So let me see:
-UConn plays thru their center
-Alabama attacks the rim with their centers
-Purdue plays thru their center
-Duke plays thru their center
-NC State plays thru their center
Hmmmmmmm

— Frank Martin (@coachFMartin) March 31, 2024

Zach Edey vs DJ Burns in the Final Four? Six-hundred-plus pounds of surprising skill colliding in the paint? Can we really be that blessed?

— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) March 31, 2024

boognish_bear said:

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Zach Edey vs DJ Burns in the Final Four? Six-hundred-plus pounds of surprising skill colliding in the paint? Can we really be that blessed?

— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) March 31, 2024

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DJ Burns has already been called for three first half fouls against Zach Edey.

— Brandon Walker (@BFW) March 31, 2024

Just realized there’s still a chance for Purdue to lose to a double-digit seed for a fourth consecutive year after all.

— Kerry Miller (@kerrancejames) March 31, 2024

Zach Edey against DJ Burns pic.twitter.com/uaqRSSpHkX

— Pregame Empire (@PregameEmpire) April 1, 2024

Congrats to NC State for sending both men's and women's teams to the Final 4!

The 2024 Final Four has been set pic.twitter.com/ABQqL0GRNG

— Bance Armstrong (@likekidcudi) March 31, 2024

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So glad Rick Barnes lost. Will hate that guy forever for what he did to Drew and the program with the NCAA investigation.

Imagine if these 2 had a kid: pic.twitter.com/IxrlMXEq9C

— College Sports Only (@CollegeSportsO) April 2, 2024

Zach Edey was pulled from his World Government class yesterday at 2:45 and awarded two free throws.

— Jeff Jarnigan (@JeffJarnigan) April 2, 2024

Wouldn't it have been nice if Zach Loveday would have developed over his time at Baylor the way Zach Edey did at Purdue? The both were fairly close in recruiting assessments.

DJ Burns got the whole city out for his meet and greet 🔥 (via @beastboyburns) pic.twitter.com/nAMCzY3vyH

— Overtime (@overtime) April 2, 2024

DJ Burns Jr. on what he said to Zach Edey that had him laughing during the game: "Bro, excuse my language, you big as hell. I'm like yo, I'm going to figure you out. We had a little joke moment."#MarchMadness | #NCAATournament | #NCState | #Purdue pic.twitter.com/2f3vjOnSVM

— Ashley Stroehlein (@ashstro) April 7, 2024

KenPom No. 1 vs. No. 2 in the men's national championship:

Monday: UConn vs. Purdue
2021: Gonzaga vs. Baylor
2016: Villanova vs. North Carolina
2008: Kansas vs. Memphis
2005: North Carolina vs. Illinois

— Heat Check CBB (@HeatCheckCBB) April 7, 2024

Big12Fan2024 said:

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Wouldn't it have been nice if Zach Loveday would have developed over his time at Baylor the way Zach Edey did at Purdue? The both were fairly close in recruiting assessments.

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Which only proves how really bad a lot of recruiting assessments are, especially for 7ft.+ at age 17-18.

boognish_bear said:

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KenPom No. 1 vs. No. 2 in the men's national championship:

Monday: UConn vs. Purdue
2021: Gonzaga vs. Baylor
2016: Villanova vs. North Carolina
2008: Kansas vs. Memphis
2005: North Carolina vs. Illinois

— Heat Check CBB (@HeatCheckCBB) April 7, 2024

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And in the 5 previous matchups, #1 is 4-1.

whitetrash said:

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boognish_bear said:

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KenPom No. 1 vs. No. 2 in the men's national championship:

Monday: UConn vs. Purdue
2021: Gonzaga vs. Baylor
2016: Villanova vs. North Carolina
2008: Kansas vs. Memphis
2005: North Carolina vs. Illinois

— Heat Check CBB (@HeatCheckCBB) April 7, 2024

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And in the 5 previous matchups, #1 is 4-1.

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hmm, wonder who was the #1 that lost...

Dan Hurley: “My biggest motivation for the last 2-3 weeks is that I don't want to deal with the portal shit … I can hide behind the fact that my season is still going on.”

— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) April 7, 2024

Not sure this is a bomb… I think we already knew this

Purdue coach Matt Painter with a bomb here at his NCAA title game news conference:

“Name, image, and likeness wasn’t put into place so the schools with the most money could get the best players. But if you want to be honest, that was happening before.”

🤯

— Gregg Doyel (@GreggDoyelStar) April 7, 2024

TWD 1974 said:

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Big12Fan2024 said:

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Wouldn't it have been nice if Zach Loveday would have developed over his time at Baylor the way Zach Edey did at Purdue? The both were fairly close in recruiting assessments.

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Which only proves how really bad a lot of recruiting assessments are, especially for 7ft.+ at age 17-18.

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Or perhaps when they got to college they actually were about equal, but one had fire in his belly to improve, get better, spend hour upon hour in the gym and pursue basketball, while the other really never cared for basketball, never really put much time into getting better and essentially just coasted his entire time with no real desire to play basketball beyond high school but it was means to get college paid for.

Big12Fan2024 said:

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TWD 1974 said:

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Big12Fan2024 said:

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Wouldn't it have been nice if Zach Loveday would have developed over his time at Baylor the way Zach Edey did at Purdue? The both were fairly close in recruiting assessments.

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Which only proves how really bad a lot of recruiting assessments are, especially for 7ft.+ at age 17-18.

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Or perhaps when they got to college they actually were about equal, but one had fire in his belly to improve, get better, spend hour upon hour in the gym and pursue basketball, while the other really never cared for basketball, never really put much time into getting better and essentially just coasted his entire time with no real desire to play basketball beyond high school but it was means to get college paid for.

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I agree that it is a necessary though rare thing today to have an 18-19 year motivated to make the kinds of development we saw in a Quincy Acy and Mark Vitals. That said, I can't remember my first time seeing Edey play, but it has been a few years, and the only thing that he and Loveday had in common, basketball-wise, were they were both tall.

boognish_bear said:

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Not sure this is a bomb… I think we already knew this

Purdue coach Matt Painter with a bomb here at his NCAA title game news conference:

“Name, image, and likeness wasn’t put into place so the schools with the most money could get the best players. But if you want to be honest, that was happening before.”

🤯

— Gregg Doyel (@GreggDoyelStar) April 7, 2024

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Yes, most people were aware of this or at least strongly suspected.

"Tracy, we just ordered you a ladder." - Ian Eagle after Tracy Wolfson interviews Purdue star Zach Edey 🏀🎙️🪜😂 #FinalFour pic.twitter.com/zEfGAraJWI

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) April 7, 2024

Tracy Wolfson stood on a ladder to interview Donovan Clingan after UConn advanced to the National Championship 🤣pic.twitter.com/DPusCQGwoh

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) April 7, 2024