anything by itself. It is the actual calls when they occur and how they affect the outcome. I see some strong cases made in the thread and if Louisville was a Tobacco Road Mafia team, I'd give it to you without question.....

Anyway, I am glad Stanford got to experience the "real" part of an ACC tournament (Thursday-Friday-Saturday) and wasn't one and done in its first of who knows how many, losing to Cal of all teams, and categorically did not puke on their shoes. I saw Tech had a 14- or 16-ish point lead on Duke in the early game at one point. I knew they would lose, but glad to see the fight. And they beat UVA for the first time in years while I watched in the Charlottesville airport lounge, so that was cool. Less cool was dealing with Calfan Mrs. Jacketree while delayed in a Hartsfield (ATL) without running trains. "Ah, they suck anyway - it never mattered." Whoops, wrong thing to say, but after 14 airport/air hours doing a quintessential non-chartered at all ACC trip - so much baseball and softball - all I cared about was the Shake Shack in Terminal A. Will be making nice to her as soon as I get home tonight.  A brief dream of the Tech-Stanford Saturday Showdown in Charlotte out of nowhere quashed, but that's tournament ball, even when the teams are more top end. Hope they get there.

I'm never mad when one of my teams skips the NIT (Not In Tournament) and would love to see a study that disputes or confirms any sort of forward momentum, particularly in the age of free agency. Heck, Stanford won two (?) titles recently and those got them exactly nowhere. If the players are clamoring to play more, fine. Maybe because he's in his first year and maybe there is a contract incentive he can get. Do not under any circumstance accept one of the off brand pay to play tournaments. With 20 wins and a name, they should make the NIT.

[jacket3ree]

19 fouls called on Stanford, 10 on Louisville.

Zebras gave this one to Louisville.

I didn't get to watch any of the game, so you might be right (as is every fan of every team that lost a close one ever) but a 19-10 foul disparity doesn't mean anything by itself. It is the actual calls when they occur and how they affect the outcome. I see some strong cases made in the thread and if Louisville was a Tobacco Road Mafia team, I'd give it to you without question.....

Anyway, I am glad Stanford got to experience the "real" part of an ACC tournament (Thursday-Friday-Saturday) and wasn't one and done in its first of who knows how many, losing to Cal of all teams, and categorically did not puke on their shoes. I saw Tech had a 14- or 16-ish point lead on Duke in the early game at one point. I knew they would lose, but glad to see the fight. And they beat UVA for the first time in years while I watched in the Charlottesville airport lounge, so that was cool. Less cool was dealing with Calfan Mrs. Jacketree while delayed in a Hartsfield (ATL) without running trains. "Ah, they suck anyway - it never mattered." Whoops, wrong thing to say, but after 14 airport/air hours doing a quintessential non-chartered at all ACC trip - so much baseball and softball - all I cared about was the Shake Shack in Terminal A. Will be making nice to her as soon as I get home tonight.  A brief dream of the Tech-Stanford Saturday Showdown in Charlotte out of nowhere quashed, but that's tournament ball, even when the teams are more top end. Hope they get there.

I'm never mad when one of my teams skips the NIT (Not In Tournament) and would love to see a study that disputes or confirms any sort of forward momentum, particularly in the age of free agency. Heck, Stanford won two (?) titles recently and those got them exactly nowhere. If the players are clamoring to play more, fine. Maybe because he's in his first year and maybe there is a contract incentive he can get. Do not under any circumstance accept one of the off brand pay to play tournaments. With 20 wins and a name, they should make the NIT.