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What if Kenyon Martin didn't break his leg?
Posted on 2/28/17 at 9:32 pm
Posted on 2/28/17 at 9:32 pm
With March Madness coming, I've always wondered what would have happened in the 2000 tournament if Kenyon Martin didn't break his leg in the C-USA tourney. They were the best team in the country by a wide margin that year but that play changed the entire landscape of CBB and the trajectory of Cincinnati's program.
I know, random thought and no real way to tell what would have happened, but that was a dominant team. What would have happened?
I know, random thought and no real way to tell what would have happened, but that was a dominant team. What would have happened?
Posted on 2/28/17 at 9:36 pm to VADawg
Izzo would have zero champeenships.
Posted on 2/28/17 at 9:38 pm to VADawg
Memphis would win it all in 2008 if Rose makes that 2nd FT.
Off topic I know, but that is an underrated what if IMO.
Off topic I know, but that is an underrated what if IMO.
This post was edited on 2/28/17 at 9:40 pm
Posted on 2/28/17 at 9:39 pm to VADawg
quote:No. that's hyperbole.
. They were the best team in the country by a wide margin that year
Posted on 2/28/17 at 9:40 pm to VADawg
Who knows what happens but that Cincy team was really really good. Huggins track record in the NCAAT isn't exactly sparkling though considering some of the teams he's brought in
Posted on 2/28/17 at 9:42 pm to VADawg
That tournament seeding always pissed me off and confused me. Cincinnati finished the season number 1, like you said by a wide margin. But once Martin broke his leg, the committee decided to give them a lower seed, because they were playing without him (I think the 2nd seed instead of a number 1). So, they intentionally punished the team again and gave them a harder road to advance in the tournament. It just wasn't fair and I still don't understand the logic of why they did it..
Posted on 2/28/17 at 10:02 pm to VADawg
Yea that cinci team was good.
Posted on 2/28/17 at 10:08 pm to VADawg
I was there at the Pyramid that day, playing hooky from school with my dad.
Surreal moment. Most paper tiger two-seed ever. Would have been overall number one without the injury, and the prohibitive favorite to win it all.
Side note - Cincy lost to 8-seed SLU that day, who won four games in four days to win the C-USA Tournament and anot NCAA bid.
Surreal moment. Most paper tiger two-seed ever. Would have been overall number one without the injury, and the prohibitive favorite to win it all.
Side note - Cincy lost to 8-seed SLU that day, who won four games in four days to win the C-USA Tournament and anot NCAA bid.
Posted on 2/28/17 at 10:09 pm to VADawg
What if Gordon Hayward hit that half-court buzzer-beater? It was very close, it's realistic. What if he came back another year and Butler managed to break 45 in the title game and went back to back?
Posted on 2/28/17 at 10:18 pm to VADawg
IMO they win it all. Martin was an absolute beast.
Posted on 2/28/17 at 10:56 pm to VADawg
That Tulsa game was hilarious.
Cincy players mocking the city before the game. Couple minutes in and they're down 12.
Cincy probably makes final four with Martin though. They would have handled Miami and UNC.
Cincy players mocking the city before the game. Couple minutes in and they're down 12.
Cincy probably makes final four with Martin though. They would have handled Miami and UNC.
Posted on 3/1/17 at 7:38 am to VADawg
God that was such a badass team
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