Time For Two Of The Best Forwards In The Country To Finally Meet [UNC Vs Oklahoma Live Thread]

That is a bold strategy Cotton, let's see how it plays out.

UNC is gonna win.

Yea, I mean what were they thinking... winning the third tournament he played in after major surgery, and winning it after coming back from 5 strokes behind the leader... what a lame story.  ha... not

Wow...great game by the Heels. They looked really solid the entire game except maybe that 5 minute stretch where the Sooners started to come back in the second half. It was bound to happen at some point...the Heels were up by almost 20 and OSU hadn't hit a three all game.

I will say, I love Tyler, but Blake Griffon is a beast. Just nasty.

With the comeback he made in the final round, the putt on 18, and the fact that it's Tiger Woods - it's just fine leading off SportsCenter.

going to go a little off topic here. Watching sportscenter and what leads it off, UNC, michigan st............... Nope. I know Tiger woods won a little golf tournament but there is NO WAY IN HEL$ that should lead sportscenter over the final four! That is a fuc#ing joke!

TRU that!  Even as a Carolina  fan ai have to say that Tom Izzo's wife is pretty hot.....   Go heels

Who the hell knows... why bother really?

Quick question for the area NCAA Hoops expert...

Who was the team that UNC lost to that was "1 of the worst teams in the whole league"?

They lost to Maryland, Florida State, BC and Wake Forest. All of them made the tournament, and all of them were in the top 25 at some point this year. None of them were the worst in ANY league, by ANY standard. So what the hell are you talking about?

Have to love it when the chalk makes it to the final four, makes for a much better tournament when all the teams actually have a shot to win as opposed to when someone makes it that you know if just gonna get crushed.

See that hug between Griffin and Psycho T? It was almost as if T was saying "Yeah, we won this time but you're gonna make a f-ton more $$$ than me in the NBA. Thanks for not kicking my a$$ too bad today, even though my team won".

Hmm a Final Four with all teams that have won a championship since 1985.

We'll see how they do against 'Nova. I hope they can win so the ACC can represent this year.

Hansbrough desperately wants a highlight.  Each time its an epic fail.

Well great effort but Lawson and Green were too much. Hansbrough couldn't handle Taylor Griffin guarding him so look for him to be a late first or early second round pick.

Cut it to 12. Being the homer that I am, I think we can do it. Being the basketball smart guy that I am, I know we probably can't.

I love "retired" Bob Knight.

OMFG on that new Guitar Hero: Metallica commercial...Bob Knight without pants? Scary...

unc sucks thats why they lost to 1 of the worst teams in the whole league!

OMG LOL hysterically at the Rock Star commercial!!!

 Ummm..They aren't playing Duke

Best commercial EVAR!!!

Shouldn't you be spending your time hating on OU instead of Duke? That is who the 'heels have to worry about right now, isn't it?

Haha that was a funny commercial.

i hate duke go UNC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

you don't know oklahoma will lose they can still make a come back!

 Wait...what is this?...The Sooners still have a pulse

Hmm... 9-0 run and timeout UNC... is Chokealina gonna make an appearance?

Too little too late for Oklahoma

I'm sure if Elmore was calling the game instead of Kellogg, they would be.

WOOOHOOOO!!!!

Why are CBS not laughing and mocking Hansbrough for that pathetic dunk attempt?  Seriously, thats one of the worst dunk attempts I've ever seen.

Paulus is gone and he's a Duke killer too

Well played.

What the hell was that call? An offensive foul???

Ha! Nice dunk Psycho-T! Way to throw it off the rim!

No way this guy is gonna make it in the NBA, not just because of that dunk attempt, but just saying....

Well this has sucked big time. Carolina was just the better team today.

I'm hoping the same for Duke because Psycho-T is gone and he's a Duke killer, Paulus is gone and he's a Duke killer too. If Henderson comes back, then Duke should have a much better team next year too.

 What a couple of horrible games today, I really thought they would be closer, oh well bring on the Final Four

Did Warren actually say he's coming back?  I'd be stunned if he does - he's a lottery pick.

Well with Willie Warren coming back next year, we will have three McDonald's AA playing on the team together so things are looking up in Norman. Add that to the big extension and raise Capel is going to get, I like where we are going.

 Would you like some gum??

Way to look on the bright side... I tried to do the same thing with Duke, 30 wins, ACC Championship, Sweet 16 appearance... but that didn't seem to help much because that is really still a down year at Duke.

Meh... teenagers... what are ya gonna do? No big deal.

UNC just pulling away now, Nice to know I'll get one out of my Final Four teams in..

Ty Lawson has been the difference in this and every UNC game so far. When he is playing well, this team is almost unbeatable.

It took them 4 years to call travels on Hansbrough.

Most people don't respond to their own comments.. Either talk about the game and/or commercials, or just leave the thread please.

Well we had a great season. 30 wins and a player of the year is a great season considering what Kelvin Sampson left after he went to Indiana.

Again, Lawson is a BEAST!

And she puts you down for helping..
I was 14 when I joined, and I ended up a moderator for awhile..
It's not that hard to not be that stupid.

hope they loose!

i can stand up for my self! i don't need you!

LOL at the Vitamin Water commercial...

We can't seem to get closer than 10. It sucks that Lawson has now started to get going but this game should pretty much tell everyone what they need to know about Griffin and Hansbrough.

 I need to get me one of those delete buttons....

When you come into a thread like this one and introduce yourself with "UNC will do tearible since they are a terrible team! Oklahoma is a way better team that works as a team!" as your first post, it's not attacking, it's batting off the nonsense you post.

First of all, it's terrible, the English language is a beautiful thing, and I'd hate for others to mess it up - spelling correctly and using correct grammar is the first step in gaining any sort of credibility whatsoever.

When UNC has been a Top 4 team I think all season long, to call them terrible is really something laughable. A head coach in Roy Williams who is more than a credible coach, the defending Player of the Year in Hansborough, and an amazing talent in Ty Lawson that has shown some sparks of greatness all season long.

This is a sports site, with many voices that are heard through real fans. Not solely homers that speak useless junk like you have in this thread.

You are the only one I have seen throwing out personal attacks to other members on here, if you can point out exactly where these other "attacks" on you, specifically, are, I can do something about it to help.

If not, I suggest that you kindly limit yourself to some useful content to add to this conversation about a good game so far between Oklahoma and North Carolina.

Come on, give a little kid a break eh? Try teaching her what she's doing wrong instead of just shutting her down. Frankly, I expect a 14 year old kid to be a little... well, off. It's much more disturbing when I see a 30+ year old man doing the same thing, and believe me I've seen it.

Lawson is a BEAST!

Crap

 north carolina better win!!!

niiiice three!

Danny Green has really stepped up. Add that to the balanced attack from UNC, and that spells doom for us.

Yes... it's hilarious, isn't it?

It was almost like this...

One thing is for sure... we should have one hell of a Final Four.  I'll trade a bad first weekend of the tournament for a good last 2 weekends. 

I hate that UPS white board douche.

Yeah it was - at least he didn't hit his head on the backboard this time! lol

Well we all knew that this game would come down to whose supporting cast played better. Oklahoma's was going to have to play their best game and they just haven't.

That was a sick dunk by Griffin. 

Even when Lawson loses it something good happens. Damn

 @^%#$&%*#@#

 At least the Sooners hit a couple of shots to start the half

wow! 100 tournament wins for UNC if they prevail today

Wait...if we aren't here to discuss the game...then why does this thread exist???

You haven't grasped the concept of a "live thread" yet, have you?

yes, Nantz, I'm fully aware Louisville's out of the tourney....

Maybe that layup will get Crocker going.

Jim that ins't because of what Hansbrough is doing.

Clark has gotten better as the tournament has gone on. That first round he was talking way too loud.

haha

Frankly, this back and forth between Little Miss Duke and everyone else is more entertaining than the game. 

Only because it's halftime. I can only tolerate blatant stupidity for so long, before my "delete finger" gets itchy.

If we could hit just half the threes we take this half, we are going to be right there until the end.

Frankly, this back and forth between Little Miss Duke and everyone else is more entertaining than the game. 

Certainly true, but I wouldn't count on it happening.  I would try to isolate Griffin on the perimeter a few times and let him take it to the hoop.  I think if that works that it could open up a few lanes for cutting guards.

Jay Wright could be James Bond. He is one cool customer.

CriticalFanatic would like you to pick them to go to the finals next year.

+100000

Considering Duke got beat by 23 as a higher seed, you might just want to keep your mouth shut.

Michigan St. always go one spot further than I pick them in my bracket every year.

In other news, I take my hat off to Lupe Izzo.

Carolina has too many big bodies they can throw at Griffin. If our guards could just step up and hit a shot, that would open things up for Blake down low.

You forgot to mention a couple other things.

14 years old, female, and from Texas. If those aren't 3 reasons to completely ignore any sports-related comments, then I don't know what are.

Oh yeah... and she judges intelligence on appearance. Simply genius.

Anyway... about this game, Hansbrough should have left for the draft like 2 years ago. That's all I'm really getting from this one.

Jeff Capel needs to find a way to get the ball consistently in Blake Griffin's hands where he can score.  UNC is beatable with the way they've played today.

 14 years old Pat

Just got here in time for halftime!

My bracket is completely busted - Louisville lost!

As bad as we have played in this first half, I will take being down 9.

Stupidest. Comment. EVAR.

That was huge and amazing all in one.

We MUST score right now.

Shoo fly, don't bother me.

I suggest having a much more open mind when it comes to sports. I love my teams just as much as you do, but to say nothing but biased nonsense is pretty tiring to look at.

If we can get this under 10 going into the half, we just have a chance to get back in this.

That's why Duke is at home watching and UNC beat them twice this year.

Danny Green is killing us

Turnovers. It is what killed us in the end of the Big 12 season and is now rearing its ugly head against the best team we have played all year that is good enough to capitalize on every single turnover....

Well, Scottie Reynolds vs Ty Lawson will be a fun matchup.

Duke sucks.  That is all.

 They can't buy a basket to save their lives

This game has been uninteresting.

Edit: Why in the world that was a reply...

Duke also is a better team then UNC, thats why UNC is trying to act like them!

UNC will put oklahoma away in the second half!!  Believe that.....

You might think Oklahoma is a better team than UNC, but there's no way UNC is terrible.  They have one of the deepest, most talented teams in the country.  Oklahoma has no depth.

Oklahoma is taking it slow, but at the end they will beat UNC!

UNC is trying to play Duke defense but the refs are actually calling some of these hacks.

Ugh...We can't get Blake going. Roy has had the perfect defensive strategy for him and has the bodies to throw at him.

As versatile as baking soda, Clark? Really? Shut up already please..

That was a smart foul by Lawson.

Oklahoma will beat UNC hands down!

What are you smoking?

Oklahoma looks like they've never played basketball before today.  UNC is playing good, but Oklahoma should still be able to compete with them.

 Why isn't Oklahoma shooting the ball?

Blake Griffin is gonna go beast mode on Tyler Hansbrough!

!$^&%#!@#!@$!@%!#%^

UNC will do tearible since they are a terrible team! Oklahoma is a way better team that works as a team!

 Gotta get those offensive rebounds

He is too selfless to do that. He always looks to pass when that double comes.

I knew this was going to be a tough matchup but if we could just hit a shot, maybe the lid would come off the bucket.

Griffin is a great passer.  However, this is UNC.  He needs to take over the game from here on out and then let Warren play off of that.  Thats the only way Oklahoma wins tonight.

Hansbrough even dunks like a doofus.

More of that please.

 With authority!!!!

I hate to say this but we have had stretches where we just don't go to him for a few trips down the floor. That and Blake is such a good passer out of the double team.

When Ed Davis adds some weight, he going to be a beast.

We have to hit a shot.

C'mon Oklahoma... you have the best player in the nation.  USE HIM.

Bobby Frasor in foul trouble is a major plus for UNC.  He's just way too slow to keep up with Willie Warren.

I like seeing Roy Williams whine and complain and seeing that we are only down 7 with Griffin not having a point, I'll take that.

There we go. Finally starting to loosen up a bit.

You don't wanna know what number he wore in HS and why?

wtf is wrong with you..

 Griffin slams Hansbrough to the ground and draws the foul!!!

Hansbrough is Griffin's b##ch.  Its nice to be able to say that.

Ha! You can't handle Griffin.

Hey Clark...don't care.

 This is a bit disturbing.

^#^#$#%$3%#$^

I am just going to say, that the officiating has seemed a little one sided so far. I am not complaining, I am just saying.

We are playing really tight right now. Need to just losen up and play.

Not a good start for Oklahoma.  They need to force the ball into Griffin.  They're nothing without him.

DANNY GREEN!

Ha.. did you see how much more athletic Griffin is than Hansbrough on that rebound, spin, and put in?  Too bad it didn't count.

 LET'S GET READY TO RUUUUMMMBBBBLLLEE!!!

Hello Friends!

 should be a great game - it will be interesting to see what UNC's strategy will be for Griffin - 

 Griffin is beast and no one can deny that.

I'll root for UNC in this one..not only because I have them in my bracket, but because Nick's just been a little bit too happy for my taste lately..

 Griffin will dominate as long as he keeps his skull from crashing into the backboard