College Basketball Thread - Page 452

El Peefs????? · 03-15-2009, 08:28 PM

Midwest is stacked, definitely the toughest of the brackets. I hated seeing Louisville & Wake lined up like that, I could have had both going to the Final 4 if the tourney set up differently.

princefielder28 · 03-15-2009, 08:36 PM

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Gonzaga????????????????????????????????????

I've since re-considered and now have UNC in the Final Four

El Peefs????? · 03-15-2009, 08:54 PM

I like Gonzaga a LOT more this year than in recent seasons. They have a good PG, good post player, then a matchup nightmare at the wing with Day. And some solid role players. I wouldnt sleep on the Zags this tourney.

thetedginnshow · 03-15-2009, 09:03 PM

Either I'm going to be a god or have a terrible bracket. My Final Four is Missouri, Utah, Pitt, and Gonzaga with Gonzaga edging out Utah.

Hines · 03-15-2009, 09:06 PM

How is Florida and Auburn number 1 seeds in the NIT, but Penn State and St. Mary's are 2 seeds?

kwilk103 · 03-15-2009, 09:06 PM

still trying to figure out how osu gets to stay in ohio as an 8 seed, and 'nova in philly as a 3

bearsfan_51 · 03-15-2009, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by HinesWardJr

How is Florida and Auburn number 1 seeds in the NIT, but Penn State and St. Mary's are 2 seeds?

Because they have better resumes?

derza222 · 03-15-2009, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by GB12

I had Wake over Louisville, but now I'm back to all 4 #1s. Weak I know, but I think UNC and UCONN are locks for the Final Four. I could potentially see FSU or Villanova coming out of the West, but that's too big of a risk to take.

Yeah I can tell you as a Villanova fan we're probably capable of making it to the Final Four, but we also could not make it to the Sweet 16, so it's a pretty big risk. Not sure who is going to come out of the bottom half of that bracket in the Elite 8 though, it's a complete crapshoot so you're pretty much safe screwing around there till the Final 4 IMO.

JeffSamardzijaIRISH · 03-15-2009, 10:10 PM

any upsets from you guys? I have Miss St. beating Washington, FSU beating Pitt, Temple beating OU. I don't see any team being Cinderella this year, as I don't know most of them, and or they suck.

BrownsTown · 03-15-2009, 10:15 PM

I think Arizona State could go far in the tourney. Harden is the type of player that could carry a team. Don't know if a 6 is a Cinderella but I think they could make it to the elite 8, maybe even the final 4.

GB12 · 03-15-2009, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by thetedginnshow

Either I'm going to be a god or have a terrible bracket. My Final Four is Missouri, Utah, Pitt, and Gonzaga with Gonzaga edging out Utah.

I'd place a huge bet on terrible. Taking chances can be good, but not when you have that many. If you took one of Missouri/Utah/Gongaza your brackett could turn out pretty good, but I definitely wouldn't take on the risk of all three (especially not Utah).

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Originally Posted by BrownsTown

I think Arizona State could go far in the tourney. Harden is the type of player that could carry a team. Don't know if a 6 is a Cinderella but I think they could make it to the elite 8, maybe even the final 4.

I'm liking Temple to upset them round one. Neither of them will beat Syracuse so it's a nice low risk upset.

BRAVEHEART · 03-15-2009, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by JeffSamardzijaIRISH

any upsets from you guys? I have Miss St. beating Washington, FSU beating Pitt, Temple beating OU. I don't see any team being Cinderella this year, as I don't know most of them, and or they suck.

I have all of those except for temple (because the Sun Devils are gonna cruise through christmas and the owls).

BrownsTown · 03-15-2009, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by GB12

I'd place a huge bet on terrible. Taking chances can be good, but not when you have that many. If you took one of Missouri/Utah/Gongaza your brackett could turn out pretty good, but I definitely wouldn't take on the risk of all three (especially not Utah).

I'm liking Temple to upset them round one. Neither of them will beat Syracuse so it's a nice low risk upset.

I disagree. I think Syracuse is primed for a letdown after that tourney run. Fatigue will eventually catch up with them.

'cuse-213 · 03-15-2009, 10:37 PM

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I disagree. I think Syracuse is primed for a letdown after that tourney run. Fatigue will eventually catch up with them.

Please, with a week of rest I'm sure they'll be plenty rested up..

etk · 03-15-2009, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by BrownsTown

I disagree. I think Syracuse is primed for a letdown after that tourney run. Fatigue will eventually catch up with them.

Yeah. A lot of people are gonna lose a lot of money/bragging rights over Syracuse. They're really overrated because of the tournament run.

Fatigue is not the only thing that will catch up to them. A general lack of talent will as well.

'cuse-213 · 03-15-2009, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by etk

Yeah. A lot of people are gonna lose a lot of money/bragging rights over Syracuse. They're really overrated because of the tournament run.

Fatigue is not the only thing that will catch up to them. A general lack of talent will as well.

I can see the lack of talent maybe, but fatigue will play no part in this tourny.

StackJaxx · 03-15-2009, 11:10 PM

im really excited to see what eric maynor and VCU will do against ucla.i think they coukd make a very solid run.
West Va is also a team that could get hot and make it to an elite 8. with their shooters they have to be considered a solid threat.

adschofield · 03-15-2009, 11:11 PM

VCU over UCLA and Cleveland State over Wake are my upsets...Cleveland State is going to shut Wake down, IMO

Im_a_Romosexual · 03-15-2009, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by etk

Yeah. A lot of people are gonna lose a lot of money/bragging rights over Syracuse. They're really overrated because of the tournament run.

Fatigue is not the only thing that will catch up to them. A general lack of talent will as well.

free throws will probably kill them in any close game

BRAVEHEART · 03-15-2009, 11:19 PM

UCLA is going to shutdown VCU, ClevSt and Wake I'm not so sure of.

etk · 03-15-2009, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by 'cuse-213

I can see the lack of talent maybe, but fatigue will play no part in this tourny.

Yeah....I don't really think so either, but it kind of added to the effect of my post. lol. I'm just not a fan Syracuse's team (aside from Flynn).

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free throws will probably kill them in any close game

I can't really comment objectively on this. From my POV, Syracuse is the best ******* FT shooting team in the planet. When you lose to a team in 6 OTs (5 of which they were never in the lead) and you look at the box score FT % from each team......ugh let's not go there.

If by "them", you mean, UConn....then yes by all means.

Speaking of which....how the **** did Austrie go from 90% a year ago to like 75% this year?

adschofield · 03-15-2009, 11:51 PM

My Upsets in my bracket:

USC over Boston College
Michigan over Clemson
Temple over Arizona State
Cleveland State over Wake Forest
Utah State over Marquette
VCU over UCLA

Can't Decide on these match-ups:
Purdue-Northern Iowa
Kansas-North Dakota State
California-Maryland
Washington-Mississippi State
LSU-Butler

StackJaxx · 03-15-2009, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by adschofield

My Upsets in my bracket:

USC over Boston College
Michigan over Clemson
Temple over Arizona State
Cleveland State over Wake Forest
Utah State over Marquette
VCU over UCLA

Can't Decide on these match-ups:
Purdue-Northern Iowa
Kansas-North Dakota State
California-Maryland
Washington-Mississippi State
LSU-Butler

gimme
ASU over temple.
Cal over Maryland.
Kansas scraping.
Washington. Isiah Thomas!
Bulter.

El Peefs????? · 03-15-2009, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by adschofield

My Upsets in my bracket:

USC over Boston College
Michigan over Clemson
Temple over Arizona State
Cleveland State over Wake Forest
Utah State over Marquette
VCU over UCLA

Well im a Michigan fan and I really don't like the Clemson matchup. Overly athletic teams give Michigan fits. Clemson has a plethora of 6'5-6'7 athletes that run up and down the court. I think Michigan will get worn down and we lack the ability to score quickly, we need to setup our offense and run our sets. Michigan is terrible on the fast break & Clemson is absolutely going to do everything in their power to speed the game up.

I also don't like the CSU pick at all. Wake Forest is a team that, to me, is built for a NCAA tourney win. They have a PG who can take a game over, and a bunch of versatile athletes. I know they can struggle against a good zone defense, but Cleveland State does not strike me as the team to shut them down.

I see Temple & ASU as sort of similar teams, both relying very heavily on a single player. Only ASU's player is better. And they have a more legit post presence.

adschofield · 03-16-2009, 12:06 AM

I think Michigan can and will make it rain 3 pointers against Clemson. Clemson's defense is extremely pourous. It's much easier to slow down games than it is to speed them up.

Cleveland State has one of the best defenses in the nation, and Wake really struggles to score often.

Temple plays much better defense than ASU and I think Christmas will score enough to beat ASU.

Right now, I have an all-Big East Final Four lol..UL, UCONN, Nova, and 'Cuse