I’d say the tourney golden age was 79-97. Then the high schoolers began enteering the NBA and we end up here. Still fun and exciting, but not what it was.

They did the same thing in Indy last year….

That was a terrible idea and needs to never be repeated again.

But playing a game in an 18,000 seat arena is “bad for basketball.”

/MONEY!

Does anybody else think that the Final Four loses something being played at these giant domes? Basketball wasn’t meant to played in an airplane hanger.

My buddy went to the final four in Detroit 2 years ago and said it was the worst sports experience (as far as view of the court) he has ever been too. Who the hell wants basketball to be played in a football arena where you lower level seats are not elevated. That was a terrible idea and needs to never be repeated again.

/damn multitasking at school

1990-91 UNLV

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Does anybody else think that the Final Four loses something being played at these giant domes? Basketball wasn’t meant to played in an airplane hanger.

I’ve never been to a Final Four, but I went to an LSU/Georgetown game in the Superdome from when I was the student. They had the student section in the end zone, the court was at like the 50 yard line, and they had floor bleachers set up between us and the court. It suuuuuuuuuuucked.

Ha… Vershaw. That was the lone Soderberg team in the tourney, yes?

3/4 season he got, I still remember how angry Dick Bennett was when they didn’t retain him…probably made the right call going to Bo I’d say

I’d take the Dream and Drexler over Pierce, LaFrentz and Jacques, but that team is definitely in the discussion.

1990-91 UNLV

I’d take the Dream and Drexler over Pierce, LaFrentz and Jacques, but that team is definitely in the discussion.

I admit ’83 was a little before my time so I am not completely familiar with everyone else on the roster. I do know Kansas in addition to the big 3 you mentioned also had Scott Pollard and his hair, and some really good role players.

Does anybody else think that the Final Four loses something being played at these giant domes? Basketball wasn’t meant to played in an airplane hanger.

Absolutely. Still don’t know how the players make that adjustment in depth perception, either.

Yeah… especially the last few years, where they don’t close off half of the football stadium, but instead set up the court so that every seat can be filled. 80% of the seats are 3 miles from the court. I think the last time it was a in a non-dome was ’96 (Syracuse/Kentucky?)

EDNY! I remember exactly where I was when I was watching that play.

Ha… Vershaw. That was the lone Soderberg team in the tourney, yes?

I remember the Boise court because of 4.8 seconds.

I remember the Boise court being almost as bad as the football field.

You win some you lose some…freaking Mark Vershaw missed two FTs with less than a second left to let Georgia State upset them 50-49 on that abortion of a court

Later that night then was the Hampton over Iowa State upset there that lead to the annually used video of their little coach being picked up

hmmm, might be worth a post for later in the week.

I’d take the Dream and Drexler over Pierce, LaFrentz and Jacques, but that team is definitely in the discussion.